Telos - Drums

Mixing drums has never felt this good

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Powerful drums.
Zero fuss.

Getting a polished, professional drum sound used to require stacking 5+ plugins and tweaking for hours.

Telos - Drums streamlines the process, so you can get radio-ready drums in a fraction of the time. No complex chains, no guesswork, just great-sounding drums in a plugin that feels effortless and inspiring to mix with.

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Full kit
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Snare
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Kick
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Toms
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Rooms
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Features

Drum Mixing Zen

EQ, compression, saturation and clipping all perfectly tuned inside a single plugin makes mixing drums a joy.

Once you try it, your old drum mixing process will feel unbearably complicated and slow.

One plugin for your entire kit

Telos - Drums has 7 finely-tuned modes to cover your entire drum kit: Kick, Snare Top & Bottom, Rack & Floor Toms, Cymbals and Room Mics.

We put all the complex stuff under the hood, so that you can sculpt & shape your drum sound like an artist, not a scientist.

Super simple. Insanely powerful.

Don't be fooled by the simplicity. This is not a one-trick pony or beginner plugin.

Telos - Drums is flexible and versatile enough to replace your whole drum mixing chain for virtually any song or genre.

Even those raw tracks you thought were beyond saving come to life easily with Telos - Drums.

Mix drums the way the pros do

Amateurs mix with their eyes, tweaking for hours with long plugin chains and wacky routing.

Pros use their ears and get incredible sounds fast.

Not only will Telos - Drums make your drums sound pro... you'll start thinking like a pro.

How it works

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Choose the mode to optimize the processing under-the-hood for each part of the drum kit.

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The Low, Mid, and High knobs let you dial in the perfect balance of low end punch, midrange definition, and high end attack & clarity. Get precise control with the Mid Freq slider.

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The Tight and Smooth section to clean up any muddiness and boxiness, giving your drums a much more focused and polished sound. Each knob has a freq selector for more control.

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Dial in the perfect amount of punch with a single knob. No need to tweak attack, release or ratios, everything is handled under the hood with go-to drum compression used by pros for decades.

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In Room mode, hit the SLAM button to push the compressor into overdrive, adding extra punch, energy, and attitude to your drums.

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Set a hard ceiling with our transparent clipping circuit, so you can control your peaks and get maximum loudness. Use the Output knob to push into the clipper.

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The Drive knob delivers powerful saturation optimized for drums. Essential for added weight, character, loudness and warmth.

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Oversampling built-in for maximum detail, depth and clarity.

What others
are saying

"WOW! I pulled it up, and within SECONDS I had something magical going! I had no idea how easy it could be mixing drums. This is my new go-to drum mixing plugin!"

Tommee Profitt

NF, Apex Legends, Assassin's Creed

"Black Salt Audio, with their striking new Telos-Drums, delivers yet another clever plugin that simplifies mixing and crafts rich, quality drum tones with remarkable ease."

Forrester Savell

Karnivool, Skyharbor, Dead Letter Circus

"The controls are so responsive and magically take effect in a way that perfectly matches exactly what you're needing them to do. Thought I had my drums dialed in, then Telos - Drums showed up and said, 'hold my beer'."

Clint Lagerberg

Keith Urban, Blake Shelton, Brad Paisley

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with the Artist Pass

Annual

$99 / per year

What you will get

  • All plugins
  • Future updates
  • Any new plugins released
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Monthly

$12 / per month

What you will get

  • All plugins
  • Future updates
  • Any new plugins released

Key Features

  • Multiple predefined drum modes, each fine-tuned to specific instrument types so that compression, saturation, and other processing work directly with them, ensuring instant adaptability to any audio material.
  • Shape your drum tone with dedicated Low, Mid, and High knobs, delivering powerful low-end punch, clear midrange definition, and crisp high-end attack. For added control, the Mid - Freq slider allows you to zero in on the perfect midrange focus for your mix.
  • The Tight and Smooth controls target muddiness and boxiness, with dedicated frequency dials that allow further fine-tuning of these areas for precise tonal control.
  • A mode dependent compressor for instant punch with a single knob, no need to adjust attack, release, or ratios. Powered by proven drum compression techniques used by pros for decades.
  • A SLAM button to drive the compressor even harder, injecting your drums with extra punch, energy, and character.
  • A Drive knob that is mode-dependent, adding rich saturation with complementary warmth and harmonics to enhance the drum sound, adding body and punch.
  • Transparent clipping circuit to control peaks and achieve optimal loudness.
  • Built-in oversampling ensures higher resolution dynamic processing and low aliasing.
  • Optimized DSP engine for real-time processing with minimal latency.

System Requirements

Mac OS X 10.15 or higher

64 bit compatible

Windows 10

At least 200 MB of free drive space

DAW Support

AAX, AU, VST3 versions

64 bit compatible

Ableton Live 9.2.2+ / 10.1 (Mac & PC: AU, VST3)

Bitwig 1.3.9 + (Mac & PC: AU, VST3)

Cubase 8 + (Mac & PC: VS3T)

Digital Performer 8 + (Mac & PC: AU, VST3)

FL Studio 12 + (PC: VST3)

Garageband 10+ (AU)

Logic Pro 9+ (Mac: AU)

Native Instruments Maschine 2.4 + (Mac & PC: AU, VST3)

Pro Tools 12+ (Mac & PC: AAX)

Presonus Studio One 3.2.2 (Mac and PC: AU, and VST3)

Reaper v6.28 (Mac and PC: AU, VST3)

Cakewalk by BandLab 2021.04 (Build 175, 64 bit) (PC: VST3)

Product Manual

Download the product manual for Telos - Drums here.

Perpetual license

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$99