Drum machine · macOS · Windows · Linux · iOS · iPadOS

8A8

Sixteen synthesised voices. Four skins, each its own instrument.

  • Full Controlfor full control
  • Kamonfor inspiration
  • Quadr90for touch
  • Hankofor thinking outside the box
Coming soon

For Mac, Windows and Linux, and for iPhone and iPad on the App Store. At launch: a free 14-day trial, and a 14-day refund, no questions asked.

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Full ControlKamonQuadr90HankoFor full control. All sixteen voices on one page, each a strip of pots and a fader, with FX and master beside them.For inspiration. Each drum is a crest drawn by its own parameters, bone on black or ink on paper.For touch. One big backlit LCD whose bars are the controls, and 4×4 voice keys. The default on iPhone and iPad.For thinking outside the box. The pattern is a sheet of paper; every hit is a stamp of that voice's seal.

What it does

The machine, up close.

Every picture is the real interface. Pick a skin with the dashes under any picture and the whole page follows.

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    16 faithfully modelled drum sounds

    Bass drum, snare, low, mid and high tom, low, mid and high conga, rim shot, claves, maracas, hand clap, cowbell, closed and open hat, cymbal. All synthesised from circuit models, no samples. Each with its own controls and sends.

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    Drive on every voice

    Sixteen voices, each with its own drive and seven distortion types: Diode, Clip, Sat, BFZ, P.Dist, Fold and Crush. The same seven on the master.

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    Lanes that slip

    Every lane has its own length, 1 to 64 steps, and its own rate, 1/4 to 1/32 with triplets. Swing from 50 to 75%. A pattern generator fills them; you keep what grooves.

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    Delay, reverb, master

    Delay with 13 synced divisions, reverb, master drive, compressor, velocity depth and hi-hat choke. Quadr90 puts every level and mute on one screen.

iPhone · iPad · AUv3

8A8 for iPhone and iPad.

The same engine and the same four skins, laid out for touch. Runs as an app or as an AUv3 inside your music app. One App Store purchase works on both devices.

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App Store link coming soon

iPhone and iPad, one purchase. iOS and iPadOS 16 or later. Sold by Apple.

A free 14-day trial at launch

Every feature, no card needed. Mac, Windows and Linux.

Coming soon

Specs

System requirements

macOS
Standalone · VST3 · AU · Universal (Apple Silicon & Intel)
Windows
Standalone · VST3 · 64-bit
Linux
Standalone · VST3 · 64-bit
iPhone & iPad
App + AUv3, via the App Store
Sync
Internal sequencer or DAW-synced
Note maps
General MIDI or Drum Rack
Skins
Full Control · Kamon · Quadr90 · Hanko, each dark and light
Window
16:10, resizable 50–200%
License
Perpetual · 3 activations

FAQ

Questions

Is there a free trial?

Yes. The desktop version runs fully for 14 days.

Are the skins extra?

No. All four skins, in dark and light, come with 8A8. Full Control has two styles, Trinitron and Section 9. And there is one more skin, hidden. The 8A8 mark knows.

How do refunds work?

14 days, no questions asked.

Do I get updates?

All 1.x updates are free.

8A8 is coming soon.