Ensemble Composer

Name: Ensemble Composer
Price: 14.99 USD
Rating: 4.6 (274 reviews)
Author: N. Wheeler

By: N. Wheeler

Create drumline beats!

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Features & Capabilities

Ensemble Composer puts a full drumline in the palm of your hand. Create street beats, stand jams, or complete drumline arrangements. Play along, practice, share, and edit with real recorded drum sounds and support for any rhythm and time signature.

This Chrome extension uses authentic battery drumline sounds from the Paul Rennick 2012 Santa Clara Vanguard (recorded by Brian Lowe). Best used with headphones. About Telephonic Amusements: Nicholas Wheeler and David Croy contributed to the project. Like us on Facebook at DrumlineApps.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Music & Audio Education

By:

N. Wheeler

Rating:

4.60

(274) 1 new ratings

Version:

1.9.5 Last updated: 2026-05-29

Version code:

885779751

Creation date:

2013-12-03

Compatible devices:

Size:

14.05MB

Price:

14.99

URLs:

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Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-11

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Developed by:

N. Wheeler

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ensemble-composer/id724167960

Website:

http://drumlineapps.com

User Reviews

Ensemble Composer is praised as a powerful, unique drumline composer with strong export options (sheet music and audio) and an easy GUI, valued by students and educators. However, multiple reviews cite post-update audio degradation and tuning changes, timing glitches and choppiness, and persistent saving/export problems (missing files, duplicates, export format issues). Backup/transfer concerns and occasional feature bugs also surface. Overall, the tool's concept and usefulness are clear, but stability and audio fidelity must be improved to match the fanbase's expectations.

Pros

Powerful, feature-rich drumline composition tool with a niche appeal
Strong export options for sheet music and audio, including compatibility with Medly and MuseScore
Easy-to-use GUI that makes composing, splitting parts, and practicing accessible
Widely valued for education, practice, and performance prep; substantial ongoing utility

Cons

Post-update sound quality and tuning degradation across parts (snares, bass, cymbals) and overall audio feel
Rhythmic timing issues and choppiness: parts not staying tight, faster rhythms not sounding together
Saving/exporting bugs: new cadences not saving, files disappearing/duplicating, and export format inconsistencies (XML vs MXl)
Reliability/backup concerns: legacy files inaccessible and no built-in cloud/device transfer (iCloud)

Recent reviews

Hello again , I had already submitted a review while back with that long long statement about the new sounds . Please take consideration of how beautiful and real the snares especially sounded before you updated them to the new audio engine. It was such a good and strong sound from them ! Please take it into consideration !!! Maybe make more sound choice options !

by dj*****, 2026-05-14

Before, the update prevented me from opening my older files, I couldn’t hear anything unless I had head phones in and everything became janky. Now, all of those issues are gone! This app is awesome and I’m glad you’re keeping it in good condition! -my last request is to simply revert the sound of the snares. They lost the amazing tune sound they had. If there’s an option to revert, please make it available!

by Yn*****, 2026-02-14

I have been using this app for some time now however recently when i have created new cadence it stop saving. I would love to keep use this app but the update is a must !!!!!!!!!!!!