Drum Notation by Beat Note

In a pinch I can make a groove or fill and have it printed out, emailed and saved as a PDF by the time a student is walking out the door. There are of course some notation features that need to be added such as sticking for flams where the grace note is also included for the sticking but those features are certainly heard from the developer. I definitely recommend this app for any student, teacher or player!

I love using this app because it lets me write and transcribe music in a much easier way than I’ve ever written by hand, BUT it got ruined by the free trial its offering because now i have to pay for half of the stuff that the app haves. Im setting my five stars to three.

Beat Note packs quite a punch. I’m playing 250+ shows / year and use it every. single. day. to write, teach, shed, and create content. I find the intuitive interface stellar and user friendly. Clearly it’s been made by drummers for drummers. I’m constantly notating groove ideas on the fly, incorporating sticking variations, setting up loops to play over and shedding with focus, and I find Beat Note pushes me further by providing unique tools to put the fun and creativity in my daily sessions. It’s perfect for beginners learning to read and for pros ready to shed. The developer is attentive, listening to community feedback, and constantly updating. Bravo. Excited to see what innovative features are next for this community oriented app.

I’m a full time drum teacher and I’ve been looking for solution like this for a long time and am so grateful to have found this app. It has become a tool I use every day for both preparing material for lessons / class sessions as well as using the app on the fly to write notation and playback the audio if we have a difficult section we need to zoom in on and master at a slow tempo. Not only am I able to write beautiful notation on my iPhone and iPad but I am also able to export the music into a pdf or display the notation for students to follow for learning to read new rhythms and exercises. The design is beautiful, the app is very efficient and runs perfect on all devices. It’s also become an amazing tool for my personal drum practice sessions to capture ideas that I have on the fly, the sequencer is so easy to use and it gives you intuitive access to different articulations and the ability to write in sticks as well as separate the hands and feet as voicing on the notation! It saves me a ton of time and my students are improving thanks to us being able to use this in our rehearsals. Not only is the app amazing as it stands right now but the developer (one man team!) is the coolest, he’s a drummer with tons of experience as well and he’s super transparent with his planned features and has created a super cool community for users to submit feedback / ideas and ask any questions. Thank you for creating this app for us!

Hands down, if you’re learning drums, you, need, this. It’s such an intuitive way of both learning to read music and learning to play. Seeing the drum notation created as you’re building the beats in a grid based interface is perfect. Very effective. Lets you dissect the beat so you learn it right. On top of that, it shows you what hand to play with and all sorts of patterns for sticking. I’m composing songs and sharing beats with my son. Get it. You won’t regret it.

Extremely easy to use, intuitively designed and provides the best format I’ve ever seen to get ideas from your head to your students and band mates. Buy the full version! You won’t regret it!

Very nice drum notation app, quick and easy to use

Let me tell you that this app is changing the game. Derek has designed other successful drum apps in the past. The interface is very intuitive and simple. I was able to start using it right away with my students. I’ve written down exercises, transcriptions, and in the moment have transferred over some drum beats that my students were struggling with. If there are any issues with the app send him an email. He will get right on it. Don’t just mark is a 1 star app before speaking with him. We have needed this type of app in the drum industry. All his updates have included requested features from the drum community. Customer service is top notch.

So intuitive. I was using the app within minutes. I do wish there was an option for more drum samples. I’d love to pitch the hi hat or snare so I could notate two snare sounds or just a larger kit in general. I mainly use this app for transcription. I also wish there an option to work on a space longer than a measure. Sometimes I’m dealing with longer patterns that cross the bar line and it would be nice to have the option to work on 2 or 3 measures at once. The dev seems extremely responsive so I’m hopeful for some of these changes to be implemented. Would gladly pay for an app like this though. The UI is the best I’ve seen so far on a notation app

Love it when free apps are better than ones that charge subscription fees.