Explore the Beat is part of New York Music Month Extended Play, an initiative of the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment.

For our latest music production workshop, we had Gonzalo Silva, aka G Silva, teach us all about how to make music on mobile apps. Here’s a recap as well as some resources!

Here are some mobile beat making resources that G Silva has provided. Enjoy!

Apps

Caustic (iOS/Android)

 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/caustic/id775735447

Caustic 3 - Apps on Google Play

Koala (iOS/Android/Mac

elf audio - home - developers of Koala Sampler for iOS

DPM (iOS/Android)

‎Drum Pad Machine - Beat Maker on the App Store

Drum Pad Machine - Beat Maker & Music Maker - Apps on Google Play

Moog Music App (iOS/Mac)

Moog Synthesizers

Web Browser

Library of Congress 

Citizen DJ / Homepage (web browser)

Soundtrap

Soundtrap - Make music online (all devices)

Virtual Drumming 

Online virtual games | Play drums | Free Virtual Drumming game (web browser)

Virtual Drum Machine

 Free Virtual Drum Machine, Ultimate Drum Machine Online (web browser)

Audiotool 

Audiotool - Free Music Software - Make Music Online In Your Browser (web browser)

iMaschine 

Maschine For iOS : iMaschine

Check out our archived NYMM workshops on beat making by clicking here!