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Percussive Layers for Texture: Drum Layering Sounds by Devious Machines

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Percussive Layers for Texture is a preset expansion pack by Devious Machines that adds 650 one-shot sounds and about 100 presets to the Texture plugin for drum layering and enhancement.

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01Overview

Percussive Layers is an expansion pack for Devious Machines' Texture. It focuses on one-shot sounds for layering with drums, including transients, bass hits, impacts, sweeteners and tails. The developer designed the sounds for Texture's auto-triggering, so a kick or snare can be reinforced without manually placing each hit. The pack also includes about 100 presets to give you a starting point.

Best for

Kick drum reinforcement
Snare layering
Transient enhancement
Drum sound design
Bass attack layers
Replacing drum tracks

Developer: Devious Machines
Category: Expansion Packs
Requires: Texture
Store: Plugin Boutique

02Key features

What you get

650 one-shot sounds for drum layering and enhancement
Includes transients, bass hits, impacts, sweeteners and tails
Bass attacks, bass kickers and bass tails
Clap, hi-hat, shaker, snare and snare rattle layers
Top-attack, mid-attack and mid-thump transients
Fizzes, glitches, reverb tails and bells
About 100 presets to get started
Designed for Texture's auto-triggering

03In depth

Sound Library and Drum Layering Content

The pack contains 650 sounds grouped by type. Bass material includes attacks, kickers and tails. Percussion covers claps, hi-hats, shakers, slaps, snares, snare rattles and hand percussion. Transient and attack categories include top-attacks, mid-attacks, mid-thumps and mid-hits, which can be layered under or over existing drums to add bite or body.

The library also includes fizzes, glitches, reverb tails, bells and general effects. Devious Machines says these can be used to create new versions of classic drum machine sounds or to enhance existing Foley and field recordings.

Using Percussive Layers with Texture

Because the sounds are built for Texture's auto-triggering, you can have the plugin trigger layers in time with your drum track. The developer lists several uses: adding attack transients to synths and bass, helping drums cut through a mix, and replacing an entire drum track with new samples automatically.

The about 100 presets give a starting point for these workflows. Producers working in drum production, sound design or bass music are the most likely audience for this kind of layering content.

04Specs

Will it run?

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

Developer	Devious Machines
Type	Preset pack / expansion
Category	Expansion Packs
Requires	Texture

05FAQ

Questions, answered

What do I need to use Percussive Layers?

Percussive Layers is an expansion for Devious Machines Texture and requires Texture 1.7.4 or later.

What is included in Percussive Layers?

The pack includes 650 one-shot sounds across bass, percussion, transient, hi-hat, clap, snare, shaker, effect and reverb tail categories, plus about 100 presets.

What is Percussive Layers used for?

It is used to layer transients and sweeteners onto drums, add attack to synths and bass, and create new versions of drum machine sounds with Texture's auto-triggering.