Description
BPM 1.5 from MOTU is a virtual instrument that unites drum machine-style operation with advanced virtual instrument technology to provide a great rhythm programming experience. Combine drum kits, sequenced patterns, sliced loops and instrument sounds to realize your rhythmic vision, mixing and matching any playing style with any drum kit. Or, plug in your pad controller or MIDI keyboard to capture your live, groove-quantized performance directly in BPM. Browse the software's large 19GB sound library of expertly recorded and mastered 24-bit/96kHz rhythmic material for urban, R n' B, hip hop, techno, electro, house, pop, rock and other music styles. Sample your own drum sounds directly into BPM's drum pads, or simply drag and drop clips from your computer desktop, to add infinite possibilities to your own sound. BPM 1.5 adds Beat Box Anthology that includes authentic sounds from every classic, iconic drum machine that ever mattered during the 70s, 80s and 90s. You get 80 legendary models (10,000 samples) from the likes of Oberheim, Dynacord, Simmons, Alesis, Korg, Roland, Yamaha, Akai and others. For further punch, the BPM's Drum Synthesizer allows for combining unlimited sample layers per pad, with programmable layer switching. Now add guitar, bass and other multi-sample instrument sounds from BPM's included library, MachFive or any other MOTU or UVI sample instrument library.Overview Complete rhythm production center for Mac and Windows Combines state-of-the-art rhythm programming technology with playable virtual instrument operation inspired by the classic drum machines of the 80s and 90s Provides complete creative control, from recording and programming individual samples to building and arranging entire songs Includes a comprehensive, expertly produced urban sound and loop library for urban, R n' B, pop, rock and other music styles Includes Beat Box Anthology, a massive 4GB collection of samples, kits, patterns, and loops from 80 iconic drum machines from decades past Combines drum machine programming, sampling, loops, synthesized drum sounds, multi-sample instrument sounds, mixing, effects processing, song arranging and asset browsing in one streamlined window Plug-and-play support for hands-on pad controllers such as the Akai MPD32 controller Exclusive SP1200 Emulation mode faithfully reproduces the unique characteristics of the classic sought-after E-mu SP1200 State-of-the-art environment for laying down beats as quickly as your mind can "hear" them Sounds and Loops 19+GB library of all-new, never before released loops, samples and beats Includes a comprehensive collection of sounds from 80 classic drum mach Over 10,000 individual samples Over 1,000 new drum and percussion loop 24-bit 96kHz audio quality Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC by top mastering engineer Chris Gehringer Beat Production/Sound Design by Eric K. Roz for Black Rose Corporation Over 200 drum kits + patterns organized by style categories (Beat City, Old School, etc.) Over 100 urban multi-sampled instruments, including piano, bass, guitars, synthesizers, pads and more Built-in drum synthesizer for unlimited synthesized drum and percussion sounds (includes hundreds of preset sounds) Comprehensive percussion samples, patterns and loops Over 10,000 classic style beat box samples Hundreds of patterns in many styles (hip hop, R n' B, house, electro, techno, funk, soul, pop, rock, etc.) Play any pattern in any style with any drum kit (included or programmed) for virtually infinite combinations Load any MOTU instrument sound from MachFive, Ethno, Electric Keys, etc. Load any UVI instrument sound Add new sounds with BPM Expander packs and UVI SoundCards from UVISoundSource.com Software Operation Runs as a stand-alone application on Mac OS X and Windows XP/VistaRuns as a plug-in with any Mac or Windows audio host (Audio Unit, VST, RTAS and MAS)Next-generation UVI Engine XT delivers state-of-the-art sound quality and operationSupports multiple separate outputs for