DM1 – The Drum Machine

What DM1 – The Drum Machine is

DM1 – The Drum Machine is Fingerlab’s beat-making software for building patterns and arranging them into songs. Its multitouch step sequencer handles 16- or 32-step patterns, while drum pads let you perform and record beats with automatic quantization. The iPad product page lists 108 vintage and produced drum kits. A mixer provides channel-level volume, pitch, sample-length, mute and solo controls, along with custom drum-kit settings. Effects include overdrive, delay, reverb, phaser, filters, compressor and noise gate. For full compositions, place patterns on a timeline by dragging and dropping them. The iPad app can import samples from the iPod Library, microphone, Dropbox, AudioCopy and iTunes shared folder, and export audio through SoundCloud, Dropbox, Facebook, email, iTunes shared folder or AudioCopy. Listed music connections include full MIDI, Audiobus, Ableton Link and Inter-App Audio. Fingerlab says the Mac app is compatible with the iPad version and can share files with it. The iPhone app costs $4.99, paid once; the iPad and Mac apps each cost $9.99, paid once.