Hammerhead 25th Anniversary Edition - Out Now!

sevenape

@Spidericemidas @craftycurate haha thanks man, if only!! But yeah it’s a testament to how cool this app is!!!!!

Proto

This app is instant fun. The presets are sounding great and lots of possibilities to shape your sound.

Gravitas

@Jumpercollins said:
Can we use Hammerhead multi out inside Drambo? Not seeing multi out listed ?

Yup we can.

Instantiate Hammerhead as an auv3 instrument in dRambo stand-alone.

Select input on the module that you would like to send Hammerhead to.
Select output from Hammerhead and connect as per normal.

In this screenshot I’m using an ‘Amp’ module.

Note;

Hammerhead output 0 = 1 in dRambo
Therefore Hammerhead output 1-8 = 2-9 in dRambo.

tahiche

Loving Hammerhead, instant gratification. @brambos just does it right.
I do have a couple of requests that I miss and believe would be very useful.

• Decoupling sequence data from sounds in a preset, so you can try out different sounds/kits once you got a sequence going.
• I’d really like to have some “global” adjustments per kit piece. Like have a shorter decay on a kick, or tune down a sample without having to dial it on each step. In short, provide that control on a “kit piece” level. We have that in Ruismaker (decay, tune, etc).
• Sort of related to the above… being able to save and recall individual kit pieces, like save a custom sample kick (goes with the previous point if you could modify some aspects of the sound), and have like “favorites” that you could go through.
• Finally it’d be amazing if instead of choosing classic, user samples or drum synth we could combine them (i understand this one might be huge).

Congratulations on a grrreat app!

Eurikon

Legendary... HH brings back a lot of memories
Nice memories and memories of crappy old computers and annoying WIndhows, 0days and well everything hahaha.

Thanks for bringing this one back Bram, bought!
(one thing though, if you ask me the master volume should not be saved with a preset, it can be annoying when switching from preset to preset)

RJB

@gusgranite said:

@rud said:
Thank you @gusgranite I’ll get streambyter 👍

Is StreamByter free now?

For anyone who has Midi Tools, here’s a preset mapping Hammerhead to Slammer. To map it to a different drum app you just need to change the transpose values for each range.

@gusgranite Thanks for the preset, I don’t think I’d have figured it out. Piece of cake modify the preset to get Hammerhead triggering DrumLab and my old favorite, DM1.

ahallam

@drcongo said:

@Proppa said:
One feature my hands keep reaching for is filter lanes in the sequencer: ideally a simple high-pass / low-pass akin to the Volca Sample applicable on a per-step basis. Like the existing Pitch sliders in the sequencer the filter could default to bypass (inactive) in the middle and incrementally cut bass when sliding up and cut highs when sliding down. This would be so useful within the already-expressive sequencer.

+1 that would be amazingly useful

There’s always the amazingly free Filterstep, though I haven’t tried the two together yet.

Toastedghost

Blown away, absolutely love this drum synth/sequencer. Sometimes I buy apps and then I am underwhelmed but not in this case, Brilliant!

NoiseFloored

@brambos one more thing: any chance of getting the samples used in some of the guest presets?

Gravitas

@ahallam said:

@drcongo said:

@Proppa said:
One feature my hands keep reaching for is filter lanes in the sequencer: ideally a simple high-pass / low-pass akin to the Volca Sample applicable on a per-step basis. Like the existing Pitch sliders in the sequencer the filter could default to bypass (inactive) in the middle and incrementally cut bass when sliding up and cut highs when sliding down. This would be so useful within the already-expressive sequencer.

+1 that would be amazingly useful

There’s always the amazingly free Filterstep, though I haven’t tried the two together yet.

One could quite feasible use the
multi outs and apply filters that way.

Easily done in both AUM and dRambo.

michael_m

Finally found some time to spend playing around with this. So much better than I thought it would be - I’m thinking of clearing out some older drum apps now as they will be redundant with HH available.

NoiseFloored

@michael_m said:
Finally found some time to spend playing around with this. So much better than I thought it would be - I’m thinking of clearing out some older drum apps now as they will be redundant with HH available.

Just in case you're planning on removing the Ruismakers: don't; they are nice pairing to this. Exporting a loop from Ruismaker and FM and then mangling it with Hammerhead is excellent.

