MidiDrums

MidiDrums is a lightweight and portable piece of software that allows you to generate drum sounds when using specialized applications. It is oriented toward all types of users, regardless of their skill level.

Since installation is not a prerequisite, you can just drop the app anywhere on the hard drive and run the executable file directly.

Otherwise, you can store the app on a USB flash drive or similar storage unit, and run it on any computer. This way, you can keep MidiDrums in your pocket whenever you're on the move.

More importantly, no items are left behind in the Windows Registry or on the hard drive after removing the tool.

Upon deployment, you can select the drum map between General Midi, Roland GS, Yamaha Motif Rack ES and Yamaha XG. You can create a pattern of sounds and input acoustic bass drums, electric snare, side stick, open hi-hat and hi-mid tom, just to name a few.

It is possible to adjust the probability, velocity and tempo, enable solo mode, as well as to preview the entire sound pattern in a built-in audio player. Plus, you can import Midi files, select the number of channels (up to 16) and export the project to the MDR format.

The application uses a low-to-moderate quantity of CPU and system memory, so it shouldn't affect the computer's overall performance. It has a good response time and works well. No error dialogs have popped up throughout our evaluation and the tool did not hang or crash. On the downside, MidiDrums has not been updated for a pretty long time.