iOS Drum Machine App, anyone?

[ODH]

I had a cool drum machine on my old Android phone - Electrum - but nothing in the App Store seems to do the same thing for my iPhone 5.  Seems you have to be into Dubstep.

Anybody got a good drum machine on their iPhone?


I did look (briefly) to see if this was already covered, didn't find anything...

[64Guitars]

Impaktor looks good:

https://songcrafters.org/community/index.php?topic=12588.msg204899#msg204899

Another one is DrumJam by Sonosaurus (makers of ThumbJam).

https://songcrafters.org/community/index.php?topic=12588.msg205795#msg205795

The video in that last link reviews both DrumJam and Impaktor, so well worth watching to see if either or both are what you're looking for.

I don't have an iOS device so I haven't tried either of these, but I think a few folks here have tried them (Hook, facemask93, Gnasty). Maybe they'll offer their comments.

[ODH]

Thanks 64G. Impaktor looks really cool, might give that a try. I've looked at Drum Jam before,  looks fun but I think I need something I can have more control over, more like an old school drum machine.  I'll try a couple out.

[Hook]

The only drums I've used on my iphone are from thumbjam or the random (roll the dice) feature in garageband which you have no control. I thought drum jam had a drum machine setting but I could be very wrong. I think that app looks awesome but it looks to me like it would be better on a pad not a phone. I find it hard to tap the rhythms on the small screen, would love to try it out on a pad though. Impaktor looks really cool, Gnasty used it on a tune very successfully. I might try out Electrum, I haven't been impressed with any drums on android.
Good luck!

[64Guitars]

Here are a few more iPhone drum machines that might be worth checking out.


EasyBeats LE - The best thing about this one is that it's free, so you have nothing to lose by giving it a try.

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/easybeats-le-free-drum-machine/id329472198?mt=8

They also make EasyBeats 2 which is £2.99.

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/easybeats-2-pro-drum-machine/id364882805?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

http://easybeats.net/


DM1 is available for £1.49.

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/dm1-for-iphone/id526650611?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

http://www.fingerlab.net/website/Fingerlab/DM1.html

Here's the User Guide for DM1:  http://www.fingerlab.net/dm1/DM1_USER_GUIDE.pdf



BeatMaker 2 is available for £13.99.

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/beatmaker-2/id417020234?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

http://www.intua.net/products/beatmaker2

User Manual: http://www.intua.net/media/intua/downloads/BeatMaker2_UserManual.pdf

Review: http://www.drummagazine.com/plugged-in/post/the-best-iphone-music-apps/


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBeSjsbVW18

[ODH]

I've got hold of Easybeats 2 and DM1.

Easybeats2 is anything but easy from what I've seen and there's only 1 kit, which isn't even that great.

DM1 though is a great app. It has 64 sampled kits including many old school drum machines. There's even the Roland CR-78, which I've been looking for ages. Very happy with the whole app. Thanks for pointing me to it.