
Drum Notation by Beat Note 4+
Notate, Teach, Learn, Practice
Kick Snare Hat Apps, LLC
Designed for iPad
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
Beat Note - Your Ultimate Drumming App for Drum Music Notation, Practice, Teaching, and Composition!
Join thousands of drummers, teachers, musicians, and content creators using Beat Note to enhance their musical experience!
FOR DRUMMERS - EMPOWERING YOUR RHYTHM JOURNEY
・Learn Rhythm Like Never Before: Tap and swipe in the sequencer grid and watch your sequenced beats magically turn into beautiful drum music notation.
・Compose and Transcribe: Transcribe songs to affirm your understanding of the music you hear or compose your own beats to express your creativity.
・Practice Like a Pro: Find your flow by creating engaging practice sessions with authentic drum beats. Adjust tempo, set timers, utilize the built-in click track, and follow the visual playhead for precision.
FOR TEACHERS - EXPAND YOUR RHYTHM TEACHING
・Real-Time Guidance: Use the sequencer as an interactive music whiteboard, providing visual and audio rhythm guidance and support to your students, both in-person and remotely.
・Tailored Content: Use worksheets or sheet music templates craft personalized content for students.
・Seamless Sharing: Share a link or export a high-quality vector graphic PDF of your music effortlessly for collaboration or personal use.
FOR CONTENT CREATORS - ELEVATE YOUR DRUMMING PRESENCE
・Create Stunning Content: Export drum music notation in professional vector graphic PDFs or images to captivate your audience on social media.
FOR MUSICIANS - ELEVATE YOUR PRACTICE SESSIONS
・Drum Beats for Everyone: Ideal for all musicians to create and experiment with drum beats.
・Realistic Drum Beats: Practice with authentic beats, realistic samples, and a human feel for a more immersive practice experience.
ADDITIONAL USER-DRIVEN FEATURES
・Built for Drum Notation: Incorporating all standard drums, cymbals, articulations, and various subdivisions from 8th notes to 32nd notes, including triplet partials for precise rhythmic notation.
・Customizable Practice Settings: Configure tempo, click track, timers, and themes to suit your practice preferences.
・Beat Templates: Opt for our ready-made layouts and propose your ideas for new ones.
・PDF Export: Export high-quality vector graphic PDFs of your beats for collaboration or personal use.
・Image Export: Create visually stunning PNG images of your beats for social media or sharing purposes.
・Notation Voicing Tailored to Drummers: Choose from linear, hands and feet, or drums and cymbals voicing options for your music. Notation has never been this simple!
・Tags: Organize your beats by tagging them with keywords for easy search and retrieval. Creating new tags, adding and removing tags from beats, and filtering beats by tags is a breeze.
JOIN THE BEAT NOTE COMMUNITY
・Personal Touch: Beat Note was conceived and created by me, an independent developer and drummer passionate about enhancing drumming education.
・Community Engagement: Your voice matters! Shape the future of Beat Note by sharing your feedback via our online roadmap and IG pages.
・Simplicity and Intuitiveness: Beat Note focuses on being intuitive, saving time, and elevating your practice, teaching, and content.
Price Update Coming March 27th!
Our introductory pricing will end on March 26th, and we’ll be introducing a new subscription tier and exciting new features. Subscribe now to lock in the current lower price for as long as you stay subscribed!
Premium subscription offers exclusive features and continually evolving benefits for an enhanced drumming experience.
Family Sharing: Share the subscription with up to five family members for added value.
Payment is charged to your credit card through your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription renews automatically unless you turn off auto-renewal in iTunes Account Settings after purchase or cancel your subscription at least 24 hours before the end of the subscription period.
View our full terms & conditions and privacy policy: https://www.beat-note.app/privacy-and-terms
What’s New
Version 4.2
New in this release:
- Sort Beats by Name – All Beat filters on the My Beats screen now support sorting by “Last Updated” (default) or “Name.” Tap the sort button to switch views. Your selected sort order is remembered for each view (All Beats, individual tags, etc.).
- Snare Drum Buzz Articulation – Create more tension in your beats by incorporating buzz strokes. The standard “z”-style articulation is now available.
- Cowbell Instrument with Accent – “More cowbell!” Thicken your groove by adding cowbell, available in both accented and unaccented varieties.
Improved in this release:
- Sticking Annotations Adjusted – The positioning of “R” and “L” has been moved closer to the staff for the Linear voicing style, making it easier to read.
- Better Snare Diddle Placement – Articulations have been refined to better support simultaneous notes.
- Practice Timer Enhancement – A bell sound now plays when the timer finishes, so you always know when your session is up.
- Sharing Beats via Email – The email subject and body are now blank to simplify sharing. (Thanks, Jim!)
- Freemium Limits More Clearly Displayed – The maximum number of beats for non-subscribers is now clearly shown, making it easier to understand your available limit.
Remember to check out the Beat Note roadmap under the Settings screen to learn about upcoming features and vote on user-requested ones.
Thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm for Beat Note! I regularly update the app, and this update also includes bug fixes and stability improvements.
If you have any feedback, questions, or issues, please message me from Settings → E-Mail Derek. I’d love to hear from you!
App Privacy
The developer, Kick Snare Hat Apps, LLC, 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- User Content
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary based on, for example, the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Kick Snare Hat Apps, LLC
- Size
- 70.6 MB
- Category
- Music
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 13.6 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 13.6 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 13.6 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 12.5 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2025 Kick Snare Hat Apps, LLC
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- Beat Note Pro (Monthly) USD 5.99
- Beat Note Pro (Annual) USD 35.99
- Annual Subscription (No Trial) USD 35.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Some in‑app purchases, including subscriptions, may be shareable with your family group when Family Sharing is enabled.