# Mid East Drummer - Percussion — Middle Eastern Drums & Beats

> Realistic Middle Eastern percussion ensemble with diverse rhythms and advanced features. (iPhone/iPad app by Lumbeat.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mid-east-drummer-percussion/id1326542395 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Lumbeat](https://appshunter.io/developer/590278231)
- Category: Music, Education
- Price: $17.99
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 104 App Store ratings · 134 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 14.0 · 166 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2017-12-21
- Data updated: 2026-09-05
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mid-east-drummer-percussion/id1326542395/reviews.md

## What is Mid East Drummer?

A complete Middle Eastern percussion ensemble in your hands including more than 300 Rhythms from Egypt, Morocco, Iran, Persia, Iran, Turkey, Greece... with meticulously treated sounds creating the most realistic percussion world.

Middle East grooves are the one greatest rhythmic richness, with a large number of different measures. From the common 4 / 4 time to the most interesting and exotic asymmetrical rhythms, like 7/8, 5/8, 15 / 16, 11/ 16 ...

Multilayered sounds with Round Robin samples. Bendir, Darbuka, Riq, Dahola, Davul, Tar, Tarija ...

- The Jam Function improvise like human percussionist. Just set the level of variations and fills and play.
- Song Mode. Create song structures in seconds.
- Midi Out / In
- Midi Sync
- 4 Effects to combine, including Compressor/Gate, Equalizer, Delay and Reverb.
- Random generators to get creative ideas instantly.
- Ableton Link Sync
- Inter-App Audio
- Control several parameters with midi Control Change and Program Change.

--- MIDI Control - Notes Mode
Play / Stop - Midi Note G2 / Program Change 13
Midi CC 0: Rhythm
Midi CC 7: Master Volume
Midi CC 11: Swing
Midi CC 32: Bank
Midi CC 91: Reverb Gain
Select Soundset: Program Change (Notes Live Pad Mode)

--- Live Pad Midi Controls:
* Program Change Mode (default setting)
PC 0 to PC7 : Select Pad
PC8: Fill
PC12: Fill for the next Pad change
PC10: Fill for every Pad change
PC11: Fill & Start / End
PC13: Play


* Notes Mode (default setting)
C3 to G3 : Select Pad
C2: Fill
D2: Fill for the next Pad change
E2: Fill for every Pad change
A2: Fill & Start / End.

- Song Mode Controls: (Notes Live Pad Mode)
Midi Note C2: Preview Song
Midi Note D2: Next Song
* Double press to edit a part or song
* Long press to move parts or songs

## Key features

- 300+ Middle Eastern Rhythms
- Realistic Multilayered Sounds
- Jam Function for Improvisation
- Song Mode for Structure Creation
- MIDI Out/In and Ableton Link Sync
- 4 Customizable Effects
- Random Generators for Ideas

## What do users think of Mid East Drummer?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🎵 Authentic and high-quality Middle Eastern percussion sounds
- 🎯 Extensive variety of rhythms and time signatures
- 🎚️ Intuitive and user-friendly interface
- 🔗 Excellent integration with other Lumbeat apps
- 🎨 Customizable patterns and groove variations
- 🎓 Educational value for learning percussion
- 🎭 Humanized variations and realistic drum sounds
- 🎪 Inspiring and creative for music production
- ⚡ Stable and reliable performance
- 🎵 Works well with various music genres beyond Middle Eastern

**Cons**

- 🔌 Outdated Inter-App Audio (IAA) instead of modern AUv3 support
- 🐛 Crashes and freezing issues reported
- 💾 Difficult and unreliable save/preset functionality
- 🎛️ Overcrowded interface with too many controls
- 📱 Limited customer support and developer responsiveness
- 🎼 Missing some important regional rhythm patterns
- ⚙️ Tuning function causes audio artifacts and attack loss
- 🔊 MIDI clock synchronization issues at startup
- 🎹 No MIDI input capability for custom patterns
- 🖼️ Instrument settings change unexpectedly when recalling rhythms

