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XD could be basis of practice/backing tracks, but no Bluetooth makes it limited. Playing back thru iPad speakers is a joke, when should be able to hear via my PA like every other software. And for some reason, Indie Rock add-on doesn’t show up in Templates, yet Classic Rock did. Needs some more fine tuning. Show more

There seems to be a bug in the tempo section. Type in the exact tempo and it doesn’t line up with several metronomes I’ve used to test it out. This makes it completely useless for me. If customer support can fix this I’d very much appreciate it as I’ve spent money on this Show more

Refund please.

Please update your apps. Bass drum on funk distort once in a while!!!

There needs to be more metal drumming styles… or maybe the ability to change the snare drum rhythms.. like an option to space out the snare drums or put them closer? I dunno. I just think iOS or Positive Grid needs to have an extreme metal drums package for guitarists and producers alike. That heavy metal package is just so outdated.. Positive Grid has some of the most distinguished of death/extreme metal guitarists on it’s roster and no drum pack to back them up on iOS just yet? They get dubbed the “heavy metal drums”. It’s like one category of heavy metal. Come on, now! ? Show more

Crashes Auria pro and Cubasis 3 - rendering it a useless standalone drum app....i need a virtual drummer like garage band, which is why i got this...and i bought the metal pack too....hope i get refunded Show more

Generates such great rhythms in so many styles and so many time signatures. I love the several customs drums sets I’ve made and the couple of songs I’ve sequenced. But there’s this annoying static, as if some of the samples push the levels into the red causing ugly digital distortion. It is very soft, but it makes it useless for recording in the studio. Also in pattern mode, it would be so much better if there was a quantize option so that the next selection of chorus or verse or bridge and such would wait to trigger on the ONE, instead of immediately switching in the middle of a beat. Fix those two things and this would be by far the best drum app out there. Nearly unusable for performing as it is now. Can only be used as a practice tool. It’s been a long while for an update, so likely soon to drop to three stars for my needs. I spent quite a bit on all the IAP’s. Sure hope this app has not been abandoned by the developer. Show more

It’s a good drum app. But definitely could use some work in my opinion as far as making it more functional. Very limited to only using the patterns that are preset. Would be nice to be able to edit the current patterns or import midi files. Show more

Is way too limiting. The beats can’t be modified, the drums sound terrible for being 2020. They have a toy-ish tone that ruins the whole experience, not even the purchasable presets work. I expected something closer to EZ Drummer, which I guess it was the goal of the developers of this app. But so far is such a waste of money and data. Show more

The app just crash always, poor customer service!

Update: The IAP bug has been fixed, nice! If they can get a little more realism out of some of the samples, this will be a no brainer for iOS producers. I use it now was a practice tool (when not using another Positive Grid app). Though AUv3 would really be handy, the seemingly truncated samples on the snares and toms are the only real issue I see. Keep up the great work Positive Grid! This app has a lot of potential. That said it has some serious flaws. First off, in the new update, trying to launch the store seems to crash the app every time. Second, some of the samples, particularly the snares and toms, seem oddly truncated and lack a certain realism. I have heard other drum apps that do not have this issue, so I am curious why this one does. Third, though many of the drum patterns are really quite good, some have really odd playing artifacts such as way to many quick, fidgety drum hits and the like. However, the app does have a lot of promise. If Positive Grid keeps on it, they could have a truly great app on their hands. Most of this companies products are top notch, so I am hoping they address some of these issues. Show more

This app is useless if you use Bluetooth headphones. It disables your Bluetooth headphones when you enter the app. For a songwriting tool this is awful. If this is a bug it needs to be corrected ASAP. Show more

If this had au3 ability. You would be in the money.

