Drambo is an AU host now / the new Drambo mega thread

aleyas

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aleyas

@auxmux said:
Thanks @rs2000 AudioLayer as audio fx is working great for recording master track. 24bit woo!

CC @aleyas AudioLayer is worth getting for its regular features, but this is really helpful til we get something in-built in Drambo. Files can be saved locally or directly into iCloud.

Nice. I’m 100% gonna spring for it during their next sale. In the meantime, the slightly convoluted SunVox method will do for me. I rarely record my jams anyway lol.

What would you guys think of a recorder function built into the track devices themselves? It could save files to a project folder or something.

wim

@aleyas said:
What would you guys think of a recorder function built into the track devices themselves? It could save files to a project folder or something.

It could be convenient but kinda goes against the modular nature of the app IMO.

aleyas

@wim said:

@aleyas said:
What would you guys think of a recorder function built into the track devices themselves? It could save files to a project folder or something.

It would be convenient but IMO goes against the modular nature of the app.

If one wanted to mix and master a whole track within Drambo, I can’t really think of a more elegant solution to multitrack recording a whole performance.

wim

@aleyas said:

@wim said:

@aleyas said:
What would you guys think of a recorder function built into the track devices themselves? It could save files to a project folder or something.

It would be convenient but IMO goes against the modular nature of the app.

If one wanted to mix and master a whole track within Drambo, I can’t really think of a more elegant solution to multitracking a whole performance.

No argument there. It’s just that it seems to me to be more true to the nature of the app to have the track recorders be a module like everything else. There when you need it, not there when you dont.

rs2000

@wim said:

@aleyas said:

@wim said:

@aleyas said:
What would you guys think of a recorder function built into the track devices themselves? It could save files to a project folder or something.

It would be convenient but IMO goes against the modular nature of the app.

If one wanted to mix and master a whole track within Drambo, I can’t really think of a more elegant solution to multitracking a whole performance.

No argument there. It’s just that it seems to me to be more true to the nature of the app to have the track recorders be a module like everything else. There when you need it, not there when you dont.

The thing with track recorders is that once they're there, people will want it to work in different ways so more and more features would have to be added to these track recorders until one day, you'll have something like one Flexi added to each track by default - somehing you can do now anyway, and you can route tracks as you like, including sub mixes or recording groups of tracks.
The only missing feature IMHO is longer recording time and maybe different sample resolutions.

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reasOne

can i assign drambos LFO to these auv3 parameters... i’m not seeing the way like you do for when using a drambo created instrument

reasOne

@reasOne said:
can i assign drambos LFO to these auv3 parameters... i’m not seeing the way like you do for when using a drambo created instrument

i just want that one knob to be lfo controlled

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reasOne

@Max23 said:
put the lfo infront (left to) of the knobs u want to modulate
tab knob tab lfo
thats it
new knob will appear

ahhh!!! duhhhh! thank you haha burn out moment

aleyas

@reasOne said:

@reasOne said:
can i assign drambos LFO to these auv3 parameters... i’m not seeing the way like you do for when using a drambo created instrument

i just want that one knob to be lfo controlled

Yep just tap the knob.
I think the native parameters allow you to tap left of the knob, on the little arrow. These new AU parameters need a tap directly on the knob though.

auxmux

The only other feature I'd love to see is proper audio interface support, so individual tracks can be routed to hardware. I'd love to use Drambo with my modular.

Carnbot

Yeah would love to see multi channel audio interface support next and more buses.
Hardware sends like AUM would also be great.
I personally usually record stems out from AUM via hardware sends and rarely record directly to the ipad.

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Carnbot

@Max23 said:

@Carnbot said:
Yeah would love to see multi channel audio interface support next and more buses.
Hardware sends like AUM would also be great.
I personally usually record stems out from AUM via hardware sends and rarely record directly to the ipad.

