Drum Notation by Beat Note 4+

Notate, Teach, Learn, Practice

Kick Snare Hat Apps, LLC

Designed for iPad

    • 4.6 • 11 Ratings
    • Free
    • Offers In-App Purchases

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Description

Beat Note - Your Ultimate Drumming App for Drum Music Notation, Practice, Teaching, and Composition!

Join thousands of drummers, teachers, musicians, and content creators using Beat Note to enhance their musical experience and bring their beats to life!

FOR DRUMMERS - EMPOWERING YOUR RHYTHM JOURNEY
・Learn Rhythm Like Never Before: Experience the magic as Beat Note converts your sequenced beats into beautiful drum music notation in real-time. Tap and swipe in the sequencer and see your rhythms come alive!
・Compose and Transcribe: Transcribe songs to affirm your understanding of the music you hear or compose your own beats to express your creativity.
・Practice Like a Pro: Find your flow by creating engaging practice sessions with authentic drum beats. Adjust tempo, set timers, utilize the built-in click track, and follow the visual playhead for precision.

FOR TEACHERS - EXPAND YOUR RHYTHM TEACHING
・Real-Time Guidance: Use the sequencer as an interactive music whiteboard, providing visual and audio rhythm guidance and support to your students, both in-person and remotely.
・Tailored Content: Choose the appropriate template to craft and share unique beats and exercises tailored to each student to challenge and inspire.
・Seamless Sharing: Share a link or export a high-quality vector graphic PDF of your music to share effortlessly for collaboration or personal use.

FOR CONTENT CREATORS - ELEVATE YOUR DRUMMING PRESENCE
・Create Stunning Content: Export drum music notation in professional vector graphic PDFs or images to captivate your audience on social media.

FOR MUSICIANS - ELEVATE YOUR PRACTICE SESSIONS
・Drum Beats for Everyone: Ideal for all musicians to create and experiment with drum beats.
・Realistic Drum Beats: Practice with authentic beats, realistic samples, and a human feel for a more immersive practice experience.

ADDITIONAL USER-DRIVEN FEATURES
・Built for Drum Notation: Incorporating all standard drums, cymbals, articulations, and various subdivisions from 8th notes to 32nd notes, including triplet partials for precise rhythmic notation.
・Customizable Practice Settings: Configure tempo, click track, timers, and themes to suit your practice preferences.
・Beat Templates: Opt for our ready-made layouts and propose your ideas for new ones.
・PDF Export: Export high-quality vector graphic PDFs of your beats for collaboration or personal use.
・Image Export: Create visually stunning PNG images of your beats for social media or sharing purposes.
・Notation Voicing Tailored to Drummers: Choose from linear, hands and feet, or drums and cymbals voicing options for your music. Notation has never been this simple!
・Tags: Organize your beats by tagging them with keywords for easy search and retrieval. Creating new tags, adding and removing tags from beats, and filtering beats by tags is a breeze.

JOIN THE BEAT NOTE COMMUNITY
・Personal Touch: Beat Note was conceived and created by me, an independent developer and drummer passionate about enhancing drumming education.
・Community Engagement: Your voice matters! Please participate in our vibrant community to shape the future of Beat Note by sharing your feedback and joining discussions via our online roadmap and IG pages to shape the future of Beat Note.
・Simplicity and Intuitiveness: Beat Note focuses on being intuitive, saving time, and elevating your practice, teaching, and content.

Premium subscription offers exclusive features and continually evolving benefits for an enhanced drumming experience.

Family Sharing: Share the subscription with up to five family members for added value.

Payment is charged to your credit card through your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription renews automatically unless you turn off auto-renewal in iTunes Account Settings after purchase or cancel your subscription at least 24 hours before the end of the subscription period.

View our full terms & conditions and privacy policy: https://www.beat-note.app/privacy-and-terms

What’s New

Version 4.1.7

This release includes the following improvements:
- Audio Playback Volume: The playback volume has been increased and finely adjusted to ensure no clipping occurs. (Thanks to Robert and Jesse for sharing your feedback!)
- macOS App Store: Beat Note is back on the macOS App Store! (Thanks to Brett for pointing this out!)

In addition to these updates, this version includes bug fixes and stability improvements to enhance your experience.

Thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm for Beat Note! I regularly update the app based on your feedback. If you have any suggestions or questions or run into issues, please reach out via Settings → E-Mail Derek. I’d love to hear from you!

