Rebel Drum Tutor
Start learning drums the rebel way! Plug your E Drum set to your mobile device and start drumming! Choose a lesson or a song, or just play along to songs or even import your own songs! Create your own beats and practice at your own pace and will. Learn Rock, Reggae, Blues, Punk, Country, learn whatever you want to whatever song you like.
Learn the rebel way!
The application can read and interpret MIDI signals coming from the E Drum. Hit the drums at the right time and the note will turn green!
The Tab Editor allows you to create your own beats to exercise to. Type in beats, exercises from books or even whole songs
Drum Rebel Tutor comes with lessons, drum sheets from popular songs and even professionel produced songs to play along with. As we respect musicians no AI was involved.
For better visualisation it also is available in Tablet Mode.
• MP3 Import
Play along your own music. Even from your own band if you want. Practice alone any time on your e drum set. Be ready for the big event!
• Free play
Start playing on a blank sheet, hit the drums as you play along, and all notes will be visualized and stored, afterwards record what you played and share with family and friends or the band.
• MIDI Import
Bought some great beats and groves or even whole backtracks and you want to practice to them? No need to set them as notes as you can easily import MIDI drum files to the app and all notes will be correctly and automatic set.
And even more....
• Highscore storage
• Loop measures
• Record and share audio or screen
• Several drum kits to choose from
• In over 25 languages available!
• Output drum sounds from mobile device to the e drums
• Playback through the e drums
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Does DRT support all e drum devices?
- As long as the device comes with an MIDI output port (USB) it should support it. On some devices the user may need to change MIDI/USB settings, from GENERIC to VENDOR. Please also check the product manual for more information.
2. Is it possible to hear the notes on the mobile device through the edrum?
- Yes, if supported by the edrum (MIDI Input) it is possible to hear the notes that are displayed on the mobile device/tablet through the edrum. Basically the edrum plays itself. Hearing the beat before playing helps a lot when practicing. On main menu go to settings and enable "edrum sound" checkbox and enable sound on the bottom menu of the play activity.
3. I did all the settings but RDT still does not recognize my edrum.
- Ensure that the edrum has MIDI Channel set to 10. Also check the functionality of the connecting cable. Check app settings and also ensure "edrum sound" checkbox is enabled. Otherwise read the edrum manual for more information or contact their support. If there is some kind of MIDI app installed on the mobile device this can interfere. On the mapping activity change the device by selecting the arrow down button!
4. I want to import a MIDI file but the notes are all wrong and it appears to not be a drum track.
- Some drum files were exported as piano midi files. These files are not supported. MIDI files need to be exported as drum tracks from the source software to be properly imported.
5. I want to connect my Phone to the mic input of the drum modul but my moblie device has no 3.5mm audio jack.
- In most cases the mobile device will have a USB-C port for charging. You will need an adapter that splits the port into a headphone and a USB port. But not all adapters will suit. We only recommend getting an adapter with a build in sound DAC (Digital to Analog Converter) chip.
6. Why no Bluetooth?
- We strongly recommend connecting the mobile device with a cable to the edrum. Bluetooth comes with 200ms (more or less) latency delay. This will convert into a lag and bad experience when practicing with DRT.
7. Why no Iphone/iOS support?
- It´s coming : ) Please follow us on social media to be up to date regarding future news and development.
8. I only have an acoustic drum set, can I still use the app?
- You can use the "read only" mode. This option is accesible with a long press on "Play" button in the main activity of DRT. This will visualize when to hit which note, making sure to always hit the right notes on the right time. Not only for practicing but also when playing a gig this will help keeping track of the notes. Also there are solutions on the market how to rig an acoustic set with digital triggers and make it send MIDI signals that DRT then can interpret. Hybrid drum sets may also be a solution combining analog and digital in one set.
My story
I started learning drums years ago but unfortunately had to quit relative soon due to college and family duties, one being the task of raising three young boys by myself. But the passion never went away and now with the boys grown up I started learning again. But having still no time to take proper classes, I searched for an alternative path, bought some books but had no convenient way to practice with music, to practice the exact notes from the books and hear the beat also nothing giving me feedback the way I needed! But before I again lost all my motivation I thought of making this possible, an application allowing the freedom to practice what I wanted, hearing the music that I wanted and learning the songs I wanted! To learn the drums the rebel way... now possible with the Rebel Drum Tutor App!
I hope you will enjoy it also. Be a rebel, be a rock star, be yourself...
Martin D.
(CEO) and solo software developer of RDT
It´s a long way to the top...
If you would like to contribute and build a Start Up together there is need for
• Android / iOS Developers
• Social Media and Marketing
• Support and Community Manager
• Finances Officer
• Music Content Creator and Manager
We are also open to any kind of partnership with Drummers on social networks or with edrums producers. Anyone?? : )
