Styled
Rhythm
Generator
New Way of Making Beats
Create beats with faders. Control density, rolls, ratchets, swing and pocket timing, and use the auto fill generator. Each style comes with its own drum kits, and you can even blend drum kits from different styles.
20 drum styles · 8 drum elements
From a style to a drum pattern
20 styles, your own balance
20 drum styles
Hip Hop, Trap, Afrobeats, House, Techno, Drum & Bass and more.
Density control
Mixer-style control for each drum element. Adjust how much each lane contributes to the pattern.
Find the feel
Pocket timing & swing
Move from tight to loose timing, then shape the groove with the swing system.
Fill generator
Choose a 1-beat, half-bar or full-bar fill.
Re-shuffle
Explore rhythmic variations, with per-lane re-shuffling and exclusions to keep the parts you want.
Per-lane micro-timing
Push or pull individual drum elements to shape their feel.
Start with a kit, make it yours
Drum Rack loader
Load custom styled drum racks to get started, then explore Kit Swap & Blend.
Custom MIDI note mapping
Set your own Drum Rack mapping configuration across the eight drum elements.
MIDI mapping presets
Choose GM, Addictive Drums, Kontakt Drummer or 8 Pads.
More ways to shape your rhythm
- 20 Drum Styles
- 8 Drum Elements with Custom Note Mappings
- MIDI Map Presets
- Built-In Drum Rack Kits
- Kit Swap & Blend
- Per-Lane Density Mixer
- Global Energy Control
- Per-Lane Dynamic Range Control
- Per-Lane Micro-Timing
- Continuous MIDI Editor
- Rolls, Ratchets & Flams
- Groove Presets
- Half-Time & Double-Time Modes
- Fill Maker
- Auto BPM Set
- Custom Bar Length
- Pocket Time (Tight–Loose)
- Swing System
- Zoom Display
- Per-Lane Solo
- Per-Lane Re-Shuffle
- Per-Lane Re-Shuffle & Fill Exclusion
- Per-Lane Pocket Time Exclusion
- Re-Shuffle & Fill Undo/Redo System
What’s changed
New Features, Bug Fixes and Design Updates
Version 1.3.3 · latest update
- Fixed interface scaling and window sizing
- Fixed Amapiano and Dubstep pattern-generation fallbacks
- Improved error messages when MIDI generation fails
Version 1.3.1
- Fixed Half-time no longer piles notes onto beat 1
Version 1.3.0
- NEW STYLE Dubstep
- NEW STYLE Amapiano
- NEW STYLE Jungle
- NEW STYLE Electro Funk
- Added Faster Generator Loading
- Added Half-Time / Double-Time Control
- Added Groove Presets
- Added Per-Lane Re-Shuffle
- Added Global Energy Control
- Added Per-Lane Micro-Timing
- Added Kit Swap & Blend
- Added Rolls, Ratchets, Flams & Rolls
- Energy Now Works with Hand-Edited Patterns
- Changed Dynamic Range Faders to Knobs
- Improved Drum Rack Pad Naming
- Fixed Missing and Overlapping Drum Rack Pads
- Fixed MIDI Map Preset Detection and GM Reset
- Improved MIDI Editor Hint Placement
Version 1.2.1
- NEW MIDI Map presets (GM, Addictive Drums, Kontakt Drummer, 8 Pads)
- Fixed a lane’s humanized “pocket” timing no longer depends on its MIDI note, so switching MIDI Map presets (or changing any note) no longer nudges the notes in the editor or clip.
Version 1.2.0
- NEW STYLE Brazilian Funk
- NEW STYLE UK Drill
- NEW STYLE UK Garage / 2 Step
- NEW Per Lane Solo
- NEW Keyboard Shortcuts Popup
- Added Popup Style Selector
- Added Continuous Pattern Editing (Playback no longer restarts)
- Fixed Reggae / Dub patterns
- Fixed Techno Kick Simpler Release Length
- Added Interface Resizing Options
Version 1.1.0
- NEW Custom MIDI Editing
- NEW per drum element exclusion from re-shuffling and fill generation
- NEW per drum element exclusion from pocket time
- NEW per drum element dynamic range control
- NEW swing system
- NEW re-shuffle and fill generator undo system
- NEW zoom Display
Version 1.0.0
- Official Release
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