DrumStudio User Reviews

DrumStudio
DrumStudio
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  • Poor File Control

    Has potential but useless file control. The iPad has file access now. Need to move with the times.
  • Incredible app

    This app is an unbelievable tool when it comes to writing and exporting MIDI drum tab. From blast beats to off-time funky beats this app does it all. As good as Tabit IMO. Works well with Reaper. A must have tool for those recording their own music.
  • This is one of the top drum iOS apps

    I tried most of top drum apps for iOS over last several years. After working with them, I came back and used DRUMSTUDIO for my drum lines because you can program them easily & precisely and the drum sounds are so real compared to the others. Thanks DRUMSTUDIO for this app.
  • Time Signatures!

    I tried many other apps, and this is the only one I tried that can change the time signature of the pattern, the step view, and the metronome. Other apps want to just give you a different number of steps, but it still looks like 4 beats, or it will not change the accents in the metronome, or it is just 4/4 all the way. Drum studio does it all.
    Also it may be hard to tell, but you can build songs apart from just the 4 patterns that you can see.
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  • Poor update

    So, an easier export means iTunes only. You've got to be joking.

    Nic
  • Way Better Than a Drum Machine

    There are now some great apps for realistic drums on iOS. This is still one of the very best!

    You want flams, ghosts, cymbal chokes, drags, open/closed/foot hats, and rolls? You've got them here, each in three flavors for each kit, in addition to velocity simulation, plus lots of different kit pieces (somewhat hidden) and time signatures.
    Complete set of audio/MIDI/tab import and export options.
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  • Useful for basics, lacks a few features.

    PROs:
    flexible tempo & meters per pattern
    logical
    decent implementation of special drum strokes
    drum tabs
    easy to use practice tool

    CONs:
    quality & quantity of samples is not great
    can't import samples (?)
    no velocity switched samples (?)
    no pinch zoom for complex meters or divisions

    I don't like it as much as Drum Perfect, but might find the drum tab functions useful.
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  • Best App For Actual Drummers

    This app is amazing. Worth every penny. You can create beats with lifelike kits and save them. I've used it to quickly transcribe beats from songs, create fills, write down practice patterns, transcribe patterns that I'm having a hard time playing, etc. if you're a drummer, you NEED this app.
  • GREAT App for Drummers

    EXACTLY what I was looking for. Very easy to use to create and modify beats and fills. Also east to import and export to various formats.

    You can use as a practice tool as well. I loaded some exercises from a workbook I'm studying, and played them on a loop through my headphones as I'm playing on my kit. Can slow down the BPM to work on a lick, then gradually increase the speed as you get it figured out.

    Things I would like to see in future releases:
    -ability to vary the pitch and sustain for the individual drums and cymbals, not just the mix volume.
    -ability to add multiple crashes, splashes, rides, China's, etc
    -ability to write and/or convert to standard music notation (not just drum tabs)
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  • Great app!

    This is a great drum app. The developer is always updating it. Simple, intuitive UI. It's becoming my fav drum app.

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