GetGood Drums

What GetGood Drums does

GetGood Drums (GGD) is a private US-based virtual instrument and audio production software company operating under the legal entity Getgood Digital, LLC. The company develops sample-based drum libraries, bass libraries, guitar cabinet impulse responses, and audio processing plugins, sold as perpetual one-time licenses through its direct-to-consumer e-commerce storefront at ggd.co. Products are delivered either as Native Instruments Kontakt instruments or as standalone plugins, with pricing ranging from $50 to $219 USD per SKU. The company's product architecture spans two technical formats: legacy Kontakt-format sample libraries and a newer proprietary standalone instrument platform, with the standalone approach being applied to recent flagship releases such as Matt Garstka Signature Drums and One Kit Wonder: The Downbeat.

The product portfolio is anchored by the One Kit Wonder genre-specific series (Metal, Nu Metal, The Downbeat) and signature artist packs created in collaboration with high-profile drummers, most notably Matt Garstka and Matt Halpern of Periphery, as well as Nolly and Craig Reynolds. The company has extended beyond drums into adjacent categories with The Nolly Bass Library and the GGD Studio Cabs guitar cabinet impulse response series, alongside processing tools such as Slammers (Power Vault). GGD's go-to-market is product-led growth, leveraging artist endorsements, an active YouTube channel (@ggdco), Instagram, a Facebook-based GGD Forum community, and an email newsletter.

The business model is a one-time perpetual license model with no subscription component. Customers are horizontally segmented into music producers/recording engineers and drummers, with the company's marketing focus concentrated in the metal and progressive music production communities. GGD operates as a bootstrapped, self-funded private company with no disclosed institutional investors, funding rounds, or parent company.

Name

GetGood Drums

Legal name

Getgood Digital, LLC

Website

https://getgooddrums.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

GetGood Drums (GGD) is a US-based virtual instrument company selling sample-based drum, bass, and guitar cabinet libraries as perpetual licenses directly to music producers and drummers, with notable signature packs from Periphery's Matt Garstka and Matt Halpern.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Music Production Software (Virtual Instruments and Audio Plugins)

NAICS

Musical Instrument Manufacturing (339992)

SIC

Musical Instruments (3931)

akta.pro primary industry

Audio Plugins & Virtual Instruments (VST/AU/AAX) (MPAIAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Audio Accessories & Consumables (Cables, Stands, Cases, Strings, Picks, Heads) (MPAIAJAF), Musical Instruments (Acoustic & Electric) (MPAIAJAA)

Keywords

• Virtual drum instruments
• Drum sample libraries
• Kontakt drum plugins
• Audio production software
• Guitar cabinet impulse responses

Headquarters

HQ city

Baltimore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Virtual Instrument Sales: One-time license sales of drum libraries, groove packs, and processing plugins delivered as digital downloads for the Kontakt platform or standalone formats. Customers purchase perpetual licenses for individual products with no recurring subscription required.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

GetGood Drums develops and sells sample-based virtual drum instruments, signature artist drum libraries, bass sample libraries, guitar cabinet impulse responses, and processing plugins for music producers. Products are sold as one-time perpetual digital downloads via the ggd.co storefront, running either as Kontakt instruments on Native Instruments' platform or as GGD's own standalone instrument platform.

