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The Home screen shows:
In the Imports tab, tap + at the bottom. Select a .drumr file from the file picker. You'll be prompted to choose which instrument the score is for: Drum Kit, Marching Snare, Marching Tenors, or Marching Bassline. Visit drumr.app/imports to create Drumr files and download templates.
Drumr uses .drumr files. Visit drumr.app/imports to create Drumr files and download templates.
Tap the measures button (rectangle with lines) in the top toolbar. In Measure Controls you can toggle single measure mode to loop one measure, or use sliders and steppers to adjust the range of measures to practice.
Tap the measures button (rectangle with lines) in the top toolbar to open Measure Controls. With single measure mode OFF:
Single measure mode is a toggle in Measure Controls that lets you practice one measure at a time repeatedly. When enabled, the range slider becomes a single-value slider to select which measure to loop.
In the Playlists tab, tap + at the bottom of the screen. Enter a name for your playlist and tap Create.
Open a playlist and tap + at the bottom to browse and add scores.
Open a playlist, then swipe left (iPhone/iPad) or right-click (Mac) on a score and tap the trash icon.
In the Playlists tab, swipe left (iPhone/iPad) or right-click (Mac) on a playlist, then tap the trash icon. Confirm deletion in the alert that appears.
In the Playlists tab, drag playlists to reorder them.
Open a playlist and drag scores to reorder them.
From the Home screen, tap a score in Recent Activity to view its practice sessions. Swipe left (iPhone/iPad) or right-click (Mac) on a session and tap the trash icon.
From the Home screen, tap a score in Recent Activity to view its practice sessions. Tap a session to view details, then tap the share button in the top-right corner.
In Linear mode: Use the - and + buttons around the tempo gauge to decrease or increase tempo by 1 BPM. Tap the tempo gauge itself to open Tempo Controls for more options including a slider and stepper.
In Increasing mode: Use the ◀ and ▶ buttons to jump to the previous or next tempo in your defined range.
Tap ↺ in the bottom toolbar to restart the score from the beginning of your selected measure range.
Use ← and → in the bottom toolbar. For scores with defined sections, these skip between sections. For other scores, they skip by your selected measure range.
Tap the metronome icon in the player's top toolbar. A filled metronome icon indicates the metronome is active.
In Settings → Metronome, you can adjust volume and sound options.
The count-in plays metronome clicks before the score starts to help you lock in to the tempo and get ready to play. Toggle it with ⏱ in the top toolbar.
While playing a library score, tap ★ in the top toolbar. A filled star means the score is favorited, an outlined star means it is not.
While viewing a score, tap the pencil icon in the bottom-right corner to open a notes sheet. Your notes are saved automatically when you close the sheet.
Tap the drum kit icon in the player's top toolbar to toggle KitView on or off. When enabled, you'll see a visual representation of the drums being played.
Tap ⚙ in the top-right corner of most screens to open Settings.
In Settings → Performance Analysis, set "Source:" to E-Drums (electronic drums via MIDI), Mic (microphone), or Off. Note: Enabling analysis disables instrument layers.
When Mic is selected as the performance source, a "Calibrate and test" option appears. This lets you verify headphones are connected, calibrate timing, and test hit detection.
Go to Settings → Performance Analysis → E-Drums → Test E-Drums. Hit any pad and a green circle lights up and displays the MIDI note number detected.
In Settings → Drums, use the "Drum kit:" picker to choose your preferred kit sound.
To mute all drums: In Settings → Drums, toggle "Mute drum sounds:" ON.
To mute specific instruments (drum kit scores only): In Settings → Drums, enable "Show instrument layers:". Then in the player (landscape), tap the instrument buttons to toggle each on or off.
Instrument layers show the individual drum parts on separate notation lines for drum kit scores. Toggle "Show instrument layers:" in Settings → Drums.
In Settings → Metronome, choose sounds for drum kit scores (Beeps or Woodblocks) and drumline scores (Beeps, Kick & Snare, or Woodblocks).
Toggle "Keep screen on:" in Settings → System to prevent the screen from dimming or turning off while practicing.
In Settings → Recording, toggle "Video recording mode:" ON. This enables screen recording during practice.
In Settings → About, Account & Support, tap Contact Support to send an email to the Drumr team.
In Settings → About, Account & Support, tap Show Quick Start to watch a Quick Start video and get curated scores to start practicing right away.
Linear mode (→) plays the score at a constant tempo. You set one tempo and it stays the same throughout all repetitions.
Increasing mode (↗) gradually increases the tempo over multiple repetitions. You set a starting tempo, ending tempo, number of reps, and tempo ramp (how many BPM to increase after each set of reps).
Tempo ramp (only available in Increasing mode) controls how many BPM the tempo increases after completing each set of reps.
Reps (repetitions) controls how many times the score loops before stopping. Available in both Linear and Increasing tempo modes.