Apps

The world’s first wearable metronome for musicians offers an armoury of tempo-related features to help improve your timing and really get your groove on.

The EMS VCS3 (or ‘Putney’) is relic of a bygone age. Along with its suitcase sibling the Synthi, the VCS3...

EarMaster is a well-established name in the realm of ear training, having been around for the past 20 years, and the company have now launched a version of their eponymous software for the iPad.

Mackie’s new ProDX range makes phone- and tablet-controlled mixing more accessible than ever.

Modstep is an ambitious iOS sequencer for MIDI synths, whether they’re physical hardware or other apps on your iPad...

Crudebyte’s iSymphonic Orchestra is an ambitious attempt to pack a full orchestral sample library into an iOS device.

Moodscape’s Autoplay button is a wonderful introduction to its charms. With a single touch, it generates a musical artwork that’s different every time...

This four-voice polyphonic Model 15 app, which is both an educational tool as well as a musical instrument, mimics the original (primarily monophonic) Model 15, and offers much more besides.

How would you like a Seaboard with a built-in sound engine for free that fits in your pocket?

After five years of manufacturing microphones, Lewitt have developed a recording app for iOS devices.

With its built-in Overloud guitar and bass processing, could this iPad-controlled mixer do away with the need for backline altogether?

We explore Borderlands Granular Synthesizer App for iOS, Shure MV51 iOS/USB condenser mic, and Native Instruments iMaschine 2 sequencer.

This updated inexpensive ‘groove sketchpad’ takes the idea a few steps further, letting you create scenes: an arrangement of patterns in each of the four groups.

GarageBand 2.1 now  supports the iPad Pro, but also has new features to benefit all users. When you start a new Song, you now have the option to use Tracks (as before) or the new Live Loops.

The MV88 is entering a increasingly crowded market, so does it have what is needed to win it a good slice of the action?

Alexandernaut’s Fugue Machine arose from its creator’s interest in the music of Baroque composer JS Bach. It is a multi-phasic sequencer, offering up to four playheads capable of independent motion across the same musical landscape.

Mogees is a combination of app and vibration sensor which, together, translate physical gestures into notes played...

The Apple iPhone 6s and the Ten Kettles Waay music training app.

Bandlab encourages collaborative music-making between people in different locations by providing tools for recording ideas, plus a social network within which ideas can be shared.

Given the rich ecosystem of music and audio–related iOS apps, it’s not impossible that the usefulness of the Apple Watch in this field will evolve over time.

Two more iOS apps reviewed: Futronica SAMMI Synth Multi-instrument • Xynthesizr Synth & Sequencer.