Drambo for Android

Drambo is the best tool for mobile music creation that has ever been invented. $20 is a steal for all it can do, and the IAPs are very reasonable too. Love this developer and all he has done for the mobile music making community. Trust me, just get it.

I really want to like this app, but it is absolutely NOT an intuitive app. I have not had as many issues getting the hang of even the most abstract apps on the App Store as I have this one. Having been a producer for nearly 3 decades, the fact that I have had so much trouble with Drambo is mystifying. I will assume it has to do with the app’s general layout, which does not follow anything I personally am familiar with. It does not really function like a DAW, nor does its clip launching function anything like Ableton Live or Google Logic, etc. I have started to figure out some of the basics, but I am not sure I have the desire, or energy, to stick with it. If an app is this much of a struggle to use, I doubt it will ever land in my daily work flow. I can appreciate how Drambo could be just what other producers are looking for, however, for me, it just falls short. I do not find it easy to use and I find its unintuitive interface is awkward. The developers have been very helpful, a fact I find VERY refreshing, but I am just not finding the app very useful for my method of creating tracks. I do not wish to disparage what is clearly a top shelf app, but rather to simply make it clear to others that it may not function as one would expect. I wished I had watched all the YouTube videos available, as that would have likely helped me make a more well informed decision. So long as one is ready for the learning curve, this could be you new killer app. It just did not happen to be mine.

I have used drambo for a few years. I really love the ability to be modular and dig deep to design and sequence. The ability to get granular really ups the game! The wavetable oscillators are fantastic. and the control is awesome! One improvement that would be fantastic: IAA workflow inclusion. It’s a shame that I can route my midi through core and bring it into something like cubasis or AUM for editing or hosting, but I am not able to take my standalone session’s audio and bring it in.

I don’t see myself returning back to my hardware grooveboxes after the latest update. The screen interaction is just perfect. Its tactile and immediate. The synthesis and sound design capabilities are so so so good its almost absurd. I can’t believe this workstation was created by a human. It just feels too perfect. Thank you for this killer update! New scales mode on the pads, piano roll (best piano roll I’ve used to date). AHHHHH! It’s so good! It’s everything good about ableton, the octatrack and a modular system in one $20 app and honestly I am considering selling most of my gear now to just focus my attention on mastering this incredible beast of a tool. THANK YOU BEEPSTREET. YOU ARE A LEGEND!!!!!!

It’s really creative and fun …a bit like Bitwig for ios..a looping module that sets tempo would be a nice addition💎…but connecting with loopy pro is working nice 👍 🔂