More busses
you can route pretty freely
Send 2 ch to a 3rd and it’s a bus

Did u notice?
Instead of sending everything into the masterbus u can choose ext out 1

I should have said more Bus sends, I'm trying replicate my AUM setup which usually has 4 or 5 buses, but each Drambo track only gives me 3 sends. It would be great to have unlimited sends on each track or at least several more. I like the simplicity of AUM where you can just add a new bus send to each track.

Edward_Alexander

@echoopera said:
You could always just Screen Record your set. It's what I do for YouTube videos that I post. I then extract the audio, normalize it and post it to SoundCloud

But yeah, as @rs2000 said, I think the Flexi time limit is a self imposed one...but only @giku_beepstreet knows for sure

But anywhoooo...the flexisampler works for me right now, since most of my recent work is just recorded in a single take and posted to SC or YT...so it works for me to get the music out

Hey, what do you use to extract the audio from your screen caps?

echoopera

@Intrepolicious said:

@echoopera said:
You could always just Screen Record your set. It's what I do for YouTube videos that I post. I then extract the audio, normalize it and post it to SoundCloud

But yeah, as @rs2000 said, I think the Flexi time limit is a self imposed one...but only @giku_beepstreet knows for sure

But anywhoooo...the flexisampler works for me right now, since most of my recent work is just recorded in a single take and posted to SC or YT...so it works for me to get the music out

Hey, what do you use to extract the audio from your screen caps?

I just export the audio from LumaFusion and then Normalize it in AudioShare.

Frank303

Man I’m having a blast with this. Had it for a while but
didn’t gell with it, incorporating in my workflow. Now using it as standalone it is, well, a game changer for me.

Somehow managed to workout the multi outs of having the multi outs of DrumComputer separately going to the busses. Using Layer and Feedback send/receive to a mixer on the bus.

Also modulating the DrumComputer Remix with several Graphic Modulators, and having one Graphic modulator modulating (switching input from one to the other Graphic modulators) the index of a Switch N1, Connected to the DC Remix makes me a very happy camper.

klownshed

Has anybody tried P-Locking Ruismaker or Ruismaker FM?

It seems there's some kind of smoothing going on so you don't get on-the-step changes. So if you, say, make a 4 to the floor BD pattern and then P-Lock some bit crush on Step 1, you won't hear it until the next beat and it will be a different amount each time the pattern loops.

Is there any way of turning off the smoothing|Ramp on the parameter changes in Ruismaker or am I doing something wrong??

auxmux

@Max23 said:

@Carnbot said:
Yeah would love to see multi channel audio interface support next and more buses.
Hardware sends like AUM would also be great.
I personally usually record stems out from AUM via hardware sends and rarely record directly to the ipad.

More busses
you can route pretty freely
Send 2 ch to a 3rd and it’s a bus

Did u notice?
Instead of sending everything into the masterbus u can choose ext out 1

One ext out isn't enough. I'd use something like Expert Sleepers ES-8 to send individual tracks out of Drambo into different hardware modules.

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wim

@klownshed said:
Has anybody tried P-Locking Ruismaker or Ruismaker FM?

It seems there's some kind of smoothing going on so you don't get on-the-step changes. So if you, say, make a 4 to the floor BD pattern and then P-Lock some bit crush on Step 1, you won't hear it until the next beat and it will be a different amount each time the pattern loops.

Is there any way of turning off the smoothing|Ramp on the parameter changes in Ruismaker or am I doing something wrong??

There isn't any way to turn off the parameter smoothing in the Ruismaker apps. You'd need to request @ brambos to add that as a feature. Or send the parameter before the beat.

motmeister

@CracklePot said:

@motmeister said:

@mojozart said:
Having a look at Drambo again after a few months: It's starting to make sense, and the AU hosting is a cool feature.

The problem I haven't figured out yet is: when I fold an instrument, it becomes unresponsive. I can't unfold it, slide it, or even remove it.

For newbies, I think the two biggest stumbling blocks are:

1. Playing the first note

Even the manual is a little unclear about this. Around Drambo is 9 pages into the manual, which is 2 correctly guessed clicks away from a fresh start. Around Drambo assumes the user is starting from a New / Instrument state, but this isn't mentioned, and New has 7 options, so wish them luck guessing.

