Panstation 2 vs mLFO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Panstation 2
This audio plug-in offers advanced panning capabilities for music production on iOS devices. It emulates vintage hardware and provides versatile control over stereo imaging and effects.
- Four different panning laws
- Ten panning waveforms
- MIDI tempo sync and control
- Audio trigger counting feature
- Relative phase control
- Preset sharing
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Finally available for iOS!. To create Panstation, we started with a loose model of the venerable Drawmer M500's panning engine, then added the counting features from the Audio & Design PanScan (probably the most famous vintage autopanner, and the "secret weapon" of many well-known producers.) The result is an autopanner plug-in that is second to none in both feature set and sound. Built for both iPhones and iPads, Panstation is available as an AudioUnit V3 (with sidechain input in hosts that have that capabilty) and Standalone with Inter-App Audio. The AUv3 requires a host such as AUM, Cubasis, GarageBand, or BeatMaker Pro 3 (etc.) to be used. Features • Four different panning laws, including an exact 1:1 clone of the M500 pan law. • Ten panning waveforms, including all the waveforms present in the M500. • Free-run, MIDI tempo sync, MIDI note trigger, MIDI note number, and CC control of panning. • Audio trigger counting feature from the A&D PanScan. • Relative phase control of each side, for tremolo and stereo widening effects. • Vector-based reactive UI. • Share presets between the AUv3 and Standalone, or between the iOS versions and the desktop versions. • Manual available on the Audio Damage site.
mLFO
This app provides 16 programmable MIDI LFOs with extensive features for music production. It offers multiple parameters per LFO, independent output, and a wide rate range. It can be used as a standalone app or as an AUv3 plugin within compatible host applications.
- 16 programmable MIDI LFOs
- Multiple parameters per LFO
- Independent output and MIDI channel
- Wide rate range
- Custom shape creation (free and ADSR)
- 4 trigger modes including random retrigger
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*** Note *** Although mLFO can run as a stand-alone app, the recommended way to use it is as an AUv3 plugin from inside a suitable AU Host app, such as AUM, AudioBus, Cubasis etc. mLFO AUv3 is a set of 16 programmable MIDI LFOs with a extensive set of features: - Multiple parameters per LFO, including variability. - Independent output and MIDI channel per LFO. - Wide rate range, from 1/128 to 130442 beats. - 9 factory and 16 user shapes. - Custom shapes: free and ADSR. - 4 trigger modes, including random retrigger (every incoming note triggers a random LFO). - MIDI Thru. mLFO uses parts of the following copyrighted material, the use of which is hereby acknowledged. LICENCES AudioKit The MIT License (MIT) Copyright (c) 2016 Aurelius Prochazka Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
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Verdict
Panstation 2 and mLFO both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of mLFO's written reviews are positive against 63% of Panstation 2's. Panstation 2's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $5.99) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.6). On rating, ratings volume, 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
Panstation 2 costs $3.99 and mLFO $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Panstation 2 against 4.5 for mLFO. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 20 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Panstation 2's written reviews are positive against 80% of mLFO's.
| Parameter | Panstation 2 | mLFO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (11 ratings) | 4.5 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Audio Damage, Inc. | Axart Labs OU |
Customer experience
Panstation 2
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In-app purchases
Panstation 2
No in-app purchases
mLFO
No in-app purchases









