Testimonials

D16 Group have created or should I say recreated some great classic Roland drum machines, which will stun you for quality and accuracy of sound and possibilities to take that sound further! ... It is safe to say that you can ditch your 909, 808 and 606 sample collections! It would be great to see other classic drum machines being reproduced as I believe that the D16 Group understand what musicians, DJs and producers need.

Die D16 Group hat es ein weiteres Mal geschafft, einen Klassiker in Form von Nullen und Einsen authentisch nachzubilden und auf eindrucksvolle Weise zu erweitern. Dabei klingt Nithonat keineswegs angestaubt: Vor allem in Verbindung mit Distortion - und LoFi-Effekten liefert das Plug-in moderne Elektrosounds.

Natürlich steht und fällt eine Emulation vor allem mit ihrer Klangqualität. Hier darf man beruhigt durchatmen. Nithonat ist ein hervorragender, moderner Ersatz für die kleine Silberbüchse. Der warme, charakteristische Klang wird treffend eingefangen und in etlichen Parametern steuerbar. Das Spektrum der nutzbaren Klänge geht also deutlich über die sieben Sounds des Originals hinaus – erst recht in Kombination mit den virtuellen Einzelausgängen.

D16 added some worthwhile things to the original TR-606 concept, like the randomizing function, multiple outputs, a good preset system, host mode in which you can trigger patterns from your host sequencer, etc. [...] In short, Nithonat is a great TR-606 emulation. With its additional instrument parameters it provides a wider range of sounds than the original machine. If you are looking for this type of drum machine, I don’t think you can go wrong with Nithonat.

[...] if you want the sound of an electro classic in your sonic armoury, then Nithonat offers more than enough to make it preferable to a 606 sampler patch. The bolstering of the original feature set is a genuine and worthwhile improvement, and by offering the sequencing and arrangement functions of the original, it recreates the style of music creation that goes with step-sequencing.

Obviously, the sound shaping possibilities take it a bit beyond what is possible with a real 606, but these variations are subtle and still faithful to the original 606 sound. [...] They've really done an excellent job maintaining the balance between added functionality and reverence for the original in a way other companies sometimes miss. I can't wait to see what they do next! (9/10)