Modalics Launches with Innovative Drum Machine App, Beat Scholar
We’ve been enjoying the music of Eyal Amir and bassist Or Lubianiker for years, and now they’ve started a company to help you make your own music. Modalics has launched its first product called Beat Scholar, a beat-making app that they call the “ultimate rhythmic playground.”
It runs as a plugin for your DAW or as a standalone drum machine app and is designed for creating interesting rhythms in a simple way. Beats are displayed as circles that can be divided up into up to 42 slices and combine multiple drums on the same beat.
“Quintuplets & Triplets on the same pattern? No problem,” they state. “Play 35 kicks on a ¼ note? psh… easy!”
Beat Scholar has over 250 curated samples, though you can load your own with a drag-and-drop interface. Other features include a built-in effects section, MIDI features, and pattern triggering.
“This is by far the biggest, most exciting and elaborate thing I’ve ever produced in my years as a musician and product developer,” Lubianiker wrote on Facebook. “Beat Scholar is by far my favorite creation, I’m totally in love with this product and the story behind it and I loved every second of developing it.”
Get the full rundown from Lubianiker and Amir:
Beat Scholar is available now with an introductory price of $79. A fully featured 14-day trial period is also available for free.
In his time with No Treble, Kevin has met hundreds of amazing bassists and interviewed icons like Jack Casady, Victor Wooten, Les Claypool, Marcus Miller, and more. He's a gigging bassist performing jazz in Northern Virginia and bluegrass with The Plate Scrapers up and down the East Coast. Kevin appreciates all genres of music, from R&B to metal and everything in between. Connect with Kevin on Facebook and check his performance schedule on his website.
