Open in DrumShedAdvanced— The Pattern
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Finna bust this AI apart with a prompt so mean, it had to make that cymbal scream.
Open in DrumShedAdvancedPractice this drill on DrumShed
Hear it, tweak the tempo, and practice with a built-in metronome — all in the app.
Beat Builder
Build beats the way music actually works
A guided wizard walks you through kick-snare foundation, embellishments, cymbals, sticking, and hi-hat foot — with real musical reasoning at every layer. Or open the full pattern editor and place every hit yourself — then loop it, slow it down, and build it up to tempo.
- 36+ genre presets — rock, funk, jazz, Latin, metal, hip-hop, gospel, worship, R&B
- 16 drum voices — kick, snare, side stick, hats, toms, ride, crash, china, cowbell, and more
- 11 voice routing strategies for hand distribution
- Cymbal accent presets with per-beat velocity control
- Full pattern editor for cell-by-cell control
Pattern Editor
Full cell-by-cell control over every hit
Place hits on a grid, adjust velocity and sticking per cell, add ghost notes and flams. Every pattern opens in the editor for fine-tuning — whether it came from the wizard, AI, or the community.
- 15 drum voices — kick, snare, side stick, hats, toms, ride, crash, china, cowbell, and more
- Tap cells to place hits — velocity sets automatically by position
- Drag to adjust velocity, long-press for flams and cross-stick
- Mixed subdivisions per beat — triplets next to sixteenths
- Any time signature: 3/4, 5/4, 6/8, 7/8, 12/8, and custom
Pattern editor
Live Playback
Grid view, notation view, sticking patterns
Phone on the stand, iPad on the rig — sticks in your hands. Every drill runs with a live playback view that tracks your position in real time. Grid view shows every voice color-coded. Notation view shows standard drum notation with sticking. Toggle counting syllables — 1 e & a — above the staff, ghost notes read as lowercase sticking, and any shuffle or pocket feel is captioned right on the notation. And the metronome itself plays that pocket — drag or rush the backbeat and shuffle the click, free on the main screen.
Drum Notation
Place hits on the grid — see them as standard notation instantly
Every pattern you build or clone automatically converts to standard drum notation. Toggle between the color-coded grid and staff notation with one tap — both update in real time during playback.
- Automatic conversion from grid to standard drum notation
- Sticking labels (R/L/K) appear below the staff
- Accent marks, ghost notes, and flams render correctly
- Export notation as images for lessons or social media
Get in touch
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