Polyrhythms. Odd meters.
Surgical precision.

All 9 drills, the full pattern editor, and AI that does the math on a 5:3. For drummers who've outgrown apps that stop at 4/4 and a backbeat.

DrumShed advanced grid view with complex pattern and ghost notes

Advanced practice tools

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Polyrhythm drill

Stack two rhythms and internalize the relationship. 8 preset ratios in both polarities — flip 3:2 to 2:3, work up to 5:4 and 5:3.

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Odd time signatures

Build patterns in 3/4 through 7/8, mixed meters included. The Time Signature Builder drill takes the click to 15/8 — group a 7 as 2+2+3 or 3+2+2 and the accents follow.

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Click displacement

Shift the click to any subdivision. Forces you to own the pulse internally, not just follow the click.

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Internal clock

The metronome drops out for bars at a time. When it comes back, you find out if you drifted.

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Full pattern editor

Place every hit on every voice. Build complex polymetric patterns, linear grooves, and progressive exercises.

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AI for complexity

Describe complex patterns in English. The AI handles the math of polyrhythmic placement and odd-meter subdivisions.

A polyrhythm ladder that sticks

Most drummers learn 3:2 as a party trick and stall there. This is the four-rung version that turns ratios into feel.

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3:2 at 60 BPM

Hands play 3, foot keeps 2. Count the composite out loud — "1, and-a, 2, and" — until the two lines stop being math and start being one rhythm.

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Internalize it

Drop the counting. Move the 3 around the kit — hat, ride, floor tom — while the 2 stays planted. When you can hold a conversation over it, it's yours.

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Step up to 4:3

Same process, denser math. The drill plays both sides of the ratio so you hear the target before your hands attempt it.

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Displace the click

Move the click off the downbeat and hold the polyrhythm against it. This is the graduation exam — where the ratio becomes time, not arithmetic.

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Polyrhythm drill configuration
Polyrhythm
Click displacement drill configuration
Click displacement
Dynamic control drill configuration
Dynamic control

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