# VADrum2 — Virtual Analog Drum Machine > Virtual analog drum machine with synthesizer, effects, and sequencer for music production. (iPhone/iPad app by Ryo Togawa.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vadrum2/id1561097284 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Ryo Togawa](https://appshunter.io/developer/1474193056) - Category: Music - Price: $5.99 (on sale, was $14.99) - Rating: 4.50/5 from 16 App Store ratings · 7 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 14.5 · 27 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2021-08-25 - Data updated: 2026-09-06 - Monetization: paid - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vadrum2/id1561097284/reviews.md ## What is VADrum2? VADrum2 is a virtual analog drum machine for iPhone, iPad and Mac. VADrum2 consists of drum synthesizer, effects and a sequencer. The drum synthesizer includes 27 drum voices, which are 23 virtual analog modules and 4 sample playback modules and they are inspired by the iconic analog drum machines of the 1980’s. The Effects includes delay, chorus, flanger, reverb, eq, and compressor. The sequencer offers ability to program 16 bar pattern per clip and parameter automation. Project files can be saved in iCloud Drive. VADrum2 works as a stand alone or as an Audio Unit Extension (AUv3). Stand Alone supports Ableton Link, Bluetooth MIDI and MIDI IN/OUT. Main Features Drum Synthesizer - 27 drum synthesizer modules (24 virtual analog and 4 sample playback) Sequencer - 16 bar patterns per clip. Total 16 clips. - Parameter automation. Audio Export - Linear PCM format (AIFF, WAV and CAF) and compressed format (AAC) - Support iCloud Drive. - Support Universal Purchase (Works on iOS devices and macOS devices) - Support Ableton Link, Bluetooth MIDI, MIDI In / Out. - Support Audio Unit Extension (AUv3) System Requirements - AudioUnit Extension (AUv3) requires host application which support AudioUnit Extension. - AudioUnit Extension (AUv3) is supported by Apple Garage Band on iOS and macOS, and Apple Logic on Mac. For any other DAW, it depends on the application and some of them don’t support AudioUnit Extension (AUv3). ## Key features - 27 virtual analog and sample playback drum voices - Integrated delay, chorus, flanger, reverb, EQ, and compressor - 16-bar pattern sequencer with parameter automation - Stand-alone app and AUv3 extension support - Ableton Link and Bluetooth MIDI compatibility - iCloud Drive project saving - Universal Purchase for iOS and macOS ## Recent user reviews (7 of 7) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vadrum2/id1561097284/reviews.md ### 4/5 — UI flaws. *2025-06-03* - The sequencer is so tiny in landscape mode, even in the section view. - No sync settings? Overall it’s a great drum app, just needs some work. ### 5/5 — My favorite drum machine app *2023-08-20* Excellent app. You could make professional quality stuff just with this and the dev’s mono and poly synth apps. The sequencer is excellent both for live recording or very detailed programming with a piano roll. The factory sounds are solid and don’t even require much tweaking , but tons of sound design options available for those who want to go deep. If you like Elektron style gear I am sure you will get on well with this app. Great work! ### 5/5 — Great dev great drum app *2023-07-09* Love the sounds, features, and the graphic design. Hard working dev that delivers the goods adds features and squashes any bugs that arise. Can’t wait to see what’s next ;) ### 5/5 — One of my top drum machines *2023-05-19* It’s really versatile. Love that both the drum kit and the drum pattern can be adjusted on their own. Favorite patterns are the trap one and two house ones and the half time one. Lots of great drum sounds ### 2/5 — UI is terrible for drum synth *2023-01-01* I’m not a synth drums (nor sampled) kind of guy but this is really poor. I got it to thump a couple of times and nothing but silence. Nothing actually plays except the keyboard. Nothing like the video on their website. Glad it was on sale. Unlike their synth apps, that I love, I can’t stand their drum app’s UI. Deleted app. I just won’t use it. Playing with VA Mono/Poly though.