Hydrogen: formats, licence and downloads

Why try it

A closer look at Hydrogen

Songwriters and beat makers who want a pattern-based drum machine with a song arrangement view.

Build patterns with drum kits, then arrange them in the song editor. Humanizing controls help vary programmed parts.

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GPL-3.0Active

A percussion synthesizer for designing kicks, snares and other drum sounds from scratch, with layered oscillators, filters and envelopes.

Formats

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UpdatedOct 18, 2026