Beatfader

What does the beatfader do?

Play beats or trigger instruments with any fader, knob, or mod-wheel with seamless ease:

• Effortless integration: MIDI Map the beatfader plugin to your MIDI-enabled controllers or DJ mixer and sync it with your preferred DAW. Use MIDI out to create your own kits or add more sounds to your setup.
• Dynamic Live Looping: Experience the power of quick, selectable loop lengths that allow you to effortlessly live loop your beats. The last bars played will loop, allowing you to quickly overwrite and make a unique loop performance.

Fine-tune your beat

Each notes channel has individual controls for Gain, Pitch, Filter, or Mute granting you command over each sound. Spread to add margins to the sides of the fader, compressing the distribution of the notes. (ex. Bunching them in the middle so you can scratch using the side of the fader).

Skew or invert to sculpt your beats to perfection. Shape the feel of your beats with intuitive precision, allowing for a personalized experience.

How does beatfader fit 28 notes on the fader?

• Counter: beatfader has a built-in counter instrument, which allows for 4 sounds to be triggered on the left or right that can reset each other.
• Shaker: The shaker plays a note when you change direction. You can tweak the sensitivity to your liking. It plays a note when you go left or right and then transposes other notes according to the kick or snare.

beatfader Features

• Universal Compatibility: Play beats or trigger instruments with any fader, knob, or mod-wheel with ease.
• MIDI out to create your own kits or add more sounds to your setup.
• Loop your performance with selectable loop lengths that allow you to effortlessly live loop your beats.
• Sound Sculpting Mastery: Enjoy individual controls for each sound's gain, pitch, and filter to tune your beat to perfection.
• Quantization Customization: Modify the quantization amount to for a whole new feel to your rhythm's potential.
• Spread the Magic: Adjust the spread to add margins to the sides of the fader, compressing the distribution of the notes.
• Skew your drums: Turn convention on its head by inverting or skewing notes, offering constant creative versions.
• Mute for Emphasis: Individually mute each note, opening the door to captivating transitions and breakdowns.
• Expansive Sound Library: With loads of kits and the ability to save your own making your drum palette is limitless.

Artist collaboration - Herrmutt Lobby

It's the second in-house Plugin (along with 7DeadlySnares) fully made by the co-founders of BEATSURFING, Herrmutt Lobby.

beatfader was one of their first release in 2011. It was then a Max for live patch and was number one in the Ableton user library for years.

Now that we began creating plugins, we thought it would be nice to share it on a larger scale and build out the features a bit more. It's a very novel concept that can be layered and used to perform on stage and improvise in the studio.