Playbeat 4 Explained

Join veteran Groove3 instructor Larry Holcombe for a detailed look at Playbeat 4, the AI-powered drum instrument from Audiomodern. You'll learn various ways of creating grooves, customizing drum sounds, playing and sequencing the sounds, exporting beats, and much more with this powerful and intuitive beat-making tool. By the time you're through, you'll be familiar with all parameters and how to adjust them to get the sounds you want quickly and easily. These videos are designed for new Playbeat 4 users.

Videos

• Playbeat Menu Bar & Playback (08:49) - This video introduces the series and outlines the features on the top menu bar while also outlining the areas of the plugin interface.

• Groove Creation (12:07) - We discuss how to create grooves using the randomization button in various ways, such as random, remix, smart, and temporary randomization.

• AI (03:14) - Next up, we cover the AI functionality that allows users to define the types of grooves and sounds that are generated using Playbeat 4.

• Sequencer Pt. 1 (11:35) - This video is concerned with the deep editing and track settings within the sequencer. This is where we can edit and create our beats and grooves.

• Sequencer Pt. 2 (06:52) - Next up, we investigate the Density, Volume, Pitch, and Pan tabs within the sequencer.

• Audio Editor (02:42) - This video covers the Audio Editor, where we can fine-tune samples to be used in Playbeat?s grooves.

• Keyboard Proper (04:22) - We cover how to use the keyboard to use Playbeat as a sound module and also to play back drums in more of a live way. This allows us to jam beats on the fly for evolving arrangements.

• Preset & Sample Browser (04:30) - Discover how to manage presets and create packs in this video. We also cover managing the sample library.

• Export & Choke Groups (04:20) - Finally, we continue to look at exporting the beats in different ways and also setting up choke groups.