de la Mancha has announced that his loophole and Impakter virtual instruments in VSTi plugin format for Windows are now available for free download on his website. These two previously commercial plugins are now free because de la Mancha’s initiative to raise £1000 for Cancer Research UK has reached 50% of its final goal.


loophole (originally priced at $29) is a rather unique sampler instrument, designed for triggering different sections of up to four different audio loops using MIDI notes. The loaded loops can be synced to host tempo and you can choose which parts of each loop will be played. The instrument can be used for creating complex mash-ups of up to four audio loops and it also supports parameter randomization for completely unexpected results. A multi-out version of the plugin is also provided, making it possible to process each of the four loaded loops with external effects.

Impakter (originally priced at $24) is a vintage drum sound module with a twist. The plugin is programmed in such a way that it adds subtle variations to each drum hit on every loop, mimicking the behavior of analogue instruments. The idea behind this is to add motion and depth to otherwise static sampled drum hits. Adding to this, the plugin features a fantastic collection of 320 original drum samples which were sampled from a variety of analogue synthesizers and drum machines (provided by WaveShaper, definitely check out his website if you’re looking for good sounding and affordable electronic drum hits).

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