New Motu Product? BPM?

[TOD]

Sorry if this has been posted:

MOTU BPM

"Introducing... BPM - Beat Production Machine.

Advanced urban rhythm instrument. BPM unites drum machine-style operation with advanced virtual instrument technology to give you the ultimate urban rhyhtm programming experience. Combine drum kits, sequenced patterns, sliced loops and instrument sounds to realize your rhythmic vision. Dig into BPM's massive library of never-before-released sounds. Run BPM stand-alone or as a tempo-synced plugin for your favorite host software to turn your computer into a rhythm production powerhouse.

* Live recording. Capture live beats from your MIDI controller.
* Step sequencing. Build patterns in seconds with just a few clicks.
* Sampling. Record hits or any audio directly into any pad.
* Editing. Tweak any hit, pattern, loop or instrument.
* Unlimited layers. Unlimited sample layers per pad with programmable layer switching.
* Drum Synth. Lets you program your own sounds and even layer them with samples.
* Song mode. Drag & drop sequences to build songs in seconds.
* Killer urban sounds. 15+ GB of brand new material mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC.
* Interactive browsing. Hear hits, loops and patterns instantly as you click them.
* Deep synth engine. Add filter resonance. Tweak an envelope. Perfect your sound.
* 4 pad banks + 2 racks. Layer full kits with multi-sample instruments, loops and audio phrases.
* Complete mixer with FX. Apply dozens of quality effects throughout, from individual samples to the master stereo output.
* SP Mode. Emulates the classic SP1200 drum machine.

* Step Sequencer lets you build patterns in seconds with just a few clicks.
* Piano Roll Editor for sequencing multi-sample instruments and sliced loops.
* Loop editor lets you set loop behavior and drag & drop loops as MIDI or audio.
* Graph editor lets you achieve ultra-expressive performance each note."

Haven't found any pics yet.

Tod

[kwiz]

HERE IT IS!

[thracks]

Lovely...... I'm such a sucker for drum programs. I can never seem to get enough of this. Sounds very cool! Almost like a mix between Stylus and microtonic. I'll be seeing this Friday at NAMM..... hopefully

[FMiguelez]

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Looks very nice.

I don't mean to put this product down, but actually, I would've preferred they devoted that time and money into a killer control surface for DP instead.

How many of you would actually consider buying this new product? Just curious.

[bOing]

Urban drums? But I live out in the country. Oh well...guess I'll have to wait for the developers to show up.

But I hope some of this new product rollout fever extends to a new release for DP 6.1 perhaps? (6.02 sounds too wimpy!)

[thracks]

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Looks very nice.

I don't mean to put this product down, but actually, I would've preferred they devoted that time and money into a killer control surface for DP instead.

How many of you would actually consider buying this new product? Just curious.

me (as long as it's priced well)

I hate the term "Urban" That is a little dated and not much of a description. Some people might think Urban=Rap. Others might say Kraftwerk=Urban.

[mhschmieder]

Now THAT's interesting -- I didn't guess from the description that it was a hardware product!

And I missed the thread at first, misinterpreting it or misreading it as "New DP Project? How to set Beats Per Minute?"

[kwiz]

Now THAT's interesting -- I didn't guess from the description that it was a hardware product!

And I missed the thread at first, misinterpreting it or misreading it as "New DP Project? How to set Beats Per Minute?"

Nah, it's a virtual instrument.

[nk_e]

Now THAT's interesting -- I didn't guess from the description that it was a hardware product!

And I missed the thread at first, misinterpreting it or misreading it as "New DP Project? How to set Beats Per Minute?"

Um...I don't think its hardware. You can get another view of the ad here:

http://www.gearslutz.com/board/new-prod ... chine.html

I think it's a plug-in (though the ad is cleverly ambiguous).

[mhschmieder]

There's nothing at all visually ambiguous about that ad, unless the DVD slot, and headphone and audio jacks, are just clever jokes, like G-Force's coffee stain on the original M-Tron plug-in.

[bOing]

I have the impression that it's hardware too, but then I read the "Mac/Windows" thing in the bottom and wasn't sure anymore.

I think I can wait to find out.

[Rainman]

I hate the term "Urban" That is a little dated and not much of a description. Some people might think Urban=Rap. Others might say Kraftwerk=Urban.

Me too, I hear that term and I just go the other way, I'm obviously a little too biased, probably my age. I vote for a dedicated control surface as well.

[dix]

There's nothing at all visually ambiguous about that ad, unless the DVD slot, and headphone and audio jacks, are just clever jokes, like G-Force's coffee stain on the original M-Tron plug-in.

I think DVD slot and jacks are just for the ad to help us make the connection that it's a SP1200-style plugin. I'm guessing SP1200s have those.

Plus it says

Run BPM stand-alone or as a tempo-synced plugin for your favorite host software to turn your computer into a rhythm production powerhouse.

. I'm sure it will all be clear soon.

[jlaudon]

I don't think anyone has come out with a hardware display like the one in the bpm picture - definitely a VI, IMO.

[monkey man]

This news is bitter-sweet for me; whilst the commercial plugs continue to be rolled out, we've not yet benefitted much from MOTU's innovative new VI features (and sounds) in DP, the UVI plug notwithstanding.

IMHO, this is further evidence that MOTU can indeed produce the goods to trump Logic once and for all; DP must be a recipient of this stuff in order for this to happen though, again, IMHO.