Apps

Headline attraction is Mastering Assistant on both Mac and iPad. Plus, Beat Breaker and Sample Alchemy plug-ins first seen in Apple's Logic Pro for iPad have been brought to the Mac in Logic Pro 10.8.

Driven by AI technology, StaffPad's new Piano Capture tool is capable of ‘listening’ to real piano performances and converting them into readable sheet music.

Clubs is a new online chat-based space within Endlesss' music creation apps that has been designed specifically for musicians to co-create and publish their music

Descript have announced that they have joined forces with SquadCast, and will be integrating remote collaboration features into their all-in-one video editing and podcasting platform. 

Hush is a new Mac application capable of reducing background noise and reverb from spoken word recordings. 

WoodTroller is an MPE controller application and plug-in that can either be used as a multi-touch controller on the iPad, or in single-touch mode on a Mac. 

The app will be available to both iPhone and iPad users running iOS version 15.0 and above.

Electronic musician Bjørn Felle has released ODIN, an app that works as a fully customisable touch-screen control surface for Android devices.

This latest plug-in from Nembrini Audio aims to recreate the tones provided by the classic ADA MP-1 guitar preamp, and also includes some built-in effects and cabinet modelling. 

Explorer SFX Cloud is a new online service which provides sound designers and content creators with access to over 100,000 high-quality sound effects.

Users of compatible Wayne Jones Audio monitoring systems can now quickly and easily transfer Sonarworks SoundID Reference calibration files directly to their monitors. 

Grapher from Sheaf Music is a plug-in which allows any device with a web browser to be used as a dedicated spectrum analyser display.

Audulus 4 is the latest version of this macOS / iPadOS-based modular software synthesizer. 

Plugin Closer is a free Mac application that allows Ableton Live users to close multiple plug-ins with a single keystroke, helping to avoid hidden GUIs using system resources. 

Nembrini Audio have announced the release Wah Pedal, a new plug-in which has been modelled on the classic Wah pedal created by the Thomas Organ Company.

IK Multimedia have announced that their AmpliTube TONEX amp and pedal modelling software is now available as an app for iPhone and iPad users, and includes all of the functionality of the desktop version.

The latest version of V-Control Pro enables Digidesign and Avid D-Command control surfaces to be used with Pro Tools Studio, Logic Pro, Cubase, Nuendo, Studio One, LUNA, and more.

PreSonus have released Android, Chrome OS, Fire OS, Windows, and macOS versions of their award-winning Notion iOS composition tool.

Note is a playable iOS app designed specifically for the early stages of the music making process which features a wide range of instruments and sounds as well as built-in sampling abilities. 

This software recreation of their legendary monophonic synthesizer is now available for Mac computers as well as iPhone and iPad.

Pure Upright from e-instruments is a multi-sampled upright piano for Apple's iPhone and iPad devices.