Appmuse

Kudos to this developer...this app is a major experimental tour de force. I kid you not. This is crazy versatile when you get a grip on what you can achieve with this. The big cornucopia of sounds is awesome, but you can also import your own soundbites! No probs when I brought in the 24/48’s. Access to Audioshare is in there. You can set up a bunch of short soundbites in AS, go into the wave section of DD, click the plus sign and choose/import/choose/import... ad infinitum. Clean sounding, no detected glitch. Variable-pass for each track right up in the front interface is so cool. You can push the sound in each of the tracks through filter and distortion. Randomization! Highly configurable. I haven’t checked on midi configurations yet, but it’s probably going to be a friggin blast. Granted, the interface is slightly difficult to navigate, but there’s so much capability jam-packed in this, that imho there’s no easy way to arrange the visual elements. Read the manual while groking what’s going on, because it will definitely guide you well. Keep experimenting with DD...you’ll be glad you expended a few brain cells getting there. Show more

Excellent App, please bring AUv3 support.

Strange that there’s been a ton of updates over the years, but still no fix for hanging midi notes when using automation. I want to love this app and it has so much potential. Glad to see its still being serviced, but sad the midi is useless for me. Show more

Ableton link and midi don't seem to work. Random automation is fun to mess with but needs to be brought into the iphone version as well for a more portable way to experiment. Update: Good job on the fixes! Show more

This app really is one of the best values I have encountered. so many features packed in , many of them unique and fresh. It does take some time to explore and master all the possibilities but well worth the effort. I recommend it highly for those interested in poly rhythms and tuned percussion. Also the developer is extremely responsive to inquiries regarding issues or bugs. I thank him for making it! Show more

This is one of the most unique apps I have, and it is proving to be one that prompts lots of creative ideas. The concept of using waves to manipulate pitch, timing, panning, volume, etc. tends to pull my music in many unexpected (but good) directions. I would love to give this five stars, but feel that it does have a weakness in that the interface is cluttered, over-engineered, dated, and not particularly intuitive. It doesn’t lend itself to live performance, and uses some very non-standard graphics not seen in most apps. A good example would be the graphic used in place of the standard X that other apps use to close windows; considering the cluttered interface, it would be more user friendly to just use the smaller and more recognizable X. Really great app by the developers, but badly in need of some UI and UX design updates. Show more

Different Drummer is now a magic bullet in my music composition arsenal. I have been looking for an app that will put out algorithmic but very controllable and interesting MIDI material to record into my sequencer. I enjoy “collaborating” with algorithmic sources, and because of the depth of features, I can already tell that Different Drummer will produce satisfying MIDI material for me to manipulate for a long time to come. The internal sound engine is decent as well, and I have recorded some great stuff using Inter-App Audio. There is one issue (v4.6.1) that I hope will be resolved soon: Ableton Link integration is not functioning properly. Show more

This is magic. If you need rhythmic muse, buy this. To dev, Thank you for the great support and keeping the app up to date. The zen interface Is one of the most innovative developments I've seen in electronic rhythms. One request, please revamp sample import, possibly the ability to import zip, have it unpack, then dispose of the zip. One by one import is cumbersome. 5 stars don't come easy from me. You've definitely earned it. Show more

I have a few apps in my iPad that I think of as Mind-Stretchers. Though the learning curve is steep, once you get the hang of it, the results are endlessly fascinating. Most apps offer you new ways to get to old places. This feature-packed gem takes you to new sonic and musical worlds very quickly. It helps you to think of music in new ways. It is a labor of love for this developer as he continues to bring refinements to it. This is a true masterpiece for iOS! Show more

All the talk of the complexity of this app scared me away forever, but I finally took the plunge. Man, am I glad that I did! Sure, I haven't begun to crack the programming, but so many great sounding presets are provided for tweaking delight. Did I mention that it sounds really good? I am really enjoying this one and running it on both my pad and phone. Running it a lot. Show more