Ratings and Reviews

4.6 out of 5
11 Ratings

11 Ratings

Nilka! ,

Really well thought out!

I’ve been transposing my teachers hand written notes and attempting to score songs I like from ear in this app. It’s great, really simple to use and does exactly what you need from a drumming practice and note taking perspective.

If you’re a teacher, please consider using this tool!

If you’re a student… get the tool either way. Even if your teacher isn’t up for using it, going through the process of making the notes in the app adds to the learning process.

Developer Response ,

Nilka, thanks for the thoughtful feedback! It’s great to hear that you’ve been using Beat Note to transpose your teacher’s handwritten notes and score songs by ear—awesome to know it's been simple and effective for you. I agree, going through the process of making the notes in the app really enhances the learning process! If you ever have suggestions to make it even better, feel free to share them through the Product Roadmap in the app’s Settings. Always looking for ways to improve!
- All the best, Derek.

TheFlyingBeer ,

Must-have for drummers!

Hello,
I’ve been using the app for 2 weeks now to improve my own skills (I’m not a drum teacher, but a hobbyist) and it helps so much to train your ear and improve your reading skill as well.
Oftentimes, I’m able to understand what is being played and write it down but I can’t hear/feel it, meaning reproducing the rhythm sounds and feels always off. Now with Beat Note, I simply create my partition and play it until I’m able to really hear/feel it. So so good!

Developer Response ,

Thanks for sharing your experience, TheFlyingBeer! It’s awesome to hear how Beat Note has been helping you as a hobbyist drummer to train your ear and improve your reading skills. I’m glad the app makes it easier to bridge that gap between understanding the rhythm and actually feeling it while playing.

If you ever have suggestions or features you’d like to see, feel free to share them through the Product Roadmap in the app’s Settings. Keep up the great work with your drumming!- All the best, Derek.

Samfin91 ,

Awesome, but…

Great app, really nice for messing around with fill ideas on the go.
Main complaint is the payment system. Dunno about anyone else but I’m not paying £30 annually up front for an app I might use once or twice a week.
Let me pay monthly and cancel and resubscribe as and when I want to, and I would absolutely pay for the premium version; I would think most people only use this when writing for new songs, and most of us aren’t writing parts 24/7 so having an annual upfront payment just seems daft IMO.
Other than this, great app!

Developer Response ,

Updated October 5, 2024 - Hi Samfin91 and thanks for your patience and feedback. A monthly subscription option has been added to the app as of the latest release based on your feedback. Of course, as mentioned previously, I'm also happy to provide you with a coupon code as well. Thanks for your feedback and for supporting Beat Note! Best, Derek

Updated June 28, 2024 - Hi Samfin91! I have a coupon code for you to try out the pro version of Beat Note: Drum Notation. Please contact me so I can share this with you. You can quickly email me right from within the app under Settings > Email Derek. Looking forward to hearing from you!

Original Response May 19, 2024 - Hi Samfin91,

Thanks for your review and for sharing your thoughts on Beat Note: Drum Notation. I appreciate your feedback about the payment system and understand your concerns about the annual upfront payment. Pricing is definitely a complex topic, and your input helps me understand how to make adjustments to better meet the needs of users like yourself. I'd love to chat with you to delve deeper into this conversation, as I sincerely want to find the best pricing model for everyone.

Your suggestion for a monthly payment option is a great one, and I'd be more than happy to explore implementing this for you. Your feedback and suggestions are not just valuable; they are crucial in shaping the future of Beat Note and making Beat Note better for everyone.

It's fascinating to learn about your unique use case for the app, and you're absolutely right that there are many different ways people are using Beat Note. From teachers using it daily in lessons to students learning transcriptions and musicians composing drum parts for songs, the versatility of the app continues to amaze me.

Beat Note is a constant work in progress, evolving regularly based on both my personal vision and feedback from the community. I'm committed to making it the best tool possible for drummers everywhere.

If you have more feedback or suggestions, please share them with me (Settings > Email Derek) or the community roadmap. Your input is crucial in shaping the future of Beat Note!

Thank you for your support and for using Beat Note!

Best regards,
Derek

App Privacy

The developer, Kick Snare Hat Apps, LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

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The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:

  • User Content

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  • Family Sharing

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