TripleTech Audio have released Pulsar-ES, an iOS app that’s based on the extremely rare Soviet (Ukrainian) analog preset drum machine called PULSAR. Pulsar-ES is available for $4.99. 20% of what you pay will be donated to Ukrainian support.
The original hardware was produced at the Elektrovimiruvach military plant in Zhitomir, Ukraine, famous for its Moog-type synthesizers (Altair-231, Estradin-230, Solaris-314), signal processors, and guitar effect pedals.
Features include:
- The “Imitator” has 8 pads for recalling 8 drum sounds (bass drum, snare, hat, clap, 3 toms, crash). It also allows you to improvise and play over the embedded rhythm presets.
- The “Rhythm Selector” includes key groups “Enter Rhythm” to select the preset rhythm. It can dynamically switch between different rhythm presets in real-time.
- The “Start-Stop” knob with a flash indicator shows the step/beat and allows you to play and stop the drum presets at any moment.
- Slider knobs for “Level,” “Tempo,” and “Accent.” “Level” adjusts the volume level, “Tempo” changes the track’s tempo, and “Accent” adds emphasis to certain beats.
- The “Rhythm Number” indicator shows the number of the current style and allows you to monitor the playing rhythm preset during a session.
- The app includes 64 preset, non-editable rhythm patterns with different variations that cater to a wide range of modern musical styles. These preset rhythms include not only popular genres such as rock, reggae, house, and techno, but also authentic styles like hopak, polka, kazachok, rasputin, and lezginka.
- The “FXs Pulsar Panel” includes different effects such as drive, reverb, and filter.
- “Ableton Link” technology helps synchronize Pulsar’s beat/tempo across other applications, hosts, or devices.
- “Midi In/Out” is a feature that allows Pulsar ES to send and receive MIDI messages to and from external MIDI devices, such as keyboards, synthesizers, drum machines, MIDI-enabled instruments and other iOS applications.
Pulsar-ES is available to iPad and iPhone users and has AUv3 connectivity.
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