UJAM delivers powerful percussive tools for producers

Producers of all levels and skill levels have different strengths and weaknesses when working in the studio. The team at UJAM recognizes how the creation process can sometimes be frustrating and produces products that help with efficiency in the creative workflow.

Crafting the ideal rhythm for a track is essential for any producer. It is the foundation and groove that listeners latch on to and a strong beat can elevate even an average track. The team at UJAM has crafted their collection of Beatmaker plugins with both producers and their audience in mind. When users head to the official website, they choose which style and pack works best for their sound. With packs for dubstep, lo-fi hip-hop, cyberpunk, pop, and much more, producers will have an all-in-one plugin for their percussion process. Each pack is sensibly priced, originally selling for just $69, with most of them on sale at 44% off the cost, giving creators the ability to access several styles and plugins for their workflow.

Each plugin comes with its own unique design and graphics that define the style and genre. For BERSERK, the company’s dubstep collection, a black and purple color scheme is centered by a holographic skeleton. While affecting the Devastate/ Squish parameter, the head will move while the sound fluctuates, adding color and analog distortion to the samples. Although each plugin is built to look and operate similarly, they do contain their own graphics and FX functions befitting the respective genre of the instrument.

After deciding which specific plugin and style to download, the team at UJAM still offers plenty of options for their Beatmaker collection. Within each instrument are multiple different styled presets, allowing users to discover different moods and patterns all in one place. From there, the Mix and Kit regions allow users to further cycle through presets while making subtle adjustments to the nuance of the style and sound.

At the bottom of the plugin, a further range of FX parameters exists to further hone the sound and play with both individual components and the Master output of the plugin. Containing Volume, Decay, Pitch, Filter, Sweep, Saturate, Maximize, and Ambience, users again can make changes on their own or scroll through a collection of presets designed to help with efficiency in the workflow.

Perhaps the most important aspect of the UJAM Beatmakers collection is of course the ability to write melodies, trigger loops, and easily manipulate the various presets within the plugins. The main keyboard of the UJAM collection is broken up between individual samples that exist in the C1 to C2 of a keyboard while C3 and C4 are reserved for the loops. The loop selection is broken down into Intros, Fills, Endings, and Breakdowns to make sifting through presets even faster, especially while working on these crucial moments in a track. Perhaps the most exciting element is the ease with which the samples and loops can be dragged into a DAW and the MIDI files quickly appear on the track.

The lower half of the keyboard can be triggered by clicking the mouse or using an external controller, the upper half serves as the MIDI files, and by clicking on the key and dragging it to the track, the MIDI will populate, allowing producers to dive into the loop quickly and make changes while preserving the inspiration originally provided by UJAM. It is this producer-friendly setup that makes this not only a powerful tool for percussion but also serves endless inspiration for creators looking to enhance their writing while having the freedom to quickly manipulate the samples and loops they work with.

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