Perc Gadget – Rhythm Generator
Perc Gadget
Dynamic Rhythm Generator | Version 2.3.1
Step into the digital frontier with Perc Gadget, your essential piece of rhythmic technology. This one-touch rhythm generator transforms your beats, offering cinematic precision in a world where gadgets are indispensable. Craft unique drum and percussion loops effortlessly, as six customizable arpeggiator engines lead you through a sonic landscape defined by sample and rhythm randomization. Load your own samples for an even more unique experience.
Innovation And Rhythm Converge
Introducing “Perc Gadget,” your One Touch Rhythm Generator. With the simplicity of just pressing a single button, you can effortlessly generate dynamic drum and percussion loops using its 6 customizable percussion arpeggiator engines. Each engine empowers you to individually randomize both the sample and rhythm, providing endless possibilities for creativity. You can also import your own WAV samples for a more creative workflow.
Enhance your rhythms with the plugin’s simple yet powerful built-in effect modules, adding a layer of depth and character to your percussion sounds. Perc Gadget is designed to be your go-to tool for quick and inspiring drum patterns, making beat creation a seamless and enjoyable process. Elevate your music production with the ease and versatility of Perc Gadget!
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Features
6 Customizable Arps
Perc Gadget puts the power in your hands with six percussion arpeggiator engines, allowing you to choose or randomize samples. Dive into individual sample parameters like pitch envelope, ADSR envelope, EQ, gain, pan, transpose, and detune. Tweak or let randomness take the lead in shaping your rhythmic experience. Whether you prefer precise adjustments or embrace the randomness, these engines empower you to shape a unique sonic journey.
Randomize Your Rhythm
Embrace the spontaneity of music creation with Perc Gadget’s rhythmic prowess. Globally or individually randomize the intricate rhythms of its Percussion Arpeggiator Engines, ensuring that each beat unfolds with a nuanced cadence that defies predictability. Make on-the-fly adjustments to Steps, Rate, Stride, and Velocity, injecting a dynamic and evolving pulse into your compositions. Each beat you compile possesses a distinct rhythmic fingerprint.
Randomize Your Samples
Elevate your sonic palette by globally or individually randomizing the loaded samples in your Percussion Arpeggiator Engines. This dynamic feature lets you seamlessly swap samples on the fly, fostering a continuous flow of creative exploration. As you navigate through an array of sounds, Perc Gadget ensures that the journey is as exciting as the destination. Open endless possibilities for your sonic exploration. Want more creativity at your fingertips? You can dynamically load your own samples as well.
Use Your Own Samples
Crafting your unique percussion soundscapes is easier than ever. Simply drag your favorite WAV samples directly into Perc Gadget, instantly integrating them into your compositions. Whether you’re layering familiar sounds or experimenting with new textures, this intuitive feature empowers you to personalize your percussion effortlessly. Save custom presets with your imported audio files. Elevate your music production experience with Perc Gadget’s enhanced versatility and unleash your creativity like never before
One-Touch Generator + FX
Experience the magic of instant creativity with Perc Gadget’s one-touch generator. By pressing and holding B3, Drawing B3 MIDI Note, or using the Play Button, you can unlock a vast array of percussion loops effortlessly. Perc Gadget offers a suite of effects to shape and enrich your sounds. From the nuanced warmth of the Glue Compressor to the precision of the Draggable EQ Panel, each module provides a layer of sonic refinement. Reverb, Swing, and Dimension further expand your sonic landscape, ensuring that every beat is imbued with depth, character, and a touch of sonic artistry.
Intuitive & Resizable GUI
Perc Gadgets easy to navigate layout allows you to demo, edit, import & more in a flash. The majority of the plugin is on single screen which saves you time & improves your workflow.
Need some extra space on your monitor? No Problem! Just use the “Resize” slider to edit the size of the plugin GUI. You can resize Perc Gadget to about 50% of the original size.
Overview
- 6 Customizable Arpeggiators (Arp Settings, ADSR, Pitch Parameters, EQ, Gain, Pan).
- Dynamically load your own custom samples via Drag-And-Drop.
- Individually or Globally Randomize Your Rhythm and Samples on the Fly.
- 65 Percussion Samples with 4-8 Round Robins for natural play sound.
- Simple One-Touch Rhythm Generator by using B3 on your piano roll or MIDI controller.
- Built-In FX Modules (Glue Compressor, EQ, Reverb, Swing, Dimension).
- Easy-To-Use Preset Browser for Searching & Creating your own presets.
- 20 included Factory Presets.
- Intuitive & Resizable Interface
Compatibility
WIN
MAC
Operating System
Windows 10+
Mac Mojave 10.14+
System Requirements
4GB RAM | 100MB Disk Space
Format Type
VST3 | AU
Download Size
Installer: 25MB
Samples: 11MB
Delivery Format
WIN: EXE | MAC: PKG
DAW Compatibility
Works with all DAWs except Pro-Tools
Reviews
Updates
04/16/2024 | Version 2.3.1
- Resizable GUI
- Name Label recall not working
- Custom Import Samples not saving to Presets
- Add editing to sample start and end points (works for custom import samples only)
- Play/Stop functions
- Global transpose
- Trigger as a oneshot (allow stride at 0 on demand – randomize will go to min 1)
- Sequencer Steps not triggering at times
04/03/2024 | Version 2.2.1
- Dynamically add your own Samples with Drag & Drop Function
- Play each instrument separately (C3 – A3)
- Play all instruments with One Touch Gen (B3)
- MIDI Learn/Assign MIDI CC added for all functions including Randomizers
- Font Issue Fixed
- Arp Slider Size + Recall Issue Solved
- Tooltip Update
02/22/2024 | Version 2.1.1
- Import your own samples via File Browser
02/03/2024 | Version 1.2.1
- Sample Archive read error resolved
02/01/2024 | Version 1.1.1
- Original Release Date
Dump your own samples in one-shots loops draw in your notes or randomize metric fun. This thing can get crazy. I hope they continue to update this plugin.
Easy to use. I now create templates to build on – makes my life easier.
Now you’re really talking. This little guy was a fun steal already but now you can use your own samples. Drop in some tuned temple bells or steel drums, dead slow, too much delay – it’s instant shoegaze. Longer samples, dead slow, change the gates, hell yeah. Killer for random vocal slices. Multiple track instances and you’re in generative heaven. Bring up the tempo and it’s crazy for any “genre” and might just create a few of its own. Here’s the plug – If you don’t own this, buy it. Or miss out on endless inspiration.
It’s a much cheaper version of UVI’s $200 Percussion Engine. No, it isn’t as slick or deep but it gets the job done. Random is random, most people don’t want to map Euclidian probabilities anyway, they want evolving polyrhythms. The beauty here is easy sample replacement with pick-your-instrument or FX samples the old school way. This is a fun, simple, easy-to-use alternative for percussion generation. By the time it’s squashed to content delivery specs all that multi cycle round robin sampling is going to sound like a drum machine, so unless you’re trying to impress someone as a gear snob, perc is perc and this is a gas. Yes I own UVI’s version. But this is a way lighter CPU hit for damn near the same purpose.