Drambo

Drambo


Modular groovebox


$19.99
2.26for iPhone, iPad and more
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About Drambo

Drambo is an innovative modular groovebox and audio processing environment. Modular components are used to build synthesized and sample based instruments or audio effects using high-quality DSP and audio-rate modulation. Tied to a powerful sequencer, it’s an optimal music creation tool for sound design, composition, performance and experimentation.

At the heart of Drambo lies an entirely new concept that makes modular creations easy, fun and affordable. Modules are connected automatically, with no cables as you add or rearrange them. A dynamic interface creates modulation knobs when you need them. Modules may house other modules, so you can keep your patch well organized. Of course, automatic connections can be overridden. In Drambo you can focus on playing with sound and signal structure without getting lost in wires.

Use a deep and innovative sequencer to compose patterns and whole tracks, for production or live performance. Go beyond simple looping sequences with parameter locking, conditional step components, parameters automation and powerful scene morphing. Drambo works equally well as a self-contained standalone app or audio unit plugin with audio and MIDI connectivity as an AUV3 instrument, audio effect and MIDI effect. No modular experience necessary to get started playing with preset sounds and effects.

You can use Drambo as

• A complete music production and performance environment

• Endless modular playground, that allows you to build, modify and store custom instruments and effects. For instance: build a custom synth, sample and resample, build a Theremin using a gyroscope module, or turn your table into a playable surface, by processing microphone input with physical modelling modules. Get weird or make functional instruments and tools.

• MIDI sequencer, that works with hardware and AUv3 instruments (e.g. Drambo sequences other instruments in an AU host app). Moreover Drambo can generate custom MIDI CC messages or modulation signals to control modular synths via DC coupled interfaces.

• AUv3 synthesizer, effect or sequencer in other DAWs. Drambo can replace a lot of audio plugins. For instance: you may use it as a chorus, phaser, reverb, filter, equalizer, complex modular delay, decimator, frequency shifter, MIDI effect or complex modulator for other synths. You may combine, modulate and sequence them in no time.

Features:

• Polyphonic, stereo processing and audio-rate modulation. All signals are equal. Up to 16 voices per modular instrument rack.

• Unique modular concept: cable-less, drag'n'drop, color coding dynamic interface, automatic connections, and customizable compact, rack views.

• Directional flow makes Drambo routing and patching straightforward. Signal flows only left to right, so there are no instant feedback routings in Drambo. Delayed feedback is possible using certain modules.

• Simple and clean interface, that scales to every size and device orientation

• Custom modular racks that can be nested, with presets at the track, rack, and module level.

• Clip launcher / song arrager.

• 16-tracks, polyphonic sequencer with parameter locks, automation and step components. 8 dedicated step sequence editor types, piano-roll, powerful automation designer with drawing modes and cubic Bezier curves.

• Audio Units hosting ( standalone app only )

• Over 130 modules available, such as: oscillators, samplers, physical modelling modules, LFOs, envelope generators, filters, audio effects, mixers, MIDI processors, sequencers and math functions.

• Morph groups: you can morph many parameters using a single slider.

• Available as a standalone app, AUv3 instrument, effect and MIDI effect.

• MIDI, MPE and Ableton Link support

With Drambo, you are in charge. Create the music from your vision to reality.

"Drambo changes the face of iOS music apps." Cult of Mac

Visit https://patchstorage.com/platform/drambo/ for community content.
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What's New in the Latest Version 2.26

