# Bass Line Composer

> create runs and splits

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id541384670](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id541384670)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id541384670`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** N. Wheeler
- **Category:** Music
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (181 ratings)
- **Version:** 26.06.18
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-18
- **First published:** 2012-08-01
- **Size:** 8.17 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bass-line-composer/id541384670)
- **Website:** [http://www.drumlineapps.com](http://www.drumlineapps.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.drumlineapps.com/read-me](https://www.drumlineapps.com/read-me)

## Description

**Bass Line Composer** lets bass drummers write runs, splits, and exercises, then play along with a realistic bass drum line recorded for finals-style sound.

Fine-tune tempo, edit ideas, speed up, slow down, and loop sections to practice at your pace. Best used with headphones. Credits: Telephonic Amusements team and Drumline Apps community.

## Rankings

- #107,919 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise Bass Line Composer as a powerful, versatile mobile tool for composing bass lines and drumline parts, with a wide sound library and features suitable for teaching and practice. However, recurring issues dampen experience: frequent crashes and data loss, regression in sound quality after updates (including muffled drums and metronome quirks), lack of an undo tool, and awkward file management. The app remains highly valued for its capabilities and ongoing development, but reliability and usability concerns are frequent bottlenecks for many users.

### Pros

- Versatile, feature-rich bass line and drumline composer for iOS with complex rhythms, tempo changes, and playback on a phone.
- Extensive, high-quality sound library and effects that support varied, realistic drum sounds.
- Strong teaching and practice utility; helpful for instructors and students to learn parts before playing.
- Intuitive interface and ongoing updates that expand capabilities while keeping it usable.

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and data loss: saved work can disappear, files become inaccessible, or the app crashes on launch or save.
- Sound quality regresses after updates: muffled hits, worse sounds, and metronome/volume controls behaving oddly.
- No undo button, making mistakes hard to fix and forcing manual deletions or edits.
- Clunky file management and navigation: saving/naming is not straightforward, files can be hard to locate, and updates can wipe or reset work.

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