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New Music Gear Monday: Melda Production MDrumStrip
Getting really good drum sounds can take some time, even for experienced engineers. That’s why many resort to samples to speed things along. But what if there was a smart channel strip dedicated just to drums that could do much of the work for you? That’s what Melda Production MDrumStrip is – a smart dedicated drum plugin that works on all of the parts of the kit.
MDrumStrip is designed to go on every drum channel and the drum buss. You then select the type of drum or cymbal of the channel, hit the Auto Input button, and the plugin does the rest.
The look and some parameter controls change with each drum type, but they all work somewhat the same. Once MDrumStrip learns the sonic signature of the drum, it shows it on the display. You then move the cursor to the highest peak frequency on the analyzer. From there you’ll see a number of EQ presets below the display that can be adjusted with the control underneath.
Full-Featured
Besides the EQ, each module has a compressor, maximizer, saturator and reverb. There’s also a parameter called BK for Bleed Kill, plus a gate for taming any leakage on the track. The compressor section is interesting in that it allows for a much more intricate blend of transients and sustain via the X-Y pad on the module.
The reverb is pretty comprehensive in that there are 8 different types to choose from, along with predelay, decay, high and low-pass filters, and a mix control.
There’s also a dedicated mix buss module, and a parallel compression module for adding a bit of that New York City-style compression that takes the drum sound over the top.
MDrumStrip is available at a special introductory price of $144 via its dedicated webpage. A 15-day, fully-functional trial version of MDrumStrip is also available in 64-bit AAX-, AU-, VST- and VST3-compatible formats for macOS (10.14 or newer) and 64-bit AAX-, VST-, and VST3-compatible formats for Windows (8/10/11).
Go here to find out more or purchase the plugin, or watch the video below for more details.