❤️‍🔥 ### 4/5 — Great Plugin *2022-12-05* One of the most useable and well designed Auv3 plugins I’ve found. Please add loops shorter than 4 bars!!! Pattern sequencer is great and shorter loops like 1 bar / 1/2 note / 1/4 note would make it amazing ### 5/5 — A tidy, modern drumkit system for my iPad. *2022-11-28* A really excellent and refreshingly reliable AUv3 drum ‘machine’, I have had a spate of other devs’ Audio Units crashing/locking my beloved GarageBand on my iPad Pro M1, and am glad this one is up to Ryo Togawa’s usual high standard. Looking at the built-in User Guide - it exists! - in either standalone OR Audio Unit instance, I can see there’s the ability to program drums if you want to set up sequences. I don’t, I mainly want to tap the drums in real-time and use the GarageBand iPadOS feature of ‘adding-on’ a layer at a time, to the MIDI blocks. IE I run GB, hit ‘record’ and do the bass drum, then repeat and as long as the track setting in GB is NOT set to do fresh takes, the next layer of MIDI ‘notes’ will be maybe the Snare Drum, or whatever. This is totally standard as many iOS/iPadOS music enthusiasts know. Don’t need to do this, if you are fast-fingered, you can skip along the twin rows of drum pad rectangles and drop the whole lot in ! (two kits can be shown at a time, one has a few more pads than the other I think). This avoids a lot of issues with some drum apps that are AUv3, where ‘recording’ either puts very little MIDI down, hiding everything, OR the drum machine app itself, insists on running while you also press ‘play’ in the DAW. I thought Audio Units, would understand/be connected enough with the host DAW, to realise that a recorded track, means you don’t also want the drum machine playing over it. I cannot usually find a tidy way to stop this happening, and so I have taken to manually dropping the drum hits in - hence I purchased this app, because it permits both modes. NOTE - I have not yet explored the ‘programmed mode’ on this as an audio unit instance, I will get to that sometime, but this dev is generally creating solid Audio Units that work, so I do not anticipate anything negative there, that wouldn’t be sorted. Obviously then my use case, is presently a straightforward one. It is really good that Ryo Togawa so clearly enables ‘manual’ drum hits as an easy way to get a drum track laid down. I selected a kit, then I tap the pad/rectangles, and stuff sounds off! Then I hit ‘record’ on GarageBand in a song, and it does what I expect. It’s surprising how hard some drum apps make this mode to do. When I press play after recording, there’s no doubling issues this way, nice and easy. So I did not have to learn how to program the drums, in order to hear them play in Apple’s baby DAW and easily lay down a drum track or tracks. This is an easy recommended choice, in my view this Audio Unit and standalone. I also got a mini channel-strip by the same developer, and that is similarly solid and reliable and doesn’t glitch my GB. It’s good to feel relaxed about the quality behind the scenes, that enables me to focus on the enjoyable bit, creating music, not act as a test pilot. Lastly, A long time ago, I had a Roland/Boss TR606. I mean, I loved it, but it was tedious to program, and that was a necessary thing to do. And making anything but a repeated loop of the same few bars (using ‘song mode’) was really convoluted, and you couldn’t ‘see’ a darned thing. That’s perhaps why I don’t take to being made to program drums now, because a DAW means you don’t need to. If you do need to, it’s there. So this drum app, gives modern sounds and I guess if I wanted a more cool-looking arrangement of playing pads (eg images of actual drums), I could grab my Yamaha electric drumkit as a triggering method, because the app does do MIDI too. I’d love to do that when I get the time. For now, it’s fine to finger-tap. Definitely 5-stars because it works so well and doesn’t trip me up! ## Frequently asked questions about VADrum2 ### What is VADrum2? VADrum2 is a virtual analog drum machine designed for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It combines a drum synthesizer, effects, and a sequencer to help you create electronic music. ### How much does VADrum2 cost? VADrum2 is a paid application, priced at $5.99. This is a one-time purchase for universal access across your Apple devices. ### What devices does VADrum2 support? VADrum2 