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First Look: dPad drum sequencer for iPad



I'm not a big drums person. I have no rhythm. I wouldn't know a drum kit if I tripped over one. Overly complicated interfaces confuse and scare me. Nevertheless, I thought I'd bring you this sneak peek video from Stu Helm, who ex-TUAWian Dave Chartier tells me is renown for "Agile and International Mac Podcast fame." I know that a certain subset of you (1) wear jeans with dark, rock & roll-themed tee-shirts, (2) do have some sort of functional relationship with music and rhythm, and (3) will actually enjoy playing with a dark, minimally designed, overly-complicated series of dots to build drum sequences.

Although it's pretty feature-limited for an app that's supposed to debut at US$3.99, the developers promise to keep enhancing the app going forward. They are looking to add in-app purchases for drum sound packs, a left-handed use mode, sequence saving and loading (apparently you can make sounds now, but you cannot save them), and recording to audio files. Let me end by consulting my dictionary of "Hip Phrases for Young People(TM) " and adding, "Er,...rock on, good chaps, rock on."

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Cawlin

Overly complicated? You push circles and it makes sound.

March 31 2010 at 2:18 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
David Chartier

This wasn't a review, it's a news piece about an upcoming up. The app isn't even out yet, and neither is the device that it will run on. How could this possibly be a review?

March 30 2010 at 4:18 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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David Chartier

Sigh. Upcoming *app.* Woops.

March 30 2010 at 4:19 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
istarman

Hmm....looks like the system used on stage during NIN's "Lights in the Sky" tour.

March 30 2010 at 3:56 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
DG

what?! Featured limited at the price of a happy meal. Try drumming a burger, see how far you get.

Berk.

March 30 2010 at 3:28 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Eric

So...why is the least qualified person reviewing this app then? Does NO ONE on the TUAW staff have rhythm?

March 30 2010 at 1:53 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Dennis

I agree with Eric. The post came across a bit petty which was surprising considering it started with, "I wouldn't know a drum kit if I tripped over one."

March 30 2010 at 3:35 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
lipids

Agreed.

April 01 2010 at 1:18 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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