Fanan team has released Zoe, a drum machine with built-in sequencer, drum element morph system and effects.
Fanan team says:
Zoe, the successor of Booboom arp 2 is slot driven drum sampler and drums groove arranger. It brings up some of the most desired features that modern production technology has to offer. Now, with some brand new features, better live control user's both mp3 and WAV. format support, faster workflow and only 0.3 sec. loading times for new core kit, Zoe is the quickest drum samplers in the market.
The Sampler
Zoe uses 10 (.wav, mp3) file sample slots to build 10 drum components drum-kits. Each slot can be anything, from kicks to snares or cymbals. Each slot is triggered by its own unique MIDI note which is noted on its slot button. For instance, slot 48 is triggered by note number 48 in the MIDI keyboard (C2). The samples menu is divided into 14 categories, including a wide range of drum-kit components types. Each type button (kicks, snares, claps, etc.) is directing to its own sample library folder which located at "C:\Users\yourname\Documents\Fananteam\Zoe\user". Zoe comes with 30 full drum-kits.
The Morph System
Zoe is armed with brand new morphing system which can blend any 2 drum elements together (which can create tons of new drum sounds based on the the existing). The morph system can also edit the blended element's pitch.
The Kit Manager
Zoe loads drum kits in 0.6 sec. It can set "sample start" and "sample end" points with MIDI assignable knobs and it also allows tweaking the active keyboard's octaves starting points and tweak or fire up the master effects by using macro knobs and buttons. Zoe uses 24 presets drum kit banks. Each preset represents a full drum-kit containing all the components and settings.
The Arpeggiator
Zoe is also an arranger-style MIDI sequencer. It uses the arranger keyboards style sequencer method to run 8 simultaneous MIDI grooves per style that can be switched instantly with a MIDI keyboard. Each variation gets its own MIDI key number and the transitions are synced to the determined tempo. Zoe can also add an automatic cymbal crash on end points and use self or synced tempo. The MIDI sequence can be sent out to the DAW through the MIDI channels and trigger other VSTis.
Special Channel Modulation Effects
Each channel in Zoe is armed with dedicated modulation effects which allow adding different nuances and textures to each drum element separately. There is a phaser effect, a delay and the new Zelda filter which can change the audio materials native character and morph it into a new sound.
GUI & Controls
Zoe has a customizable GUI which can be set by the user. GUI scale and switch controls colors can be switched from a dedicated menu.
Full features list:
- 10 drum sample slots per kit.
- 10 virtual drum-pads.
- 14 drum element banks with full 30 drum-kits that adjusted to wide range of pop and EDM genres.
- Drum elements morphing system per element.
- Automation file manager.
- 4 additional WAV. pages in the element menu for user's WAV. files.
- MIDI assignable start\end points manager.
- Master effect macro knobs.
- Graphical MIDI keyboard with assignable keyboard starting points.
- Full virtual mixer with gain knobs, master effect send knobs, pitch knobs, random pitch manager knobs, round robin and pan knobs, master compressor, delay and reverb effects armed with a unique F.R. feature.
- 64 steps arranger style arpeggiator with 8 variations per style, unique time signature per variation, MIDI keyboard controllable variation switch, crash every selected end point, cymbal crash manager, unique or synced tempo.
- MIDI route options (internal or sent to the DAW through MIDI channels).
- Stereo or 10 separate outputs to the DAW (1 per drum element).
- Scalable and customizable GUI.
Price: $20 for the full "Pro Pack". A demo is available.
