The Drums Generator, unlike the XR-909 Generator, is sample-based. It was designed for quick and easy programming, and comes with a simple step sequencer built into it's interface. Up to 12 drum tracks can be created with a single generator, but of course you're free to add as many as you need. A single WAV file can be loaded onto each drum track.

Orion Platinum also supports LM4 Kits, including multisample information (e.g. velocity layers).

Orion's preset management system makes it easy to load and save your Drums Generator configurations as drum kits - you can use this feature to quickly try out your rhythm patterns on different drum kits.

Orion Platinum comes with a selection of 40 preset drum kits on the CD-ROM.

For more advanced editing, the sequencer may of course be used, and makes it possible to add more complexity, such as velocity changes, to your drum loops, or to change the pitch of drum "notes" in your patterns. You can also use the step sequencer mode to program per-step parameter changes.

A special version of the Drums Generator is also available, in which each drum track can be routed to one of 4 different stereo channels on the Mixer.