Speaking of percussion, I am really loving the Noise Engineering Basimilus Iteritas Alter (what a tongue twister name!) module that I just put in my setup and it can do crazy bass lines to wild drums. Plus it is small and easy to learn. Here is a demo of it:
It also holds up quite well in a mix like this:
No menu diving, dead simple to figure out how to patch and use and endless percussion options from weird kicks to cowbell sounds.