'consistently polishes this app beyond expectations and pushes the limits of "alt perspectives" that actually boosts accessibility & functionality. This extremely intuitive ui/interior design & concept that should set an example for ALL future app developers in some fashion. Different drummer is doing something else and thats exactly what this seemingly "transparent digital era" needs more of Show more

Different Drummer is a must have app for anyone interested in music. It does have a bit of a learning curve, but that's to be expected given the breadth of the app. Still, it's not too difficult to learn the fundamentals in a short period, and there are videos, the community, the manual, and a very responsive dev. The biggest plus though is that you can generate very unique pieces with the app. Randomization and automation are well implemented, and that's enough to get you started. With the addition of a port to the iPhone, you can now be Different anywhere! Show more

8-17-16 Update: This fantastic MIDI sequencer/pattern-and-phrase-generator keeps on getting better with regular updates; my fav new addition is that you can now create an endless number of instant-launch buttons for any saved state, in a slide-aroundable panel on the Zen interface, for live performance modulate-anything-now power; really great, thanks!! OK, DD is THE MIDI device I've waited decades to find. And along with MusicIO to attach it to Logic and my AUs, this is the app that finally brought the iPad into my actual musical world, even though I've bought literally hundreds of other apps since getting the Pro last Xmas. They all seemed interesting enough, but none particularly inspired me to figure out the ios>Logic thing NOW…until I spent a few minutes with DD. I use it as a sort of auto strummer or mechanical player, tirelessly churning out interesting streams of MIDI notes and patterns to drive whatever synths and samplers I'm currently jazzed about, or have been ignoring, like suddenly having a live-in player in the studio just waiting to be told what to dash off, in any style, level of complexity, scale, progressions, on and on, and quite easy to direct after ajust a little fiddling and reading through the excellent manual a few times (it's DEEP; I'm still dropping in on that). Bottom line: I'm suddenly cranking out tracks that really reflect what I've been imagining but hadn't the skills to play at a furious pace, thanks to DD, and quick help whenever needed from the very accessible dev. Fabulous, but, you know, you probably won't like it…these cookies are no good, just move along and leave 'em to me…:) THANK YOU, DD! Show more

I was looking for something that had the circular interface, and this app seemed to fit the bill. Great reviews as well, I thought I'm all set. Zenterface comes at a price(IAP's). Aggravated I try to move on, but the user interface is crap, and so is the manual. Online help? Only for what I can guess are older versions. It's not intuitive at all, and according to some reviewers I'll have to invest more than a few weeks to learn it?! Sadly I will do without. Show more

I am amazed by what you can do with this app. A learning curve, but so worth it.

Wonderful app. Definitely different but my favorite. Bought the iap and bought the 2nd one instantly. Love it and use this app the most

Different in a great way ; very cool just got this and still lost in the depth of limitless imagination generating swirly zenterfaceness!! Not your mommas beat box; this is a trippy music generator ,I'm hooked ! Thank you devolper Show more

Really enjoying the new IAPs which I can use to drive a variety of synths and drum machines. You can produce subtle to large variations in the patterns coming out of the app. The circular interfaces for the new IAPs provide a way to visualize what Different Drummer is putting out. Show more

From time to time. Fortunately, it truly is an optional add on. It just makes a few things you can already do easier to achieve. As for the price fluctuations, it happens as well. It's not unusual to purchase a app at a high price only to later discover the same app at a substantially lower price. It's happened to me on more than one occasion. It is still a nice app. Show more

After an hour of reading the manual, watching video tutorials, and trying to make sense of their clunky user interface, I didn't have one single useful beat to show for. Huge frustration. Don't think I'm a newbie, I know how to play drums, I have used Maschine and Reason extensively, and DD user interface gave me a headache. Maybe someone can post a useful tutorial for the rest of us, until then, DD gets deleted. Sorry. Show more