Gospel Musicians has released Gospel Drummer, a virtual drum instrument designed specifically for gospel, contemporary worship, R&B, neo-soul, and urban music production.
Gospel Drummer combines deeply sampled acoustic gospel drum kits with an extensive MIDI groove library, flexible microphone routing, drag-and-drop MIDI, and integrated sound-shaping tools for studio production and live performance.
The instrument was created to deliver the expressive dynamics, tight kicks, musical snares, warm cymbals, powerful room sound, and energetic playing style associated with modern gospel drumming.
Key features:
- Two high-quality gospel drum kits: Professionally sampled acoustic kits designed for gospel, worship, R&B, neo-soul, and urban music.
- Detailed sample playback: Includes 10 velocity layers and three round robins for natural variation, expressive ghost notes, accents, fills, and high-energy drum performances.
- 275 beats with five variations: Provides 1,375 MIDI loops for building grooves, arrangements, fills, and complete productions.
- Drag-and-drop MIDI import and export: Export included grooves directly into a DAW or import custom MIDI performances into Gospel Drummer.
- Independent microphone control: Dedicated controls are provided for the direct drum sounds, overhead microphones, and room microphones.
- Flexible output routing: Route individual drums, direct microphones, overheads, and room channels to separate mono or stereo DAW outputs.
- Built-in sound-shaping controls: Includes amp, analog filter, play-mode, stereo-spread, and effects controls for detailed drum mixing and sound design.
- Third-party effect hosting: Users can load compatible third-party audio effects inside the integrated iFX Rack for additional compression, EQ, saturation, reverb, delay, and processing.
- Live-performance control: Presets and groove playback can be controlled through MIDI CC and Program Change messages, allowing performers to create and navigate live set lists.
- Standalone and plugin operation: Gospel Drummer can be used as a standalone instrument or inside a compatible DAW.
Library and Compatibility
Gospel Drummer includes a 6 GB source library delivered using approximately 1 GB of lossless-compressed storage. The samples are provided at 44.1 kHz/16-bit resolution and were originally recorded at 88.2 kHz.
The desktop version supports macOS 10.12 or later and Windows 10 or later. Supported formats include VST2/3, Audio Unit, AAX, and standalone operation. Native Apple Silicon support is included.
The instrument has been tested with major production environments including Logic Pro, MainStage, Pro Tools, Cubase, Ableton Live, Studio One, Digital Performer, GarageBand, Reason, FL Studio, and Reaper.
Pricing & Availability
Gospel Drummer is available now for macOS and Windows, priced at $149.99, but on sale for a limited time. An iOS edition is available separately through the Apple App Store.
Product Videos
Gospel Drummer Virtual Player demonstration: YouTube.com/watch?v=yqqgMkEoXZg
Gospel Drummer Sound Demo: YouTube.com/watch?v=lNlsCbXWnfg
Top Features: YouTube.com/watch?v=ZIrcfZQ844M
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