Funk Drummer: Drum Machine 5.00.01 - App Store

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About Funk Drummer: Drum Machine

Funk Drummer is your virtual funk drummer, playing tight pocket grooves with the swing and feel of a real session player. Free to download and keep, with every feature unlocked for the first 7 days. Designed for...

Funk Drummer is your virtual funk drummer, playing tight pocket grooves with the swing and feel of a real session player. Free to download and keep, with every feature unlocked for the first 7 days. Designed for musicians, producers, and anyone who loves funk, soul and groove-based music, now with AUv3 support. Play authentic funk grooves, fusion, disco funk, breakbeat and odd-time rhythms, with the natural feel of a human drummer. Set the improvisation level with a simple slider and let Funk Drummer surprise you, from rock-steady pocket to full creative chaos. Key Features: - Standalone & AUv3 Compatible: use Funk Drummer inside your favorite DAW or as a standalone app. - MIDI-only Plugin: load Funk Drummer (MIDI) as a lightweight MIDI generator for driving your own sound sources. - 150+ Funk Grooves: organized into banks - Fusion, Odd Times, Disco Funk, Ternary rhythms and more. - Jamming Tool & Randomizers: add human feel and spontaneity to every groove, from totally stable rhythms to a creative drummer who's had too much coffee. - Live Pads: trigger fills, switch grooves and jam in real time with 8 assignable pads, intro and end buttons, and full MIDI control. - Sound Module: use the full kit as a MIDI sampler, standalone or as an AUv3 plugin, triggered from your own MIDI tracks or pads. - Song Mode: turn your grooves into complete song structures in seconds. - Redesigned Views: a reworked Drum Kit View and Song Mode View make navigating your kit and arrangement faster and clearer. - Share by AirDrop, Mail or Messages: send any groove or song to another device or a friend, no account or cloud service needed. - Groove Sharing Across Lumbeat Apps: share grooves, songs and Live Pad Sets with the other Lumbeat Drummer apps and iBassist. - Natural Sound: 35(+6) multilayer sounds with 3 hit types (ghost note, accented note and special) x 3 Round Robin alternating samples, for an extremely natural feel. - 4 Effects: Compressor/Gate, Equalizer, Delay and Reverb, to combine as you like. - Ableton Link: sync tempo and transport with other apps and devices over Wi-Fi, and stay in time with the rest of your setup. - Export: get Multi-Track or Full Mix audio in seconds. Try for Free Every feature is unlocked for the first 7 days, no restrictions. After the trial, unlock full access forever with a single one-time purchase (Full Version) no subscription, ever. Already own Funk Drummer? Your purchase carries over automatically the next time you open the updated app, no restore step needed, at no extra cost.

