![]() The aim is to allow people without knowledge of music theory to program complex rhythms – and in this it certainly succeeds.April 9th, 2014 – Toronto, Canada – WaveDNA is proud to announce that Liquid Rhythm v1.3.4 allows users to control the software with Ableton Push, offering producers and DJs a highly fluid workflow to keep creative juices flowing during the music-making process. The approach takes some getting used to, but it’s possible to get into incredible detail when programming beats. There’s also the BeatForm Tumbler and Shifter, which again make it possible to add repeats or move patterns around while maintaining timing accuracy. Here you can randomise, move notes en masse and change the accent of individual notes or whole bars using sliders. The system is referred to as Music Molecules and makes it easy to add notes as well as add variations and edit existing notes.Īt the base of the window is the Molecule Tools section, from where you work on the characteristics of selected notes or bars. Notes are displayed using colour-coding and their velocity using tiny bars. While a regular sequencer gives you MIDI CC and automation channels to set parameters, the control here is more granular. All of this is based around a new approach to displaying and working with MIDI. Something New There’s an innovative BeatWeaver Rhythm Synthesizer that lets you use a clever rotating wheel system to choose new patterns, and a BeatForm Sequencer that lets you swap different variations on patterns quickly into one or more bars in a sequence. You can filter the view to see similar patterns and use the patterns to build up drum parts in the Arranger. ![]() Alternatively, go to the BeatBuilder section and choose from a selection of ‘barforms’, which are preset patterns for any bar. If you load a kit there will be no content initially, but you can paint in notes using the Pencil or Paint tools. These are well put together and worth a look before you get started.Ī full description of the workings of Liquid Rhythm are available on the company’s website, but essentially you load kits or loops from the Library area on the left into the Arranger area in the centre. It should be noted that this is somewhat different from your average drum machine and WaveDNA has included both tooltips and built-in tutorials to get you acquainted with it. The interface is reminiscent of Ableton Live, but it should be easy enough for users of other software to get to grips with. You can also load your own samples into it and import MIDI patterns generated in other software. Nuts and Bolts Working as a standalone app or a plug-in (VST, AU or RTAS formats), it comes with a collection of drum kits and loops and offers more downloadable models in-app and free of charge. It’s a beat generator that boasts access to “ten quadrillion rhythmic patterns” (yes, you read that correctly) and offers a new take on beat programming. Liquid Rhythm, from WaveDNA, is different. Similarly, most DAWs use a conventional piano roll or similar for recording MIDI tracks, beats included. ![]() While most virtual drum modules have some kind of built-in sequencer, these are often relatively straightforward and the emphasis is on shaping drum sounds as much as programming them. There’s no shortage of tools on the market for making beats, but few of them will actually help you make them. ![]()
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