FrameBeat Frame Drum & Step Sequencer
Strike it by hand, or program two lines that count the same bar in different numbers. Play it right here in your browser — or take it with you on Mac, iPad, and iPhone, with Android on the way.
(opens the App Store in a new tab)
Coming soonTry it now — click or tap the drum
or drum along on Q W E / I O P, and ring the bell on B
Bass Tone Click
Top line
3
Bottom line — sets the pulse
4
One bar, counted two ways at once.
The bottom line sets the tempo and the length of the bar. The top line slices that same bar into its own number of steps — three against four, five against seven, anything up to sixteen. However far apart they wander, both lines land together on beat one.
Take the drum with you, on Mac, iPad, and iPhone.
FrameBeat is also a native app — the same instrument, rebuilt in SwiftUI, with one App Store listing for all three. An Android app for phones and tablets is on its way.
(opens the App Store in a new tab)Coming soon- Synthesized, not sampled
- The synth engine and scheduler are ported from this page, so every hit is still generated live on your device.
- Keys under your fingers
- Drum along on Q W E and I O P on the Mac — and on iPad, too, with a hardware keyboard attached.
- Nothing leaves the device
- No accounts, no analytics, no network access. Your pattern lives in memory until you close the app.
Details in the privacy policy.