Free Audio Plugins & Softwares for iOS

GeoComposer

GeoComposer is a free sequencer stand alone application developed by sonicPlanet. Compatible OS(s): iOS.

sonicPlanet GeoComposer is location based soundscape composition platform in form of an iOS app. It lets the artists, museums etc. freely create location based 3D soundscapes with the 3D sonic augmented reality technology of sonicPlanet.

Sound recordings for any purpose can be placed easily as sound objects at GPS coordinates with the GeoComposer editor interface and then can be uploaded with additional piece information to sonicPlanet server space.

You can navigate/walk on a physical space augmented with the 3D soundscape which contains the virtual sound objects. The interaction of the listener (you) with his location and orientation to these sound objects renders the 3D soundscape in realtime.

GeoComposer presents full augmented reality with its interactive 3D soundscape and Google Street View visuals embedded. You can teleport yourself to the piece environment and enjoy the audible and visual venue hosting the performing piece.

Each creator can have many pieces and he/she can see and edit only their submitted pieces. The users of GeoComposer can share their creations with the community by making their final editions available on the sonicPlanet GeoPlayer.

The GeoPlayer app which will list all the available works according the creator, genre or work name. Anyone who uses the sonicPlanet GeoPlayer app will be able to enjoy these Geo compositions.

Main Features :

High quality 3d sound engine by sonicPlanet.

You can import your sounds as stereo mp3 files to the app directory.

The number of sound objects which you can place on the map is limited with the CPU of your iPhone.

Interaction behaviour, volume, bass support and object position height parameters can be edited individually for each sound object.

Solo and All edit modes for the sound objects.

Glitch free operation during orientation and position change data flow from the iPhone.

Unique integration with Google Street View, for the first time Google Street View and 3D soundscape are seamlessly integrated.

You can navigate on Google Street View and visit the soundscape virtually.

Unique GeoMapping mode allows the listener being teleported to the original soundscape venue; the listeners position and orientation will be mapped to the venue virtually and becomes visible via the Google Street View. (See the video).

Your files and composition data will be stored encrypted on sonicPlanet server space and can be edited later only by you.

You can make your compositions public by using “Final” version before uploading.

Links:

www.sonicplanet.com
www.sonicplanet.com/GeocomposerManual.pdf

Hardware: A minimum iphone5S or higher model is needed along with stereo headphones.

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http://www.sonicplanet.com

GarageBand

GarageBand is a free sequencer and DAW stand alone application developed by Apple. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, iOS.

GarageBand for Mac turns your Mac into a simple any time, anywhere recording studio. It’s the easiest way to create, perform and record your own music on a Mac whether you’re an accomplished player or just wish you were a rock star.

Key features:

Record with any USB or MIDI keyboard, guitar or microphone.

Mix your track using professional effects and settings.

Use thousands of included pre-recorded loops to add “virtual musicians”.

Make your guitar sound like it’s playing through your favorite vintage amp.

GarageBand for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch turns your iDevice into a collection of Touch Instruments and a full-featured recording studio — so you can make music anywhere you go. Use Multi-Touch gestures to play pianos, organs, guitars, drums, and basses on your iDevice. They sound and play like their counterparts, but let you do things you could never do on a real instrument.

https://www.apple.com/

Gadget

Gadget is a free sequencer and DAW VST, Audio Unit, AAX developed by Korg. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS, iOS.

Gadget is an all-in-one music production studio software for Mac, PC (plug-ins only) and iOS. A free lite version is also available for macOS.

Gadget for Mac comes with the complete collection of 30 gadget instruments, and also lets you use them as plug-ins in any DAW supporting AU, VST or AAX.

A unified single-screen interface that fully utilizes the large display of the Mac makes music production workflow intuitive. Inter-operation with the iOS version via iCloud, powerful functionality for exporting to Ableton Live, and many other new included technologies bring you additional production possibilities and creative enjoyment.

Providing numerous instruments, yet simple to operate and easy to use, Korg say that it’s “a completely new concept in DAW software”.

Gadget for iOS offers a collection of more than 20* different synthesizers and drum machines called “Gadgets.” These gadgets were designed to assist the user to produce powerful electronic music. The latest version features universal support not only for the iPad, but also for the iPad Pro and the iPhone.

* The total number of gadgets including in-app purchases etc.

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http://www.korg.com/

Fifth Degree

Fifth Degree is a free sequencer stand alone application developed by Bernie Maier. Compatible OS(s): iOS.

From a few simple elements complexity can arise. Fifth Degree is a MIDI sequencer based on a simple concept: loop around the musical circle of fifths in key and tweak the performance parameters live. You can use it to create a mesmerising loop and change the way it plays or use it as a base while you improvise alongside it with another instrument. You can even use it as a convenient loop of notes while you try out different sound patches on your synthesiser.

Features:

Lean user interface that gathers the essential performance controls on the main screen.

Fixed sequence of notes (ascending circle of fifths).

Outputs to CoreMIDI output ports (virtual, network and physical).

Keeps sending MIDI while in the background.

Can send MIDI notes and MIDI clock, so other apps can choose to synchronise.

Fifth Degree is a MIDI sequencer app supporting any CoreMIDI output: virtual MIDI, MIDI over Wi-Fi and CoreMIDI compatible hardware interfaces. Since it is a sequencer it does not generate sounds on its own, so use it with your favourite CoreMIDI-compatible sound generation app or hardware.

Fifth Degree uses the MidiBus library from Audeonic.

http://apps.blurk.net

Easy REX Player

Easy REX Player is a free looper and audio player plugin developed by Audio Helper Project. Compatible OS(s): macOS, iOS.

The Easy REX Player is a simple yet handy REX player with a highly visual and intuitive interface.

