Boutique software developer 88888 (Adam Staff & Stephen Harvey) have introduced 0800 Rhythm Machine – an eight-channel multi-voice virtual groove box for Mac & WIndows. It is designed to be used as a standalone groove box, as a live instrument, or in conjunction with a DAW as an instrument or MIDI pattern generator.
Here’s what they have to say about 0800:
0800 is designed as a no-constraints tool: each channel combines multiple oscillators, the ability to load your own samples, and a flexible state-variable filter, putting the creation of any sound within reach. Create classic drum machine sounds, futuristic clicks and bleeps or wild arpeggios. Add push and pull your patterns with the powerful Groove Shaper.
0800 is available as a paid download from Bandcamp. The download includes audio samples, the app for Mac & Windows and the manual.
For more details, the manual is available as a pdf download.
If you’ve used 0800 Rhythm Machine, eave a comment with your thoughts on it!
Here’s the link you forgot in the post: http://88888.bandcamp.com/album/0800-rhythm-machine-software 🙂
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Looks good, how can I get it?
Read hear: The 0800 Rhythm Machine is out now and costs £7. (from: http://cycling74.com/project/0800-rhythm-machine/)
Have fun.
Demo is so boring… Though looks like decent drumsynth
Sorry to say but the article is a little misleading. The software isn’t available as a download, its being made available when you buy these guys latest album for 7 pounds and up. That’s a bit of a turn off to be honest.
I found a demo video here: http://vimeo.com/channels/390912
To be honest I wasn’t very impressed with the sound. I do think its admirable how they build this critter using Max 6, that’s quite an achievement. Looking at that movie though I can’t help wonder if they modeled it after Reason’s Redrum.
Didn’t pay much attention to the music. No disrespect but I was visiting the site with the idea to check out a program, not a music album. Maybe later, but you might want to consider changing the article a bit. This can turn people off which I think is unfair to these guys since they don’t seem to claim anywhere that you can download this stuff separately or so.
“The download includes audio samples, the app for Mac & Windows and the manual.”
Yeah, but you’re downloading / buying their album, not their drum machine perse:
“Digital Album
Immediate download of 7-track album in your choice of MP3 320, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire.
DOWNLOAD INCLUDES 0800 Rhythm Machine software for OSX and Windows, .PDF manual and example Rhythms.
Launch sale! “.
As such the confusion since the article only talks about the drummachine whereas their page speaks of their new album which includes their drum machine.
Just to clarify, the ‘album’ here consists of example Rhythms created using just the 0800 Rhythm Machine with no post-processing, and are included only to show the capabilities of the software.
We apologise for the confusion.
hmmm my paypal wont work…cant buy it 🙁
I think it’s pretty cool that you can “shape the grooves” though it does require jumping through some hoops to do non-binary rhythms.