1.5

Beats. Everyone needs them, everyone
tackles them in their own way and it’s widely
agreed that when it comes to mixing, they’re
more often than not the most awkward thing to
get right. IK Multimedia’s MODO Drum aims at
serving all needs via its holistic, genre-neutral
approach to kit control. Though the emphasis
here is clearly on giving you the sound of a live,
in-the-room drum kit, the sheer level of tonal
shaping, FX, groove-shaping and real-world
nuance that you can control here, results in
perhaps the only piece of beat-building software
you’ll ever need.
From the outset, IK ofer a smooth,
straightforward experience, a quality for which
the company are well known. MODO Drum
brings the same multi-page, visually entrancing
approach as MODO Bass. V1.5 brings three more
kits to the original’s ten, all realised with IK’s
detailed physical modelling drum synthesis.
Kit bag
The kits on ofer here range from the six-piece
Rock Custom, aimed at the vest-sporting, long-
haired, seasoned kit vet, to the genre-neutral
new kit for v1.5, Silver, which could be used
IK Multimedia
MODO Drum 1.5 £250
With some of the most expansive tone-shaping control we’ve ever
handled, IK have augmented an already unparalleled drum workstation
across pop, country and rock. Then there’s the
cutting, razor sharp tones of the Djentleman, a
kit directed at a particular niche of metal, but
whose biting quality works well in a variety of
other contexts. 1.5 also brings in other new kits
not previously available: Brit Custom and a tasty
Metal kit. Actual kit selection is swift, with an
image of each kit selectable via the Model page,
which shows a depiction of the kit in all its
splendour. MODO Drum’s array of seven core
pages are neatly displayed at the top of the UI.
While the kits have been assembled to fulil
speciic objectives, within the Customise page
MODEL PAGE
Select from 13 different
drum kits to begin
CUSTOMISE PAGE
Switch up drum
components and
how they’re built
PLAY STYLE PAGE
Control how your virtual
drummer performs and
hits the kit
ROOM PAGE
Cycle various convolution-
generated environments
to house your kit
MIXER PAGE
Adjust levels and effect
certain drum elements
to mix your kit
GROOVES PAGE
Choose from a range
of organised grooves
and beats
MAPPING PAGE
Assign kit components
to your MIDI
keyboards/controller
KIT SELECTION
Download other kits and
cycle your currently
owned kits
DRUM KIT IN USE
A rendering of the
kit in use
GROOVE SELECTION
Quickly trigger a groove
preset to demo your kit
Beats. Everyone needs them, everyone
tackles them in their own way and it’s widely
agreed that when it comes to mixing, they’re
IK Multimedia
MODO Drum 1.5
£250
With some of the most expansive tone-shaping control we’ve ever
handled, IK have augmented an already unparalleled drum workstation
across pop, country and rock. Then there’s the
cutting, razor sharp tones of the Djentleman, a
kit directed at a particular niche of metal, but
MAPPING PAGE
Assign kit components
to your MIDI
keyboards/controller
to your MIDI
keyboards/controller
to your MIDI
Download other kits and
Beats. Everyone needs them, everyone
tackles them in their own way and it’s widely
agreed that when it comes to mixing, they’re
From the outset, IK ofer a smooth,
straightforward experience, a quality for which
the company are well known. MODO Drum
IK Multimedia
MODO Drum 1.5
£250
With some of the most expansive tone-shaping control we’ve ever
handled, IK have augmented an already unparalleled drum workstation
across pop, country and rock. Then there’s the
cutting, razor sharp tones of the Djentleman, a
kit directed at a particular niche of metal, but
GROOVES PAGE
Choose from a range
of organised grooves
and beats
MAPPING PAGE
Assign kit components
to your MIDI
keyboards/controller
to your MIDI
keyboards/controller
to your MIDI
Download other kits and
DRUM KIT IN USE
A rendering of the
kit in use
GROOVE SELECTION
Quickly trigger a groove
preset to demo your kit
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