Electronic Musician

Modalics Beat Scholar

$84

www.modalics.com

Strengths

  • Beat-slicingconceptworks well
  • Endlesswaysto divide and subdivide
  • Intuitivesampler with drag and drop
  • Easytoget started

Limitations

- Deeper drum sound designers are out there

For those not rhythmically inclined, beat-programming can often be an arduous process. While some opt for a robotic, metronomic approach, those who crave the type of humanity and improvisation in their patterns that a real drummer can bring to table very often find themselves spending far too long trying to coax their drum sounds to get a life. Results can often

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