PulseCode - PCM Drum Machine by Psychic Modulation (Updated to v1.3)

[thecontrolcentre]

Had an HR16 as well.

Me too. I had a Korg Superdrums before that ... good luck with the new plugin Jack.

I always wanted the HR16B the black model. If I remember correctly it had a little more "attitude".

Yes. I had the original HR16, which has “real” drum samples. Then they came out with the HR16B, with processed, electronic dance drum sounds. I was pretty pissed off, because that was really the kind of sound I wanted. I never did get a B...

I would have preferred the B model too, but it was out of my price range back then. My HR16 was a cheapish second hand purchase ... one of the worst kick drums ever imho. Probably ok for rock/pop in the early 90s, but no weight to it.

[Halonmusic]

Man i want this. But bought way too many christmas gifts

Take it as early Easter gift

Good idea

[Ah_Dziz]

13bit? why have i never heard of that?

I did most of the sampling on an Ensomiq EPS, which is 13-bit. The only 13-bit sampler I know of actually.

Is the extra bit used for a sign marker?

[jack [psychicmodulation]]

PulseCode has been updated to v1.3. This is quite a large update with several new features, fixes, improvments and more.

What's new:

• Fracture Revamp.
• Pitch Fracture has new Mode allowing Random, or Linear modulation.
• Step Fracture expanded with new Number, Pattern and Offset controls, which greatly improve the Fracture functionality overall.
• Sub-Presets added to Flow and Fracture for each sequence lane.
• New Sequence Shift controls for nudging steps left or right.
• Mute/Solo Cancel switches for deactivating multiple buttons at once.
• Choke Targets for each drum.
• Boost switches on mixer for volume increases.
• VU meter readouts.
• Master Tune (Pitch) for controlling entire kit.
• Fill Arp: New Loop function for Pitch Envelope.
• Fill Arp: Added Length control to Velocity Sequencer.
• Bank and Preset buttons for quick access.
• Preset sub folders now supported.
• Fixed a file sorting issue on Mac (High Sierra, Mojave, Catalina).
• Fixed an issue with Ableton Live adding all sequencer parameters to automation list when using copy/paste/repeat.
• Sound improvements for Kick, Snare and Tom Elements.
• Includes: Several new Template Presets for various genres with recommended tempo.
• Includes: New Sub-Presets for Drums, Patterns and more.
• Includes: New Elements (Snares, Percs,Toms and HiHats).
• Includes Custom MIDI Map (reference in manual).

More info and demo downloads here.

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Registered users, to get your free update, just go here and click on the 'Account' tab. If you can't access your account or have any questions, just send me a PM or email.

[Dencheg]

Wow, this is one nice sounding tool. Discovered it during a sleepless night.
Due to the disbalance of good synths and good “drum machines with a sequencer” I think I’ll rearrange priorities in my plugin queue

[e-crooner]

I am sure it is good plugin, but the user interface looks a bit cheap for a $89 plugin imho.

[Aloysius]

Be careful. Your next post is 666.

[Calenberger]

I am sure it is good plugin, but the user interface looks a bit cheap for a $89 plugin imho.

With another UI it would be 149$!

[Dencheg]

I am sure it is good plugin, but the user interface looks a bit cheap for a $89 plugin imho.

I’ll choose a themaically looking and sounding plugin over a supermodern looking somehow sounding one.
Btw the UI is pretty elaborate and properly working, thus not cheap.
And sounds nice.

[kvotchin]

Must admit, seems a little high priced. Looks nice though.

[SirkusPi]

Must admit, seems a little high priced. Looks nice though.

I strongly disagree it’s overpriced - PulseCode fills a definite need for me sonically, and I find it (and Phonec, and VectoMelt - basically, the whole PM lineup) to be an excellent value!

[kvotchin]

Fair enough. Plugin prices tend to be very subjective. If you are happy with them, at the prices you paid, well, you’re winning.

Personally, it just seems a bit too high, is all. No offence intended. As I said, it does look good.

[focusrite]

Its a win 98 13bit interface for the win

[JoeCat]

Best to judge a plug's price too by the developers rep for updates - in this case, PulseCode 1.3 is already quite an improvement from 1.0. I don't need it yet but it's on my watch-list for sure!

As far as looks - It's not Bonnie McMurray, but it's serviceable, and there's some really good looking poo out there (not mentioning names, but there's some AI poo, for example... )

Also - see Valhalla for "plain looking but gets the job done"

[e-crooner]

I find the knobs on the Valhalla much easier to read. The colors used provide much better contrast.