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Drum Machine

Ultrabeat

Apple

Ultrabeat is a synthesizer plugin designed specifically for creating percussive and polyphonic rhythmic sounds. It features 25 independent drum voices—24 assignable to individual drum pads plus 1 chromatic voice—combined with a powerful step sequencer for building patterns and sequences. The synthesis engine combines phase distortion, sample playback, FM synthesis, and physical modeling to generate electronic and acoustic drum and percussion tones.

Key Features

0125 independent drum voice synthesizers with 24-pad drum machine layout
02Step sequencer for creating polyphonic rhythmic sequences and patterns
03Oscillator 1 modes: phase oscillator, FM synthesis, side-chain audio input
04Oscillator 2 modes: phase oscillator, sample playback, physical modeling
05Filter with distortion section featuring modulation controls
06Ring modulator and noise generator sound sources
078 stereo and 8 mono separate outputs with 25 subgroups for routing
08Sample import from AIFF, WAV, CAF formats with velocity-based layer switching

Things to Try

  • 01Set Slope and Saturation to maximum values and Asym to minimum to produce a classic square wave
  • 02Set Slope to −0.20, Saturation to minimum, and Asym to maximum value to create a sawtooth wave
  • 03Drag the Material Pad ball to simultaneously adjust Inner Loss and Stiffness for different string materials
  • 04Use Option-drag in the Assignment section to copy drum sounds with mixer settings but without sequences

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