Comparison

Pitch Parade vs M/S Processor 2

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

Head to head
About

Pitch Parade

Train and test your ability to identify musical notes without a reference tone. Features realistic piano sounds, separate play and test modes, and customizable octave selection. Ideal for musicians looking to hone their auditory skills.

Highlights
  • Perfect pitch training and testing
  • 84 realistic grand piano sounds
  • Separate Play and Test modes
  • Customizable octave selection
  • Guest Mode for friends
  • No sign-in required
Features
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Pitch Parade is an app for training and testing perfect pitch, the ability to identify a musical note without the aid of a reference tone. [Features] - Simple, beautiful and easy to use design. - 84 real grand piano sounds spanning 7 octaves. - Separate Play and Test modes. - Option to select any combination of the octaves. - Seven levels of proficiency, with an earnable badge for every octave. - Track your latest and best accuracy for each note. - Guest Mode to let your friends have a go at the test. - No sign-in or account needed to use the app. - One-time purchase — no ads, no subscriptions and no in-app purchases. - We respect your privacy. The app does not send us any form of information. [Important] Perfect Pitch is a very rare skill which, as per the current understanding, has to be trained and acquired at a very young age, most preferably below 7. However recent studies suggest that individuals with higher general auditory working memory may be able to practice and improve pitch recognition abilities well beyond this critical period. [Feedback] If you like this app, kindly let others know about it and also rate it on the App Store. Your support is essential for the continued development of this app. You may also use the app support page (https://www.mpathy.tech/contact-us) to get in touch with us.

About

M/S Processor 2

This app allows you to manipulate the mid and side components of a stereo audio signal. You can adjust their levels, mute them, or flip their polarity before recombining them. It functions as an Audio Unit (AUv3) within music production hosts or as a standalone application.

Highlights
  • Mid/side stereo signal splitting
  • Independent level control for mid and side
  • Mute and polarity flip for mid/side
  • Inline, decode, and encode modes
  • Automation support
  • Adaptable layout for various screen sizes
Features
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Your stereo image, in two parts. M/S Processor 2 splits a stereo signal into its mid (what both sides share) and its side (what sets them apart), lets you turn each up or down, mute it or flip its polarity, and puts them back together. Rebuilt from the ground up, it runs as an Audio Unit (AUv3) inside GarageBand, AUM, Logic Pro and any other host, and on its own with an audio interface. THREE WAYS IN AND OUT • Inline: left and right in, left and right out. Widen a mix, narrow it, or bring a centered voice forward. • Decode: record with a mid/side microphone pair, a cardioid facing the source and a figure-8 across it, and hear it as left and right while you play. • Encode: turn left and right into mid and side for the effects that come after it, and decode them back at the end of the chain. EVERY PART UNDER YOUR HAND • A fader for the mid and one for the side, from −48 to +24 dB, each over its own meter. • Mute and polarity for each, and a link that moves both gains together. • Swap left and right before anything else, and bypass to compare. • Input and output meters named by what they carry, L and R or M and S, with held peaks and clip indicators. • Every control can be automated from your host. • A notice when the input is mono, which leaves the side with nothing to work on. MADE FOR EVERY SCREEN M/S Processor 2 lays itself out for the space it's given: an iPhone upright or sideways, an iPad, iPhone Duo folded or open, and a plugin slot in a host, from GarageBand's compact strip to a whole panel. QUIET BY DEFAULT On its own, the app starts with its output muted, so a microphone never feeds back through the speaker next to it. A LONG STORY Alan Blumlein described mid/side recording in his 1931 stereo patent, and engineers have relied on it ever since. M/S Processor first came to the iPad in 2013; this is its second life. From Monolith DSP. Terms of Use: https://monolith-dsp.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://monolith-dsp.com/privacy/

Screenshots

Pitch Parade4 screens
M/S Processor 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: M/S Processor 2 at Free against Pitch Parade's $0.99. M/S Processor 2 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

M/S Processor 2 is free to download; Pitch Parade costs $0.99 up front. Pitch Parade sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. M/S Processor 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pitch Parade versus M/S Processor 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPitch ParadeM/S Processor 2
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMpathy TechRuben Nine Blanco

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pitch Parade

One-time1
  • Upgrade To ProFree
None

M/S Processor 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pitch Parade free?
Pitch Parade costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is M/S Processor 2 free?
M/S Processor 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pitch Parade or M/S Processor 2 have ads?
Neither Pitch Parade nor M/S Processor 2 shows ads.

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