i808 Drum Machine App Reviews

I am a professional sound designer and I know what I am saying. The sounds inside this app are 8-bit and have lots of digital noise. Come on, its 2009, not 1989! I am so sorry one cant return apps in the App Store...

I have been playing drums for five months now and I didnt even have this on my radar until I saw it on the app store. Being able to make the beat in 16th notes helps a lot when trying to figure out how to play a song by looking at sheet music or tabs. I HIGHLY recommend this for someone who, like me, uses tabs to learn new things.... but cant quite play it just by looking at it. The only thing that needs to be improved is the addition of triplets in 4/4. Thanks!

within 5 minutes of playing with this drum machine i had a beat i was boppin my head to... i then got a fresh bassline in my head and was off to play it out. i now have the beginings of a new track in a style that i have never played before! i take inspiration from anywhere i can get it and this app gave it good! highly recommended for anyone who wants an easy way to create a beat.

Doesnt remember BPM or Tone & Decay switches when ever you exit the app. Other than that it works ok, sounds could be better quality and a higher volume.

Sounds great, lets you make really awesome beats... BUY THIS!

Im a proud TR-808 owner and this program does a great job of emulating an 808. The sounds alone are worth the money to sample into an external sampler (ahem... MPC2000XL) and tweak as needed. I would like to see more updates to take this app to the next level of carrying the 808 title.

Im a Dj and its tight to throw an 808 blast in the mix from my iPhone every once and a while!!! I dig it!! -vinyl mike

Good app for learning counts and drums. I wish it was louder without head phone would have given 5 star if was.

The sample quality is not very good and it doesnt remember any of your settings. Save your money! Dont get this app.

This app is fun for about 2 minutes in which it one is still trying to figure out all the functions (super limited and absolutely nothing like the real thing). This should totally be a free app.

Solid app. Great sound quality. Worth the price is youre a musician or dj. Thanks!

This app is absolutely everything it promises in the description. Great original 808 sounds, solid controls, and steady tempo. Easily worth twice as much!

This is a great straightforward 808 emulator. Many people are complaining about sound quality, but really, this isnt awful. Chances are 99% of the people that buy this app have no plans of using it live. Its a great time waster, and once the beats start, theyre absolutely metronomic. No clipping or tempo fluctuations here! I had to give it four stars since it only seems to save my beats when it feels like doing so... which is annoying. If youre in to hip-hop, electro, or just looking for a cheap and easy to use drum machine (this is great for practicing, musicians!), this is your app.

This app is really powerful and even though Im still learning to use it to its max potential, Im having lots of fun. Great quality for only 1.99

Its fun and easy. Im really looking forward to making some recordings with the i808, however it doesnt remember all the settings when you save a beat. Also Im not one to complain about sound quality on a super inexpensive drum machine. ( Im one if those that realizes you get what you pay for) however Im getting some real bad clipping pops with the bass drum. Really bummes me out. Makes it unusable. Update please. Thanks.

ok this app is really awesome except for the fact that you CANT export your beats out of the device or out of the app even, so i was disappointed i could not put it in garageband. overall a lot of fun, but if you want to actually use it for semi-pro purposes then id look elsewhere

This app is cool it is really worth the two bucks.

1. It shuts off when the iPhone goes to sleep. Make it like other apps that while using it, you can turn off the sleep timer (just for while using the app). 2. Could you double the amount of measures so we can have 2 measures of 4/4 time 16th notes? Most good beats are at least that long. 3. How about the option to label beats? 4. Lastly, make it save settings so that I dont have to keep making the snare poppy every time I open the same beat. Love the product! Any of these additions could earn it 5 stars from me

Would get a five if you could save and export your beats!

This app is a lot of fun but as mentioned below, it would be much better if there were a measure or two more. Worth buying