OBSCURA DRUM// 88OBS-8803 · RHYTHM ARCHIVE

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OBS-8803 · Instrument · Drum machine & pattern builder

OBSCURA DRUM // 88

Rhythm Archive

An eight-voice drum machine with 88 kit and pattern presets. Build rhythms of up to 32 steps with swing, probability, ratchets and live fills, then export your pattern as MIDI. Shape the kit with individual voice controls, room, echo, crush and tape color.

88 kit + pattern presets
8 voices
up to 32 steps

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Runs on: macOS on Apple Silicon
Formats: VST3 · Audio Unit · Standalone
Tested in: Ableton Live
Not supported: Windows · Intel Macs

The interface

OBSCURA DRUM // 88 Pattern Builder, kit Black Tile, Bar A: eight drum rows across 16 steps, with step detail, performance fills and final-stage controls below. — Pattern Builder — Bar A, eight rows and editable step detailBlack Tile / Bar A

Tracklist

Side A, Side B, Index

Side ADrum VoicesKick · Snare · Low Tom · High Tom · Clap / Rim · Hats · Cymbal / Tam · Metal / Perc
Side BPattern BuilderBar A · Bar B · velocity, ratchet, pitch, decay and chance per step
IndexRoom + BusDarkroom Space · Stereo Echo · Crush & Colour

Liner notes

What it does

0188 kit and pattern presets in 18 descriptive collections
02Eight drum voices with individual source, tuning, decay and tone controls
03Up to 32 steps, independent row lengths, swing, probability and ratchets
04Momentary performance fills, clear/undo controls, kit saving and MIDI export

MIDI export carries the notes and timing of your pattern. The drum sounds, per-step sound changes and momentary fills stay inside the instrument; a saved kit and pattern keeps the full state.

Detail — Side B: the Bar A step grid and step-detail controls. Crop of Fig. 01.

18 collections

The preset archive

88 kit + pattern presets · 8 voices · up to 32 steps. Kits and patterns are filed in 18 descriptive collections.

01Gothic Glass6 kit + pattern presets
02Neon Synthpop6 kit + pattern presets
03Industrial Velvet6 kit + pattern presets
04Concrete Coldwave6 kit + pattern presets
05Ethereal Chimes5 kit + pattern presets
06Ambient Bloom5 kit + pattern presets
07Fuzz & Haze5 kit + pattern presets
08Jangle & Reeds5 kit + pattern presets
09Fractured Circuits5 kit + pattern presets
10Psychedelic Groove4 kit + pattern presets
11Northern Anthems4 kit + pattern presets
12Skyline Echoes5 kit + pattern presets
13Motorik Haze4 kit + pattern presets
14Cinematic Shadows4 kit + pattern presets
15Noise & Honey4 kit + pattern presets
16Pastel Shimmer4 kit + pattern presets
17Ritual Noir4 kit + pattern presets
18After Hours6 kit + pattern presets

Contact sheet · 4 frames

Screenshots

Actual editor captures of build 1.1.2 at 2×, without the DAW window. Select a frame to see it full size.

OBS-8803 · Fig. 01
Pattern Builder — Bar A, eight rows and editable step detailBlack Tile / Bar A
OBS-8803 · Fig. 02
Pattern Builder — Bar B, steps 17–32Black Tile / Bar B
OBS-8803 · Fig. 03
Drum Voices — eight independently shaped channelsBlack Tile
OBS-8803 · Fig. 04
Room + Bus — ambience, echo, crush and tapeBlack Tile