# World Piano Notes & Drum Beats

> Synth Chords & Rhythm Machine

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1457405203](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1457405203)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1457405203`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** TAQS.IM
- **Category:** Music
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (3,202 ratings)
- **Version:** 7.42
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-02
- **First published:** 2019-03-26
- **Size:** 133 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/world-piano-notes-drum-beats/id1457405203)
- **Website:** [https://taqs.im/](https://taqs.im/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://taqs.im/privacy/](https://taqs.im/privacy/)

## Description

World Piano Notes & Drum Beats brings the world of music to your fingertips. Explore authentic instruments from across the globe—Sitar, Koto, Duduk, and more—plus a rich rhythm library to play along or import your own beats. Create melodies using world scales and drones, including Indian, Middle Eastern, African, and Asian tonalities, with microtonal options for expanded creativity.

Enhance your production workflow with AUv3 and Ableton Link support, MIDI compatibility, layered sounds, and a built-in recording and iCloud-backed library. Save favorites, customize instrument settings, and export ideas as you travel through a worldwide sonic palette.

## Rankings

- #32,675 — Overall
- #49 — machine

## Review summary

Users praise the app for its rich, diverse world-instrument library and piano-style playability with strong sound quality and expandability. However, multiple reviews report crashes, GarageBand compatibility problems, and soundfont import/load issues. Overall, the app excels in sounds and playability but reliability and cross-app compatibility remain the main drawbacks.

### Pros

- Wide variety of world instrument sounds and patches, including some unique patches not easily found elsewhere.
- Playable on a piano keyboard, making it easy to sketch ideas and riffs.
- High sound quality across patches and expansion packs.
- Rhythm loops and world percussion with nonstandard time signatures add musical depth.
- Extensive, expandable library with lifetime access options.

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and instability across devices/OS versions.
- GarageBand/AUv3 integration issues, including plugin not recognized or 'App Not Found' errors.
- Soundfont import/loading issues, such as sf2 files not loading or fanmade fonts causing loops.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1457405203)