Knock Audio KNOCK

If you make hip-hop, trap, drill or any electronic music where the drums have to knock – literally – you already know the name DECAP. His “Drums That Knock” sound design series became the benchmark for hard-hitting drums, and Knock Audio KNOCK is that entire philosophy in a single plugin: five drum-processing modules – Punch, Saturate, Sub, Air and Clip – replacing a chain of five separate processors.

At 73% off (€39.99 instead of €149), it costs less than most single-purpose transient shapers while doing the work of a full drum bus chain. Full plugin, your own license key, a secure download link sent to your email, Every customer receives their own individual license key.

Five modules, one knockout chain

The signal flow reads like a hit record’s drum bus: Punch is a transient shaper that adds attack and impact – dull kicks cut through, snares snap harder, loops gain urgency. Saturate follows with harmonic distortion in Soft, Medium and Hard modes (with loudness compensation, so you hear character, not just volume). Sub detects kick hits and layers a pitched sub tone underneath – tunable to your track’s key, so 808-style weight lands musically every time. Air adds smooth top-end presence in Vintage or Clean modes for snare snap and hi-hat sheen. Finally, Clip offers hard or soft clipping for loudness and aggression without reaching for a limiter.

The DECAP workflow: speed as a feature

KNOCK was designed around how DECAP actually works – fast. Instead of inserting, routing and gain-staging five plugins, you load one interface and dial in the whole drum sound in seconds. The factory presets, created by DECAP himself, are starting points modeled on real production approaches: booming 808s, cracking trap snares, punchy boom-bap kicks. For beatmakers who finish tracks in a day, that speed is not convenience – it is the difference between capturing an idea and losing it to plugin management.

Lightweight enough to live everywhere

Despite doing the work of five processors, KNOCK is light on CPU – light enough to sit on every drum track, not just the bus. That matters: shaping each element (kick, snare, hats, percussion) individually before the bus glue is how professional drum mixes are built. Beginners get instant results from the presets; experienced producers get a fast, recallable drum-shaping toolkit that replaces a template full of separate plugins.

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Tech specs at a glance

• Drum processing plugin: VST3, AU, AAX – Mac & Windows
• Five modules: Punch, Saturate (3 modes), Sub (tunable), Air (2 modes), Clip (hard/soft)
• Factory presets by DECAP; Apple Silicon support
• Internet needed for delivery and activation; updates provided whenever available

Frequently asked questions

What does each KNOCK module do?

Punch shapes transients for attack; Saturate adds harmonic distortion (Soft/Medium/Hard); Sub generates a tunable sub tone under kicks; Air adds smooth brightness (Vintage/Clean); Clip provides hard/soft clipping for loudness and aggression.

Who is DECAP?

A producer and sound designer whose “Drums That Knock” series set the standard for hard-hitting hip-hop and electronic drums. KNOCK distills his processing approach into one plugin, including his factory presets.

Can the Sub module tune to my track’s key?

Yes – the generated sub tone’s pitch is adjustable, so kick reinforcement always lands musically in key.

Will it work in FL Studio / Ableton / Logic?

Yes – VST3 covers FL Studio and Ableton, AU covers Logic, AAX covers Pro Tools, on Mac & Windows.

How do I receive it?

A secure download link is sent to your email shortly after checkout, with clear installation steps. Updates provided whenever available.

Five processors. One plugin. Zero excuses for weak drums. Knock Audio KNOCK at 73% off – make them knock.