MOTU BPM 15GB Beat Production Machine Software

by MOTU

Product Features

• Complete rhythm production center for Mac and Windows
• Combines state-of-the-art rhythm programming technology with virtual instrument operation inspired by the classic drum machines of the 80's and 90's
• Provides complete creative control, from recording and programming individual samples to building and arranging entire songs
• Includes a comprehensive, expertly produced urban sound and loop library for urban, R&B, pop, rock and other music styles
• Plug-and-play support for hands-on pad controllers such as the Akai MPD32 controller

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001R150G0
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,231 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)

Product Description

BPM unites drum machine-style operation with advanced virtual instrument technology to give you the ultimate rhythm programming experience. Combine drum kits, sequenced patterns, sliced loops and instrument sounds to realize your rhythmic vision, mixing and matching any playing style with any drum kit. Or plug in your pad controller or MIDI keyboard to capture your live, groove-quantized performance directly in BPM. Browse BPM's vast 15 GB sound library of expertly recorded and mastered 24-bit 96 kHz rhythmic material for urban, R&B, hip hop, techno, electro, house, pop, rock and other music styles. Sample your own drum sounds directly into BPM's drum pads, or simply drag and drop clips from your computer desktop, to add infinite possibilities to your own, unique sound. Add further punch with BPM's Drum Synthesizer. Combine unlimited sample layers per pad with programmable layer switching. Now add guitar, bass and other multi-sample instrument sounds from BPM's included library, MachFive or any other MOTU or UVI sample instrument library.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars buggy CPU HOG, February 3, 2011

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Maxim Piz - See all my reviews
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This review is from: MOTU BPM 15GB Beat Production Machine Software

this program is unusable. The code is so slow and buggy that
my dualcore cannot handle it. Get machine or Battery.
The library is ok but the performance is terrible.
I am running it under Leopard.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Create drum beats with ease and fluidity..., March 11, 2011

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The Rake (LA, CALIF) - See all my reviews

This review is from: MOTU BPM 15GB Beat Production Machine Software

I feel that the other reviews here are off base. This is a product that I have been running on my 2008 Mac with the greatest of ease. It has so many sounds and loops that are easily interchangeable to create completely unique pieces. This has often been reviews as the death of the MPC elsewhere, and while I don't know if I would quite go that far, this is an incredible product.

The iLok issue that another review complains about, all you have to do is register the product and you don't need to use the iLok anymore. If you use any other software that uses iLok, all of the codes can be stored on one iLok as well. The iLok is there so that you cannot run pirated software, people that actually purchased and own the product should take this as a good thing in the end. Use Motu BPM if you are serious about drum programming, it literally is a game changer and that is coming from someone who was weened on the MPC 2KXL for 5 times the price!

3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Lousy protection scheme makes this a waste, November 4, 2009

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This review is from: MOTU BPM 15GB Beat Production Machine Software

BPM is actually not a bad software package, but they insist on using the "iLOK" protection scheme which uses a USB dongle to contain your license, which is both inconvenient AND easily lost. If you work on a laptop, be warned that one of your valuable USB slots will be taken up whenever you run BPM. MOTU is not planning to fix this, so caveat emptor.