DrumX, a unique collaboration between Jimmy Jam, one of the most successful hitmakers in music history, and EastWest Sounds, one of the industry’s leading developers of music production software, has just been released and is now available at eastwestsounds.com/drumx
By combining Jimmy Jam’s legendary groove sensibility with EastWest’s award-winning sound design, DrumX delivers a new approach to beat creation — one that focuses on the element that makes records unforgettable: the groove.
“Groove is the foundation of every great record,” said Jimmy Jam. “With DrumX, music creators can start with grooves that already feel great, and then build their own ideas from there.”
DrumX brings together 10 iconic drum machines — the TR-808, TR-909, TR-606, LinnDrum, LM-1, DR-55, DR-110, DMX, DrumTraks, and SP-12 — faithfully captured and ready to shape, layer, and push into new sonic territory, joined by a set of exclusive custom samples Jimmy Jam created for DrumX. With a powerful step sequencer, deep sound design tools, a professional effects chain, and hundreds of exclusive grooves, DrumX gives you everything you need to build beats that move people.
Sounds, Kits & Grooves
At the heart of DrumX is an expansive collection of Jimmy Jam grooves. Hundreds of ready-to-play grooves, each including a selection of sounds from the ten classic drum machines programmed by Jimmy Jam spanning Dance Industrial, R&B Funk, Pop, Hip Hop, and Ballad genres.
Alongside these drum machine sounds sits a curated set of exclusive custom samples Jimmy Jam created for DrumX — distinctive sounds and textures you won’t find anywhere else.
The DrumX All Kits folder includes every option from every drum machine so you can create a custom kit. Beyond the kits, three additional instrument types let you go deeper: DX Pitched remaps a single drum chromatically across all 16 pads for melodic tuning, DX Stacks layer every kick, snare, or hi-hat from across all ten machines to build hybrid sounds with real weight, and DX Layers let you swap between machine variations on the fly to add texture without rebuilding from scratch. Unique features include a tape saturation control using Studer tape machines, including a rare tube Studer J-37,offering 5 levels of tape saturation, re-amping of all sounds into EastWest Studios 1 and 2 as a Room option, plus hundreds of professional effects.
Price & Availability:
DrumX Groove Machine is available now as a free addition for ComposerCloud+ subscribers and will be available for sale on May 27. More info at https://www.eastwestsounds.
About the Production Team
Doug Rogers (Producer): Doug Rogers is the visionary behind EastWest, one of the most influential companies in the world of virtual instruments and sound libraries, and winner of three NAMM TEC Awards in the past six years for “Best Musical Instrument Software”. His dedication to quality and innovation has provided musicians with tools that have changed the way music is created and produced.
Eden Nagar (Producer): Eden Nagar is a rising star engineer/producer who has worked with top artists including MF Doom, Young Thug, Burna Boy, Kaytranada, and producer/engineer Mike Dean. Nagar was tasked with taking these legendary drum machines and transforming them for the next generation of producers.
Blake Rogers (Producer): A part of the EastWest production team since Hollywood Choirs, Blake Rogers has contributed to the development of numerous products including Hollywood Orchestra and Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra and co-produced ICONIC and LO-FI. For DrumX, he brought his extensive knowledge of music production history to help curate hundreds of kits and presets, shaping the instrument into a modern production powerhouse.
About EASTWEST
EastWest is a leading developer of virtual instruments and music production software used by top composers, producers, and artists worldwide. For more than 38 years, EastWest has created industry-defining tools used in chart-topping records, film scores, television productions, and video games.
