microDrum 1 : A New Hope

Dear microdrummers, has been a long process but it ended. The microDrum 1 is ready to be printed. As you can see from the picture is an "all inclusive" card, that is, in the same board there are also 12 stereo jack (24 inputs), MIDI ports, USB and power. Also, big news, for the first time the card also supports audio output via the Raspberry Pi. The Raspberry Pi is connected to the ...

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Work in progressWork in progress

Dear microDrummers, my work goes, I'm currently working on several aspects simultaneously. -New version of ConfigTool for OsX. This version will be released initially in a simplified form and only after I will add the extras including support for VST. -In the version of Mac ConfigTool I'm also working on an interesting option that allows you to export on the iPhone/iPad the DKIT/DSND sounds libraries. Then I'll do ...

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microDRUM iPhone/iPad App v1.3microDRUM iPhone/iPad App v1.3

New software version for iPhone / iPad. In this new version there are two important changes: the addition of effects and a simple sequencer. Regarding the effects have I included only the reverb, but the sequences although very simple in my opinion is very effective, both to write short loop and to test the SFZ files. At this point I will cut off the buttons for the tests in the menu ...

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microDRUM iPhone/iPad App v1.2microDRUM iPhone/iPad App v1.2

The microDRUM app for IPhone / IPad has been updated to version 1.2 and brings an important new: the support for CoreMIDI and then for all devices compatible with Apple libraries as the iRig MIDI. I also improved the speed of the monitor, and I have fixed some bugs. I remind you that the best way to appreciate the capabilities of this app is to use SFZ  libraries better than the default. ...

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microDRUM App v1.1.1microDRUM App v1.1.1

As soon as I released the version 1.1 I noticed that it contained a bug that I fixed in 1.1.1. This is new in this version: -Support iOS 5 -Possibility to modify the list pads -Increased speed -Support for external SFZ file -Bug fixes In particular, the part of SFZ is interesting because it allows you to place samples (homemade or downloaded from the internet) and play them with microDRUM or others eDrum ...

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microDrum App on iPad : VideoApp microDrum su iPad : Video

From now on I will not use more titles taken from songs. I made ​​a video of my new application for iPhone / iPad connected to a pad. Unfortunately, the video is not good, the audio is bad and also the background song I had to distort to avoid problems with Youtube.

On the other hand I have introduced support for SFZ files, I also ran tests ...

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I’m about to lose my worried mind…I’m about to lose my worried mind…

Today microDRUM becomes the first drum machine to have a dedicated app on the App Store: microDRUM. I'm already working on a new version where you can edit the inserted samples. There are still other changes to do: Core MIDI support, dedicated graphics for iPad (for now it's designed for the iPhone/iPod only), possibility to modify the list of pads etc. ... For now, however it seems a good idea ... &...

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Will you still recall my name…

New Version v0.6!!! New features: Improved SFZ support. Added effects to audio output! Added MIDI IN (so it can be used with other modules trigger-to-midi) Added keyboard utility. Added support for update firmware into Arduino UNO. and more …