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MIA Awards 2013: MusicRadar Music Making App of the Year Award

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By The MusicRadar Team published 14 November 2013

Your shortlist of the year's best gear

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The contenders

The contenders

At the end of October we asked you to help us pick the final shortlist for the MusicRadar Music Making App of the Year Award. Now we can reveal - in alphabetical order - the 10 products nominated by you, the MusicRadar audience. The winning app will be unveiled at the MIA Awards party in London on 4 December.

Run in conjunction with the UK's Music Industries Associaton (MIA), this award is designed to celebrate the very best in performance, quality, value for money and retail success. The shortlist recognises the finest products to have come to market since November 2012, but is in alphabetical rather than ranked order. Browse the gallery to see the hardware that made the final list!

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A Tasty Pixel Audiobus

A Tasty Pixel Audiobus

Our verdict

"Audiobus is a genuine game-changer. Hopefully some sort of MIDI sync setup and the ability to save setups are on the way, but as it stands, this a truly essential app for any iOS musician."

FULL REVIEW: A Tasty Pixel Audiobus

(Reviewed in Computer Music)

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Arturia iMini

Arturia iMini

Our verdict

"As a straight-up recreation of the Minimoog, though, it's already a resounding success: that legendary low end is well reproduced, and there's plenty of warmth and analogue authenticity in evidence."

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IK Multimedia AmpliTube 3

IK Multimedia AmpliTube 3

Our verdict

"One of the best-designed and easiest-to-use mobile DAWs that (quite a lot of) money can buy."

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Korg iPolysix

Korg iPolysix

Our verdict

"Seriously, what can we say? £21 for a hugely convincing dual Polysix emulation from the company that built the original, with touchscreen control and a whole electronic studio wrapped around it? It's a beautiful piece of work."

FULL REVIEW: Korg iPolysix

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Native Instruments Traktor DJ

Native Instruments Traktor DJ

Our verdict

"Seasoned pro Traktor users will love it just as much as dabbling hobbyists."

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Propellerhead Software Thor

Propellerhead Software Thor

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"Thor sounds just as good as its bigger sibling, and its ability to share patches makes it a fantastic tool for portable sound design."

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Steinberg Cubasis

Steinberg Cubasis

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"Cubasis now has an ace up its sleeve in the form of well-implemented Audiobus support, making it a great option if you want to create a multi-app iPad studio."

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Sugar Bytes Turnado

Sugar Bytes Turnado

Our verdict

"A few tiny control niggles aside, Turnado on iPad is every bit as good as its €119 plugin counterpart. Impressive."

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Waldorf Nave

Waldorf Nave

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"At this price, it's a total steal for any iPad musician. Now, how about a desktop plugin version, Waldorf?"

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Wave Machine Labs Auria

Wave Machine Labs Auria

Our verdict

"This really is a full-on professional DAW for iPad, albeit one that currently only records, processes and mixes audio, not MIDI."

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