RajahP

Undo/Redo Button?

michael_m

@NoiseFloored said:

@michael_m said:
Finally found some time to spend playing around with this. So much better than I thought it would be - I’m thinking of clearing out some older drum apps now as they will be redundant with HH available.

Just in case you're planning on removing the Ruismakers: don't; they are nice pairing to this. Exporting a loop from Ruismaker and FM and then mangling it with Hammerhead is excellent.

Definitely not. I’m thinking more of apps that are modeled around specific hardware for the most part. Don’t plan on removing any of Bram’s apps.

Fingolfinzz

The sequencer is really fantastic, I love how you can build everything from the view mode and get a beat laid out insanely quickly. This app completely changed my workflow and streamlined a lot of workarounds I’ve been dealing with

Diffrenzy

I remember playing around with the original Hammerhead on PC, but do not recall paying anything o_O, so naturally this was an instabuy. :-)

It is absolutely stellar, responsive and easy to use, but have already given cause to some questions:

1. When using C0-etc to trigger sequences, recording real-time in Cubase records both the trigger note, and the sequence. Is the a way to record only trigger notes, or only the midi output from hammerhead?
2. Is there a way to have the midi output from hammerhead, land on the 8 sub tracks, instead of having them all recorded on the master track? (I often use ude individual midi tracks for each drum)
3. Are there any sound preview triggers on the app?

brambos

@Diffrenzy said:
I remember playing around with the original Hammerhead on PC, but do not recall paying anything o_O, so naturally this was an instabuy. :-)

It is absolutely stellar, responsive and easy to use, but have already given cause to some questions:

1. When using C0-etc to trigger sequences, recording real-time in Cubase records both the trigger note, and the sequence. Is the a way to record only trigger notes, or only the midi output from hammerhead?

I don't think so, but since the MIDI output and the trigger notes don't overlap it's easy to remove them in post-editing. Just filter/remove everything below Octave 1.

But it's worth checking if Cubasis has a trick for it. MIDI input/output recording is something that largely depends on the host's implementation.

2. Is there a way to have the midi output from hammerhead, land on the 8 sub tracks, instead of having them all recorded on the master track? (I often use ude individual midi tracks for each drum)

No, multi-out is an audio only concept. The audio output channels have no relation to the MIDI notes that are being output.

3. Are there any sound preview triggers on the app?

I've already added an Audition button to the UI for 1.0.1. Coming any moment

stormbeats

@brambos Really want to purchase after all the positive reviews Couple questions
1. How are sounds/samples triggered when sequencing / recording . Drum pads etc?
2. Groove / swing quantize?
3. Is there a bitcrush/decimate effect?

Diffrenzy

@brambos : Thanks,and congrats on another great app.
1) I'll draw sequencer events or filter out.
2) Ok, I'll move them manually then.
3) Great news, it will be good for dialing in synth parameters and choosing samples.

tk32

@stormbeats said:
@brambos Really want to purchase after all the positive reviews Couple questions
1. How are sounds/samples triggered when sequencing / recording . Drum pads etc?
2. Groove / swing quantize?
3. Is there a bitcrush/decimate effect?

1. Assuming I've understood your question - you can trigger the pads via MIDI just the same as in previous BramBos drum apps (e.g. Ruismaker). The mappings are the same
2. There are shuffle/soul dials in the top left corner. You can also do triplets and other exotic syncopations by adjusting the divisions and steps for individual channels - or else use an external sequencer with more advanced swing controls, like Atom2.
3. Some of the distortion modes have a bitcrush style, but there is no dedicated bitcrusher (you'll have to pre-crush your samples before importing them to HH)

Finally... and please don't take this the wrong way... but is it really appropriate to @ the developer to answer questions that you could probably figure out via the ABF community, screenshots, the HH manual or youtube videos [1][2]?

Eurikon

@brambos
I have AUM set to 48khz, since my whole setup is running in 48khz ADAT.
When I load HammerHead in AUM it all sounds repitched, when setting AUM to 44.1khz all sounds as it should.

This should not be the case? Ie: i don’t notice this behavior in other apps.

brambos

@Eurikon said:
@brambos
I have AUM set to 48khz, since my whole setup is running in 48khz ADAT.
When I load HammerHead in AUM it all sounds repitched, when setting AUM to 44.1khz all sounds as it should.

This should not be the case? Ie: i don’t notice this behavior in other apps.

