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ELF·BREAKS

An IDM break generator. Pick a starting break, turn the knobs, audition it, then save MIDI clips for an Ableton Drum Rack. Each knob has its own dice, so turning one up only adds to that feature.

Seed Break Bars BPM Space play · N new seed · ←→ seed · S save MIDI

Cut up

ChopHow often a bar gets sliced, shuffled, reversed and repeated.

Slice sizeEighth, beat or half bar.

Anchor barThe first bar of every four plays the break straight, so the chops have something to fall away from.

Speed

RatchetHits split into 2 to 4 fast repeats, climbing in pitch.

Roll everyA rising 32nd-note snare roll at the end of every Nth bar.

Roll length

Kit

DensityHats and ghost snares.

Kick variation

Open hats

GlitchStutter bursts on their own pad.

Feel

SwingPushes off-beat sixteenths late. Rolls and glitches stay straight.

HumanizeLoosens timing and velocity a little.

Room (audition only)

Save

⇲ Drag clip

of clips, seeds counting up from this one

Drum Rack mapping

Pitched rolls in MIDIRoll and ratchet snares go on a chromatic run starting at the note below, for a snare loaded in a pitched Simpler. Run starts at