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Cover Image for VU303 Brings 32-Pad Phrase Sampling and AUv3 Hosting to iPad and iPhone

VU303 Brings 32-Pad Phrase Sampling and AUv3 Hosting to iPad and iPhone

Dariusz Chynek's VU303, the successor to VU202, is a phrase sampler and pattern sequencer for iPhone and iPad with 32 pads, two sampling engines, a mixer that hosts AUv3 effects, and an AUv3 instrument version of its own.

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Cover Image for Airwindows Consolidated Brings Chris Johnson's 500+ Free Effects to iPad and iPhone as One AUv3

Airwindows Consolidated Brings Chris Johnson's 500+ Free Effects to iPad and iPhone as One AUv3

Chris Johnson's entire Airwindows library, more than 500 hand-crafted effects, is available for iPhone and iPad as a single free AUv3, ported by Sveinbjörn Pálsson with weekly updates planned.

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Cover Image for HollowTone: Igor Vasiliev's Sample-Free Ambient Worlds for iPad, iPhone and Mac

HollowTone: Igor Vasiliev's Sample-Free Ambient Worlds for iPad, iPhone and Mac

HollowTone is a new procedural ambient instrument from Igor Vasiliev, the developer behind ExoSphere and NoiseSpace. Five sample-free layers, nine macro faders and a deep modulation system build slowly evolving soundscapes, standalone or as an AUv3.

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Cover Image for Acid on iPad: BloopMachine Launches and TDminator 2 Adds a 303-Style Bassline

Acid on iPad: BloopMachine Launches and TDminator 2 Adds a 303-Style Bassline

Two new ways to write squelchy 303 lines on iPad and iPhone this week: Fingerlab's BloopMachine, out today, and discoDSP's TDminator 2, which now plays its own Devil Fish-style bassline with or without a Behringer TD-3.

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Cover Image for Celestine Granular FX: A Live-Buffer Granular AUv3 for iPad and iPhone

Celestine Granular FX: A Live-Buffer Granular AUv3 for iPad and iPhone

Celestine from ijo audio turns whatever you play into granular clouds without loading a sample. Here's how its live buffer, eight modes, and Sync grid work, and how to set it up on an insert or a send.

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Cover Image for New AUv3 Plugins for iPad: NOODLERACK, SL DREAD, Kalimba Pocket Synth & Tresse 1.3

New AUv3 Plugins for iPad: NOODLERACK, SL DREAD, Kalimba Pocket Synth & Tresse 1.3

Four new AUv3 releases for iPad and iPhone: the NOODLERACK modular synth, SL DREAD horror-atmosphere effect, Kalimba: Pocket Synth, and Tresse 1.3 — plus what the new iPad mini means for mobile music.

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Cover Image for ZENOLOGY GX for iPad Gains AUv3: Free Roland ZEN-Core in Your DAW

ZENOLOGY GX for iPad Gains AUv3: Free Roland ZEN-Core in Your DAW

Roland’s free ZENOLOGY GX for iPad now runs as an AUv3 in Logic Pro, GarageBand, Cubasis, and AUM — with Pro Edit Mode and 10 new Sound Packs.

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Cover Image for New iOS Music Apps in October 2026: Synths, AUv3 FX & Serato DJ

New iOS Music Apps in October 2026: Synths, AUv3 FX & Serato DJ

Fresh iPhone and iPad music apps from October 2026 — Vesper and CRUX synths, Analog Stone phaser, Serato DJ for iOS, Tracker Pro for iPad, and more.

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Cover Image for Tracker Pro for iPad: Dubspot's Tracker, Sampler & Synths App

Tracker Pro for iPad: Dubspot's Tracker, Sampler & Synths App

Dubspot's Tracker Pro for iPad puts a tracker sequencer, vintage sampler, built-in synths, AUv3 hosting, and song arrangement on one grid — now through version 1.1.

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Cover Image for Best New iOS Music Apps of 2026: Synths, Samplers & AUv3 Plugins

Best New iOS Music Apps of 2026: Synths, Samplers & AUv3 Plugins

Our roundup of the best new iOS music apps released in 2026 — from analog-modeling synths and granular samplers to creative AUv3 effects for iPhone and iPad.

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Cover Image for Phonem has arrived - great new synth by Wolfgang Palm

Phonem has arrived - great new synth by Wolfgang Palm

Phonem has arrived - great new synth by Wolfgang Palm

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Cover Image for Odessa - suite of MIDI sequencer AUs by Bram Bos

Odessa - suite of MIDI sequencer AUs by Bram Bos

Odessa - suite of MIDI sequencer AUs by Bram Bos

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Cover Image for UVI BeatHawk 2.0 brings step editor, iphone support and Ableton Link and Live export

UVI BeatHawk 2.0 brings step editor, iphone support and Ableton Link and Live export

UVI BeatHawk 2.0 brings step editor, iphone support and Ableton Link and Live export

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Cover Image for Klevgrand new AU-synth: Pads

Klevgrand new AU-synth: Pads

Klevgrand new AU-synth: Pads

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Cover Image for iVCS3 update brings 5 Audio units

iVCS3 update brings 5 Audio units

iVCS3 update brings 5 Audio units

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Cover Image for Tines - new AU-compatible Electric Piano

Tines - new AU-compatible Electric Piano

Tines - new AU-compatible Electric Piano

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Cover Image for Auria updated with Audio Units support

Auria updated with Audio Units support

Auria updated with Audio Units support

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Cover Image for ApeDelay Updated with Audio Units support

ApeDelay Updated with Audio Units support

ApeDelay Updated with Audio Units support

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Cover Image for Klevgränd iOS apps upgraded with Audio Unit Extension support

Klevgränd iOS apps upgraded with Audio Unit Extension support

Klevgränd iOS apps upgraded with Audio Unit Extension support

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Cover Image for Cubasis Audio Units support has arrived

Cubasis Audio Units support has arrived

Cubasis Audio Units support has arrived

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Cover Image for NS1 – Virtual Analog Synth Audio Unit released

NS1 – Virtual Analog Synth Audio Unit released

NS1 – Virtual Analog Synth Audio Unit released

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