VELVET MOTION - Early Access | Windows & macOS

VELVET MOTION / Early Access Sound has color. Find your velvet pocket. Warm keys. Deep bass. Rich harmony. Drums that move. VELVET MOTION brings soulful sounds, one-note progressions and hands-on groove tools into one colorful instrument, from the first idea to the MIDI and audio you finish in your DAW. Find Your Velvet Pocket · November 3–825% off VELVET MOTION Early Access: $21.75 USD (normally $29). Applied automatically in cart and at checkout; no code needed. November 3 at 12:00 AM through November 8 at 11:59 PM Eastern. Other discount combinations excluded.$29 USD · Early Access · Windows & macOS Apple Silicon Windows & macOS / 0.54 Early Access Windows: 0.54.0. 64-bit VST3 instrument and standalone application. macOS Apple Silicon: 0.54.0. Native arm64 standalone application, VST3 and Audio Unit for Apple Silicon Macs, including M1. Both current builds include nine engines, 313 factory sounds, 351 library progressions and Drum Break Lab. Tested by the creator: Windows in FL Studio, Ableton Live and MPC Software; macOS in FL Studio, Ableton Live and Logic Pro. Explore VELVET MOTION 0.54Formats & tested DAWs Screenshots show the earlier Windows 0.47 interface. Current Windows and macOS builds are 0.54.0. Early Access is actively developed software before version 1.0. 6teen levels / Video walkthrough Watch VELVET MOTION in action Hear the instrument and explore it in Make Your Chords Move: Velvet Motion Deep Dive, a walkthrough from 6teen levels. Watch the full video on YouTube Less setup. More feeling. Nine engines on Windows & macOS Soul Keys, Funk Bass, Velvet Synths, Soulful Leads, Soul Organ, Vocal Textures, Rhythm & Percussion, FM Bass and Soul Clap. One note, a progression Play full changes from your keyboard, transpose them and shape the voicings. Keep the pocket Groove DNA, editable drum patterns and a separate four-bar Drum Break Lab. Finish in your DAW Export MIDI, drag generated audio and take separate Lab drum stems into your mix. Inside VELVET MOTION 0.54 A complete sound palette 01 / Warmth, weight and movement. Start with electric-style keys, bells and vibraphones. Add strings, drawbar organ, expressive leads or airy synthesized vocal textures. Find sounds by engine, mark favorites and roll the dice while locking the settings you want to keep. 313 soundsFactory starting points across nine engines, including 120 soulful analog-feel presets Fast shapingTone, Decay, Motion, Warmth, Space and Output Explore safelyUndo/Redo, sound A/B comparison and optional preview level matching Expressive playingVelocity, mod-wheel, expression pedal and channel-pressure assignments Bass you can feel 02 / Round lows. Audible character. Funk Bass and FM Bass cover smooth mono lines, sliding phrases, clean sub weight, brighter harmonics and 808-style decay. Bass Body/Presence adds weight and gentle harmonics, with a front-page lock that works with the sound dice. FM Bass20 original FM and 808-style presets Play feelMono retrigger, legato and overlapping-note glide PresenceBody, gentle harmonics and level trim Bass + chordsProgression-following bass MIDI ideas with octave and passing-note choices A clap with character 03 / Soft hands. Crunchy edges. Build original synthesized claps or drop a short WAV/AIFF onto LOAD ONE SHOT. Trim the sample, reverse it, soften its attack and blend it with the synth. Add lightweight Tape Warmth, distortion, bit reduction and moving Crunch. One-shot importLocal mono/stereo WAV or AIFF, up to five seconds Shape the hitStart/end, reverse, sample attack and sample/synth blend Random handsVariation and random-clap controls Tape + CrunchSimple color controls without leaving the engine Build a break. Keep it moving. 04 / Drum Break Lab. Choose one of 42 original groove starting points spanning soul, slow funk, P-funk, disco, jazz, Afrobeat, soca and more. Generate repeatable four-bar performances, mix and tune the kit, then add Tape and Crunch. 