BeatForge new release - now with build in 808 & 909
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- KVRAF
- 20707 posts since 22 Nov, 2000 from Southern California
Fun. Try the Elektron and Mackie files, too.
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 139 posts since 26 Apr, 2025
The NAM loader is added to the masterbus. Besides that, there was a major bug causing clocking issues in Logic & Cubase, this is fixed now. version 4.0.4 up
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- KVRAF
- 20707 posts since 22 Nov, 2000 from Southern California
Is there a way for us to subscribe to receive updates? Also, the NAM profiles I loaded all sound crackly. Audio file attached.
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 139 posts since 26 Apr, 2025
Update: found it and fixed it.
The crackle happened on Windows when a NAM profile was loaded in a session running at anything other than 48 kHz. NAM models run natively at 48k, so BeatForge resamples around the model when your session is at 44.1/88.2/96k — and my resampler had a per-block rounding bug: every audio buffer it asked the interpolator for one sample too many, which got padded with zeros. Result: a tiny discontinuity at block boundaries, audible as crackle on loud material. For some reason it wasn't noticeable on Mac and crackled on Windows.
Rewrote the resampling as a proper streaming converter (no rounding, no padding, sample counts always balance).
Big thanks to the Uncle E who sent me the recording
For updates: the standalone shows a popup when a new version is out, and the KVR product page tracks releases too.
The crackle happened on Windows when a NAM profile was loaded in a session running at anything other than 48 kHz. NAM models run natively at 48k, so BeatForge resamples around the model when your session is at 44.1/88.2/96k — and my resampler had a per-block rounding bug: every audio buffer it asked the interpolator for one sample too many, which got padded with zeros. Result: a tiny discontinuity at block boundaries, audible as crackle on loud material. For some reason it wasn't noticeable on Mac and crackled on Windows.
Rewrote the resampling as a proper streaming converter (no rounding, no padding, sample counts always balance).
Big thanks to the Uncle E who sent me the recording
For updates: the standalone shows a popup when a new version is out, and the KVR product page tracks releases too.
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- KVRAF
- 20707 posts since 22 Nov, 2000 from Southern California
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 139 posts since 26 Apr, 2025
By request of CARLOSIGLS , I've added a "Drag Sequence MIDI" button — drag it straight into your DAW, or click it to save a .mid file. It exports your programmed steps (with swing, flams and velocity) as MIDI.
For new songs it works out of the box: keytrack is now off by default, and each track gets a MIDI note assigned automatically starting from C1/36. Change the notes to whatever you like in the Mixer tab first, then export.
For songs saved in a previous version of BeatForge, you'll need to set things up manually per track in the Mixer tab: turn keytrack off, and assign a MIDI channel and note.
One thing to watch: after exporting, clear your steps — otherwise both the step buttons and the imported MIDI will trigger the sounds at the same time.
For new songs it works out of the box: keytrack is now off by default, and each track gets a MIDI note assigned automatically starting from C1/36. Change the notes to whatever you like in the Mixer tab first, then export.
For songs saved in a previous version of BeatForge, you'll need to set things up manually per track in the Mixer tab: turn keytrack off, and assign a MIDI channel and note.
One thing to watch: after exporting, clear your steps — otherwise both the step buttons and the imported MIDI will trigger the sounds at the same time.