Cat Toy Drums
Lo-fi drums with a purr-sonality!
ByJon Chapman
The story
This unique drum collection was created using recordings of actual cat toys, food bowls, litter bags, and other feline-related objects. These quirky foley sounds were carefully crafted into usable kicks, snares, claps, hi-hats, rimshots, shakers, and cymbals — perfect for mellow Lo-fi, Boom Bap, and downtempo beats.
Using everyday objects — like cat toys — adds organic texture to your productions therefore enhancing a human feel. These aren’t your standard drum machine samples. They bring a whimsical, playful energy that blends beautifully into the laid-back aesthetics of Lo-fi, Chillhop, and experimental beats.
Features (Free Version):-
1 x Basic Kit Preset (Kick, Snare, Rimshot, Clap, Lo-fi snare, Shakers, Hi-Hats, Ride)
4 x Midi Files
2 x Reverb Types
1 x Lo-Fi Speaker Effect
Control samples with Pitch, Pan and Decay
Reverb Sends per channel
‘Colour’ samples with warmth, tone and saturation Effects
If you enjoy using Cat Toy Drums then check out the Premium version at tangerinesounds.com. Also available from the Decent Samples website.
Reviews
Excellent
Excellent plug-ins. Extremely good. I have everything I want from a drum plug-in. Extremely good
A Drum Machine with Cat-itude
As a "Cat Dad" myself, this library has opened my mind to the possibilities of creating lo-fi music with my cat's many toys. That is, if she doesn't attack my for stealing her most prized paw-sessions.
This drum machine may be built on a goofy concept, but the interface is VERY professional, well organized, and straight to the point. Very impressive. I really appreciate the tool tips that further explain each control. This is Grade-A UX design.
I'm able to shape each sample with pitch, decay, and colour to create a variety of patches. My initial thought is to pair this kit with a laidback lo-fi trach, but I'm sure this library could fit with many other compositions.
Great lofi drums
All the sounds are really usable and easy to tweak. The GUI is intuitive and makes it easy to adjust all the different drum sounds. Good stuff!