DM1 User Reviews

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Not bad

One thing that would be a game changer for this is to be able to assign the drums to the channels that you want.And also having more editing for the Drums so you can actually get right into the sounds and edit the sounds not just the time but overall pretty good

DM 1

One of my best applications

Great drum machine, in an alternate universe

Near worthless for professional use. Getting separated tracks out of this app is near impossible(for mixing and mastering in a DAW). Constant crashes on even the smallest of projects. Getting mixed down projects is hit or miss. Thankfully there are more options with master mix down, but on3 has to wonder about the code base. Must be a mess of unnecessary repetition. Some options work great and some crash reliably when creating the audio. It’s fun to play with, but if you were aspiring to use it in a professional context, it will probably break your heart.
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Twinned with MODX

The midi connectivity works so well with the Yamaha. Control start and stop, tempo and supplies audio over usb. Really getting into this powerful little machine.

Great app

This is easy to use great sounds

Best Drum Machine Ever

the DM1 is the Best Drum Machine on the appstore and it’s Free i got this app since the first time and really enjoyed it even today on ipad pro and new ios it’s still running great .
I really recommend this music & Drum app, spread the virus to your friends and family, a Big thanks to the developers who did an awesome job on this project !
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Really love this just hope you make it auv3 and work with midi

It has amazing sounds so not being auv I got it to think of it like hardware, but no midi sequencer has worked that I tried that has midi mapping for dm1. Even though it works for all the other midi mapping. Please update the app so it works with midi . Also If you made this auv it would truly become the most popular drum machine on iOS for many many people. Will update to. 5 stars once midi is fixed
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Seem to recall i used this app …

… years ago, but not that much. Maybe with the then current audio copy/audiobus features. But no updates in years suggests this apps been abandoned ..

Why did you change it?

I use this app for teaching… Guitar and bass. It used to default to the last pattern I wrote, which was useful… now it always goes to this “song,” and I have to go through a few more steps and rewrite my pattern. By default distortion is turned on… I don’t know if it just doesn’t make sense.

This is darned good!!

One of the best drum apps I’ve played with

What a waste of time and money

The acoustic sounds are totally useless.
Only 9 sounds at a time? And no even two samples per sound.
This is literally a toy and it's advertised as a professional tool.
MIDI control doesn't work every time you open the app. You have to go to Song>MIDI and then it works, every single time.
Labels on the pads are nonsense and useless.
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Bpm issues

Tap tempo is hard to use. But more importantly, I’m not sure the bpm metronome is accurate. I’ve tried to beat match it to other apps and I can’t get it to line up at all. Love the app tho, but That’s a big issue for me. Good luck. I’ll still keep using if I can find a work around. Thanks

Great drum machine

Excellent collection of kits and sound. Plus you can build your own kits. Lots of options for sequencing and patterns.

Built in fox and mixer make it great for composing on the sly.

It’s not perfect. Can’t get the midi to work, but could be user /developers error. Who knows. Exporting midi and audio has been no problem.

Not sure if it would be a live tool, but it also supports ableton sync so my thoughts could change.

Even with shortcomings, use it more than any of my instruments because it’s so handy for working out ideas and just jamming along with the grooves.

For the price, definitely worth every cent.
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Easy Peasy and rich with features

I’ve been frustrated to find an inexpensive simple to use drum beats product till I found DM1. Within 20 minutes, I customized a beat pattern for multiple songs, learned how to select a song to load, change the tone of the beat using a different kit. I’ll connect my iPad to my battery powered portable amp and I’m in business to go busking or lead my jam sessions.
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can’t import samples from audio share

Title says it all.
Impossible to import drum samples from my library into app.

Blue Tooth Foot Controller

I have been trying to connect a blue tooth foot controller,
To the DM1. An, Air Turn, BT-200 S2.
With no luck at all!
I seem to have no difficulty connecting the BT-200
To the iPad, Bluetooth. But there seems to be no information,
on what settings are required for the DM1?
I sure wish I could find a way to contact FingerLab,
For assistance?
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Great

Tons of great kits and sounds. Easy to use. Would like to see a note repeat function to be able to make 8th note triplets on hi hats, for example, similar to the beat sequencer in GarageBand.

Improper time signature

Currently using iPad 5th Gen latest software. I've used this app for a few years, and it's always been fairly reliable. However recently, I try to setup a 5/4, or 3/4 time signature. And it continually sets up in 4/4. Which makes mapping out the beat quickly, a rather pain and headache.

Not working on iPad Pro 1st edition

It’s a great DMC but has stopped starting on an iPad Pro 1st edition...

Superb Drum Machine

We are spoiled these days. This is a phenomenal drum machine - released as hardware you’d easily look at paying £500 for this much functionality. This is amongst the best music-based apps out there.