Soft drummer is now available in the App Store

Soft Drummer is the closest thing to a pro session subtle drummer in your pocket. Easy to use and fast, it’s much more than a drum machine because it can improvise musically with the most pure acoustic drumming sound, played with brushes, hot rods and hands, giving warmest grooves for jazz, soft pop, ballads, latin, etc…

Soft drummer is available with new fresh features.

* Live Pads. Assign rhythms and jam intensity to the pads and change between them by pressing or midi notes. Also allows to create fills on the way, start, stop, intro, end, etc…
* Ableton Link Sync.
* Improved Jam Mode with more control about the components to create variations.
* New user interface provides flexibility to assign two different modes on the iPad screen.
* Effects On / Off buttons on main screen.
* Midi controls for Select Song and Start / Stop.

https://itunes.apple.com/app/soft-drummer/id1120957633

Posted

August 1, 2016

by Lumbeat

39 responses to “Soft drummer is now available in the App Store”

Patrick

August 6, 2016

Luis

Can you add fill in buttons to your super metronome. I would buy the app if I can use it as a drum machine with fill in features. I want to replace my Alesis SR 16 drum machine. Can you guide my in the right direction?

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1. lumbeat
  
  September 20, 2016
  
  SuperMetronome is designed to be a cool practice tool. The fills are outside the scope of this app. So if you need more features go for Funk, Soft Drummer or RDM
  
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Joe Tunon

August 7, 2016

I can’t seem to sync Auria with any of your apps. Do you know how to do this? Your apps sync with Multitrack DAW just fine, and I see settings for Auria in the MIDI section, but I cannot start Soft Drummer, for instance, from Auria, or start Auria from Soft Drummer. Can you help?

Thanks!

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1. Joe Tunon
  
  August 8, 2016
  
  Update: I cannot get Soft Drummer to record in either Multitrack DAW or Auria with IAA. Please help, as Soft Drummer has become my favorite of all!
  
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2. lumbeat
  
  September 20, 2016
  
  Soft Drummer doesn’t support IAA for the moment. Try to use audiobus and Ableton Link for sync.
  
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3. LumBeat
  
  January 9, 2017
  
  Hi Joe, a little update for Soft Drummer is on the way and it will solve this issue
  
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crony

August 26, 2016

Sorry, but there’s no mail to contact anywhere…
Soft drummer constantly crash used as IAA (with AUM) I can’t load it anymore as soon as there’s different apps used with AUM.
It’s in fact worse than that, as it is crashing all IAA apps…I have to reboot the iPad.
Also I noticed it constantly send the clock as soon as it is launched (seems normal as it must be in sync…) but it’s far more active than any other apps of this kind.
I failed to use it with midi, the start/stop (with G2 note) is not responding.
It works for all the other apps I’m using (Patterning, Elastic Drums, Sector, and even a hardware step sequencer)

If you add the problem with Link that set the tempo to 88 no matter what other Links app are doing, it makes this app unusable at the moment live…
Seems that it needs a bit of polishing as it’s a great app, with a great sound and swing 🙂
Hope you’ll fix this soon.
Thanks.

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1. lumbeat
  
  September 20, 2016
  
  Soft Drummer doesn’t support Inter-App. Please, use audiobus and Ableton Link for sync. We are working on the other apps updates and Soft Drummer will get an update after all others get the new features.
  
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  1. Dave Simmons
    
    November 15, 2016
    
    I’ve just purchased this cool sounding … but sadly – in its practical sense – seemingly questionable and use limited App. Question Luis Lumbeat : Why , why, why develop a great sounding Jazz Brush App , delivering as much variation in fills etc as anyone would ever ever need , plus with a beautifully human ” perfect imperfection ” groove – WHEN, AS FAR AS I CAN ASSUME – IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SAVE / RECORD AND EXPORT SONGS AS WAV OR MP3 OR MIDI FILES. Unless you purchase Abelton live or Audiobus. This is a one legged App . From posts I read I also get the feeling that it is unreliable. Hey I purchased it anyway – if I can actually get its to work, if need be I’ll bung a mic straight in front of my studio monitors and see what I can get that way. I also purchased Audiobus but don’t for the life of me know how that fits in to Soft Drummer, how to route it to Soft drummer and exactly what it actually does. Do I care anymore ? No.
    
