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iPhone/iPad iOS music making app round-up: Week 72

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By Si Truss published 27 September 2012

The latest big updates and new apps

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The latest music tools

The latest music tools

In the week that the iPhone 5 was unleashed upon the world, we bring you a round-up of the latest new music making tools and significant updates.

Also make sure you check out:

The best iPhone/iPad music making apps in the world today

If you've got a new iOS app, make sure you let us know about it by emailing musicradar.pressreleases@futurenet.com with all the details.

Next: VirSyn Harmony Voice

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VirSyn Harmony Voice, £3.99/$5.99

VirSyn Harmony Voice, £3.99/$5.99

Harmony Voice is a vocal pitch shifter and harmoniser from VirSyn, the developer behind popular vocoder app iVoxel.

It features automatic tuning correction with visual feedback, and the ability to add up to four harmonic voices to your vocal parts.

Watch a video demo

Buy now from the App Store

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pentacom Glitch1, 69p/$0.99

pentacom Glitch1, 69p/$0.99

As the name suggests, Glitch1 trades in real-time glitch FX. The app features crush, delay, autopan, gate, tape stop and beat repeat functions.

Watch a video demo

Buy now from the App Store

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Sonosaurus DrumJam, £5.49/$7.99

Sonosaurus DrumJam, £5.49/$7.99

DrumJam is the new percussion-centric sibling of hugely popular app ThumbJam.

Designed in collaboration with percussionist Pete Lockett, it allows users to easily play rhythm parts using a heap of sampled percussion and drum sounds. It features recording, FX - including filter, reverb and pitch bend - plus a variety of export options.

Buy now from the App Store

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Propellerhead Figure 1.2, 69p/$0.99

Propellerhead Figure 1.2, 69p/$0.99

Propellerhead’s nifty little iPhone synth gets another update, adding Audio Copy and WIST (which allows two iOS devices to be synced).

New atonal and chromatic scale modes have also been added, and grids have been added to the performances boxes - meaning that it’s now possible to play synth and bass parts with more accuracy.

Buy now from the App Store

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Xylio BeatSpiral, 1.49p/$1.99

Xylio BeatSpiral, 1.49p/$1.99

BeatSpiral is a sample-based performance app that allows users to slice up, play and record loops, either from the included library or by loading in your own.

Watch a video demo

Buy now from the App Store

Liked this? Now read: The best iPhone/iPad music making apps in the world today

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Si Truss
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I'm the Managing Editor of Music Technology at MusicRadar and former Editor-in-Chief of Future Music, Computer Music and Electronic Musician. I've been messing around with music tech in various forms for over two decades. I've also spent the last 10 years forgetting how to play guitar. Find me in the chillout room at raves complaining that it's past my bedtime.


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