Drum it down is a project that I have wanted to complete for a long time. I have been a drummer all my life, and after years and years of band in school, I still wasn't very good at reading music. I learn by listening to the song, and making up my own version. However, that method will only get you so far. There comes a time where you need to look at the music to know what the drummer is doing at a certain part of a song. That is when you realize drum music is hard to come by without paying for it. Let's say for a second that I am lucky enough to come by drum sheet music, now what? I already said I'm not a strong music reader, so that sheet music might not help me much. That is where Drum It Down comes in.
By utilizing MIDI files that drum enthusiast have created, Drum It Down is able to visually playback any song that you can imaging. If you can find a midi file, Drum It Down can show you how to play it, provided it has a drum track.
By reading through the MIDI file, Drum It Down is able to generate sheet music for you to view. The goal of this is to help you learn to read sheet music. While the song is playing back in real-time, you can follow along on the sheet music.
With an upvoting and downvoting system, you are guaranteed to have quality MIDI files to learn from. If you find a file that is incredibly accurate, give it an upvote. If you find a file that is bad quality, give it a downvote.
If your song is a popular song, you can match your MIDI file up with the spotify track. That way you can ensure all track and artist information is accurate.