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....
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
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Sep 27, 2023
Version 2.26
- 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.
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Drambo since it was posted on our website on 2022-01-03 13:23:48.
The latest version is 2.26 and it was updated on 2024-04-22 10:54:30. See below the changes in each version.
Drambo version 2.26
Updated At: 2023-09-27
Changes: Sep 27, 2023
Version 2.26
- 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.
Drambo version 2.25
Updated At: 2023-09-05
Changes: Sep 5, 2023
Version 2.25
- 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.
Drambo version 2.24
Updated At: 2023-02-14
Changes: Feb 14, 2023
Version 2.24
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
Drambo version 2.12
Updated At: 2022-07-02
Changes: Jul 2, 2022 Version 2.12
Fixed: recording with auto-grow enabled caused all clips in the pattern to grow.
Drambo version 2.0
Updated At: 2022-05-13
Changes: May 13, 2022 Version 2.0
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
Drambo version 1.40
Updated At: 2021-04-07
Changes: Apr 7, 2021 Version 1.40
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
