What Drum Kits and Export Options Are Available in orDrumbox?

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orDrumbox ships with several ready-to-use drum kits — acoustic, vintage drum machine, electronic, and 8-bit/retro — and lets you import your own samples to build custom kits. When your beat is done, you can save it and export it as a high-quality WAV file. The whole tool runs in the browser, so kits, patterns, and exports are available on any device you can open a browser on, without installing software.

Drum Kits Available in orDrumbox

The kit list is organized by sound character rather than by specific hardware model, so you pick a direction and start writing.

Kit category What it sounds like Typical use
Acoustic drums Real-kit style hits Rock, singer-songwriter, organic grooves
Vintage drum machines Classic hardware-style electronic drums House, Techno, retro electronic
Electronic kits Modern synthesized drum sounds Electronic, experimental, club-oriented tracks
8-bit / retro sounds Chiptune-style tones Chiptune, game-style music, lo-fi experiments

Because orDrumbox also includes an integrated software synthesizer, kits are not the only sound source. You can design your own electronic sounds with three oscillators (VCO), ADSR envelopes, resonant filters, and LFO modulation, then use them for basses, leads, pads, and experimental parts alongside the drum kits.

Importing Your Own Samples

If the built-in kits don't cover the sound you want, you can import your own samples to build custom kits. This is the path to take when you need a specific snare, a field recording, or a sample pack you already own. Once imported, those samples sit in the same step-sequencer environment as the factory kits, so you can still edit pitch, volume, and stereo panning per note.

Saving, Exporting, and Sharing Your Beats

The workflow from pattern to finished file is short:

  1. Build the pattern in the multi-track step sequencer — each track can have its own loop length, so polyrhythms are possible without extra setup.
  2. Shape the groove using swing and groove adjustment per track, plus trigger and repeat controls for evolving rhythms.
  3. Save the project so you can return to it later.
  4. Export the result as a high-quality WAV file for use in a DAW, a video edit, or anywhere else you need audio.

The WAV export is the practical endpoint: it gives you a file you can drop into any editor or upload to a platform, rather than being locked inside the tool.

Running and Sharing Across Devices

orDrumbox is 100% browser-based (Version 2, GPL v3), so there is nothing to install. That has two practical consequences:

  • Same tool, any device. Open it on a laptop, desktop, or another machine with a browser and you get the same sequencer, kits, and synth.
  • No platform lock-in for the tool itself. Your exported WAV is a standard audio file, so sharing your beat means sharing the file — the recipient doesn't need orDrumbox to hear it.

How to Choose What to Use

  • Want to start immediately? Pick one of the ready-made kits (acoustic, vintage, electronic, or 8-bit/retro) and write in the step sequencer.
  • Need a specific sound? Import your own samples and build a custom kit.
  • Stuck on ideas? Use the intelligent pattern generator to create a full drum pattern, regenerate a single track while keeping the rest, or auto-generate a matching bass line — then customize.
  • Finishing a track? Save the project and export a high-quality WAV.

One thing worth noting: the available material describes the kits and export in general terms (categories and file type) rather than listing individual kit names or export settings. If you need a precise kit list or specific export parameters, check inside the tool itself after opening it.