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BigKick Black Friday deal: Plugin Boutique's kick drum synthesiser is 67% off at $19 until Nov 29, 2026, and it is built to design a kick from scratch instead of digging through sample folders.
The maker pitches it as a fix for two familiar time sinks: hunting for the right sample and stacking layers that still don't land. It aims to make kick design quick and enjoyable.
BigKick is a generator plugin that synthesises kick drums. The maker says it replicates most electronic kick sounds and also offers creative options for newer territory.
You can set the pitch to match your bass-line or play the kick from a MIDI keyboard. Auto-play gives you an instant kick metronome, so you can start jamming without programming a single MIDI note.
There are no complex envelopes to set. The maker describes the controls as sensible knobs for instant results.
You can load your own kick samples to borrow their attack and character. Drag a sound from your track onto the Load Sample button to layer it with the synthesised kick.
Finished samples drag straight out of the plugin into your host's sampler. Preset management includes folder creation, renaming, easier browsing and preset-pack creation tools.
The preset designers include Audialize, Cutline, Daniel Daly, D-Product, Freemasons, Jamie Anderson, Jim Credland, John Lead, Kris O'Neil, Niche Audio, Rasmus Faber and Timo Garcia, with extra input from Nick Sentience.
Yes. Split output mode, switched on from a button on the front of the UI, sends the attack samples to a separate channel in your DAW. You can then run different plugins on the attack and the body.
Expansion packs for BigKick are also available. They are genre-inspired and load through the BigKick Preset Manager.
On Mac, BigKick runs on macOS 10.15 or later, 64-bit only, and is Apple Silicon (M1) compatible. Formats are VST 2.4, VST3, AU and AAX.
On Windows, it needs Windows 10 or above, 64-bit only, in VST 2.4, VST3 and AAX. AAX requires Pro Tools 10.3.6 or later.
The maker says BigKick works with most major DAWs. The plugin window is 750 pixels high, so some sequencers on netbooks or very low-resolution monitors may show minor issues.
If you get it through a Rent to Own plan or the Beatport Studio membership, it installs and runs through the Beatport Access portal. That needs an internet connection every 30 days to validate your license.
Yes. The BigKick Black Friday deal takes 67% off, bringing the kick drum synthesiser to $19. It runs until Nov 29, 2026. BigKick is a Plugin Boutique generator plugin for designing kick drums from scratch.
BigKick has a factory library of more than 300 attack types and 110 presets. Creative options include three waveforms, overdrive and a hard clipper. There is also a built-in EQ, a punch control and a high pass filter for the sub-bass.
On Mac it comes as VST 2.4, VST3, AU and AAX, for macOS 10.15 or later and Apple Silicon compatible. On Windows it is VST 2.4, VST3 and AAX, for Windows 10 and above. Both are 64-bit only, and AAX needs Pro Tools 10.3.6 or later.
Yes. Load your existing kick samples to use their attack and character, or drag a sound from your track onto the Load Sample button to layer it with the synthesised kick. A second sample layer allows further fine-tuning.
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