PulseCode is a PCM Drum Machine that pays tribute to the gritty, lo-fi sounds from the late 1980s. PulseCode takes a different approach to "sample-based drum synthesis", using strategic layering concepts that are based on the various techniques used by producers of that era to get massive drums sounds. All of the sounds supplied with PulseCode have been resampled using vintage 12 and 13-bit samplers to stay true to the era. Gated reverb is effortless with PulseCode, as each sound includes it's own sampled reverb layer recorded from a vintage unit from the same time period. These techniques can usually be tedious and time consuming to recreate, but with PulseCode they are second nature. PulseCode's Drum Editor lets you tweak and shape the different layers of each Sound Element to create totally new sounds from the original source sample. The result gives you that huge drum sound so prevalent in the 80s and often heard in EBM, Industrial, Electro, Coldwave, SynthPop and Synthwave. But PulseCode was also designed with experimentation in mind, and can easily be taken into uncharted territory for a more modern and unique approach to these styles and beyond.

PulseCode's Pattern Sequencer makes it easy to lay down a beat on the fly. From there, you can make polyrhythmic modifications with individual speed and length for each drum. Flams and Multi-Function Accents per step allow for even more interesting grooves. And for some realtime manipulation, Flow and Fracture controls can give your rhythm life or break it all down into chaos.

To accompany the Pattern Sequencer is a Drum Fill Arpeggiator, where fills and rolls can be played on your MIDI keyboard in time with the beat. In fact, PulseCode takes full advantage of MIDI controller functionality, integrating the use of the Modwheel and Pitchbender to control various functions.

PulseCode is a very expressive drum machine that is meant to be played like an instrument, inviting hands-on control and bringing the fun back to beat making.