Fingerlab DM10 is the successor of the popular DM1 drum machine app for iOS and macOS: update 4.1 adds more drum kits and more
The Fingerlab DM10, the successor to the DM1, is one of the most fun and arguably must-have drum machines on iOS. Even more because it also runs as a standalone and AUv3 plugin on macOS (native Apple Silicon).
Version 4.1 is now available as a free update and is the latest in a series of updates since the official release.
Version 4.1 ships with six new vintage drum kits and five new DM10 drum kits:
- 6 new vintage: Boss DR-110 Casio RZ-1, Korg DDM-110, Korg DDM-220 Kawai R-50, Kawai XD-5
- 5 new DM10 drum kits: Deep, Hop-hip Carry, Tek, Typewriter) & 1 new Acoustic drum kits (Orchestral2)
Alongside the new sounds, it also features some neat enhancements.
Version 4.1 introduces a new ‘retrig’ parameter for step automation in the mixer, as well as a new compact mode for the song timeline. It comes with a grouping function for identical patterns.
Furthermore, it introduces a new pattern copy & paste functionality in the patterns pop-up, enabling you to copy and paste patterns between songs. There is also a new step copy & paste functionality for tracks in the steps page. Plus, there are minor bug fixes.
Another great free update for the DM10.
The new update, version 4.1, is now available as a free update from the Apple App Store. Fingerlab DM10 is out now for $14.99 and supports iPhones, iPads, and macOS (native Apple Silicon only) in both standalone and AUv3 plugin formats.
Update from September 9, 2025
Good news for all users of the DM10 drum machine for iOS and macOS. Fingerlab has released a significant free update 4.0 with many improvements and new sounds.
DM10 4.0 adds 12 new drum kits, including eight vintage kits (Boss DR-660, Quasimidi 309, Yamaha RY-10, Yamaha SY22, Yamaha TX16W, Boss DR-220, Casio_MA-101, Alesis HR16A) and four acoustic drum kits (Perc II, African, Exotic, Jaw).
On the feature side, you can now sort the vintage drum kits by brand. Then, you can import MIDI files to the MIDI pop-up – a feature that many people have wanted.
There are also new handy buttons in the UI: undo buttons in the randomizer popup for steps, drumkits, mixer, and FX; a MIDI file export button in the AUv3; and a +/- button in the song timeline. The latter simplifies it to add and remove song patterns.
The new update 4.0 also allows you to rename patterns in the Patterns pop-up menu. Additionally, the export pop-up screen now offers track selections (drum, bass, lead) for MIDI export. Lastly, FingerLab also fixed minor bugs in the new DM10 4.0 version.
I’m happy to see that the updates are continuing and the app is getting better and more comprehensive. The new update 4.0 is available now as a free update from the Apple App Store.
Update from August 11, 2025
DM10 is an exciting drum machine app, but it still has sync issues. These have now been fixed, according to the developers.
Update 3.1 is out now and introduces a completely redesigned sequencer engine that fixes the sync issues with DM10 AUv3 and the host timeline. FingerLab also announces that they are working on the next major update with many new features.
Update from May 21, 2025
Following the major update in March, update 3.0 is now available, marking another significant update. In this new release, Fingerlab introduces eight new drum kits, features, and resolves various issues.
The eight new drum kits include sounds from the Cheetah MD16, Drumulator, Hohner Rhythm 80, Korg MiniPops7, LEL UDS, Yamaha MR10, Yamaha SY35 & Wersi WM 24.
Alongside the new drum kits, there are also various new features. The randomizer pop-up now hosts a new FX randomizer and a drum glitch mode. Then, you can now set mixer settings changes per pattern.
There is also a new step randomizer drums tracks selection, and an enhanced function to name the drum kits in the drum kits pop-up menu. Other improvements and fixes include:
- External Midi clock rebuild to fix tempo sync issue
- Fixed audio export bug with some devices
- Export process has been rebuilt to be more convenient
- Midi mappings updated with Drums Glitch and Fx Randomize parameters
- Steps polyrhythm bug fix when changing pattern
- Various bugs fixes
It’s nice to see that the updates are continuing. Fingerlab DM10 3.0 is a free update for existing users.
Update from March 16, 2025
Good news from Fingerlab. The DM10 drum machine and synth app has been on the market for one month, and there is already a major 2.0 free update. There are new features and sounds to explore.
