Testimonials

All in all, this kick-drum instrument from D16 Group is fun and easy to use. The large amount of factory content is definitely helpful, but as the instrument relies on a ‘building block’-type of operation, users will have no problem achieving the desired kick-drum sound.

I am absolutely convinced of PunchBox and can recommend it with a clear conscience to anyone who is not satisfied with sampled kick drums or lax synth kicks. PunchBox is a versatile kick drum generator that truly rises to a powerful kick instrument with a MIDI controller. The exemplary sound quality, the broadband sample selection and last but not least the possibility to import your own samples make PunchBox an uncompromising partner for impressive kick drums.

The bass drum synthesizer PunchBox from the D16 Group provides the most flexible and extensive equipment of bass drums for the hottest club genres at the moment. In addition, other pop and rock projects can also benefit from the extremely crisp, fat and powerful kicks that are offered here - among other things.

Coming from the developers of the Nepheton and Drumazon TR-808/909 emulations, it’s no surprise that the four synths of PunchBox’s Kick module sound fantastic. [...] There’s quite possibly no conceivable kick drum sound for electronic music that PunchBox couldn’t create !

Whether you want to use the production-ready presets or program the bass drum of your dreams: With its powerful and variable sound, PunchBOX shows itself ready for all types of electronic music. The high-quality sample content also adds a modern touch to the classic sounds of Roland drum machines. The diverse and expressive sound generation, the musical effects and the intuitive operation ensure a high fun factor when creating your own kicks (Rating: 6/6)

PunchBOX is a plug-in for creating individual bass drums, it can be used across genres from trap to pop to techno. Through authentic emulations of popular drum machines from Roland, combined with a well-stocked sample library, the bass drum hybrid allows elaborate layerings in no time. The effect modules are not changeable, but offer a solid basic equipment for screwing a fat kick. The practical import and export features as well as the random functions are the icing on the cake of this extremely affordable plug-in at 79 euros.

PunchBOX by D16 Group is a very complete toolkit for making modern kick drum sounds. It can give you anything from punchy analog style kicks to heavily layered house kicks, trap 808s, pitched 808 basslines, and even distorted industrial and hardcore kicks.

I could imagine someone like Peder Mannerfelt making an entire track of power electronics with this thing. What's more, you can also load your own samples into it. While a drum layering master probably has these techniques down, I found Punchbox to be an easy means to get to grips with it.