Drumbot

A free online drum machine for non-drummers.

Requires Flash

 

About

 

Drumbot is the next best thing to a real drummer. Full song loops and tons of grooves.

Designed specifically for non-drummers for use as backing tracks during song composition.

We've partnered with real drummers, (can you think of a better beat maker?) who've created entire songs, from intro to outro, then organized everything to help you discover that perfect groove.

Each of the hand-crafted "songs" consists of a collection of loops (loop set) that all run at the same BPM and are all inter-related.

Most loop sets have multiple intro's, verses, chorus', fills, crashes and outros.

You can organize these basic building blocks into a unique arrangement that suits your needs.

 

 

Features

 

Usage

 

Each of the loop previews (on the left-hand side of drumbot) are about 5-10 seconds -- just long enough to give you a feel for the groove.

When you find a groove you like, double-click on it, or click the "Test Drive" button to load the "loop set" into drumbot.

Then you can quickly arrange the loops by dragging and dropping a colored block onto the timeline.

You can re-arrange the bocks on the timeline by dragging and dropping them into the order you prefer.

Keyboard Shortcuts

SPACEBAR

Toggle play / pause

LEFT ARROW

Rewind to beginning

RIGHT ARROW

Go to end

 

 

 
 

FREE LOOPS
Click the "Get Source" button within Drumbot to download the source WAV files for use in Fruity Loops, Garage Band, Logic, Protools, Ableton Live, or whatever elese you're using.

HINT: The Drumbot tracks are all toally free.

DRAG AND DROP
To add a drum loop to the timeline, simply drag and drop a loop into the timeline at the location you want it.

To remove a block from the timeline, drag the unwanted block out of the timeline.

 

OPEN
Allows you to open an existing Drumbot Loop Set. Drumbot Loop Sets are text-based XML files that contain information about the arrangement of loops on the timeline.

SAVE
Saves the current state of the timeline so you can continue working on the set at a later time, or make different versions based on your needs.

EXPORT WAV
Allows you to save the track as a stereo WAV file for usage in another audio editing program such as Pro Tools, Garage Band, Logic, etc.

PREVIEW LOOP
The mini play buttons allow you to preview a drum loop before adding it to the timeline. The preview can loop continuously if the "Loop Preview" button is checked.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

©2009 Mike Gieson. www.gieson.com