908 BD
The definitive kick synthesizer: a dual engine pairing the deep 808 sub with the punch of the 909. Sculpt everything from long 808s for trap and hip hop to short, dry kicks for techno and house — and rolling psytrance kicks with the classic hyperbolic pitch sweep.
Features
Two classic generators in one — from the round sub to the dry attack.
Pitch attack, sub hold and decay for the signature 808 glide.
From warm waveshaper and tube to the Chicago and Detroit mixer channels — every one at 4× oversampling.
192 kHz / 32-bit processing — no aliasing on the drive.
Three psytrance kicks with the hyperbolic pitch sweep, an additive model whose bright partials fade into a clean sub, and the Punch and Bass layers on every model — Bass is an analog-synth bass on the kick's own note, phase-locked to the body.
Layers & controls
A short attack transient on top of the body so the kick cuts through the mix. On some models it becomes the beater itself — felt to wood on Acoustic, a metallic spike on FM Kick.
Noise Amt up to 200% with 8 noise types: Metallic, Pink, White, Brown/Red, Avalanche/Zener, LFSR, FM Noise and Crackle/Dust. The layer follows the Decay and dies faster than the body.
A triangle wave one octave above the body (TUNE 50 Hz → 100 Hz) that follows the pitch envelope and decays with the kick — punch and shape for the body on every model, through the drive.
An analog-synth bass on the same note as the kick, phase-locked to the body so it adds weight instead of cancelling, with the kick's own envelope and the click left untouched — on every model.
A warm sine soft-clip with the same character on all 32 models — clean at 0%.
A continuous morph toward the 909's envelope and pitch behaviour: more punch, less sub.
Hold the sub at full level for up to 500 ms before the decay, or sustain it while the note is held (gate mode).
6 shapes on Tune, 909 Style or Decay — or FM (Audio Rate), from 10 Hz to 3 kHz, for metallic and atonal kicks.
Drive types
Warm general-purpose saturation.
Creamy tube and gentle compression, with the measured EQ signature of a studio tube stage: mids and highs lift slightly over the lows.
Saturates while keeping the sub intact and focused.
Discreet console saturation — glues without dirtying. With the measured signature of a large-format studio desk: a touch of 1 kHz presence and a top end that rolls off gently above 10 kHz.
Percussive saturation with midrange knock.
The sub passes clean; only the rest gets saturation with tape rolloff. Classic g-funk knock.
The real kennlinie of a dedicated 909 kick module, as an opt-in global saturation.
Lifts lows and highs at once — a loudness/smiley EQ rather than a simple saturation — with the upper mids stepping back slightly.
A compact mixer channel's preamp pushed hot — the Chicago house and Detroit techno trick: the knob raises the input gain (0 to +24 dB) and the channel clips with the circuit's rounded edge. Always 100% in the signal path, like a real channel.
The whole channel pushed hot: preamp, low/high EQ where each band saturates on its own, and the summing stage clipping last. Fatter and more 'smiley' than Chicago.
Models
Demos
Works with AI agents (MCP)
The standalone app includes an MCP server: Claude and other AI agents can pick models, tweak every control and render WAV files with this exact engine.
FAQ
Which DAWs does it work in?
Any DAW that loads VST3, AU or CLAP plugins: Ableton Live, FL Studio, Logic Pro, Cubase, Studio One, Reaper, Bitwig and others. Pro Tools (AAX) is not supported.
Can I use it without a DAW?
Yes. Every plugin also comes as a standalone app for macOS and Windows, with the same sound and the same license key. Its AUDIO panel picks the output device and channels, sample rate, buffer and MIDI input, and it plays from any MIDI controller or the space bar. The download includes an installer (.pkg on macOS, Setup.exe on Windows) with checkboxes for each format.
Does it run on Apple Silicon and Windows?
Yes. The macOS version is a universal binary (Apple Silicon and Intel) for macOS 11 or later, with VST3, AU and CLAP. The Windows version requires Windows 10 or later, 64-bit, with VST3 and CLAP.
How many computers can I activate?
Each license activates on up to 3 computers. Activation needs your email, your license key and an internet connection.
Is it a subscription?
No. You pay once and the license is yours for life.
How do I receive the plugin?
Right after the payment is confirmed you get an email with your license key and a download link for macOS and Windows.
Which payment methods are accepted?
Credit card, Pix (Brazil) and cryptocurrency (BTC, ETH, USDT), with 5% off when paying in crypto.
Can I get a refund?
Sales are final except where consumer law grants a refund, so listen to the demos and check the system requirements before buying. Duplicate charges are always refunded.