edrummer - The GNU/Linux edrums sampler

Although GNU/Linux systems provide robust platforms for a huge variety of applications, the audio production section lacks a lot of tools that are available in the Windows and MAC worlds. Unfortunately, the best drumming software in the GNU/Linux wolrd, Hydrogen, is not very suitable for being driven by e-drums and is nowhere near the competition coming from other platforms, such as BFD2, Superior Drummer, Addictive drums to name a few.

Apart from the missing functionality that makes it difficult to use existing software with e-drums, there is the lack of high quality drum sample libraries. The drum part is very special in music, and if the produced result is closer to reality, compositions become more vivid and aspiring. Thus, it is necessary to create such high quality libraries, packed in a format that makes it possible to provide the desired features for a desent drums virtual instrument.

So here comes edrummer, to provide a combination of an efficient drumming engine along with high quality sample libraries.

Features

Key features that edrummer will offer are:

out of the box compatibility with most popular e-drumsets, like Roland, Yamaha, etc.

different mode for live playing and sequencing, in order to maximize the efficency according to usage

cymbal chocking

hi-hat pedal range configuration

custom midi map configuration

compatibility with major DAWs, notation editors and sequences in the GNU/Linux audio world

mic bleed configuration for various drums in the drum set

multi-channel output mixer

different sample libraries combination

high quality sample libraries with multiple velocity layers per drum