Drum humanizer · VST3 · AU · Standalone

HUMBEAT 3Drum Humanizer

Programmed drums, played like a drummer: the timing, the dynamics and the two hands and two feet of a real player. Your drum plugin now plays inside HumBeat, so there is nothing to route — press play and hear it.

Windows 10 / 1164-bit · VST3 · Standalone
macOS 11 or newerApple Silicon · AU · VST3 · Standalone
Not forIntel Macs · Pro Tools (AAX)

What's new

2.440,00 KčOne-time purchase · free lifetime updates · included in the All-Access Pass

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HumBeat 3 playing a drum plugin: every note coloured by the hand or foot that played it — Live Every hit, the limb that played it, and how it moved.

0tracks to route: your drums play inside

4limbs, each with its own feel

11drum maps for the big drum plugins

12drummer presets, from studio tight to demo loose

1take number: the same performance every time

Your drums inside

Load your drum plugin in HumBeat. Press play. That's it.

HumBeat 3 is an instrument: put it on your drum track and load Superior Drummer, EZdrummer, Addictive Drums, GetGood Drums, Steven Slate Drums, BFD or Kontakt inside it. Your MIDI clips play humanized, in every DAW, with no second track and no MIDI routing. Your project remembers the drum plugin with all its settings.

Your drum plugin plays inside HumBeat 3: nothing to route, in every DAW

1Put it onHumBeat 3 goes on your drum track as the instrument.
2Load your drumsPick your drum plugin. HumBeat finds your plugins once and remembers them.
3Press playYour MIDI plays humanized. The drum map follows the plugin you loaded.
4Keep itDrag the humanized MIDI of the whole song into your project, or keep playing it live.

HumBeat 3 and HumBeat 2

Rebuilt from the ground up

Everything HumBeat 2 did, done again from scratch — and the things customers asked for most.

	HumBeat 2	HumBeat 3
Your drums	A second track, with MIDI routed to your drum plugin	Your drum plugin plays inside HumBeat. Nothing to route, in every DAW
Ahead of the beat	Notes could only come late	Push, rush and play ahead, like a real drummer
The same take again	Every playback a little different	Take numbers: playback, bounce and export are the same performance, note for note
Drum maps	General MIDI	11 layouts — Superior Drummer 3, EZdrummer 3, Addictive Drums 2, GetGood Drums, BFD3, SSD5, MODO DRUM… MIDI written for one plays on another
Ghost notes	Kept quiet	Adds snare ghost notes where a drummer plays them, and shapes the ones you programmed
Hands and feet	Hand bias, alternating kicks	Real sticking: lead hand on the cymbals, the other on the backbeat, fast runs alternate; each foot its own feel
Groove	Pocket and feel	Six groove styles: Straight, Laid back, Push, Shuffle, Half-time, Funk
Tempo in MIDI files	One tempo	The whole tempo map and every time signature
Keeping a performance	Drag from the roll	Capture of the whole song at its real positions: drop it at bar 1
Hearing a MIDI file	Through your DAW	Play and Loop with your drums, right in HumBeat
Presets	5	12, and your HumBeat 2 presets come along
Mac	Intel and Apple Silicon, macOS 10.15+	Apple Silicon, macOS 11+

HumBeat 2 stays installed next to HumBeat 3, so your older projects keep opening as they are.

See the drummer

Every note, and the limb that played it

The live roll shows every hit on its kit row: the programmed note, the played note in the colour of the hand or foot that played it, and the velocity. Next to it, the timing of each instrument, who played what and the sticking of the hands and feet. Point at a note to see exactly what happened to it.

MIDI files

Drop a groove, hear it, take it with you

Drop a drum MIDI file onto HumBeat and see the whole file humanized; every knob you turn shows at once. Press Play to hear it with your drums, then drag the humanized MIDI into your song or export it, with its tempo map intact.

Drum maps

Written for one plugin, played on another

Tell HumBeat which plugin your MIDI was written for and it knows every kick, ghost note and ride bell. Load a different drum plugin and each note plays on its matching note there: a Superior Drummer groove on GetGood Drums, a General MIDI file on Addictive Drums.

