$39

erratic 2 is a drum sample player with many randomising and velocity sensitive options to make any drum pattern sound different on each loop. It can be used to add realism or surrealism depending on how you want to set it up. At the core you have a 15 slot drum sampler with 6 velocity layers per slot, each layer can be played according to velocity, cycled (round-robin) or randomly triggered. To vary things up a bit you can determine the hit probability and hit repeat probability for each slot and add a random factor for the velocity, pan and swing for each hit.

In addition to the velocity layers, this update adds velocity-sensitive decay envelopes for volume&filter cut-off, as well as velocity sensitivity to pitch and filter cut-off. Another new feature is the hit repeat probability, with delay time, repeat velocity and velocity sensitive feedback. The step-sequencer is replaced by a more flexible midi / piano-roll triggering, which allows better management of note precision, long patterns and different time signatures. Improvements have been made to give 4 choke groups across all samples, better mute/solo options, sample reverse, sample normalisation, MIDI out, support for 32 bit wavs and more samples than ever before.



- Plays any 16, 24 or 32 bit stereo / mono WAV files from RAM for low CPU
- 15 sample slots, each triggered by user-definable midi note
- 6 velocity layers per sample slot, can be selected by velocity, round-robin or random
- 4 choke groups, each slot can be assigned to a group and be cut by a group
- Per sample slot parameter modulation includes;
   - Hit probability
   - Swing randomising
   - Hit repeat probability, with adjustable delay time, repeat velocity and velocity sensitive feedback
   - Velocity randomisation
   - Pan randomisation
   - Velocity sensitive pitch
   - Velocity sensitive volume decay envelope with adjustable contours
   - Low pass filter with velocity sensitive cut-off
   - Velocity sensitive cut-off decay envelope with adjustable contours
- Midi out
- Mute and solo for each sample slot
- Sample reverse
- Sample slot normalisation
- Selectable mono/stereo and quality level for low RAM systems
- Multi-out version has 15 stereo outputs for routing to individual mixer channels in your host
- Single-out version available where host does not support multi-out plug-ins
- 1480 samples (306 MB) covering velocity sampled acoustic kits, vintage electronic, glitch, jazz, world and esoteric noises
- over 40 presets covering various kits and technique examples

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The download is a 174 MB rar file and includes multi-out and single-out versions plus 1480 samples (306MB). A manual and sound design guide are also included in the download

If you want to download the VST Only version with no samples (3.2MB), please purchase using the VST only button below

NOTE: If you use this option, you will NOT be able to download the samples separately later. If you think that you might want the samples, please use the Buy Now button

If you do buy the VST Only version, you can get one kit of samples from the demo version. After installing the VST Only version in your host, copy the 'erratic2_samples' folder from the 'erratic_2_demo' folder to the 'erratic_2' folder in your VST directory

Whichever version you purchase, you are strongly advised to test the demo version on your system and be aware of any known issues outlined below

This plugin is also available in a bundle deal which saves money on the individual prices




Download demo VST (25 MB) - This zip contains the demo version of erratic 2 to allow you to fully evaluate it before purchasing. The download is the single-out version plus samples from a cut-down version of a velocity layered acoustic kit. It is fully functioning except you will get 1 second of silence every 10 seconds, MIDI out on slot 1 only and a nag screen on start up. Manual is also included

You can also listen to some audio demos to get a feel of what erratic 2 can do, although there are many ways to use it with your own samples, so the demo VST will give you a better idea if it's right for you. No other effects are used in these demos, each loop is a 1 bar (single measure) midi loop repeated several times. In each demo, the first section is the standard repetitive midi file played with no variation. The second section is the exact same midi loop with variation provided by erratic 2
Download erratic 2 audio demo 1 mp3 - acoustic velocity layered drums
Download erratic 2 audio demo 2 mp3 - glitchy randomised beats
Download erratic 2 audio demo 3 mp3 - electronic drum session
Download erratic 2 audio demo 4 mp3 - jazz improv
Download erratic 2 audio demo 5 mp3 - tribal hand drumming



The manual included with the download of erratic full and demo versions will help to explain the installation in more detail, but in summary;
- you should copy the contents of the download rar into your VST directory, maintaining the folder structure to ensure the presets work
- you can load your own samples from any directory
- samples are loaded and played from RAM for lower CPU. This can make plugin/preset loading take a few seconds
- If you have less than 512MB RAM, you should ensure erratic 2 is in mono mode and may need to reduce the quality setting
- erratic_2.dll is the multi-out version, erratic_2_s.dll is the single-out version
- the default install is the multi-out version, there is a readme in the download on the single-out version
- You may need to configure your host to play all 15 stereo outputs of the multi-out version
For more details please consult the included manual



erratic 2 was developed using SynthEdit software version 1.016
There is a known bug with this version of SynthEdit that affects some multicore processors, although it isn't widely documented. Some users with multicore processors and certain hosts have reported issues when trying to load multiple instances of the same SynthEdit plugin. This bug is not reproducable on all systems or hosts, and may not occur on your system. If you have a multicore processor you are strongly urged to fully test the demo version of erratic 2 on your system before purchasing.
This bug does NOT affect single core processors or single instances of a plugin
This bug only seems to apply in hosts with multi-core support
It is intended that SynthEdit 1.1 will fix this bug, but there is no planned release date. There is no guarantee that erratic 2 can be updated on release of SE 1.1, as the compatibility between the two versions is not certain.
If you do have issues with multiple instances, there is a potential workaround. By making several copies of erratic_2.dll (eg erratic_2_a.dll, erratic_2_b.dll, etc) in your VST directory, your host will see each one as a different plugin and be able load one instance of each



erratic 2 has been tested and works in Cubase SE 3.0.3, Sonar 7, Ableton Live Lite 7.10, FL Studio 8.02, Reaper 2.46, Renoise 1.9.1, energyXT 2.07, energyXT 1.4 and Podium 2.03
You should however always test the demo version in your choice of hosts/system before purchase



Thanks to the kind people who provided samples: Goldbaby, Yppse, Distorted Mastermind, sink, WhiskeyPriest, Singing Crane, Audiofudge, 3am, Eric Beam and Ronnie @ Rekkerd

Thanks for testing and advice from WhiskeyPriest, sink, runagate and Chopper

Additional presets by runagate and Singing Crane

Thanks for the 3rd party modules from Chris Kerry, Dave Haupt, Scoofster and Kelly Lynch



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