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iPhone/iPad iOS music making app round-up: Week 18

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By Ben Rogerson published 22 December 2010

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Appy Christmas

Appy Christmas

We’ll have a round-up of the year in iOS music making next week, but for now, here’s 2010’s final briefing on the latest new and updated apps to have made it into Apple’s store. What will 2011 bring? Who knows, but MusicRadar will be here to find out.

Also make sure you check out these regularly updated features:

The best iPhone music making apps

The best iPad music making apps

If you've got a new iOS app, make sure you let us know about it by emailing musicradar.pressreleases@futurenet.com with all the details.

NEXT: Crystal comes to iOS

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Green Oak Software Crystal, £0.59

Green Oak Software Crystal, £0.59

As well as releasing an update for the desktop version of Crystal, Green Oak has put out this mobile edition. Like its bigger brother, it’s a semi-modular instrument - notes are triggered on the 1-octave keypad. A more advanced version, Crystal Synth XT, is also available.

Buy now from the App Store

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InQBarna deej, £2.99

InQBarna deej, £2.99

This beginner-friendly DJing app has been updated to provide user access to your iPod library, making it a much more enticing proposition than it was previously. As you can see, the interface replicates a standard 2-deck mixing setup, so normal DJing conventions apply.

Buy now from the App Store

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SKnote HandSynth, £3.49

SKnote HandSynth, £3.49

This performance synth offers 30 oscillator algorithms, filters, effects and a supposedly simple control system. You can play across three octaves and slide your fingers to add the likes of pitch bending, vibrato and filter frequency adjustment. 100 slots are available for your sounds.

Buy now from the App Store

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BomCat i505, Free

BomCat i505, Free

Simplicity is the watchword here: i505 is modelled on an ‘80s drum machine (it shouldn’t be hard to work out which one) and also comes with a sequencer so that you can makes beats with its sounds. There’s not a great deal more to say, really: it’s free, so give it a try and find out whether you like it.

Download now from the App Store

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Miguemi-to midi-to, £2.99

Miguemi-to midi-to, £2.99

Another software-specific iPad controller, this one is designed to give you wireless command of Serato Scratch Live. DJs can use it to set cue points, FX, loops and track selection via the three views that are on offer. It’s yet another app that takes advantage of the native MIDI support in iOS 4.2.

Buy now from the App Store

Liked this? Now read: The best iPhone music making apps and The best iPad music making apps

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Ben Rogerson
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I’m the Deputy Editor of MusicRadar, having worked on the site since its launch in 2007. I previously spent eight years working on our sister magazine, Computer Music. I’ve been playing the piano, gigging in bands and failing to finish tracks at home for more than 30 years, 24 of which I’ve also spent writing about music and the ever-changing technology used to make it. 

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