Last updated on Sep 27, 2023
Old Versions
- Added: piano roll side keyboard (optional)
Fixed:
- Problems with importing some MIDI files.
- New modules were not visible under Tags section in library browser.
- MIDI mapped tap tempo wasn't working until you open tempo window.
- Crash after exporting presets on iPhone.
- Flexi sampler: Current samples folder was not preserved, when sample was removed by swipe down gesture.
- Flex samokeri: keep settings between sample load. Disable autorecognize sample.
- Waveform view: sometimes loop end marker was not visible.
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Version History
2.26
Sep 27, 2023
- Added: piano roll side keyboard (optional)
Fixed:
- Problems with importing some MIDI files.
- New modules were not visible under Tags section in library browser.
- MIDI mapped tap tempo wasn't working until you open tempo window.
- Crash after exporting presets on iPhone.
- Flexi sampler: Current samples folder was not preserved, when sample was removed by swipe down gesture.
- Flex samokeri: keep settings between sample load. Disable autorecognize sample.
- Waveform view: sometimes loop end marker was not visible.
2.25
Sep 5, 2023
- Various bug fixes and stability improvements.
- New IAP "DSP extensions 1" containing 2 modules: Wave scanner and BBD resonator.
- MIDI clips may be imported and exported now (Clip menu)
- Rack view may be enlarged to 110% of it's original size (iPad only, Settings)
- Sample browser: added web browser mode. You may download samples directly from websites (e.g. freesounds.org)
- Added MIDI sequencer module
- Analog filter module: added a new filter model FDB LP12 - self modulating 2 pole LP filter
- Wavetables/Wave spline module added: draw or waveshape wavetable
- Wavetables/Wave motion module: added a new type of wavetable modulation
- Wavetables/Wave effect module: added Bitmask phase effect
- Graphic envelope module: added bar sync option
- Flexi sampler: Load and Rec buttons are visible, when sample is not loaded. Swipe down to remove sample.
- Recorder module: sample is saved with a project. Tapping wave shows extended view
- LFO module: added random sine and random triangle waveforms
- Oscillator mini module: added "2 detuned saws" mode
- X/Y pad module: added popover mode
- Morph module: fixed issues with wrong color coding, added "Clear assigns" action.
- Pitch module - semi and fine paramters are bipolar now
- Stems recording: tapping play while transport is running will disarm recording
- Piano roll editor and multitrack step sequencer: fixed several minor issues
- Long labels are truncated in the middle
- Clip p-locking: remains active when Select button is down
- Piano keyboard: added Mixolydian scale
- Ableton Link: Drambo doesn't change link tempo after loading a new project
- Fixed issues with mapping AUv3 parameters via map menu in some plugins.

2.24
Feb 14, 2023
Added:
- Instant audio and MIDI monitoring. Hold input socket to show monitoring window. Oscilloscope, spectrum or MIDI monitor.
- MIDI quantize module

Fixed:
- Improved stability of external MIDI clock sync.
- Drambo AUv3: sharing presets and creating folders were not working.
- Previous/next preset buttons in rack header was not working after loading a project.
- Curve editors didn't remember it's state on project or preset save
- Disabling some MIDI modules were not working
- UNDO + REC in addition to clearing sequence, put sequencer into auto advance mode
- AUv3 hosting: some Audio Units were not loading propperly, rare crash while mapping parameters
2.23
Jan 20, 2023
- Added: Wavetable LFO module.
- Settings: ability to disable computer keyboard mapping to piano keys.
- Flexi sampler: Playback is not blocked when recording panel is visible. Previous behaviour is available in module options.

Fixed:
- Issues with poly aftertouch MIDI messages.
- Issues with clips with odd lengths: wrong length after loading, problems with playback cursor.
- Drambo AUv3 MFX: Default MIDI outputs were set to Feedback port.
- Piano keyboard was not resizing properly.
- Flexi sampler undo sample trim.


2.22
Jan 7, 2023
Added
- MIDI N-1 switch module
- MIDI 1-N switch module

Fixed
- Module library was blank after selecting a preset
- Drambo AUv3 state was not restored (rare)
- Issues with Custom rack layout
- Crash when changing Custom rack input type
- Slow buttons response on Mac
- Settings: issues with MIDI in clock offset
- Pattern add buttons was not visible on iPhone (rare)
- Stability improvements
2.21
Dec 22, 2022
- Fixed: "Select all" in rack editor view wasn't working.
- Fixed: Rack editor automatically scrolls during selection.
- Fixed: Problems with accessing files on iOS12. Added setting to disable public filesystem.
- Fixed: Missing modules in tags section of the library browser.
- Fixed: Rare crash in Buffer stop and Buffer rescan modules.
- Added: Internal MIDI feedback port.
2.20
Dec 19, 2022
- Drambo folder is public now and available in the iOS Files app.
- Clips can be named and have a custom length.
- RCK pads mode - load presets directly on pads
- Metronome: added auto mode, volume and type
- UNDO + note pad to remove note from current sequence

