Apps Like apeMatrix for iPhone and iPad
Stream audio and control MIDI devices
Create and manipulate music with automated MIDI and audio controls. Link tools for synchronized playback. Apply AU and IAA effects. Modulate parameters using MIDI, accelerometer, scrub, and LFO. Adjust built-in and external parameters in real time.
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miRack
MIFKI PTY LTD
Build custom synths and effects
Create and customize synthesizers using modular components. Build audio and MIDI effects. Control external apps and hardware. Explore modular synthesis concepts. Perform live with customizable setups. Sync with macOS via Audio Unit and VST plugins.


Flux Mini 2
Caelum Audio Ltd
Modulate filter cutoff and resonance
Allows users to create and modulate audio effects by shaping a graph to control filter cutoff, resonance, amplitude, and mix. Parameters can be modulated with sliders.

Poly 2
James Milton
Create and sequence evolving melodies
Create evolving melodies and patterns using polyrhythms. nd control up to 8 sounds simultaneously. Store 16 project configurations. Use a sampler with envelopes, filters, loop crossfading, LFO, and more.

GSDSP MMM
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Modulate plugins with LFOs and macros
Control MIDI parameters with LFOs, random generators, envelope followers, and XY pads. Modulate plugins, hardware, and instruments via MIDI CC. Create and automate modulation without drawing automation curves.

shapesynth
erik sigth
Draw waveforms, shape sounds
Create and shape oscillator waveforms by drawing with 32 blocks. Generate retro sounds using mirrored halves. Interpolate between 16 oscillator pages. Apply effects like arpeggio, stereo delay, and resonant filter. Record sounds on a tape interface.


Mela Classic (AUv3)
Nikolozi Meladze
Stream audio and process effects
Allows users to create and edit music using virtual analog synthesizers and multi-effects. It supports loading as an instrument, audio effect, or MIDI processor within host applications.


Factory - Modular Synthesizer
Sugar Bytes GmbH
Create and shape complex sounds
Create and manipulate complex sounds using analog-style oscillators, filters, and wavetable synthesis. Modify signals with a 3-FX-Chain and dynamic signal flow. Adjust sounds using a Morph crossfader for smooth transitions.

Perforator
Bram Bos
Create rhythmic patterns from audio
Create rhythmic patterns from sustained sounds using slice envelopes. Adjust gating mechanisms for staccato or pumping effects. Generate rhythmic gating by cutting and filtering audio. Sync with AUv3 compatible hosts for real-time processing.


DrumComputer - Synthetic Beats
Sugar Bytes GmbH
Create drum patterns and sequences
Create and customize drum kits with samples, presets, and modulation options. Sequence patterns with intuitive editing tools. Import custom samples and use intelligent randomizers for new drum ideas. Export and share drum sequences.

AUFX:Dub
Kymatica AB
Create delay effects with precise control
Create stereo delays with adjustable parameters for various sound effects. Simulate tape characteristics including noise and warble. Apply filters in the delay loop for dub-style tones. Use stereo delay, detune, and ping-pong options.




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