Electronic Musician

Handy Drums

$60 library.gorangrooves.com

Strengths

+ Brilliantly recorded, mix-ready kits
+ A huge array of genre and style-oriented options
+ Simple and immediate UI saves time
+ CC control of hi-hats makes for smoother e-drumming

Limitations

- No mic movement options might frustrate some

It’s one of the most frustrating slogs we face as producers, trying to find - and fit - the appropriate drum samples for our projects. It’s particularly troublesome if you’re operating outside of the electronic world and are hungry to inject some brutal, real-world sounding rock drums, spritely jazz rhythms or bouncy reggae beats. Finding the samples and kits

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