New modules

- Custom rack
- Randomizer - instantly randomize any number of parameters within the given range (polyphonically)
- Punch in FX
- Punch in looper
- Fur generator
- Shift register
- MIDI gate
- Convolver
- Added standard Apple Audio Units (iOS16)

Upgraded modules

- Audio Unit MIDI module - REC button added
- Shaper: clip mode added. (alias supressed)
- Function module: equality operation added
- Rack menu: randomize function
- Analog filter: new MM12 OB multimode filter
- Oscillator mini: added sqr-sine and sine-pw oscillator type
- New Integrator module - works with clock signal (option), min, max and warp type. Old integrator moved to MISC / Legacy section
- Shift register module
- AU modules - AU inputs were not enabled when corresponding module input was connected

Various bugfixes and stability improvements.
2.12
Jul 2, 2022
Fixed: recording with auto-grow enabled caused all clips in the pattern to grow.
2.11
Jun 26, 2022
- Fixed: audio engine freeze in Drambo AUv3 FX plugin.
2.10
Jun 24, 2022
- Formants extension (IAP). Contains 2 modules: Formant oscillator and Formant filter.
- Improved UI performance
- Fixed: crash while modulating comb filter (rare)
- Fixed: crash while modulating pulse oscillator PW (rare)
- PC generator module: program p-lock is not removed on note events
- Improved: momentary behaviour of MIDI mapped TRK and PAT buttons
- New shortcuts: pattern pads: UNDO + pattern pad to clear a pattern, track pads: UNDO + track pad to clear a clip
- Integrator module has Reset input now
- Fixed: patterns switch may result in doubled notes at certain BPM
- Fixed: various issues with MIDI mapped interface buttons

2.01
Jun 1, 2022
- Added: Many to poly module (converts multiple inputs into a single polyphonic signal)
- New Track module inserted to the Main track is automatically preconfigured
- Stems recording: file name format changed to YY-MM-DD
- Velocity and gate sequence editors: in FILL mode steps are removed for negative values
- Clips launcher: added Bar pattern sync option to launcher's settings
- Sampler: loop sync mode added - you can play tempo synchronized loops using piano keyboard
- IAPs - are workable after demo period - UI is blocked
- Changed: Stopping transport when REC button is selected doesn't swtich step sequencer into auto-advance mode
- Buttons module: you can set gate value per button now
- Fixed: BT keyboard didn't work in search fields
- Fixed: Issues with TRK and PAT buttons momentary behaviour
- Fixed: Issues with overlapping notes (some of them were cut too early)
- Fixed: Sampler module: drag'n'dropped samples was not saved in the project
- Fixed: Pattern selection was not saved with the project
- Fixed: MIDI key pressure module
- Fixed: Unable to switch off MIDI mapped buttons on the screen
- Fixed: Wave motion module: speed depended on processing buffer size
- Fixed: Mac M1 - sometimes changing knob value activated output selection mode
- Fixed: Mac M1 - problems with loading samples
- Minor bugfixes and stability improvements
2.0
May 13, 2022
Major features

• Redesigned user interface and improved workflow
• Song arranger / clip launcher
• Parameter automation recording
• Advanced curve editor / designer with cubic Bezier curves and various drawing tools
• Piano roll and 7 detailed step sequence editors, auto-advance step recording mode (rest/tie style)
• Sequence navigation bar with loopable sections per clip
• Custom clip length and speed, clip p-lock, auto-grow recording
• Stems recording
• Customizable on-screen keyboard with scales

