MOTU BPM
Beat Production Machine Software

BPM

Advanced rhythm production
BPM® unites drum machine-style operation with advanced virtual instrument technology to give you the ultimate rhythm programming experience. Combine kits, patterns, and loops with instrument sounds, advanced mixing, and DSP effects to realize your rhythmic vision.

A massive rhythm sound library
Browse a massive library of over 19 GB of rhythm sounds. They sound massive, too, thanks to renowned mastering engineer Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound, NYC. Mix and match thousands of patterns, kits, loops, and hits inspired by dozens of musical styles.

Beat Box Anthology  
New in Version 1.5: Beat Box Anthology
BPM 1.5 adds Beat Box Anthology: authentic sounds from every classic, iconic drum machine that ever mattered during the 70s, 80s, and 90s. You get 80 legendary models (10,000 samples) from the likes of Oberheim, Dynacord, Simmons, Alesis, Korg, Roland, Yamaha, Akai, and others.

For tactile control, choose your weapon
With enhanced MIDI control features, BPM 1.5 lets you choose your favorite pad controller, MIDI keyboard, or other controller for the ultimate personalized tactile rhythm programming experience. With hundreds of compatible models to choose from, it’s your call.

Features:

• Complete rhythm production center for Mac and Windows
• Combines state-of-the-art rhythm programming technology with playable virtual instrument operation inspired by the classic drum machines
• Provides complete creative control, from recording and programming individual samples to building and arranging entire songs
• Includes a comprehensive, expertly produced 19+ GB urban sound and loop library for urban, R&B, pop, rock and other music styles
• Includes Beat Box Anthology, a massive 4 GB collection of samples, kits, patterns, and loops from 80 iconic drum machines from decades past
• Combines drum machine programming, sampling, loops, synthesized drum sounds, multi-sample instrument sounds, mixing, effects processing, song arranging and asset browsing in one streamlined window
• Plug-and-play support for hands-on pad controllers such as the Akai MPD32 controller
• Exclusive SP1200 Emulation mode faithfully reproduces the unique characteristics of the classic sought-after E-mu SP1200
• State-of-the-art environment for laying down beats as quickly as your mind can "hear" them

Included sounds and loops

• 19+ GB library of loops, samples, patterns, and kits
• Includes a comprehensive collection of sounds from 80 classic drum machines
• Over 10,000 individual samples
• Over 1,000 new drum and percussion loops
• 24-bit 96 kHz audio quality
• Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC by top mastering engineer Chris Gehringer
• Beat Production/Sound Design by Eric K. Roz for Black Rose Corporation
• Over 200 drum kits + patterns organized by style categories (Beat City, Old School, etc.)
• Over 100 urban multi-sampled instruments, including piano, bass, guitars, synths, pads and more
• Built-in drum synthesizer for unlimited synthesized drum and percussion sounds (includes hundreds of preset sounds)
• Comprehensive percussion samples, patterns and loops
• Over 10,000 classic style beat box samples
• Hundreds of patterns in many styles (hip hop, R'nB, house, electro, techno, funk, soul, pop, rock, etc.)
• Play any pattern in any style with any drum kit (included or programmed) for virtually infinite combinations
• Load any MOTU instrument sound from MachFive, Ethno, Electric Keys, etc.
• Load any UVI instrument sound
• Add new sounds with BPM Expander packs and UVI SoundCards from UVISoundSource.com

Software operation

• Runs as a stand-alone application on Mac OS X and Windows XP/Vista
• Runs as a plug-in with any Mac or Windows audio host (Audio Unit, VST, RTAS and MAS)
• Next-generation UVI Engine XT delivers state-of-the-art sound quality and operation
• Supports multiple separate outputs for multi-channel mixing
• Drag-and-drop importing for MIDI data, audio data and audio loops
• Slice loops and patterns can be exported to the computer desktop or audio host software as audio clip or MIDI clip
• Scenes and songs can be exported to the computer desktop as an audio clip

Plug-in formats

• MAS
• AU
• RTAS
• VST
• standalone application

Operating Systems

Mac OS X - v10.4, v10.5, or v10.6
Windows - 7, Vista, or XP; 32 or 64 bit

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