Speedrum updated to 2.4.0

[KTlin]

I just found out about Speedrum a couple of days ago and after playing with the demo for a couple of hours I must say this is such a FANTASTIC plugin! I've been using NI Battery for more than 10 years and I've always been frustrated with the fact the GUI can't be resized, the lack of a mixer, the way RoundRobin feature is implemented, and many other issues. That's why I'm sooooo happy I've found Speedrum!

There are a couple of things I would love to see implemented in the future updates:
- an EQ and a limiter on the master bus. These two would be extremely useful.
- more than 16 layers per pad, preferably 32. There are many situations where 16 layers are not enough. For example, if you want to load a snare drum that was recorded with at least 10 velocity layers and at least 2 round-robins per velocity you would need 20 layers per pad, and if there are 3 round-robins per velocity (which is quite common) you would need 30.
- mute/solo buttons placed on each pad (like in Battery)
- a convolution reverb and a high-pass filter on the current algorithmic reverb
- a loop playing mode (like in Battery) for each layer, with the possibility to set the in and out points and the type of loop (forward, backward, "ping-pong").

Cheers!

[mabian]

I just found out about Speedrum a couple of days ago and after playing with the demo for a couple of hours I must say this is such a FANTASTIC plugin! I've been using NI Battery for more than 10 years and I've always been frustrated with the fact the GUI can't be resized, the lack of a mixer, the way RoundRobin feature is implemented, and many other issues. That's why I'm sooooo happy I've found Speedrum!

There are a couple of things I would love to see implemented in the future updates:
- an EQ and a limiter on the master bus. These two would be extremely useful.
- more than 16 layers per pad, preferably 32. There are many situations where 16 layers are not enough. For example, if you want to load a snare drum that was recorded with at least 10 velocity layers and at least 2 round-robins per velocity you would need 20 layers per pad, and if there are 3 round-robins per velocity (which is quite common) you would need 30.
- mute/solo buttons on each pad (like in Battery)
- a convolution reverb and a high-pass filter on the current algorithmic reverb
- a loop playing mode (like in Battery) for each layer, with the possibility to set the in and out points and the type of loop (forward, backward, "ping-pong").

Cheers!

About solo/mute, buttons are not there but the function is. And maybe other mentioned things.
From the manual:

"Shift + left (right) click on a Layer will mute (solo) selected layers (same behavior as on Pads)."
Exclusive solo has been already requested.

- Mario

[KTlin]

About solo/mute, buttons are not there but the function is. And maybe other mentioned things.
From the manual:
"Shift + left (right) click on a Layer will mute (solo) selected layers (same behavior as on Pads)."

Yes, I know shift+left/right click will mute/solo a pad, but there are times when I don't have both hands available, so having two small buttons for solo/mute on each pad would be very useful. Also, when you need to mute/solo many pads it would be much quicker to just click on the mute/solo buttons placed on each pad instead of clicking on each pad (in order to select it) and then clicking on the mute/solo buttons that are now located on the lower section.

[mabian]

About solo/mute, buttons are not there but the function is. And maybe other mentioned things.
From the manual:
"Shift + left (right) click on a Layer will mute (solo) selected layers (same behavior as on Pads)."

Yes, I know shift+left/right click will mute/solo a pad, but there are times when I don't have both hands available, so having two small buttons for solo/mute on each pad would be very useful. Also, when you need to mute/solo many pads it would be much quicker to just click on the mute/solo buttons placed on each pad instead of clicking on each pad (in order to select it) and then clicking on the mute/solo buttons that are now located on the lower section.

Fair enough

- Mario

[apisonic]

I just found out about Speedrum a couple of days ago and after playing with the demo for a couple of hours I must say this is such a FANTASTIC plugin! I've been using NI Battery for more than 10 years and I've always been frustrated with the fact the GUI can't be resized, the lack of a mixer, the way RoundRobin feature is implemented, and many other issues. That's why I'm sooooo happy I've found Speedrum!

There are a couple of things I would love to see implemented in the future updates:
- an EQ and a limiter on the master bus. These two would be extremely useful.
- more than 16 layers per pad, preferably 32. There are many situations where 16 layers are not enough. For example, if you want to load a snare drum that was recorded with at least 10 velocity layers and at least 2 round-robins per velocity you would need 20 layers per pad, and if there are 3 round-robins per velocity (which is quite common) you would need 30.
- mute/solo buttons placed on each pad (like in Battery)
- a convolution reverb and a high-pass filter on the current algorithmic reverb
- a loop playing mode (like in Battery) for each layer, with the possibility to set the in and out points and the type of loop (forward, backward, "ping-pong").

Cheers!

Thanks for the suggestions, some of them are already on the to-do list.

Regarding the mute/solo buttons on the pads, I need to think about that, because I have users who do live finger-drumming on touchscreens and that doesn't work for them at all. I'll see what I can do... for now you can switch to the SEQ page where each track has a mute/solo when you can't use both hands.
You can also select multiple pads with right-click drag.

[mabian]

I just found out about Speedrum a couple of days ago and after playing with the demo for a couple of hours I must say this is such a FANTASTIC plugin! I've been using NI Battery for more than 10 years and I've always been frustrated with the fact the GUI can't be resized, the lack of a mixer, the way RoundRobin feature is implemented, and many other issues. That's why I'm sooooo happy I've found Speedrum!