supports a wide range of Apple devices, including Mac, iPhone, and iPad. It also works on iPod devices. ### Does VADrum2 have ads? No, VADrum2 does not contain advertisements. As a paid application, it offers an uninterrupted user experience. ### How often is VADrum2 updated? VADrum2 was last updated on September 18, 2023, with version 1.0.5. This indicates regular maintenance and potential feature additions. ### Can VADrum2 be used with other music software? Yes, VADrum2 can function as a standalone application or as an Audio Unit Extension (AUv3). This allows it to integrate with compatible DAWs like GarageBand and Logic. ### What kind of drum sounds can I create with VADrum2? VADrum2 features 27 drum voices, including 23 virtual analog modules and 4 sample playback modules, inspired by iconic 1980s analog drum machines. ### What are the main benefits of using VADrum2? Users appreciate VADrum2 for its authentic analog sound, comprehensive sequencing capabilities, and seamless integration with other music production tools on Apple platforms. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.0.5 — 2023-09-18 Version 1.0.5 contains improvements and bug fixes. - Support iOS 17 / iPadOS 17. ### 1.0.4 — 2023-04-14 - Added Spectrum Analyzer, Spectrogram and Oscilloscope. - Added new effect routing from delay and chorus to reverb. - Added master slider. - Added overview to piano roll editor. - Added overview to automation editor. - Added count-in for recording. - Added an option for Quick Look to audition exported audio - Added ability to selected MIDI input source in stand alone. - Added indicator of selected bar. - Added an option to disable sequencer. - Improved DSP performance. - Improved editing functions of piano roll editor. - Improved editing functions of automation editor. - Improved undo and redo. - Fixed font size scaling for iPhone. - Fixed window scaling of iPhone. - Fixed behavior of size parameter of reverb effect when sync is enabled. - Fixed a problem that playback doesn’t start from loop start when length of clips are different. - Fixed problems of MIDI CC mapping. - Fixed a problem of processing MIDI events while sequencer is running. - Update Ableton Link Framework to the latest version. ### 1.0.3 — 2022-09-16 Version 1.0.3 contains improvements and bug fixes. - Support iOS 16 / iPadOS 16. ### 1.0.2 — 2022-09-01 Version 1.0.10 contains bug fixes and improvements. - Fix problems which make AUv3 to fail the test of AudioUnit Validation Tool. - Update Ableton Link Framework to the latest version. ### 1.0.1 — 2021-09-17 Version 1.0.1 contains improvements and bug fixes. - Support iOS 15 / iPadOS 15. ## Apps similar to VADrum2 | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Drum Machine - Music Maker](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/drum-machine-music-maker/id1435908315) | 4.3 (6,103) | Free | Music | | [Things - Crusher](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/things-crusher/id6449363172) | 5.0 (6) | $6.99 | Music | | [ShockWave - Synth Module](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shockwave-synth-module/id1449844670) | 4.6 (190) | $7.99 | Music | | [Kebarp AUv3 MIDI Arpeggiator](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kebarp-auv3-midi-arpeggiator/id6479562640) | 4.8 (12) | $5.99 | Music | | [SKIIID](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/skiiid/id1516634571) | 4.4 (31) | $3.99 | Music | | [EG Nodes](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/eg-nodes/id6466639463) | 4.8 (93) | $19.99 | Music | ## More apps by Ryo Togawa - [VADrumSM](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vadrumsm/id1474193057) - [ChannelEqualizer](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/channelequalizer/id1513527511) - [ChStrip](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chstrip/id1518510831) - [TfxEcho](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tfxecho/id1523777426) - [TfxMod](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tfxmod/id1524639578) - [TfxReverb](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tfxreverb/id1529840178) All apps by Ryo Togawa: https://appshunter.io/developer/1474193056 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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