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iPhone/iPad iOS music making app round-up: Week 53

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By Ben Rogerson published 24 November 2011

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New and updated

New and updated

A couple of excellent apps have been updated this week, while there’s also a new MIDI control surface and an iOS tracker.

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: TBStuff TB MIDI Stuff

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TBStuff TB MIDI Stuff, £1.99 (introductory price)

TBStuff TB MIDI Stuff, £1.99 (introductory price)

A new and seemingly flexible MIDI control surface app. There’s a keyboard and pad controller, plus a page editor that enables you to create custom layouts featuring sliders, knobs, X/Y pads and the like. Each control can send multiple MIDI messages simultaneously and you can have up to 32 pages open at once.

Buy now from the App Store

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Sonosaurus ThumbJam 2, £4.99

Sonosaurus ThumbJam 2, £4.99

This hugely popular app, which contains great sounds that you can play in countless scales, has been given a major update. MIDI support is now comprehensive, while there are new instruments, support for stereo samples and custom scales, and enhanced import/export and copy/paste options.

Buy now from the App Store

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Alexander Zolotov PixiTracker, £1.49

Alexander Zolotov PixiTracker, £1.49

A “simple and fun” iOS tracker that’s designed for quick musical sketches or chiptune tracks. You can use up to 16 sounds per song, an unlimited number of patterns and five packs’ worth of sounds. MIDI support is in place, as is audio copy/paste functionality.

Buy now from the App Store

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VirSyn Addictive Synth 1.2, £6.99

VirSyn Addictive Synth 1.2, £6.99

This wavetable synth has now been kitted out with a 4-track loop recorder that allows for unlimited overdubbing. Virtual MIDI inputs and Korg’s WIST technology are now supported too, and you can export audio directly to SoundCloud. Various other tweaks have also been made.

Buy now from the App Store

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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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