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StageLight is a professional lighting control app for the iPad based on Art-Net (DMX512 over IP).

New version 3.8.1
Old version 3.8.0
Release Notes Thank you for helping us improve the app continuously. The current version includes the following improvements and bug fixes: - Fixed UI issues introduced with iOS 26 - Minor interface adjustments for better usability - Bug fixes
Author Marko Seifert
Type Tool
Supports Ableton Link

SK-51 is an all-in-one keyboard inspired by the Casio SK-1 (and his brother the SK-5), a 8-bit lo-fi keyboard from the 80’s, with sampling features and onboard drum machine.
Called the poor man's sampler at the time, this keyboard was a real instrument and has been used by many major artists such as Fatboy Slim, Portishead, Autechre and Nine Inch Nails.

New version 4.2.2
Old version 4.2.1
Release Notes This minor update adds multi-window support for iPad and fixes a few minor bugs. Stay tuned! Fingerlab Team
Author Fingerlab
Type Instrument
Instrument type Sampler
Instrument sounds All-in-one
Supports Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus

Metronome by Soundbrenner works great for daily practice, live performances or in the recording studio.

New version 1.42.7
Old version 1.42.6
Release Notes New • Instrument colors: You can now select the color of instruments in practice charts. • Instrument insights: You can now easily see the total practice time and number of sessions for each instrument in Settings → Instruments. Polished the interface of all instrument screens. • Focus editing: While editing a practice session, the elements you’re editing are highlighted in the background. • Typography refresh: Updated titles to use a serif font, and switched the main font to Inter. • Hall of fame: Settings now contains a hall of fame to call out people who helped us in the past. Improvements & Updates • Explainer popouts are now following iOS 26 Liquid Glass. • Improved wearable onboarding for iOS 26 Liquid Glass. • Improved all buttons in the app to follow iOS 26 Liquid Glass. • Improved paywall to follow iOS 26 Liquid Glass. • Total practice hours in the highscores now include minutes for more accurate tracking. • Improved shop experience with an extra step to better showcase available collections. • Refreshed interface for adding new wearables. • Accessibility enhancements across core metronome UI elements, with full localization support for screen readers. • Localization improvements, adding new translations and polishing existing ones. Fixes • VoiceOver & accessibility fixes to improve navigation for assistive technology users. • Onboarding issues resolved, including notification permission screens and layout problems. • Text & localization fixes addressing missing, incorrect, or misaligned strings. • Visual fixes in settings, such as incorrect text colors and banner sizing issues. • Setlist access issue fixed, restoring access to affected users. • Button shape & layout fixes for improved visual consistency. • iPad-specific fixes, addressing layout and footer positioning issues. • General UI polishing based on internal testing and recent feedback.
Author Soundbrenner
Type Tool
Supports Ableton Link

SWAM Euphonium is a brass sampler.

New version 3.12.0
Old version 3.11.0
Release Notes NEW - Performance optimizations - Added new rooms - Added new parameter: Ambience Amount - Added support for sample rates > 48 kHz - Added TOYO INYUES T97 MIDI preset - Added Diosynth MIDI preset FIX - Incorrect behavior in MIDI Inputs sidebar - Missing scrollbar in MIDI table - GREATEN presets: changed default MIDI mapping from CC2 to CC11
Author Audio Modeling
Type Instrument
Instrument type Synth
Instrument sounds Winds
Supports Audio Unit (AU)

VividTracker is an Amiga Protracker compatible music maker app. You can load, save, edit, and create new ProTracker modules.

New price $2.99
Old price $5.99
Author Lars Forsberg
Type Instrument
Instrument type Sampler
Instrument sounds Other
Supports Audiobus

VividTracker is an Amiga Protracker compatible music maker app. You can load, save, edit, and create new ProTracker modules.

New version 2.20
Old version 2.18
Release Notes VividTracker now supports both Ableton Link and Ableton Link Audio. This means you can stream audio from VividTracker to Ableton Live!
Author Lars Forsberg
Type Instrument
Instrument type Sampler
Instrument sounds Other
Supports Audiobus

Backpack Studio allows you to easily create professional sounding,  studio quality recordings -  from anywhere in the world.

New price Free
Old price $9.99
Author Ed Filowat
Type Instrument
Instrument type Sampler
Instrument sounds Other
Supports Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus

Backpack Studio allows you to easily create professional sounding,  studio quality recordings -  from anywhere in the world.

