XLN Audio's DB-30 Drum Butter is a multi-effect plugin designed specifically for drums and percussion, allowing you to effortlessly give you inspired, punchy drums full of character.
DB-30 Drum Butter is built around one simple idea: Drums should be fun. Combining six high-quality effects modules, it lets you instantly apply all the attack, tone shaping, texture, space, and glue that your drums need. It helps your drums sound finished in seconds, or lets you creatively push them into bold, unexpected territories.
The layout and workflow of the DB-30 Drum Butter will be very familiar to anyone who has used XLN Audio's hugely popular RC-20 Retro Color, which has essentially defined the entire lo-fi music genre.
Your drums are better with Butter.
Drum processing made fast, fun, and inspiring. Add flavor, punch, and character in seconds.
The secret ingredient for great drums.
Spread it on thick, or just add a hint. From subtle flavor to bold transformations, DB-30 can take your drums in any direction.
Designed for instant character.
DB-30 Drum Butter is built for the way you actually work: quick experimentation, fast decisions, great results. Drop it on a drum loop, drum machine pattern, or live drum recording and start turning knobs.
→ Six creative modules. Zero friction.
Six carefully designed modules work together to deliver powerful results while staying fast and intuitive.
✓ BOOM SHACK. Low-end weight. Top-end character.
Two modules in one: Boom adds low-end weight to your drums, while Shack lets you layer characterful noises that organically blend with your original snare sound.
Boom adds deep low-end energy where your kick lives. Enable Acid Mode for growly, rave-ready bass tones.
Shack brings noisy character, texture, and bite to snares and hi-hats.
Simple, intuitive controls for pinpoint triggering and easy layering
SHIFT. Transform your beat.
Shift lets you bend frequency and formant, separately or together. Add a hint of flavor, or take your track in a completely new direction.
Shift frequency and formant independently or in unison
Create dramatic drops, transitions, and evolving grooves
Add subtle character or bold tonal transformations. Use Target to create movement in attack or sustain.
SPACE. Depth, width, and atmosphere.
Give your drums a sense of place. Add lush, natural reverbs ranging from rooms of all sizes, to vibey vintage hardware units and otherworldly spaces.
Add depth, width, and atmosphere to your drums
Dial in anything from subtle ambience to big, spacious effects
Detailed controls, including pan, width, decay, and stretch
COMPRESS. Punch, smack, and glue made easy.
Add punch and control to your drums. Tighten grooves, make your drums come alive, and push your beat with energetic pumping.
Six modes tuned for drum processing, inspired by classic compression circuits
Quickly apply subtle glue or bold pumping effects
Dial in otherwise complex processing like parallel, upwards/downwards, and single/multiband compression with intuitive single slider controls
SATURATE. From gentle warmth to feral destruction.
Add warmth, grit, and attitude to your drums. From subtle harmonic color to raging distortion, DB-30 will make your drums cut through the mix.
Six saturation modes hand-picked and tuned for drums
Saturate transients or sustain independently with the Target slider
Blend between contrasting distortion flavors, from tight and choked to open and blooming
MORE. When you need...more.
How can less be more? More is more! MORE adds loudness, density, and excitement, helping your drums hit harder and sit perfectly in the mix.
Boost perceived loudness without losing character
Add harmonic richness and analog-style punch
Apply subtle polish to bold limiting. Target transients or sustain independently for precise control
→ Process with precision.
Get surgical with your processing. Target attack or sustain, focus on key frequencies, and build the perfect signal chain for your groove.
Right where it hits
Process transients or sustain only, or blend to taste. Sculpt your groove without affecting the entire sound.
Have it your way
Drag modules to reorder them and create the perfect processing flow for your drums. Small changes in order can lead to big sonic differences.
Laser focus
Process only the frequencies you want. Focus lets you target specific EQ ranges, so each module works exactly where it matters most in the mix.
The power of Post
Route Boom and Shack directly to the output, bypassing further processing. Perfect for keeping your low-end weight and top-end character clean and punchy.
Finishing touches.
The Master Section is where everything comes together. Shape your drums with tools designed for the final layer of polish. Dial in Air for sparkle, Attack restore punch, and Sustain extend the impact of each hit. Use classic Pultec-style EQ tricks and other tone-shaping tools to subtly sculpt your drums, or push them to bold extremes. Worried about gain? Instantly match your output level to your input level with our Loudness Match feature.
→ Find your flavor.
Explore over 260 presets ranging from instant drum polish to wild creative transformations.
Lock in the groove
Lock any module to preserve its settings while browsing other presets. This makes it easy to keep the parts you like, while exploring new combinations everywhere else.
Preset Filters
Filter on character, function, and modules to quickly zero in on the processing you want.
Roll the dice
Sometimes the best ideas come from happy accidents. Click the dice to load a random preset and instantly explore new sonic territory.
Supported Operation System:
macOS 10.13 or later
Apple Silicon or Intel Core processor
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