2. Recording in standalone

There is something that looks like a record button, but it doesn't record audio, and the cryptic message regarding P-lock provides no clue to the first time user. The manual has a section on Recording but never mentions that this isn't your parents' record button. (After some intense trial and error, I eventually stopped searching for a built-in way to record and share my creation.)

did you ever get an answer about the unfold problem? The manual doesn't even mention the Fold option. I'm stuck in the same situation.

I was stuck with a folded instrument too,, but I found a way to restore it to compact view.
I select the module just left of the folded module, slide over to select the folded module too.
Cut and paste the two modules, and the folded module comes back in compact view.

MIDI TO CV and my folded module were the only thing in the panel. I did as you suggested by selecting both and doing a cut and paste. After the paste an entirely different module was on the screen with the MIDI TO CV. I tried it at least twice with the same results. It DID work when I put a "Section (foldable)" between the MIDI TO CV and my module. When I selected the Section and my (folded) module and did the cut and paste, the results you described DID happen. Since there isn't a mention of the Fold option (that I can find) in the manual, it's hard to know WHAT to expect when you use it.

CracklePot

@motmeister said:

@CracklePot said:

@motmeister said:

@mojozart said:
Having a look at Drambo again after a few months: It's starting to make sense, and the AU hosting is a cool feature.

The problem I haven't figured out yet is: when I fold an instrument, it becomes unresponsive. I can't unfold it, slide it, or even remove it.

For newbies, I think the two biggest stumbling blocks are:

1. Playing the first note

Even the manual is a little unclear about this. Around Drambo is 9 pages into the manual, which is 2 correctly guessed clicks away from a fresh start. Around Drambo assumes the user is starting from a New / Instrument state, but this isn't mentioned, and New has 7 options, so wish them luck guessing.

2. Recording in standalone

There is something that looks like a record button, but it doesn't record audio, and the cryptic message regarding P-lock provides no clue to the first time user. The manual has a section on Recording but never mentions that this isn't your parents' record button. (After some intense trial and error, I eventually stopped searching for a built-in way to record and share my creation.)

did you ever get an answer about the unfold problem? The manual doesn't even mention the Fold option. I'm stuck in the same situation.

I was stuck with a folded instrument too,, but I found a way to restore it to compact view.
I select the module just left of the folded module, slide over to select the folded module too.
Cut and paste the two modules, and the folded module comes back in compact view.

MIDI TO CV and my folded module were the only thing in the panel. I did as you suggested by selecting both and doing a cut and paste. After the paste an entirely different module was on the screen with the MIDI TO CV. I tried it at least twice with the same results. It DID work when I put a "Section (foldable)" between the MIDI TO CV and my module. When I selected the Section and my (folded) module and did the cut and paste, the results you described DID happen. Since there isn't a mention of the Fold option (that I can find) in the manual, it's hard to know WHAT to expect when you use it.

When the modules are folded, those two white arrows are still be active.
They browse forward and backwards through Rack presets.

I think you tapped one of those arrows, maybe both, multiple times. I know I did, trying to get the folded module to respond.
When looking into this just now after reading your post, I have discovered something else.
You actually have to change the Preset before you do the cut/paste trick. If you don’t change the Preset, the rack is still folded when you paste it.

This is still really problematic. If you setup a bunch of connections driving parameters in your rack, those may be lost when you change the preset. Or, perhaps you never saved your currently folded rack, so there will be no way to restore it once you change the preset.

Turns out I found more of a quirk than a workaround.
This buggy folded module feature needs a little work, it seems.
Probably best to avoid folding, unless you are diligent about saving your Racks as Presets.

motmeister

@CracklePot said:

@motmeister said:

@CracklePot said:

@motmeister said:

@mojozart said:
Having a look at Drambo again after a few months: It's starting to make sense, and the AU hosting is a cool feature.

The problem I haven't figured out yet is: when I fold an instrument, it becomes unresponsive. I can't unfold it, slide it, or even remove it.

