DrumLibrary App Reviews

Nice grooves - but when you change the tempo, the pitch of the drums changes too... That sounds very Bad!

add more audio examples for hybrid rudiments and grooves...

This app features a great metronome with all kinds of time signatures. It has all basic rudiments and some hybrids. great app. It has some pretty great exercises and grooves too all seconds away on your itouch or iphone.

Ive been looking for a drum app like this for a long time. The beats are written large enough that you can read them if your iphone is on a music stand and adding the audio feature was a great update. Now i can listen to how the grooves should sound. Ive wasted my money on so many others. Thanks and keep the updates coming!

Im definitely impressed, especially at the independents exercises....WHY DIDNT I THINK OF THIS!!!!

I want to like this more, but its got a lot of shortcomings. It feels like someone rushed it to market and cut a lot of corners. Its too bad because its a good start. Pros: -Nice having the rudiments easily accessible, with recorded examples and tempo options -The metronome is pretty user-friendly and intuitive -Having grooves to play to/against is a nice idea Cons: -The drum sounds are really cheeseball, like an 80s casio toy -When you increase the tempo of a groove or rudiment, the pitch of the recorded sounds increases too -When you put your iPod Touch in sleep mode to turn off the display (saving battery) while playing to the metronome or exercises, the metronome becomes erratic and the exercises trail off and stop. -There arent many grooves (for Afro-Cuban there is only one example) -Often there arent recorded examples, just a metronome option (eg., the Independence and Breaks exercises) -You cant change the sound of the metronome (eg. to a cowbell)

Some of the rudiments are just not right (9st roll). I would like to hear all the rudiments also. It is great for my students but it needs more to maximize their potential.

This is a very useful app. It is good for learning a bunch of cool beats, and it has a metronome.

I must say without a doubt, one of the best applications for drummers. Above and beyond customer support that went the extra mile to make sure that it worked right on the new OS. I cant thank the maker enough and I am sure that whomever tries it, will feel the same way. A very nice production. And it will only get better!

This app is fantastic but I must ask that you add snare grooves! With JUST snare. I really think this would complete the app! However its still amazing lol

I like how it has all the rudiments, even in the lite version, and I also like the hybrids that you put in it (althought i couldnt find sextuplets). The only thing i didnt like was that some of the grooves werent completely correct. Like the Steve Gadd one that was 50 ways to leave a lover, wasnt completely correct. Im not sure if it was just a good variation, but thats all i have to say about it. I still give it 5 stars because I feel it is a handy app to carry for any drummer.

was looking for a drum machine to play along with . this just plays bits and pieces over and over again. wont be what your looking for if you want to play along with full songs. Wont bad rate it but just beware of buying if you are looking for a drum machine.

This is a decent app. Considering I havent found a better one. I cant get it to play the rudiments. I may be doing something wrong though.

It has a lot of rudiments...which is great, but there are more that arent in here, and it plays the rolls as like quarter note rolls..if they made that like an actual roll(32nd notes)and made more sounds for the hybrids and added more hybrids too, I would love this a million times more than I already do. Its still pretty good though. Soo Ive been using this for a long time, like 2 years now, and this app has gotten worse. I recently downloaded the "lite version" and its better than the one I paid for. This version cant speed up the rudiments anymore like it used to, and like the lite can, this doesnt have as many sounds as the lite(pataflafla specifically...), so yeah. This desperately needs an update, and more like a downgrade for this because honestly these past updates have made the app worse. We need a way to play the rudiment faster than at a quarter note beat. Thats so ridiculously slow, that doesnt even help you learn it. My rating will go back up of they fix this thing.

I used to have the lite version and purchased better? App. It has many more rudiments and info, but if you cant increase the tempo like you can in the free version its not near as helpful as it could be. I love the concept but went back to the free/lite version for practice. I would love to use the full version with this one change!!!! Is it that big of a deal to make it for all of us that are requesting it? Im waiting!!!!!!!!!

I like how it has different rudiments and not just the 40 snare ones. I wish it would play the rudiment or groove so you can hear how it should sound.

Ive had this app for some time and was slightly disappointed by the upgrade. This app used to have the ability to increase the tempo by the up/down arrows and was consistent with each rudiment. Now the app has "issues," with the nome. Some rudiments play at 125, others at 60. Its a free app, i get that but if you would like donations or charged $.99 and fixed this youd have a great app and a loyal following. Thanks for creating this app just fix it ok?

I have comment on this app multiple times saying that the audio for certain this are bad. Im a college student. This app is only helpful if I dont use the audio. If I try to show a student it and they listen to the sound they will learn it wrong. Dont buy this app. It isnt worth it. When they decide to actually work on this app I will give them a better review.

This app has a lot of hybrid rudiments which is nice to have on hand but its kind of "patchy" feeling. It says in the description it has sound samples to understand the rhythms too and I cant find anywhere in the app to play a sound sample of the rudiments.

I like it a lot but it doesn’t play the notes with you, A person like me who is a beginner at taps and is use to playing by ear. having it play along with you would be a good feature and demonstrate how it’s played

Can’t hear nothing on here

So far I like the functionality of the app. Just wish it had a metronome with and audio click. Maybe even one you can change the beat tones on.

