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The Flex Beat Black Friday deal is 70% off, putting AIR Music Technology's rhythmic sampler plugin at $29 until Nov 26, 2026.
Flex Beat is a plugin for shaping the timing and groove of audio. It handles beat chops, DJ-style scratches, Trance gates, reversing and half-time effects.
The maker says producers in any genre can twist samples beyond recognition, or add extra movement to any loop in a sample collection.
You load audio and trigger rhythmic patterns over it from 16 performance pads. Each pad holds a pattern preset, so one hit can turn a straight loop into a chopped, scratched or gated version.
The maker also lists pitch-shifting automation among the patterns, alongside the simpler scratches. A Dry / Wet mix sits on the output, so you can blend the processed signal with the original.
The preset library is described as hundreds of presets, with a preview function. You can edit any preset or build your own patterns.
The pads have three play modes:
Patterns can be launched quantized, so changes land on the beat.
The grid editor works on pitch, velocity and steps. Values are edited in the sequencer the way you would in a DAW.
Snap-to-grid, adjustable curve types, envelope tools and randomized values are all there, and you can save the result as a preset.
The pads can also be played from MIDI, using the MIDI sidechain input.
Flex Beat runs as a VST 2/3 or AU plugin, so you need a host that supports one of those formats. AU applies to the Mac version.
On Mac, it supports macOS 12 Monterey through macOS 14 Sonoma, and is Apple Silicon compatible. On Windows, it supports Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Both platforms need 1GB of disk space, 4GB of RAM (8GB recommended) and a dual-core 2.5GHz CPU.
An internet connection is required to authorise the software.
Yes. The Flex Beat Black Friday deal is 70% off, bringing the plugin to $29, and the offer ends Nov 26, 2026. Flex Beat is AIR Music Technology's rhythmic tool for beat chops, scratches, Trance gates and reverse or half-time effects.
It reshapes the timing and groove of audio. The maker lists beat chops, DJ-style scratches, Trance gates, reversing and half-time, plus pitch-shifting automation. You trigger patterns from 16 performance pads and blend the result in with the Dry / Wet mix.
Flex Beat is a VST 2/3 and AU plugin, so it needs a compatible host. It supports macOS 12 Monterey to macOS 14 Sonoma (Apple Silicon compatible) and Windows 10 and 11. It needs 4GB of RAM and a dual-core 2.5GHz CPU.
Yes. The pattern editor gives you control over pitch, velocity and steps, with snap-to-grid, adjustable curve types, envelope tools and randomized values. You can save your own presets, or export and import them in.fnv format, which is compatible with Gross Beat.
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