DP8 vs Beat Board

Unfold a bigger stage for your rhythm. Drum Pad 8 brings a playable drum kit, expressive sounds and video practice together on iPhone and iPad. MADE FOR iPHONE DUO Open the inner display for a spacious playing surface. In portrait, keep the video above and the drums below; in landscape, play translucent pads over the video. Adjust pad height, hide the toolbar for more space, and return to the compact landscape kit when you close Duo. The outer display also offers a VU meter for the drum output. WATCH AND PLAY ALONG Video mode on iPhone Duo's unfolded inner display and iPad lets you open supported video websites or choose your own clips from Photos or Files. Local videos include seeking and 1×, 0.75× and 0.5× practice speeds. On iPad, maximize the video into a full-screen background while keeping the pads playable. Website playback depends on the provider, content and connection. Demo videos shown in screenshots are illustrative and are not included. YOUR KIT, YOUR SOUND • Play Pop, Rock and Jazz drum sounds. • Use dynamic or loud pad response and optional crash/bass-drum sync. • Practice with streaming music from another app or supported local songs. • Adjust drum and backing levels with the controls available for each mode. • Explore the guided introduction and switch the app language in Options. DRUM PAD 8 PRO A one-time in-app purchase removes ads and unlocks the AUv3 drum instrument. Play through MIDI or its 4×2 pads in a compatible AUv3 host, with velocity layers, hi-hat choking, presets and host state saving.

Beat Board, play instantly. Go deep when you're ready.  Tap a pad. You're already making music.  That's the idea, no menus to sort through, no lengthy setup.  Hit "new project," and you get a full kit ready to go, not an empty grid.  If you’re bored, regenerate for something fresh with one tap.  If you want to dive deeper, everything is there.  Every sound goes through a real synth engine, allowing you to adjust everything from the oscillator to the final limiter.  What makes it different:  Most drum pad apps give you samples and that’s it.  Beat Board builds sounds from scratch: synths, kicks, snares, hats, all synthesized.  You’re not limited to what someone else recorded.  Set a global key and scale, and everything stays in tune automatically.  Even if you set pads to play random chords or sequences, they will still fit musically.  It’s hard to make it sound bad.  Sounds that evolve:  Here’s where it gets fun.  You can set any pad to randomize things like decay, cutoff, or FX sends with every tap. Y our hi-hat doesn't just go tick-tick-tick; it breathes and shifts, staying interesting.  Your groove becomes more complex without extra effort.  Sound engine:  Each pad runs its own module - choose from Synth, Kick, Snare, Hat, or FX based on what you need.  Shape the tone with oscillators and noise, run it through filters, and set how the sound attacks and fades.  Add some drive if you want grit. Use factory presets to start quickly, plus save your own.  Performance:  12 responsive pads. Each pad can perform different tasks: single hits, chords, sequences.  The random variation with each tap means things won’t sound robotic, even if you loop the same pattern.  Mixing and master:  Every pad has its own volume, pan, and send levels.  Reverb and delay are built in. Master chain:  high-pass to clean up the low end, EQ, compressor, distortion for edge, and a limiter to boost the volume without clipping.  Projects:  Create as many as you want, rename, duplicate, or delete them.  Everything auto-saves, so you won’t lose anything.  Your next beat is just a tap away.  Download Beat Board and start playing. List of Beat Board features: - 12-pad performance grid - Module-based sound engine: Synth, Kick, Snare, Hat, and FX - Deep sound shaping: oscillators + noise, filters, envelopes, drive - Factory presets + save, rename, and manage your own sounds - Global key & scale, per-pad note assignment, chord/sequence play modes - Random variation per trigger: cutoff, decay/release, send levels - Per-pad mixing: volume, pan, reverb send, delay send - Global FX & mastering: reverb presets, delay time/feedback/filter, master HPF, distortion, EQ, compressor, limiter - Project workflow: create, rename, duplicate, delete, auto-save on device Contact us to request features or submit ideas! Terms of Service: https://www.drumpads24.com/legal/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.drumpads24.com/legal/privacy-policy