In today’s video, I’m giving away three custom Bitwig Grid presets I designed: P-Kick, P-Snare, and P-HiHat. I built these as flexible alternatives to Bitwig’s native drum devices because I wanted more granular control over my synthesis.
Here is a breakdown of what I’m delivering in each patch:
P-Kick
This is a key-tracked kick synthesizer built around a sine oscillator and a noise generator.
* The Build: I use a pitch envelope to modulate the sine wave by 32 semitones for that classic initial "knock."
* Tone Shaping: It features a low-pass filter and a blend module where I mix in noise to add texture.
* Control: Everything is tweakable, from the filter resonance to the decay curves, so you can tune it perfectly to the root note of your track.
P-Snare
Designed to be a versatile snare engine, this patch swaps the sine wave for a pulse oscillator.
* The Build: I've included an all-pass filter specifically to smear the noise component, making it blend more naturally with the oscillator.
* Tone Shaping: It uses a high-pass filter and a pitch envelope (set to 12 semitones by default) to snap the attack.
* Versatility: By driving the gain or adjusting the pitch modulation, you can shift from tight, dry electronic snares to aggressive, distorted tones.
P-HiHat
This is a straightforward but effective white noise generator (switchable to pink noise) designed for movement.
* The Build: Unlike the kick and snare, I’ve mapped velocity to the attenuation.
* The Goal: This allows you to use arpeggiators or MIDI velocity to create human-like "groove" and dynamic movement that keeps the hats from sounding static.
My Design Philosophy
* Layering over Standalone: While you can use these for dry EDM or Dubstep, I primarily designed them as utility layers. I often use them to provide a solid, synthesized foundation beneath real drum kits (like Addictive Drums) to give them more weight and punch.
* Built-in Protection: Each preset includes a Hard Clip in the FX box. This means you can drive the gain as hard as you want for extra grit without ever clipping your channel into the red.
> Availability: I’m making these available for free via my GitHub (link in the description). Grab them, tweak them, and let me know what you think!