Version History • Fixed: the plug-in could play no sound in Logic Pro on Mac • Settings: MIDI FILL can be limited to while playing 5.00.01 2d ago • AUv3 plug-in support • New "Funk Drummer (MIDI)" plug-in. A lightweight MIDI-only Audio Unit to play external instruments • Send / Receive grooves, Live Pad Sets and Songs with the other Lumbeat Drummers & iBassist (standalone & AUv3) • When you receive one, choose which bank to save its grooves in, or create a new bank named after it • Share a groove or song by file (AirDrop · Mail · Files). Opens in the same app on the other device, no Apple ID required • Sound Module mode. Play the kit as a MIDI sampler (standalone & AUv3) • Drum Kit View (visual kit overview) • Drum Kit animations (can be turned off in Settings) • Song Mode View (redesigned) • Song mode: Loop is now remembered per song (adjustable in Settings) • Live Pads: the pad waiting to play now shows a countdown bar until the change • Live Pads and play lock are saved inside the DAW project (AUv3) • Dynamic Custom User Rhythm Banks • MIDI Setup: customizable note octave naming · independent MIDI Clock In / Out · MIDI-controllable tempo (fader / fine / encoder) · Share / Import maps • MIDI controls: new Start / Stop / Fill Start / Fill Stop commands, ignored when already in that state · CC buttons now act on press only • Per-track reverb send • Export Effects option • App Settings panel • Settings: choose whether a manual fill or a rhythm change restarts the BARS TO FILL count • Settings: a rhythm picked while playing can enter on the next bar or right away • iPhone vertical layout • External keyboard support (Space: Play/Stop · Enter: Fill / Play · ↑/↓: BPM) • Free to try with 7-day trial · In-App full version • Mixer layout optimizations • UI synchronization and rendering improvements • Optimized CPU usage for smoother, more efficient performance • Performance and bug fixes 5.00 Oct 1 - Send Groove to Other Drummers and iBassist - Available for Apple silicon Macs ( from M1 ) - Sound Buttons from Groove Editor - Random Buttons & Preview to Sound Buttons - Show / Hide Swing in Groove Editor 4.22 03/13/2024 - Send Groove to Other Drummers and iBassist - Available for Apple silicon Macs ( from M1 ) - Sound Buttons from Groove Editor - Random Buttons & Preview to Sound Buttons - Show / Hide Swing in Groove Editor 4.21 03/10/2024 - Send Groove to Other Drummers and iBassist - Available for Apple silicon Macs ( from M1 ) - Sound Buttons from Groove Editor - Random Buttons & Preview to Sound Buttons - Show / Hide Swing in Groove Editor - Little Improvements & Fixed Bugs 4.20 03/07/2024 - Added Toggle Cross / Snare to Midi Controls - Small Improvements - Fixed bugs 4.18 06/30/2021 - Alphabetical order option for Grooves ( AZ - ZA ) - Fixed Ableton Link Wi-Fi Sync in iOS 14 - Small improvements - Fixed bugs 4.17 06/16/2021 - Alphabetical order option for Grooves ( AZ - ZA ) - Fixed Ableton Link Wi-Fi Sync in iOS 14 - Small improvements - Fixed bugs 4.16 06/09/2021 - Fixed bugs 4.15 03/19/2021 - Controls MIDI Mapping - Small Improvements - Updated Libraries - Fixed Bugs 4.13 01/21/2021 - Controls MIDI Mapping - Small Improvements - Updated Libraries - Fixed Bugs 4.12 01/12/2021 - Soundsets available as In-App Purchases - Fixed bugs 4.03 08/22/2020 - New 2D Slider ( Jam - Intensity ) - Reposition Live Sets with Long press - 2D Slider MIDI Options - Export Audio ( Full Mix and Multi-Track ) and MIDI to file. - Save Mid and Effects to Soundset - Toggle Ride / Hats - Toggle Crosstick / Snare - Ride Option in Song Parts - Mixer / Effects Screen - New Mixer - Humanize Velocity - Count In 1 and 2 Bars Option ( With Link Off ) - Load Soundset option for Live Pads - Midi Controls for loading Live Pad Sets - 2 Drummers available as In-App Purchases - Added "Load Sound" option for Live Pad Sets - Added Midi Controls for loading Live Pad Sets 4.02 05/25/2020 - Reposition Live Sets with Long press - New 2D Slider ( Jam - Intensity ) - 2D Slider MIDI Options - Export Audio ( Full Mix and Multi-Track ) and MIDI to file. - Save Mid and Effects to Soundset - Toggle Ride / Hats - Toggle Crosstick / Snare - Ride Option in Song Parts - Mixer / Effects Screen - New Mixer - Humanize Velocity - Count In 1 and 2 Bars Option ( With Link Off ) - Load Soundset option for Live Pads - Midi Controls for loading Live Pad Sets - 2 Drummers available as In-App Purchases - Added "Load Sound" option for Live Pad Sets - Added Midi Controls for loading Live Pad Sets 4.01 05/24/2020 - New 2D Slider ( Jam - Intensity ) - Export Audio ( Full Mix and Multi-Track ) and MIDI to file. - Save Mid and Effects to Soundset - Toggle Ride / Hats - Toggle Crosstick / Snare - Ride Option in Song Parts - Mixer / Effects Screen - New Mixer - Humanize Velocity - Count In 1 and 2 Bars Option ( With Link Off ) - Load Soundset option for Live Pads - Midi Controls for loading Live Pad Sets - 2 Drummers available as In-App Purchases - Added "Load Sound" option for Live Pad Sets - Added Midi Controls for loading Live Pad Sets 4.00 04/23/2020 - Fixed iOS 13 issues 3.52 09/27/2019 - iCloud Backups - New 4 Board Mode for Live Pads - BPM option for Live Pad Sets - MIDI Jam Intensity Control CC#1 - Double / Half Groove buttons 3.51 04/29/2019 - iCloud Backups - New 4 Board Mode for Live Pads - BPM option for Live Pad Sets - MIDI Jam Intensity Control CC#1 - Double / Half Groove buttons 3.5 03/28/2019 - Midi "Send Notes" Button - New Features for iBassist 3.46 10/25/2018 - New Features for iBassist - Midi "Send Notes" Button 3.45 10/12/2018 - Fill Play/Stop Button Added - Support for iBassist - Ableton Link Start / Stop - Fixed bugs 3.44 09/03/2018 - Support for iBassist - Ableton Link Start / Stop - Fixed bugs 3.43 08/23/2018 - Support for iBassist - Ableton Link Start / Stop - Fixed bugs 3.42 08/13/2018 - Support for iBassist - Ableton Link Start / Stop - Fixed Audiobus issues 3.41 08/01/2018 - Support for iBassist - Ableton Link Start / Stop 3.4 07/14/2018

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Previous Versions

Here you can find the changelog of Funk Drummer: Drum Machine since it was posted on our website on 2016-10-01 01:29:38. The latest version is 5.00.01 and it was updated on 2026-10-12 17:02:38. See below the changes in each version.

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