It does what it's supposed to do. However, one should be aware that this V.2. update completely replaced the original Nord Beat app, which, if used for working with the Nord Drum, means that you will have some issues within this app. It's designed for different hardware, and all of my ~20 or so fully programed tracks saved from the original app no longer open. They do show in the memory of the device, but they aren't openable by any software I've got. Pretty glaring oversight, Nord.

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Hello,Just bought an iPad and one of the first apps I picked up was Nord Beat - I am not totally stupid, but it is not generating any sound. Is this a stand-alone product or does this need to be used in conjunction with other equipment to generate sound? (i.e.- external speakers, the Nord drum machine that they say the app works great with, or something else....?) Your help is appreciated! Really looking forward to having fun with some music apps like sequencers, drum machine, etc., as well as guitar apps, so feel free to make recommendations if you like - thank you!PK(the 3 stars is just because I have not been able to hear it yet and was not able to locate support answers on the Nord website, so it is really not a good indicator as to the app's quality)

Nord's midi beat app is really cool, because it can help record drums in real time, while being simplistic in its ways. The only problem I have been facing is the latency between the play back of the MIDI drums using the Nord Beat and Pro Tools, but I think that is an issue with my iPad and not the app. I wish you could add different time signatures from inside the app, which should be an update.