Appmuse

After messing with other apps, I finally found one that knew there was a rest on the first beat of the son clave (really? yes really). But oh so much more! This was obviously written by someone who wanted to jam everything he knew about latin and afro cuban rhythms into an app. ? I may spend the rest of my life trying to understand it all. But for now, I'm having the time of my life practicing rueda de casino with this wonderful creation. Thank you señor Martinez! Show more

...has no limits. I have all but three of his drum apps and I'll likely buy two of them soon. The EDM one just doesn't fit what I'm doing. But I'm sure it's as ingenious as this one. This app is packed with all kinds of things. Boat loads of samples, train loads of styles, truckloads of options. You can jam along with the app and it will automatically add fills where you want them. You can create and save rhythms. You can string several different rhythms together to make a song and tell it where to put in fills. You can do odd time signatures. You can do straight beats or really get it swinging for some Afro-Latin Texas shuffle, lol. Most importantly, even I can use this app with ease. I don't get along well with drum machines because they're a bit too time consuming and I'm just not a drummer. My programming sounds robotic and it takes me an hour and a half to sound that good. With this app (and the others this dev makes) it has enough of a drummers mind that I just have to get the basic pattern going then it'll take it to another level and it happens in minutes. It's worth every penny. Go ahead and tap "buy". Show more

This one is really nice

This app is a very well done drum machine programmed with an enormous amount of rhythms including Batá, Dominican and Puerto Rican rhythms. Highly recommended. I'm a percussionist/drummer and I really like this app to study along with on my main percussive instruments or as a drum machine for practicing piano and bass. Personally though, I don't understand the use of the Puerto Rican flag on the app icon since a good 80% of the rhythms are actually Afro CUBAN. Bomba from Puerto Rico only has 4 presets and I don't even see a plena preset. Merengue and bachata on the other hand has a whole category. I appreciate the Puerto Rican contribution to hispanic American music as much as anyone but in this case if the overwhelming amount of presets on your app are Cuban then use that flag or use a neutral no flag icon. Show more

The samples are great, they sound realistic, that part it's great. I am not an expert in Afro Cuban rhythms, but I could not recognize a pattern for salsa, I am a song writer and would like to write a song and put a rhythm for the verses, another rhythm pattern for the chorus, the verses in a salsa song are lower in intensity than the chorus. The verses have bongos, and in the chorus the bongosero grabs the campana, and I could not find a pattern like that already programmed. The patches for bachata, salsa needs better programming, the congas sound too low, too bassy, the mixer only has five slots for five instruments, I would like to be able to put more instruments. Show more

My first impression. The app is a nice concept though overpriced give its accuracy. It is not accurate. 1) It plays undesired extra notes. 2) there is no salsa templates for those looking for a quick salsa solution. 3)There are no martillos in bongo patterns. #1 is an experience killer for me. Show more

Nice update from the previous versions. Looking forward to seeing how it keeps evolving. Thumbs up!

This would be a 5 star review if they fixed the glitch. If I have the app running and a phone call comes in the app goes silent as it should. However, after the call ends the sound will not come back on no matter how many times I punch the button. The only way that I can get it to come back on again is to reboot the phone. This is unacceptable. I've spent many hours trying to contact them about this with no success. This would be a fabulous app if they fixed this glitch and communicated with their customers. As it stands, this app is useless and I've wasted $9.99 and many hours in frustration. Buyer beware! Show more

I am a drummer and an engineer and I have used a lot of drum machines but after playing with this app for an hour I couldn't figure out how to create or save any of my own grooves. Went to the web site but no instructions or help available. I felt this app was a waste of time and money. Show more

Sounds great and I love ability to combine and experiment with different sounds. Steep learning curve if you are not an experienced musician. Audiobus to GarageBand not working for me. No sound and app gets locked up. Not sure if other users are having same problem. Show more

If you like Latin and Afro rhythms and want an app that is good to set the tempo for you to play along with, I think this app is the best. Lots of variety that will take me a long time to discover the extent. Highly Recommended. Show more

App works again! Make sure your stereo sounds are enabled in your iPads settings after iOS 8 update. I have an iPad mini with retina display. This is a treasure trove of Latin sounds and innumerable variations of rhythms. Play around in the Patterns section! Show more

Great App, but it really needs to be updated.

I bought this app because I am writing some songs in afro cuban rhythms and needed some rhythmic backbone that was true to the sounds. No I cannot hear anything. What's going on? It states that this is iOS 7 and Later compatible.....please fix, I am loosing money by the minute on my writing!! Show more

It's a really good app but I have to keep reinstalling the app due to the fact that no sound comes out! I'm using a 5s with iOS 8 it was doing it on the 4s and the 5s prior to the update. Show more

First off, a help file would be nice. I was looking for standard Latin riffs. Trial and error seem to be the only option. Some of the tempos seem very fast. The tempo slider doesn't respond and the plus/minus keys are spotty at best. I had the best results with the tap key. I think overall the app will perform for me once I go thru the learning curve. Show more