Other changes

• Maximum polyphony increased to 16 voices
• Drag'n'drop samples, clips and patterns
• Clip lock - lock parameters on a clip
• Library window search
• File manager
• Overlay layer: Audio Units may be shown as floating / resizable windows
• One of many step component - picks one note from a chord randomly
• Controls can be hidden in a folded rack
• Morph module - morph or modulate multiple parameters in the rack
• Wavetable oscillator module: Wave effect module: new modes, Wave motion module, Wave vocoder module
• Gate declicker module
• PC generator module
• MIDI strum generator module
• Buttons module
• FDN module - advanced feedback delay network
• MIDI learn: you may assign the same CC to multiple targets

1.40
Apr 7, 2021
Added:
- Support for multi-channel audio interfaces
- Analog Filter module with 6 types of nonlinear filters (4x oversampled, high quality processing)
- External CV instrument module to control external modular synthesizers via DC-coupled audio interfaces
- Audio out module
- Tap tempo
- MIDI to CV module: added voice allocation type setting

Bug fixes and stability improvements
1.33
Mar 10, 2021
Fixed:
- Drambo Audio Unit: projects saved with previous versions had MIDI source set to "Unknown" on each track.
- Standalone: Audio Unit modules received MIDI events always on channel 1, regardless of event channel.
- Song exported to WAV was distorted when imported to Ableton Live
- Problems with keyboard on Mac M1
- Flexi sampler, issues with markers after trimming a sample, clicks when using Pattern launch mode
- Shot sampler: first slice was ignored
- Slow AU library initialisation for large number of Audio Units
- Master amp level was not turning red, when signal was clipped
- Minor UI fixes
- XY pad module has gate output now
- AU processor module supports multi-io processing now

Added:
- Buffer rescan module (Processor / effect)
- Buffer repeat module (Processor / effect)
- Buffer stop module (Processor / effect)
1.32
Feb 13, 2021
• Modules browser window
- Is non-modal now. You may pin it and keep adding and connecting modules while the window is open
- Browsing by tags
- You can select Audio Units and samples when adding modules (AU modules, Flexi sampler, Shot sampler - available as a presets category)

• New modules
- Euclidean sequencer module (MIDI) - generate euclidean sequences and chain them
- Flanger effect - with special interpolation algorithm, that preserves clarity in entire audible range
- Crossover layers module - process 3 bands separately in layers
- Knobs module - build a matrix of modulation knobs
- Multi CC modulator module - build a matrix of knobs to generate multiple CC events

• MIDI
- Support for multiple MIDI input/output ports
- MIDI clock input and output synchronization

• Modifications
- Full-screen sequence view (on iPads)
- New metronome settings: Off, Always, Recording
- Layer modules: you may connect modules between layers
- Pattern length may be set down to 1 beat
- Phaser module: feedback parameter is bidirectional now
- Flexi sampler: fade in and out times extended to 15s
- Sampler: folder loading improved with better key / velocity recognition
- Recorded samples are auto-named according to key or date/time

• Fixes
- Adding modulators on Macs M1
- Problems with muted tracks
- Sampler: wrong loop marker positions after recording to key
- Problems with sending MIDI notes to Audio Units while using piano keyboards on pads
- Different layout bugs in modules
- Minor bugs and stability improvements


1.31
Jan 3, 2021
Added:
- MIDI mixer module with mute buttons.
- MIDI channel filter module
- MIDI pitchbend generator / modifier module
- Support for MIDI program change messages
- XY pad module: unipolar and spring back paramteters
- AD and ADSR envelope modules: added x10 switch (makes all time settings 10x longer)
- Pattern menu: added :2 x2 switches to double / half pattern length instantly
- Knob menu: remove p-locks in clip action
- Gesture: hold UNDO + tap on knob to remove p-locks
- Gesture: hold UNDO + tap on Play button to panic

Fixed:
- Audio Units sort in AU library view is case insensitive
- MIDI learn window didn't show "keyboard" type
- MIDI AudioUnit module mute didn't work. The module was receiving MIDI even when MIDI input was disconnected
- Flexi recording after removing sample caused a crash (rare)
- Folding rack in compact view caused unresponsive view
- Tapping on 2 module headers the same time caused crash (rare)
- Audio Unit modules, received events on channel 1 regardless of channel set in event
- AU modules main output is named after module now
- Minor bugfixes and stability improvements

1.30
Dec 11, 2020
- Added Audio Units hosting (standalone app only). Support for all AUv3 unit types and multi-output.
- Added support for sustain pedal
- Added CPU meter
- Hold step + play to start playback from selected beat
- Added support for BT keyboard - play notes or use for MIDI mapping
- Flexi sampler module: overlapping notes are declicked now, samples playback in Trigger mode ends at Loop end point.

