BeatRepeat
Live Drum Repeat Instrument
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Tap a pad, get a groove. Free MIDI beat-repeater for drummers on iPad and Mac. Latch, ratchet, fill, play.
Beat Repeat is a real-time drum repeat instrument and MIDI effect built for live performance.
Tap a pad to trigger repeating drum hits synced to your tempo. Swipe to latch patterns, stack layers, and build evolving rhythms.
Core Features
- 8 velocity-sensitive pads
- Repeat presets: instant rhythmic patterns (Straight 8th, Triplet, Flam, Ghost Roll, and more)
- Per-pad control over division, gate, offset, ratchet, trigger conditions, and probability
- Euclidean rhythm masks for generative patterns
- Evolve modifier: parameters shift over time using mathematical shapes (sine, ramp, random walk)
- Fill patterns: multi-pad sequences triggered from a single pad
- Ghost notes with adjustable intensity and offset
- Accent patterns for dynamic variation
Works Everywhere
- Standalone app with internal drum sounds
- AUv3 plugin for GarageBand, AUM, Cubasis, and other hosts
- VST3/AU for desktop DAWs
- Full MIDI input and output
- Ableton Link support for wireless sync
- Drift quantization for natural-feeling timing
Look:
• Five visual styles: Baseline, Flat, Editorial (newspaper), Glitch (CRT terminal), and Colorful (cartoon pastel).
• Per-theme pad textures: shimmering confetti on Colorful, newsprint halftone on Editorial, phosphor glow on Glitch.
• The beat-indicator ring on every pad strike now shows at every label-detail level, not just High, and picks up the active theme's tint.
Latching:
• Latch the kick on Odd and the snare on Even - they now when you start each pad. Pressing either pad mid-pattern plays an accent hit without breaking the phase.
• "Odd" and "Even" are now bar-absolute.
Sound:
• Ratchet sub-hits no longer stack voices in the downstream synth.
• Gate length inside a ratchet burst tracks the sub-hit spacing, so nothing bleeds into the next hit.
• In Drift input-quantize mode, off-beat ratchet presses settle onto the grid as a group
Misc:
• Pad labels show the correct instrument the instant the plugin loads.
The developer, Mathias Kirkerød, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Mathias Kirkerød
- Size
- 44.5 MB
- Category
- Music
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- iPhone
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Mathias
