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Nepheton 2 €49/€35


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Due to the lack of multi-output support and the inability to adjust the kick drum's pitch,

Nepheton 2 may not be the most suitable choice for users seeking more flexible sound design options.

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I installed the original Nepheton, had a quick play around, couldn't figure out how to get it do to want I wanted, and then never used it again. The workflow was a pig.

I went back to using Audiorealism's ADM, which I use for all my 606/808/909 (and drum sampler) needs. 

$19 seems a real bargain, but the number of "bargains" I've acquired for less than $20 dollars and never used is ridiculous.

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12 hours ago, dubdisciple said:

I am torn. Do I really need another drum machine plugin? 

Need... I highly doubt it 🤣

But I quite like it, especially for $19. Sometimes the different workflows trigger different ideas. It's also interesting to see how they got the sounds with the processing used. It's quite eye opening disabling the entire FX chain for each sound and seeing what the raw samples sound like and then how much each FX alters it. From a learning perspective and from being able to more finely customize the sound it's handy and not something you get with drum samples.

Some of the hits sound great out of the box though.

I always init the patterns and create from scratch, but I wouldn't be surprised if some of those patterns are decent too. But I've been programming some patterns and then just dragging the MIDI from it, directly into its own track in Cubase and then disable Nepheton's internal sequencer and have Cubase trigger it.

It's already inspired the basis for a new track, so for $19 I've already got enough fun out of it 🙂

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1 hour ago, Wibbles said:

In the end, I couldn't help myself. 

I was pleased to find that it cost me £15 including VAT.

I've just got to remember to install it and actually use the thing.

 

That's not the point of being in the forum or buying plugins.  We jut like to have these things and every DAW comes with these type of drum machines. The reality  is we are too fascinated  with not having our ideal 808 sound.   

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As a longtime cakewalk user, I received 808 samples from the original ROMs years ago when Roland owned Cakewalk.  I have probably thousands of 808 samples from other sources. There is no logical reason to buy for the sound. What does interest me is workflow. I have Drumazon 1 and occasionally will use it and a barebones setup like Drumazon, Arturia Juno 106 and maybe one more vintage synth with minimal use of DAW features . I use old techniques like using the 909 sequencer to trigger bass lines. 

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On 8/11/2025 at 5:35 PM, dubdisciple said:

As a longtime cakewalk user, I received 808 samples from the original ROMs years ago when Roland owned Cakewalk.  I have probably thousands of 808 samples from other sources. There is no logical reason to buy for the sound. What does interest me is workflow. I have Drumazon 1 and occasionally will use it and a barebones setup like Drumazon, Arturia Juno 106 and maybe one more vintage synth with minimal use of DAW features . I use old techniques like using the 909 sequencer to trigger bass lines. 

I'm not sure how you received 808 samples from the original ROMs - all the 808 sounds were synthesized. On the 909, the hats and cymbals were samples.

Almost everything I do is based around a minimal set up of Audiorealism's ABL3 and ADM, and some samples. Although I will often end up with 2 or 3 instances of ABL3 playing different 303 lines.

 

 

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28 minutes ago, Vernon Barnes said:

Much better price at JRR for only $41.16 with code GROUP. But the activation / licensing is lightyears better with D16.

I do think the Roland Cloud one would also sound decent from some examples I've heard, but I'm not totally convinced about the bloat / cloud requirement for it. I did buy it the other day as well, but I haven't activated it just yet until I decide if I like their system. That said it's a cheap way to test out their cloud beyond the free sounds.

https://www.jrrshop.com/roland-tr-808-plugin-lifetime-key.html

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