Skaka

The deal

$39.99 at Music Software Deals (down from $69.98), 43% off. Sale runs through August 17, 2026.

What it is

Skaka is a sample-based sequencer plugin for shaker percussion built by Klevgrand. It combines a custom step sequencer with a sampler built specifically for shaker sounds, so patterns move with the loose, human timing of a real percussionist rather than a rigid MIDI grid. Each of its slots holds an independent instrument and pattern, and the plugin's humanizer, swing controls, and irregular-grid subdivisions let a part drift and breathe the way a live player would. A built-in reverb, room simulator, and high-shelf filter round out the sound without any outside processing.

Who it's for

Producers who want realistic shaker and hand-percussion layers in hip-hop, pop, Latin, or acoustic-leaning tracks without recording or programming every hit by hand.

Key features

• 12 parallel slots, each with its own instrument, parameters, and pattern
• 18 sampled shaker instruments including egg, tambourine, caxixi, and ghungroos, with 8-9 velocity layers and 30+ round robins per layer for realistic variation
• Advanced humanizer with shuffle/swing control, triplet/quintuplet/septuplet grids, and fine timing adjustment for natural-feeling groove
• Nearly 200 ready-made patterns covering a wide range of genres and styles, so you can drop in a part and tweak from there