onepulse.world — beta 2026

PLAY THEWORLD'SRHYTHMS.

Explore an interactive globe of real drum beats. Watch 2-minute videos from master musicians, slow down the tempo to practice along, and learn the history behind every instrument.

60+ countries2-min masterclasses30% creator share
Close-up of hands playing a traditional hand drum

Field Archive 001

Djembe tradition · West Africa

Ewe Percussion — GhanaGamelan Gong Kebyar — BaliAfro-Cuban Clave — HavanaCarnatic Konnakol — ChennaiSamba Batucada — Rio de JaneiroFlamenco Compás — SevilleIqa'at Cycles — BeirutAksak Meters — SofiaTaiko — JapanDjembe — Mali

01 — For the learner

Navigate the world of sound

Click on a country, pick a drum, and discover the local groove.

Explore the map

Ewe Drumming

Ghana · Togo
Signature
12/8 Bell Pattern
Tempo range
96–132 BPM
Instruments
Atsimevu · Gankogui · Axatse

Play along

Use your camera and mic to practice. Slow the beat down until you lock it in.

SYNC ACCURACY 94.2%

Tabla master demonstrating finger technique
02:00

Meet the masters

Learn directly from the artists who live and breathe these traditions.

  • Teentaal Kayda — Variation 3
  • Gankogui Bell — Standard Pattern
  • Cascara — 2-3 Rumba Clave

Tempo manipulation

96 BPM

0.5x – 2.0x · artifact-free

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Auto-generated tablature · 12/8 bell over pulse

02 — For the educator

Teach the world. Get paid for it.

A simple way for session drummers and teachers to share their lessons and earn real money. Film yourself on your own phone — no travel, no studio, no hassle.

You earn 30% of every stream

INDUSTRY-LEADING

Monthly streams

50,000

Est. your share / mo

$60

Rough estimate at $0.004 per stream.

Step 1

Record

Film yourself teaching on your own phone, right in the app

Step 2

Share

Make as many videos as you want on any subject

Record from anywhere — no travel to Nashville needed

Master percussionist recording in a studio session

Filmed by you

Record on your own phone, from your own space. Your lessons, your masters.

03 — For the partner

For Universities & Educators

Bring authentic global percussion into your curriculum. Access the proprietary Oral Lineage Tree and Organology Index. Built for institutional music programs to standardize the study of global folkloric percussion.

University institutional licensing

Give your music department a ready-made world percussion course. Students explore rhythms country by country, with every instrument explained along the way.

  • SEATS FOR YOUR WHOLE DEPARTMENT
  • LESSONS MAPPED TO YOUR COURSES
  • GLOBAL INDEX ACCESS · 60+ COUNTRIES
Drumsticks resting on an acoustic drum head under a spotlight

Hardware sponsorships

Put your drums and gear in front of thousands of active drummers, right inside the lessons they watch.

04 — The foundation

Rooted in real music history

Built by working drummers and teachers in Nashville, One Pulse connects deep music history with hands-on practice. The way we organize rhythms is inspired by the work of respected scholars like Michael Tenzer and John M. Chernoff.

With support from drummers across the U.S., we're preserving the world's percussion traditions — recorded carefully and taught with respect.

60+

Countries indexed

NSH

Nashville, Tennessee

1979→

Scholarly lineage

Musicians playing traditional West African ensemble drums at an outdoor gathering
Field documentation · West African ensemble