D16 Group have announced they have updated their drum machines: Nepheton and Drumazon. They also have officially released them as MacOS Audio Units.
Drumazon 1.1.7 update (VST, AU) – UNIFICATION COMPARING TO THE REST OF D16’s DRUM MACHINES:
Internal sequencer management
– Basic functionality of sequencers is as similar as possible
– Default settings were changed (Int Seq is on, Int Sync is on)
– Host play detection while sync with host was fixed, improved and unified
– Patterns Load/Save usage unified
– Randomizer behavior unified
Output management
– No master output available. All instruments are routed to 1st output by default.
– Routing management unified
– Trigger Output (audio) is present and is routed always to last available output
– Mono/Stereo modes for all audio outputs
Preset management. All drummachines have identical behavior:
– each preset covers whole drumkit
– presets are organized in groups
– preset manager is available
– preset storing behavior (available in options)
– filenaming conventions
Default resources can be defined
– Presets
– Internal patterns
– Midi CC map
– Drum map (for external mode)
Others
– Settings management is unified (Options button)
– Midi learn usage unified
– GUI updates
– Naming midi notes with patterns’ names or instruments’ names (depending on work mode). This function can be unavailable if host doesn’t support it.
– Bugs with parameters automation were fixed
– Midi Outputs for internal seq mode (available in VST only at the moment)
SPECIFIC DRUMAZON’S CHANGES:
– Internal Seq modes were changed
– Pattern Store button was removed
– Randomizer works also on flam’ed steps
– Rescale function was removed
– Shuffle, Flam and Tempo are stored per pattern
– Total Accent level is global
– Leds for pattern length indications were added
– Separate display for internal tempo was added
– Instruments’ activity leds were added
– Added single track shifting during internal patterns edition
Nepheton 1.1.2 update (VST, AU) – UNIFICATION COMPARING TO THE REST OF D16’s DRUM MACHINES:
Internal sequencer management
– Basic functionality of sequencers is as similar as possible
– Default settings were changed (Int Seq is on, Int Sync is on)
– Host play detection while sync with host was fixed, improved and unified
– Patterns Load/Save usage unified
– Randomizer behavior unified
Output management
– No master output available. All instruments are routed to 1st output by default.
– Routing management unified
– Trigger Output (audio) is present and is routed always to last available output
– Mono/Stereo modes for all audio outputs
Preset management. All drummachines have identical behavior:
– each preset covers whole drumkit
– presets are organized in groups
– preset manager is available
– preset storing behavior (available in options)
– filenaming conventions
Default resources can be defined
– Presets
– Internal patterns
– Midi CC map
– Drum map (for external mode)
Others
– Settings management is unified (Options button)
– Midi learn usage unified
– GUI updates
– Naming midi notes with patterns’ names or instruments’ names (depending on work mode). This function can be unavailable if host doesn’t support it.
– Bugs with parameters automation were fixed
– Midi Outputs for internal seq mode (available in VST only at the moment)
SPECIFIC NEPHETON’S CHANGES
– Number of audio outputs is reduced to 12 (due to some hosts’ limitations)
– Draggable tempo display for internal tempo change
– AU beta bugs were fixed
– Part1/2 indication bugs were fixed