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iPhone/iPad iOS music making app round-up: Week 56

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By Ben Rogerson published 13 January 2012

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More iDevice delights

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In a week that’s seen IK Multimedia continue its love affair with iOS with a slew of product announcements, we can also bring you news of all the other new iPhone/iPad music making tools to land in the App Store.

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.

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Qneo Voice Synth, £2.99

Qneo Voice Synth, £2.99

A voice changing app that promises to let you achieve results that “evolve in real time”. It gives you a vocoder, sampler, pitch and formant shifter, and automatic tuner/harmony arranger to play with, as well as distortion, delay, stereo chorus and reverb effects.

Buy now from the App Store

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Confusionists MIDI Designer Pro, £13.49

Confusionists MIDI Designer Pro, £13.49

Another MIDI controller app that lets you design your own custom surface. This can include knobs, sliders, buttons and X/Y pads in the positions and sizes you want. Controls can be labelled, and you can also create ‘Supercontrols’ (whereby turning one knob tweaks multiple knobs, for example).

Buy now from the App Store

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Yamaha TNR-i 1.3, £13.99

Yamaha TNR-i 1.3, £13.99

A significant update to Yamaha’s matrix-based music maker, namely because it adds audio recording (a maximum of five seconds per sample) and audiocopy/paste. There’s also wave editing and support for Korg’s WIST standard.

Buy now from the App Store

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Sobal Corporation S4 Rhythm Composer, Free

Sobal Corporation S4 Rhythm Composer, Free

An iPad drum machine that has 10 PCM sounds, 64-step sequencer, part and master effects and an all-important audio export option. Other features include tap tempo, swing and ‘groove’ functionality. WIST support is in place, too.

Buy now from the App Store

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MediaGROE Noisepad, £1.99

MediaGROE Noisepad, £1.99

A pad-based drum computer that promises to furnish you with “the latest samples, beats and vocals from A-list artists and producers”. These can be obtained as in-app purchases, and you can also bring in your own samples. Effects are in place, too.

Buy now from the App Store

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Christian Bacaj Electronic Piano Synthesizer XS, £0.69

Christian Bacaj Electronic Piano Synthesizer XS, £0.69

This app’s electric piano (and other) sounds are generated not through samples, but in real-time via a dedicated engine. In fact, it’s not just epiano sounds that are on offer: the likes of bass, brass, bell, chime, tom, vibraphone and synth pad tones can be created, too. Sounds can be spiced up with the included effects.

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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