The unmistakable sound of the 1980s, recreated with Yamaha drums, an SSL console, and legendary gated reverbs.
Now featuring a new Modern & Madonna Kit.
40
KIT PIECES
MULTIVELOCITY + MULTI MIC
4
ULTRA DYNAMIC
KITS
MADONNA, MODERN + OCTO GATED KIT
MIDI LOOPS
ADAPTABLE TO ANY TEMPO
6
PRESETS
TIGHT + ROOMY + GATED
Built around a 1980 Yamaha 7000 series kit with 7 toms and 7 cymbals, this library delivers the huge, polished, larger-than-life drum tones that defined an era. We kept the mic setup minimal for maximum impact, then ran everything through an SSL console and a chain of iconic reverb units including the Lexicon 480L, AMS RMX16, and Yamaha REV7.
Library Specs
1980
Direct drums, gated reverbs, rooms, delays, and huge 80s kit energy. Built around our iconic Octo kit, with new kits added for the Circles Edition.
Main Format
Circles Plugin Expansion
Load 1980 directly inside the Circles Plugin with mapped kits, direct and gated reverb samples, fast browsing, built-in sound shaping, and direct/room mixer control for dry hits, rooms, delays, and classic gated sounds.
4
Kits
40
Sounds
Format
Included
Plugin Kits
- Madonna Kit
- Octo Kit
- Dead Kit
- Modern 80s Kit
Sounds
Drum Pieces
- 4 kicks
- 4 snares
- 10 toms
- 8 cymbals
- 3 hi-hats
Also Available
Standalone WAV Pack
For drag-and-drop workflows, 1980 is also available as raw WAV files with alive and dead sounds. No Circles Plugin required.
Circles Plugin Expansion + WAV Pack
Circles
1980
Circles 1980 is available as a Circles Plugin expansion or standalone WAV pack.
Get it inside the Circles Plugin, or grab the WAV version with 200 loops and 80 samples.
Add the Core Library and the Circles 1980 expansion to your cart
Just add the Circles 1980 expansion pack
Standalone WAV version with 200 loops and 80 samples
Choose Complete or Rent To Own for the full Circles lineup