ChowDSP

Chow Kick review

A free kick drum synthesizer based on physical modelling of old drum machine circuits. Best for synthesized kick drums. Price: Free.

Key features

• Adjustable pulse shaper
• Resonant filter with nonlinear modes
• MIDI note tuning
• Inspired by TR-808 kick circuit analysis

Chow Kick alternatives

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  XLN Audio

  Addictive Drums 2

  $179once

  Studio-recorded drum plugin with mix-and-match kits and an expandable sound library.

  VST3not supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supported
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  Toontrack

  EZdrummer 3

  €179once

  Award-winning drum plugin with seven studio kits and AI-assisted songwriting tools.

  VST3supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supported
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  Toontrack

  Superior Drummer 3

  €399once

  Comprehensive virtual drum studio with 230GB+ of acoustically sampled drums and mix tools.

  VST3not supportedAUsupportedAAXsupportedCLAPnot supportedWINsupportedMACsupportedLNXnot supported

Compared

• Chow Kick vs Addictive Drums 2
• Chow Kick vs EZdrummer 3
• Chow Kick vs Superior Drummer 3
• Chow Kick vs UJAM Virtual Drummer SOLID
• Chow Kick vs UJAM Virtual Drummer HEAVY

Sources: chowdsp.com, github.com