What is the deal is it that hard to update this app

Was going to to start to work on some book reports and the app doesnt work bc i updated my phone makes me upset even tho i know they are probably gonna update it soon

This app has a lot of hybrid rudiments which is nice to have on hand but it's kind of "patchy" feeling. It says in the description it has sound samples to understand the rhythms too and I can't find anywhere in the app to play a sound sample of the rudiments.

I have comment on this app multiple times saying that the audio for certain this are bad. I'm a college student. This app is only helpful if I don't use the audio. If I try to show a student it and they listen to the sound they will learn it wrong. Don't buy this app. It isn't worth it. When they decide to actually work on this app I will give them a better review.

I've had this app for some time and was slightly disappointed by the upgrade. This app used to have the ability to increase the tempo by the up/down arrows and was consistent with each rudiment. Now the app has "issues," with the nome. Some rudiments play at 125, others at 60. It's a free app, i get that but if you would like donations or charged $.99 and fixed this you'd have a great app and a loyal following. Thanks for creating this app just fix it ok?

I like how it has different rudiments and not just the 40 snare ones. I wish it would play the rudiment or groove so you can hear how it should sound.

I used to have the lite version and purchased better? App. It has many more rudiments and info, but if you can't increase the tempo like you can in the free version it's not near as helpful as it could be. I love the concept but went back to the free/lite version for practice. I would love to use the full version with this one change!!!! Is it that big of a deal to make it for all of us that are requesting it? I'm waiting!!!!!!!!!

It has a lot of rudiments...which is great, but there are more that aren't in here, and it plays the rolls as like quarter note rolls..if they made that like an actual roll(32nd notes)and made more sounds for the hybrids and added more hybrids too, I would love this a million times more than I already do. It's still pretty good though. Soo I've been using this for a long time, like 2 years now, and this app has gotten worse. I recently downloaded the "lite version" and it's better than the one I paid for. This version can't speed up the rudiments anymore like it used to, and like the lite can, this doesn't have as many sounds as the lite(pataflafla specifically...), so yeah. This desperately needs an update, and more like a downgrade for this because honestly these past updates have made the app worse. We need a way to play the rudiment faster than at a quarter note beat. That's so ridiculously slow, that doesn't even help you learn it. My rating will go back up of they fix this thing.

This is a decent app. Considering I havent found a better one. I cant get it to play the rudiments. I may be doing something wrong though.

was looking for a drum machine to play along with . this just plays bits and pieces over and over again. won't be what your looking for if you want to play along with full songs. Won't bad rate it but just beware of buying if you are looking for a drum machine.

I like how it has all the rudiments, even in the lite version, and I also like the hybrids that you put in it (althought i couldn't find sextuplets). The only thing i didn't like was that some of the grooves weren't completely correct. Like the Steve Gadd one that was 50 ways to leave a lover, wasn't completely correct. Im not sure if it was just a good variation, but thats all i have to say about it. I still give it 5 stars because I feel it is a handy app to carry for any drummer.

This app is fantastic but I must ask that you add snare grooves! With JUST snare. I really think this would complete the app! However it's still amazing lol

This is a very useful app. It is good for learning a bunch of cool beats, and it has a metronome.

I must say without a doubt, one of the best applications for drummers. Above and beyond customer support that went the extra mile to make sure that it worked right on the new OS. I can't thank the maker enough and I am sure that whomever tries it, will feel the same way. A very nice production. And it will only get better!

Some of the rudiments are just not right (9st roll). I would like to hear all the rudiments also. It is great for my students but it needs more to maximize their potential.

I want to like this more, but it's got a lot of shortcomings. It feels like someone rushed it to market and cut a lot of corners. It's too bad because it's a good start. Pros: -Nice having the rudiments easily accessible, with recorded examples and tempo options -The metronome is pretty user-friendly and intuitive -Having grooves to play to/against is a nice idea Cons: -The drum sounds are really cheeseball, like an 80's casio toy -When you increase the tempo of a groove or rudiment, the pitch of the recorded sounds increases too -When you put your iPod Touch in sleep mode to turn off the display (saving battery) while playing to the metronome or exercises, the metronome becomes erratic and the exercises trail off and stop. -There aren't many grooves (for Afro-Cuban there is only one example) -Often there aren't recorded examples, just a metronome option (eg., the Independence and Breaks exercises) -You can't change the sound of the metronome (eg. to a cowbell)

I'm definitely impressed, especially at the independents exercises....WHY DIDNT I THINK OF THIS!!!!

I've been looking for a drum app like this for a long time. The beats are written large enough that you can read them if your iphone is on a music stand and adding the audio feature was a great update. Now i can listen to how the grooves should sound. I've wasted my money on so many others. Thanks and keep the updates coming!

This app features a great metronome with all kinds of time signatures. It has all basic rudiments and some hybrids. great app. It has some pretty great exercises and grooves too all seconds away on your itouch or iphone.