I agree with another comment, your greatest strength is your massive amount of content and what seems to be a video available for every app. Thanks Doug for all the excellent top notch content!
Can I send a midi command to operate the drum app? Does anyone know?: I want to use these drum apps live. Is there a way to control them live, via midi commands? I don’t want to be using the iDevice during live performance. I want to do that from the keyboard area, where my fingers already are. Can I send a midi command to operate the drum app? 🤔
🥁 Hello! I have asked on TH-cam to no avail or reply. So here I go, is there an app that contains many rhythm styles and patterns built in for me to edit or play along with in different music generes? I got Drum Computer and want another one that’s AUV3 to jam/sequence in AUM. Hopefully something in the lines of a Boss Dr-880. Any guidance to apps will be appreciated! 🥁
There is a really good one called Hammerhead, that is AUv3, and very powerful, plus you can program it too. The Lumbeat Drummer apps are amazing but they are only Inter App Audio and not AUv3. Cubasis has tons of built in drum machine and lots of pre-programmed patterns in all sorts of styles. Then there is FAC Drumkit, but you would need a midi sequencer to program it, something like Polybeat is excellent for that. Koala Sampler can also do tons of cool drum stuff, but you would need to program that. Also, Sitala, BeatHawk and many more. Most of them do require some programming on your part though. I have made literally hundreds of drum based video. One that definitely will help is called DigiStix by 4Pockets. That has loads of preset patterns and kits, and you can program full songs, import your own samples if you want, it’s probably the best one. Just enter this as a search on TH-cam “The Sound Test Room Drums” hopefully some of the stuff you find will help you out a bit👍😊 Let me know how you get on.
@@TheSoundTestRoom fantastic reply and pointers will get into the videos and also check the apps. I want to learn to program but also want to see patterns in action prior to jump into building the patterns. Main reason to seek fro these type of apps that have patterns included and work with AUM. You rock Sr! cheers
Yes, there is an App called Soft Drummer by Lumbeat, here is the App Store link apps.apple.com/gb/app/soft-drummer/id1120957633 There are also lots of video demo/tutorials on TH-cam
Do these drum programs work with a Bluetooth pedal like the original bluebird with 4 pedals? Like a start and stop and transition with the pedal board?
Hi. Thanks for the reviews. Based on this, I tried XDrummer and DM. However, neither solved my issue of connecting a Alesis DM Lite drum kit and making the hihat work properly (with open / pedal closed sounds). Have you tried this with the Funk/Rock Drum Machine? Any other advice for this?
Hi there, and thanks for your tutorials. Is there any way to export a song as an audio file from the apps written by Luis Martinez (Rock drum machine, etc.)?
Nice review ! Just a question : I'm looking for an app to use with a band (one guitar, one bass and one singer but no drummer). We are just doing covers of various songs for fun (mostly rock, pop and folk). Which apps would you recommend me ? rock drummer ? x drummer ? Actually, I'm looking for a "beatbuddy-like" apps...
Yes you can, I almost made a Matter demo today, but decided to wait till I start my LumaFusion tutorials later this week when the LumaFusion update drops, but you can make s short 15 second video with Matter and then save it to the camera roll, from there you can easily import it into LumaFusion
Thanks for the demo, I’ll check these out. In the world of iOS if I can’t export midi to a PC it’s a waste of time. The good news is there are some great apps that do this.
which ones?are any of them free?i need something that lets me export midi and lets me PLAY the drum pattern in real time (not just program it mechanically).dont care bout the sound quality.i just need something to let me make drum patterns while im on the bus or something so i can export the midi when i get home...know of anything that would fit the bill?
Is there a way to use these with a footswitch for live performance? If so, what is the name of the footswitch device? Really nice demos. Thanks so much.
It depends on the app and if it supports midi controllers, all of the Lumbeat Apps, Rock Drum Machine, Funk Drummer, Reggae Drummer, Soft Drummer and Future Drummer all have special controls for using a Midi Pedal or Footswitch. There are loads of controllers but you might want to check out IK Multimedia and their Blue Board
Are any of these free? I'd like to download them and try them out but all I can see here are iTunes links. I don't want just hear demo tracks made with these, I'd like to download these apps try them out myself on my tablet.