There are a couple of things I would love to see implemented in the future updates:
- an EQ and a limiter on the master bus. These two would be extremely useful.
- more than 16 layers per pad, preferably 32. There are many situations where 16 layers are not enough. For example, if you want to load a snare drum that was recorded with at least 10 velocity layers and at least 2 round-robins per velocity you would need 20 layers per pad, and if there are 3 round-robins per velocity (which is quite common) you would need 30.
- mute/solo buttons placed on each pad (like in Battery)
- a convolution reverb and a high-pass filter on the current algorithmic reverb
- a loop playing mode (like in Battery) for each layer, with the possibility to set the in and out points and the type of loop (forward, backward, "ping-pong").

Cheers!

Thanks for the suggestions, some of them are already on the to-do list.

Regarding the mute/solo buttons on the pads, I need to think about that, because I have users who do live finger-drumming on touchscreens and that doesn't work for them at all. I'll see what I can do... for now you can switch to the SEQ page where each track has a mute/solo when you can't use both hands.
You can also select multiple pads with right-click drag.

Suggestion: A switch that toggles the visibility of the mute/solo buttons on the pads.
So we can have the most desired of both scenarios at the touch of a switch.
And please have this switch bound to a keyboard shortcut

- Mario

[apisonic]

I just found out about Speedrum a couple of days ago and after playing with the demo for a couple of hours I must say this is such a FANTASTIC plugin! I've been using NI Battery for more than 10 years and I've always been frustrated with the fact the GUI can't be resized, the lack of a mixer, the way RoundRobin feature is implemented, and many other issues. That's why I'm sooooo happy I've found Speedrum!

There are a couple of things I would love to see implemented in the future updates:
- an EQ and a limiter on the master bus. These two would be extremely useful.
- more than 16 layers per pad, preferably 32. There are many situations where 16 layers are not enough. For example, if you want to load a snare drum that was recorded with at least 10 velocity layers and at least 2 round-robins per velocity you would need 20 layers per pad, and if there are 3 round-robins per velocity (which is quite common) you would need 30.
- mute/solo buttons placed on each pad (like in Battery)
- a convolution reverb and a high-pass filter on the current algorithmic reverb
- a loop playing mode (like in Battery) for each layer, with the possibility to set the in and out points and the type of loop (forward, backward, "ping-pong").

Cheers!

Thanks for the suggestions, some of them are already on the to-do list.

Regarding the mute/solo buttons on the pads, I need to think about that, because I have users who do live finger-drumming on touchscreens and that doesn't work for them at all. I'll see what I can do... for now you can switch to the SEQ page where each track has a mute/solo when you can't use both hands.
You can also select multiple pads with right-click drag.

Suggestion: A switch that toggles the visibility of the mute/solo buttons on the pads.
So we can have the most desired of both scenarios at the touch of a switch.
And please have this switch bound to a keyboard shortcut

- Mario

Yes, that was my first thought But I also need to find a place for the buttons on the pad, it's already quite crowded... we'll see.

[KTlin]

Thanks for the suggestions, some of them are already on the to-do list.

Regarding the mute/solo buttons on the pads, I need to think about that, because I have users who do live finger-drumming on touchscreens and that doesn't work for them at all. I'll see what I can do... for now you can switch to the SEQ page where each track has a mute/solo when you can't use both hands.

Thanks for the reply! I'm happy to hear that some of them are already on the list!
As far as I'm concern the missing solo/mute buttons on the pads is just a little nuisance, not really a big deal and I can easily live without those. What I'm way more interested are all those other features I mentioned, especially the EQ/limiter on the master bus and more layers per pad.

[BOOMBAPXL]

After using Speedrum for a while, just thought I'd post a few of my personal feature requests I'd hope to see;

> General Undo/Redo
> Browser Kit Autoload toggle (similar to option with samples)
> Some form of 16 level pitch feature (similar to Akai MPCs) for triggering pitched sounds
> Destructive edit with Overwrite Save (as option) for when wanting crops/trims to be permanent without opening external editor
> Ability to Play Slices (slice mode) from Midi Controller
> Ability to drag in up to 64 sounds in one go (currently dragging in more than 16/32 sounds (view dependent) ignores all sounds above 16/32)
> More controls changeable via multi select eg stereo/mono setting
> FX Presets (eg for Master Compressor)
> Compressor Gain Reduction read out in db. Current meter you have no idea if gain reduction is 1db or 5.
> MIDI learn parameter for record in the sequencer section
> Global Pitch control (vs selecting all samples first and adjusting pitch control)

Great work with Speedrum, it's almost perfect

[KTlin]

> Ability to drag in up to 64 sounds in one go (currently dragging in more than 16/32 sounds (view dependent) ignores all sounds above 16/32)
....
> Global Pitch control (vs selecting all samples first and adjusting pitch control)

+1

[Thomaz]

I actually find Speedrum nearly perfect at the moment—no need for feature creep. The fact that it’s lightweight and easy to grasp in no time is also a big plus.

[apisonic]

New update to v2.3.0
Effects have received a few improvements...
full changelog on the new user manuals site https://www.doc.apisonic-audio.com/spee ... gelog.html

[sinkmusic]

Awesome!
Thank you so much!

[pekbro]

Nice!

[audiojunkie]

New update to v2.3.0
Effects have received a few improvements...
full changelog on the new user manuals site https://www.doc.apisonic-audio.com/spee ... gelog.html

Thank you so much! This is, in my opinion, the best drum plugin available for Linux!