Choose the mode to optimize the processing under-the-hood for each part of the drum kit.
Telos Drums
Mixing drums has never felt this good.
Telos - Drums - Get it free with the Artist Pass
Start Artist Pass ➔Pro drum sounds in seconds
Stop stacking plugins. Start mixing.
Drums either hit or they don’t. Getting them to hit consistently - every kick, every snare, through a dense mix - is where most engineers spend hours they shouldn’t have to. Telos Drums is built for exactly that moment. Turn the knob until the kit moves air. Done.
Hear the difference
Take a listen.
Snare
Kick
Toms
Rooms
What it does
Drum mixing zen.
01
Punch through. Every time.
The number-one drum mixing problem is not tone - it is impact. Getting the kick to hit, the snare to crack, the whole kit to move air without clipping the bus. Telos Drums is built from the ground up for impact. Turn the knob. Feel it cut through.
02
The whole chain. One plugin.
Getting pro drum sound used to mean stacking five or more plugins and crossing your fingers. EQ, compression, parallel processing, saturation - all tuned under the hood. You don’t see the chain. You just hear when it is right.
03
Dial it in. Move on.
No complex chains. No guesswork. No staring at a frequency display wondering if that low-mid is where it needs to be. A simplified interface means your drums are dialed in seconds, not hours. Stop fussing. Start mixing.
04
Works on every kit.
Live, programmed, acoustic, electronic - Telos Drums handles whatever you throw at it. No reconfiguring presets for different genres. Your ears are the preset. Dial in what you hear, trust the result.
Under the hood
How it works.
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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 and clarity. Get precise control with the Mid Freq slider.
3
The Tight and Smooth section cleans up 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 pros are saying
Trusted by the best.
★★★★★
"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
★★★★★
"It's so responsive and magically takes 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
Simple pricing
Get Telos Drums +
15 more plugins for $99/yr
$1,165 worth of plugins. One subscription. Cancel anytime.
Telos Drums only
$99
One-time - perpetual license
- ✓Telos Drums plugin
- ✓3 activations
- ✓Free updates & support
- ✓Free trial available
Best value
Artist Pass - Annual
$99 /yr
$8.25/month · billed annually
Replaces $1,100+ in individual purchases
🎁 Own Telos Drums for Free
Join the Annual Artist Pass and one plugin is yours forever, even if you cancel.
- ✓All 18 current plugins
- ✓Free updates and support
- ✓Every future plugin - automatically
- ✓Bonus courses, sample packs and producer community
Artist Pass - Monthly
$12 /mo
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- ✓All 18 current plugins
- ✓Future releases included
- ✓+ All bonuses included
Artist Pass
16 plugins. One subscription.
Everything below is included with your Artist Pass - plus anything we release next, so your pass gets more valuable every year.
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Where cymbals go to die
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The most intuitive clipper on the market
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The perfect low end from one plugin
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Oxygen
Breathe life into your mix
DSR
De-essing should be simple
Reviver
Depth, dimension and clarity for your mix
CR-1
Crush. Slam. Obliterate.
Escalator
Instant Energy, Depth & Character
Telofi
LoFi made simple
BSA Delays
Delay, simplified.
Technical details
System Requirements
- Mac OS X 10.15 or higher
- Windows 10 or higher
- 64-bit only
- 200 MB free drive space
Plugin Formats
- AAX (Pro Tools)
- AU (Mac)
- VST3 (Mac & PC)
- 64-bit compatible
DAW Support
- Ableton Live 11+ (Mac & PC: AU, VST3)
- Bitwig 4+ (Mac & PC: VST3)
- Cakewalk Next by BandLab (Mac & PC: AU, VST3)
- Cubase 13+ (Mac & PC: VST3)
- Digital Performer 11+ (Mac & PC: AU, VST3)
- FL Studio 23+ (PC: VST3)
- Garageband 10+ (AU)
- Logic Pro 10+ (Mac: AU)
- Pro Tools 12+ (Mac & PC: AAX)
- Presonus Studio One 5+ (Mac and PC: AU, and VST3)
- Reaper v6+ (Mac and PC: AU, VST3)