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OBS-8803 · Instrument · Drum machine & pattern builder

OBSCURA DRUM // 88

Rhythm Archive

An eight-voice drum machine with 88 kit and pattern presets. Build rhythms of up to 32 steps with swing, probability, ratchets and live fills, then export your pattern as MIDI. Shape the kit with individual voice controls, room, echo, crush and tape color.

  • 88 kit + pattern presets
  • 8 voices
  • up to 32 steps
Introductory price · USD$39Launch detailsListen

Made for your DAW

Mac
Apple Silicon & Intel · VST3
Windows
64-bit · VST3

Designed for DAWs that support VST3.

Full compatibility details →

The interface

OBS-8803 · Fig. 01Actual interface
OBSCURA DRUM // 88 Pattern Builder, kit Black Tile, Bar A: eight drum rows across 16 steps, with step detail, performance fills and final-stage controls below.
Pattern Builder — Bar A, eight rows and editable step detailBlack Tile / Bar A

Tracklist

Side A, Side B, Index

  1. Side ADrum VoicesKick · Snare · Low Tom · High Tom · Clap / Rim · Hats · Cymbal / Tam · Metal / Perc
  2. Side BPattern BuilderBar A · Bar B · velocity, ratchet, pitch, decay and chance per step
  3. IndexRoom + BusDarkroom Space · Stereo Echo · Crush & Colour

Liner notes

What it does

  • 0188 kit and pattern presets in 18 descriptive collections
  • 02Eight drum voices with individual source, tuning, decay and tone controls
  • 03Up to 32 steps, independent row lengths, swing, probability and ratchets
  • 04Momentary performance fills, clear/undo controls, kit saving and MIDI export

MIDI export carries the notes and timing of your pattern. The drum sounds, per-step sound changes and momentary fills stay inside the instrument; a saved kit and pattern keeps the full state.

Detail — Side B: the Bar A step grid and step-detail controls. Crop of Fig. 01.

18 collections

The preset archive

88 kit + pattern presets · 8 voices · up to 32 steps. Kits and patterns are filed in 18 descriptive collections.

  1. 01Gothic Glass6 kit + pattern presets
  2. 02Neon Synthpop6 kit + pattern presets
  3. 03Industrial Velvet6 kit + pattern presets
  4. 04Concrete Coldwave6 kit + pattern presets
  5. 05Ethereal Chimes5 kit + pattern presets
  6. 06Ambient Bloom5 kit + pattern presets
  7. 07Fuzz & Haze5 kit + pattern presets
  8. 08Jangle & Reeds5 kit + pattern presets
  9. 09Fractured Circuits5 kit + pattern presets
  10. 10Psychedelic Groove4 kit + pattern presets
  11. 11Northern Anthems4 kit + pattern presets
  12. 12Skyline Echoes5 kit + pattern presets
  13. 13Motorik Haze4 kit + pattern presets
  14. 14Cinematic Shadows4 kit + pattern presets
  15. 15Noise & Honey4 kit + pattern presets
  16. 16Pastel Shimmer4 kit + pattern presets
  17. 17Ritual Noir4 kit + pattern presets
  18. 18After Hours6 kit + pattern presets

Listening room

Hear it

Black Tile — gated architectureA stripped groove opens into the full gated kit, tom cascades and a final snare build.8 bars · 112 BPM
Tangerine Shuffle — loose pocketA swung acoustic groove develops through ride accents, a kick-free break and rolling tom fills.8 bars · 104 BPM
Rivet Room — industrial fractureFM kick and metallic percussion move from sparse impacts to halftime and four-hit stutters.8 bars · 104 BPM
Neon Turnstile — electronic driveBright machine drums develop through a kick dropout, rapid shutter hits and a rising snare fill.8 bars · 122 BPM
Lantern Drums — orchestral shadowsLow orchestral drums and ringing cymbals build into tom runs with long hall-like tails.8 bars · 88 BPM
Lamplight Brush — after-hours swingBrushed snare and soft percussion unfold into a lighter break and a restrained closing tom run.8 bars · 82 BPM

Six factory kits and patterns performed over eight bars with voice mutes and momentary built-in fills. Saved tempos; no external effects.

OBSCURA DRUM// 88OBS-8803 · RHYTHM ARCHIVE
OBSCURA DRUM // 88OBS-8803 · Mac universal + Windows x64
Introductory price · USD$39Launch detailsListen

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