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The Kandy Black Friday deal takes 61% off this UJAM drum machine plugin for modern pop, so it costs $19 until Jan 10, 2027.
Kandy is a virtual beatmaker built for chart-style pop drums. The maker says it uses heavily processed samples and modern sound design to get beats that sit at the top of a mix.
It syncs to your DAW's tempo, so patterns lock to the session straight away. You can play a near-infinite variety of beats from it.
The maker lists these features at a glance:
UJAM describes pop beats as big and precisely programmed, often with a lot of automation. Kandy is aimed at that sound rather than a couple of static loops from a drum synth.
The maker also points to the hybrid nature of current pop, which pulls from broken dance rhythms and techno-inspired stompers. The styles are meant to cover that spread.
Sweetness is a proprietary control that shapes big sounds using multiband compression and a transient designer. The maker says the point is to help the drums cut through the mix better.
It is one dial, so you can push the character of a kit without building the dynamics chain yourself.
The interface is kept clean and simple. You pick a Mix Preset and then dial in its character to taste.
Kandy is the newest title in UJAM's Beatmaker series. Any current Beatmaker purchase or upgrade automatically updates the Beatmaker titles you already own to the new plugin.
Kandy comes as VST 2, VST 3, AU 2 and AAX, all 64-bit only. The AU 2 version works only with Logic Pro X and newer.
UJAM says earlier OS versions may work but are not supported or fully qualified. If you move the.blob file to an external drive, UJAM recommends an SSD to prevent dropouts.
Delivery is a downloadable installer file. You authorise with an e-mail and password, either inside the plugin or in the ujam app.
Yes. The Kandy Black Friday deal takes 61% off UJAM's pop drum machine plugin, bringing it to $19. The offer ends Jan 10, 2027. The plugin is delivered as a downloadable installer, so you can authorise it and start playing beats straight away.
Kandy has 20 styles with 23 ready-made patterns each, 460 patterns in total. It also has 12 kits of 16 drum instruments each, 50 presets, MIDI drag and drop and the Sweetness control for shaping how the drums cut through the mix.
Kandy is available as VST 2, VST 3, AU 2 and AAX, all 64-bit only. The AU 2 version only works with Logic Pro X and newer. It runs on Windows 10 and 11 and on macOS Catalina through Monterey, Intel and Apple silicon.
Sweetness is a proprietary control built on multiband compression and a transient designer. The maker says it shapes huge drum sounds so they cut through the mix better, giving you one dial for the punch and polish of a kit.
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