That's strange. It's an AUv3 plugin and (like all my other plugins) it automatically adapts to whatever frequency the host is running. I'll see if I can reproduce the issue, but I've been switching frequencies all the time and I haven't noticed this myself yet.

senhorlampada

@onerez said:
@Fingolfinzz Holy crap man!!!! That’s insane.

Agreed, mate! That's some next-level wizardry and exercise in patience to setup that beast

@jolico that track is an awesome journey to the past, mate

brambos

@Eurikon said:
@brambos
I have AUM set to 48khz, since my whole setup is running in 48khz ADAT.
When I load HammerHead in AUM it all sounds repitched, when setting AUM to 44.1khz all sounds as it should.

I just ran a device in 44100 and one in 48000 side by side - and tried both with internal audio and external interface - and they sounded absolutely identical in all 4 instances, so my engine seems to respond to samplerates correctly.

Could you please confirm it's a reproducible/repeatable issue on your end?

jolico

@senhorlampada said:

@onerez said:
@Fingolfinzz Holy crap man!!!! That’s insane.

Agreed, mate! That's some next-level wizardry and exercise in patience to setup that beast

@jolico that track is an awesome journey to the past, mate

Thanks

mlau

@brambos said:

@Eurikon said:
@brambos
I have AUM set to 48khz, since my whole setup is running in 48khz ADAT.
When I load HammerHead in AUM it all sounds repitched, when setting AUM to 44.1khz all sounds as it should.

I just ran a device in 44100 and one in 48000 side by side - and tried both with internal audio and external interface - and they sounded absolutely identical in all 4 instances, so my engine seems to respond to samplerates correctly.

Could you please confirm it's a reproducible/repeatable issue on your end?

i did the test too on my ipad 11 pro 2018 14.6 , no such problem for me

Poppadocrock

@tk32 said:
@Poppadocrock

If you make a nice sound with the drum synth, you could always store it by taking a screenshot.

Not ideal, i know, but this is roughly how recording studios used to recall their presets, with pen and paper, in the pre-digital era.

True. Thanks.

Poppadocrock

@brambos said:

@Diffrenzy said:
I remember playing around with the original Hammerhead on PC, but do not recall paying anything o_O, so naturally this was an instabuy. :-)

It is absolutely stellar, responsive and easy to use, but have already given cause to some questions:

1. When using C0-etc to trigger sequences, recording real-time in Cubase records both the trigger note, and the sequence. Is the a way to record only trigger notes, or only the midi output from hammerhead?

I don't think so, but since the MIDI output and the trigger notes don't overlap it's easy to remove them in post-editing. Just filter/remove everything below Octave 1.

But it's worth checking if Cubasis has a trick for it. MIDI input/output recording is something that largely depends on the host's implementation.

2. Is there a way to have the midi output from hammerhead, land on the 8 sub tracks, instead of having them all recorded on the master track? (I often use ude individual midi tracks for each drum)

No, multi-out is an audio only concept. The audio output channels have no relation to the MIDI notes that are being output.

3. Are there any sound preview triggers on the app?

I've already added an Audition button to the UI for 1.0.1. Coming any moment

3 = Awesome that be a great addition. Cheers.

wim

@stormbeats said:
@brambos Really want to purchase after all the positive reviews Couple questions
1. How are sounds/samples triggered when sequencing / recording . Drum pads etc?

There are no drum pads. There is a sequencer only. It doesn't record to the sequencer. If you're looking to use it like BM3 or EG Pulse, it doesn't work that way. That's not to say you can't drive it from the midi out from another app if you prefer. Its sequencer is hella fun to work with though.

2. Groove / swing quantize?

The sequencer has swing. The sequencer, by definition, is quantized. In addition to the swing knob there is a "Soul" knob that adds very subtle groove / humanization.

3. Is there a bitcrush/decimate effect?

Not in the way you're thinking, I expect. There are several types of distortion, some of which approach bit crush territory. It's a global setting, so the same distortion for all sounds, though you can choose which sounds have distortion or not.

The manual should answer all your questions in one quick read: https://ruismaker.com/wp-content/uploads/Hammerhead_Manual.pdf

musikeer

When recording Hammerhead patterns in Cubasis 2, some notes double-trigger, two notes on top of each other or directly next to each other. Usually the first note of a pattern. This happens in a few other apps, but not all. Is this a Cubasis problem, or something relative to the apps?