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DrumTools Performance Designer 1.0

This is a VSTi allowing for instant creation of one- to eight-measure drum performances, including drum/percussion loops, fills, intros, endings, solo, and then trigger them by MIDI notes from your sequencer to turn separate performances into complete drum tracks matching your song. It offers two components: SlicyDrummer is a drum loop generating tool providing the user with a way to construct pro-quality drum/percussion loops by combining the pre-recorded individual drum instrument patterns. Fill-In Drummer is a drum tool specially developed for work with drum fills. It includes more than 600 pre-recorded drum fills, intros, and endings, and also lets you import your own fill libraries. It helps you find the appropriate drum fill from the library, modify it to better fit your musical needs, and momentarily combine it with the basic rhythm part in the needed measure.