Yes there is a free version of Rock Drum Machine but you find that there are hardly any music apps that are free to try then buy later, there are a few but not many, however if you are not satisfied with an app you can get a refund for anything you buy from Apple
I am kind of new to all of this so this might be a stupid question, but can I use my Roland TD 17 kit as a midi controller and play the sound? I know I can do it with my garage band app
Doug, which one of these 5 do you think has the best acoustic drum sets/sounds. There are lots of apps out there with good synth drum sounds but I am having a hard time finding acoustic drum apps that sound good. Thanks Man!
Hi Slim, these are the App that I think have fantastic Real Acoustic drums, so if you want rock drum, Rock Drum Machine is excellent, so is Drum Perfect but it's harder to learn, you should also check out Drum Session, that is very very good too and I will be making a demo very shortly for that also, here is a link for it for you to have a look at itunes.apple.com/us/app/drum-session/id1030319584?mt=8&uo=4&at=1l3voJz
Thanks Doug. Payday tomorrow so maybe I can spring for a new toy. Yeah, for sure. I appreciate you taking the time and contributing to my education. I am Grateful. Slim
You somehow are able to have a video for every app I'm interested in, which is great. Yet you also somehow seem to ramble on for 40 minutes in each video, without actually saying anything of substance. It's an art, really.
I really like the Live Pads in the Luis Martinez apps. Do any other apps have something like this for jamming and choosing from a limited set of patterns, triggering fills, breaks, etc. on the fly?
2:43 Funk Drummer is what I have against most of these apps, they over complicate. When I'm playing live and that rate and review bar pops up its distracting. for a 17.99 app, i don't expect it to beg me for a review. i don't make dance groove.s I need fast and furious slamming beats No complex drumming finesse or subtle ghost strokes. Now with Audiobus most of the controls are obsolete if your gong mix music Audiobus has it all. Sorry about the rant thanks for the video stay cool.
thesoundtestroom Thank you so much.....I do enjoy your video clips on all of the iOS apps. I have been a windows user forever and just switched to both Mac and iOS this year. Please keep up the excellent work.
I agree with another comment, your greatest strength is your massive amount of content and what seems to be a video available for every app. Thanks Doug for all the excellent top notch content!
You have a excellent channel it helps me along on my creative side of things
Thanks a lot
Apps has helped me create on a budget
Hello . Can you synch any of these apps with a looper pedal which has a midi in/out?
Can I send a midi command to operate the drum app?
Does anyone know?: I want to use these drum apps live. Is there a way to control them live, via midi commands?
I don’t want to be using the iDevice during live performance.
I want to do that from the keyboard area, where my fingers already are.
Can I send a midi command to operate the drum app?
🤔
Does anyone know how to program rock drummer to the airstep controller
which one would you think it’s better to use for live music?
🥁 Hello! I have asked on TH-cam to no avail or reply. So here I go, is there an app that contains many rhythm styles and patterns built in for me to edit or play along with in different music generes? I got Drum Computer and want another one that’s AUV3 to jam/sequence in AUM. Hopefully something in the lines of a Boss Dr-880. Any guidance to apps will be appreciated! 🥁
There is a really good one called Hammerhead, that is AUv3, and very powerful, plus you can program it too.
The Lumbeat Drummer apps are amazing but they are only Inter App Audio and not AUv3.
Cubasis has tons of built in drum machine and lots of pre-programmed patterns in all sorts of styles.
Then there is FAC Drumkit, but you would need a midi sequencer to program it, something like Polybeat is excellent for that.
Koala Sampler can also do tons of cool drum stuff, but you would need to program that.
Also, Sitala, BeatHawk and many more.
Most of them do require some programming on your part though.
I have made literally hundreds of drum based video.
One that definitely will help is called DigiStix by 4Pockets.
That has loads of preset patterns and kits, and you can program full songs, import your own samples if you want, it’s probably the best one.
