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SBL Groove Trainer

Dec 2, 2016
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Seeing ads for this app all over FB, downloaded it on a whim.

Highlights:

-Basically a metronome, drum loop and tuner all in one.

-I really like the metronome and loops. The metronome has several different tones for the beats & subdivisions, and there’s ~80 quality loops.

-All free! No upselling, unlocking or ads. There is a part of the app with a feed of SBL podcast and lessons, but totally optional and avoidable if you’re not into that.

The Trainer:

-option to speed up X bpm every Y bars. (I had a brass teacher tell me never practice like this, It builds stress. I kinda agree cause I don’t like to practice like this either!)

-on/off option (play a bar of the loop, then mute a bar of the loop). This one seems pretty cool!

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So, I’m gonna keep messing with it, but I like it so far, and it might very well replace my metronome and drum beat apps.

EDIT available on both android and iOS, I have the latter.
 
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Also downloaded this on a whim. Metronome seems easier to use than my other app (Hey Metronome!). The pre-programmed drum loops are a nice feature as well, though it doesn’t seem to have a nice ‘slow blues’ loop. This guy needs slow and easy.
 
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