Excite Audio unveils Bloom Drum Kits, the latest addition to its much-loved Bloom plugin series

Excite Audio has expanded its much-loved Bloom series of plugins and virtual instruments, this time foraying further into the world of live drums with Bloom Drum Kits.

Inspired by the raw drum sounds used by the likes of Four Tet, Bonobo, Nicolas Jaar and Geese, Bloom Drum Kits has been built using kits played “in the room”, offering a “rough sense of motion and individuality” to your tracks.

Bloom Drum Kits offers up both raw, closed mic’d drums and “tape-worn, processed hits”, with a collection of professionally played rhythms and one-shots spanning detuned toms, snare sounds, and so much more.

It sports a similar minimalist user interface featured on the rest of Excite Audio’s Bloom line, and even allows producers to upload their own samples and play them using the Bloom Drum Kits interface.

The plugin arrives with 250 presets organised into seven different categories:

• Basic (BA) – Straightforward drum beats built from each factory kit.
• Experimental (EXP) – Abstract, offbeat presets with a more sound design-focused feel.
• Kits (KIT) – Single hits and phrases created entirely from one-shots.
• High Energy (HI) – Fast, busy, and more aggressive beats for added momentum.
• Low Energy (LO) – Laid-back, minimal grooves for softer and more downtempo tracks.
• Percussion (PC) – Rhythmic sequences built entirely from percussion loops and samples.
• Processed (PRO) – Heavily treated beats featuring distortion, effects, and macro-driven movement.
• Top Loops (TOP) – Snare and hi-hat loops for layering and groove.

Bloom Drum Kits is available now at an introductory price of just £19 / $19 until 31 May.

Learn more at Plugin Boutique.

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