Chapter 15
Projects and settings
Save and load projects, keep templates, find the settings that matter, and report a problem.
Written in our own words from the Drambo docs’ MIDI mapping, recipes and support pages, and the App Store release notes. Read the Drambo docs
Save and load projects
Everything about a song — tracks, racks, clips, morphs and MIDI mappings — lives in a project. Tap MENU on the top bar to load, save and start projects.
- The project browser has a search field and shows each project’s file size.
- Since 2.49, a project saved without its samples is up to four times smaller.
- MIDI mappings you make are saved with the project (MIDI learn).
From the community
BeepStreet Drambo v2 - Demo / Tutorial 69: Drag and Drop and Upload files from PatchStorage
SoundForMore MusicTech Tutorials
Dragging in audio and MIDI files, and importing presets and zipped projects downloaded from Patchstorage. From May 2022.
Templates
Choosing New in the main menu offers templates to start from. The default gives you eight tracks, two sends and a Master (What a new project contains); MIDI Sequencer is set up for driving other synths and apps (Sequence other synths and apps).
Save a project as a template to start from it again. It’s the way to keep a favourite set of tracks and effects, and to reuse the MIDI mappings you made in a project.
From the community
Drambo - Video 3 - Building Your First Song GREAT FOR BEGINNERS!
Daddy Long Les
A first song built step by step on the current app: a kick and snare from Drambo’s own modules, a Model D Audio Unit bass, a polyphonic pluck, four patterns played as a song and an automated filter on the master. From October 2026.
Settings worth knowing
Drambo’s settings are in the main menu. These are the ones this guide refers to.
| Setting | What it’s for |
|---|---|
| MIDI Inputs | What each MIDI input is used for: playing tracks, controlling Drambo, and clock. See Connect a MIDI controller. |
| MIDI mapping profiles | Switch controller profiles on and off. See MIDI mapping profiles. |
| Mapped elements | A list of everything that is MIDI-mapped. |
| Interface | Includes the switch for additive step entry. See Additive step entry. |
| Rack view size | Enlarges the rack view to 110% on iPad. |
| Computer keyboard | Stops a computer keyboard from playing the piano keys. |
| Public file system | Stops Drambo sharing its files with the system’s file browser, if that causes trouble. |
| System AUv3s | Shows the system’s own Audio Units in the plugin list; off by default. |
From the community
BeepStreet Drambo v2 - Demo / Tutorial 105: Step Sequencer Additive Mode
SoundForMore MusicTech Tutorials
Four minutes on the additive step entry added in 2.51, where you hold a step and toggle notes, or hold a key and tap steps, without wiping what is already there. From February 2026.
Report a problem
First make sure a restart of your device doesn’t fix it. If the problem is still there, email BeepStreet at info@beepstreet.com.
What to include
- What goes wrong, and the steps that make it happen. A short video helps if it’s complicated.
- Your device, its iOS or iPadOS version, and the audio interface you use.
- The project, if the problem only happens in one.
For questions about how to do something, the BeepStreet forum has a Drambo category with how-to and tips sections.
From the community
- SupportBeepStreet — BeepStreet’s contact address for questions, feedback and bug reports, with links to each product’s manual.
- Drambo — BeepStreet forumsBeepStreet forums — BeepStreet’s own forum, where the developer, beta testers and long-time users answer questions.
- Known issues — BeepStreet forumsBeepStreet forums — Bug reports from users, some with replies from the developer. Worth checking before you report something.