D16 Group – PunchBOX 1.0.2 (VSTi, AAX) [Win x86 x64]

PunchBOX is a virtual instrument designed for creating high-quality kick drum sounds. The heart of the plug-in is comprised of four sound generators, each of them standing for a key component of the final kick sound:

• Click – Sample-based, produces Kick accent.
• Tops – Sample-based, produces e.g. hihats, percussion and noise.
• Tools – Sample-based, produces almost full Kicks without sub.
• Kick – Sample-based or Synth-based, produces the Kick’s body. The generator working as synthesizer offers four Bass Drum generating algorithms to select from; D16 emulations of classic drum machines; 606, 808, 909 and one additional, customly designed, Sine-based percussive synthesis.

Further sound processing enables built-in FX rack equipped with 5 different algorithms working in series. The effects are re-orderable via simple drag’n’drop action and whole fx chain is fed by generators independently (with different amount set per generator).

Included vast factory content was delivered by industry-standard sound designers Sounds of Revolution and CFA-Sound; A collection of 1100 samples and 800 presets suitable for pretty much all contemporary sub-genres of electronic music. Additionally a user can import its own samples to expand already substantial sound source.

Key features:

• Sound source
  • Up to 4 generators, operating in parallel, activated/deactivated independently
    • Click – Sample-based, produces Kick accent.
    • Tops – Sample-based, produces e.g. hihats, percussion and noise.
    • Tools – Sample-based, produces almost full Kicks without sub.
    • Kick – Sample-based or Synth-based, produces the Kick’s body. 4 synthesis engines for Synth Mode to select from:
      • 909 Kick model.
      • 808 Kick model.
      • 606 Kick model.
      • Sine wave based Kick model.
  • Audio-to-effect send per generator.
  • 1 voice of polyphony.
  • Optional MIDI velocity sensitivity and pitch tracking.
• Built-in effect rack
  • 5 algorithms operating in series, may be independently turned on/off and reordered by drag’n’drop
    • Equalizer.
    • Bit Crusher.
    • Distortion.
    • Filter.
    • Limiter.
  • Controllable connection point in the effect chain for the generators’ direct output (Mixdown after).
• Samples and presets
  • Vast factory content designed by CFA-Sound and Sounds of Revolution
    • 800 presets
    • 1100 samples
    • Suitably tagged.
  • Tag-based Preset and Sample browsers
    • Preview option.
  • User may import own samples.
  • 7 preset categories (hierarchically ordered)
    • Global / Master presets.
    • 909 Synth engine.
    • 808 Synth engine.
    • 606 Synth engine.
    • Sine Synth engine.
    • Bitcrusher Effect.
    • Distortion Effect.
• MIDI Learn option.
• Flexible Randomizer.
• Direct Export function (export your final kick as WAV file).