Drum Notation by Beat Note 4+

Notate, Teach, Learn, Practice

Kick Snare Hat Apps, LLC

Designed for iPad

    • 4.7 • 13 Ratings
    • 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.
・Audio Export: Export sample-accurate WAV or ACC audio files of your beats with or without a click track and various configurations.
・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.

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 4.3.2

Improvements in this release:
- Faster initial launch time for quicker access to your beats.
- Hi-hat volume has been reduced to blend more naturally with the kit. (Thanks, Alvaro!)
- Replaced hi-hat accent sample for a more realistic and consistent sound.
- New repeat options when looping a measure or exercise: now includes 20, 24, and 28 times. (Thanks, Collin!)
- Repeat signs now display correctly when starting playback from any measure or exercise.
- Freemium limits, such as total beats and measures, are now clearly shown for users without an active subscription.
- Export options clearly indicate they’re part of Beat Note Pro.

Note on Subscriptions:
We’ve decided to remove the monthly subscription option. As we grow the Beat Note community, we’re focused on building with educators, content creators, and musicians excited to be part of the journey. While we know some users prefer a monthly plan, we may revisit this option in the future. Thank you for your understanding as we continue evolving the platform to support the drumming community.

Check out the Beat Note roadmap in Settings → Roadmap to see what’s coming next and vote on features you’d like to see.

Thank you so much for your ongoing support! This release also includes additional bug fixes and stability improvements. Have feedback or questions? Reach out anytime via Settings → E-mail Derek, I’d love to hear from you!

Ratings and Reviews

4.7 out of 5
13 Ratings

13 Ratings

Slug of solitude ,

Absolutely superb solution for quick and accurate notation

Derek has built a piece of software that is easy to use and offers huge amounts of functionality. I have been looking for an app just like this since using a web based app that was good but very limited. Beat Note allows me to put together teaching material quickly and efficiently and I am excited to see how the app develops as I can see the roadmap is extensive and covers some absolutely game changing additions for the future. This is now my go to option for building content for my students. Well done Derek and thanks for such an elegant solution to what has historically been an overly complicated process!

Nilka! ,

Really well thought out!

I’ve been transposing my teachers hand written notes and attempting to score songs I like from ear in this app. It’s great, really simple to use and does exactly what you need from a drumming practice and note taking perspective.

If you’re a teacher, please consider using this tool!

If you’re a student… get the tool either way. Even if your teacher isn’t up for using it, going through the process of making the notes in the app adds to the learning process.

Developer Response ,

Nilka, thanks for the thoughtful feedback! It’s great to hear that you’ve been using Beat Note to transpose your teacher’s handwritten notes and score songs by ear—awesome to know it's been simple and effective for you. I agree, going through the process of making the notes in the app really enhances the learning process! If you ever have suggestions to make it even better, feel free to share them through the Product Roadmap in the app’s Settings. Always looking for ways to improve!
- All the best, Derek.

TheFlyingBeer ,

Must-have for drummers!

Hello,
I’ve been using the app for 2 weeks now to improve my own skills (I’m not a drum teacher, but a hobbyist) and it helps so much to train your ear and improve your reading skill as well.
Oftentimes, I’m able to understand what is being played and write it down but I can’t hear/feel it, meaning reproducing the rhythm sounds and feels always off. Now with Beat Note, I simply create my partition and play it until I’m able to really hear/feel it. So so good!

Developer Response ,

Thanks for sharing your experience, TheFlyingBeer! It’s awesome to hear how Beat Note has been helping you as a hobbyist drummer to train your ear and improve your reading skills. I’m glad the app makes it easier to bridge that gap between understanding the rhythm and actually feeling it while playing.

If you ever have suggestions or features you’d like to see, feel free to share them through the Product Roadmap in the app’s Settings. Keep up the great work with your drumming!- All the best, Derek.

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

Supports

  • Family Sharing

    Some in‑app purchases, including subscriptions, may be shareable with your family group when Family Sharing is enabled.

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