New version 3.0
Old version 2.0.5
Release Notes Backpack Studio 3 is here — your pocket podcast studio just got a major upgrade. Finish your show right after you record. Backpack Pro adds AI episode finishing, one-click guests, live streaming, CloudSync, and generated sounds — all inside your live recording studio. • Transcripts, show notes, chapters, and highlight clips — automatically • Prompt-based editing to clean up and reshape recordings • Create a room to record or stream with live guests • One-tap live streaming • Cloud sync across your devices • AI-generated sound effects and musical bumpers Backpack Studio 3 keeps the classic recorder you already know — now it helps you finish the show too.
Author Ed Filowat
Type Instrument
Instrument type Sampler
Instrument sounds Other
Supports Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus

Create and save complete multi-track music projects. Record, sequence, edit, mix and render complete songs.

New version 4.10.2
Old version 4.10.0
Release Notes - New Note Effect: Arpeggiator - New Synthesizer: SoundFont Player - Added search to the Browser - Added drumpad MIDI mapping reset - Added parameter labels in Chorus, Flanger and Phaser - File and channel names now support Unicode characters - Improved Shop waveform rendering performance - Fixed a crash when previewing samples - Fixed live input notes being cut on playback loop - Fixed clips remaining muted after exiting clip preview mode - Fixed notes appearing out of bounds in the Piano Roll - Fixed drumpad MIDI mapping bugs - Fixed Time Spent On Project calculation - Fixed repeated scroll gesture on a clip being misinterpreted as a move - Fixed context menus appearing misplaced after resizing the grid - Fixed intermittent animation glitch in list controls - Fixed missing note name labels on the Piano keyboard - Fixed horizontal scrolling in dropdown menus - Fixed exporting multiple folders from the browser - Fixed FLP export not retaining directory structure
Author Image Line Software
Type Host
Supports Audiobus

Continua is a three-oscillator / dual-filter six-voice virtual analog synth, with fully polyphonic modulation sources and built-in custom-designed effects, for everything from complex, evolving chill-out soundscapes to New Wave synth stabs.

New version 1.2.3
Old version 1.2.2
Release Notes >> Bug that was causing crashes and audio cut-outs has been found and fixed.
Author Audio Damage, Inc.
Type Instrument
Instrument type Synth
Instrument sounds Keyboards
Supports Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audio Unit (AU)

n-Track Studio 8 turns your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch into a complete recording studio.

New version 10.5.95
Old version 10.5.81
Release Notes • Single-track view for a simplified, distraction-free workflow • Convert recordings into editable MIDI using AI-powered audio-to-MIDI conversion • Per-note MIDI envelopes for pitch bend, modulation, panning, etc. • Global Solo button to toggle multiple tracks to solo simultaneously • Automatic BPM detection with beat alignment • Various bug fixes and enhancements Like making music with n-Track Studio? Please leave a review & help us keep improving the app for you. If you have comments or suggestions please use the Contact Support button in the Settings box. Thank you for using n-Track Studio!
Author n-Track S.r.l.
Type Host
Supports Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus, Audio Unit (AU)

Castamatic is the app to listen to podcasts on any iOS device.

New version 13.0.3
Old version 13.0.2
Release Notes Version 13.0.3 - Rebuild Library: dramatically lower peak memory and no more main-thread freezes on large libraries; the HUD now shows stage-by-stage progress instead of a static message - More detailed progress reporting during Magic Chapters generation - Transcript panel: clearer error message and a Try Again button when a published transcript fails to load - Published transcripts with minor formatting issues now load via a more lenient fallback parser - Fixed shownotes-to-artwork scroll sync being silently disabled after dismissing a modal (e.g. a Safari view opened from a shownotes link) - Preferences are now saved when the preferences panel is dismissed by swipe, not only via the Done button - Fixed shownotes overlapping the publish date after deleting Magic Chapters Version 13.0.2 - Magic Chapters: more accurate chapter boundaries thanks to an improved on-device detection algorithm tuned over a large set of episodes - Magic Chapters: better chapter titles via an aligned generation pipeline Version 13.0.1 - Added in-transcript text search - Tapping a chapter title now opens the chapters list; the link icon opens the URL - Chapters list now reliably scrolls to the currently playing chapter when opened - More responsive Now Playing info updates when switching episodes - OPML export now shows a progress indicator, uses the system share sheet, and handles titles containing XML special characters - Improved CloudKit sync reliability - Fixed a crash in the chapters list caused by an invalid remaining time - Fixed a rare crash during audio session teardown Version 13 - Magic Transcript: generate full episode transcripts on your device using Apple Intelligence. Tap any line to jump straight to that moment. - Magic Chapters: automatically split episodes into chapters using on-device AI, even when the podcast doesn't include them. - Transcript Panel: follow along with a live-scrolling transcript right in the player, with full transport controls. - Chapter artwork now displayed during previous/next chapter navigation. - Improved Value for Value reliability and error handling. - Improved CloudKit sync stability. - Numerous bug fixes and performance improvements.
Author Gunp Media Productions
Type Instrument
Instrument type Sampler
Instrument sounds Other
Supports Audio Unit (AU)

bs-16i is a 16 multi-timbral playback sampler. It supports SoundFont and DLS (Downloadable Sounds, and can be used for keyboard instrument, MIDI sound module, and MIDI player.

