OneTrick SIMIAN, an open source cross-platform drum synthesizer with highly customizable voices, great dynamics, filter sweeps, saturation, and drive. All packaged up in a single interface so you can adjust each parameter quickly while playing. We included a lofi EPROM waveform for classic cymbals and 33 preset kits to get things grooving. Toss it in your DAW using VST3 or an audio unit on Linux, Windows, or Mac. What's it gonna cost you? $35 USD.

Quick Feature Rundown:

• 10 configurable voices
• 33 factory preset kits
• Velocity sensitive pitch, filter, and amp dynamics
• Lofi EPROM for classic cymbal sounds
• Gated Reverb bus
• Selectable voice icons and colors
• Saturation (per-voice and global)
• 1176-style limiter with drive control
• All parameters are automatable
• No telemetry or analytics
• DRM free
• Open source to inspect, learn from, adapt, and improve

All the regular marketing goodness plus sound samples are on our site:
https://punklabs.com/ot-simian

Thanks for taking a look!

Sounds very nice. Is there a multi-out version of the plugin as well as stereo?

We've done a small update as well as compile a list of questions and known issues.
https://punklabs.com/blog/onetrick-s...1.0.1-released

I’m a sucker for these types of things! I hope to be making plug-ins myself down the line so the open source aspect is rad to me for learning.

How was it coded if you don’t mind me asking?

Your website states that Simian "will literally flam your tracks."
In English that would mean that it adds flams (a drum playing technique) to every drum track.

I wouldn't want a product to make every drum hit sound like a flam, myself.

Is that what you meant to say?

Maybe they meant Slam (in Olde English)?

Cool. Multi-channel is a must for me (and I guess many producers who want more control over processing of each kit piece), so please post here when you've added it! ??

indeed multi-out is a must for me too.

Hi will this plugin work with OS 10.9.5? Thanks

No, sorry. Our oldest target is Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite).

We've done a small update that brings optimizations.
https://punklabs.com/blog/onetrick-s...1.0.2-released

We got in a big update before the thick of the holiday season. UI refinement, core refactor, and bug fixes.
https://punklabs.com/blog/onetrick-s...1.1.0-released

Just a word of caution - when I click on the downloaded installer for Mac, I get a "the application could not be opened because it is from an unverified developer".

I solved that by simply holding down the Control key on my Mac while clicking on the package, that opened it and I was able to run the installer.

Punk Labs LLC - could you please either get verified by Apple, or post installation instructions for Mac users?

By the way, that aside, this plugin solves two issues for me - the sampled Simmons drums in Toontrack's "Hitmaker" SDX expansion sound great but cannot be edited for changes like bend amount, noise amount, cutoff, etc. And other "Simmons" plugins don't allow re-mapping the kit pieces, or the kit pieces are mapped strangely (not "General MIDI" mapping). Aly James Lab's SDS-V plugin sounds great, but you cannot pan the toms or cymbals and hats.

I do a lot of 80's soundalike tracks, and always need Simmons drums for those. This VI works great for that, in many ways,

Will definitely add instructions for Mac users on this. Thanks for pointing that out.

We now have a Lite version available. Catch the announcement here:
https://punklabs.com/blog/onetrick-s...rsion-released

This is a complete rewrite that brings new functionality and minimum system requirements. Previous sessions will not be compatible, but it can be installed along side version 1.x.

Changelog

• Added: CLAP plugin format
• Added: Multi-out Buses
• Added: Preset saving, editing, and tagging
• Added: Chromatic MIDI Channels
• Added: Pitch wheel controls decay
• Added: Mod wheel controls filter cutoff
• Added: Plugin now saves last state
• Added: VU meter
• Added: Fully keyboard navigable
• Change: Reverb using Zita-Rev1
• Change: Reverb Decay renamed to Size
• Change: Using NIH-plug framework
• Change: Using Steinberg Audio Unit Wrapper (vst3sdk 3.7.11)
• Fixed: Tom drums are now mapped correctly according to General MIDI
• Removed: Voice icon and color controls
• Updated Minimum System Requirements:
  • Windows 10
  • macOS 10.13
  • OpenGL 2.0
• Updated Installer: Using Qt Installer Framework for Windows and Linux (QtIFW 4.6.1)
• Updated Documentation:
  • Added: New sections “Basic Navigation”, “Audio Bus Layouts”, “Chromatic MIDI Channels”. “Chromatic MIDI Map”, “Multi-Out Channel Map” and “Support”.
  • Change: Updated “Supported Platforms”
  • Change: Updated screenshots
  • Change: Updated framework and plugin format logos
  • Change: “Installing” section now reflects new install locations.
  • Change: “Voice Section” renamed to “Kit”
  • Change: “Preset Selector” section renamed to “Preset Browser” and now expanded to cover the new features.
  • Change: “MIDI Map” now includes pitch and mod wheel controls.
  • Change: “Notices” section now only relevant to documentation.
  • Fixed: Header and paragraph formatting issues.
  • Removed: “Visual Controls” section

Multi outs! Bought.