Beatbox Flite expansion pack artwork by Wavea for the Flite instrument

Beatbox (Flite Expansion): Vintage Drum Machine Samples for Flite

Beatbox (Flite Expansion) is an expansion pack by Wavea for the Flite instrument, offering hundreds of multi-sampled sounds from rare vintage drum machines and 30 multi-sampled beatboxes. It requires Flite Create or Flite Play version 1.1.1.

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01Overview

Beatbox is a preset expansion for Flite from the developer Wavea. Its core is a collection of drum machine sounds captured from a wide range of hardware, spanning roughly four decades. The developer describes the sounds as recorded through vintage analogue channel strips. The pack covers early analogue accompaniment boxes, EPROM-based machines from the 1980s, and newer hybrid designs. Each sound is presented as a set of multi-samples, and each preset includes eight custom macros for shaping the result inside Flite.

Best for

Vintage drum kits
Classic electronic beats
Hip-hop drum programming
Techno percussion
Retro drum machine sounds

Developer: Wavea
Category: Expansion Packs
Requires: Flite
Store: Plugin Boutique

02Key features

What you get

Hundreds of samples from rare vintage drum machines
Every sample captured at all available iterations
30 multi-sampled beatboxes included
Covers EPROM, analogue and modern hybrid machines
Eight custom macros per preset
Requires Flite Create or Flite Play v1.1.1

03In depth

Drum Machine Sounds and Sample Sources

The library draws on hardware from many different eras and designs. Named sources include the Linn LM2 and Linn 9000, the Roland TR-505, TR-606, TR-626, TR-707, TR-727 and TR-909, the Perkons HD-01, the Oberheim DX, the Nord Drum, the Korg 55B, the Rhythm Ace and the Drumulator.

The developer says every sample is taken from each drum machine at all of its available iterations. That gives producers the variations of each machine rather than a single hit, which is useful for building a kit that holds together while still sounding distinct from one instrument to another.

Beatboxes and Macro Control

Beatbox includes 30 multi-sampled beatboxes, which the developer presents as a separate layer of the pack alongside the drum machine samples. Each preset carries eight custom macros, so the main character of a patch can be adjusted with a few controls instead of editing every parameter.

The pack is aimed at producers who want recognizable vintage drum voices inside a modern workflow, with the sample depth needed to work the sounds across different tempos and genres.

04Specs

Will it run?

Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.

Developer	Wavea
Type	Preset pack / expansion
Category	Expansion Packs
Requires	Flite

05FAQ

Questions, answered

What do I need to use Beatbox?

Beatbox requires Flite. A copy of Flite Create or Flite Play at version 1.1.1 is needed for this expansion pack, so update Flite before installing.

Which drum machines are sampled in Beatbox?

The pack includes sounds from machines such as the Linn LM2, Linn 9000, Perkons HD-01, Roland TR-909, TR-808-era TR-707 and TR-727, Oberheim DX, Nord Drum and Korg 55B, among others.