Ensemble Composer

Name: Ensemble Composer
Price: 14.99 USD
Rating: 4.6 (275 reviews)
Author: N. Wheeler

By: N. Wheeler App

Create drumline beats!

Overview

Version:

26.06.18

Last updated: 2026-06-18

Ranking

#92,529 ▲ 9,440

Overall

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

(275)

Version:

26.06.18 Last updated: 2026-06-18

Version code:

887157191

Creation date:

2013-12-03

Compatible devices:

Size:

14.73MB

Price:

14.99

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-26

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Ranking

# 92,529 ▲ 9,440

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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

I really have loved this app for so long … truly one of the best mobile Drumline apps out there for sure !!! I’ve had this app since 2022. Everything is great! However , the new update ? The sound changes ? Here’s my story : I use Medly to create Drumline/DCI like shows and Export the mp3 audio files from this app to the Medly app for The Battery parts. The best thing I have ever done , totally how I wanted it to turn out to be!!! Love it all! But… Issue #1 : the sound in general on all parts is just “different” then how it sounded before this new update. Like Snare tuning wasn’t lower, basses weren’t quiet on shots or Rim clicks. Quads are fine… Issue #2 : Everytime I make a faster rhythm , it just doesn’t sound “together” or the sound kinda gets cut off sometimes. For example I make a triplet roll , it doesn’t sound even. Issue #3 : When I export the audio to Medly for my shows, before the new update, the audio sounded very clear and loud enough to balance with the rest of the ensemble : brass and pit. Now with this new update, the audio on the battery from this app to Medly sounds I’m afraid to say this but “weak”. It’s like the brass and pit are overplaying the drumline and we would never want that in a real setting!! I apologize if it’s a lot to read but I just wanted to state my true thoughts on this app recently! Please investigate into some of this :) other than that, I love this app 🫶🏻🫶🏻

by dj*****, 2026-02-24

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!