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Virtual drum software and sampler

Hertz Drums 2

A standalone and DAW-ready drum workstation with sampler, MIDI groove player, humanization and mix-ready Hertz Studio drum sounds.

Software price
49.00 $
  • Standalone and plugin
  • 1,560 MIDI grooves
  • AU, VST3 and AAX formats

What you get

Virtual drum software for writing and producing realistic drum parts.

Virtual drum software

Virtual drum software

Standalone and plug-in drum workstation with sampler, groove player, humanization and the core Hertz Drums 2 sound library.

Built for modern drum production

Mix-ready drum software without slowing down the creative flow.

  • One resizable interface for the drum kit, mixer, sampler, MIDI groove player and routing.
  • Standalone operation plus AU, VST3 and AAX formats for Mac and Windows DAW sessions.
  • Humanization, detailed articulations and left/right hand variations for less mechanical MIDI parts.
  • Custom sample blending, expansion-pack kit building and one-click multi-output routing in one plugin instance.
  • Preconfigured drum maps and drag-and-drop MIDI grooves for turning ideas into sessions quickly.

Hertz Drums 2 software

A full drum workstation built into Hertz Drums 2.

Mixer and kit view

Mixer and kit view

Balance kit pieces, ambience and master dynamics in the same window as the playable drum kit.

Built-in sampler

Built-in sampler

Load custom one-shots or multi-track samples, then blend them with Hertz drums by articulation and velocity layer.

Human feel controls

Human feel controls

Pitch, volume and velocity variation help MIDI parts avoid mechanical repetition while keeping full control.

MIDI groove player

MIDI groove player

Preview grooves inside the plugin and drag MIDI ideas directly into your DAW session.

Microphone choices

Microphone choices

Switch and trim microphone options per kit piece for tighter tonal control before the signal hits your mix.

Standalone and DAW-ready

Standalone and DAW-ready

Use Hertz Drums 2 as a standalone app or inside AU, VST3 and AAX hosts on Mac and Windows.

Included sound library

Core sounds and grooves ready for immediate writing.

  • Virtual drum software with built-in sampler and basic sound library.
  • 1,560 MIDI grooves for developing ideas into full songs.
  • 6 kicks, 6 snares, 9 toms, 18 cymbals and 3 claps.
  • 11 ready-to-use kit presets organized for fast production decisions.
  • Detailed articulations for kick, snare, toms, hi-hats, ride, crashes, chinas, splashes and stacks.

Hear Hertz Drums 2

Audition the core software sounds.

Watch the workflow

See Hertz Drums 2 in real production contexts.

Hertz Drums 2 workflow

See what makes Hertz Drums 2 a flexible drum workstation for modern production.

Hertz Drums 2 new features

A closer look at workflow improvements and core features in Hertz Drums 2.

Compatibility

Works on modern Mac and Windows production systems.

Mac

  • macOS 10.13 or newer, 64-bit
  • 8 GB RAM minimum
  • 1280 x 1024 display or larger
  • AU, VST3 or AAX compatible host
  • 8.3 GB total size

Windows

  • Windows 7 or newer, 64-bit
  • 8 GB RAM minimum
  • 1280 x 1024 display or larger
  • VST3 or AAX compatible host
  • 8.3 GB total size
Download Hertz Drums MIDI MapPDF drum note layout for DAW mapping and programming.

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