Just enter this as a search on TH-cam “The Sound Test Room Drums” hopefully some of the stuff you find will help you out a bit👍😊
Let me know how you get on.
@@TheSoundTestRoom fantastic reply and pointers will get into the videos and also check the apps. I want to learn to program but also want to see patterns in action prior to jump into building the patterns. Main reason to seek fro these type of apps that have patterns included and work with AUM. You rock Sr! cheers
I think you should start with checking out DigiStix, it’s also AUv3
Do you know of any drum apps that have brush drums?
Yes, there is an App called Soft Drummer by Lumbeat, here is the App Store link
apps.apple.com/gb/app/soft-drummer/id1120957633
There are also lots of video demo/tutorials on TH-cam
@@TheSoundTestRoom thanks
Really good video mate 👍
Do these drum programs work with a Bluetooth pedal like the original bluebird with 4 pedals? Like a start and stop and transition with the pedal board?
Is there any Audio unit Drum App like an alternative to Ezdrummer or superior drummer for use it MIDI via GarageBand or Cubase ?
DigiStix is really very good
Hi. Thanks for the reviews. Based on this, I tried XDrummer and DM. However, neither solved my issue of connecting a Alesis DM Lite drum kit and making the hihat work properly (with open / pedal closed sounds). Have you tried this with the Funk/Rock Drum Machine? Any other advice for this?
Can I connect my electric kit with all these apps? Great video..
Have you used drum session?
Yes, I made a 15 video Tutorial Series for Drum Session, here is a link to that Playlist
th-cam.com/play/PLb7CBkCC-QGaVTvPsqhWedS37hDIxQ732.html
All great sounding kits! Cheers Doug🙌
That cool Doug looking forward to seeing your LumaFusion stuff, heard that the update was coming soon.
Can any of these save a drum loop in a playlist ?
Hi there, and thanks for your tutorials. Is there any way to export a song as an audio file from the apps written by Luis Martinez (Rock drum machine, etc.)?
Can these be used with Garageband???
I just want you to know how much I appreciate your channel and your videos, thankyou
Can I export midi out of X Drummer to use with a vsti such as Superior Drummer or Addictive Drums on mac or pc?
You can. I exported a song pattern as midi and used it for groove agent in Cubase 8
Nice review ! Just a question : I'm looking for an app to use with a band (one guitar, one bass and one singer but no drummer). We are just doing covers of various songs for fun (mostly rock, pop and folk). Which apps would you recommend me ? rock drummer ? x drummer ? Actually, I'm looking for a "beatbuddy-like" apps...
Looking for the same thing. Have you found anything?
Same here.. did you find one?
Can I use an e drum to play any of these?
Gusto T if they have midi IN they will work.
Good comparison Video Doug cheers. I notice you got the Matter 3D effect app loaded. Can you make video captions with this and export into LumaFusion?
Yes you can, I almost made a Matter demo today, but decided to wait till I start my LumaFusion tutorials later this week when the LumaFusion update drops, but you can make s short 15 second video with Matter and then save it to the camera roll, from there you can easily import it into LumaFusion
Thanks for the demo, I’ll check these out. In the world of iOS if I can’t export midi to a PC it’s a waste of time. The good news is there are some great apps that do this.
which ones?are any of them free?i need something that lets me export midi and lets me PLAY the drum pattern in real time (not just program it mechanically).dont care bout the sound quality.i just need something to let me make drum patterns while im on the bus or something so i can export the midi when i get home...know of anything that would fit the bill?
Nice lineup. I couldn't agree more.
Thanks Tom
Is there a way to use these with a footswitch for live performance? If so, what is the name of the footswitch device? Really nice demos. Thanks so much.
It depends on the app and if it supports midi controllers, all of the Lumbeat Apps, Rock Drum Machine, Funk Drummer, Reggae Drummer, Soft Drummer and Future Drummer all have special controls for using a Midi Pedal or Footswitch.
