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Composing percussion notation for snare drum and tenors is finally fast, easy, and fun! No laptops, no expensive subscriptions, no extra plugins, and no 1990's music composition apps made for piano with 500 options that you'll never use. Whether you're in your bedroom or the band room, a bus, or the field, you now have full access to the specific notation you need to compose, edit, playback, save and share snare drum and tenor drum notation with your section, instructor, drumline, and band. All this for one price, forever in your pocket right next to your drum key.
We spend our entire percussive careers playing other people's music. Isn't it time we start playing our own? This app is on a mission to inspire a new generation of music writers. It's time for YOU to write the next winning break, percussion feature, cadence, street beat, or drill.
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All audio samples were professionally recorded at NoiseFloor Ltd. in Chicago by DCI sound engineer Jamie Vanadia. The snare drum and tenors used were generously provided by Dynasty. The snare is Dynasty's MS-XD14 Marching Snare Drum on an Evans Hybrid drumhead. The tenor drums are Dynasty's MT-680234 Tenor Drums in Corps Configuration with 6 inch and 8 inch shot drums on Evans Corps Clear heads.
Drum Break Creator includes a number of rudiments such as triplets, sextuplets, flams, single stroke 4s, etc. Plus place, accents, doubles, grace notes, buzz notes, rimshots, double stops, as well put in your preferred sticking.
Use the app to create your next standout drum break. Create your drumline's next set of warmups. Write a few new cadences or street beats for that next parade. Use it to better understand the timing and voicing of your music. Play along on your drum pad. For beginners, use it to better understand how to read certain notations. Recreate some of the harder parts of your sheet music to help smooth out the tougher bits of your show.
Every person who downloads this app will have ideas on ways to make it better or more awesome. Feedback is super welcome!! I will continue to add and support the apps into the years to come. Oh, and just to take out one of the more obvious requests, bass drums and cymbals are coming as the user base grows.
Hi, I'm the developer of this app and I've been drumming for 32 years. (Woah, I never actually did the math on that) From playing along to records of drum battles of Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich when I was 7, to high school marching band, placing at WGI finals, sleeping on the floor at Glassmen (RIP) auditions, Michigan State's drumline, lessons, instruction, all the way to touring the U.S. several times with my indie-emo band backed by Truth Drums (sans black eyeliner). I've been surrounding myself with musicians who appreciate the sport and the art of marching percussion. I'm very fortunate enough to also know a thing or two about creating software – which somehow still leads me back to drumming. :-D
Happy hacking, and thanks for downloading.
Drumline Break Creator App Comments & Reviews
Drumline Break Creator Positive Reviews
On the right (a great) track for the most partThis app is the only one of its kind on the market, and I’m really liking the direction it’s taking. I believe that this app is well worth my money already, but I would say that there need to be signs of moving forward for it to continue to grow and expand its audience. A few things I’d like to see- • Of course, Bass Drum and Cymbal notation (though this has been talked about already) • More export options (ability to change zoom level, measures per line, etc.) • The ability to combine multiple instruments into a single drum break (this has also been mentioned before- something to note, though, is that you could add some sort of score feature even without having to implement the playback of them all yet- or choose to export a score pdf/jpg where you have a selection screen of your breaks and can select a break of each instrument type) • More even playback - lower on my priority list, as it’s decent atm, but would be nice to have more precise timing at some point. • (probably furthest down the road, I understand) Integration with your other app, Drumline- play general rhythms in Drumline (pre-specified tempo is fine) and have them roughly quantized to Break Creator (big, difficult ask, I know) • Highest priority and most importantly to me- more communication. Be it on the Twitter page or a devlog/news section in the app, users need to know what’s going on, even (especially) if the news is that you’re going to be busy and won’t have time to work on the app itself. Give us a heads up so that we aren’t worried about the state of the app and its future. We won’t bite 😁 Great work so far, John. Can’t wait to see this continue to grow!.Version: 1.3
Decent Writing SoftwareI will say that the software is relatively intuitive and I like being able to put my ideas down on the go. My two main suggestions to improve this dramatically is to add an ability to turn a note within a tuplet into a rest. And my second suggestion is to add a part for bass drums. While it’s good to write for both snare and tenor, Basses are also a vital part of any line (me being a bass drummer by trade). Edit: I re-read the description and saw that Basses were going to be added. Sick! But again would love to see an option for rests. Possibly make it as one of the “articulation” options. So, like instead of an accent, it would turn that note into a rest..Version: 1.2
Good appThis is a really good app I like writing down my ideas and cadences I already know and having the ability to pull out my phone and create something whenever. I have 2 suggestions, 1. Basses, this app only has snare and tenor which is kinda sad, plz add basses, 2. You should add a feature where you can combine all the parts together to create your own cadence and listen to them with all there parts playing together. Other wise, great app 👍.Version: 1.3
Good but why not the full drumlineThis app is very good and I’ve enjoyed making beats that I like, but when it comes to making a full drumline cadence, I’m forced to buy another app for the bass drums and I am confused as to why this app doesn’t have one. This app is enjoyable but I think y’all could or should maybe add a bass drum feature so that people like me can compose a full drumline cadence or feauture..Version: 1.3
