
While I'm still working on my own project(s), I thought I'd share this announcement about an app Mike has been working on for quite a while. For those who don't know, Mike is a friend of mine who made this website and curates it. He's also big into music apps and has always wanted to create his own. This is his biggest and most ambitious project to date. It uses Caustic's audio engine at its core, but everything else, from the streamlined workflow to the smooth snappy graphics is his own creation.
I encourage you to check it out on the Play Store. Here's a rundown of what it is:
Drum Pad Beats is a fun beat/composer - scene/remixer to capture those ideas when that flash of inspiration hits while away from the studio.
Drum Pad Beats is aimed at users that want to create rhythms and melodies using pads and step sequencers. With the added ability to export their creations to wav, ogg or midi loops (zip, pcmsynth for Caustic), user ideas can be taken farther in mobile or desktop Digital Audio Workstations.
Great for sharing beats/tracks as dpb files and remixing another artist's track, the track could then be remixed again adding even more flavor. Drum Pad Beat's project file contains everything another user needs to take that idea even farther.
FEATURES
+ Adjustable U/I scaling (Settings)
+ Portrait or Tablet layouts
+ In App Help UI with documentation tips
+ 16 Drum pads, 12 Synth pads
+ Dual pad layout for Drum and Synth pads on one screen (remixing/recording live)
+ 63 Scene containers for programed Pad loops w/ 1 2 4 8 measures
+ Song sequencer with 16 playable/exportable sections.
+ Sampler and Chord Arpeggiator, diatonic chord interval arpeggios
+ Keyboard layouts for synth or sampler, 64, 36, 16 pad variations
+ Custom Scale and Key globally or per Scene
+ Record real-time remixes from pad looping and Scene changes as wav, ogg, midi
+ Record overdub for note entry (touch latency varies per device)
+ Metronome timing
+ Full Mixer and Effect for all Drum/Synth pads
+ Drum pad choke groups (4 groups per 8 pads)
+ Audition Browser to load/hot-swap new Drum/Synth kit sounds
+ Expandable Sound Library with Sound expansion packs available on Google Play.
+ Factory Sound Kits (808, 909, Metatronics, various others)
You can find it on the Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teotigraphix.drumpadbeats
As this is not my app, please head over to Mike's support channels for any questions or discussions:
Help Videos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnyZaJjWFOw&list=PLfafVvhM8YrfbSWV_w8I8S...
Drum Pad Beats Discord - https://discordapp.com/invite/DS9J3cy (Drop in and say Hi)
New to Drum Pad Beats? Check out the friendly, In App Help UI and Quick Start Guide: https://www.teotigraphix.com/help/drum-pad-beats/index.html
15 Comments
Seems interesting and very
Submitted by Amel on
Seems interesting and very good app, unfortunately, it's not available in my country. Is there any way to make it available.
https://soundcloud.com/user-meleven/dimension-ten?ref=clipboard&p=a&c=1
There are some countries
Submitted by mike on
There are some countries because of taxes the app is not available.
Ok Mike Thanks, I hope that I
Submitted by Amel on
Ok Mike Thanks, I hope that I will try this app soon.
https://soundcloud.com/user-meleven/dimension-ten?ref=clipboard&p=a&c=1
Wow
Submitted by pixelblip2 on
I've bought that...
What a funky interface.
It's really great you got there in the end Mike - I remember from your early days trying to do this.
I hope we will see a new version of Caustic down the line :) ......after all the hard work you have put into it
Hmm, it says 'not available
Submitted by Terpki on
Hmm, it says 'not available in your country' (ukraine). Can someone please check if there's any problem with that
Nevermind :) just saw Mike's
Submitted by Terpki on
Nevermind :) just saw Mike's comment
Yes, for now we are not
Submitted by mike on
Yes, for now we are not collecting taxes from countries that are not "registered" with Google for income tax.
music
Submitted by jladd2 on
Music
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Cool app.. One question,
Submitted by Furious5 on
Cool app.. One question, whats generates the sounds? Wich synths and samplers? Can I make my own presets and can I use Caustic presets?
For now it's the PCMSynth, in
Submitted by mike on
For now it's the PCMSynth, in a future update all synths will be able to be loaded into the Synth pads. (minus the Vocoder).
The Drum pads are 2 beatboxes.
You will be able to create custom kits that you can then use in your projects.
Aa
Submitted by Furious5 on
Okay very nice.. So I can load all my pcm synth presets and .sf2 presets into the app?
Not really, the app uses a
Submitted by mike on
Not really, the app uses a library and things need to be mapped correctly.
I am working on some things for the future that might help existing Caustic users revitalize already aquired sounds.
Expandable Sound Library with Sound expansion packs available on
Submitted by TGB on
I can read it in the info. But when I try it in Google Play it says it isn't possible. Where can I find the expandable sound?
My person does sea "the potential;" the expandin' way 2...
Submitted by derrtiblu on
Two produce mobile with drum pad beats and caustic & caustic guide email mi if u do another beta anytime soon. I am as gun ho about this as ever.
How can I get the Jupiter
Submitted by Noki on
How can I get the Jupiter skins for caustic?