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UPDATE! An update to Evolution called Revolution has been introduced, check it out here .  I´ve updated this review with new video clips as Wave Alchemy pulled all the old Evolution clips off youtube.  What it is Wave Alchemy has released a number of sample/loop libraries over the years, mostly focused around electronic drum sounds. Their revolution kontakt library focused on vintage drum machines was a big hit, and since they have followed up with Evolution which is what we will be looking at today. Finding the perfect drum plugin has been a quest for years, and when I heard about Evolution I thought it might be it. It certainly ticks many boxes: Mix of electronic and acoustic drums Ability to conveniently layer sounds  Powerful drum shaping tools Professional and creative sound library Usability - getting to results quickly Evolution is certainly ticks a lot of boxes.  Those on the same quest may also want to check out the review of UVI Drum Designer .

What is it? French software developer UVI is relatively unknown, but has been around for quite a while and their creations have been OEM:ed by other companies such as MOTU.  One of their major products is (the free) UVI workstation, which is the equivalent of Kontakt player. There aren´t as many third party libraries available, but UVI have a reputation of creating high quality libraries with beautiful interfaces so if you haven´t checked them out yet you should. Their latest library release is " UVI Drum designer"  which is positioned as a modern drum design and sequencing tool. The library is (unsurprisingly) relatively similar to UVI's own   beat box anthology , which is focused on vintage drum machines. Check out this video from UVI: I´m not going to list and dissect every feature, but rather look at it from a user´s perspective. What you get The product is a sound library for UVI workstation, and I had no issues installing and using the library. I di