Vinylistik
The sound of crate-digging, captured.
The drum sound of golden-era hip-hop — the dusty, chopped-from-vinyl feel of classic boom-bap production. 45 kits, 45 patterns, and every sound pre-processed through hardware sampler chains to nail the old-skool character that defined rap, R&B, and boogie records of the 90s.
$99.00
0% offVST3 · AU · AAX · Mac & Windows
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The drums behind
every classic record.
Every kit was deep-sampled through vintage hardware samplers, dusty 12-bit chains, and aged analog preamps to capture the exact crunch, weight, and grit that defined an era. The drums of Dre, Premo, Pete Rock, Dilla, Q-Tip, RZA — now in one plugin.
Every kit is pre-mixed and pre-processed — drop it in and your drums instantly have that crate-dug, vinyl-sampled character.
Ready-to-play grooves covering boombap, lo-fi hip-hop, classic rap, R&B, and boogie. Swap the kit, keep the pattern.
Full 32-step sequencer with per-step velocity, pan, note length, pitch, and reverb send control.
Crunch the whole kitwith one chain.
A full master chain built into the plugin — 3-band EQ, compressor, bit crusher, sample-rate reducer, and drive. Dial in that dusty, sampled-off-vinyl grit that made classic boombap records sound unmistakable — then add a touch of reverb to pull everything into the same room.
Use it subtly for modern polish, or push it hard for full old-skool character. Either way, your drums sit in the pocket of a record that feels real.
Total controlover every drum.
Every pad has its own volume, pan, pitch, release, reverb send, HP/LP filters, solo, and mute. Plus a full waveform display with trim and reverse — shape the transient of every kick, reverse the clap, filter the hats, pitch the snare down an octave for that classic Dilla wobble.
Swap any pad sample by drag-and-drop from your desktop. Bring your own chops into Vinylistik and treat them the same way the golden-era producers treated their own crates — one sound at a time, chopped and shaped to fit the groove.
Pro features,
producer workflow.
Everything you'd expect from a pro drum machine, wrapped in an interface that stays out of your way.
Multi out routing
Drag the Multi Out button to assign any pad its own DAW channel — individual kicks, snares, and hats get their own mixer strips for external processing.
MIDI drag & drop
Drag any pattern from the sequencer directly to your DAW timeline or desktop. Export as a MIDI file and build full arrangements from there.
Full MIDI learn
Right-click any control to assign a MIDI CC from your hardware. Reassign pads to any MIDI key for custom finger-drumming layouts.
Library relocate
Move the sample content to any internal or external drive and re-link from the plugin's settings icon. Perfect for limited-storage rigs.
Draw values
In the sequencer, draw velocity, pitch, and length curves with a continuous mouse drag. Double-click any value to return to default.
Controls helper
Hover any control for an instant popup that explains what it does and shows the current value. Never lose track of a parameter.
The Drum Machine Bundle
Get Vinylistik together with our other classic drum machine plugins — GR-X, Sequel 2, Bolly-X, and SW3 — as a single bundle. Five unique drum flavours spanning boombap, 90s dance, vintage 80s, exotic world percussion, and synthwave, all for less than buying them separately.
Loved by producers worldwide.
I bought this today and I'm blown away with how good it is — unbelievable for the price.
I got this thing and I'm in love — it sounds so good. Really unique.
Just bought Vinylistik today based on your fantastic review and demonstration.
Sounds good — great job. Now I'd love to see you make a 90s West Coast drum machine next.
Frequently asked questions
Vinylistik captures the drum sounds that powered records by Dr. Dre, DJ Premier, Pete Rock, J Dilla, Q-Tip, RZA, Timbaland, and Afrika Bambaataa — every golden-era boombap producer. We re-sampled the source hardware through vintage 12-bit samplers, aged preamps, and tape chains to preserve the exact gritty, crate-dug character.
Yes. Drag any .wav file from your desktop directly onto a pad to replace its sample. Every user sample gets access to the same per-pad controls as factory sounds — trim, reverse, pitch, filter, and more.
Yes — drag the Multi Out button to any pad and it gets its own dedicated stereo output. Perfect for running individual drums through external compression, sidechain setups, or parallel processing chains.
Yes. Drag any pattern from the sequencer directly onto your DAW timeline or desktop — it exports as a MIDI file you can edit, rearrange, or build into a full track inside your DAW.
Vinylistik works with every major DAW that supports VST3, AU, or AAX — Ableton Live, Logic Pro, FL Studio, Pro Tools, Cubase, Studio One, Reaper, and Bitwig. Mac (Apple Silicon and Intel) and Windows.
Your license covers installation on up to three machines — main studio, laptop, and a backup rig. No extra fees.
We offer a 15-day money-back guarantee. Try Vinylistik in your own workflow — if it's not for you, email us for a full refund, no questions asked.
System requirements
Mac
- macOS Mojave or later
- AU, VST3, or AAX (64-bit host)
- Apple Silicon (M1–M4) or Intel i5+
- 2 GB RAM
- 300 MB free disk space
Windows
- Windows 10 or later
- VST3 or AAX (64-bit host)
- Intel i5 / AMD equivalent
- 2 GB RAM
- 300 MB free disk space
Boombap,
in a plugin.
45 kits. 45 patterns. Every dusty, crate-dug drum sound that built golden-era hip-hop — now a click away.
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