Different Drummer

Drum & Music Powertool

Published by: Techné Media
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"Different Drummer blows my mind and that's pretty hard to do."—Dave Taub, drummer for Billy Idol, John Lennon, Yes and many more.
Don't let the name fool you. Different Drummer is a powerful rhythmic MUSIC generator for ANY instruments or samples (with harmonies) that happens to work Very Well for drums too. It's also an amazing Midi Controller and MIDI file creator.
Create everything from simple or complex patterns, non-repeating music, straight or poly rhythms, human or robot feel, arpeggios, chord progressions, fills, sequences and much at your fingertips using this one-of-a-kind app.
This may be the best music idea finder anywhere in the galaxy!
This is an essential tool for those seeking new beats and sequences but our customers say it best:
Most used app in the toolbox *****
"I have plenty of music apps...synths, DAWs, sequencers, beat boxes, effects, drum machines...you name it, but Different Drummer has been the MOST used of all of them."
by Sattech27
This is your secret weapon in the quest for innovative beats and music that make sense yet defy the status quo. Different Drummer taps into the primal source of all rhythm—waves. DD puts out multi-track music which is lifelike and primal at times and out of this world at others. It's a rhythmic music synthesizer that uses waves to play any sound in astonishing ways that vary from electro to dubstep to tribal to classical.
This software was created with music in mind—but in the spirit of discovering what is next in music, not just finding a new way to do the same thing like so many music apps do so well. If you are a pioneer or care about where music is going, this app is for you.
Easy to start learning, always discovering more. Adjust note, rest, tie, panning, beat and dynamics waves for the ultimate range of expression. You will never exhaust the endless possibilities of Different Drummer and you are guaranteed to discover legit beats that no one has ever heard before.
No matter how many apps you have...not having Different Drummer is a loss. To not possess this musical wonder is committing a Groove Crime in your studio or live setup!
Features:
• 8 Sampler Tracks + Jam-along track with 6-wave Cyclophone Controls plus 2 harmonies on each main track.
• AudioBus 3 with State Saving, Remote Triggers and Inter-App audio out & background play
• Stereo audio recording. Export via Audioshare, Dropbox or iTunes or AudioCopy or General Pasteboard (to GarageBand for example)
• Ableton Link 3 enabled
• Zenterface™ let's you work in a more simplified radial view and is just fun!
• Progression Composer makes it easy to create guide tracks or multi-track arpeggios
• Jammer panel to play along with the music
• Jamlets panel lets you create endless action buttons for live jamming, saved with your presets
• Control drum pitches, rests, ties, dynamics, panning and beat value using additive waves
• Instant Capture in case you hear a killer beat you want saved on auto random
• Save Wave Presets to Wave Library and share with other users in Community
• 37 Preset Drum styles you can fully mess with (these are for fun, not the main purpose)
• String Wave Sets together in saved Sequences and share in Community
• Export Wave Sets or Sequences as MIDI Files (via iTunes, AudioShare, Email or Dropbox)
• Over 190 drum and sound FX samples with more added every update
• Add your own 24-bit samples via iTunes (WAV or CAF), AudioPaste or DropBox
• Over 75 musical scales to assign drums or instruments to as well as key
• Channel Volume, Filter, Distortion and Reverb Mixer
• Set Key, Tempo, Swing and Time Signature
• Automation for randomizing and morphing playback with snap-back option
• MIDI Sync Out and In
• Up to 8 Channels of MIDI Out
• Dedicated Wave for any Midi CC with Learn
• Core MIDI lets you play other synthesizers and drum machines on your iPad such as Animoog and NLog Pro or external hardware
To hear Different Drummer in action and learn more please go to www.technemedia.com
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4.38 out of 5

8 ratings in United Kingdom

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Frustrating and time wasting

cat fondler on

United Kingdom

I so much wanted to like this app but it is the most unintuitive and frustrating piece of software that I have ever seen. The user interface is like some alien technology. the hours wasted trying to get something musical out of this would be better spent actually making music. I hope someone somewhere does make this work because the developer must have spent ages making it. If you like puzzles try this. I thought that I might try bending some midi files to send midi to synths but can’t even load midi files without audio share. I wish I had spent the money on some treats for my cat instead.

A very different drummer

TheWightGuy on

United Kingdom

Even with the Zenterface control this is still a complex app, and could really do with AU3. It’s an ingenious, highly variable rhythmic sound manipulation tool, that just needs updating to modern connectivity.

Brilliantly inspiring and Gorgeous to look at.

Jabra919 on

United Kingdom

I can’t think of a nicer GUI. Tough learning curve. I like the learning so it’s brilliant for me.

One of the best

Fruitbat1919 on

United Kingdom

This is now one of the best drum apps I have and I have lots. Yes it has IAPs, but they are worth the money. This is IMHO one of those must have apps and well worth the time to learn how to get the best out of it. Would just like to add that the Developer of this app really cares and puts a lot of effort into its continued excellence. Please support.

Power plus fun

Zxwerdsff on

United Kingdom

Another great update to this App which is clearly a labour of love for the developer. For those who want a bit more from their drums than 4/4 1/16th all the time. (But it can do that too)

More depth than your average drum machine

Richtowns on

United Kingdom

This is deep. Very good for inspiration. Ive been with this for a while now and every update motivates me to discover a little more. Its easy to use but difficult to understand. You DO have to read the manual. I like complicated but if you dont care how it works you can still make interesting and original beats and melodies. The new zen interface add-on gives an easier/alternative way into this chemistry set of beats. Audiobus & midi all implemented well. Good work Peter, keep inspiring us.

Bugs galore

Familychoice on

United Kingdom

Could be a great app, but let down by bugs and terrible design. Requested a refund but Apple ignoring all support requests, and no fixes from the developer - a waste of nine quid.

Chopsticks

SoundAppMan on

United Kingdom

This drum machine/groove box feels like eating Dinner with chopsticks, instead of a knife and fork. You know what bit of food you want to eat but picking it up and putting in your mouth isn't easy,it's method of sound creation is so far from the norm,that what you get out of it,is also far from the norm.It is a good app But I would have called it a sound designer app rather than a drummer app and it's price has slowly fallen from ridiculous to almost right.

Worth a place in your rhythm section

Oohh... on

United Kingdom

Still toying with this app and have yet to put it to any creative use - but the potential is there. It's a great communicator via core midi for arpeggiating synths, just wish it had midi-in so you could morph and warp patterns from easier to program drum apps. Future update please?

Very impressive

Trueyorky on

United Kingdom

This really is very good and nothing like ANY other app to date. Very unique, intuitive to use (I haven't even looked for a manual) and sounds fantastic. Feature packed too - you can paste in your own samples and it supports AudioBus. Superb :-) Update: the latest update is fantastic bringing landscape view and grid mode. Ooh I love this app. Brilliant. Nice makeover in latest updates as the dev's hard work continues.

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App Info

Category
Music
Publisher
Techné Media
Languages
English
Recent release
5.3.4 (7 months ago )
Released on
Nov 14, 2012 (12 years ago )
Last Updated
5 days ago
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