Zen Studio+ Remote vs dspMixFx UR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zen Studio+ Remote
Control your Antelope Audio Zen Studio+ interface remotely from your iOS device. Adjust preamp gain, monitor and headphone volumes, and manage device settings like phantom power and sample rate.
- Preamps Gain Control
- Monitor Volume Control
- Headphones Volume Control
- Device Selection
- Stereo Link Selection
- Phantom Power
- Phase Inversion
- Clock Source and Sample Rate Selection
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The Zen Studio+ mobile app is specifically designed to work with Antelope Audio's Zen Studio+ 12-Mic Pres Audio Interface. Download this app and turn your iOS device into a pro audio interface remote control. Zen Studio+ Remote allows both the engineer and the producer to operate the device's main features. Zen Studio+ Remote offers: • Preamps Gain Control • Monitor Volume Control • Headphones Volume Control • Device Selection (for Multiple Devices) • Stereo Link Selection, Phantom Power, Phase Inversion • Clock Source and Sample Rate Selection
dspMixFx UR
This application provides control over DSP features and built-in effects for compatible audio interfaces on iOS devices. It allows for latency-free monitoring and streaming mixes for music applications, utilizing effects like reverb and channel strips.
- Control DSP features on URX-C/UR-C series
- DSP mixer control
- Built-in DSP effects control
- Latency-free monitoring
- Streaming mix creation
- Compatible with specific Yamaha audio interfaces
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Together with the URX22C, URX44C, UR22C, UR24C, UR44C, and UR816C audio interfaces, the dspMixFx UR-C app allows you to utilize the benefits of Yamaha’s custom-designed SSP3 DSP chip directly on your iPad and iPhone. The app enables control of all DSP features—including the DSP mixer and built-in DSP effects—on compatible URX-C and UR-C series interfaces. You can create latency-free monitor mixes and streaming mixes for a wide variety of iOS / iPadOS music applications, using acclaimed DSP effects such as REV-X reverb, Sweet Spot Morphing Channel Strip, and Guitar Amp Classics. Please note that this app is only a control application for USB audio interfaces URX22C, URX44C, UR22C, UR24C, UR44C, and UR816C. Without a UR interface it can be used in demo mode only. Find more information about the URX-C series and the UR-C series audio interfaces here: URX-C: https://www.yamaha.com/2/urx-c/ UR-C: https://new.steinberg.net/en/audio-interfaces/ur-c-series/ Key features • Control of all DSP features including DSP mixer and DSP effects on URX-C and UR-C series • Latency-free DSP-powered monitoring when connected to iPad or iPhone • Works with URX22C, URX44C, UR22C, UR24C, UR44C, and UR816C * Depending on the iPad or iPhone model for using the UR-C interfaces with iPad or iPhone the Lightning to USB Camera Adapter or the Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter is required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: dspMixFx UR at 3.7 against Zen Studio+ Remote's 3.3. dspMixFx UR also leads on review sentiment (34% vs 25%) and ratings volume (10 vs 3). Zen Studio+ Remote's advantage is iOS requirement (9.2 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
dspMixFx UR holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Zen Studio+ Remote's written reviews are positive against 34% of dspMixFx UR's.
Zen Studio+ Remote ships an update every 8 months, dspMixFx UR every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zen Studio+ Remote | dspMixFx UR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) | 3.7 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 33.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.2 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Antelope Audio | Yamaha Corporation |
Customer experience
Zen Studio+ Remote
dspMixFx UR
In-app purchases
Zen Studio+ Remote
No in-app purchases
dspMixFx UR
No in-app purchases
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