SYNKD Metronome Sequencer Reviews

SYNKDMetronomeSequencer is really great and has so much potential, but the problems it has almost make it unusable. However, the developer has a fundamental misunderstanding of time signatures as well as tempo. The 6/8 measures really function as 3/4 in both subdivision and tempo (automatically uses 1/4 note for tempo with no way to change to dotted 1/4 note). Additionally, SYNKDMetronomeSequencer will not run unless notifications are turned on before starting SYNKDMetronomeSequencer . Wish I hadn’t spent the $8 on this

Worked for like 2 days now wont even open up. Totally not worth 10$

Why would you make an app that you have to pay for, then have in-app purchases. Maybe you should have it come already with certain packs therefore it doesn’t feel as greedy. Also, you should be able to have flams and fiddle on certain notes. 6/8 is only set up for 2+2+2 where sometimes you really need 3+3 so you can edit one of that triplet.

I have notifications turned off for SYNKDMetronomeSequencer. There is literally nothing it needs to notify me of.

Upon doing this, I receive a prompt about my disabled notification every time I open SYNKDMetronomeSequencer . When I click cancel and try to proceed, SYNKDMetronomeSequencer doesn’t open. What a joke.

This is very close to being the best thing on the market. But it became obvious that you don’t totally understand time signatures. The lack of dotted rhythms and adjusted subdivisions during compound meter makes SYNKDMetronomeSequencer very ordinary. If you’re in compound meter you should be able to control each 8th note instead of each quarter note. Also, you count off needs to be adjusted so that it reflects the time signature. Close but missing significant basics. If you look at the “tempo” app you could learn how compound meter works and apply to your app!

Dotted rhythms are possible IF you FULLY understand sub division. I contacted the developer about entering dotted rhythms and they asked what sort of dotted rhythms I wanted to enter... TROUBLE!!!... They flat out said dotted quarters weren't supported, but you could enter them buy entering a quarter followed by 2 eighths, and resting the first eighth. Yes, this works, but it's a bit drawn out. Double dots are even more ridiculous to enter. Something along the lines of a quarter followed by a string of 16ths or 32nds, I forget which, with all but the first and last in the string rested. I only know this because a friend of mine with a MA in composition and conducting figured it out. Not a happy camper for having wasted $10.

Great app but the extra chains do not add much for being 2 dollars each.

I would love to test SYNKDMetronomeSequencer. I hear nothing but good things about it. However when I attempt to download the D’addario free pack it crashes immediately. Running latest OS on iPhone X.

Great app, but I haven't been able to create dotted rhythms no matter how hard I try... No support from the developers either and no help section...

Cool app, can create complex rhythms not possible on other apps. Great for drummers.

good app, usefull tools, but totaly NOT worth the $10. but some very helpfull features you cant find elsewhere!

Cool app, but it would be useful to be able to add in stickings

One thing that I would really like to see in SYNKDMetronomeSequencer is the ability to mark each note as either a left or right hand note. Other then that, great app.

When I play or edit a measure within a chain. Really frustrating

Great app, does everything you want it to do. A little slow, some crashes, plz fix. Also, can you add tenuto marks, I mean this is a met not a score writer, but I actually use it as a score writer, and it works well as that. So plz add tenuto, thank you! And people reading it, especially percussionists, get SYNKDMetronomeSequencer. 👍

I began transcribing rudiment books like stick control and syncopation with this to allow SYNKDMetronomeSequencer to teach me how these rudiments should sound. I love SYNKDMetronomeSequencer. It crashes frequently- I would absolutely love the syncing to cloud to be a little easier to understand (and the restore and backup functions do not work for me) but the email works however very time consuming.

Please improve UI! allow for multiple lines or increase/decrease of visual notes. I love SYNKDMetronomeSequencer. Please continue it.

SYNKDMetronomeSequencer is seriously great. I’m a professional percussionist and play a lot of music that changes meter. You can basically create a custom click track for any piece of music.

The one thing that would make this really perfect for me (and others who will use this as a custom click track creator) is if it was possible to change the tempo within a chain. On top of that, an option to accel/ritard to new tempos would be amazing. Hope to see that in a future update.

Love it! I use it every day. I've had most of my percussion students get it as well. You must have the most current iOS though, as any older devices won't work properly- iPod touch 5 etc...

This the most sophisticated metronome app out there! I am having so much fun with it and I find it extremely useful.

My ONLY complaint is that I am unable to keep SYNKDMetronomeSequencer going while taking a video with my phone. I often use other metronome apps this way so I can re watch the video and take a better in depth look at my timing. If you guys could find a way to add that perhaps in an update that would be stupendous.

Other than that it is a fantastic app & useful tool I’d recommend to any musician

I own many different metronome apps, making me somewhat of a metronome enthusiast, but after one of my favorite drummers mentioned he uses, Synkd, I immediately purchased it from SYNKDMetronomeSequencer Store, and I'm so glad I did.

Before Synkd, I would simply set a specific BPM and begin playing along while reading my rudiments. Now, I'm able to not only set the BPM, but I can customize beats within bars all while using different time signatures and subdivisions in the same "Chain." This is so helpful because it means you can input all of your note values and practice without having to focus on reading. You can also change accidents on specific stems within beats. Also, if your fellow musicians have Synkd, too, you can easily share your chains with them. This feature makes writing music and collaborating a breeze! The list of features goes on, but I'd thought I'd highlight just a few.

Coming from an experienced musician (drummer) who has purchased many apps to aid in my improvement, I can confidently say that Synkd is not only the most advanced app for musicians--specifically drummers--but also the most effective. Using SYNKDMetronomeSequencer properly will surely improve your playing!

I hope this review helps aid you in your decision whether or not to purchase SYNKDMetronomeSequencer . Cheers!