Specifications

Audio Plug-Ins Guide376
Boom Controls
The intuitive control layout for Boom lets you
quickly get a feel for various sections within the
interface. Within no time, you'll be well on your
way to creating fresh and exciting new drum
parts.
Boom Matrix Display
The Matrix display provides a visual overview of
the current pattern in Boom’s sequencer, and is
a quick way to keep track of the pattern’s
rhythm and velocity, as well as what step Boom
is playing at any given time.
Each horizontal row corresponds with one of
Boom’s 10 instrument channels, and each verti-
cal column represents one of the 16 rhythmic
steps that make up a pattern.
When an LED in the grid is dark, no note is se-
quenced to play the indicated instrument on
that step.
When an LED in the grid is lit red, the corre-
sponding instrument is sequenced to play at that
step. The brighter the LED is lit, the higher that
step’s velocity has been set.
You can click each LED directly to add or re-
move a note on that step. When a dark LED is
first clicked, that step is set to play at high veloc-
ity. Clicking it a 2nd or 3rd time will cycle that
step through two levels of lowered velocity, re-
ducing that step’s volume. Clicking the LED
again will silence that step, and turn off its light.
Right-clicking an LED will toggle its on-off
state, preserving the current velocity setting.
The Pattern display above the Matrix shows
which of the 16 patterns in the current preset is
being shown in the Matrix display.
The
Copy and Clear buttons above the Matrix are
used to copy or erase patterns when in Pattern
Select mode.
Boom Instrument Section
Controls
Each of Boom’s 10 instruments has a set of con-
trols that set its pan position, volume level, tun-
ing (pitch), and decay (length).
Matrix display
For more information on using the Copy
and Clear buttons, see “Creating a Drum
Pattern Using Boom” on page 380 and
“Playing with Patterns in Boom” on
page 381.
Boom instrument strips