For newbies, I think the two biggest stumbling blocks are:

1. Playing the first note

Even the manual is a little unclear about this. Around Drambo is 9 pages into the manual, which is 2 correctly guessed clicks away from a fresh start. Around Drambo assumes the user is starting from a New / Instrument state, but this isn't mentioned, and New has 7 options, so wish them luck guessing.

2. Recording in standalone

There is something that looks like a record button, but it doesn't record audio, and the cryptic message regarding P-lock provides no clue to the first time user. The manual has a section on Recording but never mentions that this isn't your parents' record button. (After some intense trial and error, I eventually stopped searching for a built-in way to record and share my creation.)

did you ever get an answer about the unfold problem? The manual doesn't even mention the Fold option. I'm stuck in the same situation.

I was stuck with a folded instrument too,, but I found a way to restore it to compact view.
I select the module just left of the folded module, slide over to select the folded module too.
Cut and paste the two modules, and the folded module comes back in compact view.

MIDI TO CV and my folded module were the only thing in the panel. I did as you suggested by selecting both and doing a cut and paste. After the paste an entirely different module was on the screen with the MIDI TO CV. I tried it at least twice with the same results. It DID work when I put a "Section (foldable)" between the MIDI TO CV and my module. When I selected the Section and my (folded) module and did the cut and paste, the results you described DID happen. Since there isn't a mention of the Fold option (that I can find) in the manual, it's hard to know WHAT to expect when you use it.

When the modules are folded, those two white arrows are still be active.
They browse forward and backwards through Rack presets.

I think you tapped one of those arrows, maybe both, multiple times. I know I did, trying to get the folded module to respond.
When looking into this just now after reading your post, I have discovered something else.
You actually have to change the Preset before you do the cut/paste trick. If you don’t change the Preset, the rack is still folded when you paste it.

This is still really problematic. If you setup a bunch of connections driving parameters in your rack, those may be lost when you change the preset. Or, perhaps you never saved your currently folded rack, so there will be no way to restore it once you change the preset.

Turns out I found more of a quirk than a workaround.
This buggy folded module feature needs a little work, it seems.
Probably best to avoid folding, unless you are diligent about saving your Racks as Presets.

That's what I've recorded in my notes now. I also sent the dev a msg.

klownshed

@wim said:

@klownshed said:
Has anybody tried P-Locking Ruismaker or Ruismaker FM?

It seems there's some kind of smoothing going on so you don't get on-the-step changes. So if you, say, make a 4 to the floor BD pattern and then P-Lock some bit crush on Step 1, you won't hear it until the next beat and it will be a different amount each time the pattern loops.

Is there any way of turning off the smoothing|Ramp on the parameter changes in Ruismaker or am I doing something wrong??

There isn't any way to turn off the parameter smoothing in the Ruismaker apps. You'd need to request @ brambos to add that as a feature. Or send the parameter before the beat.

@brambos — Can we have an instant parameter change for P-locks option pretty please with a cherry on top? Your apps are just too damn smooth! 🤣

onerez

@echoopera said:

@Intrepolicious said:

@echoopera said:
You could always just Screen Record your set. It's what I do for YouTube videos that I post. I then extract the audio, normalize it and post it to SoundCloud

But yeah, as @rs2000 said, I think the Flexi time limit is a self imposed one...but only @giku_beepstreet knows for sure

But anywhoooo...the flexisampler works for me right now, since most of my recent work is just recorded in a single take and posted to SC or YT...so it works for me to get the music out

Hey, what do you use to extract the audio from your screen caps?

I just export the audio from LumaFusion and then Normalize it in AudioShare.

If you dont have Luma you can use this shortcut which I use all the time..... I can grab and video and take the audio from it and send it where I like.....

https://forum.audiob.us/discussion/38698/released-a-new-ios-shortcut-send-audio-to-app

Fingolfinzzz

Koala will extract audio from video as well

ghost_forests

re finding information inside mega threads it would nice if this forum had the facility to bookmark individual posts with a thread like thegearpage.net has