IK Multimedia GrooveMaker LE
Generate million of grooves on the fly
- loop based live-remixing software
- import and match any format including MP3
- export tracks in any format including MP3
- fully MIDI controllable
- now available for Windows®, MacOS® and the new MacOSX®
- 250 loops included
GrooveMaker® is the revolutionary music software for creating hypnotic, non-stop electronic dance tracks, in real-time, with professional results.
With GrooveMaker® you have access to a completely new way of making music with loops. Thanks to the "random mix generator" technology you can automatically remix the included loops in virtually limitless ways.
Everything you do in IK Multimedia GrooveMaker LE is done in real-time, without ever having to stop the music. It's like working with a real instrument! You can add, remove, and replace single or multiple loops as you listen, so there's no stopping your creative flow. Remixing is a breeze and a totally new experience. This makes the composition as easy as drag and drop always with immediate editing possibilities. It puts you at the controls of the music. It's your mix, and it all happens in real-time. Just pick a drum groove, layer on some loops, change the tempo while the music never stops. Then save it all as a new remix!
Import and match any audio file instantaneously (including WAV, AIFF, MP3) and export your mix using many different audio formats ranging from hi-quality CD to internet publishing, including MP3!
IK Multimedia GrooveMaker LE comes with more than 250 loops of professional drum grooves, synth pads, sound effects and ambient loops that keep the music going all night. Experiment with million possible groove combinations in every style. Whatever style turns you on (Techno, Jungle, Progressive, Dub, Ambient, Acid, Eurohouse, Drum 'n' Bass, etc.) it's all possible with IK Multimedia GrooveMaker LE, thanks to the huge range of add-on professional loop CDs available.
What's new in IK Multimedia GrooveMaker LE
GrooveMaker® 2.5 offers many improvements:
- MP3 export: now it's possible to save the mix also in MP3
- MIDI control: GrooveMaker® 2.5 can be fully controlled using external MIDI controller and MIDI keyboard. All GrooveMaker® features can be accessed using a MIDI compatible hardware device, making live remixing as easy as using traditional hardware devices. MIDI control is not possible in MacOS X.
- MacOS X compatibility: now GrooveMaker® 2.5 is fully compatible with the new MacOSX!
- New sounds included: in all the 3 available version LE, standard and DJ box.
IK Multimedia GrooveMaker LE
With GrooveMaker®, it's simple to create instant hi-quality dance music. You can play, mix and randomize your own grooves on the fly, with instantaneous control over 8 stereo loop tracks. Manipulate the instrumental loops in real-time! Separate volume, pan, solo and mute controls are at your disposal, giving you an intuitive environment to create stunning grooves.
You can even add your own samples! Shift the tempos (+/-40%) just like a DJ spinning live. With the randomization feature, you'll discover endless loop combinations and keep your sound fresh. Every combination you hear can be saved on the fly, or marked for instant recall.
Assemble your marked grooves in the GrooveSequencer to create full-length remixes! Compose visually thanks to the visual pattern-based composition system integrated within GrooveMaker®. This makes composition as easy as drag and drop always with immediate editing possibilities.
LoopMaker
You can import and remix any of your own loops into GrooveMaker® and sync them with other loops. It's easy!
With LoopMaker you can load and resync virtually any audio file (including WAV, AIFF, MP3, QDesign, µLaw, aLaw) with full control over duration, speed, loop-in/loop-out point and offset.
Everything is made in real time and modifications are immediately applied while the music is playing in order to immediately resync any loop. It's even easier importing loop from sampling CDs!
Make professional remixes in a snap or exchange audio material within different library styles to produce astonishing hybrid mixes adding your personal touch. An unlimited number of loops can now be imported within each of GrooveMaker® song putting no limits to your creativity.
You can also record loops directly into your computer's audio input using your microphone or any other external devices. Recorded loops can be manipulated the same way of imported loops having them immediately playing within your groove session.
Virtual Synth Arpeggiator
A virtual synth arpeggiator is included with GrooveMaker® to give your performance that rave impact!
With 128 arpeggio presets and 150 expandable synth sounds and "smart note" indicators, it's the easiest way to play along GrooveMaker® grooves. Up to 99 arpeggios can be marked and recalled on-the-fly with a single click. The virtual synth arpeggiator includes the widest range of pro-sounds bank like:
- Basses
- BDs
- Analog Synths
- Electronic Percussions
- Ethnic Percussions
- Drums
- Electronic Drums
- Effects
V-MIX
The GrooveMaker® also contains a virtual DJ offering the quickest way to produce not only a groove but a complete remix album with just one click!!!
V-MIX instantly assembles 4 random mixes with a simple click -that's it! Every time you click, another random song set is generated. Get hours and hours of instant remixes and never hear the same thing twice. When you hear something you particularly like, save and edit it in the GrooveMaker® - or just let it groove all night long.
IK Multimedia GrooveMaker LE Features:
- Play, Mix, Randomize, Import, and Match grooves on-the-fly.
- Instantaneous control over 8 stereo loop tracks
- Combine studio-quality loop samples to produce million possible grooves
- Manipulate loops in real time (pan, volume, mute, solo, group, tempo/pitch)
- Save any mix on-the-fly for instant recall
- Arrange grooves to create full-length recording
- Import match and remix in real time virtually any audio file (including wav, aiff, MP3, QDesign, SWA)
- Record your voice or add any external audio material
- Play live synth parts along your mix with the Synth Arpeggiator
- Export your tracks in any format (including wav, aiff, MP3, QDesign, SWA)
- Comes wit massive CD-ROM library of high-quality, studio-ready loops including Bass, Bass-Drum, FX, Loop, Line, Pad and Percussion
- Huge range of add-on loops available for all dance styles
Sounds
GrooveMaker® 2.5 LE comes with Magnetic sound library 250 loops in 4 songs of Techno, Trance, D'B and House and 150 synth sounds.
Plus you can select from a huge variety of professional add-on titles. More than 3.000 loops are available for GrooveMaker® including tons of: techno, trance, house, drum'n'bass, ambient, dub, hip-hop, rap, r'n'b, ethnic, percussions and drums and many others.