PolyNome Pro: Drum Sequencer
iOS Universel / Musique
**Whatever you’re looking for, PolyNome probably does it!**
Designed by a musician, for musicians, PolyNome handles everything from helping you navigate and learn songs, to scheduling and tracking your practice, to printing the setlist for your gig.
Used by the world's top drummers including Vinnie Colaiuta, Virgil Donati, Dennis Chambers along with concert pianists, orchestral performers and anyone else who’s interested in rhythm.
With PolyNome, you can practice, teach, compose rhythms, perform live and more.
THE BASICS
▶ PolyNome contains an accurate and robust metronome covering all time signatures. It includes a mixer with subdivision faders, 100s of sound options, Big Numbers display, tap tempo, a rep counter, a timer, and more.
▶ Built in Tuner with calibrarion (e.g. A=442)
▶ In parallel with the metronome are 2 rhythm sequencers into which you can program virtually any rhythm.
▶ You can use Track Markup to add bar and section markers to audio and video files, loop and slow down sections, and generate Lead Sheets.
▶ Use basic PolyNome functions hands-free with Siri.
GET INSPIRED
▶ Dive into the free Public Library to find hundreds of user-curated Presets: You’ll find snare solos, rudiments, drum grooves, drum books and more.
LEARN & IMPROVE
▶ Create 2 & 3-way polyrhythms.
▶ Use the random mute feature, or create custom gap clicks to improve your timing.
▶ Use Auto Counting to add voice counting to rhythms and help you learn them.
CREATE
▶ You can create virtually any rhythm in any time signature (including irrational ones like 4/5) and assign sounds in just a few taps. Perfect as a quick ideas note book.
▶ Assign drum, drumline & percussion sounds
▶ Create melodies using the 6-octave keyboard which includes overlays of all melodic scales.
▶ Add voice counting, or konnakol to your rhythms.
▶ Add accents, flams, drags, rolls, and ties to create percussion pieces.
▶ Randomize and shift rhythms to create new ones.
▶ Use the variable swing feature to work on your feel.
AUTOMATE PRACTICE ROUTINES
▶ Easily create tempo automations for warm-ups and cool-downs.
▶ Create custom Playlists to combine different Presets, time signatures, tempos, repeats, and alternate endings.
▶ Use voice cues to prompt you to move to the next exercise.
PLAN & TRACK
▶ Set dedicated practice goals, monitor your progress in real-time, and schedule your sessions.
▶ Attach PDFs, videos, or photos to your presets so you have all the materials you need in one place.
▶ Be reminded when it’s time to practice. See your Goals for the day and tap to jump in.
▶ Make notes against presets while you’re practicing to be reviewed later.
▶ Use the Daily Journal to record general details about your practice, or to record what you want to do in the future.
▶ View all your stats and charts in the dedicated Practice Log. Everything you play - preset names, tempos, durations, date, written notes, is logged automatically so you don’t miss a thing.
▶ Print PDF reports of your practice log, notes, journal entries.
GEAR UP FOR LIVE SHOWS
▶ Create tempo accurate clicks and printable setlists directly from Spotify or Apple music.
▶ Generate clicks from your own song lists.
▶ See the duration of your setlist as you add songs to it.
▶ Set up clicks, voice cues, tempo and time signature changes with ease.
▶ Use Tap To Start to set a click track going in time with the music.
▶ forScore integration to show your chart when you load a preset.
▶ Haptic feedback.
CONTROL
▶ Remote control PolyNome with Bluetooth or Midi controllers like AirTurn and iRig.
EXPORT
▶ Share your creations with other PolyNome users.
▶ Export to audio files.
▶ Use as a virtual instrument in Garage Band or other Inter-App-Audio enabled software.
OTHER STUFF
▶ Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
▶ Portrait, landscape, or split-screen
Quoi de neuf dans la dernière version ?
- Custom Sounds: Import your own samples, or record from the mic, and use them across your Presets.
- Screen Recording: Capture audio or video right inside the app with the new “Record Audio/Screen” option in the Preset Tools menu.
- New Jazz Drum Kit: Freshly added sounds. Tap the sparkle button in the Sound Picker toolbar to filter on new additions.
- Improved Sharing: Share Presets more easily with cleaner links and QR codes.
- File Checks on Launch: PolyNome now alerts you if any file attachments or custom sounds have been offloaded.
- New File Manager: Quickly tidy up unused file attachments.
- Tighter Playback: Improved sample accuracy for more consistent timing.
- AirPlay Enhancements: Smoother wireless audio.
- Polyrhythm Trainer Update: Each side now plays separately before combining.
- Faster Markup Editing: Tapping a default “Section” jumps straight to the label picker.
- Easier Row Controls: Larger tap targets on settings buttons in preset and playlist rows.
- Setlist Behavior: Coverband Setlists now default to “Stop when Reached.”
- Getting Started Preset Removed: Help is still always available via the question marks or the main menu.
Feedback & Support
I love hearing from you—drop me a line at support@polynome.net with any feedback, issues, or suggestions.
If PolyNome helps you groove, a rating or review on the App Store would mean the world.
Joe
