iPhone/iPad iOS music making app round-up: Week 52
Two free; two updated
You can add two music-making apps to your collection for nothing this week, while Tabletop users seeking more devices also have something to smile about. IK’s VocaLive, meanwhile, is now fully iPad-friendly. Read on to find out more.
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The best iPhone music making apps
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NEXT: Retronyms Tabletop 1.2
Compatibility: iPad (requires iOS 4.2 or later)
Retronyms Tabletop 1.2, £10.49
When we reviewed Tabletop, we noted that it felt more like a work in progress than the finished article, so it’s good to see it moving forward. This update is most notable for the arrival of a proper, full-on synth - the RS4000 - though this has to be purchased as a £6.99 add-on. However, if you’re really quick, you’ll be able to pick Tabletop itself up at the offer price of £0.69.
Compatibility: iPhone, iPod touch, iPad (requires iOS 4.0 or later)
Sobal Corporation Sssynth, Free
iOS isn’t exactly short of analogue-style synths these days, but given that this 2-oscillator model is free, there’s no reason not to try it. What’s more, the fact that it offers 35 types of keyboard scale should at least pique your curiosity.
Compatibility: iPhone, iPod touch, iPad (requires iOS 4.3 or later)
Ryan Martinez Synthtastic, Free
This week’s second free synth app is less conventional than the first, but it might still feel a little familiar. This is because it’s based on Mugician, Rob Fielding’s microtonal iOS instrument, which is actually the predecessor to the new Geo Synthesizer. Small world.
Compatibility: iPad (requires iOS 4.2 or later)
IK Multimedia VocaLive for iPad, £13.99
VocaLive was originally launched with the iRig Mic, IK Multimedia’s iOS microphone, but now we have a native iPad version. It’s a capable vocal effects solution (12 are included and you can use up to four in chain), and iPad users also have the option of adding an 8-track recorder as an in-app purchase (a single track recorder comes as standard).
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