Drop is a Snapshot-based MIDI control center, the 'brain' of any live setup.
With Drop, it's possible to map your MIDI equipment across devices and easily store different controller positions as snapshots. During performance, you can jump back to these snapshots at any time (JUMP mode) and trigger them. All of this can be quantized and with variable fade time, allowing you to use a snapshot for slowly building tension and automatically have multiple controllers move simultaneously.
A particularly useful feature, is firing snapshots in DROP mode at exactly the right moment, precisely at the end of a pattern of, for example, 8 bars. For this purpose, Drop features an integrated master clock that counts any number between 1 and 32 bars (= cycle). In DROP mode, you can schedule a snapshot to trigger at the end of a cycle, build tension and go crazy on effects until then, and lean back as the snapshot automatically turns the controllers at exactly the right moment, bringing your live set back to solid ground.
Saving and recalling snapshots is quick and simple even during live situations, allowing you to work spontaneously with new snapshots on-the-fly during your performance. The LED buttons always provide clear visual feedback about what's happening.
If you want to plan further ahead, you can prepare sequences of DROP snapshots according to your song arrangement in the studio. Then use CHAIN mode to automatically trigger them sequentially on stage. Multiple chains and banks of snapshots are available, allowing you to configure your live set according to a song-by-song structure.
Features:
- 20 banks with 20 snapshots each for storing and recalling the state of all parameters
- Snapshot JUMP, DROP and CHAIN modes for live performance, automated transitions and pre-programmed song arrangements
- 8 freely configurable layers with custom names, colors and flexible button assignments
- 32 encoders (endless, push-enabled) plus 8 mutes and 8 faders
- Macro mappings with up to eight MIDI targets, custom curves and flexible mapping options
- Mapping tools including copy/paste, collision warnings and automatic conflict resolution
- Two USB-C MIDI ports with automatic device/host detection and flexible USB modes
- 4 × MIDI In and 4 × MIDI Out via TRS (Type A/B) plus 2 × CV In and 2 × CV Out, with the ability to merge incoming MIDI data with Drop's MIDI output
- MIDI Clock In/Out, 24 PPQ sync support and precise synchronization of all connected devices
- Support for CCs, Notes, 14-bit CCs, Program Change, Bank Select, Aftertouch and Pitch Bend
- MIDI-reactive LED feedback with freely assignable colors and advanced visualization options
- Ableton Clip Launcher (script included) and Note Keyboard mode
- Edit mappings directly on the device without additional software
- Powered via USB-C or the included external power supply
Scope of delivery:
- Drop Controller
- USB-C to USB-C cable
- USB-C to USB-A female adapter
- MIDI TRS male to DIN female adapter
- Two MIDI TRS cables with 3.5 mm jacks, black-gold fabric sheathing and a length of 125 cm.
- External power supply: 12V, 1.5A, incl. adapter for EU, US, UK and AU/CN.
Note: The controller can also be powered via USB-C exclusively. However, using the power supply leaves two USB-C ports free. This allows to supply other USB-devices with power.
Neuzeit Drop Website
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Update 2606: neuzeit-instruments.com/firmwares_de
