Sonfapitch News and Blog
  • Music Production
  • Music
  • Hip Hop News
  • Music Business News
  • Shop
No Result
View All Result
Sonfapitch News and Blog
  • Music Production
  • Music
  • Hip Hop News
  • Music Business News
  • Shop
No Result
View All Result
Sonfapitch News and Blog
No Result
View All Result

Somerville Sounds Releases FREE Soft Drums Lite

sonfapitch by sonfapitch
December 26, 2024
in Music Production
0
Somerville Sounds Releases FREE Soft Drums Lite
399
SHARES
2.3k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter


Before Christmas, Somerville Sounds released Soft Drums Lite, a free drum library for macOS and Windows. 

The holiday plugin drop is a 64-bit-only release available in VST3, AAX, and AU formats.

Somerville Sounds’ Jon Meyer said he was inspired by folk, Americana, and singer-songwriter music when creating Soft Drums Lite.

He observed that for folk music, sometimes using drumsticks is too much while using brushes is too soft.

Therefore, for Soft Drums Lite, he covered the drums with tea towels and used ProMark Broomsticks and a fluffy kick beater to create an “in-between sound” that bridged the gap between sticks and brushes.

YouTube video

For the release, Meyer took his original Soft Drums prototype from several years back and gave it a new look and some new features.

Soft Drums Lite is the little bro of Somerville Sounds’ Soft Drums Kontakt Player instrument, with the paid version offering many more customization options.

You can tell that just from looking at the interfaces, as Lite is super no-frills, while the full version has a packed interface with lots of options for switching up the sounds.

Soft Drums Lite has the advantage of running without the need to install Kontakt Player, though.

True to his usual style, Meyer provided scant info about the plugin on the product page and instead gave the full breakdown of the origin and operation of the plugin in their introductory YouTube video. 

Soft Drums Lite is available via a ‘pay what you want’ format. You can enter as little as $0, although the dev notes a suggested price of $5.  

Once you choose a payment amount and add the plugin to the Somerville Sounds cart, you’ll be prompted to enter most of the details usually required for a physical purchase. 

Signing up for the Somerville Sounds newsletter is optional and is checked by default. 

Once you’ve completed the cart, you’ll be taken directly to a page where you can download either the macOS .pkg file or Windows .exe file with a single click, with the plugin having an approximate download size of 227 MB. 

Earlier this year, I played drums on a folk album, using a combination of sticks and brushes, and listening back to some tracks, I do think the sticks were just a tad too much. 

So, I could see how Soft Drums Lite’s in-between sound could be very handy in the toolkit when working on folk and acoustic music.

Check out the deal: Soft Drums Lite (FREE / Name-your-price)

More:

Tags: DrumsFREELiteReleasesSoftSomervilleSounds
Previous Post

The ‘Big 4’ Bands of 2024

Next Post

High Paying Jobs That Don’t Require College Degrees: Report

Next Post
High Paying Jobs That Don’t Require College Degrees: Report

High Paying Jobs That Don't Require College Degrees: Report

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

I agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.

Category

Advertise with us

To Advertise please email us info@sonfapitch.com Learn more

Misc

  • Register
  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

Follow Us

Recent News

Why Ainonow uses FM8 for percussion, noise, and everything that isn’t a lead

Why Ainonow uses FM8 for percussion, noise, and everything that isn’t a lead

July 7, 2025
SOUND FIST: DRAKE – WHAT DID I MISS ?

SOUND FIST: DRAKE – WHAT DID I MISS ?

July 7, 2025
  • Contact Us
  • About Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Disclaimer

© 2024 Sonfapitch

No Result
View All Result
  • Music Production
  • Music
  • Hip Hop News
  • Music Business News
  • Shop

© 2024 Sonfapitch

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.
Go to mobile version