Year/Release Date : 23.10.24
Developer : Apisonic Audio.
Developer’s website : Apisonic Audio
Format : VSTi, VST3i.
Bit depth : 64bit
Tablet : Cured [R2R]
System requirements : WIN 10+ macOS 10.13+
Description :
Speedrum is an MPC-style drum sampler. Designed for easy startup and fast workflow,
but with powerful features if you need them.
32 pads with essential effects and 8 sample layers per pad. With the addition of a loop slicer.Speedrum Features
Two Layouts :
16 pad A/B layout with all pad effects preview or 32 pad layout with one FX preview at a time…
MPC style pad layout.
Pads can be triggered by MIDI notes.
Multiple pad editing, copy and share, delete, drag and drop.
Modify multi pad controls including FX control.
Per pad midi-learn, save/load trigger maps.
Resizable :
Resizable GUI from 60% to 200% of default window size.
Easy to use UI.
Default behavior settings.
Saving and loading drum kits supported.
WAV, AIF, FLAC, MP3, OGG file formats supported.
In VST, VST3 and AU plugin format.
Written in native C☼☼ code for high performance and low CPU usage.
Main Panel Controls :
All the necessary controls for quick control: Mute, Solo, Volume, Pan, Pitch…
All pad knob parameters have midi learning capability.
Voice mode: Retrigger or Poly.
8 “Cut” and “Cut By” groups, as well as a trigger pad.
Each pad can be set to one of 16 available stereo outputs.
12 colors to highlight a specific pad or group.
Humanization of velocity, pitch, time and pan.
Volume and pitch envelope for each pad.
Simple control of FX sends.
Main Effects :
Four main effects for further customization of the drum pad…
Several types of distortion.
Easily adjustable multi-mode filter.
VCA-type compressor for percussive material.
Transient shaper.
Master gain control and Hard clipper.
In the “all or one” layout.
Sample Layers :
8 sample layers for each pad with a dedicated editor…
Each layer has the necessary controls, as well as a low and high pass filter.
Time and pitch stretching.
Multi-layer playback mode.
Drag and drop layer reordering.
Multi-layer editing.
Waveform :
Non-destructive editor that is easily scalable…
Waveform representation of the loaded sample.
Adjustable sample start, end, attack and release.
Arrow buttons to cycle through all samples in the current folder.
Adjustable velocity ranges in velocity mode.
Cycle Slicer :
Slice loops into individual drum hits…
Add or remove slicer markers with a simple drag and drop.
Drag and drop sections to fill pads or layers.
Same zoom/navigation as the layer waveform.
Time and pitch stretching.
Two slicing modes :
Different algorithms for different results…
Transients – with Threshold and Length knobs.
BPM – with Bpm and Divisions controls.
Pad Sends :
Two Send FX or Output channels…
Send Delay effect.
Reverb FX send.
Or send all pad outputs to a specific output channel.
Master :
Dynamics for the main channel…
VCA type compressor for percussive material.
Soft/hard clipper.
Output controls.
Browser :
Built-in sample and drum browser…
With drag and drop sample loading.
Sample or kit information.
10 slots for favorite folders.
Sample preview capability.
Selectable output channel.
Auto load of selected sample.
Changelog v2.1.1 :
☼ Improved smoothing of eq parameters.
☼ Improved smoothing when muting/unmuting.
☼ Fixed display of keyboard/mouse hints for seq line
. ☼ Fixed ignoring default kit/sample folder in Settings in some cases.
Installation :
Install the software.
To register, use the instructions in R2R txt:
Email Address : (Any email address)
Serial Number : 0
This is definitely improving from an already respectable drum management tool.
One curious issue, though……. drum and cymbal hits tend to “drag” on preview like when auditioning each sample. I know 8 GB system memory is low-end but still, samples at these sizes seem to stress the CPU a lot. Other than that, this is a cool tool.