Rhythm Studio for iPad
Published February 20, 2012 | 
Rhythm Studio is an electronic music production app for your iPad. It houses a 4-track recorder alongside a collection of vintage synthesizers and drum machines. All of the app’s virtual instruments and processors aim for that ‘hardware’ feel and simplicity; one knob controls one parameter.
Xewton Music Studio 2 for iPad
Published February 16, 2012 |
Music Studio 2 is a complete production suite for your iPad. One of things I like most about this app is its sound selection. The sounds are extremely versatile and Hip Hop friendly, which isn’t always a common occurrence in the iOS music making world.
Music Studio 2 expands what was already an extremely powerful production environment. Things like microphone recording, audio tracks, 127-track sequencer, and audio copy/paste functions only sweeten this deal. The app comes with 100 drum loops, 65 built-in instruments and the ability to purchase additional instruments in the app store.
Detailed editing allows you to tweak anything from individual tracks to individual MIDI notes. Transfer your files to your computer via iTunes.
Music Studio 2 offers support for CoreMIDI (in and out), Line 6 MIDI Mobilizer, Akai SynthStation 25, iRig, iRig Mic, iRig MIDI, Ampkit Link, Apogee Jam, Blue Mikey, Alesis IO Dock and iConnectMIDI.
This is a quality app for a serious music maker. It has all of the components of a Major DAW and is arguably one of the most well-rounded we’ve seen. Be sure to check out Music Studio 2!
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1 CommentThumbJam for iPad
Published February 16, 2012 | 
ThumbJam is a music production app for iPad. It comes with over 30 instruments meant to span a wide range of genres. Choose from many different scales, lock in your song key and never play a bad note. Thumbjam also makes use of the iPad’s position and movement to give your performances more realism. Tilt and shake your iPad to create various expressive effects like vibrato.
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Published February 8, 2012 |
iMaschine is a beat making app developed by Native Instruments. It’s an iOS emulation of Maschine, which is a popular groove production suite. The app comes with 25 kits and over 400 individual samples. Lay down beats using velocity sensitive drum pads and various effects. You can also record your own samples directly within iMaschine. Continue reading
iSequence for iPad
Published February 2, 2012 |
iSequence is a beat making app for your iPad. It has an 8-track sequencer, on board effects, and 160 instruments to choose from. Instruments range from a collection of acoustic kits to leads, pads, and more. You can also expand your sound library via the app store with additional sound sets for $1.99. Available effects include Filter, Reverb, Flanger, Delay, Ring Modulator, Equalizer, LO-FI crusher, live looper, Distortion.
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Published January 29, 2012 |
DM1 is a classic drum machine for your iPad. It is comprised of a traditional step sequencer, a drum pad section, a mixer, an arranger, and X/Y FX pads. You can manually input grooves via the seqencer or record a performance using the drum pad section. Automatic quantization makes it easy to create beats on the fly. No need to record a groove, stop playback, hit quantize, then start playback up and keep working. Simply lay down a groove and keep building without ever breaking stride.
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Published January 19, 2012 |
Propellerhead’s Rebirth has been a popular desktop production tool for many years, so I knew it was just a matter of time before it made its way to the iPad. Rebirth is a beat making app built around the popular TB-303 and TR 808 and 809 drum machines. The groove engine behind all three of these modules is a programmable step sequencer with various effects. You’ll get a Compressor, Tempo-synced Delay, Distortion, a Pattern Controlled filter, and Mixing section for polishing your creations.
OscilloScoop for iPad
Published January 17, 2012 |
OscilloScoop is a unique beat making app for the iPad. It comes with 6 beat sets and the ability to save presets from your creations. The thing that makes OscilloScoop unique is its visual interface and sound engine. Three spinning crowns allow for the manipulation of tone/pitch, filter, and volume. As the crowns spin you can morph these effects by sliding your fingers vertically across them.
Posted in iPad Beatmaker Apps | beat maker, ipad, ipad 2, ipad music apps, music, music apps, oscilloscoop | Leave a commentElectrify for iPad
Published January 13, 2012 |
Electrify is a virtual Groovebox for your iPad. It makes use of sampling and step sequencing to create music. The on board sample library contains more than six hundred samples and gives you the ability to import your own as well. Export your songs in high quality .WAV format. Electrify also comes with 8 effects processors and 7 editable parameters for each step in your sequence allowing for detailed editing and tweaking. Audio copy and paste functions make it compatible with other music making apps as well.
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Published December 27, 2011 |
Ratatap Drums is a free beat making app for your iPad. It boasts 10 drum kits and lots of great sounds. I recommend upgrading to Ratatap Pro via in app purchase for $2, which will give you the ability to edit drum size, appearance, and location. You can also add reverb, and tuning to your drum sounds in the Pro version.
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