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Ribbons is an extraordinarily fun and expressive musical instrument for iPad.

Price $3.99
Author Olympia Noise Co.
Type Instrument, Controller
Instrument type Synth
Instrument sounds Keyboards, Other
Supports Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus
Rating total: 4.6875 (64), current: 4.6875 (64)
Released 09/04/2014
Updated 01/19/2019

Play your favorite songs in their original sound using your iPhone or iPad. It's a whole new experience in learning songs.

Price Free
Author Ultimate Guitar
Type Effect
Instrument type Sampler
Instrument sounds Other
Effect type Guitar effects
Supports Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus, Audio Unit (AU)
Rating total: 4.80234 (8783), current: 4.80234 (8783)
Released 08/19/2016
Updated 02/19/2023

AutoPad is an app for musicians that allows you to play ambient pad loops.

Price $5.99
Author Ryan Robinson
Type Instrument
Instrument type Sampler
Instrument sounds Keyboards, Other
Supports Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus
Rating total: 4.40385 (156), current: 4.40385 (156)
Released 09/04/2017
Updated 12/01/2022

Pixound provides a deep musical experience that lets you instantly create music using any picture.

Price $1.99
Author Techné Media
Type Instrument
Instrument type Synth
Instrument sounds Other
Supports Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus
Rating total: 4.125 (8), current: 4.125 (8)
Released 12/10/2011
Updated 05/30/2022

Esoteric Synth is a unusual generator of synthetic sound events. The synthesis is based on 5 oscillators which are intersected through an multiple amplitude modulation and multiple frequency modulation making  an high sound variability. This App is suitable to generate complex sound textures, glitches, noises, sound clouds, sound drones, point sounds and more.

Price $4.99
Author ANTHONY DI FURIA
Type Instrument
Instrument type Synth
Instrument sounds Keyboards, Other
Supports Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus, Audio Unit (AU)
Rating total: 4.77778 (18), current: 4.77778 (18)
Released 03/16/2019
Updated 06/22/2020

Nils is a real time sound effect machine with a minimalistic looper. It comes with bitcrush, delay and gain for distortion.

Price $1.99
Author Erik Sigth
Type Instrument, Effect
Instrument type Sampler
Instrument sounds Other
Effect type Reverb, Delay, Echo, Distortion, Drive etc.
Supports Audiobus
Rating total: 4.76923 (13), current: 4.76923 (13)
Released 11/26/2012
Updated 08/14/2021

Samplist is a MIDI Sampler Instrument which allows you to easily chop a sample into different slices.

Price $3.99
Author Cristina Buga
Type Instrument
Instrument type Sampler
Instrument sounds Other
Supports Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus
Rating total: 3.7 (50), current: 3.7 (50)
Released 02/23/2018
Updated 07/14/2021

Explore unreal synthesis with the most unique performance control on iOS! TC-Performer presents a multi-touch performance environment unlike any other synthesizer.

Price Free
Author Bit Shape
Type Instrument
Instrument type Synth
Instrument sounds Other
Supports Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus
Rating total: 4.60975 (41), current: 4.60975 (41)
Released 06/19/2015
Updated 03/21/2021

Experience music making ‘80s style with this awesome retro app, modelled on the legendary Fairlight* Computer Musical Instrument.

Price $49.99
Author Peter Vogel Instruments Pty Ltd
Type Instrument
Instrument type Sampler
Instrument sounds Other
Supports Audiobus
Rating total: 2.88889 (9), current: 2.88889 (9)
Released 04/01/2011
Updated 03/10/2021

Strange retro app – a MIDI player preloaded with 500+ legendary CMI (Computer Musical Instrument)  sounds.

Price $9.99
Author Peter Vogel Instruments Pty Ltd
Type Instrument
Instrument type Sampler
Instrument sounds Other
Supports Audiobus
Rating total: 2.8125 (32), current: 2.8125 (32)
Released 03/18/2011
Updated 03/03/2021

Dub Siren is the Reggae Dub app used by Scientist and many professional DJs and Artists worldwide.

Price $4.99
Author Sawa Digital LLC
Type Instrument
Instrument type Sampler
Instrument sounds DJ, Other
Supports Audiobus
Rating total: 4.69643 (112), current: 4.69643 (112)
Released 06/09/2010
Updated 01/11/2021

Yellofier makes anything into music. Record your voice, a musical instrument or everyday noises. Within seconds the app magically turns them into groovy music.

Price $5.99
Author Boris Blank
Type Instrument
Instrument type Sampler
Instrument sounds Other
Supports Audiobus
Rating total: 4.75 (36), current: 4.75 (36)
Released 04/01/2013
Updated 11/26/2020

L7 is the live looper for iOS.

Price $2.99
Author Coda Labs Incorporated
Type Instrument
Instrument type Sampler
Instrument sounds Other
Supports Audiobus, Ableton Link
Rating total: 4.27182 (401), current: 4.27182 (401)
Released 12/10/2019
Updated 10/06/2020

Sampletoy is a radical new musical instrument/plaything; part sampler, part granular synthesiser. Use it to capture sounds through the microphone, then play, loop, pitch and distort them live on the screen.

Price Free
Author Mazbox Limited
Type Instrument
Instrument type Sampler
Instrument sounds Other
Supports Audiobus
Rating total: 4.16162 (99), current: 4.16162 (99)
Released 03/03/2010
Updated 03/16/2019

Chorus Sampler is an advanced, easy-to-use sampler.  It features sample recording, cropping, audio importing/exporting, looping, and configurable per sample effects.

Price Free
Author Chorus Audio Inc.
Type Instrument
Instrument type Sampler
Instrument sounds Other
Supports Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus
Rating total: 3.91667 (12), current: 3.91667 (12)
Released 04/29/2020
Updated 08/12/2020

Sir Sampleton is a sampling musical keyboard inspired by Casio and Yamaha samplers from the 80s.

Price $0.99
Author Paul Slocum
Type Instrument
Instrument type Sampler
Instrument sounds Other
Supports Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus
Rating total: 3.44444 (45), current: 3.44444 (45)
Released 11/24/2010
Updated 03/05/2020

The Mellotron is a keyboard instrument that uses magnetic tape to play back recordings where each key has one tape.

Price $7.99
Author Markus Resch
Type Instrument
Instrument type Sampler
Instrument sounds Other
Supports Audiobus
Rating total: 3.48 (25), current: 3.48 (25)
Released 11/06/2013
Updated 01/03/2020

The Mellotron is a keyboard instrument that uses magnetic tape to play back recordings where each key has one tape.

Price $1.99
Author Markus Resch
Type Instrument
Instrument type Sampler
Instrument sounds Other
Supports Audiobus
Rating total: 4.5 (4), current: 4.5 (4)
Released 10/23/2013
Updated 01/03/2020

Droneo is a synthesizer which drones with various timbres and precise intonations that blur the distinction between tones, timbres and chords. Its drone is great for meditation, centering, and calming,  walking and biking, but also can be set up for discordant noise and insect-like buzzing and chirping.

Price $2.99
Author Henry Lowengard
Type Instrument
Instrument type Synth
Instrument sounds Other
Supports Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus
Rating total: 4.82143 (28), current: 4.82143 (28)
Released 04/30/2009
Updated 02/14/2018

Loopacks is a Drum & Loop Machine for all iOS devices.

Price Free
Author Hernan Arber
Type Instrument
Instrument type Sampler
Instrument sounds Drums, Percussion, DJ, Other
Supports Audiobus
Rating total: 3.5122 (41), current: 3.5122 (41)
Released 12/02/2014
Updated 08/16/2018
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