Drumfoldr

Comments (24)

• rozze · January 06 2017
  super nice and useful approach!! bought it :)
• MartinH76 · January 07 2017
  This doesn't work for me - the interface is missing a lot of elements compared to the picture here (mainly buttons and dials), and dropping a folder onto the device doesn't do anything. I'm running the latest version of Max and Ableton. Last time I noticed similar problems with a device it turned out the uploader hadn't frozen the device before uploading.
  I'd love to try this device out, it sounds really useful! Could you maybe check the freezing thing and re-upload it please?
• ldmdevices · January 07 2017
  thanks for the heads up Martin! Yeah my stupid arse forgot to freeze. You should have received an email with the updated file. Sorry!
• MartinH76 · January 07 2017
  Looks like that's fixed it! Thank you - I'll be testing it properly soon :-)
• Redoom · January 08 2017
  Great device! Works so well with the endless encoders on push.
  The only issue so far is transpose doing nothing to the sounds.
  I will check for other things as well but,... bravo!
  JR
• ldmdevices · January 08 2017
  That's very strange, the transpose works fine here
• ldmdevices · January 08 2017
  ok so there is still a little issue. The menu won't always display the correct filename when you reload a saved set, but the correct sample should still be saved. I'm trying to fix that at the moment
• johnisfaster · January 08 2017
  Is there any chance this could be made to work with sub folders? As it is it only shows the contents of the top folder.
• ldmdevices · January 08 2017
  it's a good question, and I don't think so. I can't say for sure but I will try to find out a way if it is possible
• Redoom · January 08 2017
  My max 7 was installed but not pointing to folder inside of live. Transport works fine. Any chance warping could be added to this? Great as is but just wondering ya know.
• egorsvoy · January 10 2017
  This doesn't work for me (((
• ldmdevices · January 11 2017
  What's the problem egorsvoy? I can't imagine it just wouldn't work for someone
• happytosh · January 18 2017
  Bravo nice device and thank you!
• itsBREX · March 10 2017
  Will this work for with Smart Folders on a Mac, and if so can you please life the arbitrary 5,000 limit to say 50,000?
  If so, will 100% purchase this. :D
• ldmdevices · March 11 2017
  I have no idea what smart folders is. It works by file path and allows access within a single folder. It cannot find folders within folders, only what is directly there in that folder
• vanKloot · April 16 2017
  @broah - just to let you know if you haven't already found out, this does NOT work with "Smart Folders" because they are actually not folders at all. They are merely a "SavedSearch" file that the Finder can read. Drumfoldr WILL work with Aliases and even better Symlinks - which is awesome. But no dynamic folders unfortunately.
  I'm working on getting exactly that to work, so that I can have an automatically updating dynamic folder of every audio file with "kick" in the name of it, that is under say 2 seconds in length. For me anyway that will do the trick nicely, if I can just find a way to make a truly dynamic folder. I'm hoping I don't have to resort to Automator or somesuch, but it may be the only way.
  Oh and I second the request to raise the limit for just such an application as this.
  Additionally to the developer, the plugin works for me but the menu which allows for selection of filter type (at least I think that's what it is) is empty and does nothing. Everything else appears to work.
  Would love to have a reset function though like doubleclick a knob or CMD/Alt click, etc. Something to just set the param back to zero.
  Great plugin tho, much needed so thanks!!
• vanKloot · April 16 2017
  Ah crap I stand corrected. Putting DrumFoldr in a group in order to macro it, results in the Filter switch and Filter Selection functions not being automatable. They appear in the Map page but with no values, so you can't set the min & max ranges at all. Drag... any chance this could be fixed?? =)
• vanKloot · April 16 2017
  There is also something very odd with the playback of drumfoldr. Comparing the same sample loaded into it, vs playing as a simple clip, gives very different results.
  The clip plays a solid, full-bodied drum sample. The sampler (drumfoldr) plays back a weak, thinner, and truncated sound. Not the same at all. I've got the envelope on df cranked open all the way, no filter, and velocity at 127. drumfolder sounds pretty awful by comparison actually... I'm pretty shocked and disappointed. Anyone else noticing this??
  I love the functionality of this plugin but if it's drastically altering the sample content, then sadly it's not very usable. =(
• itsBREX · July 06 2017
  @vanKloot - thanks for the heads up! I think for now I will try just symlinking a bunch of kicks to a main KICKS folder and doing it that way. Of course, as you pointed out, this is not dynamic so would eventually need to be manually updated.
  I too have noticed the difference in the sample playback sound you are talking about. Any idea how / why this is happening?
• ldmdevices · July 07 2017
  You shouldn't be hearing the same issue because I already solved that with the last update in April. It was an issue with the sample being stretched and repitched, but I cleared it up
• itsBREX · July 20 2017
  @ldmdevices - must've missed the update. Will definitely check this out then.
  So, since the symlinks workaround is an option, think it would be possible to lift the 5000 file limit to say something like 50000? I don't think I have that many kicks, of course, but I know there are more than 5000. :D
• capo · August 09 2017
  Hey! Great device! Way more better than loading all your drum sounds into a drumrack. Was searching for something like this for years.
  But I have a few problems with the device.
  1. There is a strange clicking sound.Especially with kick sounds. It is getting better, if I pull down the release knob to minimum. You have any idea how to fix that?
  2. I can't see any filter options, so I can't switch the filter types
  Thanks for your help!
  P.S. Ableton should integrate the folder decice to simpler :)
• ldmdevices · August 09 2017
  Hi, thanks for getting in touch.
  I'm sorry to hear there are issues. Are you getting a click with many different samples? I haven't heard of any issues like this. It's been a while since I looked at this device.
  As for the filter, does the device look the same as the picture here? If it is then you click the filter button at the bottom for the options to become active. If there is any image not showing it means i'm an idiot and i forgot to freeze the device for the latest update!
• capo · August 10 2017
  hi! thanks for your answer and support.
  I tried a bunch of samples. Snares and hi hats are ok.
  But most of the kick sounds have got this clicking.
  I can send you a link with some examples.
  No, the filter section doesn't look like the picture here.
  I already clicked on the filter button, but nothing happend. It's still gray.
  Thanks for your time!