How to use DB-30 Drum Butter with Datsunn
Learn how DB-30 Drum Butter fits into a mix and how each module enhances a drum loop.
DB-30 Drum Butter
Your drums are better with Butter.
Drum processing made fast, fun, and inspiring. Add flavor, punch, and character in seconds.
The secret ingredient for great drums.
Spread it on thick, or just add a hint. From subtle flavor to bold transformations, DB-30 can take your drums in any direction.
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Huge Drums -
Rise And Shine -
Lay It On Thick -
Candy Knock -
Drum n Basting -
Rave Kick
Designed for
instant character.
DB-30 Drum Butter is built for the way you actually work: quick experimentation, fast decisions, great results.
Drop it on a drum loop, drum machine pattern, or live drum recording and start turning knobs.
DB-30 Drum Butter is built for the way you actually work: quick experimentation, fast decisions, great results.
Drop it on a drum loop, drum machine pattern, or live drum recording and start turning knobs.
Generational plugin. Unbelievably powerful.
Parisi | Producers & songwriters
(Fred Again.., Ed Sheeran, Tiësto)
Six creative modules.
Zero friction.
Six carefully designed modules work together to deliver powerful results while staying fast and intuitive.
The Magnitude Slider
One move for all flavors.
Magnitude scales all six modules at once. Dial in the perfect amount of flavor, or create song-defining transitions with ease.
Boom Shack
Low-end weight. Top-end character.
Two modules in one: Boom adds low-end weight to your drums, while Shack lets you layer characterful noises that organically blend with your original snare sound.
- Boom adds deep low-end energy where your kick lives. Enable Acid Mode for growly, rave-ready bass tones.
- Shack brings noisy character, texture, and bite to snares and hi-hats.
- Simple, intuitive controls for pinpoint triggering and easy layering
Shift
Transform your beat.
Shift lets you bend frequency and formant, separately or together. Add a hint of flavor, or take your track in a completely new direction.
- Shift frequency and formant independently or in unison
- Create dramatic drops, transitions, and evolving grooves
- Add subtle character or bold tonal transformations. Use Target to create movement in attack or sustain.
Space
Depth, width, and atmosphere.
Give your drums a sense of place. Add lush, natural reverbs ranging from rooms of all sizes, to vibey vintage hardware units and otherworldly spaces.
- Add depth, width, and atmosphere to your drums
- Dial in anything from subtle ambience to big, spacious effects
- Detailed controls, including pan, width, decay, and stretch
Compress
Punch, smack, and glue made easy.
Add punch and control to your drums. Tighten grooves, make your drums come alive, and push your beat with energetic pumping.
- Six modes tuned for drum processing, inspired by classic compression circuits
- Quickly apply subtle glue or bold pumping effects
- Dial in otherwise complex processing like parallel, upwards/downwards, and single/multiband compression with intuitive single slider controls
Saturate
From gentle warmth to feral destruction.
Add warmth, grit, and attitude to your drums. From subtle harmonic color to raging distortion, DB-30 will make your drums cut through the mix.
- Six saturation modes hand-picked and tuned for drums
- Saturate transients or sustain independently with the Target slider
- Blend between contrasting distortion flavors, from tight and choked to open and blooming
More
When you need...more.
How can less be more? More is more! MORE adds loudness, density, and excitement, helping your drums hit harder and sit perfectly in the mix.
- Boost perceived loudness without losing character
- Add harmonic richness and analog-style punch
- Apply subtle polish to bold limiting. Target transients or sustain independently for precise control
This is going on everything.
Tommy Rush | Producer & Songwriter
(The Weeknd, Travis Scott, Beyoncé)
Buy DB-30 Drum Butter
Your drums are better with Butter.
Process with precision.
Get surgical with your processing. Target attack or sustain, focus on key frequencies, and build the perfect signal chain for your groove.
Finishing touches.
The Master Section is where everything comes together. Shape your drums with tools designed for the final layer of polish. Dial in Air for sparkle, Attack restore punch, and Sustain extend the impact of each hit.
Use classic Pultec-style EQ tricks and other tone-shaping tools to subtly sculpt your drums, or push them to bold extremes.
Worried about gain? Instantly match your output level to your input level with our Loudness Match feature.
Artist Walkthroughs
Dive deeper into DB-30 Drum Butter
Get to know DB-30 Drum Butter with Bad Snacks
Join Bad Snacks as she builds a track using DB-30 Drum Butter. Get familiar with the different modules and discover unique features.
This is going on every drum bus I got. This is it. This is IT.
DJ Jazzy Jeff | Producer & Artist
Preset Browser
Find your flavor.
Explore over 260 presets ranging from instant drum polish to wild creative transformations.
Lock in the groove
Lock any module to preserve its settings while browsing other presets. This makes it easy to keep the parts you like, while exploring new combinations everywhere else.
Preset Filters
Filter on character, function, and modules to quickly zero in on the processing you want.
Roll the dice
Sometimes the best ideas come from happy accidents. Click the dice to load a random preset and instantly explore new sonic territory.
This is easily going to be my most used plugin.
Philo Tsoungui | Drummer
(Mars Volta, Fred Again..)
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Your drums are better with Butter.
From the community
DB-30 Drum Butter in action
Get inspired by how producers use DB-30 in all types of workflows, from subtle drum polish to wild creative processing.
As an RC-20 user, there's no learning curve - only surprises.
Freddy Sheed | Drummer
(Lewis Capaldi, FINNEAS)
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System Requirements
Mac
macOS 10.13 or later (64-bit)
Internet connection (during installation)
Windows
Windows 10, 11 (64-bit)
Internet connection (during installation)
Formats
VST3, AU, AAX (64-bit)
Hosts
This product should run on any host supporting 64-bit VST3, AU, or AAX plugins. XLN Audio actively tests on the host applications listed below:
- Ableton Live 10 or later
- Apple Logic Pro 10 or later
- Avid Pro Tools 11 or later (Pro Tools First is not supported)
- Cakewalk by Bandlab
- FL Studio 20 or later
- Reason Studios 9.5 or later
- Reaper 5 or later
- Steinberg Cubase 10 or later