New version 5.0.7
Old version 5.0.6
Release Notes Fixed an issue where apps could not load scenes generated by AUExtension.
Author bismark LLC
Type Instrument
Instrument type Sampler
Instrument sounds Other
Supports Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus, Audio Unit (AU)

With sEGments slicer/sampler app you can Import any loop/sample/audio file and find the best samples inside it, using the automatic transient detection or manually adding markers.

New version 1.2.1
Old version 1.2
Release Notes - Improved handling of large files - Fixed a crash when opening Settings
Author Elliott Garage
Type Instrument, Tool
Instrument type Sampler
Instrument sounds Other
Supports Audio Unit (AU)

n-Track Studio 8 turns your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch into a complete recording studio.

New version 10.5.95
Old version 10.5.81
Release Notes • Single-track view for a simplified, distraction-free workflow • Convert recordings into editable MIDI using AI-powered audio-to-MIDI conversion • Per-note MIDI envelopes for pitch bend, modulation, panning, etc. • Global Solo button to toggle multiple tracks to solo simultaneously • Automatic BPM detection with beat alignment • Various bug fixes and enhancements Like making music with n-Track Studio? Please leave a review & help us keep improving the app for you. If you have comments or suggestions please use the Contact Support button in the Settings box. Thank you for using n-Track Studio!
Author n-Track S.r.l.
Supports Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus, Audio Unit (AU)

Mellowsound is an emulation of a legendary instrument, a keyboard sampler from the 60s used by many famous artists like the Beatles, David Bowie, Radiohead and many others, this mythic instrument is called The Mellotron.

New version 6.3.2
Old version 6.3.1
Release Notes This minor update adds multi-window support for iPad and fixes a few minor bugs. Stay tuned! Fingerlab Team
Author Fingerlab
Type Instrument
Instrument type Sampler
Instrument sounds Keyboards
Supports Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus

Get audio visuals with your AUv3 host or the standalone app. Scope uses a two-axis graph to give a visual representation of a waveform over time, with the horizontal axis representing time and the vertical axis representing the amplitude.

New version 2.5
Old version 2.4
Release Notes Stereo linear mode now overlays L/R on the full canvas for a clearer view. Smoother waveform with frame-to-frame lerp and asymmetric transient response (linear and circular modes). Thicker waveform core and beefier glow on hot signals. Editor window size is now persisted between sessions. Fixed a crash when the GL context wasn't ready yet.
Author DiscoDSP LLC
Type Tool
Supports Audio Unit (AU)

ToneBoosters Spectrogram shows a real-time spectrogram of the incoming audio signal. The ToneBoosters Spectrogram app captures the microphone input and processes the signals in real time.

New version 1.7.5
Old version 1.7.4
Release Notes This update to TB Spectrogram provides significant workflow, customisation, personalization and performance improvements: - Improved UI performance and reduced CPU load - Improved detection of drag vs click/tap logic for UI elements - Fix an issue with manual entry of automation lane values in certain hosts - New option to enable/disable GPU refresh throttling / high frame rate rendering - New option to enable highlighting of UI elements that accept keyboard input - New option to customize UI color scheme - New option to show bar graph in spectrum analyzer - Improved undo/redo functionality - Icon refresh
Author ToneBoosters
Type Tool
Supports Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audio Unit (AU)

A Simple Ad-Free Piano-like Musical Keyboard. Easy to Play, Good Response and Small Application Size. Just Play the Instrument. The app doesn't use sampled real sounds but use FM synthesis. It sounds like piano though it's false.

New version 1.2.7
Old version 1.2.6
Release Notes Some minor fixes.
Author Ryouta Kira
Type Instrument
Instrument type Synth
Instrument sounds Keyboards, Piano
Supports Inter-App Audio (IAA)

This shimmer effect is a combination of effects that creates an etherial wall of sound. The effect combines a digital delay and pitch shifter to create multiple harmonies before entering a rich long reverb with controllable filtering. The resulting effect is a monsterously huge sound adding a spacious atmospheric quality to any lead instrument or vocal.

New price $4.99
Old price $7.99
Author 4Pockets.com
Type Effect
Effect type Reverb, Delay, Echo, Pitch effects
Supports Audio Unit (AU)
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