The Drum sounds on this app are the most realistic MIDI replications I have seen, so far. I love how easy it is to configure the drum sets. I have a drummer friend who has listened to my recordings and wondered who I worked with to record the drums. I also love the variety of different drum styles and music genres the app supplies. Each genre has several different full song options to use. The usage for browsing song styles and drum configurations is very intuitive. This app is SO much more powerful than GarageBand when it comes to configuring drums and choosing song styles. On top of that, you can export your song to MIDI to import into other apps, when compiling other parts of your song through other apps. For example, I import the drum line MIDI into Guitar Pro to help write the guitar sections. The app is strong enough of a drum synth that I am willing to put up with the below issues. If you are looking to simply put together a song piecing together the existing parts of a genre style or a combo of styles, the song editor will meet your basic needs. This will be an amazing app for you to use. The further you move away from that simplistic use case, you run into more major implementation inhibiting problems as you get more complicated. 1. When compiling a song, you can only move one segment at a time. So, say you remove a segment from the song, you can’t just fully delete that section, closing the gap that that section consumed. You have to go through, touch every segment further down the song, moving them back to fill that gap #TimeConsuming. This kind of functionality assumes you are going to get the song right the very first time. I’m sure you are able to pull that off... not me. 2. Moving song segments, as mentioned previously, is very obnoxious. It would be nice if you could zoom out and move segments from a macro view of the song, right? That would, at least, make some of the pain of the previous issue a little less annoying. But, when you are looking at the macro view and tap on a segment to move it, the default behavior is to resize the section, pushing every other segment around it further down the pipe. That means you have to zoom into every section far enough to make an accurate tap in between the large sizing bars on either side of the section. You cannot, then, zoom out to move that segment. You have to pull that segment all the way down the line to the target location. 3. Each section of a song is limited to one configuration for that bar length. For example, if you use a verse section that is 8 bars long, you can only configure your drum set to play one setup. If you want to build up the intensity over those 8 bars, you have to start piecing together different instances of that section. The problem with that is, you cannot duplicate more than one section at a time. So, if you want to take that verse section you’ve compiled and replicate it for the next verse, you have to duplicate each subsection of that verse separately. If you want to duplicate a segment that starts at the beginning of that section, it gracefully duplicates behind the first section pushing the rest of the song down that same length. Now, here is the great Easter egg in that process. If you decide to only use bars 5 & 6 of that 8 bar segment, the second you go to duplicate it, it acts as if you are duplicating bar 1-6 of that segment, pushing the rest of the song down 6 bars rather than the 2 bars you are actually using. This creates a gap of 4 bars in your song. 4. One other issue, outside of the Song Editor, that creates a ton of work arounds that prolong integration with other apps. The metronome on this app is WAY off. If you have it set to 90 BPM, you will actually be playing somewhere between 82-84 BPM when playing the song live. This problem extends to using IAA. When I tried to record the song straight into Cubasis or Auria, the beats were WAY off. To get around this, you have to export the song as a MIDI or WAV file, where, miraculously, the metronome is cured of its depression. The below are some of the nice to haves that would also make life a lot easier using this awesome app (no sarcasm, I promise). 1. First, I like to mix each drum on different tracks in my DAW. That allows me to EQ and compress differently for each part of the drum set. It would be great to have an option on the export functionality to create separate files for each drum part. Right now, I have to configure a drum set, then go through and create separate custom drum set configurations for each drum piece, with the volumes of the other pieces muted, then export them individually #NotADDCompliant. 2. It would be great to be able to import MIDI from other drum synths. This would override a lot of the pain of the Song Editor, if you don’t want to redesign it from the ground up. I would happily use another DAW style MIDI configuration tool to compile the song, then import it into the app to utilize all the strongest functionality that this app already provides. All that said, this app is well worth the purchase price necessary to get the greatest aspects of this application. I look forward to UI redevelopments to make this app much more valuable than the 5 star maximum allowed in these reviews. Show more

It’s designed to get you spending on in-app purchases. There is provision for creativity. There is no piano roll. Creating your own beats and editing existing beats is not possible. If you are looking for a drum app for creating your own music don’t waste your money here. Show more

I have many Positive grid products that I’ve purchased over the last couple years that I’ve Ive upgraded to the max, and use religiously on a daily basis.... but in all honesty X-Drummer just doesn’t cut it for me, especially on the level I’m at. The sample quality I require for my level of work just isn’t there and it lacks many features I thought it would offer. For musicians out there looking to get a quick, basic jam going and/or any musicians new to the recording process that need to quickly produce and lay down some simple, pre-programmed drum patterns without having to invest hours/days/weeks learning the process for MIDI sequencing and everything else that goes with it. X-Drummer is a simple tool that any average musician can use whether it’s practicing, rough demoing, help with songwriting, etc. I do NOT, however, recommend X-Drummer if you work at a professional/advanced level because it does NOT offer the production value, sample quality, kit customization, app integration, audio support/formatting, or flexible work flow that professional engineers/techs would use as far as industry standards go. This app will work just fine for most home studio musicians, hobbyists, music students, etc. so I’d recommend it to them any day. As far as my take on it, I’d honestly appreciate a refund because simply put this doesn’t serve me any purpose. Id rather use that money use towards other tools, software, or other gear like amp/Efx packs in Bias 2/Bias FX or towards a down payment on the new Bias Guitar Mini which looks INCREDIBLE. Bias 2, Bias FX, Final Touch, all great Show more

Developers; I love the App, but can you PLEASE have at least 2 tracks to record guitar? Then it would be just about perfect!

Snap crackle pop. Cool idea, poor execution. Crackles. I would love to input my own samples or use a midi roll to plot drum hits but cant figure ththat out. Do not like. Please refund me. Show more

This app is worthless Even for free it is a ripoff!

I just picked this up while it was free and I can't believe I've missed out on this before. A lot of sales emphasis had been put on the "Find a jam while you play" feature, which seems redundant (to me). However, the drums sound amazing, there's plenty of beats to get you started and the iAPs are very reasonably priced too. I also really like the kit customization feature. Together with the BIAS range, this is a killer combo. For realistic acoustic drums, this will certainly become my go-to drum app! Show more