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DrumsWith is an online platform and community focused on drumming and percussion education, collaboration, and resource sharing. It offers instructional video lessons, sheet music and notation, play-along tracks, and practice tools such as metronomes and loopers. The service also provides a marketplace for lesson creators and sample-library vendors, and supports user profiles, forums, and collaborative projects intended to connect amateur and professional percussionists.

The platform includes features meant to assist practice and composition, including tempo-matched backing tracks, multi-angle instructional footage, and tools for slowing or looping passages. Integration with digital audio workstations (DAWs) and downloadable stems is offered for users who wish to incorporate drum parts into recordings. Some iterations of the service have experimented with automated transcription and rhythm-analysis tools to provide feedback on timing and dynamics.

DrumsWith is structured around subscription tiers and a free-access level with limited content. Contributors range from independent teachers to studio drummers, leading to variability in instructional style and production quality. The platform has been used for remote lessons, audition preparation, and collaborative songwriting.

Criticism of DrumsWith has centered on subscription costs, uneven quality control among user-generated content, and concerns about the reliance on algorithmic tools for musical assessment. Supporters highlight the convenience of centralized resources and the opportunities for networking and exposure for emerging instructors.