A dedicated USB sound expander for electronic drums – connects to your existing module.
DrumPi connects to your existing drum module.
It replaces your sound engine: your drum module sends MIDI over USB, DrumPi generates the sound with ultra-low latency — close to 1 ms.
Your original module stays in the setup and continues to manage the pads, DrumPi focuses only on sound generation and audio output.
DrumPi is a DIY module.
Build DrumPi yourself and achieve VST-level sound, ultra-low latency, and a complete drum module for under $200. No soldering. Just two boards, snapped together in 10 minutes.
Introducing DrumPi
DrumPi 0.9 Is Out! From Samples to Sound with DrumPi Studio
How to Assemble the Hardware
First Boot and Software Setup
No built-in screen. A full user interface in your browser.
Control everything from your favorite web browser. DrumPi’s interface is all web-based, so you just connect from your phone, tablet, or laptop.
You’re a sample maker? DrumPi is not a closed ecosystem.
With DrumPi Studio, you can turn your samples into fully playable drum kits.
Build multi-velocity instruments with round robins and real-time processing, and play them with ultra-low, millisecond-level latency.
Software
Our software has been developed entirely from scratch using modern C++ and contemporary frameworks like JUCE and React. It is now compatible with a wide range of hardware platforms, harnessing the capabilities of modern multi-core CPUs and ample RAM, enabling us to perform extensive sampling during the sampling stage. We have successfully captured every nuance of acoustic drum sounds, including multiple round-robin samples.
Our internal 64-channel mixer offers extensive customization options for sound, allowing you to apply a chain of effects to each microphone used during sampling, replicating the functionality you would find in a traditional DAW.
Hardware
Our software is designed to be hardware-agnostic, allowing us to utilize highly powerful yet cost-effective hardware, making our product accessible to a wide range of users.
Leveraging modern hardware, we can provide a robust user interface accessible via Wi-Fi from any mobile device or desktop, an essential feature to ensure affordability.
Moreover, it's worth noting that while the GUI is currently served via Wi-Fi, we plan to release a version with an integrated large color display shortly after this initial release.
Sampling
DrumPi offers extensive sample capabilities: each drum can be meticulously sampled at over 100 different velocities, and every sample can be recorded using as many microphones as you like.
This enables you to make real-time adjustments and apply effects to each individual microphone through the integrated mixer.
We firmly believe that having a substantial amount of RAM and a multi-core processor is crucial for future products to deliver realistic and convincing sound, along with powerful capabilities such as:
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internal mixer with effects
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Multi-layered sounds
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Virtually unlimited tracks for recording
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High-quality music tracks for accompaniment
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Recording
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Sharing
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Downloading new sounds
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Downloading didactic material
Our software runs on Linux with a modified kernel; having an operating system such as Linux under the bonnet enables us to create audio products very quickly and yet products that are very stable.
Our software operates on a Linux-based system with a modified kernel, harnessing the robustness of Linux for quick yet stable audio product development. Additionally, our GUI utilizes web technologies, accelerating our development efforts further.
Not only do web technologies expedite development, but they also enable the implementation of otherwise challenging features, including an interactive music score reader for exercises and songs, the download of didactic materials to enhance your skills, and video recording of your performances for sharing on social media or with your teacher.
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