iOS Audio Unit (AU) All-in-one instrument app list for iOS
The Decent Samples plugin is a sample player that allows you to use your favorite Decent Samples sample libraries on the go. Many of the most popular Decent Samples releases are available through the app with more being added every week.
| Price | Free |
|---|---|
| Author | Decidedly, LLC |
| Type | Instrument |
| Instrument type | Sampler |
| Instrument sounds | All-in-one |
| Supports | Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (43), current: (43) |
| Released | 09/16/2020 |
| Updated | 10/05/2024 |
This app is a portable multitrack audio and MIDI recording studio featuring virtual instruments, editing with unlimited undo/redo, mixing, real-time effects, automation and much more!
| Price | $10.99 |
|---|---|
| Author | Davy Wentzler |
| Type | Host, Instrument, Effect |
| Instrument type | Sampler |
| Instrument sounds | All-in-one |
| Effect type | All-in-one |
| Supports | Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus, Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (141), current: (141) |
| Released | 01/07/2017 |
| Updated | 10/05/2024 |
GarageBand is a DAW by Apple.
| Price | Free |
|---|---|
| Author | Apple |
| Type | Host, Instrument, Effect |
| Instrument type | Sampler, Synth |
| Instrument sounds | All-in-one |
| Effect type | All-in-one |
| Supports | Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus, Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (96864), current: (96864) |
| Released | 03/10/2011 |
| Updated | 09/26/2024 |
AudioLayer is a full featured open standard audio multi-sampler pushing the boundaries beyond what has been available even in the desktop music production worlds.
| Price | $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Author | Harry Gohs |
| Type | Instrument |
| Instrument type | Sampler |
| Instrument sounds | All-in-one |
| Supports | Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus, Audio Unit (AU), Ableton Link |
| Rating | total: (137), current: (137) |
| Released | 08/03/2018 |
| Updated | 08/26/2024 |
Cubasis 2 is a fully featured iOS-based music production system includes sequencer, instruments, effects and more.
| Price | $23.99 |
|---|---|
| Author | Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH |
| Type | Host, Instrument, Effect |
| Instrument type | Sampler, Synth |
| Instrument sounds | All-in-one |
| Effect type | All-in-one |
| Supports | Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audiobus, Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (237), current: (237) |
| Released | 12/17/2012 |
| Updated | 11/24/2021 |
Pure Synth® Platinum is a full-blown rompler/synthesizer for your iOS device. Neither the synth engine or the sample engine is an afterthought: Both engines are fully capable and feature-rich. The romper section contains a well rounded assortment of analog, synth, string, digital, and acoustic instruments.
| Price | Free |
|---|---|
| Author | MIDIculous LLC |
| Type | Instrument |
| Instrument type | Sampler, Synth |
| Instrument sounds | Keyboards, All-in-one |
| Supports | Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (31), current: (31) |
| Released | 06/11/2019 |
| Updated | 04/10/2024 |
A highly tweakable stereo delay AudioUnit effect, suitable for everything from clean digital delays to filthy dub echoes, flangers and broken cassette tapes.
| Price | $5.99 |
|---|---|
| Author | Kymatica AB |
| Type | Effect |
| Instrument sounds | All-in-one |
| Supports | Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (19), current: (19) |
| Released | 12/10/2020 |
| Updated | 11/12/2021 |
Waverley is the principal instrument in the moodunits collection. It’s sample-based, but it isn’t a fully-fledged sampling app that allows you to load and edit your own samples. Another usage scenario for Waverley is if you’re just sketching out an idea, perhaps on a less-capable device like your iPhone while you’re on the move.
| Price | $2.99 |
|---|---|
| Author | Rob Jackson |
| Type | Instrument |
| Instrument type | Sampler |
| Instrument sounds | All-in-one |
| Supports | Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (48), current: (48) |
| Released | 08/12/2020 |
| Updated | 04/11/2021 |
Cubasis LE is the compact version of Steinberg’s sequencer for the iPad, providing the same look and feel of its bigger brother Cubasis.
| Price | Free |
|---|---|
| Author | Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH |
| Type | Host, Instrument, Effect |
| Instrument type | Sampler, Synth |
| Instrument sounds | All-in-one |
| Effect type | All-in-one |
| Supports | Inter-App Audio (IAA), Audio Unit (AU) |
| Rating | total: (40), current: (40) |
| Released | 11/02/2015 |
| Updated | 11/24/2021 |
Audio Units (AU) is an audio plug-in technology built in Apple's macOS and iOS operating systems. Initially developed for desktop operating systems along with VST (Virtual Studio Technology by Steinberg GmbH), it available now for iOS too. AU apps (plug-ins) can modify sound pitch, sample rate and stream over network, produce signal.
