Drum Humanizer

Drum Humanizer by Holden Audio

Bring mechanical MIDI drums to life

Drum Humanizer is a real-time VST3 and AU MIDI plugin that transforms rigid, quantized drum parts into expressive, natural-sounding performances. Whether you are working with programmed beats or manually sequenced parts, Drum Humanizer adds subtle variation in timing, velocity, and feel to make your drums sound more human.

Built for producers, drummers, and songwriters, Drum Humanizer intelligently introduces randomness, drag and rush timing, fatigue simulation, and hand or foot alternation to create realistic grooves.

Key Features

 

• Per-drum control for Kick, Snare, Toms, and Cymbals, each with their own humanization and bypass options
• Drag and rush timing control to adjust feel
• Left and right hand or foot alternation with intelligent downbeat logic and visual feedback
• Roll detection for rapid hits, with special timing and velocity adjustments
• Fatigue simulation that gradually reduces velocity and timing precision during long fast passages
• Jitter controls to apply classic human-style randomness
• Cymbal swing and pulse logic for more expressive patterns
• Tom fill detection that adjusts feel when fills are played
• MIDI Offset button for accurate MIDI recording in most DAWs
• Special support for Reaper’s sample-accurate MIDI tracking
• Can be used as a VST instrument or a MIDI effect depending on DAW

 

Made for

• DAW users working with programmed drums
• Guitar Pro users exporting drum MIDI
• Producers who want realistic drums without manual editing

 

Plugin Formats

• VST3 for macOS and Windows
• AU for macOS
• Compatible with major DAWs including Cubase, Logic Pro, Reaper, FL Studio, and Studio One (MIDI routing required for some hosts)

 

Included in your download

• macOS DMG installer (VST3 and AU)
• Windows EXE installer (VST3)
• PDF user manual
• Offline license activation, one-time only

System Requirements

macOS

• Compatible with macOS 10.15.7 (Sierra) and later
• Supports Intel and Apple Silicon (ARM/M1/M2)
• Formats: VST3 and AU
• Tested on Logic Pro, Cubase 12 and newer, and Reaper 6 and newer

Windows

• Compatible with Windows 10 and 11
• Format: VST3
  

DAW Compatibility

Drum Humanizer works in any DAW that supports MIDI effect plugins or VST instruments. Commonly used with:

• Reaper
• Cubase
• Logic Pro
• FL Studio (with MIDI routing)
• Studio One (via MIDI routing setup)

Note: This plugin processes MIDI only and requires a separate drum instrument for audio playback.

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