WDX-1 Drum Sequencer
An 808-style step sequencer with eight patterns, as a plugin in your DAW.
WDX-1 is a browser-based drum sequencer built around classic 808 sounds, with eight switchable patterns and per-channel controls. WAX loads it on a track in any VST3 or AU host, so patterns follow your transport and audio lands on the channel.
Wired into your session automatically.
WaxPlugin WDX-1 is a browser-based drum sequencer for creating punchy beats with classic 808 sounds. Build and switch between eight patterns, adjust BPM and swing, and fine-tune each channel with pitch, pan, volume, and reverb controls. Add channels, shape individual samples, and experiment with rhythms through a fast, hands-on interface.
808 sounds, eight patterns, per-channel controls.
Program a pattern, switch between eight of them, and tune every channel from the same screen.
Classic 808 sounds out of the box
Kick, snare, hats and the rest of the 808 family, tunable per channel.
Eight patterns, one click apart
Build verse, chorus, fills and variations as separate patterns and switch between them. Inside WAX the switch lands in time with your transport.
BPM and swing on the panel
Set the tempo and swing on the panel. On a WAX track the clock follows your session.
Pitch, pan, volume and reverb per channel
Each channel has its own strip for pitch, pan, volume and reverb.
Add channels and shape samples
Add channels beyond the defaults and shape individual samples.
Great in a tab. Better on a track.
In a browser tab, the WDX-1 is a web page. Inside WAX it is a plugin on a track.
Browser tab vs. WAX
Stop switching. Start making.
WDX-1 Drum Sequencer in a browser tab
- Runs in a separate browser window
- Recording it means routing system audio
- Pattern switches are by hand, not by song position
- Its BPM and your session BPM are two different numbers
- Close the tab and the eight patterns are gone
WDX-1 Drum Sequencer inside WAX
- Loads on a track like any VST3 or Audio Unit
- Audio lands on the channel, ready for your bus processing
- Play channels from a pad controller or a MIDI clip
- Locked to your tempo, transport and playhead, swing included
- WAX Pro saves patterns and channel settings with the project
Its output is the track’s output. Add your own compressor, saturator and bus sends.
Play it from a controller, a keyboard or the host MIDI editor, in time with everything else.
Host automation reaches its parameters, so a build or a breakdown can be drawn on the lane.
Device state travels with the project file. Reopen the session and it comes back (Pro).
Follows your DAW transport. Start and stop with the session, not a separate browser tab.
Locks to the host tempo and clock so patterns stay in time with the rest of the project.
30+ years of web audio, unlocked
Once WAX is on a track, any app in the library loads the same way. Browse to it and it runs as a plugin.
From browser to first pattern in three steps
Install it, load it, play it. About five minutes from download to first pattern with the WDX-1.
Buy WAX Pro and install it
$60 perpetual or $30 a year. Run the installer and rescan plugins in your DAW. WAX shows up as an instrument, an audio effect and a MIDI effect.
About two minutes
Load WAX as an instrument and open WDX-1 Drum Sequencer
Pick it from the built-in library, or paste its URL. The page loads inside the plugin window, already talking to your session.
About thirty seconds
Hit play
WAX puts WDX-1 Drum Sequencer on a track in your DAW as a instrument. Audio, MIDI, Automation, DataTree, Play/Stop, and Tempo (BPM) integrate with your session—press play and record the channel.
Then record it like any plugin
VST3 and Audio Unit · macOS 11+ and Windows 10+ · Works in every major DAW
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Short clips of WDX-1 Drum Sequencer inside WAX.
More from the WAX library
One WAX Pro license covers every app in the library, hundreds of instruments, effects and tools. A few more in the same category as WDX-1 Drum Sequencer:
$60 unlocks hundreds of plugins.
One WAX Pro license covers the whole library, WDX-1 Drum Sequencer included. Unlimited devices, preset recall with your project, and the Hack Panel for live tweaking. Pay once, or $30 a year.
- Every app in the WAX library: hundreds of instruments, effects and tools
- Full browser and real-time audio bridge
- Unlimited custom page devices
- Full preset recall with your project
- MIDI, transport and playhead sync
- Hack Panel for live page tweaking, plus full-screen mode
- The same library, same as Perpetual
- Billed yearly, switch to perpetual whenever you want
- Unlimited devices and preset recall
Questions
What does the WDX-1 cost?
It is included with WAX Pro: $60 perpetual on the launch sale (from $120), or $30 a year. The same license covers the WDX-1 and every other app in the WAX library.
Do I need WAX to use it?
Only if you want it as a plugin. In a browser tab it runs on its own, but it cannot receive MIDI from your controller, follow your DAW’s tempo, or put audio on a track.
Which DAWs does WAX work with?
WAX ships as VST3 and Audio Unit for macOS 11+ and Windows 10+, so it runs in Ableton Live, Logic Pro, FL Studio, Cubase, Reaper, Studio One and more.
Can I process the 808s with my own plugins?
Yes. Inside WAX the WDX-1 is an instrument on a track, so its output goes through whatever you insert after it: compression, saturation, sends to your reverb bus.
Is WAX only for drum machines?
No. WAX is a real browser wired into your DAW, not a single instrument. Drum machines, synths, effects, music services and your own HTML pages load the same way and get audio, MIDI and sync.
Unlock the WDX-1 in your DAW.
Buy WAX Pro, install it, and load the WDX-1 on a track.
Hundreds of plugins · VST3 and AU · macOS 11+ / Windows 10+ · Works in every major DAW
