This week we are featuring Sitala. A free drum machine for AAX, VST and AU hosts. If you’re still using BOOM! you might want to check this out…
How To Get Sitala
Use the button below to go to the Decomposer website and download. That’s it! No signups or email addresses needed.
Sitala is available for Mac and Windows in AAX, AU and VST. and Standalone on Mac, Windows and Ubuntu Linux. No iLok is required.
Sitala is a free drum plugin and a standalone app. Sitala‘s beauty is simplicity. It‘s fast and musical. Six knobs. Sixteen pads. Drag and drop. Playable like an instrument.
Editable sample start and endpoints
With automatic silence detection, playback starts where the sound actually starts, not at the beginning of the file.
Beat slicing
Individual hits are automatically detected and can be sliced out to a series of Sitala pads.
AAX for Pro Tools
This is the first release with an AAX version for both Windows and macOS.
Automatic Multi-Out in Reaper
Setting Reaper to multi-out mode automatically puts Sitala into multi-out mode and channel names are kept in sync with Sitala's pad names.
Features
16 Assignable Pads
Use our built-in 808 kit or your own sounds. Each sample is analyzed for dynamics and pitch, which makes the controls more intuitive and musical. You can save the kits you create to your user kits library.
Drag and Drop Sound Management
Drop single samples or groups of samples onto Sitala’s pads.
Easily rearrange kits
Move samples around, copy and swap pads with ease. Save your creations to the user kits library and quickly access any frequently used kits.
Parameters
Shape - Adjust the attack, length and sustain of your sounds while the overall volume remains constant.
Compression - Make your sounds punchier with more sustain. Automatic gain makeup maintains the overall volume while changing dynamics.
Tuning - Pitch sounds up or down by up to one octave while showing you exactly where the current sound falls in the frequency spectrum.
Tone - Emphasizes the highs or lows in a sound. Accentuate or scoop the midrange to position the sound in the mix. Adapts based on the pitch content of each sound.
Volume / Pan - Adjust the sound’s overall volume and place it either to the left or right in the stereo mix.
Free 808 Kit
One of Berlin’s top producers sampled their 808 to create Sitala's default kit.
VST, AudioUnit, AAX and Standalone - Available in the two most popular plugin formats, as well as AAX for Pro Tools and a standalone application. Multi-out is supported with one stereo channel per pad for all plugin formats.