Brazilian Drum Machine vs Mini Orchestra
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brazilian Drum Machine
Create authentic Brazilian rhythms with a comprehensive percussion library and intuitive song creation tools. Explore pre-programmed grooves or design your own, and perform live with assignable pads and MIDI control. Synchronize with other music apps for seamless integration.
- Extensive Brazilian rhythm library
- Over 60 realistic percussion sounds
- Intuitive Song Mode for structure creation
- Live Pads for live performance
- MIDI In/Out and Ableton Link synchronization
- Custom rhythm creation tools
- Jamming Mode for improvisation
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Brazilian Drum Machine is a complete brazilian rhythm section in your device. Easy, fast and flexible because you can use the preprogrammed rhythms or create your own grooves. Combine rhythms with the fast and intuitive Song Mode or make your live sessions with the Live Pads. Unlimited. The new Live Pads lets to play live sessions on the way with 8 assignable pads and buttons for fills, intro, end with midi controls. And now, you can synchronize with any app easily with Ableton Link. • Complete rhythm library with all the amazing brazilian grooves. Samba, Partido Alto, Baião, Bossa Nova, Marcha, Choro, Carimbó, Maracatú, Coco, Xote, Maxixe, Makulele, Calango, AfroSamba, Coco, Frevo, Ijexá, Calango, Capoeira … and many more! • More than 60 brazilian percussion sounds with Round Robin alternating samples with 4 layers. Extremely realistic sounds, including Pandeiros, Caixixis, Surdos, Cabasas, Tamborims, Ganzá, Shaker, Chocalho, Caixas (Snares), Agogos, Atabaques (Congas), Drum sets, … and many more! • Jamming Mode to set the improvisation level. The acclaimed jamming ability has been adapted to Brazilian percussion. • Set drum fills every x bars, with brazilian triplet feel that makes the groove to sound incredibly human. • Midi Out • Midi In (Sound Module) • Song Mode allows to make full structures in seconds. Just adding parts choosing rhythms, number of bars, jamming level and fills. Easy, fast and fun. - Double press to edit a part or song - Long press to move parts or songs • Create your own rhythms in two modes: Step Sequencer and Patterns wheels. • Ranzomizers tools for sounds and patterns to boost the creativity. • Grooves divided into banks to facilitate searching: Samba - Bossa Nova - Forró - Afro - Marcha - Folclore - Bateria (Drumset) - User - Favourites • Bateria (Drumset) bank with the traditional brazilian rhythms adapted to a drum set. • AudioBus and inter-app support to stream live audio directly to other apps. And now syncs perfectly with Ableton Link • Universal app: works on iPhone, iPod and iPad. -MIDI- -- Notes Mode Play / Stop - Midi Note G2 / Program Change 13 Midi CC 0: Rhythm Midi CC 1: Jam Intensity 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
Mini Orchestra
Create symphonic orchestral sounds with a high-quality sample-playback synthesizer. Easily control dynamics and expression with adjustable parameters for nine distinct instrument sections. Offers a built-in reverb and programmer for creating custom sounds.
- 9 orchestral instrument sections
- Adjustable velocity, aftertouch, and expression sensitivity
- Programmable velocity zones
- Mute groups for section control
- 256 voices of polyphony
- Built-in stereo reverb effect
- Unlimited program creation
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GSi Mini Orchestra is a sample-playback synthesizer based on a selection of high quality stereo samples with long loops, that helps reproducing the sound of a symphonic orchestra easily and quickly. It offers 9 sections including: bass brasses (tubas, trombones), cellos and contrabass, french horns, woodwinds (flutes, oboe, fagotto), treble brasses (trumpets and trombones), treble strings (violins, violas), choirs, glockenspiel and percussions (timpani and cymbals). Each section can be programmed independently to have a given response to velocity, expression pedal, aftertouch, and velocity zone. The "aftertouch lag" parameter lets you adjust the response to the aftertouch messages in order to obtain smooth dynamic transitions. Main features - Includes 9 sections, each with adjustable volume, pan, attack, release - Individual sections can be adjusted to velocity, aftertouch and expression sensitivity - Each section can be limited to a programmable velocity range - Three mute groups allow muting and unmuting sections at the push of a button - 256 voices of Polyphony - Built-in Stereo Reverb effect - Built-in programmer with unlimited Programs - Embedded user's' manual - Available as Stand-alone App and audio AUv3 plugin - Very low CPU and RAM usage
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mini Orchestra at 4.9 against Brazilian Drum Machine's 4.0. Mini Orchestra also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Brazilian Drum Machine's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 30 months) and price ($17.99 vs $19.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Brazilian Drum Machine costs $17.99 and Mini Orchestra $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mini Orchestra holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Brazilian Drum Machine's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mini Orchestra's.
Brazilian Drum Machine ships an update every 5 months, Mini Orchestra every 30 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brazilian Drum Machine | Mini Orchestra |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $17.99 — better | $19.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (30 ratings) | 4.9 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 30 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lumbeat | Genuine Soundware |
Customer experience
Brazilian Drum Machine
Mini Orchestra
In-app purchases
Brazilian Drum Machine
No in-app purchases
Mini Orchestra
No in-app purchases
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