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iPhone/iPad iOS music making app round-up: Week 36

By Ben Rogerson
published 16 June 2011

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Three new apps... and a taster of another

Three new apps... and a taster of another

Dream Theater keyboard player and iOS music making fan Jordan Rudess has been showing off not just his Rush T-shirt but also a new app by the name of SampleWiz. However, this is unlikely to be available until next month: for three new apps you can buy right now, read on.

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: Continental Laboratories Instrumental

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Continental Laboratories Instrumental, £14.99
Compatibility: iPad (requires iOS 4.3 or later)

Continental Laboratories Instrumental, £14.99

Another iPad controller app, this one gives you drum pad, piano and Wicki-Hayden hexagonal keyboards, mixer, and generic control surface layouts to work with. It's also worth noting that Instrumental integrates tightly with Propellerhead's Reason and Record, automatically changing its surface and preset as you switch devices.

Buy now from the App Store

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P.W. Worm & Co & Sons Artikulator, £2.99
Compatibility: iPad (requires iOS 4.3 or later)

P.W. Worm & Co & Sons Artikulator, £2.99

The iPad is the perfect platform on which to explore the relationship between images and sound, as this app demonstrates. The idea is simple: use the multi-touch interface to draw with your finger and Artikulator's synth will turn your doodlings into sound. It's described as a musical toy, but could also provide some inspiration.

Buy now from the App Store

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MixVibes U-Mix Remote, £6.99
Compatibility: iPad (requires iOS 4.2 or later)

MixVibes U-Mix Remote, £6.99

If you’re an iPad-owning user of MixVibes’ Cross or Cross DJ software on PC or Mac, listen up: U-Mix Remote enables you to take touchscreen control of it. As well as letting you browse and sort your songs, it lets you control the software’s crossfader, volume and pitch sliders, apply effects, set locators and cue points and get hands on with the jog wheels.

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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