Year/Date of Release : 06/17/24
Developer : Apisonic Audio.
Developer’s website : Apisonic Audio
Format : VSTi, VST3i.
Bit capacity : 64bit
Tablet : Cured [BUBBiX]
System requirements : WIN 7+
Description :
Speedrum is an MPC-style drum sampler. Designed for easy startup and fast workflow,
but with powerful features if you need them.
32 pads with the necessary effects and 8 layers of samples per pad. With the addition of a loop slicer.
What’s new in Speedrum 2.0 :
+ 64 pads with 16 layers.
+ Mixer of pads and layers.
+ Equalizer and pad filter envelope.
+ Layer MSEG volume envelope.
+ Bus system with mixer and Bus FX.
+ Notation sequencer with patterns, randomization, recording…
+ New browser with an unlimited number of favorite files, file filter…
+ a huge number of small additions and improvements.
Speedrum Features
- Two Layouts :
16 pad A/B layout and view all pad effects or 32 pad layout and view one FX at a time…
MPC style pad layout.
Pads can be triggered by MIDI notes.
Edit multiple pads, copy and share, delete, drag and drop.
Change the Multi Pad controls, including effect controls.
Midi-learn for each pad, save/load trigger maps. - Resizable :
Resizable GUI from 60% to 200% of default window size.
Easy to use user interface.
Default behavior settings.
Supports saving and loading drum kits.
Supports WAV, AIF, FLAC, MP3, OGG file formats.
In VST, VST3 and AU plugin format.
Written in native C☼☼ code for high performance and low CPU usage. - Main panel controls :
All necessary controls for quick control: Mute, Solo, Volume, Pan, Pitch…
All pad knob parameters have midi learning capability.
Voice Mode: Retrigger or Poly.
8 “Cut” and “Cut By” groups, plus a trigger pad.
Each pad can be configured to one of 16 available stereo outputs.
12 colors to highlight a specific pad or group.
Humanizing speed, pitch, timing and panorama.
Volume and pitch envelope for each pad.
Easy control of FX sends. - Basic Effects :
Four basic effects to further customize your drum pad…
Several types of distortion.
Easily adjustable multi-mode filter.
VCA type compressor for percussion material.
Transition shaper.
General gain control and Hard clipper.
In the “all or one” layout. - Sample Layers :
8 sample layers for each pad with a special editor…
Each layer has the necessary controls, as well as a low and high pass filter.
Stretching in time and pitch.
Multi-layer playback mode.
Rearrange layers using drag and drop.
Multi-editing layers. - Waveform :
Non-destructive editor, easily scalable…
Representation of the waveform of the loaded sample.
Adjustable start, end, attack and decay of the sample.
Arrow buttons to cycle through all samples in the current folder.
Adjustable speed ranges in speed mode. - Loop Slicer :
Slice loops into individual drum hits…
Add or remove slicer markers with a simple.
Drag slices to fill pads or layers.
Same zoom/navigation as layer waveform.
Stretching in time and pitch. - Two cutting modes :
Different algorithms for different results…
Transient processes – with Threshold and Length regulators.
BPM – with Bpm and Divisions controls. - Pad sends :
Two channels Send FX or Output…
Send delay effect.
Reverb FX send.
Or send all pad outputs to a specific output channel. - Master :
Dynamics for the main channel…
VCA type compressor for percussion material.
Soft/hard clipper.
Output controls. - Browser :
Built-in sample and drum browser…
With drag and drop sample loading.
Information about the sample or drum kit.
10 slots for your favorite folders.
Possibility to preview a sample.
Selectable output channel.
Autoloading of the selected sample.
Change log history :
v2.1.0
☼ [Sequencer] 16/32 line layout (synchronized with the pad view).
☼ [Sequencer] independent number of steps for each pattern.
☼ [Sequencer] adding samples directly to the row name (same rules as on the pad).
☼ [Sequencer] row polymeter.
☼ [Sequencer] step modulation for Pan, Pitch and FilterCut.
☼ [Sequencer] context menu of the pattern button (name ☼ action).
☼ [Sequencer] renaming patterns (via the context menu).
☼ [Sequencer] change the action for a number of sequences/patterns.
☼ [Sequencer] mirror editing of notes.
☼ [Sequencer] holding Shift while editing velocities in the seq row editor allows you to edit notes that are Off.
☼ [Sequencer] increase/decrease/reset buttons in the seq row editor.
☼ [Sequencer] loading a pattern file from an external browser using drag&drop.
☼ [Sequencer] number of layers (after the row/pad name).
☼ [Sequencer] shift notes up/down.
☼ [Sequencer] bar multiplication action (row menu).
☼ [Sequencer] reset pad (row menu).
☼ [Sequencer] volume, panning and color of the active line (pad) on the sequencer page.
☼ [Sequencer] Shuffle to Pattern MIDI export.
☼ [Sequencer] mutes the sequencer output using midi note 11 (noteOn = mute).
☼ [Sequencer] presets for some common note patterns (string menu and “PR” button).
☼ [Slicer] Thru mode when filling pads.
☼ [Slicer] setting transients to zero crossings (or as close to them as possible).
☼ [Slicer] global attack/decay for slices, transferred to the layer.
☼ [Pads] Automatic slicing when dragging a loop from the browser or externally while holding Ctrl/Command, taking into account the state of the Slicer.
☼ [Layer] automatically removes overlapping nodes of MSEG layer segments.
☼ [Layer] prev/next buttons for the active layer with the ability to study midi cc.
☼ [Layer] if this is a Slice, then with the Reload action the slice range becomes the start/end range.
☼ [Layer] when created using Slicer, the Slice can be temporarily changed (prev/next buttons).
☼ [EQ] smoothing of equalizer parameters.
☼ [Preference] default sample/kit folder.
☼ [Preference] default browser tab.
☼ [Browser] various ways to fill pads/layers (via the file context menu).
☼ [Browser] filling pads (via the folder context menu).
☼ [Browser] looping auto-slicing to pads through the sample file menu, taking into account the state of the Slicer.
☼ [Browser] renaming favorites (via context menu).
☼ Mute also applies to the midi output of the muted row/pad.
☼ MIDI output for more controls.
☼ changing the pad layout when dragging when the cursor is over the layout button
☼ changing the bottom tabs in pad view mode when dragging the cursor over the tab button.
☼ display of host tempo during synchronization.
• pad layout according to the active pad.
• Slicer pad fill mode “To All” has been changed to “From Active”.
• Slightly improved transient detection in slicer.
• The browser stops previewing the file when downloading.
• Fixed turning on the midi selection pad when synchronization is turned off.
• fixed playback of the sequencer when synchronization is turned off.
• Fixed teaching midi button Slicer prev file.
• reading of VU meter readings has been fixed.
• Fixed saving a pattern and searching for missing samples without using the last used folder.
• Fixed remembering the active browser tab.
• Fixed file selection in the browser when changing folders.
• Fixed focusing of the browser file list when changing the favorite folder.
