Upload a song.
Play along without the drums.
DrumShed separates the drums from the band, finds the tempo and the downbeats, and lays a grid over the take. The band on one fader, the drums on another, your seat in the middle — at half speed or full, same pitch.
A play-along that practices with you
The band without the drums
Drums and band land on separate faders. Pull the drums to zero and the seat is yours; leave a little in to lean on the original.
The drums alone
Solo the drum part to learn what was actually played — ghost notes, hat work, the fill into the chorus — without the band on top.
Half speed, same pitch
0.5× to 1× without the song dropping in key. Learn it slow, bring it up in steps.
A click that follows the take
The click rides the song’s own tempo bar by bar — live recordings drift, and the grid drifts with them. Nudge it to your ear.
Loop the hard bars
Drop bars 9 to 16 into a session next to your drills, loop them, and the reps count toward your practice like anything else.
Playlists
A set of songs, run top to bottom — the setlist for Friday, or the four tunes your teacher gave you.
How it works
01
Pick a track, or upload a song
Nearly 200 built-in backing tracks by genre and tempo, drums already out — or an MP3, M4A, WAV or FLAC up to 15 minutes: a rehearsal take, a demo, the track you’re learning. Files only, never a streaming link.
02
DrumShed takes the drums out
The drums are separated from the band, the tempo and downbeats are found, and a grid is laid over the take bar by bar.
03
Sit in
Play along with the band and no drums, solo the drums to learn the part, slow it to half speed at the same pitch, and loop the bars you need.
Why play-along belongs in the same app as your drills
Most play-along tools stop at the audio: here is the track, here is a speed slider, good luck. DrumShed puts the song on the same grid everything else in the app runs on. That is what makes the click follow the take instead of fighting it, what lets a bar range become a session item, and what makes the reps show up in your history next to your drills.
It also means the loop closes. Hear a part you cannot play yet, solo the drums to work out what it is, build the pattern in the editor, drill it at a tempo ladder, then go back to the song with the drums out and play it in context. Coming next: the drum part written out on the grid, bar by bar, straight from the isolated track.
Play it your way
What you can upload, and who can hear it
- Audio files you have the rights to use for your own practice — your band’s recordings, demos, rehearsal takes, lesson material. MP3, M4A, WAV or FLAC, up to 15 minutes. We don’t accept links from streaming services.
- Private by construction. Uploads are never shared, listed, or searchable, and they’re deleted with your account.
- Three songs a month are free. All Access includes 150 song & sheet-music uploads a month (beta), and the separated stems stay for the life of the upload.
How we handle infringement notices is in our Copyright Policy.
Common questions
What is a drum play-along app?
An app that lets you practice drums to a song with the original drums removed, so you take the drummer’s seat instead of doubling it. DrumShed does that from a song you upload: it separates the drums from the band, finds the tempo, and gives you the band alone, the drums alone, or the full mix — at any speed, same pitch, with a click that follows the take.
Do I need my own songs?
No. Songs › Built-in has nearly 200 royalty-free backing tracks spanning sixteen genres — rock, funk, jazz, gospel, Latin, metal and more — each with the drums already separated and a click on its grid. Filter by genre, pick a tempo, play. Uploading is for when it has to be a particular song.
Does it change the pitch when I slow a song down?
No. Speed runs from half speed to full at the same pitch, so a song at 0.6× still sits in its key — you are hearing the band slower, not lower.
How does the click know where the beats are?
When you upload, DrumShed finds the tempo and the downbeats of the take and lays a grid over it bar by bar. The click follows that grid — including tempo drift in a live recording — and you can nudge it earlier or later until it sits right to your ear.
Can I put a song inside a practice session?
Yes. Add a whole song or a bar range — say bars 9 to 16 — as a session item next to your drills, loop it, and it counts toward your practice time and streak like any drill.
Is it free?
Three songs a month are included on every account. All Access includes 150 song & sheet-music uploads a month (beta). The separation runs on our servers, which is why it is metered.
Every drummer needs
a home base.
Your seat, your song, your speed.