Portable CheckBeat

Portable CheckBeat is a small audio application whose purpose is to help you generate your own drum beats. The utility is created using XAudio2 API so you need to have Microsoft DirectX runtime installed on your system to make it work.

Portable running mode

This is the portable version of CheckBeat. You can keep it stored on USB flash drives or other portable devices and carry it with you all the time. Gaining access to the tool’s features requires only opening the executable file because there’s no installation included in the process.
What’s more, you can open it without administrative privileges on the target computer and uninstall it using a quick deletion task because it does not leave entries in the Windows registry.

Simplistic looks

You are welcomed by a clean and intuitive layout that accommodates all configuration settings into a single panel. A help manual is hidden under the hood and contains short descriptions about the program’s features.

Set up drum beats

Portable CheckBeat gives you the possibility to create your own drum patterns by playing WAV files based on the pattern you create. The utility comes packed with several preset WAV files that you can choose from and allows you to add custom audio files from your computer.
You are given the freedom to create patterns by checking the boxes below each WAV file and turning on the sound for the current beat. Each box corresponds to a 16-beat sequence.
Other important tweaks worth being mentioned enable you to make the sequences shorter by setting the ‘Beats/Pattern’ to a number below 16, as well as alter the tempo and note duration per beat. Portable CheckBeat eats up minimal CPU and memory resources so the overall performance of the computer is not hampered.

Bottom line

All things considered, Portable CheckBeat offers a simple and quick method for generating drum beats, and is suitable especially for less experienced users. On the downside, there’s no support for exporting options.