You can even add swing, export to MIDI and print to a PDF.Īs an educator, Groove Scribe has completely revolutionized my Skype lessons. The hi-hat and snare have multiple sounds to choose from (open, crash, rimshot, ghost note, etc), you can add toms and sticking patterns, choose the time signature and note values, and copy, add or delete measures. Got a complex drum chart? Transcribe it onto the grid and hear it back in minutes, then play along at any tempo. Transcribe (and Hear!) Difficult Drum Charts with Ease Alternating kick and hands from Mike J:.Kick drum triples exercise from Mike J:.Kick drum 16ths from the Drumset Musician:.No more thumbing through drum books and sheafs of notation printouts, everything I need for practicing is at my fingertips – and, I can access it anywhere I have an internet connection. When I sit down to practice, I just open each link in a browser window and play along, using each transcription as a template and changing the speed or individual notes as needed. I have a document that contains the Groove Scribe links for all my drills, exercises, and songs. Groove Scribe URL link for the beat in Fig 1: Try it!.And, it can be modified without changing the original-just hit Share again and another unique URL is created. Groove Scribe creates a unique URL link that will open up and play your transcription in any online web browser window. Incredibly, you can instantly share your groove creations with anyone, anywhere. Hit the spacebar to play it back, and use the bpm slider to set the tempo. You fill in the dots and they appear on the notation staff below. quarter, eighth, sixteenth or thirty-second notes). This is done through a grid of dots (see Fig 1) where each dot corresponds to a beat subdivision (e.g. To make and share grooves, just fill in the blanks and Groove Scribe creates the notation for you. Sound too good to be true? Meet Groove Scribe, the new browser-based drum notation tool developed by Modern Drummer’s 2016 Clinician/Educator of the Year, Mike Johnston, in conjunction with famed web programmer Lou Montulli. Imagine if you merged notation software with a drum machine and got a universally accessible, infinitely changeable, instantly sharable, online transcription tool that was free and easy-to-use.

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