BeatCodex plugin interface showing drum MIDI patterns, mapped rows, velocity editing, and Beat Variants

Current BeatCodex plugin build

Real MIDI pattern editing, drum mapping, velocity editing, and Beat Variants workflow.

MIDI drum workflow plugin

Write, shape, and translate drum MIDI without losing the performance.

BeatCodex is a MIDI-only drum workflow environment for writing, editing, organizing, and translating drum parts across drum libraries, kits, and controllers.

Insert it before Kontakt or another drum sampler to preserve timing, velocity, notes, and articulations while adapting the MIDI for the target kit.

No audio engine or drum sounds. Every mapping stays editable, understandable, and deterministic.

Core idea

A drum-aware MIDI layer between your performance and your drum library.

Most DAWs treat drum parts as generic piano-roll notes. That breaks when every sampler puts kicks, snares, hi-hats, cymbals, and articulations on different notes.

BeatCodex treats the pattern as drum intent first: rows, pieces, articulations, timing, velocity, sustain, and variants. The selected map decides where that intent should be sent in the target drum library.

Change the kit without giving up control of the groove.

Product

Use the public mapping layer today.

The first public BeatCodex layer is the drum map catalog: supported libraries, DAW-ready exports, library requests, and mapping corrections.

Connected workflow

One MIDI workspace from first pattern to target kit.

BeatCodex keeps editing, translation, live remapping, and pattern organization connected, while your existing sampler continues to provide the sounds.

Create and edit

Build drum parts with the musical details intact.

Use the pattern editor and playlist to write, arrange, import, and export drum MIDI. Shape velocity, micro-timing, and Beat Variants without losing sight of the part.

  • Pattern editor and playlist
  • MIDI import and export
  • Velocity, timing, and Beat Variants

Translate

Move a performance between drum libraries without rebuilding it.

Work from drum pieces and articulations rather than raw note numbers. Library-aware mappings and kit-aware workflows translate the same intent for the selected target.

  • Articulation abstraction
  • Drum library conversion
  • Program-aware multi-kit workflows

Perform

Put controllers and electronic drums in the right place before the sampler.

Route live input through editable mappings, Drum Pad, and low-latency MIDI transformation before it reaches Kontakt or another drum instrument.

  • Live MIDI remapping
  • Electronic drums and pad controllers
  • Drum Pad workflows

Organize

Keep useful patterns and mappings ready for the next session.

Use MIDI Vault and reusable patterns alongside factory and user mappings. The public catalog remains a place to request coverage and contribute corrections.

  • MIDI Vault and reusable patterns
  • Factory and user mappings
  • Mapping requests and contributions

Workflow

One groove. Multiple libraries. Less drum MIDI remapping.

The workflow stays simple: take in the groove, interpret it through BeatCodex, map it for the target kit, and export or play back the corrected result.

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Step 1

Drum MIDI / live input

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Step 2

BeatCodex drum intent layer

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Step 3

Library / articulation map

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Step 4

Target sampler / DAW export

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Step 5

Correct playback

FAQ

A few quick answers about BeatCodex.

Is BeatCodex a drum sampler?

No. BeatCodex does not make drum sounds. It sends MIDI to your existing sampler, drum library, DAW, or MIDI chain.

Is BeatCodex only a map website?

No. The public map catalog is the first public validation layer. The V0.1 alpha plugin already exists internally; public plugin access is being prepared through the beta program.

Does BeatCodex use AI to generate drum parts?

No. BeatCodex is focused on deterministic MIDI editing and translation. The goal is predictable control, not black-box generation.

BeatCodex is an independent drum MIDI mapping and translation project. Product names, DAW names, sampler names, drum-library names, and trademarks are used only to identify compatibility targets and remain the property of their respective owners.

BeatCodex is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or officially supported by Native Instruments, Ableton, Steinberg, PreSonus, Cockos, Image-Line, Apple, Avid, or any other referenced vendor. Early DAW map exports are provided as validation files and should be checked in your own DAW before production use.