There are loads of controllers but you might want to check out IK Multimedia and their Blue Board
Are any of these free? I'd like to download them and try them out but all I can see here are iTunes links. I don't want just hear demo tracks made with these, I'd like to download these apps try them out myself on my tablet.
There is a free lite version of Rock Drum Machine, you can take a look: itunes.apple.com/app/rock-drum-machine-lite/id725314924
Yes there is a free version of Rock Drum Machine but you find that there are hardly any music apps that are free to try then buy later, there are a few but not many, however if you are not satisfied with an app you can get a refund for anything you buy from Apple
I own RDM it’s is not cheap at $18, but it seems worth it. I like it. I got Soft Drummer too which is pretty amazing.
I am kind of new to all of this so this might be a stupid question, but can I use my Roland TD 17 kit as a midi controller and play the sound? I know I can do it with my garage band app
Rob Colone GarageBand is as good as it gets for iPad as far as e drums go.
Doug, which one of these 5 do you think has the best acoustic drum sets/sounds. There are lots of apps out there with good synth drum sounds but I am having a hard time finding acoustic drum apps that sound good. Thanks Man!
Hi Slim, these are the App that I think have fantastic Real Acoustic drums, so if you want rock drum, Rock Drum Machine is excellent, so is Drum Perfect but it's harder to learn, you should also check out Drum Session, that is very very good too and I will be making a demo very shortly for that also, here is a link for it for you to have a look at
itunes.apple.com/us/app/drum-session/id1030319584?mt=8&uo=4&at=1l3voJz
Thanks Doug. Payday tomorrow so maybe I can spring for a new toy. Yeah, for sure. I appreciate you taking the time and contributing to my education. I am Grateful. Slim
I just watched you demo on the Rock Drum Machine. Does it have a pad function where you can tap out a beat and such?
I think drumperfect pro allows you to add you own samples
You somehow are able to have a video for every app I'm interested in, which is great. Yet you also somehow seem to ramble on for 40 minutes in each video, without actually saying anything of substance. It's an art, really.
I really like the Live Pads in the Luis Martinez apps. Do any other apps have something like this for jamming and choosing from a limited set of patterns, triggering fills, breaks, etc. on the fly?
I have I good question if all that's apps can used to make sequences on cubase please I hope your answer
hi , is it possible to control those apps with an externe midi drumpad like the roland spd 30 ?
So incredibly helpful, thank you.
What is the name of the application with the gold facing? Will it work on Android mobile? Thank you...
Nothing here works on Android
@@TheSoundTestRoom Darn... That's a shame. Thanks for responding so quickly.
It’s now July 2018... any updates to this list?
Also I only have an iPhone SE at the moment so looking for something iPhone compatible (for now...)
so do you think garage bands drum app compares to these ?
Mike Jones Hi, Yes, The GarageBand Drums are truly epic with so many options and kits
2:43 Funk Drummer is what I have against most of these apps, they over complicate. When I'm playing live and that rate and review bar pops up its distracting. for a 17.99 app, i don't expect it to beg me for a review. i don't make dance groove.s I need fast and furious slamming beats No complex drumming finesse or subtle ghost strokes. Now with Audiobus most of the controls are obsolete if your gong mix music Audiobus has it all. Sorry about the rant thanks for the video stay cool.
Wow xdrummer I never knew! Very cool thank you
Ok big question here: if I were to use any of these apps as a backtrack in my TH-cam videos am I gonna get slapped with copyright??
Justino Bello No, of course not, you are using these apps to create your own music
@@TheSoundTestRoom perfecttttttttt thank you for the quick reply 👍
Great Video!
Que tal? hola muy chido el video en mi canal tengo algunas canciones propias por si quieren oir lo que hago. me voy, saludos desde Siltepec, Chiapas
Does anyone make a raga tabla drum machine like soft drummer? Please help
Doug....can Xdrummer be used via audiobus??
Hi Raoul. yes it can
thesoundtestroom Thank you so much.....I do enjoy your video clips on all of the iOS apps. I have been a windows user forever and just switched to both Mac and iOS this year. Please keep up the excellent work.
thank you so much