Features:

Drag and Drop Support:Just drag and drop REX files onto the app, and play them.

Search and Sort REX files: you can find REX files that you just want to preview.

Drag and Drop to DAWs: Just select REX files and drag and drop them to DAWs. With the Easy REX Player, you can improve your workflow in music production.

Price: Free!

For more information, please visit our official website.

https://audiohelperproject.com

EarMaster

EarMaster is a free education plugin developed by EarMaster. Compatible OS(s): Windows, macOS, iOS.

EarMaster is an app for ear training, sight-singing practice, rhythm training and core music theory on Windows, Mac and iOS. It enables musicians to train their skills in music theory, sight-singing, ear training and rhythm. It offers thousands of exercises for all levels that will train users to sight-read and sight-sing music, recognize intervals, chords, scales and melodies by ear, increase their rhythm and pitch precision, learn to transcribe music by ear, and learn the core concepts of music theory.

Users can sing their answers into the app and get instant feedback on their pitch and rhythm accuracy, tap rhythms live on the screen of their iPad, practice ear training or sight-reading with a MIDI piano or other MIDI instruments, learn to sing with solfege syllables, check their stats to pinpoint areas that demand more training, do interactive dictations with all-time Jazz classics, and more.

EarMaster is for musicians and music students of all skill levels, and is currently available in English, German, French, Spanish and Chinese (Simplified).

http://www.earmaster.com

DP Control

DP Control is a free midi controller plugin developed by MOTU. Compatible OS(s): iOS.

DP Control is a free app that allows Digital Performer users to control DP over a WiFi network using their iPhone, iPad or third-generation iPod Touch.

Features:

Built for DP: Built specifically for use with Digital Performer (Version 7.2 or later), DP Control gives users easy access to the most important transport and mixer functions for tracking, mixing, and live performance.

One-handed operation: Designed with large, touch-friendly buttons and other UI elements, DP Control works in both landscape and portrait orientations. In portrait mode, users can hold their iPhone or iPod in one hand, and comfortably operate DP Control by pressing buttons and swiping to new pages with their thumb.

Multi-touch mixing: Wireless, multi-touch mixing with Digital Performer is now a reality. Users can operate multiple on-screen Mixing Board faders simultaneously with several fingers. For two-handed mixing, users can turn their iPad sideways and mix with fingers from both hands at once. Faders and other controls are large and easy to grab. Users can quickly swipe left and right to access more faders as they mix.

Bidirectional communication: If users make a change from DP Control on their remote device, such as renaming a take or adding a marker, the corresponding DP project on the host Mac is immediately updated, and vice versa. This two-way communication makes DP Control a seamless extension of DP.

Feature highlights:

Real two-way communication: changes made in DP Control are immediately reflected in DP, and vice versa.

Editable time counter with selectable format (including real-time, SMPTE time, samples, and marker names).

Main transport control and many other transport-related Control Panel functions (click, countoff, memory-cycle, etc.).

Page-controlled, scrollable mixer with animated, recordable pan knobs and volume sliders, plus level meters and peak indicators.

Solo, Mute, Record-enable, Play automation, Record automation and automation mode settings for each track.

Track list for the host DP project, complete with collapsible nested track folders and dynamically linked track organization that matches the currently open DP project on the host Mac.

Infinite undo, with the ability to step through the next and previous tasks in the host DP project undo history.

Marker creation and naming.

New Take, Previous Take, and Next Take functions that operate on all of the record-enabled tracks at once (essential for tracking drums).

Take selection, by name, for individual tracks. Also New Take, Delete Take, and Rename Take for the current take on any individual track.

Save function for saving changes made to the DP document.

DP Control is compatible with any iPhone, iPad, and third-generation iPod Touch, and it requires Digital Performer 7.2 or later running on a Mac on the same WiFi network as DP Control.

For videos, interactive Flash, and more information, visit the Digital Performer web pages.

http://www.motu.com/

djay

djay is a free virtual decks plugin developed by Algoriddim. Compatible OS(s): iOS.

The djay DJ app for iPhone, iPad, and Android lets you mix all your local music and millions of songs directly from Spotify.

http://www.algoriddim.com

DimSong

DimSong is a free compressor and studio tools plugin developed by VenLabs. Compatible OS(s): iOS.

DimSong creates custom remixes of music in real-time, controlling the intensity and density of songs based on touch, movement and light input.

The app operates in 3 modes of input:

Shake: The music reacts to the user’s movements as they dance, workout, or flick the device.

Light: DimSong uses the camera to detect the amount of light in the user’s surroundings and adjust the audio accordingly, functioning as a “musical dimmer switch” where more light means more intensity in the music.

Touch: An on-screen slider lets the user control the mix manually.

DimSong comes with 3 exclusive, interactive remixes, and additional tracks are available for purchase from the in-app store. The company says that new music will be added on a regular basis.

http://www.dimsong.com/DimSong.html

Catchin’ Sync

Catchin Sync is a free studio tools plugin developed by Quiet Art. Compatible OS(s): iOS.

Catchin’ Sync allows you to capture and manually determine audio SYNC issues of your video playback device.

In almost all cases, where audio and video playback passes through separate devices (i.e. Audio through receiver, video through LCD TV or Projector, etc.) there will be advancement or delay on the audio signal, making the viewing experience unpleasant. Catchin’ SYNC will help you determine if your system is in SYNC or not and by how much in milliseconds or frames. With that information you can add appropriate amounts of delay to your signal and get everything play along properly in SYNC.

Purchasing the full access allows you to record or use your own videos.

Please visit www.quietart.co.nz/catchinsync/devices for accuracy information on specific models of Apple devices.

http://quietart.co.nz