Comparison

Horn Section HD Light vs Analog Rack Chorus

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Horn Section HD Light

Enhance your music productions with realistic horn section sounds. This app provides pre-recorded licks, stabs, and swells that can be easily integrated into your songs. It offers full compatibility with GarageBand and other DAWs, allowing for tempo and key adjustments.

Highlights
  • Real horn section recordings
  • Apple Loop export for GarageBand
  • DAW integration via copy-paste
  • Audiobus and IAA support
  • Adjustable tempo and key
  • Licks, stabs, and swells
Features
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Trailer app for Horn Section HD: real live horns for your songs, played by the first call horn section in The Netherlands, the Jayhorns! In your back pocket and made for IOS only! Full Audiobus and IAA support. Enhance your tracks with licks, stabs and swells and enjoy the live feel of a real horn section! Copy to Garageband and the licks follow tempo and key. In this free version the Soul chapter 90 bpm fully functional and all other chapters have inspiring examples! Perfect for producers and song writers….. licks, stabs, swells and more in 7 chapters performed in 3 bpms and 4 essential keys, over 300 in total. Perfect for Garageband users on IOS, all licks were performed with minor third intervals and are presented as Apple Loops so copied to GB the licks follow the key set in GB with ease, as well as tempo! (these features are 'Garageband only') Copy any lick to any other paste equipped DAW and enhance your tracks with a live horn section at your finger tips. The lines were composed based on often requested parts as experienced by the incredible Jayhorns (see bio for tours/albums and credits). MAIN FEATURES: * All licks can be copied as Apple Loops to GB, following tempo and key changes * All licks can be copied to any other paste equipped daw * Full horn section library for anyone making music on an iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch * Audiobus compatible * Inter App Audio compatible * Easy auditioning of licks as they all loop within the app * Performed, recorded and built only for IOS * Many styles in relevant bpms (check content list) * Lines, swells, stabs and other content were produced with your compositions in mind * Uncut, not time stretched, actual high end recordings * Audio quality: 44.1 kHz, 16 bit (cd) * All licks, stabs and swell actually played separately in all bpms and keys, by the first call horn section in The Benelux * All licks can be cut, altered and moved for more complex arranging * Any lick can be used creatively outside the mentioned style with ease * All chapters have horn arrangement examples in musical context except of the Soul chapter, the 90 bpm page is fully functional and has the pure horns The licks were cut to a logical length, depending on style/meaning and use for you to place them quickly and get them in the 'right spot" but they can be moved for different effects and placed freely within your sequencer of choice. And of course, licks can be stacked as well. Line up: Trumpet-Trumpet-Trombone-Saxophone (with Flugelhorn and Baritone Sax variations within the chapters). CONTENT: (full version only, in this Light version 90 bpm Soul chapter fully functional) * Funk, Disco 'n Dance: 5 section licks performed at 90, 110 and 130 bpm, all in the keys of A, C, Eb and Gb * Pop: 5 section licks performed at 90, 110 and 130 bpm, all in the keys of A, C, Eb and Gb * Soul: 5 section licks performed at 90, 110 and 130 bpm, all in the keys of A, C, Eb and Gb (4 licks in 130 bpm soul) * Jazz: 5 section licks performed at 90, 110 and 130 bpm, all in the keys of A, C, Eb and Gb * Stabs: 5 section licks performed at 90, 110 and 130 bpm, all in the keys of A, C, Eb and Gb * Swells: one horn swell performed at 90, 110 and 130 bpm, all in the keys of A, C, Eb and Gb and major and minor swells in the keys of Bb, Db, E and G * Fx 'n Moods: 4 fast and 4 slow shakes in the keys of A, C, Eb and Gb 'Down Boy' lick at 90, 110 and 130 bpm in A, C, Eb and Gb 'James' lick at 90 bpm Forte Piano and 130 bpm Sforzando in A, C, Eb and Gb 'What Goes Up' lick at 90 and 110 bpm in A, C, Eb and Gb 'Hornlike' lick at 90 bpm in A, C, Eb and Gb * Instructions/credits and Jayhorns info Don't settle for synth imitations or 'sounds like brass' solutions, this is a living and breathing section and a purpose built release for IOS only. www.hornsectionhd.com (support site with soon to be released trailers) Also you will find DAW specific instructions on this page.

About

Analog Rack Chorus

This powerful yet simple audio plugin emulates classic analog chorus pedals and rack units. It adds beautiful analog tube coloration to your tracks, offering a custom tube preamp circuit for unique sound shaping. It functions as a standalone app, AudioUnit v3 effect, or Inter-App Audio effect.

Highlights
  • Emulates famous analog chorus pedals and rack units
  • Custom tube preamp virtual circuit
  • Adds analog tube coloration
  • Standalone app functionality
  • AudioUnit v3 effect support
  • Inter-App Audio effect support
Features
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The Analog Rack Chorus plugin is a very simple but powerful chorus plugin inspired by the most famous Chorus pedals and rack effect units. Nembrini Audio has taken the guitarists most preferred analog and digital effect pedals and has repacked it in new rack style plugins easy to use and extremely powerful at the same time, with the addition of a custom design tube preamp virtual circuit which gives color to the signal in a very special way. Just insert the Analog Rack Chorus plugin in your tracks to hear its beautiful analog tube coloration! Works as a standalone app, AudioUnit v3 effect, or Inter-App Audio effect

Screenshots

Horn Section HD Light4 screens
Analog Rack Chorus1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Analog Rack Chorus at 5.0 against Horn Section HD Light's 1.0. Analog Rack Chorus also leads on ratings volume (17 vs 1). Horn Section HD Light's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Analog Rack Chorus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Analog Rack Chorus has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Horn Section HD Light versus Analog Rack Chorus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHorn Section HD LightAnalog Rack Chorus
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings117 — better
Update frequency—Every 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGo Independent RecordsNembrini Audio

Customer experience

Horn Section HD Light

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Analog Rack Chorus

All ratings17 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Horn Section HD Light

No in-app purchases

None

Analog Rack Chorus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Horn Section HD Light free?
Horn Section HD Light is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Analog Rack Chorus free?
Analog Rack Chorus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Horn Section HD Light or Analog Rack Chorus?
Analog Rack Chorus is rated higher. Horn Section HD Light averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Analog Rack Chorus averages 5.0 from 17 ratings.
Do Horn Section HD Light or Analog Rack Chorus have ads?
Neither Horn Section HD Light nor Analog Rack Chorus shows ads.

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