42 groovesSeed, BPM, swing, humanize and detail controls 40 FX presetsSubtle color through aggressive drum treatments; Copy/Paste FX with the live drum engine Follow DAWGenerated hits follow host tempo and position without changing drum pitch Next barKeep the previous break playing while the newest build waits for the next bar Your pocketsNamed saved grooves, favorites and dedicated playback volume Drag + exportWAV/MIDI drag-out, file export and four pre-bus drum stems Stem files separate kick, snare, hats and percussion before whole-kit Tape/Crunch. A full-effects reference is included. Choose from four Lab kits. The Lab does not import external audio. Harmony under your fingers Browse 351 library progressions, including Velvet Bounce, Timeless 90s R&B, New Jack Swing, Dilla Vol.2, TR-MCREE and the NJS, RnB, House and TB88 collections. Trigger individual chords or full loops with one note, transpose from your keyboard, edit individual notes and use scale-aware suggestions. Groove DNA adjusts strength, swing, humanize, syncopation and pushed-to-laid-back feel. Add an arpeggiator or strum, then export the source MIDI or capture your performed result. Import or drag in your own MIDI progressions, play their chords using paged Chord Keys and export progression-following bass ideas. Subtle drift. Evolving tone. Fine Tune and Analog Detune add character to Soul Keys, Funk Bass, FM Bass, Velvet Synths, Soul Organ and Vocal Textures. Wobble adds shaped modulation to Tone, Motion or Warmth, with free or tempo-synced rates. Explore 120 additional soulful presets, from gentle analog drift to subtle moving textures. Program it. Play it. Make it yours. The live Rhythm & Percussion engine has editable sixteen-step patterns, A/B variations, fills and optional separate drum outputs. Chorus, synced or free-time delay, reverb, drum Tape/Crunch and MIDI expression help finish the sound. Use the standalone app to sketch, then arrange your exported parts in FL Studio or another compatible DAW. Windows & Mac build details Windows build 0.54.0 Early Access. Windows 10/11, 64-bit VST3 instrument and standalone application. Nine engines, 313 sounds, 351 library progressions and Drum Break Lab. Mac build 0.54.0 Early Access. Native Apple Silicon arm64 standalone application, VST3 and Audio Unit. Nine engines, 313 sounds, 351 library progressions and Drum Break Lab. Intel Mac support is not offered. Mac testing The creator tested the current macOS build successfully in FL Studio, Ableton Live and Logic Pro on their Apple Silicon Mac. Minimum macOS version compatibility has not been established across older systems. Host experience The creator tested the current Windows build successfully in FL Studio, Ableton Live and MPC Software, and reports good operation. These hands-on checks reflect the creator’s systems; other host versions and configurations can vary. Controllers MIDI keyboard optional; an on-screen keyboard is included. MPE and polyphonic aftertouch are not implemented. Documentation Updated illustrated user manuals accompany the current builds. The Windows 0.54 manual contains 98 pages. Follow the platform-specific installation instructions for your download. Installation Windows setup is unsigned. Mac bundles are ad-hoc signed; the Mac installer is unsigned and not notarized. Save your session and close music software before updating. Not supported AAX, Intel Mac, and standalone MPC/Force hardware. MPC desktop software requires the matching supported plugin format. One-time purchase / Early Access Find your velvet pocket. $29 USD. An instrument for warm sounds, rich changes and grooves you can shape into your own music. VELVET MOTION Early Access · $29Check your platform Before you buy Early Access means the instrument is still developing before 1.0. Windows and macOS Apple Silicon both offer version 0.54.0: check the formats and tested DAWs above for your setup. Features described as future work are not included yet. Song mode remains planned. Instant digital downloads for Windows and macOS Apple Silicon are available after purchase. Follow the installation instructions included with your platform download. MIDI exports contain notes, timing and performance data, not processed audio. Drum Break Lab stems exclude its whole-kit bus effects. Separate live drum outputs have their own routing behavior; see the manual. VELVET MOTION is an independent instrument from 16 Levels. Groove and sound descriptions do not imply artist or hardware manufacturer endorsement. No recordings of the referenced songs are included.