The four HQ Drum Kits are called Funk, Jazz, Rock, and Metal. With the HQ Drum Kits, I assume that FL-Studio wants to keep up with other DAW manufacturers who offer a line of decent acoustic drum kits. That has worked well for electronic music where demand for sophisticated drum sample layering just isn’t there.
FPC has been a simple yet effective drum sample player for years, with some basic sound structuring and manipulation functions. This was reason enough for me to test the new HQ Drum Kits and share my view.įirst of all, it should be mentioned that the makers of FL-Studio would never claim to be among the top contenders when it comes to virtual acoustic drums. With the 12.1 update FL-Studio now also contains four “HQ Drum Kits” for FPC, FL-Studio’s built-in drum sample player. Whoever believes that this relates only to the software backend itself is wrong: with each and every update, the good folks at Image-Line add great new features, effects, and generator plug-ins. As usual, FL-Studio updates come for free due to the company’s awesome commitment to providing lifetime free updates.
Image-Line has just released the 12.1 update of its flagship DAW FL-Studio.
Introduction to FL-Studio’s “HQ Drum Kits”
