UJAM Beatmaker Kandy

Full Description

The sound of modern chart-topping hits

Inject the hyper-processed, punchy and clean drum tones of modern classics into your productions with Kandy. Boasting state-of-the-art sound design, Kandy is the perfect solution for contemporary pop producers to unlock the dynamic, evolving drum patterns and grooves found in new-age chart-topping hits. An integral aspect of modern pop compositions, the beat defines the track's groove and rhythm and with Kandy, you gain instantly access to kicks that pump, crunchy snares and luscious cymbals.

Dynamic and customised performances

Gone are the days of static loops and cut-and-paste samples from traditional drum machines and synthesizers for contemporary beats. A new wave of modern genres and styles has pushed the envelope on what the beat can do for a song, adding dynamism and movement to stale and lifeless tracks. Animated and automated, Beatmaker Kandy supplies a plethora of different grooves and beats to craft your song with, each of which is entirely customisable to the requirements of your composition. 460 patterns and phrases are comprised of 20 unique performance styles, enabling you to freely compose without limitation. Divided into song-specific sections, you can craft beats from start to finish in a matter of minutes by grabbing everything from intros, verses, choruses, breakbeats and outros to complete your composition. For experienced beat producers and engineers, further editing is employed with intuitive drag-and-drop MIDI, allowing you to go into the finer details of your beat and customise it to your exact needs inside of your DAW.

Traditional methods of beat creating can be uninspiring and challenging, hindering your creative process with endless parameter tweaking and deep menu diving. UJAM Beatmaker Kandy evolves beyond these traditional norms and offers a new way to quickly and easily create booming beats for contemporary pop genres. A straightforward interface helps supercharge your workflow to maintain your creative spark, letting you get production-ready results instantly.

Always sound your best

Each sound within Kandy has been professionally designed to deliver genre-appropriate tones instantly without the need for endless tweaking. Understanding the needs of modern engineers and producers, UJAM Beatmaker Kandy includes a myriad of flexible tonal shaping options to create a unique sonic signature whilst maintaining the core sound of the virtual instrument. 10 distinctive drum kits have been carefully chosen to help deliver the pristine, clean and powerful sound that signifies modern pop productions. Each of these kits can be mixed and matched to create a customised, hybrid setup to find the perfect sound for your project, no matter the style.

Preserving the ethos of optimised workflow, Beatmaker Kandy features 12 onboard mixing presets to reshape and enhance the sound of your kit. Each mix preset has been professionally created to add extra punch, weight and sheen to your drums with one click. Kandy is every producer's dream regardless of skill level, with a suite of one-knob master FX for global tonal changes without ever needing to open any other plug-ins. Saturation, maximise, ambience and filter sweeps are provided to explore your sonic creativity, helping to add the final touches to your customised sound design.

Specialised to Kandy, the one-knob Sweetness control blends transient enhancement with multi-band compression, cleaning up your sound to cut through dense mixes of vocals, synthesizers and top melodies in only one dial. Even with the plethora of onboard mixing tools, Kandy features multi-output routing to process individual pieces of your drum kit in your DAW using third-party plug-ins, making it ideal for experienced producers with a collection of tried-and-true processes.

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.

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

• Unlock the keys to sweet and edgy A-list chart-topping pop beats
• Grooves and beats inspired by a range of modern popular genres from Techno, Hip-Hop, R&B and more
• Professionally-crafted sounds encompass the modern pop sound to cut through walls of vocals and synthesizers
• Dynamic, evolving grooves add movement to your beats
• Break away from traditional cut-and-paste samples and static loops
• Streamlined and intuitive interface lets you focus on your creativity without getting tied down by endless parameter tweaking or menu-diving
• Create a customised drum kit through 12 interchangeable kits, each with 16 instruments
• Covering a wide range of performance styles and genres, 20 unique playing styles each contain 23 ready-made patterns for a total of 460 beats and grooves
• Explore the full range of drum beat possibilities with 50 professionally crafted presets onboard
• Enhance your sound with a huge range of onboard mixing tools
• Instant tempo-sync to your DAW or host for beats that always land on time
• Manual refinement of your grooves through MIDI drag-and-drop for fine-tuning in your DAW
• 12 mix presets offer various multi-effect profiles to reshape or enhance your sound with blendable mix control
• Dynamically adjust the intensity of your Mix preset with the Beat Intensity dial
• Master FX section comprised of filter sweep, saturation, maximising and ambience for one-knob, global tonal adjustments
• Process individual tracks within your DAW with multi-output routing
• Specialised Sweetness control combines multi-band compression and transient enhancement to help your drums cut through the densest of contemporary pop mixes
• Resizable user interface fits all monitor sizes

Specifications

System requirements

• Operating Systems:
  • Mac: macOS X 10.11 or later - 64-bit
  • Windows: Windows 7 or later - 64-bit
• Format:
  • Mac: VST, AU2, AAX
  • Windows: VST, AAX
• RAM: 4GB
• Disk space: 0.17GB
• Display: 1280 x 768px

General

• Authorisation: Internet connection required
• Product code: BM-KANDY