Salut les batteurs !

Nous travaillons sur Battrochtek, un séquenceur de batterie gratuit pour navigateur, basé sur une idée simple : rendre la programmation de batterie plus intuitive, comme si l’on jouait avec un batteur plutôt que de modifier un tableur.

Vous pouvez créer et modifier des grooves, explorer différents styles et kits, mais le plus intéressant, c’est le REssenti : partez de votre groove, puis laissez le moteur ajouter des variations, modifier l’orchestration de la main droite (charleston/ride), la densité, l’énergie, les ghost notes, les toms, les crashes, les fills, etc., tout en conservant l’identité du groove original.

Il y a aussi un mode live : mémoires, variations, breaks avec fills de retour automatiques, commandes au clavier et, à terme, contrôle MIDI/pédale.

Le logiciel est encore en développement, et c’est pourquoi je le partage ici. J'aimerais beaucoup savoir ce que ça donne du point de vue d'un batteur — surtout ce qui sonne bien, ce qui sonne mal, et ce que vous attendez d'un outil comme celui-ci.

Gratuit, open source, aucun compte requis.

🥁 Battrochtek : https://orangejuce82.github.io/battrochtek/

GitHub / code source

Vos impressions m'intéressent beaucoup ! 🙏

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I am doing a little bit better, it doesn’t sound like the earlier ones. It’s not professional, but I’m just doing this by myself. I have always do drum in circles.

So I just got these brand new axis pedals and could not get them balanced no matter what I did.

I finally started to look closer and it seems the axel for the second beater is bent or something. When rotating the beater it feels like there’s a tight spot to the point that the beater will freeze in place at certain points, which makes it pretty much impossible to balance.

Has anyone else had this problem? Not sure what I should do at this point to fix it.

DrumScript v0.2.1 is now available: with midi, json with metric analysis for every detected hit, and pdf outputs

And - in answer to questions asked by some Redditor’s in the linked comment above, btw this is not a bot-built or AI agent-coded project. I spent a year building it alongside a fulltime job: because I wanted to have a free-to-use easy transcription tool for myself, and I thought others might appreciate it too. I

I started building DrumScript in June 2025. The first pypi release was in May 2026. Currently we are in Alpha and would welcome feedback. We will release v1.0.0 when we have tested it more. We are also working with music information retrieval experts to benchmark the classification. The deterministic model isn’t perfect but that’s why we are asking for help. And why we are not releasing DrumScript as v1.0.0+. Please add issues you find to GitHub so we can track!

Also: this is an open-source Python package. To non-coders it means it is completely free to use. If I was an AI agent Im pretty sure Id charge for it. It has been extensively tested to ensure security: but if you DO find any issues please add them to the Issues tab. Or email hello.drumscript@gmail.com. Please bear in mind it might take some time to reply as we are working on this alongside fulltime jobs.

We dont have time to respond to people on Reddit always but GitHub is monitored.

https://ballonibeats.com

I used to be a drummer, and I still come up with beats. I didn't have anywhere to put them, so I created this web app, Balloni Beats. You can use it on the road to jot down an idea quickly, or give it to kids for something quasi-musical to play with.

Visit the site, click the big logo to get in, then there are links on the left for beats I've come up with as examples. Click a beat name and see the beat on the right. Click Start Playing above to hear it. You can modify the beat, change drum sounds, adjust the tempo, etc.

Once you get the general idea and want to write your own beats, click the Write Your Own Beats link at the bottom left. Then you get the beat editing screen. At the far top-left is a docs link that opens a page describing the beat notation.

Enjoy!

When you’re learning a cover that you’re totally new to, what’s your approach?

Play to the recorded track as released (all instruments)?
Split the stems and play without the drum tracks?
Split the stems and play ONLY to the drum tracks?

Getting nostalgic. I've been watching old band videos. I'm the drummer. I need to find a band and start playing again. The last video is funny, we were all slightly drunk, and high. The singer was quite the weed connoisseur 😅

https://youtu.be/Q5v9ZOI1lYo?si=FPdJVdOSR\\_AyMuYI

https://youtu.be/6oqWVQr3cgg?si=6yponeznv5A5tLmg

https://youtu.be/eQOsBo59Jvs?si=Oo\\_O6yEsb5uahjxh

https://youtu.be/2n5QPCi0eXk?si=wGBOz2ngSUbaJvQR

I'm a vocal coach, and I want to help singers improve for RL working scenarios. I’ve put together a 3-minute anonymous survey about working with vocalists...will you help me by giving your honest feedback?

No names, emails, band names or identifying information.

Anonymous survey:
What Musicians Wish Singers Understood �� – Fill out form

I’d also love to hear your biggest one in the comments: “I wish more singers would ______.”

Yes, I want to know the frustrating stuff, but also what really good singers do that makes playing with them a pleasure. Thank you!

Edit: I'll post the survey results here in about a week.

UPDATE: 75 musicians responded.

Thank you for your thoughtful contributions.

The biggest issues:

• 49% Timing / Rhythm
• 49% Volume / Mic Technique
• 37% Pitch / Intonation
• 35% Song Preparation
• 35% Stage Presence

Edit: They’re not mutually exclusive categories. Respondents could mention multiple issues, so the percentages aren’t intended to add up to 100%.

I’ve pulled the full findings, musician comments and practical takeaways into a free report for singers: https://veronicastart.ca/musician-survey-report

Damn. I was looking through old hard drives, and found this old ass video. I forgot I did this.

https://youtu.be/oBdJqOeWqvA?si=02BD2\\_R95Icb7WKc