real human bean

A DRUM HUMANIZING VST

Free

real human bean is an audio plugin that applies humanized offsets to a stream of samples, making the samples sound as if a person played them. It is ideal for channels that contain one drum part, such as a hi hat channel, snare channel, etc. The algorithm to generate offsets was implemented as described in this paper by Saara Malila.

Alpha: controls the "skill" of the drummer. A lower alpha value creates a looser groove while a higher alpha value creates a tighter groove.

Steps: indicates the amount of offsets to calculate. This allows users to mismatch their offset loop with their drum loop to create a more human feel.

Variance: applies a constant multiplier to the offset to exaggerate the offset.

Lookahead: allows offsets to shift audio forward as well as backward (in development).

Plugin UI

Demo