Getting Started with The Beatdown
Getting started with The Beatdown guides you through the basic operations of the this new virtual DRUM MACHINE for Ableton Live.
DROP THE BEAT >>>
The Beatdown includes 10 meticulously sampled kits, all included in one Ableton Live drum rack. It’s unique design allows you to mix and match sounds from each kit on the fly. The Beatdown is designed to be instantly playable as soon as you load it onto a track. It’s thunderous kick drums and beefy snares will give you maximum impact on the dance floor.
TWEAK OUT >>>
The Beatdown is designed to be playable right out of the box, but if you want to get deeper into sound design then that’s when it’s power is unleashed. At the twist of a knob, you can manipulate each sound’s most useful parameters like pitch, decay and FX. The tweakability of The Beatdown is unrivaled, allowing you to sculpt entirely new drum sounds.
TAKE CONTROL >>>
The Beatdown includes a free Max for Live Step Sequencer for Launchpad and APC40. This custom device frees you from the mouse and gives you hands-on control like never before. Program beats and note velocities with ease while saving and recalling patterns in realtime. It also features realtime looping, FX and groove manipulation for killer live performances.
Get The Beatdown NOW at http://sonicfaction.com/Beatdown.html
Playing the Wurlitzer SideMan (vintage 1950’s drummachine) with MIDI retrofit
The SideMan is a drum machine from 1959 that fires valves/tubes to generate the tones, which are then passed trough a tube amp. The cigar box houses Doepfer MTC components and a direct line out. Interconnect is over DB37, fed into the SideMan from underneath. No drilling or irreversible mods were done to the SideMan, although I did tweak it a bit to get a longer decay from the kick bass.
A lot of thanks to Eric Noel, who gave his time, expertise and some of the Doepfer components to this project; and to Steve Craig (Midwest Music Menders), who patiently repaired the SideMan when I acquired it in “almost working” condition.
Checking out SuperStoke – the new iOS music app
stochastic granular drum machine!
soon, for iOS 
Experience the power of The Beatdown in action!
Introducing The Beatdown, the latest virtual instrument from Sonic Faction.
“The Beatdown is an amazing versatile DRUM MACHINE for Ableton Live! We crafted The Beatdown from the ground up, giving users superior sound quality and unprecedented control. We started by sampling the Elektron Machine Drum and rebuilding it inside of Ableton, staying true to the instrument’s unique design. Inspired by the flexibility of our new instrument, we then added 6 additional drum kits that cover all of the most popular dance music genres. It’s styles range from Analog Hip Hop madness, to fresh House beats, to viscous Dubstep wobbles and Experimental glitches. The result is a slamming drum machine that will have you dropping next level beats instantly.”
DROP THE BEAT -The Beatdown includes 10 meticulously sampled and sculpted drum kits. It’s unique design allows you to mix and match kits on the fly. Designed to be instantly playable
TWEAK OUT -Tweakability of The Beatdown is unrivaled, allowing you to create entirely new drum sounds. At the twist of a knob, you can manipulate each sound’s most useful parameters like pitch, decay and FX.
FULL CONTROL -The Beatdown includes a free Max for Live Step Sequencer for Launchpad and APC40. This custom device frees you from the mouse and gives you hands-on control like never before.
Available NOW at http://sonicfaction.com
Video of Retronyms’ Drum Deranger for Miselu
Background data:
We finally had a chance to sit down with John-Paul Walton (co-founder of Retronyms) to have him showcase the early version of the XOX Drum Deranger. This video doesn’t include all the final features and polish yet, but can provide you an idea of the final product that Retronyms is building for the neiro. It is only the first device they are bringing to the neiro with much more to come.
Mikrosonic RD3 Groovebox HD Demo – Android Test – HTC EVO
“I downloaded the app from Mikrosonic called “RD3 HD Demo” and started messing around with it. It was pretty easy to figure out and fun to use. I would recommend it to anyone who likes to play around with a looping/drum machine. The only bothersome thing is that you can’t save your sessions and an ad pops up every few minutes to encourage you to buy the full app. Which makes sense because this is the free version of the app and just lets you get a taste for what it can really do.”
RD3 – Groovebox is a high quality audio application for Android devices that is easy to use. It combines a 303-style synthesizer and a drum machine with different drum kits. Create grooves on-the-go with these machines that defined the sound of early electronic dance music.
If you have a high-end Android phone or tablet please check out the RD3 HD version with more features.
Features
Musical Features:
- Virtual analog synthesizer
- 3 types of waveforms
- Reminiscent of the legendary 303 synthesizer
- High-quality or regular filter modes
- Drum machine with 8 drum kits: 808, 909, 606, CR-78, Linn, KR55, RZ1, DMX
- Real-time step sequencer
- 4 bars with 16 steps per instrument
- 3 play modes: Solo, loop or random
Technical Features:
- Multi-touch control
- Audio loop export feature
- Session save capability
- Cut/copy/paste pattern
- App2SD
Analog Jam and Synth Spotting
Quick little jam featuring two analog synths and a drum machine.
Hardware:
Moog Minimoog Voyager Old School
Korg MS-20
Jomox XBase 888
iDrumming – new free drum app for iOS
iDrumming is free drum pad app for iOS that features very low latency, changeable pitch and volume for each sample, 16-bit sampling, multitouch capability, autorepeat with 1 tap, the ability to save custom sets, and 2 different stop modes.
iDrumming is a ‘freemium’ app, with 11 unlocked samples, and an additional 200+ can be auditioned and can be unlocked through a $.99 in-app purchase.
Feature Highlights:
- 8 pads on iPhone, 12 on iPad
- Very low latency
- More than 200 optional samples to choose from, grouped into 6 categories
- Changeable pitch and volume of every sample (useful for tuning toms, etc.)
- Two different stop sample modes
- Autorepeat at one tap
- Continuous mode for loops or rattle samples
- High quality, 16-bit drum samples
- One predefined, default set included
- Allows users to save their own, custom sets
- Multitouch capability
iDrumming is a free download from the App Store.
Basic beat creation, effect usage, G-Stomper Drum Machine for Android
G-Stomper demonstration video: Basic beat creation, effect usage.
(Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1)
G-Stomper is a highly optimized Drum Machine/Groovebox for doing electronic live performances on your Android device.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.planeth.gstomperdemo
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.planeth.gstomper
Official Website:
http://www.planet-h.com/gstomper/
Making a beat in a few seconds with WerkBench
Making a quick beat with two drums and a speaking toy. Get WerkBench for the iPad here: http://bit.ly/L6jhd9
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