Vochlea, the company behind the voice-to-MIDI instrument Dubler 2, have just announced the launch of a new standalone application that’s capable of turning vocal percussion into production-ready drum loops. Designed for producers and beatmakers who sketch ideas with ‘beatboxing’, DubBox detects a kick, snare and hi-hat sounds in a user’s voice, uses them to trigger drum samples in real time and then records, quantises and exports the result as an audio or MIDI file.

Users can train the plug-in on up to eight of their own vocal sounds per project and map each one to samples — a built-in collection is provided, and it’s possible to use custom samples, too. The triggering is velocity-responsive, so a harder hit plays a harder drum, and users are able to monitor their voice blended with the samples in real time. When recording a ‘free take’ without a click track, DubBox will detects the performance's natural BPM, then stretches and quantises both the sample track and the original vocal input onto a clean grid, tightening up the timing while preserving the ‘feel’ of the original take. Once users are happy with the results, they can be exported as an audio or MIDI file for use in a DAW. 

• Train It On Your Sounds: Up to eight vocal triggers per project, each mappable to one or more samples.
• Record, Quantise, Loop, Overdub: Free takes or to a click, auto-BPM detection, layered passes over a quantised loop, up to 20 takes in history.
• Sound Design Built In: 10 sample packs, drag-and-drop import, per-sample editing (gain, pitch, tone, drive, filter) and choke groups.
• Voice Warping: Quantised takes play back and export as your actual voice, time-stretched onto the grid, not a robotic-sounding re-trigger.
• Export Anything: Input signal, sample track, a mix of both or MIDI — ready for any DAW.

"Everything we build starts from the same belief: the voice is the most immediate instrument there is. Dubler 2 turned it into a live controller for your whole studio. DubBox is a new instrument for a new player, the beatmaker whose beat is already in their mouth. It's fully standalone, no DAW required, with 10 built-in kits and the ability to build your own sample packs in-app. Beatbox in, finished drum loop out." — George Wright, CEO, Vochlea

DubBox is supported on PCs running Windows 10 or later, and Macs running macOS 10.13 and above. 

DubBox is available now, priced at $69£59 / €69. Dubler owners can purchase a license for $39£34 / €39. GBP prices include VAT.

vochlea.com/products/dubbox