Love the concept but somethings could be added or improved to make it better.I love this app because it’s the simplest and most efficient way to write sheet music for a drumline but there are a good bit of things I’d fix or add. - I’d love to see the option to create bass drum breaks, it’d be tons of fun. - There has to be quarter note triplets and the option to leave our triplets. - I’d also love to see the option to have multiple instruments in a single break to create drum features rather than single instrument breaks/ solos. -Double stops are not together, they sound like flams on tenors. -The fourth drum on tenors stands out. -there should be the option to right “B” to indicate both hands for sticking. - Playback of the breaks could be cleaner/ smoother and more accurate!!! - For tenors, add the parentheses around the notes that indicate crossovers, it makes reading the music a lot easier and it tells which hand should be the one crossing over. - There should definitely be the option to write in dynamics. - There should definitely be the option to write notes played on the rim. - For tenors there should be the option to write in skanks, not just rim shots. - There should be the option to add text above measures or notes to indicate things like stick tricks, visuals, where on the drum you should be playing etc. - There should be the option for tempo/ meter changes. - There should definitely be the option for rests in triplets. - Ninelets and 32nd notes should be added. - Tenuto notes should definitely be added. -Also for tenors I think there should be the option for different kinds of sticks/ mallets because there is a very specific sound to each one. (This would also apply to basses if added) - should be the option for more specific tempos, not just tempos in increments of 5. -There should be the option of quarter note 5-lets I hope all of these things are considered if not added. I’d love the app 100x more if I saw these on there, but it’s already a good app as it is. I feel like these changes could really positively effect the experience of the app and more people would want to use it, because it is already one of if not the simplest and most efficient way of composing drumline music. Thank you!.Version: 1.2
Triplets?Hey! I wanted to try and mess around with various triplet rhythms however I can’t put a rest in any point of the triplet. (for example, having a beat on the first and third notes in the triplet but nothing in the middle.) I really enjoy using the app. There’s a few small technical difficulties such as getting the notes I want to pop up in the right places, but apart from that. Love it!.Version: 1.1
Awesome! Awesome! Awesome!First and foremost this app is AWESOME! Playback needs to be smoothed out at quicker tempi. But, Improvements are underway from what I’ve read and the changes that are coming are well worth the price tag. Seriously! BUY THIS APP! I’ve had a few students download the app and they use it everyday for practice and creation..Version: 1.2
Good but needs stuffThis is a amazing drum app, but it needs bass drums, able to merge/add different parts like different snare or tenor parts, aswell as add dynamics, aswell as being able to choose a part to start the music instead of starting at the beginning.Version: 1.3
WaitingGlad somebody is making a Drumline notation app but this is missing a lot. Asking for $6 and giving the bare minimum was disappointing. While tools are intuitive they are not as detailed as the high premium would make someone assume. I haven’t seen follow up updates to responses from years ago and want to make sure this project is alive..Version: 1.3
Wow!This app is awesome! Super useful for when I get ideas for breaks when I don’t have my computer with me. I was maybe hoping for an update where there are multiple instruments in a single break? Other than that, this is sweet!.Version: 1.2
So much potentialWhy did you stop updating, this app could have been so incredible with just a few more features.Version: 1.3
Screen rotationThis app does not rotate the screen with your phone meaning that every time you try to drag a not in it pulls out your notifications menu, other than that it seems pretty good so far👍🏻.Version: 1.2
Pretty good appThe app is pretty good but certain things i cant write like quarter not triplets is a vital thing that should be added but other than that its a very good app and I'm enjoying using it!.Version: 1.3
Great app!Just downloaded both the apps to help me practice this year. Just from this first few minutes both seem amazing! Just wondering if there will be any bass add ons for Break creator?.Version: 1.3
More drumsGreat platform for making drum specific music but there’s only two different drums. It would be better if there was a bass drum and toms, maybe even symbols..Version: 1.3
Some problems...So first of all i guess dynamics just don’t exist?? i don’t know if i’m blind but dynamics are kind of extremely important in drumline.... second of all when i play the music i’ve written it’s extremely choppy and doesn’t sound good, kind of like glitches..Version: 1.3
Good appIt is a great app but it’s missing some stuff. It needs basses 😂, double stops on tenor, and multiple drums on one song. It’s an amazing app which helps my high school drum line. We love it!!!.Version: 1.3
Nice!!This app has enormous potential!! Please don’t give up on it!.Version: 1.3
MORE RUDIMENTSGreat app that is simple to understand and effective! However, I wish the app had a wider variety of rudiments (pre made and smaller subdivisions)..Version: 1.3
Yes!Love it!!!!! I’ve never written anything before. Please add in some 32nd note rudiments and maybe back sticking and I’ll love you forever..Version: 1.1
Pretty AverageThe app has a good concept it could just be executed better. You can’t delete notes on tenors and it could use more of a variety in tuplets and note variations but i’m excited to see the next update..Version: 1.2
GoodI love this app, but it needs one thing. Bass drums I think they would be an awesome addition. Good luck..Version: 1.3
5/5I love the app! Maybe I’m missing it but I don’t see quarter note triplets :(.Version: 1.3
Great but...This app is great but it needs 32nd notes and more features..Version: 1.2
Needs bassesThe app is good but I do wish that there were basses because there part of the drum line too.Version: 1.3
ADD BASS DRUMSThis app has high potential. It would be 5 stars but they don’t have bass drums. PLEASE ADD BASS DRUMS IT WILL BE SO FUN!!!.Version: 1.3
FINNALLYA GOOD DRUM CREATOR but one thing can you add bad drum and a way to merge the drums to make them play together.Version: 1.2
Great appThis app is awesome! I have used it to write down my ideas easily and transcribe some of my own snare features from old shows. I love the tone of the snare and the tenors. I do have a few suggestions though. At fast tempos, it starts to sound a little sloppy. I personally don’t know a solution to that problem because it might just be in the code. Also it would be cool to be able to tie notes together. Quarter note triplets would also be nice to have. An idea i had was that is would be cool to be able to write tenor and snare parts together in a score. Maybe that will be added later? Besides that, this app suits really well for the little amount of money you have to spend!.Version: 1.2
AppWhy can’t i add an accent with buzz.Version: 1.3
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