BeatScratch
$4.99
1.6.2for iPhone, iPad and more
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About BeatScratch
One part keyboard with 128 effects, one part drum machine, one part music viewer/player, one part desktop-class sequencer, BeatScratch is all you need. It's your one-stop:
* Metronome, with tempo switching between Sections and the option to customize the Drum Part
* Musical Notepad: Make sure you can play your idea. Tap in at whatever tempo is comfortable, and play it on the on-screen keyboard. Hit the "x1" button to play it back at your desired tempo!
* Sequencer and composition tool: Layer recorded Melodies atop each other in Sections using BeatScratch's forward-thinking UI.
* General MIDI Synthesizer: Any keyboard plugged in to your phone - or connected over Bluetooth - can be used to play the 128 built-in effects. Melodies can be recorded the exact same way as with the on-screen keyboard, and pitch wheels/damper pedals can tap you in.
* MIDI File Builder: BeatScratch Scores can be exported to MIDI files with a variety of options.
* Metronome, with tempo switching between Sections and the option to customize the Drum Part
* Musical Notepad: Make sure you can play your idea. Tap in at whatever tempo is comfortable, and play it on the on-screen keyboard. Hit the "x1" button to play it back at your desired tempo!
* Sequencer and composition tool: Layer recorded Melodies atop each other in Sections using BeatScratch's forward-thinking UI.
* General MIDI Synthesizer: Any keyboard plugged in to your phone - or connected over Bluetooth - can be used to play the 128 built-in effects. Melodies can be recorded the exact same way as with the on-screen keyboard, and pitch wheels/damper pedals can tap you in.
* MIDI File Builder: BeatScratch Scores can be exported to MIDI files with a variety of options.
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What's New in the Latest Version 1.6.2
Last updated on Mar 3, 2022
Old Versions
- Updated music rendering and camera engine for a smoother, more pleasant experience
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Version History
1.6.2
Mar 3, 2022
- Updated music rendering and camera engine for a smoother, more pleasant experience
1.6.0
Mar 1, 2022
- Updated rendering engine to use Flutter's InteractiveViewer for smoother music interaction
1.5.1
Nov 27, 2021
- Significantly improved rendering performance when rendering many systems of music.
- Improved auto-scroll when rendering many systems of music.
- UX improvements
- Improved auto-scroll when rendering many systems of music.
- UX improvements
1.5.0
Nov 9, 2021
- Multi-system rendering
- UX Improvements
- UX Improvements
1.4.0
Oct 7, 2021
- Quick Edit: Long-press the Edit button to quickly edit the current Section, Part, and Melodies from anywhere!
- You can now create a Part when editing a Section without having to go into the Layers View. For quick sketching purposes, the Layers View is now largely unnecessary (though still useful for visualizing and reordering Parts and Melodies).
- Improved UX around the Section List, Part Configuration, and Import Melody menus.
- You can now create a Part when editing a Section without having to go into the Layers View. For quick sketching purposes, the Layers View is now largely unnecessary (though still useful for visualizing and reordering Parts and Melodies).
- Improved UX around the Section List, Part Configuration, and Import Melody menus.
1.3.2
Oct 5, 2021
- Fixed bug using tempo bar to count in recording
- UX improvements
- UX improvements
1.3.0
Aug 19, 2021
- UX improvements
- Better and more consistent haptic feedback
- Better and more consistent haptic feedback
1.2.10
Aug 8, 2021
- You can now upload your Scores to the Universe when signed in via Reddit.
- UX and rendering engine improvements
- UX and rendering engine improvements
1.2.6
Jul 17, 2021
- Revamped landscape phone and tablet/desktop UI
- UX improvements
- UX improvements
1.2.5
Jul 14, 2021
- Updated to latest Flutter button implementation & styling
- UX tweaks
- UX tweaks
1.2.2
Jun 18, 2021
- Sections can be viewed and navigated in Universe and View mode
- Tempo bar is shown automatically when recording
- Recording gives a two-beat count-in
- Improved haptic feedback on zoom and incrementable value controls (beat counts, subdivisions per beat, section colors, etc.)
- [BETA] In-App BLE MIDI Device support: turn on your device and open BeatScratch Settings!
- UX Improvements
- Tempo bar is shown automatically when recording
- Recording gives a two-beat count-in
- Improved haptic feedback on zoom and incrementable value controls (beat counts, subdivisions per beat, section colors, etc.)
- [BETA] In-App BLE MIDI Device support: turn on your device and open BeatScratch Settings!
- UX Improvements
1.2.1
Jun 11, 2021
- Sections can be viewed and navigated in Universe and View mode
- Tempo bar is shown automatically when recording
- Recording gives a two-beat count-in
- Improved haptic feedback on zoom and incrementable value controls (beat counts, subdivisions per beat, section colors, etc.)
- [BETA] In-App BLE MIDI Device support: turn on your device and open BeatScratch Settings!
- UX Improvements
- Tempo bar is shown automatically when recording
- Recording gives a two-beat count-in
- Improved haptic feedback on zoom and incrementable value controls (beat counts, subdivisions per beat, section colors, etc.)
- [BETA] In-App BLE MIDI Device support: turn on your device and open BeatScratch Settings!
- UX Improvements
1.2.0
Jun 8, 2021
- Sections can be viewed and navigated in Universe and View mode
- Tempo bar is shown automatically when recording
- Recording gives a two-beat count-in
- Simplified user experience
- Tempo bar is shown automatically when recording
- Recording gives a two-beat count-in
- Simplified user experience
1.1.0
May 5, 2021
- Added BeatScratch Universe: a new social network experience for sharing your music with others!
- UX enhancements and stability improvements
- UX enhancements and stability improvements
1.1
May 2, 2021
- Added BeatScratch Universe: a new social network experience for sharing your music with others!
- UX enhancements
- UX enhancements
1.0.5
Feb 5, 2021
- Improvements in scroll/zooming
- Fixed bug editing existing Melodies in opened Scores
- UX Tweaks and improvements
- Fixed bug editing existing Melodies in opened Scores
- UX Tweaks and improvements
1.0.4
Jan 28, 2021
- UX Tweaks and improvements
1.0.3
Jan 24, 2021
- Dark Mode
- When MIDI Controller is connected, can Deprioritize On-Screen Keyboard in Settings for improved experience
- UX Tweaks
- When MIDI Controller is connected, can Deprioritize On-Screen Keyboard in Settings for improved experience
- UX Tweaks
1.0.2
Jan 18, 2021
- Customize Section colors!
- Tweaks made to colors
- Settings UI updated, Colors info view added
- Tweaks made to colors
- Settings UI updated, Colors info view added
1.0.0
Jan 15, 2021
- Added 3D Touch option to the Keyboard
- 3D Touch the Music View to select Parts (previously: only long-press/Haptic Touch worked)
- 3D Touch the Music View to select Parts (previously: only long-press/Haptic Touch worked)
1.0
Jan 13, 2021
BeatScratch FAQ
Click here to learn how to download BeatScratch in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of BeatScratch.
iPhone
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
BeatScratch supports English
