Running Phonec through a the preamp of a vintage tape deck at various levels, starting with a dry signal.

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PulseCode is a PCM Drum Machine that pays tribute to the gritty, lo-fi sounds from the late 1980s. PulseCode takes a different approach to "sample-based drum synthesis", using strategic layering concepts that are based on the various techniques used by producers of that era to get massive drums sounds. All of the sounds supplied with PulseCode have been resampled in 12 and 13-bit with vintage gear to stay true to the era. Gated reverb is effortless with PulseCode, as each sound includes it's own sampled 13-bit reverb layer recorded from a vintage unit from the same time period. These techniques can usually be tedious and time consuming, but with PulseCode they are second nature. The result is that big drum sound so prevalent in the 80s and often heard in EBM, Industrial, Electro, Coldwave, SynthPop and Synthwave. But PulseCode is designed for experimentation and can easily be taken into uncharted territory for a more modern approach to these styles and beyond.

More info: https://www.psychicmodulation.com/pulsecode.html

PulseCode - PCM Drum Machine - Now Available

PulseCode is a PCM Drum Machine that pays tribute to the gritty, lo-fi sounds from the late 1980s. PulseCode takes a different approach to "sample-based drum synthesis", using strategic layering concepts that are based on the various techniques used by producers of that era to get massive drums sounds. All of the sounds supplied with PulseCode have been resampled in 12 and 13-bit with vintage gear to stay true to the era. Gated reverb is effortless with PulseCode, as each sound includes it's own sampled 13-bit reverb layer recorded from a vintage unit from the same time period. These techniques can usually be tedious and time consuming, but with PulseCode they are second nature. The result is that big drum sound so prevalent in the 80s and often heard in EBM, Industrial, Electro, Coldwave, SynthPop and Synthwave. But PulseCode is designed for experimentation and can easily be taken into uncharted territory for a more modern approach to these styles and beyond.  For more info, visit: https://www.psychicmodulation.com/pulsecode.html

PulseCode Drum Machine - Gristlepop

PulseCode is a PCM Drum Machine that pays tribute to the gritty, lo-fi sounds from the late 1980s. PulseCode takes a different approach to "sample-based drum synthesis", using strategic layering concepts that are based on the various techniques used by producers of that era to get massive drums sounds. All of the sounds supplied with PulseCode have been resampled in 12 and 13-bit with vintage gear to stay true to the era. Gated reverb is effortless with PulseCode, as each sound includes it's own sampled 13-bit reverb layer recorded from a vintage unit from the same time period. These techniques can usually be tedious and time consuming, but with PulseCode they are second nature. The result is that big drum sound so prevalent in the 80s and often heard in EBM, Industrial, Electro, Coldwave, SynthPop and Synthwave. But PulseCode is designed for experimentation and can easily be taken into uncharted territory for a more modern approach to these styles and beyond. For more info, visit: www.psychicmodulation.com/pulsecode.html

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Brutalist is an expansion pack for the PulseCode Drum Machine containing over 100 8-bit drums that have been sampled using the legendary Mirage sampler, capturing it's lo-fi, gritty character. Brutalist is perfect for Industrial and EBM as well as Drum & Bass, HipHop and Lo-Fi genres.

Each drum has been meticulously crafted and compiled as Sound Elements, which contain multiple layers. These layers can all be tweaked and manipulated within PulseCode to get drastically different sounds from a single source sample. Go extra lo-fi by mixing in the Grit layer, which has been resampled at a much lower sampling rate using an old-school sampling technique. Add some top-end slap with the Hit layer. The Body layer provides extra low-end, and most importantly, each Drum Element contains it's own individual sampled reverb just waiting to be gated for that huge 80s sound.

Available here:
https://www.psychicmodulation.com/brutalist.html

Brutalist Drums for PulseCode

Electro is an expansion pack for PulseCode containing over 300 multi-layered Synth Drum Elements, 256 Drum Presets and a bank of 128 PulseCode patches. The Elements are built from 12-bit samples that can be mixed with dirty 8-bit counterparts for a unique contrast of character. This expansion pack is perfect for Techno, Minimal, SynthPop and Old-School Electro styles. More info: https://www.psychicmodulation.com/electro.html

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