1.27
Nov 8, 2020
- Waves extension (IAP): an ultra clean wavetable oscillator, featuring: stereo unisono, modular wavetable manipulation, support for Serum wavetable format, 2 additional modules for wavetables processing: Wave effect and Wave filter. Includes 42 wavetables and "Waves kite" - a new Instrument rack bank.
- New shortcuts: UNDO+ pad - to clear track, UNDO+scene - to clear scene, UNDO + pattern - clear pattern.
- Chorus module mix param is modulatable now.
- Added: Gate counter modulator module.
- Added: Layers module with separate outputs.
- Graphic shaper: sustain and tempo sync added.
- You may change presets with arrow buttons, when rack view is in compact mode.
- Flexi sampler: added Transport and Pattern launch modes. Playback is not stopped during overdubbing.
- LFO: added progressive sync mode.
- Bug fixes and stability improvements.
1.26
Oct 1, 2020
- Support for Ableton Link (standalone mode)
- MIDI processor AudioUnit type added
- MIDI strum module added
- MIDI latch module added
- Decimator module: 3 modes: rough, boxed and analog
- Env AD mod and Amp env ad mod: added loop mode
- Minor bug fixes
1.25
Sep 17, 2020
- Added 1-N and N-1 Switch modules with optional crossfade between multiple inputs and outputs.
- Added Linear frequency modulation module
- Added Pitch ratio scaler module
- Added Swtich button module
- Added MIDI Bluetooth connection panel
- Fixed: unintended project overwriting, when saving a new template project
- Cycle conditional components are processed on muted tracks.
- Minor bug fixes
1.24
Sep 5, 2020
- Sequencer poly editing in EDIT mode. Toggle keys to add or remove notes from selected step.
- Mixer module: all knobs are modulatable now.
- Unisono module added.
- CV glide module extended with Curve and Retrig parameters.
- Filter module: nonlinear resonance in 24db LPF, added diode ladder filter model.
- You can add modulators to knobs, when rack is in compact mode.
- Sequencer editor buttons are midi-mappable now.
- Hold CLR or CLR-P buttons during recording to clear notes or p-locks as they play.
- New presets.
- Minor bug fixes.
1.23
Aug 5, 2020
- Sampler module: "instant sample to key" feature added.
- Sampler and Flexi Sampler modules can sample from all available inputs (e.g. preceding tracks)
- Fixed: MIDI mute, track audio source
- Presets can be previewed, when you add a new module
- Minor bug fixes and stability improvements
1.22
Jul 25, 2020
- Added: Plate reverb module
- Fixed: Muting and soloing tracks caused clicks
- CV sequencers: added snapping to grid
- MIDI mapped pads receive velocity now
- Delay module: delay time can be synchronized to beat
- Minor bug fixes and UI improvements
1.21
Jul 19, 2020
- Fixed: Song export resulted in a corrupted wav file.
- Exported wav's are 32bit now.
- WebDAV remains active, when Drambo goes to the background.
- Minor bugfixes.
1.20
Jul 14, 2020
- Multi output AudioUnit instrument (8 outputs)
- Routing buses removed. Tracks are routed directly to other tracks or audio outputs. Existing projects will be automatically converted.
- WebDAV access (available in Main menu in standalone mode) - allows you to access entire Drambo filesystem in Finder app on your Mac or Windows explorer on PC.
- Added Feedback send and Feedback receive modules to MISC/UTILS section. This pair allows delayed signal to be send in the opposite direction (right to left).
- Added Slider module to MISC/UI section.
- New presets

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