Apps Like GlitchStep for iPhone and iPad
Sequence and perform dynamic variations
Create and manipulate musical sequences with a 16-step sequencer. Adjust slices and patterns in real time. Build and modify playlists. Process MIDI data and integrate with AUv3 extensions. Perform dynamic variations during playback.
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Tabletop
Retronyms Inc
Mix devices, create music, share tracks
Create and mix music using modular devices like samplers, mixers, and effects. Add sequencers and effects plugins. Customize setups with expandable gear. Import and export audio files. Connect to external hardware and software.
NuRack Auv3 FX Processor
Limelight Software
Design effects with 80+ building blocks
Design custom audio effects using 80+ building blocks. Create complex routing in series or parallel. Build custom interfaces with Interface Builder. Control audio components for tailored processing.
iSequence HD
Jaroslaw Jacek
Record loops, beats, and melodies
Create and edit music with an 8-track sequencer, record loops and melodies, and control instruments in real-time. Use a flexible mixer with DSP effects. Edit tracks via step sequencer and automation.
MIDI Score
Jun Koo Hea
Convert MIDI files to sheet music.
The app converts MIDI files into synchronized sheet music. It supports multiple clefs and offers song management features, including downloads and iCloud synchronization.
NFM – AUv3: FM Synth
Nikolozi Meladze
Stream audio and edit sound waves
FM synthesizer with six stereo operators and fully customizable FM algorithms. Create and edit patches. Load and save presets. Use as an AUv3 plug-in in compatible DAWs. Adjust modulation sources and destinations.
VAPolyMkII
Ryo Togawa
Stream audio and control effects
A synthesizer with 16 voice polyphonic capabilities. Users can create sounds using two oscillators per voice, adjust ADSR envelopes, apply filters, and control amplification. Includes effects, a sequencer, and audio visualization.
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Attack Drums
Waldorf Music GmbH
Create drum sounds and sequences
Create drum sounds and synthesize vocals using a 24-part sound engine. Use a pattern sequencer to arrange beats. Apply effects including a Phrase Vocoder that converts text to vocal-like sounds. Adjust vocal characteristics such as gender.
WoodPeckr
Woodman's Immaculate Maple Syrup Studio
Sequence audio with 4 layered tracks
MIDI sequencer with 4 independent layers, each having up to 64 steps and 4 variations. Supports MIDI input/output and plugin use in DAWs. Allows setting individual MIDI channels, step counts, and durations per sequencer.
Sinusoid
erik sigth
Sequence sounds and track rhythms
Create and sequence music using 4 sound channels with 3 tone channels and 1 for drums and noise. Adjust audio parameters like pan, amplitude envelope, vibrato, and pitch glide. Add ring modulation, FM synthesis, and a resonant filter.
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