RD4 - Groovebox for iOS

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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a musical instrument! RD4 - Groovebox is a music making app with virtual analog synthesizers, drum machines and...
Last updated on June 11, 2016
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By Mikrosonic

Turn your iPhone or iPad into a musical instrument! RD4 - Groovebox is a music making app with virtual analog synthesizers, drum machines and...

Turn your iPhone or iPad into a musical instrument! RD4 - Groovebox is a music making app with virtual analog synthesizers, drum machines and effects.Compose and arrange your music in real-time. Choose instruments individually for the 4 channels. Record live or set notes with the dedicated sequencer or piano roll of each instrument."This is no desktop app crammed onto a touchscreen. It seems the interface has been designed around your fingertips." Peter Kirn from CDM (createdigitalmusic.com)Via in-app purchase: Upgrade to premium and unlock the following features:Save Song, Export Loop, Audio Session Recording, Share Sounds, All 10 Drum Kits, All 5 Effects, Mixer Instrument Configuration, Effect Bus Configuration, MIDI Input and MIDI Clock Sync in/out.This multi-touch enabled app makes it simple to invent unique loops and musical phrases. Manipulate the sound of the synthesizers by tweaking the oscillators, resonant filters and audio envelopes. Add audio effects like reverb, distortion, phaser, filter and delay to your sounds.Appropriate both for experienced musicians and beginners.Feature OverviewMixer- 4 channel rack mixer- Instrument selection for each channel- Volume control with level meter per channel- Direct audio effect channel assignment- Tempo control with tap tempo- Channel mute and soloSequencer- 2 banks with up two 8 bars per instrument- Adjustable play modes from 1 to 8 bars and random modes- Song Mode with a length of up to 99 barsChoose between two virtual analog synthesizers and the drum machine for each channel:Analog- Modeled after legendary monophonic synths of the '70s- For fat sounding bass and powerful lead sounds- 3 oscillators with 6 different waveforms- Each oscillator can be tuned precisely and has a warmth control for the typical analog sound- Attack, Decay, Sustain and Release envelope generator- Pitch wheel- Low-pass filter (24dB/oct, 4-pole) with knobs for cutoff, resonance and an Attack/Decay/Sustain envelope generator- Recording of played notes in real-time- Piano Roll for editing recorded notes comfortably- Or compose by drawing notes directly with the piano roll in 1/16 or 1/32 resolution- Piano roll editing features: Transpose Pattern, Shift Sequence and Quantize PatternBassline- Reminiscent of the legendary 303 synthesizer- Create bubbling basslines and screaming lead sounds- Successor of the famous synthesizer Rubberduck from d-lusion- High-quality low-pass filter with resonance, cut-off, and envelope controls- Oscillator with 4 types of waveforms- Real-time step sequencer with accent and slideBeats- Program beats with 10 classic drum kits: 808, 909, 606, CR-78, Linn, KR55, RX11, RZ1, DMX, DPM48- Booming kick drums, snappy snares and throbbing percussions- 8 channels per drum kit- Punch control for volume and envelope adjustments- Accent programmable for each drum channel- Free assignable effects for each drum sound- Channel mute, Closed Hi Hat mutes the Open Hi Hat- Real-time pattern based step sequencerAudio effects:- 5 effects: Reverb, distortion, filter, phaser and delay- Real-time controllable- X/Y control field for each effect- 4 effect sends- Chaining of 2 effectsTechnical features:- Audiobus support- Core MIDI support- Connects to all available MIDI input sources automatically- MIDI Clock Sync support, in/out- Automatic MIDI input focus when switching Instruments- Multi-touch control- Live session recording- Audio loop export feature- SoundCloud Sharing Kit integration- Session save capability- Cut/copy/paste pattern