Array Studio instrument add-on
DDU-1 Digital Drum Unit — Array Studio Instrument
DDU-1 Digital Drum Unit — Array Studio Instrument
One-time purchase · For Array Studio Standard · Mac + Windows
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How it works
- Adds DDU-1 Digital Drum Unit to Array Studio Standard
- Your serial arrives by email; paste it under Options ▸ Add-ons & plugins ▸ Unlock
- Unlocks offline · free updates for life
Have Array Studio Pro? It's already included. Don't have Array Studio yet? See Standard and Pro or try it free. More about this instrument →
DDU-1 Digital Drum Unit is a drum machine on its own Array Studio track. A 16-row step sequencer with eight patterns of 4 to 64 steps, velocity, probability, rolls and held hits, and a NEW BEAT generator across eight genres.
- FM synth or sample kits, or both layered, shaped per row
- Drop in your own one-shots and save your own kits
- Patterns arrange as blocks on the timeline
- Export GM .mid or PRINT to audio
An add-on for Array Studio Standard. Already included with Array Studio Pro. One-time purchase, free updates, Mac and Windows, unlocks offline with its own serial.
License & activation
License & activation
Your serial arrives by email right after checkout. In Array Studio open Options ▸ Add-ons & plugins, paste it into the box and press Unlock. It is checked offline, and nothing is uploaded.
System requirements
System requirements
Requires Array Studio Standard on macOS 12+ (Apple Silicon) or Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit). Included with Array Studio Pro. The Double Scoop sound library is a separate 2.2 GB download from inside the app.
Updates & support
Updates & support
Buy once and get every future update for life. Questions, bugs or feature requests: write to hello@arraysounds.com. A real human reads every email, usually within a business day.
Instrument add-ons
Write the parts right in the studio.
Four instruments that live on their own tracks, each with its own patterns, sound, mix and effects. Add as many as you like; every render comes out identical, sample for sample.
Instrument
DDU-1 Digital Drum Unit
Drum machine · FM + sample kits
A 16-row step sequencer on its own track. Patterns A–H up to 64 steps with velocity, probability, rolls and held hits; a genre-aware NEW BEAT generator; FM drum synth or sample kits.
- Built-in kits: Analog 808, Drive 909, Trap Boom, Dusty Lo-Fi and more
- Drop your own one-shots or folders onto any row and save the kit
- Tunes pitched drums to the project key and exports GM .mid
Pro: includedStandard: $10
Instrument
Chord Spire
Chords + melody writer
One chord per bar, as blocks on the timeline. 32 chord types, a 42-progression library across 9 genres, and a melody writer, played by ten instruments from grand piano to guitar.
- Piano or guitar voicings, inversions, strum, arp, swing
- SONG writes a key, progression and melody in one click
- Drag chords onto any MIDI track and export .mid
Pro: includedStandard: $10
Instrument
Double Scoop
Two-voice sample synth · 119 presets
Our Double Scoop plug-in on its own track: two sampled voices from 50 sounds recorded from vintage analog synths and a 76-key Rhodes, with FM, filters, freeze reverb and tempo delay.
- Same panel and the same 119 presets as the plug-in
- Play it live, or let it follow a Chord Spire track
- Already own the plug-in? The add-on is included
Pro: includedStandard: $10
New instrument
Tension
Cinematic hits, drones + textures
A granular instrument on its own track. Scatter any sound into grains, or start from Air, Metal, Choir, Strings, Sub or Glass, then drive the whole build from one big Tension dial.
- Load your own sample, or grab one straight from a clip on the timeline
- Grain size, density, position, scan, spray, pitch, reverse and spread
- Presets for hits, drones, textures and pulses: Braam, Abyss Drone, Metal Swarm
Pro: includedStandard: $10
All four are included with Pro. On Standard, add any instrument for $10: DDU-1, Chord Spire, Double Scoop or Tension.
In it for the long run
Built by us. Built for you.
Array Studio is our own daily driver. It started as a tool to finish our own packs, and grew into the studio we always wanted. We ship updates constantly because we use it constantly, and every feature comes from a problem we hit in our own sessions first.
What you need
A standalone desktop app for Mac and Windows. No DAW, no plug-in host, no subscription.
- macOS 12+ (Apple Silicon)
- Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit). WebView2 installs automatically if needed
- Runs fully offline: offline license activation, nothing uploaded
- Microphone access for recording (you’ll be asked once)
- Double Scoop sound library: separate 2.2 GB download
Talk to a real human.
Bug, feature request, install question, hardware target you want added: write to us. We read every email and reply personally, usually within a business day.