Erica Synths and Hexinverter surprise reveal HexDrums, a forthcoming analog drum machine with a massive sound.

Erica Synths and Hexinverter HexDrums

You may remember when Erica Synths resurrected four drum modules by the sadly defunct Hexinverter Électronique. Now the company is going one further by taking that Mutant Drum DNA and putting it into a standalone drum machine. Ladies and gentlemen, HexDrums.

10 Sound Sources

HexDrums is a (mostly) analog drum machine “forged out of deep respect for traditional designs with innovative improvements and the combined spell work of its makers,” in the words of Erica Synths. It professes to combine the sound of Hexinverter with the workflow and layout of Erica Synths. This is still very early days, but it already looks like a winner.

HexDrums has 10 sound sources largely built on Hexinverter’s Mutant series of Eurorack percussion modules. It will have: two kick drums (BD9 and Bass Drum), an optimized Mutant Machine, Snare Drum, Clap, Rimshot, and HiHats. Additionally, Erica Synths has thrown in its own Cymbals with 10 sets of crash and ride cymbal samples. Each source offers a variety of controls for sound-shaping depending on the sound at hand.

All drums have individual outputs (but of course), while the master channel features stereo panning. There are also Compressor and Master Drive circuits, the latter taken from the Mutant Glue. It will also offer a kick drum-controlled sidechain.

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