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes on iOS 26 with Inter-App Audio
- Freezing when loading custom MIDI presets
- IAA apps not visible in Cubasis after one year
- Tuning function creates audio artifacts and removes attack
- MIDI clock synchronization fails at startup
- Saved rhythm instruments change on next recall
- Sequencer ignores user inputs despite no jam settings active
- Timing precision issues (e.g., 74 bpm recorded as 73.97 bpm)
- App becomes unresponsive mid-performance

**Most requested features**

- AUv3 audio unit support for DAW integration
- Turkish rhythm patterns (Usüller) and variations
- Persian 6/8 grooves for Persian dance music
- Israeli rhythms and Middle Eastern variations
- Export functionality for audio/WAV files
- Ability to mute individual tracks
- Batch delete function for patterns
- Visual pitch representation in cents for tuning
- Pattern modification and extension tools
- Song mode with automatic BPM transitions between sections
- macOS version
- More frame drum rhythms and samples
- Random function in pattern editor
- State saving for AUv3 compatibility

## Recent user reviews (10 of 134)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mid-east-drummer-percussion/id1326542395/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Great Mid Eastern Drum Beats

*2026-08-06*

It has a good selection of oriental drum patterns and sounds, very versatile. The layout of the app could be a little more modern.

### 5/5 — Amazing

*2026-07-09*

Very nice drummer....thank you....all the best....ever....all the best thank you……

### 4/5 — lumbeat amazing app

*2026-06-10*

BEAST 👌🎶🎼

### 5/5 — Sooo much fresh variety,,,

*2026-02-14, version 1.41*

Have FUN with all these rhythms quite unfamiliar to someone raised on 4/4.  Challenging and inspiring.

### 5/5 — Perfect

*2025-11-30*

Nice sounds

### 5/5 — Earl

*2025-10-10, version 1.41*

A great set of sounding drums

### 1/5 — iOS 26

*2025-09-30, version 1.41*

iOS 26 whiped all drummer  apps from Inter-App Audio waawaa

### 5/5 — Very usable app

*2025-09-29*

I love this percussion app. I practically use it in most of my songs, mostly Indian music. Ever since I got this library, quality of percussion in my music has gone up.

### 5/5 — 1A

*2025-08-21*

1A

### 5/5 — Oriental Grooves Top!

*2025-08-18*

Sehr feine und vielfältige Sammlung orientalischer Grooves, klasse Sounds- mit zahlreichen Möglichkeiten der Gestaltung

## Frequently asked questions about Mid East Drummer

### What kind of rhythms does this app offer?

The app features over 300 Middle Eastern rhythms from regions like Egypt, Morocco, Iran, Turkey, and Greece. It includes common time signatures as well as exotic asymmetrical rhythms such as 7/8, 5/8, and 15/16.

### What percussion instruments are included?

It includes a variety of meticulously treated sounds from instruments like Bendir, Darbuka, Riq, Dahola, Davul, Tar, and Tarija, all designed to create a realistic percussion world.

### How can I use this app for live performance or production?

The app supports MIDI Out/In, MIDI Sync, and Ableton Link Sync, allowing seamless integration with other music software and hardware. It also offers Inter-App Audio for advanced routing.

### What are the improvisation and song creation features?

The Jam Function allows for human-like improvisation by setting variation and fill levels. Song Mode lets you create song structures quickly, and MIDI controls are available for both live pad and song mode operations.

### Does this app have in-app purchases or ads?

Based on the provided information, the app is a paid application and does not feature in-app purchases or advertisements.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.41 — 2024-04-21

- Fixed "New Song" Bug
- Autosave Soundset with Groove saving

### 1.40 — 2024-03-13

- Show / Remove Swing in Groove Editor
- Little Improvements & Fixed Bugs

### 1.39 — 2024-01-22

- Show / Remove Swing in Groove Editor
- Little Improvements & Fixed Bugs

### 1.38 — 2023-12-19

- Random Buttons & Preview to Sound Buttons
- Send grooves to Hip Hop Drummer & iBassist
- Little improvements

### 1.371 — 2023-02-16

- Changing SWING with Live Pad sets with BPM
- Send & Receive grooves to/from other Drummers
- Sample Rate Fixes
- More little improvements and bugs fixed

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