VADrumSM1.9.10

VADrumSM is a standalone mobile drum machine featuring a virtual analog drum synthesizer and a step sequencer. The virtual analog drum synthesizer supports AUv3 Audio Unit Extensions, which allows users to use the drum synthesizer inside of AUv3 hosts, such as Apple’s GarageBand(R). The sequencer supports Ableton Link. You can synchronize the sequencer to Link-enabled apps and devices.

Drum Synthesizer
The drum synthesizer is inspired by the iconic analog drum machines of the 1980’s and features 21 drum voices. Sounds of the each drum voices are synthesized in real time by using component level modeling.

Pads
Pads function as XY controllers, XY controllers with trigger, or drum pads. When using pads as XY controllers, destination can be selected from tone/decay, level or pitch.

Step Sequencer
The step sequencer is designed to be intuitive and easy to program drum sequences. It is a 16 step sequencer and it has 3 accent level for the each step. Double hit mode allows to program two 32nd notes instead of the one 16th note. There are 4 patterns and can be chained to create 4 bar loop. There are 6 variations of swing, which can be applied in real time.

Parameter Automation
All XY parameters (tone, level and pitch) and voice switches can be automated, that gives a whole new sonic possibility.

MIxer
17 output buses, including a mix output and 16 instrument outputs of Drum Synthesizer can be routed to main output and 4 aux mixers. AUv3 effects can be inserted to each channels. Sum of the 4 aux mixers outputs can be routed to Audiobus’s second output port.

FEATURES

Drum Synthesizer

- 21 analog modeling drum synthesizers, including 2 bass drums, 2 snare drums, 2 sets of low, mid and high toms, low, mid and high congas, rim shot, claves, hand clap, maracas, closed and open hi-hats, cymbal and cowbell.
- 3 Layers of 16 XY pad controls (Tone, Level, Pitch)
- Drum Pads Mode (Pad)
- Trigger Mode (On / Off)
- MIDI input (mid note events only)
- Output mix signal and all instruments signal
- Support Audio Unit Extensions (AUv3)

Step Sequencer

- 16 step sequencer
- Variable Pattern Length
- Parameter Automation
- Swing: 6 variations
- Accent: 3 level
- Double hit: on / off
- Pattern: 4 patterns
- Pattern Length: 1 bar
- Loop length: 1 bar or 4 bar
- Note length: 16th or 32nd
- Record quantization: 16th
- Chain mode: on / off
- Tempo: 20 BPM - 999 BPM
- Support Ableton Link
* Ableton Link requires Wi-Fi connections.

Others
-Support Audiobus (main output and aux output)
-Built in User Guide

Version History Version 1.9.10 contains improvements and bug fixes.
- Support iOS 17 / iPadOS 17. 1.9.10 09/18/2023 Version 1.9.9 contains improvements and bug fixes.
- Support iOS 16 / iPadOS 16. 1.9.9 09/09/2022 Version 1.9.7 contains improvements and bug fixes.
- Fixed bugs that crash AudioUnit Extension when tapping on channel button in mixer. 1.9.8 11/24/2021 Version 1.9.7 contains improvements and bug fixes.
- Support iOS 15 / iPadOS 15. 1.9.7 09/17/2021 Version 1.9.6 contains improvements and bug fixes.
- Support iOS 14.2 / iPadOS 14.2
- Fixed a problem that user preset can’t be listed or saved in stand alone mode.
- Fixed a problem that not able to find Ableton Link enabled devices on iOS 14. 1.9.6 11/23/2020 Version 1.9.5 contains improvements and bug fixes.
- Updated Ableton Link Framework to the latest version.
- Updated Audiobus Framework to the latest version.
- (AUv3) Change UI to indicate MIDI note off event, instead of indicating duration of the audio signal. 1.9.5 09/03/2020 Version 1.9.4 contains improvements and bug fixes.
- Fixed a bug that AUv3 effect plugins in drum buses loses connection to obtain tempo information when AUv3 effects are added or removed in master channel.
- Improve UI of the AudioUnit Extension to indicate note-on and note-off events when the AUv3 is hosted in 3rd party application. 1.9.4 08/21/2020 Version 1.9.3 contains new features, improvements and bug fixes.
- Added functions to save / load projects which includes mixer and plugin settings.
- Added a bypass button in Mixer.
- Added channel selection mode button in Mixer.
- Behavior of side panel, pads / sequencer buttons have changed.
- Fixed a bug that sync of AUv3 doesn’t work properly if other AUv3 is added to the same channel.
- Fixed a problem of adding a AUv3 to the channel which contains multi-input AUv3 and the second input is connected. 1.9.3 05/18/2020 - Fixed a MIDI processing problem when drum synth is used as an AUv3 device in AUv3 host App. 1.9.2 04/18/2020 - Fixed a problem that parameters of drum synth reset when connecting / disconnecting audio node by the mixer. 1.9.1 04/16/2020 Version 1.9 contains new features, improvements and bug fixes.

