Different Drummer vs Bagpipe Basics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Different Drummer
This app generates unique and complex rhythmic music patterns for any instrument, including drums. It offers extensive control over rhythm, harmony, and expression through wave-based synthesis. Explore endless possibilities for creating innovative beats and sequences.
- Rhythmic music generation for any instrument
- Complex pattern and rhythm creation
- MIDI controller and file creator
- Wave-based control for expression
- Multi-track music output
- Audiobus 3 and Ableton Link 3 support
- Progression Composer for arpeggios
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"Different Drummer blows my mind and that's pretty hard to do."—Dave Taub, drummer for Billy Idol, John Lennon, Yes and many more. Don't let the name fool you. Different Drummer is a powerful rhythmic MUSIC generator for ANY instruments or samples (with harmonies) that happens to work Very Well for drums too. It's also an amazing Midi Controller and MIDI file creator. Create everything from simple or complex patterns, non-repeating music, straight or poly rhythms, human or robot feel, arpeggios, chord progressions, fills, sequences and much at your fingertips using this one-of-a-kind app. This may be the best music idea finder anywhere in the galaxy! This is an essential tool for those seeking new beats and sequences but our customers say it best: Most used app in the toolbox ***** "I have plenty of music apps...synths, DAWs, sequencers, beat boxes, effects, drum machines...you name it, but Different Drummer has been the MOST used of all of them." by Sattech27 This is your secret weapon in the quest for innovative beats and music that make sense yet defy the status quo. Different Drummer taps into the primal source of all rhythm—waves. DD puts out multi-track music which is lifelike and primal at times and out of this world at others. It's a rhythmic music synthesizer that uses waves to play any sound in astonishing ways that vary from electro to dubstep to tribal to classical. This software was created with music in mind—but in the spirit of discovering what is next in music, not just finding a new way to do the same thing like so many music apps do so well. If you are a pioneer or care about where music is going, this app is for you. Easy to start learning, always discovering more. Adjust note, rest, tie, panning, beat and dynamics waves for the ultimate range of expression. You will never exhaust the endless possibilities of Different Drummer and you are guaranteed to discover legit beats that no one has ever heard before. No matter how many apps you have...not having Different Drummer is a loss. To not possess this musical wonder is committing a Groove Crime in your studio or live setup! Features: • 8 Sampler Tracks + Jam-along track with 6-wave Cyclophone Controls plus 2 harmonies on each main track. • AudioBus 3 with State Saving, Remote Triggers and Inter-App audio out & background play • Stereo audio recording. Export via Audioshare, Dropbox or iTunes or AudioCopy or General Pasteboard (to GarageBand for example) • Ableton Link 3 enabled • Zenterface™ let's you work in a more simplified radial view and is just fun! • Progression Composer makes it easy to create guide tracks or multi-track arpeggios • Jammer panel to play along with the music • Jamlets panel lets you create endless action buttons for live jamming, saved with your presets • Control drum pitches, rests, ties, dynamics, panning and beat value using additive waves • Instant Capture in case you hear a killer beat you want saved on auto random • Save Wave Presets to Wave Library and share with other users in Community • 37 Preset Drum styles you can fully mess with (these are for fun, not the main purpose) • String Wave Sets together in saved Sequences and share in Community • Export Wave Sets or Sequences as MIDI Files (via iTunes, AudioShare, Email or Dropbox) • Over 190 drum and sound FX samples with more added every update • Add your own 24-bit samples via iTunes (WAV or CAF), AudioPaste or DropBox • Over 75 musical scales to assign drums or instruments to as well as key • Channel Volume, Filter, Distortion and Reverb Mixer • Set Key, Tempo, Swing and Time Signature • Automation for randomizing and morphing playback with snap-back option • MIDI Sync Out and In • Up to 8 Channels of MIDI Out • Dedicated Wave for any Midi CC with Learn • Core MIDI lets you play other synthesizers and drum machines on your iPad such as Animoog and NLog Pro or external hardware To hear Different Drummer in action and learn more please go to www.technemedia.com
Bagpipe Basics
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+++BELOW YOU WILL FIND INFORMATION ON THE CONTENT OF THE APP AS WELL AS ITS PRIVACY POLICY+++ +++ You want to know how to start leaning how to play the bagpipes in the simplest way imaginable? Or you are a musician who wants to simply know the bagpipe scale and how it relates to your own instrument? 'Bagpipe Basics' teaches you the fundamentals of the Scottish great Highland bagpipe, Irish Warpipe or ‘píob mhòr’ (Gaelic pronunciation included in the app). You will learn its fingering, basic notation and how to play the scale. Chanter animations in combination with the stave as well as the terminology used by pipers will guide you from one melody note to the next. Furthermore, two games allow you to challenge what you have learned: You can train your ear with the listening-skills tool and quiz yourself on the finger positions of the bagpipe chanter with reference to their notation. In this way it focuses on the music with the minimum of language input in an entertaining and highly efficient manner. 'Bagpipe Basics' was compiled by the pipers Allan MacDonald of Glenuig (Scotland) and Thomas Zöller (Germany). You can contact the authors directly via email through the app. 'Bagpipe Basics' includes: * Animation of the scale (Beginner) * A quiz on the fingering of the bagpipe chanter (Novice) * A quiz that trains your listening skills (Novice / Intermediate) * Basic music theory as well as information on how to hold the bagpipe chanter * All audio recordings as well as the handwriting by Allan MacDonald of Glenuig +++PRIVACY POLICY OF THE APP BAGPIPE BASICS+++ The app “Bagpipe Basics“ is published by Pìob is Ceòl UG (haftungsbeschränkt). The app is subject to the regulations of the respective app-store. Our app does not collect personal data. Consequently, we cannot – and have no desire to – pass on any personal data of any user to third parties. Furthermore the app does not use any tracking tools. The app only uses the memory of your device to save the highscores you achieve in the learning games the app provides. Purchasing this app, especially the transfer of your financial data for the purchase process, is subject to the regulations of your provider. Your personal data required for the purchase and the installation of the app will not be processed by us but only by your provider. You can find its privacy policy here: Apple App Store: https://www.apple.com/privacy/ External links: The app includes links to external websites. If you use any of these links, the IP-address of your device will be send by your browser to the respective website. The app itself will not send any further information to the external websites.
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Verdict
Different Drummer and Bagpipe Basics are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Different Drummer costs $2.99 and Bagpipe Basics $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Different Drummer | Bagpipe Basics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (31 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 81.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Techné Media | Pìob is Ceòl UG (haftungsbeschränkt) |
Bugs and requests
Different Drummer
Reported bugs
8 issues- Crashes with IAA/Audiobus
- Doesn't sync MIDI clock / Ableton Link properly
- Hanging MIDI notes with automation
- Crashes when sending to Dropbox
- Emailing MIDI file issues
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- Audio doesn't start playing until wave is tweaked
- Inaccurate sliders
- Buggy with iOS 7 (older review)
Requested features
8 requests- AUv3 support
- MIDI clock / Ableton Link sync improvements
- Revamp sample import (e.g., zip support)
- Add presets
- MIDI-in support
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- Landscape view
- Grid mode
- Dark mode option
Bagpipe Basics
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Different Drummer
No in-app purchases
Bagpipe Basics
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Different Drummer free?
Is Bagpipe Basics free?
Do Different Drummer or Bagpipe Basics have ads?
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