Drum plugins

Finds your drums once, never crashes your DAW

HumBeat looks for your plugins once and remembers them; later only new ones are checked. Drum plugins come first in the list. A plugin that hangs is checked in a separate helper and you decide whether to skip it or wait, so your DAW stays safe.

Eleven modules

Everything a drummer does differently from a grid

Timing and grooveFrom a tight session player to a loose demo. Six groove styles, swing on 8ths or 16ths, the whole kit ahead or behind the beat.

DynamicsNatural variation that keeps your loud hits loud and your ghost notes quiet, with the accents a drummer plays.

Ghost notesAdds snare ghost notes around the backbeat in a pattern that repeats with small changes, never where your snare already plays.

Hands and feetA lead hand and a weaker second hand, double kick with both feet and a weak foot with its own feel.

Blasts, flams and dragsFast snare figures played evenly, stacked hits that never land at the same instant, grace notes before the snare.

Endurance, fills and driftLong fast passages tire a limb, fills push ahead and build up, and the time breathes over the song.

Delivery and compatibility

Ready for your DAW

Windows: Windows 10 / 11, 64-bit · VST3 and standalone app
macOS: macOS 11 or newer on Apple Silicon · VST3, Audio Unit and standalone app
Not supported: Intel Macs, Pro Tools (AAX)
Drum plugins: Any VST3 or Audio Unit drum instrument: Superior Drummer, EZdrummer, Addictive Drums, GetGood Drums, Steven Slate Drums, BFD, Kontakt and more
Without a DAW: The standalone app plays your MIDI files through your drums and exports the humanized MIDI
In the download: Windows installer, macOS installer, User Guide
Licence: One-time purchase, instant download, free lifetime updates; included in the All-Access Pass

Questions

Frequently asked

What is HumBeat 3?

HumBeat 3 is a drum humanizer: it turns programmed drum MIDI into a performance with the timing, dynamics and the two hands and two feet of a real drummer. Your drum plugin plays inside HumBeat 3, so there is nothing to route.

Do I still need a second track and MIDI routing?

No. Put HumBeat 3 on your drum track as the instrument and load your drum plugin inside it. Your MIDI clips play humanized in every DAW. If you prefer your own routing, HumBeat 3 can still send humanized MIDI to another track.

Which drum plugins does it work with?

Any VST3 or Audio Unit drum instrument: Superior Drummer, EZdrummer, Addictive Drums, GetGood Drums, Steven Slate Drums, BFD, Kontakt and more. Drum maps for the popular ones are built in, and MIDI written for one plugin plays on the matching notes of another.

I own HumBeat 1 or HumBeat 2. Is there an upgrade price?

Yes. Log in with the account you bought it with and 30 % comes off HumBeat 3 at checkout automatically. There is no code to enter.

Will my HumBeat 2 projects still work?

Yes. HumBeat 3 is a separate plugin, so HumBeat 2 stays installed and your older projects keep opening as they are. Your HumBeat 2 presets can be imported into HumBeat 3.

Which formats and systems does it run on?

VST3 and the standalone app on Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit), and VST3, Audio Unit and the standalone app on macOS 11 or newer on Apple Silicon. Intel Macs and Pro Tools (AAX) are not supported. The download includes installers for Windows and macOS and the User Guide.

HumBeat 3

Serum 2 Presets

Vital Presets

Bundles by style

Wavetables

HUMBEAT 3Drum Humanizer

Load your drum plugin in HumBeat. Press play. That's it.

Rebuilt from the ground up

Every note, and the limb that played it

Drop a groove, hear it, take it with you

Written for one plugin, played on another

Finds your drums once, never crashes your DAW

Everything a drummer does differently from a grid

Ready for your DAW

Frequently asked

Your drums, played like a drummer. Nothing to route.

Serum 2 Presets

Vital Presets

Bundles by style

Wavetables

HUMBEAT 3Drum Humanizer

Load your drum plugin in HumBeat. Press play. That's it.

Rebuilt from the ground up

Every note, and the limb that played it

Drop a groove, hear it, take it with you

Written for one plugin, played on another

Finds your drums once, never crashes your DAW

Everything a drummer does differently from a grid

Ready for your DAW

Frequently asked

Your drums, played like a drummer. Nothing to route.

Why buy one plugin at a time?