Nostalgia Arcade

Maximum retro-futurism for digital drums: Everyone knows and loves the vibe of science fiction and horror movies from the 1980s. VICE delivers the perfect drum tracks for music that captures the sci-fi atmosphere. But it’s not only a flash from the past! It’s the aesthetics of a golden era, revived with today’s top-notch sound quality. The 1980s are back in mainstream music, particularly Synthwave – bigger and better than before! Take the fast lane to top chart positions with Beatmaker VICE.

What’s in There?

• Drum kits built from the most legendary analog drum machines
• MIDI Drag and Drop to DAW
• Multiple Audio Outputs
• 30 Styles
• Proprietary Time Machine algorithm
• Legit 1980s vibes
• Pristine 21st century sound

Retro? Future? Both!

Which sounds pop into your head when you think of the 1980s? Cheesy pop music with big synths, punchy digital drums, and lots of gated reverb?​ Recently those sounds have been re-invigorated by 2010s producers and turned into genres like Synthwave, Retrowave, or Futuresynth. These EDM genres are influenced by 1980s film soundtracks and video games. Inspired by composers like Jean-Michel Jarre, Vangelis, and Trevor Horn, they contain 1980s clichéd elements such as electronic drums, gated reverb, and analog and early-digital synthesizer sounds. VICE delivers exactly these drum parts you need to create anything from authentic ‘80s to Synthwave.

Stranger things might happen

VICE turns your drum programming into an ultra-modern adventure with a retro touch. Inspired by some of the most legendary classic drum machines from companies like Linn, Roland, Simmons, or Korg, VICE feels a bit like a time machine.

Frustration-free design

This virtual drum machine is suitable for 80s veterans and aspiring Insta-producers alike. VICE’s transparent interface turns your tracks into cheesy pop music in a glimpse. Easy macro controls and no hidden menus; everything is clearly laid out for you!

Features at a Glance

With 10 separate kits, 12 smart-mix presets, and a built-in FX to make punchy digital drums with lots of reverb, VICE is the perfect tool to glue together your refined 21st century sound integrity with legit 80s vibes.

Special Control: Time Machine

Let your drum tracks travel in time: from the sound of 80s tape recording and early sampling artifacts to a full and heavily pumping future of an imaginary year 2080.

Micro Timing

Lets you control the speed and timing of your beats. Dial-in the tempo of your host from half to normal to double speed.

MIDI Drag and Drop

Export patterns to your DAW. Simply drag them from the on-screen-keyboard and drop them into your track.

Individual instrument controls

Edit and control the volume, decay, pitch, and filter of individual instruments per drum kit.

System Requirements

Operating Systems

• Windows 8 or later
• Mac OS X 10.11 or later
• 64bit only
• You may run it on earlier versions but UJAM doesn’t support and fully qualify them.

Minimum Requirements

• 4 GB of RAM
• 0.09 GB of Disk Space
• 1280 x 768 px Display
• Internet Connection

Plug-in Formats

• VST, AU 2, and AAX
• If you want to move your .blob file to an external drive, we recommend the use of a SSD to prevent dropouts.

Additional Information

• Comes as a downloadable installer file
• Authorize by email address and password for ujam.com within the plug-in
• Supports MIDI standard