Product overview

GetGood Drums (GGD) is a virtual instrument and audio processing software company offering a portfolio of sample-based drum and bass libraries, processing tools, and groove packs. The core product line includes multiple One Kit Wonder drum libraries (Metal, Nu Metal, The Downbeat), signature drum packs from artists like Matt Garstka and Matt Halpern, and processing plugins. The Nolly Bass Library provides bass samples, while the GGD Studio Cabs series offers guitar cabinet impulse responses. Products are sold individually through the GGD Store and operate primarily as Kontakt instruments or standalone plugins, with pricing ranging from $50-$219 USD per product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• One Kit Wonder: The Downbeat Standalone drum instrument that delivers Craig Reynolds' explosive, mix-ready drum sound for immediate use in music production. Aimed at producers seeking ready-to-use drum tones without additional processing.
• Modern & Massive 2 Drum library offering modern installation-to-mix workflows with new features for producers of all experience levels, priced at $219 USD as a one-time perpetual license.
• Matt Garstka Signature Drums Signature drum library from Periphery's Matt Garstka, built on the GGD standalone platform with features aimed at modern drumming production, sold at $169 USD under a one-time perpetual license.
• One Kit Wonder: Metal Kontakt-based drum library designed to combine the best elements of 2000s big-budget metal productions with modern levels of natural power, realism, and polish; priced at $59 USD as a one-time license.
• GGD Studio Cabs: Cali Oversized Edition Guitar cabinet impulse response library focused on a legendary studio cabinet known for smooth top end, rich mid-range, and tight low-end; priced at $50 USD as a one-time license.
• The Nolly Bass Library Bass guitar sample library featuring Nolly's renowned tone, characterized by percussive attack, rich distorted midrange, and massive low end; priced at $89 USD as a one-time license.
• P V Matt Halpern Signature Pack Kontakt-format signature drum kit from Periphery's Matt Halpern, recorded during the making of Periphery V: Djent Is Not A Genre, marketed as organic, powerful, and realistic-sounding; priced at $99 USD.
• One Kit Wonder: Nu Metal Kontakt-based drum library with gigantic low-tuned drums that cut through with massive impact, paired with shimmering cymbals for energy and brilliance, designed for nu metal production; priced at $65 USD.
• GGD Studio Cabs: Contenders Round 1 Collection of eight 4x12 guitar cabinet impulse responses, each with unique record-ready characteristics for guitar tone production; priced at $60 USD as a one-time license.
• Slammers (Power Vault) Percussion sample / processing tool from GetGood Drums' Power Vault line, providing punchy drum and percussion sounds for modern music production.

Quantifiable outcome

• Products available as standalone instruments or Kontakt libraries for immediate integration into production workflows

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Native Instruments: Native Instruments owns the Kontakt platform on which many of GGD's products run. It is a broad incumbent offering virtual instruments, effects, and production software across the music industry, with overlap to GGD through platform and adjacent product categories.
• Arturia: Arturia is a broad music software incumbent offering virtual instruments, effects, and controllers for producers and musicians. While its catalog spans synths and effects more than drum libraries, it competes for the same producer audience and shelf space in the virtual instrument category.
• Spectrasonics: Spectrasonics produces premium virtual instruments (Omnisphere, Trilian, Stylus RMX) for professional producers. It is a broad incumbent in the same virtual-instrument category, though it targets a higher-end, more generalist audience than GGD's metal/progressive niche.

Direct peers

• ujam: ujam develops virtual instruments and plugins (e.g., Beatmaker, Finisher) for music producers, often delivered as standalone instruments with simple workflows. Its positioning around easy-to-use, mix-ready virtual instruments overlaps directly with GGD's value proposition.
• Output: Output produces virtual instruments and audio plugins (e.g., Arcade, Exhale) sold via subscription and perpetual licenses. It targets the same producer customer base with sample-based instruments and competing plugin delivery formats.
• Toontrack: Toontrack is the leading direct competitor in drum sample libraries (EZdrummer, Superior Drummer) and a benchmark for the genre. Toontrack and GGD compete head-to-head for the same music producers on essentially the same product category: high-quality, mix-ready drum libraries.
• Splice: Splice is a subscription-based sample and preset marketplace widely used by music producers. It overlaps with GGD's offering through drum and instrument samples, and competes for the same producers' attention and spend, though its model is recurring rather than perpetual.
• XLN Audio: XLN Audio produces Addictive Drums, one of the most established virtual drum instrument lines in the market. It competes with GGD on drum libraries, plugin/standalone delivery, and direct-to-consumer sales to music producers.
• Steven Slate Drums: Steven Slate Drums is a direct competitor focused on professional-grade virtual drum libraries used in metal, rock, and pop production. It targets the same producer and drummer segments as GGD with a comparable perpetual-license sales model.

Emerging players

• Soundpaint: Soundpaint is a newer entrant producing sample-based virtual instruments with a focus on realistic acoustic and percussion sounds. It competes with GGD in the percussion/instrument sample library space, though it is earlier-stage and has narrower catalog depth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ggdco
• Instagraminstagram.com/ggd.co
• Xx.com/GetGoodDrums
• Facebookfacebook.com/getgooddrums
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/getgood-drums

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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