First, the randomizer menu now includes new step & playhead mutations options and a drum kit randomizer. Then, you can work with step probability in the sequencer. You can find it in the mixer automation panel of the Fingerlab DM10 app.
New is the ability to set tempo and drumkit changes per pattern. You can also add automation to the level and pan to the bass and lead mixer. Choke group functionality is also now working with the pads.
The new 2.0 update also brings improvements on the MIDI side. For example, the MIDI notes and CC now have independent settings. There are also new MIDI mapping parameters: tap tempo and playhead randomization. Plus, it has many bug fixes.
Fingerlab DM10 2.0 also ships with four all-new drum kits: Hammond Autovari 64, Kawai R-100, Siel MDP-40 et Fairlight CMI.
It’s great to see this new functionality in DM10. Thanks, FingerLab.
Article from February 13, 2025
Everything has a beginning, including drum machines on iOS. One of the first drum computer apps on the mobile platform was DM1 from Fingerlab, released in 2011. It offered a super simple app layout and great-sounding drum sounds.
After 14 years on the market, the app gets a complete makeover called DM10 with many new features.
Fingerlab DM10
DM10 inherits the popular DM1 drum machine app and continues it. The new Fiingerlab DM10 has all the DM1 features plus many new features.
The new engine is part of this modernization. It offers drum playback and two new synth engines—the first hosts 170 ready-to-use drum kits that can import custom samples. Side by side on the drums, there are now two all-new virtual analog bass and lead synths
The bass synth engine features three VCOs with square, sawtooth, and triangle waveforms, three octaves, detune, a lowpass filter, an ADSR envelope, and a bit crusher effect.
The lead engine then provides two VCOs with sine, sawtooth, and triangle waveforms, a three-octave range, VCO mod, vibrato, a lowpass filter, and an ADSR envelope.
It ships with 40 basses and lead factory presets to get things started. Plus, you can find 10 sampled instruments, including Piano, Wurlitzer, and more.
Each sound area has its dedicated track with an assignable effects processor with real-time modulation selectable from effects slots: overdrive, delay, formant, texturizer, reverb, filter, robotizer, and more. There is also a mixer with level, pitch, length, pan, and automation controls.
Sequencing
The built-in sequencer of the original DM1 app was very limited and used classic step sequences. Fingerlab has wholly overhauled it in DM10 and incorporated many new features.
The sequencer now features variable step counts and supports accents, triplets, and polyrhythms for the tracks. An upcoming DM10 update will also feature step randomization, step probability, and mutation. A song mode with editing options and different time signatures is also onboard.
Another major new feature is AUv3 support, which allows you to use the Fingerlab app in multiple instances and easily incorporate it into your mobile DAW setups, such as Logic Pro for iPad.
Other features are randomizer tools, track renames, fast audio export (master & separated tracks), MIDI support (MIDI import comes in an update), Ableton Link, and more.
First Impression
It’s very welcome that the popular DM1 app will get a successor with features you would expect in any audio app in 2025, especially AUv3 support.
Fingerlab DM10 is available now for an introductory price of $9,99 (30% OFF). It runs as a standalone app and AUv3 plugin on iOS (iPhones/iPads) and macOS.
More information here: AppStore
DM1 was among the first apps I used on iPad– and moreover, it felt like a wonderful example of what was possible in terms of a smooth user experience, a best-in-class GUI, and a really nice song editor.
Though it offered time-signatures, 6/8, 9/8, and 12/8 didn’t work correctly. They were just two 8th notes per beat (rather than 3). In other words, no way to define a dotted-quarter as a beat.
I expect DM10 won’t offer much in the way of step rates, apart from being able to split a step into an all-or-none triplet– which is like a little buzz roll. And while the ability to have differing track lengths will be useful for POLYMETRIC rhythms (different groupings of the same subdivision); it has nothing to do with polyrhythms (different step rates).
Glad I can load it into Cubasis. The synth’s seem to be a confusing addition at this point. Perhaps they will shine a bit more when being run through the modulated FX, as on their own they are pretty simple.
Even an update which claimed the fix handling of 6/8 & 12/8 didn’t seem to change anything.
Nice!
Can’t wait to try the update.
nice. have a real ry10.
was my First drummachine with 12 😉
but which Kit? kt Has more then 10 preset Kits i think. the Metal Kit was best with Double Bass drum and Lofi Gong.