Year / Date of Issue: 12.2021
Version: 1.2.0
Developer: Apisonic Labs
Developer site: www.apisoniclabs.com/speedrum.html
Format: VSTi, VSTi3
Bit depth: 64bit
Tabletka: present | R2R
System requirements: CPU Intel / AMD / Apple M1, Windows 7 or newer, MacOS 10.9 or newer, Linux Ubuntu 18 or newer
Description: Speedrum is an MPC style drum sampler.
Designed for easy start-up and fast workflow, but with powerful features if you need them.
32 pads with the desired effects and 8 layers of patterns per pad.
With the addition of a loop slicer.
What’s new in v1.2.0 :
+ [Pads] export render to file (with maximum velocity, ignore Humanization)
+ [Pads] the ability to replace Layers with rendered sample after exporting the render
+ [Pads] select multiple with mouse right-button drag, add to selection holding Ctrl / Command while dragging
+ [Pads] reset the Pad (s) with the middle-click
+ updated Pad main controls panel, added PlayMode and draggable waveform-button
+ [Windows, MacOS] drag waveform-button to export rendering to other Pad or outside Speedrum (DAW or folder)
+ [Linux] drag waveform-button to export rendering to other Pad
+ [Layer] Mute and Solo for Layers
+ [Layer] Shift + left / right click on a Layer button to Mute / Solo Layer (s) (same behavior as on Pads)
+ [Layer] Ctrl / Command + right-click on any layer button will select all layers
+ [Layer] delete the Layer (s) with the middle-clcik
+ [Layer] indicators when the mouse is over S / E and A / D, for better visibility of what is active
+ [Layer] move selection S / E left right with Alt / Option + drag
+ [Layer] holding Alt / Option while prev / next / rand in a folder will try to preserve S / E / A / D state
+ [Layer] render to file (ignore Pad params), with the option to reload rendered afterwards
+ [Setup] midi note number on the pad trigger button
+ [Setup] right-click on a trigger button to enter midi note number manually to all selected
+ [Setup] option to specify a project folder, used when drag & drop rendering to DAW (overrides Preferences)
+ [Preferences] option to specify default folder for intermediate files when drag & drop rendering to DAW or Pad / Layer
# left-click (without Ctrl / Command) on the Pad / Layer will remove Pads / Layers multi-selection
# updated info for S / E and A / D
# small dsp optimizations
# fixed right-arrow key behavior on folders in Browser
# fixed applying command from Pad’s menu to multi-selection
# fixed Alt / Option + drag copying selected Layers to another Pad
# fixed crash when duplicating Layers with all slots already populated
# fixed crash when loading a corrupted drum-kit
Haven’t tried the loop slicer yet but for building velocity-layered kits it’s tight and right……. like a beefed-up version of Poise. Wish it would allow you to drag and drop multiple WAVs in the order you pick them, or have a way to reverse the order of layers. Some drum sample libraries use file01 or lowest number as the hardest, loudest hit (e.g. Battery), while others number their files in ascending order such that file 01 is the lightest hit. In terms of efficiency of learning, this one’s definitely worth it.