iPad Music Apps

Arctic Keys is a virtual analog synthesizer for iPad.  With a dual-oscillating subtractive synthesis engine, most users will be fairly familiar with its parameters for sculpting sounds.

The user interface is inviting and friendly, laying almost everything out in the open.  You don’t have to sift through endless pages in search of hidden menus, which is a considerable problem for many iOS music apps.

It also has a sequencer and although it’s rather clunky, it does have some nice features to it.

Overall, the synth sounds pretty good.  The presets are decent and can easily be tweaked to suit your needs.  The only problem with the presets is that the volume levels are sometimes inconsistent, which can be rather annoying.

For $5, this is a cool app with some nice features.  It’s a few steps away from running with the ‘big boys’, but it’s still a nice app worth checking out.