FlexibeatzII Pattern Based Music Making Application

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FlexibeatzII has a default grid of 16 checkboxes (or steps), each step being 1/16th of a measure, although you do have the option of changing resolution to 1/32nd of a measure if you desire. You then chain these patterns of notes together to form longer compositions. You can use any .wav sound samples of your choice, or sounds you synthesize with the application itself from scratch, in each of the application's 10 channels. You can even combine samples with sounds you have created yourself, such as frequency modulating one with the other. Besides extensive sample editing and synthesis options, you also have a multitude of effects and 3-band parametric EQ per channel available. You can vary the pan, pitch and level of each sound in each channel, mute and solo sounds, specify which sounds can cut-off which other sounds, vary each sound's start and end point, and accent and swing notes, all while the sequence is playing. Tools are also provided to automatically chop up drum loops into individual hits, lock tempo of sounds in channels to master tempo, and auto-generate arpeggiator patterns. Once your composition is complete, you can record it to a .wav and .mp3 file. The application can be operated as a standalone application working off its own internal timer, or you can slave playback via midi-sync to another DAW or external sequencer."

Playlist:
FlexibeatzII Tutorial #1: Changing the sound of your sample - "This video is the first in a forthcoming series exploring interesting/unusual aspects of the free FlexibeatzII pattern based music making application. The current video focuses on some sample editing functions and effects which can transform the sound of your sample to practically a different instrument or sound effect."

FlexibeatzII Tutorial #2: Synthesizing sounds from scratch, and vocoding - "This video is the second in an ongoing series exploring interesting/unusual aspects of the free FlexibeatzII pattern based music making application. The current video focuses on how to use FlexibeatzII to synthesize every instrument sound from scratch (drums, bass, lead, sound effects and all) in a pattern for an Electro track, including vocoding of the vocal sample used in the track."

FlexibeatzII Tutorial #3: Chopping a drum loop sample into its individual sounds - "This video is the third in an ongoing series exploring interesting/unusual aspects of the free FlexibeatzII pattern based music making application. The current video focuses on how to use FlexibeatzII to automatically chop up any percussion loop wav file you may have into its individual 'hits' and then sequence the 'hits' into an entirely new pattern."

FlexibeatzII Tutorial #4: Syncing to a DAW or Hardware Sequencer - "This video is the fourth in an ongoing series exploring interesting/unusual aspects of the free FlexibeatzII pattern based music making application. The current video demonstrates how to sync FlexibeatzII to both a DAW and an external hardware sequencer. All applications in this video: FlexibeatzII, Reaper, Audacity and LoopBe, are freely downloadable and not time/feature crippled in any way."

FlexibeatzII Tutorial #5: Making a complete track from loops - "This video is the fifth in an ongoing series exploring interesting/unusual aspects of the free FlexibeatzII pattern based music making application. The current video demonstrates the creation of a complete track around a couple of drum loops freely downloaded from the 'net, and shows how the finished song needn't sound anything like the original loops."