How to Use Or-Beat

1. Choose an Audio File: Select an audio file by:
   • Dragging and dropping it onto the black box.
   • Clicking the black box and uploading a file from your PC.
   • Selecting one of the presets.
   • Recording audio using the Record button.
2. Set Onset Density: Choose how many samples you want to extract from the audio file.
3. Click Continue: Move forward to the drum machine.
4. Explore the Drum Machine:
   • You can listen to each sample extracted from the uploaded audio clicking on the waveform.
   • Double-click a sample to add it to the first available slot below the waveform.
   • Click on a slot to listen to it, discard it with the Discard button, or drag it into the matrix.
   • Add rows to the matrix with the + button, or remove them with the red trash bin icon.
   • Modify matrix parameters and/or click drum machine steps to create unique rhythmic patterns, including polyrhythms and polymeters.
   • Click the Dice button to randomize parameters for inspiration.
5. Play Your Creation: Press Play to hear your work and adjust the BPM as desired.
6. Pause or Stop: Use the Pause button to temporarily stop or the Stop button to reset playback.
7. Record Your Beat: Click Start Recording to save your masterpiece.


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