Quickly replace or enhance kicks, snares, and toms in your recordings with Trigger's massive library of pro drum samples. See why hit-making producers rely on Trigger.
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Avenged Sevenfold
Van Halen
Killer Mike
Train
Papa Roach
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Gwen Stefani
Young The Giant
Good Things
Edgar Winter
Lady Antebellum
O.A.R.Hear how TRIGGER makes tracks in any genre come to life.
Rock
Add instant energy to your track
Metal
The heaviest drums on the planet
Hip-Hop
Massive lows to make your track slap
Country
Soulful acoustic kits that work every time
Electronic
Build the perfect beat to get the crowd moving
Pop
For drums that sit perfectly in your mix
1970s
Warm, acoustic kits full of vintage vibe
Jazz
Organic hits & touches make mixes come alive
You've been hearing these drum sounds for years on hit records. TRIGGER 2 includes sounds from 46 snare drums, 33 kick drums, and eight sets of toms. Each instrument includes hundreds of 24-bit samples for realistic expression and dynamic range.
Stack multiple close mic layers, overhead layers, room mic layers all in one instance of TRIGGER. Use the classic mixer to craft the perfect final drum tone.
No other drum replacement solution comes close: TRIGGER's transient detection find all your drum hits without getting lost in background sounds. This is drum hit detection unlike any other.
Send spill tracks to TRIGGER to help it intelligently ignore leakage of unwanted elements. Replace extremely quiet samples without worrying about other sounds creeping in.
This easy to use standalone application automatically calculates velocities, features a resizable GUI with retina support, and utilizes optimized AAMG profiles for enhanced natural playback. All Trigger 2 users can download the instrument editor from the Steven Slate Audio Center.
Our hand-picked collection of drum expansions built for real productions. From iconic producer tones to raw, flexible kits, each pack gives you detailed, hard-hitting drums with punch, realism, and mix-ready sound that will make your mixes come alive.
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Two massive drum packs in one: raw Nir Z performances with swappable mics, plus Jeff Juliano’s mix-ready samples built to drop straight into your track.
Fat, punchy, radio-ready drums from five-time GRAMMY-winning mixer Chris Lord-Alge, whose sound shaped countless hit records.
Genre-bending drums from Frank Zummo, delivering modern punch across pop, punk, rock, indie, and hybrid acoustic/electronic productions.
The legendary sound of Blackbird Studios, captured with classic kits and vintage mics for unprecedented depth and organic flavor.
Massive rock and metal drums from Terry Date, built for heavy guitars, huge choruses, and thunderous fills.
Fat, dirty, vibey drums from Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney, built for blues-rock, indie, alternative, and garage rock.
Punchy, radio-ready drums from David Bendeth, with tight kicks, explosive snares, and toms that cut through dense mixes.
A massive collection of unprocessed Slate samples, with 16 snares, 14 kicks, and 19 toms you can shape perfectly to your mix.
"These samples are just what I need – a vast library with GREAT sounding drums that instantly and easily fit into a mix. Drum replacement can be a tricky thing. The samples need to be designed to work WITH the track…"
Dave Way
Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson, Christina Aguilera
"The most realistic sounding drum samples I have ever heard. There is a snare or kick here to fit into any pop, rock or metal mix. These are the best on the market, the new industry standard…"
Colin Richardson
Bullet for My Valentine, Lamb of God, Slipknot
"...Steven Slate Drum library makes it easy to integrate pristine samples with the original track. All the samples in the library sound very natural and organic. Great tools…"
Michael Wagener
Metallica, Kings X, Motley Crue
"Steven Slate Drums have brought the songwriting/recording process to new horizons of fun and productivity. Having absolutely flawless drum sounds at your disposal virtually instantaneously…"
Ben Moody
Evanescence, Avril Lavigne, Celion Dion
"Recently, I started using the Steven Slate Drums. I am extremely pleased. The extra air and depth of the sounds is a fine upgrade to my drumagog library…"
Ross Hogarth
Jonas Brothers, Motley Crue, Jewel
"The Steven Slate Drum samples are the best sounding drum samples available. The variety is fantastic, I can find a drum sound for any given mix. All the samples have a great PUNCH…"
Jay Baumgardner
Evanescence, Papa Roach, Hoobastank
Join thousands of producers using TRIGGER to make their drums sound legendary.
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When I was in college I didn't have a drum kit. There was no way for me to play or record drums… Now that I have my own studio and record drums in lots of great spaces, I still use Trigger to make my drums sound their best. It's truly the ultimate equalizer.
… As a set of high-quality samples for drum replacement these are the win. There are 3 separate files for each sample… The kicks are great… The toms are spectacular… The snares are excellent.
Easy to use. Great drum sounds. I add a duplicate track and mix half natural sound and half trigger sound. Makes the drums sound amazing!
Trigger 2 is the best drum replacement plugin. It's a staple in any serious rock mixer's arsenal.
SSD is a joy to use, hands down the BEST drum software out there!
Using SSD5 mainly with my E-Drums (Alesis Crimson II). Sound quality is amazing and the articulations are great. Overall it does a great job, and especially the mapping that matches my E-Drum.
It's really impressive how good those samples sit in the mix just by loading them into your session and without even touching an EQ or compression. If you're doing a lot of rock, pop, metal — modern stuff where you need punchy, in-your-face drums — Steven Slate Drums 5 won't disappoint you.
... I have used Trigger myself the last few years and I'm really pleased with the result.
Everybody knows that Trigger 2 is an amazing drum replacement, but the gate is wow