shed.music
Groove Shed is an iOS app that helps musicians improve timing and groove by recording their playing and immediately showing visual analysis of how their performance aligns with the beat. It features a programmable four-track click sequencer with adjustable swing control, gap-click challenges, and a library of realistic drum and percussion loops. All practice data stays on-device, with no server transmission or AI training.
- Music Technology
- Education Technology
- Software Only
Funding
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Musicians often struggle to internalize timing and groove because traditional metronomes only indicate where the beat is, not where the player actually sits relative to it. This makes it difficult to identify and correct subtle timing tendencies, slowing progress in rhythmic precision and feel.
Solution
Groove Shed provides an iOS app that records a musician's playing and immediately analyzes timing, showing visual feedback on how the performance aligns with the beat. The app includes a programmable click sequencer with four tracks, adjustable swing control on every subdivision, and gap-click challenges to develop internal time. Users can save their own click patterns alongside a built-in library of patterns and realistic drum and percussion loops across genres and tempos. Practice recordings and analysis stay entirely on-device, with no server transmission or data processing, ensuring privacy. The app offers instant insights after each take, helping musicians track their tendencies and long-term progress over time.
Target Audience
Primary users are serious musicians of any instrument who want to improve timing and groove, including practice-focused players, students, and educators seeking objective feedback on rhythmic precision.
Features
- Real-time recording and visual timing analysis showing position relative to the beat immediately after each take
- Programmable click sequencer with four independent tracks, each with a range of click and percussion sounds
- Freely adjustable swing control on every subdivision for human-like rhythmic feel
- Gap click feature that removes clicks to challenge and develop internal time
- Built-in pattern library plus user-saveable custom click patterns
- Realistic drum and percussion loop library spanning multiple genres and tempos
- On-device processing with no recording, practice data, or personal information ever transmitted, stored, or used to train AI models
- Free tier with paid one-time upgrades via Apple App Store, including optional privacy controls for analytics and ad measurement