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Dan Rowe

August 27, 2016

Hi; Love your new Soft Drummer on my iPad. After loading it and using it for about 10 minutes it crashes with an extremely loud white noise sound and I have to close it and reload it to clear.
I am on a 3rd gen iPad 30pin connected to a Behringer dock. I really hope you can clear this with an update to the software because this is the best drum app I’ve ever tried.
Thanks

Dan Rowe

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1. LumBeat
  
  September 20, 2016
  
  We didn’t hear anything like this before. Still getting this error?
  
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  1. Dan Rowe
    
    October 3, 2016
    
    still happening 🙁 I’ve tried some troubleshooting with different settings. Even unplugged the USB from the iStudio to the computer. Same thing. Also tried using it with Audiobus with the same result. I suspect it has to do with the interaction with the dock’s firmware but who knows.
    I plan on testing it without the dock sometime to confirm.
    Thanks
    
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JG

August 30, 2016

Hello. I recently purchased Soft Drummer and I’m pleased. Great work. I’m having a bit of a challenge finding how to change time signatures as well as how to import saved patterns into Auria. Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
Thank you.

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1. LumBeat
  
  September 20, 2016
  
  Press “New Groove” and you can set the time signature. Use audiobus to record into Auria.
  
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Julian

September 5, 2016

The best drummer ever !!!!
Thanks so much man!!

Question: do you have any palns to upgarde the other apps with “ableton Link” ?

Best Regards
Julian

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1. LumBeat
  
  September 20, 2016
  
  We are working on it, thanks !
  
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  1. Rusty Perez
    
    October 19, 2016
    
    As always, your apps keep getting better and better! I’m so excited to go and buy Soft Drummer. In the future, I would love to have some auxiliary percussion in soft drummer. Tambourine, congas, maybe even a cajon kit in here. I LOVE THE DEMOS. going to buy it now! 🙂
    
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blenet

October 5, 2016

Hello,

Thx for the apps which sounds nice, and really nice for live performance.
I try to use it with my ENGL footswitch , but unfortunatly, using a midi mapper (midi flow), it does not answer to any note. While the same is OK with drum machine DM1 using the same configuration.
It appears for example that when I use my midi piano, the start is on G0 note and not G2. but still does not work with by medal board with mapping prg Change to note off/note on.
What do you recommend to make it works ?

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Bernie

October 15, 2016

Hello,

I just purchased Soft Drummer.
Thanks for a wonderful app!

As I don’t have an iPad yet, I’m currently running it on my iPhone 4s. The trouble is that most screen pages don’t resize to the phone’s screen (mostly for width), thus some functions are actually beyond the screen and inaccessible. (I’d be happy to send you a couple of pics to show the issue…)

I understand if it would be a hassle to have the pages resize for such a small screen and an older iPhone model at that. But could you at least allow the page to scroll so I can see and access the functions that are beyond my screen?

Many thanks

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jm blenet

November 1, 2016

hello
for sure there is a problem in the midi filter installed in the app. it his not able to select one of the midi source available it mixes programm change and notes when you use a virtual midi source.
all other apps are running well (keyboard synth, dm1, music studio…)
expecting support from lumbeat for few weeks….nothing happens….
hope i will tet suppor i bought 2 apps…
best regards

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Steve Estes

November 29, 2016

Soft drummer will not start when I push play on audiobus. Wha am I missing?

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1. LumBeat
  
  January 9, 2017
  
  Update is on the way
  
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jeremy

December 1, 2016

Are there any video’s other than the one I see that go step by step thru the program?

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Antoine

January 4, 2017

Hi
Just bought soft drummer.
Good stuff, but please post some tuto or manual :
For example i need, as guitar singer live, to use it with a midi pedal like my irig blueboard.
How do i map ?
If i want to use it with external Looper with midi sync, How do i do ?
Why don’t put a midi learn ? (Like In loopy or other stuff)
Anyway i need it for live use and foot control and really need help.
Thanks

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Bob

January 9, 2017

Hi, I want to use this live , what about some kind of pedal support?

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1. LumBeat
  
  January 10, 2017
  
  It can be controlled by midi. Choose a pedal to send these midi messages:
  
  Midi Note G2: Play / Stop
  Midi Program Change: SoundSet
  Midi CC 0: Bank
  Midi CC 7: Master Volume
  Midi CC 11: Swing
  Midi CC 32: Rhythm
  Midi CC 91: Reverb Gain
  
  — Live Pad Midi Controls:
  C3 to G3 : Select Pad
  C2: Fill
  D2: Fill for the next Pad change
  E2: Fill for every Pad change
  A2: Fill & Start / End.
  
