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| UK & Europe | EU Standard | Gear4music Standard | Gear4music Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
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Key Features
The Baby Audio Tekno is a synthesized drum machine that lets you craft drum patterns and grooves across a huge range of genres that is unique to you. Build kits from the ground up with 18 fully synthesised drum engines covering kicks, snares, claps, hats and percussion. Because it’s a synthesiser, each hit sounds unique, so your grooves feel alive unlike static samples and loops. Add even more variation with humanise controls for timbre, velocity and timing. Tekno drops neatly into any workflow: sequence it via MIDI inside your DAW, or drag and drop rendered hits to arrange elsewhere. However you work, you get deep control without the sample-library trawl.
Under the hood, Tekno blends authentic analogue circuit modelling with modern DSP, designed in collaboration with Jatin Chowdhury. Dive into detailed calibration and circuit-bending via the Gear icons when you want to sculpt precisely or click the Dice to generate fresh drums instantly. Start fast with 73 global presets and 1314 individual voice presets from Richard Devine, Mr. Bill, Virtual Riot and Yoad Nevo, then tailor to taste. Finish with Tekno’s bespoke, analogue-modelled effects including tape saturation, excitation, compression and a limiter/clipper combo, each tuned specifically for this instrument to glue, shape and lift your kit.
Product Ref: 349864
Tekno version 1.1 is a response to real-world feedback, adding features that make day-to-day beat building faster, more flexible, and more musical. The headline addition is a built-in sequencer, letting you programme patterns directly inside Tekno without relying on external MIDI. You can enter trigs per step, adjust velocity, and stay focused on the selected drum voice at all times. Handy shortcuts speed things up, like filling steps with a single gesture, clearing lanes instantly, or switching between DAW-synced, Free, or fully disabled sequencer modes. There’s also support for 32nd-note steps, per-lane or global playback speed changes, and MIDI pattern export, so you can drag sequences straight into your DAW and keep arranging without breaking flow.
Beyond the sequencer, v1.1 expands Tekno’s performance and sound-design control in meaningful ways. Chance control introduces probability per lane, adding subtle variation or outright unpredictability to patterns. Lane length shortening makes polyrhythmic grooves quick to set up, while per-lane and deep randomisation keep ideas moving when you want something unexpected. Choke groups bring more realistic behaviour to parts like hi-hats, with sounds naturally cutting each other off, and they can also be used creatively to rein in long decays. Custom MIDI mapping makes Tekno easier to integrate with controllers and external sequencers, and additional workflow updates include per-voice humanise control, global undo and redo, flexible routing for reverb returns, batch export of full kits as audio, and optional animation toggling. It’s a focused update that makes Tekno feel more immediate, playable, and adaptable in modern production setups.
Create your own electronic drums instead of hunting samples. Tekno’s 18 fully synthesised engines cover the staples including kicks, snares, claps, hats and percussion so you can assemble a cohesive kit that fits your track. Sequence parts directly with MIDI for hands-on programming, or render sounds and drag them anywhere in your DAW. Because you control the sound at source, it’s easy to dial in punch, body and brightness for any style, while keeping a consistent character across the kit. The result is practical flexibility: build what you need quickly, then refine it without reaching for external libraries.
Tekno reimagines the classic drum-machine approach for today’s production needs. Built with analogue circuit-modelling specialist Jatin Chowdhury, it pairs faithful circuit behaviours with contemporary DSP to deliver convincing synthesised drums with modern control. Rather than emulate one machine, Tekno captures the spirit and workflow of the era while giving you a broader palette and deeper editing. This combination lets you shape transients, tone and decay with precision, achieving weighty, characterful hits that sit naturally in mixes. It’s a forward-looking instrument grounded in the techniques that shaped electronic rhythm.
Whether you want speed or depth, Tekno adapts. Hit the Dice icons to conjure fresh, usable drums on demand, perfect for sketching ideas or breaking writer’s block. When you’re ready to fine-tune, open the Gear pages on any voice or FX to access calibration controls and circuit-bending options that reward detailed sound design. If you prefer to start from proven foundations, choose from 73 global presets and 1314 individual voice presets crafted by Richard Devine, Mr. Bill, Virtual Riot and Yoad Nevo. Explore, lock in a direction, then tweak until the kit feels like yours.
Because Tekno is a synthesiser, every strike is computed in real time through a complex, non-linear VA circuit, so successive hits vary subtly. This behaviour mirrors the feel of classic analogue machines and avoids the repetitive imprint of static samples. When you want more movement, humanise parameters let you randomise timbre, velocity and timing per trigger. The effect is musical rather than chaotic: grooves breathe, ghost notes feel natural, and patterns stay engaging at any tempo. You keep full control over the range and intensity of variation, tailoring dynamics to the role each sound plays.
Tekno’s effects are purpose-built to complement its drum engines. Instead of generic processors, you get a curated set of analogue-modelled tools designed for per-voice shaping and kit-level polish. Add thickness and colour with tape saturation and excitation, control impact with compression, then lift the whole kit using the limiter/clipper combination for confident level without harshness. Because each processor is tuned for Tekno, it’s easy to enhance character while keeping headroom and clarity. The result is a streamlined finishing chain that helps your drums stand out and sit right, without leaving the instrument.
"Tekno is the perfect plugin to start drum ideas in. All the sounds are fresh and the plugin algorithm just seems to have this glue which makes even just a kick and snare pattern sound like a record. One of the most creatively inspiring plugins I’ve used in a while! Instant vibe." - Nick Lee - Producer (Ariana Grande, Stray Kids)
"Tekno is a drum machine that finally emulates the one major characteristic that makes hardware drum boxes magical" - Venus Theory – Artist / Sound Designer
"Tekno is by far the most playable, creative and fun to use drum synthesizers I know! I really enjoyed making some of the presets." - Yoad Nevo – Mixer / Engineer (Sia, Giggs, Pet Shop Boys)
