Description Flex Beat Flex Beat takes anything from a drum loop, synth part, guitar riff, and vocal line and injects life at the press of a button. Flex Beat, created by the pioneers of beat-based music production, Akai Pro, is your ultimate toolkit for powerful beat manipulation and sound design. As you would expect from a brand that has such a heritage in the world of music creation, Flex Beat takes the ordinary and makes it extraordinary. The Beatmaker’s Secret Sauce Flex Beat takes anything from a drum loop, synth part, guitar riff, and vocal line and injects life at the press of a button. Flex Beat, created by the pioneers of beat-based music production, Akai Pro, is your ultimate toolkit for powerful beat manipulation and sound design. As you would expect from a brand that has such a heritage in the world of music creation, Flex Beat takes the ordinary and makes it extraordinary. Now available for MPC Standalone! Take control of your sound Elevate your production game with 16 performance pads offering diverse pattern presets. Whether you want Loop, One Shot, or Hold behavior, Flex Beat’s pad play modes have got you covered. Never be out of ideas Stuck in a creative rut? With a wide range of preset banks, Flex Beat serves as your instant inspiration. On top of that, enjoy the launch quantization feature to ensure your music is always on beat. Sound mangling at your fingertips With a library of inspirational presets, it’s easier than ever to inject character into your tracks. DJ scratches? Trance gates? It’s all at your disposal. You can even import and export presets in .fnv format compatible with Gross Beat™ for an even wider sonic palette. Flex your creative muscles Flex Beat’s desktop plugin editor, gives you a level of control typically reserved for a DAW. Snap to grid, adjustable curve types, and envelope tools make sure you can shape your sound precisely how you want it. Run it back With three unique pad playback modes—One Shot, Loop, and Hold—exploring sonic patterns becomes an intuitive process. Just pick your mode and go on a rhythmic journey. NOT JUST FOR BEATMAKERS Flex Beat is a powerful tool in the world of sound design and FX creation. Perfect for those working in movies, TV and games. Drop Flex Beat on a sample and soon you’ll be creating new sonic possibilities from what may have been an overlooked audio file without Flex Beat. FEATURES AT A GLANCE Available in VST/AU & MPC Standalone plugin formats 16 performance pads for pattern presets Pad play modes for Loop, One Shot and Hold behavior Pads are MIDI controllable using MIDI sidechain input Preset banks for instant inspiration Ability to launch quantized patterns, so your music never skips a beat Large library of pad presets with a preview function Detailed pattern editor with snap, adjustable curve types and envelope tools Export or import pattern presets in .fnv format compatible with Gross Beat™ Dry / Wet mix Some features not available on the standalone version FLEX BEAT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS This plugin is available in VST and AU format as well as offering full support for MPC standalone and desktop systems running version 2.12.2 (or later). Click below to download and install the 10 day trial of the Flex Beat desktop VST, and AU version of this plugin. Windows MAC MPC Standalone Compatibility Windows 10, 11 Mac OS 12 – Mac OS 15 Flex Beat Player is designed to run on standalone MPC systems running 2.12.2 or later 86 MB free disk space 249 MB free disk space MPC One 4GB RAM (8GB recommended) 4GB RAM (8GB recommended) MPC Live Dual-core 2.5GHz CPU Dual-core 2.5GHz CPU MPC Live II VST 2/3 compatible host VST 2/3 Plugin compatible host MPC X AU plugin compatible host MPC Key 37 MPC Key 61 MPC One MPC X SE Not currently available for Force customers
