MOTU BPM Advanced Urban Rhythm Instrument is a virtual instrument for Mac & PC that is designed to turn your computer into an advanced MPC-style audio workstation.

Description:

MOTU BPM unites drum machine-style operation with advanced virtual instrument technology. 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.

Details below.

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Main Features:

• 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 80’s and 90’s
• 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&B, pop, rock and other music styles
• 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

Included Sounds and Loops:

• 15+ GB library of all-new, never before released loops, samples and beats
• Over 10,000 individual samples
• Over 1,000 new drum and percussion loops
• 24-bit 96 kHz 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 (www.eric-k-roz.com)
• Over 200 drum kits + patterns organized by style categories (Beat City, Old School, etc.)
• Over 100 urban multi-sampled instruments, including piano, bass, guitars, synths, 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
• Dozens of classic “808” and “909” style beat box samples
• Hundreds of patterns in many styles (hip hop, R’nB, 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/Vista
• Runs 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 operation
• Supports multiple separate outputs for multi-channel mixing
• Drag-and-drop importing for MIDI data, audio data and audio loops
• Slice loops and patterns can be exported to the computer desktop or audio host software as audio clip or MIDI clip
• Scenes and songs can be exported to the computer desktop as an audio clip

Sampling and Synthesis:

• Records individual samples or loops from any external source via plug-in host software
• Quick sampling feature lets you quickly record into the currently selected drum pad supports self-sampling (record BPM output back into BPM itself directly)
• Programmable drum and percussion synthesizer with hundreds of factory presets
• Mix, match and layer drum samples and drum synth sounds, even on the same pad
• Exclusive SP1200 Emulation mode faithfully reproduces the uniquecharacteristics of the classic sought-after E-mu SP1200

Drum Machine Programming

• 64 pads per scene (4 banks of 16 pads)
• Independent step sequencer for each 16-pad bank
• Use multiple banks to quickly layer basic drum kits with additional kits (percussion, etc.)
• Convenient controls for mute, solo, gain and pan for each pad
• Detailed parameter adjustment for each pad, including velocity, pan, fine/coarse tuning, fill, timeshift, filter cutoff, resonance, decay, and others
• Graph sequencer for each note for ultra-dynamic expression (includes presets)
• Unlimited sample layers per pad with programmable velocity switching or cycling (random or programmed) for expressive “human feel”
• Independent synth programming for each sample layer (AHD/ADSR, filter, drive, aux sends, pitch envelope, etc.)
• Unlimited FX slots per pad and per bank
• Waveform Editor with fade in/out, normalize, silence, gain, etc.

Loops, Audio Phrases and Instrument Sounds:

• Two independent rack modules hold loops, audio phrases and/or instrument sounds
• Unlimited parts in each rack
• Independent piano-roll sequencer for each part (instruments and slice loops)
• Imports REX files, Apple Loops, AIFF, WAV and all standard audio file formats
• Automaps, plays and grooves REX files in real time
• Up to 64 MIDI channels
• Unlimited FX slots per part and per rack
• State-of-the-art time-stretching algorithms provide best-available audio quality at all tempos
• Loads and plays any MOTU or UVI multi-sampled instrument

Real Time Pattern Recording With Groove Quantize:

• Record, overdub and quantize patterns interactively in real time from any MIDI controller
• Plug-and-play support for pad controllers such as the Akai MPD32
• Apply grooves with independent control over timing and velocity
• Choose among dozens of groove presets or create and apply your own
• Combine kits, patterns and sequences into scenes
• Trigger scenes live with pads and/or MIDI notes
• Build songs in seconds via simple drag and drop of scenes

Comprehensive and Flexible Scene and Song Programming:

• Operate stand-alone or synced to host tempo and timeline
• Comprehensive mixing and effects processing
• Comprehensive graphic mixer with independent channels for all 64 pads and instrument parts
• Master mixer with master channel strips plus FX processing for entire banks, instrument racks and aux channels
• Stereo main outs plus 16 or more stereo aux channel outputs (up to 99, depending on the host)
• Unlimited effect slot architecture for pads, banks, instruments, racks, aux outs and master out
• CPU-efficient convolution reverb
• Dozens of professional quality effects, including EQ, compressor/gate, filter, delay, reverb, phaser, chorus, drive, distortion and many more

Convenient Browsing and File Management:

• Convenient, intuitive, unified browser for all assets (samples, loops, patterns, kits, instruments, etc.)
• Optional auditioning while browsing (list items play as you click them)
• Drag and drop loading from browser or desktop (including audio files, MIDI files and loops in all standard formats)
• Optional auto-loading from browser (list items load as soon as you click them)

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