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What is Beatmaker?
Built to follow the same ethos as the Virtual instrument series, Beatmaker expands into the realm of electronic music production. Hyper-focused on a specific style, each Beatmaker product gives you the quintessential sounds and grooves that make up the DNA of some of the most electronic dance music genres. Going far beyond what is possible with conventional loops and samples, Beatmaker provides comprehensive flexibility - just like you were in the producer's chair with a musician in your studio.
Crafted with professionally-created drum sounds, each title in the Beatmaker series has been hand-selected to offer production-ready sounds instantly. For users of all abilities, UJAM Beatmaker includes a plethora of sound customisation options, from pre-made mix presets to drum-kit customisation. All of this is presented whilst maintaining a sleek workflow to ensure you can make decisions quickly to focus on the creative aspects of your project.
Get on your feet
A key ingredient to some of the biggest dance floor anthems of all time, Latin and reggaeton-style genres are quickly re-emerging in modern EDM genres. Rico is the perfect complement to club, hip-hop and other rhythm-focused music genres, blending the tradition of groove with the modern sleek aesthetics. The easiest way to get listeners on their feet and dancing along to your beats, Beatmaker Rico gets the party going with tasty percussion, energetic rhythms and infectious grooves.
The only substitute for a world-class drummer
Creating the perfect drum performance for your beat is a difficult task. For this reason, UJAM Beatmaker Rico comes included with everything you need to find the right groove for your track. 20 different styles allow you to manipulate hundreds of rhythms from soft, withdrawn grooves to aggressive and thumping beats. Everything from classic Latin rhythms like Paso A Paso to quirky, offbeat grooves in Perreo style to hard-hitting Pichudo styles are included. With 50 presets offering over 460 patterns, Beatmaker Rico has the answer for any Latin-inspired track groove you need. Fine-tuning the included grooves has never been easier with simple drag and drop MIDI files. Simply drop the MIDI into your DAW and go into the finer details to customise your pattern for your project.
Always sound your best
Flexible enough to fit the context of any project, regardless of mix style, Beatmaker Rico features a plethora of onboard mixing tools and customisation to find the right sound, every time! Pick and choose between 10 different drum kits, each with 16 unique drum instruments, to create a customised drum kit, without the headache of setting each drum up in the real world. From deep, bassy kicks, world percussion instruments, classic boom-chak kicks and tight snappy snares, Rico offers a myriad of different drum kit styles to select from for your reggaeton projects. No more searching through banks and banks of samples as every drum in Rico has been hand-selected to perfect encapsulate the sounds of reggaeton.
Alongside the wide selection of different drum instruments, Beatmaker Rico features a suite of mixing tools to enhance and customise your sound depending on the requirements of your mix. A global mixing section offers simple one-knob control for saturation, maximising, ambience and analog-style filter sweeps. Perfect for quickly adding crunching harmonics, loudness, space and depth to your drum kit sound without diving into complicated mixing parameters. For more inexperienced mixing engineers, Beatmaker Rico comes included with a slew of professionally-made mixing presets to enhance and transform your drum kit sound. Delay and garble your beats with The Grinder, or take distortion over the top with the Wrecking Ball preset. Each mix preset can be dialled in using the Beat Intensity control to tailor the brightness of each preset to fit virtually any mix style. Exclusive to Beatmaker Rico, the Me Gusta parameter adds the final touches to your sound, enhancing the stereo image for a larger-than-life.
For more experienced producers and engineers, UJAM Beatmaker Rico includes multi-output routing. This enables you to process individual tracks outside of the plug-in and in your DAW using third-party plug-ins, perfect for helping to optimise your workflow and maximise your sonic potential!
The plug-in experts
Trusted by some of the world's biggest brands across a wide range of industries including BMW, Warner Bros, Sony, Universal, Ubisoft and many more, you're in the hands of professionals when choosing a UJAM product. Following a mission statement to make music more accessible, offering industry-leading sounds in a simple to use format, UJAM plug-ins are on hand to help you create music faster, better and easier. Originally starting with the landmark Virtual Guitarist release back in 2002, UJAM's vision was realised following years of development in all areas of music production products that you know today. Built for musicians by musicians, UJAM has products for all abilities, from bedroom producers to Hollywood composers. Each plug-in delivers authenticity, sound quality and ease of use to ensure that every time you open it, you will be inspired to create.
Features
- Inject your projects with Latin, dancefloor beats
- Everything from deep, bassy kicks, world percussion to classic boom-chak rhythm
- Pairs perfectly with modern EDM music to add dynamic and exotic groove to your static beats
- Rounded low-end combines with snappy, punchy snares
- 50 unique presets spanning 20 styles and over 460 patterns offer a huge range of performance flexibility
- Classic Latin rhythms like Paso A Paso, offbeat rhythms in Perreo style and creative, hard-hitting Pichudo grooves
- Pick and choose between 10 drum kits with 16 drum instruments each to create a customised kit for your project
- Powerful onboard sound manipulation enables you to explore your sonic creativity
- Mix presets offer various multi-effect profiles to reshape or enhance your sound
- Special Me Gusta parameter adds stereo width for a larger-than-life sound
- Sculpt the brightness of your beats with Intensity control
- Intuitive MIDI drag and drop to customise performances in your DAW
- Process independent tracks in your DAW with multi-output routing
- Master Saturate, Maximize, Sweep and Ambience parameters for global tonal adjustments
- Resizable user interface fits all monitor sizes
Specifications
System requirements
- Operating Systems:
- Mac: macOS X 10.14 or later - 64-bit
- Windows: Windows 10 or later - 64-bit
- Format:
- Mac: VST, AU2, AAX
- Windows: VST, AAX
- RAM: 4GB
- Disk space: 188MB
- Display: 1280 x 768px
General
- Authorisation: Internet connection required
- Product code: BM-RICO