LFG-03 · Hand percussion
Cuero
Physically modeled congas and bongos
VST3 · Windows 10/11, 64-bit · browser version included
Congas and bongos synthesized from the physics of a rawhide head: where you strike changes the tone, just as it does on the real drum.
About Cuero
Cuero gives you three congas (quinto, conga and tumba), two bongos (macho and hembra), and clave, cowbell and güiro for the full percussion section. Each drum is modeled from its size, tension, hide and shell, so you can tune and reshape it like a real one.
Play with six hand strokes, from open tones and slaps to bass and heel, and move the strike from the center to the rim. Then build grooves in the sequencer with more than 20 built-in Latin patterns, including 6/8 and 12/8 feels on a triplet grid.
Hear Cuero
Loops made with Cuero. Press play; each one loops until you stop it.
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Latin House120 BPM · 4 bars
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Guaguancó with Rhumba Clave120 BPM · 8 bars
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Rhumba120 BPM · 4 bars
Headphones or good speakers recommended. Only one loop plays at a time.
Features
The drums
- Quinto, conga and tumba, plus macho and hembra bongos
- Six strokes: open, slap, bass, muff, tip and heel
- Strike position, from a deep bass thump to a ringing rim tone
Shape and tune
- Head size, tension, hide density, damping, air loading and shell resonance
- A pitch readout for every drum, to tune them to your song
- Tuning presets, and your own tunings saved by name
Percussion and mixer
- Clave (wood or metal), cowbell and güiro, each with its own sound controls
- Mixer with volume, balance, mute and solo for all eight instruments
- Player and room controls: hit force, hand softness and room reverb
Sequencer
- Up to 4 bars, on a 16th or a triplet grid
- 20+ built-in grooves: salsa, son, rumba, bolero, Latin house and more
- Swing, humanize, and strike position on every step
MIDI and your DAW
- Note maps for 16 pads, every sound, or General MIDI percussion, plus MIDI learn
- The mod wheel moves the strike position as you play
- In the plugin: separate outputs, tempo from your DAW, and automation for every control
Export
- WAV export with loop-ready tails that repeat seamlessly
- Pattern files you can save and share
- A full user manual with recipes
What you get
- The Cuero VST3 plugin
- The Cuero browser version, a single HTML file that runs offline
- The Cuero user manual (PDF)
- Royalty-free use of every sound you make
Requirements
- Plugin: Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit) and a VST3 host such as Ableton Live
- Browser version: any current browser on Windows or Mac; MIDI controllers need Chrome or Edge
- Install on up to three of your computers (see the license)
Cuero
Physically modeled congas and bongos
