Specifications
Audio Plug-Ins Guide378
Boom Speed Switches
The Speed switches change Boom’s rhythmic re-
lationship with the current tempo set in
Pro Tools.
The switch on the left has three modes. In X1
mode, Boom’s sequencer plays at the same
tempo as the master tempo in Pro Tools. In X2
mode, Boom plays twice as fast. In X1/2 mode,
Boom plays half as fast.
The switch on the right enables Triplet mode. In
Triplet mode, Boom plays only the first 12 steps
in the sequence. The last 4 steps turn grey, indi-
cating that they will not be played.
The 12 steps play in the same amount of time
Boom would normally play all 16, for the cre-
ation of triplet grooves.
Trying different combinations of Speed switch
settings on-the-fly can create interesting rhyth-
mic variations.
Boom Edit Mode Switch
The Edit Mode switch lets you select whether to
edit the current pattern, or choose between the
16 available patterns in the current preset.
Pat Edit
Lets you create and edit drum patterns.
Pat Sel
Lets you switch between the patterns in
the current preset.
Boom Event Bar
The Event Bar is where most of the work of cre-
ating and playing patterns in Boom is done.
In Pattern Edit mode, the sixteen numbered
Event switches that make up the Event Bar each
correspond with a 16th note step in the current
pattern. The rhythm of the currently selected in-
strument is shown. By default, in an empty pat-
tern, all of the Event switches will be dark, indi-
cating that the selected instrument will not play
on any of the 16 steps.
When an Event switch is selected, it lights to
show that the selected instrument will play at
that step in the pattern.
Nine-0 A classic analog/digital drum
machine kit.
Fat-8 A more processed version of
Eight-0. Aggressive and com-
pressed, with a lot of impact.
Fat-9 A more processed version of
Nine-0. Fatter and crunchier.
Retro Classic array of analog drum
machine sounds.
Speed switches
Name Description
Edit Mode switch
Patterns can be selected using MIDI notes at
any time, regardless of Edit Mode switch po-
sition.
Event Bar, showing the 16 Event switches, in various
states