  – Song Mode Controls:
  Midi Note A2: Preview Song
  Midi Note D2: Next Song
  
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  1. marc_a2z
    
    February 12, 2017
    
    great sounding organic beats but doesnt respond to midi pedals
    
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  2. roberto
    
    March 9, 2017
    
    hello,
    I haven’t yet bought the app, but i’m interested to buy it.
    With this new midi functions I see you can select bank, rythm and sound with bank/prog change messages. there is a way to change Bpm?
    I want to use this app in live gig: I play with my keyboard piano and bass line with a singer, and I want to use soft drummer in background in my ipad (in foreground i have set list maker with chords and lyrics). I’m interested, when I change the song in set list maker (or also imidipatchbay) that sending to soft drummer bank/prog change it selects , as well as bank, rythm and sound, a precise bpm for the song I have just load.
    maybe I can do this syncing timing clock, but is there a way to change bpm with bank/prog change message?
    
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bleep

January 14, 2017

Thanks for this MIDI information (not available in the app?).

It would be great to be able to control the jam intensity (and maybe ghost intensity) with MIDI CC values, for jamming with other apps that also support some jam parameter.

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Linh

January 21, 2017

Hi,
I purchased the soft drummer app and I really love it. However, it would be the best drum app if it had reggae rhythms. Please add some reggae rhythms or create a new app “Reggae drummer”. I think a lot of people would agree 🙂
Thanks

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marc_a2z

February 8, 2017

excellent sounding drum machine!
one of the main reason of purchasing this product was the fill and verse change. gives you the option to call verse and fill at a push of a button.

can you please publish a manual or step by step instruction on how to connect to a midi source. i am using irig blueboard and it doesnt respond to any of the midi signals.

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Jim

April 20, 2017

Hello,
Great sounding apps! I’m wondering how to properly setup SD and FD using the IAA feature. I can find the apps in Auria and insert them, but when I push record it seems to cutoff part of the track (specifically the beginning). This happens every time and I’ve yet to understand how to import a groove seamlessly.
Also, would you mind briefly explaining how to change time sig? I see the edit window in ‘new groove’, but if I’m setting up for something in 3/4, how do I accomplish this?
Thank you for your time and consideration. Greatly appreciated.

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Sergey Moraru

April 24, 2017

Soft Drummer: when you press a couple of times on the Random option in standalone variant, the app crashes. The device is an iPhone SE. Thanks!

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Incognito

May 2, 2017

Please allow midi note in/out in soft drummer
And
Midi and audio export via wifi browser / audiocopy / audioshare

Thanks:)

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Kurt von Hahn

May 19, 2017

Is there a basic PDF manual available for Soft Drummer?
Many thanks!
Kurt

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Stuart Paterson

June 6, 2017

This app really needs a manual. It’s intuitive, but lacks detailed information on how to operate. Please publish soon! It’s quite expensive, so users need info.

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Marco Cremaschini

June 10, 2017

Good sound, I’m using it with Ipad 4gen and It’s very useful.
But there is a problem in song mode, sometimes the song is not saved properly, the tempo remain at zero and the app crashes. When I reopen it the titol of the song remain on the menu and I can’t delete anything.
Any solution?

Thanks, Marco

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Martin D

June 15, 2017

Great app and working well for me synced from QantiLoop. Struggling to understand Edit sub window and it’s use of coloring to select what? Also not clear whether there is a way to trigger a sound other than on a quarter beat. Probably I just need to a bit more careful listening, but a few guiding words or ‘the manual’ (oops – a bad word) would go a long way. Thanks in advance.

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Martin D

June 16, 2017

OK, I take the quarter note comment back. Sorry, I must have been sleeping last time I experimented. These are 16th notes. Could even change 4 of them to 3 per beat, but could not repeat this. What’s the trick?
Also, how can get the link symbol between Rhythm and Sound selection back once it is removed.
Curious about many Rhythms or Sound combos I can add or have total in a bank?
Still confused about colors. Red triggers holding the sound, i.e., for brushes? What’s the difference between the 2 greys?

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Soft drummer is now available in the App Store

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