X Drummer: Songwriting Tool 4+
Create hundreds of drum tracks
Positive Grid Inc
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- $6.99
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
X Drummer is the ultimate drum production tool for guitarists, songwriters and mobile musicians. Start your musical journey by playing a simple riff on your guitar - X Drummer listens in real-time, searching for a matching drum performance based on the tempo and feel of your riff. The extensive groove library offers detailed realism, encompassing the subtle nuances of a real drummer and delivering realistic drum performances - not just generic backing tracks.
Record your musical ideas into X Drummer and take them along with you, whether you’re at home, on the road or in the studio. Then utilize the simple-yet-robust drum editor to fine-tune your drum grooves and further personalize your song.
Easily create a drum track
- “Play To Find” instantly listens and searches for a drum track that meshes with your guitar riff
- X Drummer can use an audio interface or the built-in mic on your iPad to hear and analyze your riff
- Get started quickly by using any of the 60+ pre-made drum tracks available
- Swap out different drum kits on the fly to instantly audition your existing groove with new sounds
Browse the entire collection
- Apply Quick Filter to search for the exact groove that you want
- Build your drum track from scratch using one or more of the 380+ patterns available in the library
- Audition each pattern or an entire drum track using X Drummer’s simple controls
- Instantly add patterns and drum tracks to the Song Editor
Personalize your song idea
- Use Inter-App Audio to record your riff by incorporating other musical instrument applications
- Song Editor lets you edit drum patterns by changing hit articulations, notations, and the leading hand
- Use any of the 5 available dynamic presets to get the groove that you’re looking for
- Export your song as MIDI or an audio file to other music apps, via Open In, email or Dropbox
Build and customize your drum kit
- Quickly build your own drum kit from the 7 built-in drum sets (Funk, Pop Rock, Cocktail, Country, Metal, Studio and Vintage)
- Swap out each drum and cymbal to build a kit that matches the needs of your song perfectly
- Further customize your kit by changing the drumhead, dampening devices, pitch, and more
- Personalize the look of your kit by applying different finishes and changing hardware fittings
Feature Highlights:
- 7 studio-quality vintage and modern drum kits
- 5 additional drum kits available for purchase (80s Rock, Modern FX, Jazz, Progressive Metal, Indie Rock)
- 240 MIDI grooves available for purchase (80s Pop, Classic Rock, Heavy Metal)
- Build your own signature drum kits and apply them to your drum track on the fly for instant results
- Drum preset system to save and recall favorite drums
- Simple and intuitive filter system for easy navigation within the grooves library
- Inter-App Audio support
- Audiobus support
- Background audio mode
- Export your song as MIDI or an audio file (via Dropbox or Mail)
- Optimized for retina display
What’s New in Version 1.5
- Completely redesigned user interface for better workflow – new Song Editor, transport controls, Browser, Play to Find, and more.
- The groove library has been expanded to 380+ realistic drum performances.
- New drum kit preset management lets users quickly save and recall custom drum kits.
- Improved Play to Find engine for more accurate and faster analysis.
- New filter options allow quicker navigation within the MIDI groove library.
- Recorder feature allows users to overdub guitar riffs on top of the backing drum track.
- 5 new drum kits (80s Rock, Modern FX, Jazz, Progressive Metal and Indie Rock) available as in-app purchases.
- 3 MIDI groove packs (80s Pop, Classic Rock and Heavy Metal) available via in-app purchase.
- Inter-App Audio and Audiobus support (full integration with BIAS FX, BIAS Amp, BIAS Pedal, and JamUp).
- Export audio and drum tracks via Email or Dropbox.
What’s New
Version 1.5.13
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
Ratings and Reviews
I love it but....
I bought it in March 2019 and there hasn’t been an update since. Would it hurt to put the THRASH genre under the METAL genre? Also, could you put some kind of a setting system on the AI so that one can dial-in 30 seconds one minute two minutes etc. and get a longer sample for a given song. I’d request this feature personally at the website but it’s a long URL and I can’t remember it off the top of my head and I’m unwilling to type it in. Otherwise I’m quite happy with it. If nothing else maybe some new templates.?. Does this lack of update mean you’re abandoning the project or is it just a temporary thing? Thank you for your time.
Can't rate it all because...corrected review
...it won't even load.
This was my initial review. I rebooted my iPad twice and subsequently it has loaded just fine. And to their credit, the developers responded to my initial review promptly. Kudos to them.
I have another critical observation, perhaps picking nits...to whit, each of their verse entries is 8 bars long at the end of which is a slight "fill-like" riff introducing the next entry...verse, chorus, bridge etc.. I would like the option of shortening those entries, at least by a bar so I can choose one of the fills provided for use. To add a fill after 8 bars of playing doesn't work unless one is writing in 9 bar phrases. I couldn't shorten that 8 bar verse no matter how hard I tried.
I think this will be a useful product as I get more familiar with my IOS instruments and Garage Band.
And if you like this, try their Final Touch program. That is nothing short of mind boggling...
Developer Response ,
Hi there, it should be working fine now. We have released a few updates and the later versions should be working without any crashes. Would you like to try again? Thanks so much!
Average
Vers. 1.5.6 seems like it promises more than it delivers right now. It kind of feels like music memo’s with more features, only at least music memos supplies a bass player. Still depending on what you expect to get out of it ... could be worth it for you. Sound quality is good. But I’m not convinced I got my money’s worth at this point.
Developer Response ,
Hi there,
Because we greatly value every feedback that we receive for all our products, do you mind sharing with us your thoughts on X Drummer so we can look to improve the app? Please send us your thoughts and suggestions here: https://help.positivegrid.com/hc/en-us/requests/new Thank you for your time.
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Information
- Seller
- Positive Grid Inc
- Size
- 798.5 MB
- Category
- Music
- Compatibility
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- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 11.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2017 Positive Grid Inc
- Price
- $6.99
- In-App Purchases
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- Classic Rock $4.99
- Heavy Metal $4.99
- 80s Rock $4.99
- 80s Pop $4.99
- Modern FX $4.99
- Progressive Metal $4.99
- Indie Rock $4.99
- Jazz $4.99