FrameBeat

Frame drum & polyrhythms

Free

Now on iPhone. Tap the frame drum, or program two step lines and hear them run as polyrhythms, like 3 against 4, always landing together on beat one. FrameBeat is a frame drum you can play by hand, paired with a two-line polyrhythmic step sequencer. Tap the drum directly — a deep bass hit at the center, a ringing tone in the middle zone, or a sharp click at the rim — or program two independent step lines and let them play together. The bottom line sets the tempo and bar length; the top line divides that same bar into its own number of steps, so the two lines can run genuine polyrhythms (3 against 4, 5 against 4, whatever you like) while always landing together on beat one. Every sound is synthesized live in real time — there are no samples anywhere in the app, and every hit is generated fresh from the same physically-informed synthesis model. No accounts, no network access, no data collection of any kind. Features: • Tap the drum directly for bass, tone, and click sounds • Two independently-configurable step sequencer lines with adjustable step count, sound, and mute • True polyrhythms that stay locked together at the start of every bar • Full keyboard control with a hardware keyboard attached (Q/W/E and I/O/P play the drum directly; Space, ⌘↑/⌘↓, and ⌘M control playback) • No ads, no in-app purchases, no data collected All audio is synthesized in real time — there are no audio samples anywhere in the app. There is no networking, no accounts, and no data collection of any kind. The drum is played by tapping directly on it: center for a bass hit, the middle zone for tone, the rim for a click. The bottom step line sets tempo/bar length; the top line divides the same bar into its own step count, producing polyrhythms. With a hardware keyboard attached, the same shortcuts as the Mac version work: Q/W/E and I/O/P strike the left/right mallet's zones, arrow keys give a quick per-side strike, Space toggles play/pause, ⌘↑/⌘↓ adjust tempo, ⌘M toggles mute.

Ratings & Reviews

  • 5.0
    out of 5
    3 Ratings

FrameBeat now runs on iPhone: the same drum and two-line polyrhythm sequencer, laid out for a phone. Also fixes a focus ring that could appear around the drum during playback on iPad. Hi Colin!

Version 1.2

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    Information

    Seller
    Adam Bailey
    Size
    2.1 MB
    Category
    Music
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
    Languages
    English
    Age Rating
    4+
    Copyright
    © 2026 Adam Bailey
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