Getting Started With Drum Lab: A Quick Tour

Drum Lab doesn't need an account or a setup flow — open it, pick a category, and start playing. This is the short version of everything else on the blog, in one place, for whenever you want the overview instead of a deep dive on one feature.

1. Pick a genre and play a track

Jazz, funk/R&B, rock/pop, world grooves, and odd meters are all browsable from the main screen, each with tracks organized by tempo. The first three tracks in every category are free to try before you decide whether to unlock the rest.

2. The metronome is already synced

Every track plays with a metronome locked to its tempo, and it stays synced through pausing, resuming, and scrubbing to a different point in the track — you don't have to set it up or keep it aligned by hand. See the metronome page for the details.

3. Turn on Practice Mode to build speed

Practice Mode ramps the tempo up automatically at an interval you set, instead of you resetting a click every few minutes. Good for working a groove up to performance tempo gradually. More on the approach in how tempo-ramping works.

4. Star favorites, build playlists

Tap the star on any track to favorite it for quick access later, or add tracks from any genre into a named playlist to put together a full practice session in one place. Details in favorites and playlists.

5. Download tracks for offline practice

Tap the download icon on a track to cache it on your device, so it plays back with no internet connection needed afterward — useful for a basement practice room or anywhere the signal drops. More in downloading tracks for offline practice.