Make Your Mac or PC Into a Drum Machine With iDrum
Mar 31, 2008 11:46 PM
iZotope has just released
iDrum 1.6, a Windows XP/Vista compatible version of its popular iDrum virtual
drum-machine software.
iDrum turns a Mac or PC
into a virtual drum machine, where the user can build rhythmic patterns with a
built-in step sequencer and hundreds of included sounds and patterns covering a
wide range of musical styles. iDrum can utilize users' customized samples or
those from professionally produced libraries. Beats in iDrum can be created
from its internal step sequencer or by playing a MIDI controller, electronic
drum kit or QWERTY keyboard. iDrum is said to blend the characteristics of
vintage drum machines with the versatility of a software instrument.
iDrum runs as both a
stand-alone native OS X and Windows application and as a plug-in for Pro Tools,
GarageBand, Logic, Ableton Live, Sonar, Cubase and more. This means users can
use iDrum to create beats right within their favorite music software
environments. It comes with hundreds of professional drum samples arranged in
nearly 200 files, each with its own preset patterns; parts, samples and kits
can be mixed and matched to create virtually endless possibilities. Users can
also import their own WAV and AIFF files to build custom kits.
iZotope iDrum is now
available for at retail stores or at www.izotope.com for $69.99 (a 10-day,
fully functional trial version is also available via the Website); customers
who already own iDrum's boxed version can download the new PC-compatible
version from iZotope's Website for no additional charge.
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