Cherry Audio KR-55C

This feature-rich plugin modernizes the classic "Rhythm 55" KR-55A and KR-55B drum machines from the late 70s and early 80s, blending their beloved vintage charm with contemporary flexibility and advanced sound design capabilities. 

KR-55C Features:

• Includes all of the original preset rhythms from both the KR-55A and the KR-55B, resulting in a total of 240 factory patterns, intros, and fills

• 200 additional rhythm and sound presets, including new kits of instruments matched and tuned to specific genres, with patterns that demonstrate each of the sounds in sequence

• Instrument panel for mild or extreme sound editing with Parametric EQ, Tone, Tune, and Decay settings for each instrument

• Familiar X0X-style 16- or 24-step pattern programming

• Flexible pattern and instrument copy-and-paste capabilities

• Swing percentage setting

• Real-time step entering via Trigger button

• Unlike original, all sounds are independently addressable in user pattern mode

• Easy to use Song Mode with up to 99 patterns and 99 steps per song

• External MIDI sound triggering with velocity sensitivity and user-assignable note mapping

• Mixer panel with independent level, pan, and solo/mute for each instrument

• Effects Routing Matrix with easy-to-use toggle buttons to apply effects to individual instruments in any combination

• Effects panel with studio-quality effects for separate processing of each instrument sound, including overdrive, flanger/chorus, delay, and reverb

• Effects panel also includes a colorful and fun global master compressor and a global bus limiter

• Drag-and-drop export function allows simple mouse-drag conversion of patterns to DAW MIDI tracks (plug-in version) or Standard MIDI Files on the desktop (standalone version)

• Individual outs plug-in version for independent processing of each instrument in a DAW

• Super accurate DAW sync

• User-adjustable oversampling control

• Complete MIDI control and DAW automation for all controls, with easy-to-use MIDI learn and mapping (Preset and Global)

• Cherry Audio’s popular Focus zoom-in feature, as well as standard UI zoom and resize via drag

• Complete documentation available directly online from the instrument or in downloadable PDF format