CR-8000

Audio Unit (AUv3)

Load CR-8000 as an instrument inside GarageBand, AUM, Cubasis or Logic. Its front panel appears in the host window, its tempo follows the transport and its state is saved with your session. Seven separate outputs — the full mix and each instrument group — and fifteen automatable parameters.

MIDI output

Every hit is sent as a General MIDI drum note, accents included, to your other apps, your MIDI interfaces, Audiobus and the Audio Unit host. The channel is chosen in the options panel.

Audiobus 3

Updated to the latest SDK, with a MIDI port alongside the audio port, remote Start/Stop triggering and the complete state of the machine saved in your Audiobus presets.

Mac version

Included in your purchase: a window in the proportions of the machine, menus, keyboard shortcuts, and knobs you turn with the scroll wheel or the trackpad.

Built-in options panel

Every setting now lives inside the app, in a panel styled like the machine itself. On iPhone the sections stay reachable at all times and each page fits the screen, with no scrolling and no zooming. The iOS Settings remain available and the two stay in step.

Output limiter

No more clipping on busy patterns.

Usage (commands from top to bottom and from left to right)

Instrument programming selector

Use this selector to choose the instrument to write in the pattern while in basic or fill-in programming mode.

Machine mode selector

Use this selector to choose between play mode to loop your patterns and variations, and basic or fill-in programming mode.

Six voices volume control

Use those rotating knobs to adjust the volume of voices, which are built-in groups of instruments. Rotating a knob can be done by pointing it, then swiping to the left (-) or right (+), to the bottom (-) or top (+).

Accent depth control

Use this rotating knob to adjust the way the instruments velocity is affected by the accent events from patterns and programs.

Volume control

Use this rotating knob to adjust the main output volume of the machine.

Settings shortcut

Use this switch to open the options panel of the machine, laid out like its own front panel. Effects, drum kit, muted instruments, MIDI output and Bluetooth foot switch are gathered there, as described in the « Settings » chapter of this page. The matching section of the iOS Settings remains available, and the two stay in step.

Register button

Use this button to cycle through the two memory registers. Each of them stores the pattern selections and the arranger settings. In programming mode, this button is to be used to write a note of selected instrument in the pattern, and to advance of one step.

Crash button

Use this button to trigger the crash cymbal instrument while coming back to patterns after a fill-in. In programming mode, this button is to be used to write a silence in the pattern, and to advance of one step. A long-press will result in a complete resetting of the selected program.

CY-4'' arranger

Use this button to add to your rhythm a pattern where the cymbal instrument is triggered each 4 steps.

CY-8'' arranger

Use this button to add to your rhythm a pattern where the cymbal instrument is triggered each 2 steps.

HH-4'' arranger

Use this button to add to your rhythm a pattern where the closed hi-hat instrument is triggered each 4 steps.

HH-16'' arranger

Use this button to add to your rhythm a pattern where the closed hi-hat instrument is triggered each steps.

Open HH arranger

Use this button to add to your rhythm a pattern where the opened hi-hat instrument is triggered each 4 steps.

Conga arranger

Use this button to add to your rhythm a conga pattern.

Hand clap arranger

Use this button to add to your rhythm a pattern where the hand clap instrument is triggered each 8 steps.

Shuffle arranger

Use this button to switch to shuffle mode, with a 3/4 time signature. Patterns are computed from 4/4 ones by ignoring each third times, which means that this function works with programmed stuff as well.

Intro / fill-in selector

Use this selector to choose the type of fill-in played as intro, as manual fill-ins or as automatic fill-ins. While in fill-in programmation mode, use this selector to choose which fill-in to write in, between number 9 and 12.

Tempo control

Use this rotating knob to adjust the tempo of the machine while in playback mode. Alternatively, you can tap the rhythm of measures on the button to set the tempo. The calculation is based on a 16 steps average.

Bank selector

Use those buttons to select the preset patterns bank between three built-in themes, each of which correspond to orange yellow or green rhythms printed on the machine.

Preset selector

Use those buttons to select the preset patterns from the selected bank for playback. Two (default) or all (bonus setting) patterns can be layered.

Program selector

Use those buttons to select the program patterns for playback or programmation.

Auto fill-in selector

Use this selector to activate the automatic fill-in playback and to choose the number of measures between each.

Intro / fill-in button

Use this button to immediatly switch to the selected fill-in while in playback or to make the machine play a fill-in first as introduction when started.

Start / stop button

Use this button to start and stop the machine rhythm playback.

Usage (option switches from top to bottom)

Equalizer

Off : Bypass.
On : Basses and trebles are boosted and mediums are reasonably positionned. Best for lo-fi devices.

Distortion

Off : Bypass.
On : A distortion effect is applied to the drum machine main output.

Delay

Off : Bypass.
On : A delay effect is applied to the drum machine main output. The length of this effect is sychronized to the tempo, which in a way, produce new richer patterns with secondary discrete shots.

Reverb

Off : Bypass.
On : A reverberation effect is applied to the drum machine main output.

Stereo pan

Off : Bypass.
On : Each instrument is balanced to the right or left in a logical and harmonious way.

Rock, pre-processed effects

Off : Bypass.
On : An alternative kit is used while in playback. Each instrument is been reprocessed independently through several effects to provide a higher general dynamic result.

Jungle tune

Off : Bypass.
On : Each instrument height is affected in a -2 +2 octaves range to provide an alternative tone to your creations.

Use all-purpose LCD display

Off : The built-in red LCD display shows the tempo.
On : The built-in red LCD display shows any kind of digitized values, the number of step in programming process or the selected instrument.

Use unlimited pattern selection

Off : Patterns and programs selection for layering onto a rhythm is limited to two items.
On : Patterns and programs selection for layering onto a rhythm is not limited.

Play arranger over fill-ins

Off : Arranger stops while playing fill-ins.
On : Arranger continues to play along fill-ins.

Play presets over fill-ins

Off : Presets stops while playing fill-ins.
On : Presets continues to play along fill-ins.

Play programs over fill-ins

Off : Programs stops while playing fill-ins.
On : Programs continues to play along fill-ins.

Mute

Gives access to a detailed list of instruments.
For each of them :
Off : The instrument is played.
On : The instrument is muted.

Accent bypass

Gives access to a detailed list of instruments.
For each of them :
Off : The instrument velocity is affected by the accent events bundled in presets or added within your programs.
On : The instrument velocity is not affected by the accent events.

Usage (option switches from top to bottom)

Bluetooth LE Midi

Gives the possibility to have « Register », « Intro / Fill-in » and / or « Start / Stop » functions triggered by a Bluetooth Low Energy control pedal.
Off : Function turned off. Better when not in use, to save your device autonomy.
On : Function turned on. Activate the Bluetooth function on your device and your foot switch, CR-8000 automatically connects to the first Bluetooth LE peripheral around. Press and hold "Register", "Intro / Fill-in" or "Start / Stop" until the indication "Blt" flashes on the drum machine screen. Actuate the desired command on your foot switch, CR-8000 associates it permanently with the selected function. The subsequent pairing of this same device is automatic.

Synchronized register switching

Gives the possibility to trigger regular register switching.
None : Function turned off.
Sync-out 4'' to register : Switch between registers each 4 steps.
Sync-out 8'' to register : Switch between registers each 8 steps.
Sync-out 16'' to register : Switch between registers each 16 steps.
Sync-out 32'' to register : Switch between registers each 32 steps.