
Drum Notation by Beat Note 4+
Notate, Teach, Learn, Practice
Kick Snare Hat Apps, LLC
Designed for iPad
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- 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!
FOR DRUMMERS - EMPOWERING YOUR RHYTHM JOURNEY
・Learn Rhythm Like Never Before: Tap and swipe in the sequencer grid and watch your sequenced beats magically turn into beautiful drum music notation.
・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: Use worksheets or sheet music templates craft personalized content for students.
・Seamless Sharing: Share a link or export a high-quality vector graphic PDF of your music 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.
・Audio Export: Export sample-accurate WAV or ACC audio files of your beats with or without a click track and various configurations.
・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! Shape the future of Beat Note by sharing your feedback via our online roadmap and IG pages.
・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 4.3
NEW: Audio Export
You can now export your beat as an audio file to share or use in your own projects! Customize your export with the following options:
- Format: AAC (.m4a) or WAV (.wav)
- Tempo
- Count-In: 0, 1, or 2 measures
- Click Track Pulse: Off, Half, Quarter, 8th, 8th Triplet, 16th
- Sound: Click, Clave, or Digital
Audio exports include 1 second of silence at the start and end. Your settings are saved between launches (except tempo, which defaults to your current beat).
IMPROVEMENTS
- iPad Users: We’ve brought back the standard iOS tab bar to ensure a smooth experience with Beat Note's UX Playback Bar.
- Freemium Clarity: It’s now easier to see your measure limit if you’re not a subscriber, and the upgrade screen provides a clearer breakdown of limitations and Pro features.
- Rest Positioning: Better positioning for rests when using split drums/cymbals voicing. (Thanks, Damian!)
BUG FIXES
- Playback repeat type changes now take effect immediately.
- Fixed blurry notation and playhead glitches when rotating the iPad or zooming. (Thanks, Hinrich!)
Other Notable Updates
- Minimum iOS version is now iOS 15. This helps us stay compatible with Apple’s latest changes while still supporting as many users as possible.
- Plus, various performance and stability improvements behind the scenes.
Check out the Beat Note Roadmap in the Settings screen to explore upcoming features and vote on the ones you want most.
Thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm for Beat Note! I regularly update the app, and your feedback plays a big part in shaping its future.
Have thoughts, questions, or issues? Reach out anytime from Settings → E-Mail Derek — I’d love to hear from you!
Ratings and Reviews
Fantastic App for Drum Teachers and Students
I use this app all the time in my drum lessons! It makes it super easy to write out drum beats and my students can hear what it sounds like and I can even send them a link to it. It’s a great tool for both teachers and students!
Developer Response ,
Hi Sheldondrums,
Thank you for your fantastic review! We’re thrilled to hear that Beat Note has become such a valuable tool in your drum lessons. Making it easy to write out drum beats and hear them played back is exactly what we set out to achieve, so it’s great to know it’s helping both teachers and students like you. Your feedback inspires us to keep innovating and improving.
We’d love to hear more about your experience. How has Beat Note helped in your lessons, and what features would make it even better for you and your students? Your input helps shape the future of Beat Note as we work to create the ultimate drumming education tool.
Join our growing community and make your voice heard! Visit the Product Roadmap in the app’s Settings tab to vote on features you care about and share your ideas for improvement. For personalized support, you can email me directly or schedule a 1:1 meeting—both options are also available in the Settings tab. Don’t forget to connect with us on Instagram and YouTube at @BeatNoteApp for updates and to engage with fellow musicians.
Thank you again for your support—we can’t wait to hear how Beat Note continues to help you achieve your goals! Best, Derek
wow this is good
best beat maker I have found and I have been attempting to try them all - simple and fun and really cool
Best to test compose and practice beat
Excellent…scope of improvement to provide repeat option on each measure which can reduce number of measure while composing entire song
Developer Response ,
Hi Biren90k,
Thank you for the 5-star review and the kind words! I’m really glad to hear you’re finding Beat Note excellent for composing and practicing—it’s great to know it’s supporting your creative process.
I also really appreciate your suggestion about adding a repeat option per measure to simplify full-song compositions. That’s exactly the kind of thoughtful feedback that helps shape the future of the app.
If you haven't already found it, I’d encourage you to vote for this idea on the Product Roadmap (under Settings → Product Roadmap) and share your comments there as well. Or feel free to email me directly if you’d prefer.
Thanks again for supporting Beat Note and helping it grow!
—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.
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- User Content
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Kick Snare Hat Apps, LLC
- Size
- 71 MB
- Category
- Music
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 15.6 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 15.6 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 15.6 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 12.5 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2025 Kick Snare Hat Apps, LLC
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- Beat Note Pro (Annual) $79.99
- Annual Subscription (No Trial) $49.99
- Beat Note Pro (Monthly) $12.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Some in‑app purchases, including subscriptions, may be shareable with your family group when Family Sharing is enabled.