Beat Assembler

This experiment took me a while to complete and it made me scratch my head pretty hard a couple of times. I wanted a drum machine in Kontakt, that wouldn't be bound to 4/4 signature and standard time grid. Also I wanted to break with table based patterns and have visual presentation more like in a DAW.
Beat Assembler does that and more. It's a drum machine with sequencer, which can generate automatic program according to preset scheme and set of parameters. It creates a master pattern which then is being fit into a time-frame, matching current tempo and time signature. The pattern can be quantized to defined grid, which can use a range of unusual note fractions, like 1/5 or 6/11, everything being visualized on the fly. The machine also lets you define time signature manually, so you're not limited to 4/4 in standalone mode, furthermore allowing some irrational settings like 4/3 or 5/7. So, if you like to experiment with strange percussion patterns, you may enjoy this one.

Additional features include:

• four voice groups with automated distribution, where you can set effects and modulation parameters for each group;
• manual sequence editor, so you can move notes around the grid;
• note recorder, so you can play a pattern by keyboard and then quantize it inside out.

I am considering getting the machine a bit further into the unknown and release a paid version with some extra features. If you enjoy Beat Assembler, check back in a little while, or subscribe to my youtube channel, so you'll get notified if/when it is available.
Planned extra features (so far):

• bigger sequence size, 128 maybe more notes;
• scalable drum kit, so you could load a drum kit of any size and use custom number of voice groups;
• more preset schemes, like 1000000 more;
• memory system, so you could memorize several configurations and recall them from midi keyboard.

Concerning the midi export as requested in the comment, as far as I know, Kontakt can't write midi files. But it does output midi! All you need to do is to go to 'options > engine > send midi to outside world' and make sure 'script generated notes' option is selected. Now, if your DAW supports it, you can patch Kontakt's midi output to a midi track and start recording right away.



Beat Assembler is free to get and play with. It requires full version of Native Instruments Kontakt 4 or newer. Download it HERE (10 MB, RAR archive). Have fun!

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