Strum Machine Adds 4 Features for 10th Anniversary, Holds Subscription at $5
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Updated · Bluegrass Today · Jul 3
Strum Machine Adds 4 Features for 10th Anniversary, Holds Subscription at $5
1 articles · Updated · Bluegrass Today · Jul 3
Summary
Luke Abbott rolled out a major Strum Machine upgrade for the app’s 10th anniversary, adding quick-access playback settings, a redesigned mobile player, dark mode and a metronome option.
The update was built from years of user feedback aimed at making daily practice easier, especially on mobile, where players can now start, stop and change tempo more easily one-handed.
Strum Machine still costs $5 a month—the same price as in 2016—even as Abbott expands a service built around real acoustic instrument recordings and more than 1,000 backing tracks.
Abbott said he sees the product as a long-term community tool for bluegrass, old-time, country, swing and Celtic musicians rather than a revenue-maximizing business.