1.3.2 Jimmy Jam, Groove Programmer

DrumX includes hundreds of grooves created by Jimmy Jam, bringing unmatched authority to the curation and programming of this groove machine. His deep understanding of how these machines truly behave — how a TR-808 kick breathes at different decay settings, how a LinnDrum snare sits perfectly in a mix — shaped the way every sound in DrumX was created, tuned, and organized. It’s the difference between simply using a machine and truly knowing one.

Jimmy Jam is a celebrated producer, songwriter, and musician, best known as one half of the legendary duo Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, whose work reshaped the sound of popular music across four decades. Jam and Lewis have earned more than 100 gold, platinum, multi-platinum, and diamond albums for their work with artists including Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Boyz II Men, Usher, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Luther Vandross, Yolanda Adams, Human League, George Michael, TLC, Robert Palmer, and many more — accumulating 42 Billboard #1 hits — more than any other songwriting and production team in chart history. They have more than 100 ASCAP songwriting and publishing awards, including several Songwriter of the Year awards. In addition to co-producing these chart-toppers and writing most of the songs, Jimmy Jam created the innovative and groundbreaking drum programming that defined their sound.

This is a one-of-a-kind collaboration. Jimmy Jam is not creating any competing software instruments — making DrumX the only place to access his signature rhythms in software. Now you can use these grooves in your music!