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iPhone/iPad iOS music making app round-up: Week 69

By Si Truss
published 11 July 2012

Three new mobile music making treats and one much-appreciated update

Another week, another new batch of apps that show off the music making potential of Apple's mobile devices.

This time we have three new apps - an esoteric instrument, a sound analyser and one for vintage clap fans. Plus an update that brings some much needed features to an app with a lot of potential...

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Puremagnetik Clap Box, £1.49/$1.99
Compatibility: iPhone, iPod touch and iPad (requires iOS 4.3 or later)

Puremagnetik Clap Box, £1.49/$1.99

Clap Box is an iOS recreation of the classic ‘80s Simmons Clap Trap handclap synthesizer. It features Core MIDI support, mic triggering and BPM matching. Perfect for making old skool disco and Chicago house-style claps on the go.

Buy now from the App Store

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Propellerhead Software Figure 1.1, 69p/$0.99
Compatibility: iPhone (3GS or later), iPod touch (3rd gen or later) and iPad (requires iOS 5.0 or later)

Propellerhead Software Figure 1.1, 69p/$0.99

Propellerhead has updated its aesthetically pleasing iPhone instrument Figure. Crucially version 1.1 includes many of the features we missed in the first release, such as the ability to save and export recordings.

Buy now from the App Store

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Twitch K235, 69p/$0.99
Compatibility: iPad (requires iOS 4.3 or later)

Twitch K235, 69p/$0.99

The K235 is an iPad instrument that takes full advantage of the device’s motion sensing capabilities. It’s played by tapping and flicking icons on the screen to create sounds, then tilting and shaking the device to change harmonic and rhythmic elements. It comes stocked with two sound libraries - electronic and chamber.

Buy now from the App Store

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Evil Window Dog Soundbeam, free
Compatibility: iPhone, iPod touch and iPad (requires iOS 4.2 or later)

Evil Window Dog Soundbeam, free

Soundbeam is a free iOS oscilloscope from developer Evil Window Dog. It has two analysis modes - spectrum and waveform.

Download from the App Store

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I'm Editor-in-Chief of Music Technology, working with Future Music, Computer Music, Electronic Musician and MusicRadar. I've been messing around with music tech in various forms for over two decades. I've also spent the last 10 years forgetting how to play guitar. Find me in the chillout room at raves complaining that it's past my bedtime.


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