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Backbone.

A drum resynthesiser that splits hits into tone and noise.

£125
Steinberg Backbone
Compatibility
VST3 · AU · AAX
Formats
Developer

Overview

Drums rebuilt from the inside.

Backbone treats a drum sample as raw material rather than a finished sound. It can split any sample into tonal and noise parts and resynthesise them, so you can pitch the body of a kick while its noisy attack stays put, or freeze a moment and hold it like an oscillator. It stacks up to eight layers and runs up to eight effects across two fully routable buses, and Sony CSL’s DrumGAN generates fresh kicks, snares and cymbals to start from. Finished hits drag straight into your DAW as audio.

Highlights

Decomposes samples into separate tonal and noise parts
Resynthesises one-shots and loops, with stereo-aware analysis
Up to eight layers shaped with classic subtractive synthesis
DrumGAN by Sony CSL generates new kicks, snares and cymbals
Pitch matching across layers or to a root key
Freezes resynthesised sound at any point, like an oscillator
Up to eight effects on two fully routable buses
Exports hits or single layers to your DAW as audio

Compatibility

Specs and requirements.

Licence and delivery

Formats
VST3AUAAX
Licence
Perpetual licence
Delivery
Instant download
Type
Beat Production
SKU
1527-85

macOS

OS
10.14 (Mojave) to 27 (Golden Gate), native on Apple silicon
Minimum
2 GB disk space, 1920 × 1080 display, internet for activation and download

Windows

OS
10 (64-bit), or 11 version 21H2 and later (64-bit)
Minimum
2 GB disk space, 1920 × 1080 display, internet for activation and download
Steinberg

About the maker

Meet Steinberg.

Steinberg builds professional audio software for producers, engineers, and creators.

Steinberg Backbone

£125