- Added mixer
- Added variable pattern length to the sequencer

- Added Audiobus second output port
- Support AUv3 Effects Plugin
- Support AUv3 Effect Multi Input Plugin

- Fixed problem of MIDI when using multiple output buses of drum synthesizer.
- Autofill textfield with selected preset name when adding a new preset.
- Change default settings of the sequencer and parameter settings
- Quantize preset Loading: Yes
- Associate Parameter Preset: Yes
- Overdub enabled: Yes
- Loading of the associated parameter preset can be quantized.
- Recording from MIDI device, if velocity is less than 127, velocity will override accent settings.
- Display a parameter label in Automation Editor.
- Improved timber of hi-hats, cymbal and cowbell. Range of the pitch parameters for these voices are adjusted.
- Improved design and usability of the side panel table.
- Associated Parameter Presets are hidden in default.
- App is always in dark mode.
- Default value of main volume is changed to 0 dB.
- Sequencer View on iPad shows all instruments without scrolling. 1.9 04/15/2020 - AUv3 Multi-Out
AUv3 now supports multi-outputs when hosted by AUv3 hosts which support multi-bus audio unit such as AUM. In this version, main output always outputs all voices even when some of the voices are used in the other channels. The outputs for the other channels can be used for parallel processing, such as New York style compression.

- Improved visibility of the parameter labels. 1.8.1 03/06/2020 Version 1.8 introduces new features, improvements and bug fixes.
- New design for the drum synthesizer and the step sequencer
- Added a Parameter Automation Editor.
- Fixed audio issues when parameters are automated.
- Added mute buttons in the step sequencer.
- Support Audiobus 1.8 02/29/2020 Version 1.7 introduces parameter automation, improvements and bug fixes.
- Added parameter automation
- Improved usability of side panel table
- User Guide is included and can be viewed within the App.
- Performance improvements and bug fixes 1.7 02/14/2020 - Fix for crash at launch reported by crash log. 1.6.1 02/05/2020 - User Interface improvements
- Performance improvements and bug fixes 1.6 01/31/2020 Version 1.5 introduces improvements, bug fixes and provides additional features.

- Added swing settings to the sequencer.
- Accent mode has changed. Now you can choose three level of the accent.
- You can set accent mode and double mode for recording.
- Loading user preset can be quantized.
- Improved timing of MIDI input and output
- Overall bug fixes including bug fixes on iPhone and bug fixes on iOS12. 1.5 12/15/2019 - Performance improvement and bug fix
- Improved timing of the sequencer 1.4 11/27/2019 - Added 16 step sequencer
- Support Ableton Link 1.3 11/15/2019 - New design and improved user interface. 1.2 10/09/2019 Compatible with iOS13 / iPadOS (Support Dark Mode)
Added preset functionality
Support User Preset function of AUv3 (iOS13 / iPadOS only)
Added “Lock” mode to the control layer 1.1 09/26/2019 1.0 09/12/2019