User Guide

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Overview
Getting Started: Your First Beat
TapeRecord: Recording and Editing
Pads & Keyboard: Play and Record Your Ideas
Slices: Chop Up Your Sounds Like a Pro
Sequencer: Build Your Beat Step by Step
Mix & Effects: Make Your Beats Shine
Beat History & Notepad: Save and Annotate Your Masterpieces
Live Jamming and Performance Tips
Troubleshooting: Fixing Common Issues
Fun Use Cases and Inspiration

1. Overview

FingerBeat is composed by four main connected views:

Pads & Keyboard

Record your own sounds directly into pads. Switch between pads and keyboard at any time. This is where you Play and Record your performances into the sequencer for further editing. Change individual sounds or replace drum kits entirely in one go, access Tempo and metronome settings from here.

Live Sequencer & Mixer

What you play on the pads or keyboard appears instantly in the sequencer, where you can edit notes, adjust volumes, and tweak pattern. Perform live using the mixer to balance levels and pan sounds while changing patterns, then layer in effects per channel for richer textures. Shape your groove with pattern settings like tempo, swing, and quantization, and refine every detail until your beat is just right.

TapeRecord

TapeRecord is your built-in recording studio inside FingerBeat, capturing all 9 channels at once—your 8 pads plus any input such as the default microphone. Trim and shape your recordings into clips, then drag them directly onto pads at any moment. Add depth with Overdub and polish with Output Effects, before exporting your final creation.

Beat History

A list of your latest beats alongside pattern control and even Note Pad to write your own lyrics for each pad.
From this screen you also have access to Mic Effects,

Wired and Low Latency Headphones are optional but highly recommended

Especially when recording performances such as singing, overdub, effects and so on..

2. Getting Started: Your First Beat

Welcome to FingerBeat! Let’s get you up and running with your first beat. Don’t worry — no musical experience required. FingerBeat is all about having fun experimenting.

What You’ll Need:
- An Apple iPhone or iPad
- Your voice, an instrument, or any sound you want to play with

Open the App

Tap the FingerBeat icon to launch the app.
You’ll see the 8 pads on Mobile. If you area on Tablet you will get the pads and sequencer grid, along with some funky-looking buttons.
Have a look around by dragging any empty space to shift your view. These zones are also labeled as “Drag” areas .