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BeepStreet Drambo
There has been a great deal of interest in it since it was first announced. In recent months, a number of videos have been posted demonstrating its many features. After a long and desperate but also somewhat entertaining wait, Drambo was officially released to the public on April 1st, 2020.
Drambo is a sequencer and easy-to-use modular synth with user sample support. For an FAQ, scroll to the end of this article.
App type: App and AUv3
App store link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/drambo/id1469365718
Developer: Beep Street
Developer AB Forum Handle: @giku_beepstreet
Manual: http://beepstreet.com/public/downloads/Drambo%20manual.pdf
NOTE: Some of this page and some videos below were created while the software was in beta. The software was released to the public on April 1, 2020.
Videos and Tutorials
- Ben Richards has posted a number of Drambo tutorials, demonstrations and tracks on his YouTube channel
- SoundForMore has posted a large collection of Drambo tutorials on his YouTube channel.
Quick start (6 minutes):
A more detailed tutorial (38 minutes):
A fun video teaser – Digital Katharsis 2 – from @Giku_beepstreet:
QuickStart — from bcrichards
Copy/Paste Trick
WaveSequencing Experiment
Tutorial Series (Playlist): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNsn-cj_8McLT6AZsTFqYi663gNPIdSrT
Video List
This section lists Drambo-related vieos some of which were posted while it was still in beta. Many of these were posted in theMonster thread on the Audiobus forum.
Resampling any track in realtime: In this case, the master track. http://youtu.be/glpg-URP_f8
Indian chief/heavy breather and a super saw at the end, all drambo modules. http://youtu.be/UF3TqNUwPAE
Using Drambo standalone and simultaneously use other unrelated ios apps at the same time. Meaning I can make music and watch youtube! Game over! http://youtu.be/ppC5skRwrjc
Flexi sampler is feeling great now, quick lofi sample automation. http://youtu.be/m9YUSQuk1Po
Export audio files as perfect loops. http://youtu.be/yyFvwJo3tQg
Drambo Beta step component’jump’ https://youtu.be/edF0xkKt7UI
Drambo beat 4 https://youtu.be/SHsgX3oJNBM
Drambo beta 2: http://youtu.be/gWi003jWg2Y
BeepStreet Drambo Chinese Circus (prerelease demo): http://youtu.be/DPZzZErS_X0
Drambo App test 1 - live - modulated event generators http://youtu.be/Cx4w7YOXXMM
Drambo App test 2 (low quality) http://youtu.be/l8HS77aUiYE
Drambo Filter modulations http://youtu.be/jrDygRSQ6nQ
Drambo First impressions http://youtu.be/q2sICzoZ_5k
Drambo Scratch patterns http://youtu.be/ltzEyjR-7Uk
BeepStreet Drambo Alpha Testing: http://youtu.be/yYpu8EmgBIg
BopPad+Drambo: http://youtu.be/-YNHdCANrRo
Drambo AUV3 (Instructional): http://youtu.be/pmLSEBVECGw Covers several use cases for the AUV3 instance of Drambo: sequencing other apps, recording midi, audio effect, and as a sound source in other apps.
Drambo Cello: http://youtu.be/ifeSC1fTMEQ
Drambo Clocks and Scenes: http://youtu.be/j7HJArUqYao
Drambo Generator Modules (instructional): http://youtu.be/BsNCES_3t-8 Overview of most of the Generator modules in current beta version Drambo
Drambo Processor Modules (instructional): http://youtu.be/gJl-pEy5nus Overview of most of the Processor modules in current beta version Drambo
Drambo Sample mangling: http://youtu.be/lDzkV_CQsFU
Drambo Sample slicing: http://youtu.be/wKpy4HZ9zNo
Drambo Sampler and Flex Sampler (instructional): http://youtu.be/g-mLGpiB6QQ Overview of features in the Sampler and Flex Sampler modules. note: Outdated. Flexi sampler is new version of Flex; includes new features and fixed bugs.
