Song Player - Added support for CON file format. Open CON files directly from the File Explorer into the Song Player. - Songs that include a video now play it in the background, in sync with the music – also at practice speed and when you skip or use the A-B loop. - A new "Minimal" option in the View menu hides the highway and sheet music, so you only see the background or video plus your hit and miss counters. - New score display with icons and a streak counter that lights up during a streak. Song List - Double-tap a song to play it on iPhone and iPad. - Song previews start faster and play smoothly. Settings - New "Text size" option makes text larger on all screens – handy on a phone. Improvements and fixes - Turning Shuffle off now works right away for the next song. - Songs now finish reliably when the music ends. - Improved translations in all languages.

A new song player menu: - A cleaner menu with grouped buttons and clear labels, in the same style as the rest of the app. - New Tracks panel: switch the music and each instrument track on or off. - New View panel: choose the note highway, the drum sheet or both, and adjust light and speed. - New Sections panel: play or loop any part of the song. - On phones, extra controls are tucked away behind a More button. - The menu hides by itself while you play, and the lyrics move to the top of the screen. Tap anywhere or tap the arrow button to bring it back. You can turn this off in Settings. Better drum sheet: - Rests are shown where you don't play: whole, half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth and 32nd rests. You can hide the bass drum rests or turn rests off in Settings. Songs in 6/8, 9/8, 12/8 and cut time (2/2) are now written the right way. - Tap a note in the drum sheet to jump to that part of the song. - The view you choose is kept for your next songs. - The drum sheet no longer jumps back to the start when you pause. - The drum sheet no longer covers the score and the clock. Song select: - Auto play next and Shuffle are now simple on/off switches. - The selected song is shown with an orange outline. - A larger scrollbar handle makes long song lists easier to scroll. - Small layout fixes for iPhone and iPad. Also new: - The recording controls moved to the top right, away from the note highway. - The help pages show the new menu. - Tablets in landscape no longer have extra empty space at the top of the screen.

NEW: DRUM NOTATION SHEETS Read every song as real drum sheet music — just like a page from a drum book. • Switch with one tap: note highway → full-screen drum notation → highway with a notation bar. • Notes you hit turn green, notes you miss turn red — see exactly which parts need practice. • Section names above the staff, and optional lyrics below it. • Works with all your songs, and with pause, A-B loop and speed control. • Choose your default view in Settings › Gameplay. TIMING & HIT WINDOW • Choose how forgiving timing is: Strict, Normal or Relaxed — or fine-tune it in a new preview with a moving highway. • Show the hit zone on the note highway. • Improved input latency measurement: it now corrects for your device's audio delay. • The results screen shows your average timing (early or late), saved with your scores. NEW SETUP WIZARD & SETTINGS • Step-by-step setup: language, connect your drum kit, map your pads and measure latency. • Redesigned settings, organized into clear sections. NEW LANGUAGES • Chinese (Simplified), Japanese and Korean. SONG LIST • Song preview when you select a song (Settings › Audio). • Drum difficulty stars, and sort by difficulty. • Reorder playlists with drag & drop. MORE • Optional open hi-hat detection for older charts. • Recordings stop and save automatically at the end of a song. • New help page about drum notation, layout improvements on iPhone, and many smaller fixes.

NEW • Record your performance: tap record while playing and Drum Strike records your drums through the microphone, together with the music. Find your recordings in the new RECORDINGS tab. • Create your own mix for each recording: microphone and music volume, latency and which tracks to include. Play the mix, export it to MP3 or share it right away. • Drum Strike is now available in English, Dutch, German, French, Spanish and Italian. • Random lists: choose from all songs, favorites, most played songs or a single artist. Exclude artists and give songs a thumbs up or down. • New PRACTICE tab for practice songs. • Choose which tracks of multitrack songs are on by default, for example leave the drums out to play along yourself. You can switch them back on while playing. • New setting to start songs with the music muted. • Pick your highway, background image and video from a carousel with previews. IMPROVED • Redesigned results screen with album art, star rating, favorite and add to playlist. • Search bar in the song list and optional album art in the list. • All popups and the settings screen have a new, clearer design. • The song list loads faster. • A loading indicator while a song loads, and a clear message if a song can't be loaded. • Better on iPhone: in landscape the interface stays clear of the notch, and the buttons are bigger. • Clearer overview of your MIDI mapping, with a hint for instruments that aren't assigned yet. • Many small improvements and bug fixes. Have fun drumming!

Added a Random songs section that instantly creates a playlist of random songs to play. Use the refresh button to create a new list. The minimum size of the random list can be set in the settings menu. Added options to include or exclude specific artists or folders when generating the list of random songs. Added an optional clock to display the current time while playing. Made several minor visual improvements and interface refinements.

This update brings new ways to play, faster navigation, improved timing controls, and a smoother overall experience. - Added Acoustic Mode for a distraction-free playing experience without visible scores, note-hit feedback, or result screens. - Added Song Sections to quickly jump to or loop specific parts of a song. - Added an optional click track and clearer beat and measure guides. - Added live and final highest note-streak statistics. - Added a signed Delay Notes slider for easier audio and video synchronization. - Added an option to enable or disable highway shaking on drum hits. - Improved song-library loading performance and reduced visual stuttering. - Improved next and previous song transitions. - Improved multitrack controls to clearly show unavailable tracks. - Refreshed popup controls, scrollbars, icons, and other interface elements. - Fixed duplicate songs and several issues affecting song selection, playback, and stability.

Customisation Options: A new Visuals group has been added to the Settings menu. You can now add your own highway and background images to the Customs folder and select your preferred image directly from the Settings menu. Improved Sorting: A new dropdown has been added, allowing you to sort items by additional criteria, including Creation Date, Last Played Date and Highest Score. Flames: You can now enable a special flame animation in the Settings menu. For example, in song charts a combination of red and yellow notes are used for a flame on the snare, but now these two notes are replaced by a single note with a flame animation. Improved visuals: Slightly improved visuals and animations in the Song Player. Fixed an issue which prevented the display of the lyrics.

In some note charts the snare and high hat notes were flipped during an interval (called 'disco flip'). This is now fixed: snare always stays on the red lane and high hat always stays on the yellow lane.

We've improved the note chart parser and fixed multiple issues in the song player. Added a new configuration setting to always disable the crowd sound on multitrack music charts. Increased the font size in portrait mode on iPhone devices.

Improved graphics for a smoother visual experience. Added support for the old 5-lane chart format. Added labels for multitrack (M) and 5-lane (5L) charts in the song list for easier navigation.

You can now easily play along to any MP3 file in your collection, even if there are no associated note charts! This feature is perfect for practicing or jamming to tracks without notes (like drum practice samples). To set it up, create a new folder inside the main DrumStrike directory and drop your MP3 files there. The new folder name will appear under the Artists tab for easy selection and playback. All standard player features—including A/B looping and speed controls, giving you full control over the highway in chart-free mode. Minor bugs have also been addressed in this release.

Improved note hit detection for a more responsive experience. The progress bar now turns green while playing if your note accuracy surpasses your current high score.

Fixed minor bugs. Improved app performance and reliability. Three new sample tracks added.