This ebook is full of the best apps for drummers. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced drummer, I am sure you will find some provocative apps for your smartphone or tablet! The iBook was designed to be viewed on a tablet with excellent results on both an iPhone and iPad. The pdf version contains 20 pages that can be printed.
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BEST APPS FOR DRUMMERS
There’s an app for everything, right? It turns out that this is true, even for us drummers.
Now many drumming apps available are marketed towards non-drummers and kids. How many of these apps are actually useful?
Today I’ll be sharing with you the best and useful drumming apps available.
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1) Drumeo (IOS/Android)
If you’re a drummer and haven’t heard of the learning platform Drumeo, you must be living under a rock. Drumeo is by far the biggest and best online lesson platform available to drummers, both new and experienced.
The Drumeo member’s area
The Edge learning system features a step-by-step learning curriculum that includes 1,000+ songs and practice tools. Live support is also provided by some of our favorite drum heros. As I write this, legendary Drum Corps percussionist John Wooton is live and interacting in a members only format
The Drumeo app syncs with the web version, allowing you to complete lessons either with your computer or your mobile device.
If you’re just starting out on the drums and want a little structured guidance to learning, I can’t recommend the app more. It is a rather hefty annual subscription cost ($290/yr), but if you’re serious, you won’t find anything better online.
Readers of Drumming Review get a free 30-day trial to Drumeo Edge, so be sure to give it a try if you’re serious about learning drums and percussion. If you’re not ready to commit to a subscription yet, be sure to check out their YouTube channel to see TONS of amazing, free content.
2) Drumeo Kids (IOS/Android)
Drumeo Kids, as the name implies, is an app perfect for introducing young ones to the world of drumming through entertaining shows. Drumeo Edge members have full access to Kids, so if you’re already a member, you’re all set.
Any parents reading—I assume a lot of you want to teach your children how to play the drums. This app provides a perfect way to get them excited about music and drumming in addition to your instruction.
Each video episode highlights a different genre of music—everything from hip hop to reggae, disco, rock, salsa, funk, and more.
3) DrumKnee 3D (IOS)
Best Drum App
DrumKnee 3D is one of the only apps allowing you to play the bass drum with your foot.
Yes, I am starting the list off with a finger-drum app, but I promise this will be the only one.
DrumKnee 3D is unique and revolutionary for an app because it allows you to play the bass drum with your foot.
I haven’t seen any drumming app prior to this that had this functionality.
Functionality
By placing the phone on your knee, you’re able to kick your foot (as if it was on a bass drum pedal) and the phone will register a kick sound.
I have no idea how this works, but it must have something to do with the shake functionality inside of new smartphones.
Every other drumming app I’ve used requires you to play the bass drum with your fingers. Not anymore.
Cymbals are also chokable by holding your finger on them when played: a very nice feature.
In the default kit configuration, you have a kick drum, snare drum, three toms, hi-hat, two crashes, a ride, a china, a cowbell, and a tambourine.
Now, it’s not a totally useful drumming app, but it is pretty cool.
There is a full version you can download for $4.99 that includes all drum set packs, all skin packs, custom drum sets, and no ads.
With the free version of the app, you’ll be served a video advertisement anytime you try to use menus or functions within the app, which is a little annoying
For a drumming app, the default kit sounds surprisingly good. The cymbals sound real and the tone of the drums is not bad at all.
Not a bad choice for a free drum app.
DK Music is another feature included in the app.
This service is a separate monthly fee that allows you to download drumless tracks directly to the app to play along with.
2) Drumtune PRO (IOS / Android)
The best drum tuning application available
Let’s face it, tuning drums isn’t everyone’s favorite activity. While you may insist on using your ear exclusively, I wouldn’t shy away from helpful tools.
Drumtune PRO is an application for iOS and Android that revolutionizes the way we tune our drums. The app can help you tune based off either the center overall tone or individual edge frequencies. Saving presets is no problem, either.
The user interface is sleek, clean, and very easy to use. The $8.99 spent on the app is well worth it, in my opinion, and you shouldn’t struggle with tuning ever again.
3) Soundbrenner Metronome (IOS / Android)
Best Metronome for iPhone
Soundbrenner’s Metronome app is by far the best metronome app I have ever used on my Phone
It has such a simple design and works so easy.
Every drummer needs to use a metronome when they practice (if they aren’t already playing along to popular music).
Functionality
From the top, we have the ‘Compose’ section. This area is what I would consider to be your basic digital metronome, complete with tempo, time signatures, subdivision variation, song duration, and tap tempo.
4) TouchOSC (IOS / Android)
TouchOSC Review
TouchOSC is a fantastic app for anyone looking control a DAW remotely.
Many drummers these days play along to backing tracks with their respective bands.
One of the biggest issues of these setups is starting the show.
If the band happens to use a digital audio workstation (like Ableton Live) to run their tracks, the show can be started off-stage using a handy app known as TouchOSC.
TouchOSC is a MIDI control surface that connects to your digital audio workstation via WiFi.
I’ve been touring for about six years. In that time, we decided to add a playback system to help reinforce the music we play live.
Certain things like auxiliary percussion and extra synthesizer parts are just some of the things backing tracks can help with.
In that time, I haven’t found any app that is more reliable than TouchOSC.
Not only does it control the start of the show, but it also izs used by our keyboard player to change patches during the show.
Despite your thoughts on backing tracks, this is a great app to use if you are in this situation.
I can tell you from experience that if you’re hired as a touring drummer for a pop or rock group these days, chances are you will be working with backing tracks.
5) Steve Reich’s ClappingMusic (IOS)
Clapping Music Game Reich
Play along with Reich’s seminal work, “Clapping Music”
One of my favorite composers of all time happens to be Steve Reich. Whether it’s Electric Counterpoint or Music For 18 Musicians, I can’t get enough of it.
In fact, I’m listening to Octet as I write this right now. I recently saw there was a Steve Reich app, and I had to try it.
ClappingMusic is a very challenging and fun take on Reich’s piece, Clapping Music.
This is one of his more well-known pieces and despite is familiarity, I don’t think I can listen to this piece for fun. That being said, playing it is a different story.
The idea behind Clapping Music is simple: two performers play the same pattern, while one player slowly offsets it one beat at a time. It’s similar to Piano Phase, without the phasing.
The app teaches the player how to play along to the piece. My best score was 6872. The app is not forgiving on hard mode.
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