Drambo Start_stop effects on sampler: http://youtu.be/XqEIlcpVOgw
Drambo Switchers and trigger button: http://youtu.be/XYYkrdimIH0
Drambo Tracks (instructional): http://youtu.be/oD5f0KgzxFY Overview of audio routing between tracks. NOTE: outdated, new system of audio routing between tracks has been introduced.
Drambo a quick Impaktor like patch: http://youtu.be/eV3KjrFXNew
Drambo creating a basic subtractive synth: http://youtu.be/20mAdG8enQ0
Drambo fun with sampler in scratch mode #2: http://youtu.be/aLHugCDRqs0
Drambo resonant ants: http://youtu.be/jJJBVs6HU5E
Drambo (modular groovebox) acid rack: http://youtu.be/yPflVQbJBtA
Drambo (untitled): http://youtu.be/jhHMZGNyYYM
One sound in Drambo: http://youtu.be/2xJ6VX12g7I
Playing with Drambo on iPhone XS: http://youtu.be/R1E5lkGS1Yk
Drambo Beta - Some Basics (instructional): http://youtu.be/G_qqSWi3P6s Overview of core features included in standalone app. Outdated.
Drambo Beta Master Track Transpose: http://youtu.be/Mk7Flb2nRrQ
Drambo Signal and Routing Modules (instructional): https://youtu.be/KVvS6iytg50 Overview of how signal moves in Drambo, how to connect modules, and how to set up modulation.
A short clip using classic synthesis and physical modeling: https://vimeo.com/392512154
Shiro - another example - https://youtu.be/4UEWgmKc9a4
BCRichard - another example - https://youtu.be/wAqKJclKCDc
Shiro - P-Lockery - https://youtu.be/OwWfTAwHEc0
RS2000 - sequenced sequencer - https://vimeo.com/400779765
Shiro - 2020/93/28 - https://youtu.be/vXwtdF9G3-g
Module List (Feb 19,2020)
@giku_beepstreet published this module list
- XY pad
- Reverb
- Reset time
- MIDI to CV
- Scale
- CV glide
- Frequency shifter
- Transient detector
- Half rectify
- Maximum
- AN kick
- MIDI monitor
- Recorder
- Mixer
- Flexi sampler
- Poly to mono
- X-Fader
- Decimator
- Env AD mod
- Audio input
- S&H
- Exp
- Shift time
- Retrigger
- L/R to stereo
- MIDI output
- Integrator
- MIDI CC
- Pulse divider
- Noise
- Env AD
- LFO
- Add
- Quantize
- Phaser
- Bend time
- Freq to CV
- Pitch (oct,semi,fine)
- MIDI delay
- MIDI humanizer
- Pan
- Env Flex
- AND
- Gyroscope
- Reverse time
- Multiply
- MIDI to Poly
- Shaper
- Shot sampler
- Filter
- Compressor
- Peaking EQ
- Pitch
- Amp env ADSR
- Cosinus
- Delay rack
- Gate+velocity sequencer
- Offset
- Graphic shaper
- Layers
- OR
- Voice selector
- Pitch shifter
- Scale time
- Clip
- Full rectify
- Gate inverter
- Sampler
- MIDI CC generator
- Amp
- Number
- Clock generator
- Env ADSR
- Slew limiter
- CV quantizer
- Procesor rack
- Impulse
- Instrument rack
- Oscillator
- Oscillator: Supersaw
- Graphic env
- CV to freq
- Envelope follower
- LFO (stereo)
- MIDI key pressure modulator
- Oscillator (semi)
- Bit redux
- Negate
- Amp env AD
- Sqrt
- Stereo to mono
- Delay FX
- Adder
- XOR
- Minimum
- Subtract
- CV sequencer
- Amp env AHD
- Counter
- Audio out
- Sinus
- AMP env AD mod
- Function
- Stochastic gate gen
- Comb filter
- Section
- 1/x
- Random
- Log
- Divide
- Pitch (overtone)
- Knob
- Oscilloscope
- Stereo width
- Delay
- Layer mixer
- Modal resonator
- Trigger button
- FM operator
- Mono to stereo
- Chorus
- Stereo to L/R
- Text box
- Voice number
modular Resources
FAQ
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