Tips for getting the most out of the Rhythm Lab app for iPad, including tapping tips, customization tips, suggestions for emailing results, and how to create custom worksheets.

1. Using Rhythm Lab
Effectively
Jon Ensminger, developer
rhythmlab@pedaplus.com
www.pedaplus.com/rhythmlab

2. 1. Find the best tempo.
Big tempo changes
with slider, precise
changes with
stepper
Save tempos by
tapping “default”
button

3. 2. Practice all patterns in a set.
Swipe left or right to
scroll to previous or
next exercise.
Tap on either side
of the page control
to move forward or
back one exercise.
Swipe and drag left
or right to get to the
previous or next
pattern.

4. 3. Listen to difficult patterns before
tapping
Tap the listen button
to start, pause to
stop.
Frame and circles
track rhythm in
real time.

5. 4. Use the looping feature to
practice the pattern repeatedly.
Loop Button
turns green when
“ON.”

6. 5. Use the note-length feature to
practice holding correct lengths.
Note-length switch
is “ON.”
Bars show how
long note was
held.

7. 6. Use graded levels and special
pattern features.
Ten Graded
Levels for single-
handed patterns.

8. Ten Graded
Levels for two-
handed patterns.
Graded Levels

9. Special Patterns.
Graded Levels

10. 7. Take advantage of User Settings.
Sliders adjust
volume for
metronome,
pad, and error
sounds
Tap the sound
button to select
new sounds.
Mute button
Slider selects
tap precision,
from tight (5%)
to loose (20%).

11. 8. Send results to your teacher.
Simply tap the
“share” button
to send pattern
as an email.
Results are
automatically
included in the email
for a completed
exercise.

12. 9. Drag drum pads to any position.
Default pad
positions.

13. New pad positions.
Drag Drum Pads

14. 10. Copy a pattern image to use in
another app.
Copy the
current pattern
to the
clipboard.

15. 11. Create Worksheets
Save the current
pattern to use
in a worksheet.

16. Tap inside the “Add
Pattern Image”
rectangle to add a
saved pattern to
the worksheet.
Press the red
edit button to
delete the
pattern.
Tap the Edit
Button to create a
worksheet, tap the
Done Button to
finish.
Worksheets

17. Tap the
Worksheets button
to open a saved
worksheet.
Worksheets

18. Edit the
Worksheets
list to delete
saved
worksheets.
Worksheets

19. Edit the Image
list to delete
saved images.
Worksheets

20. Edit Text Fields.
Worksheets

21. Preview and
Share worksheet
as a PDF
document.
Worksheets

22. Rhythm Lab
Jon Ensminger, developer
rhythmlab@pedaplus.com
www.pedaplus.com/rhythmlab