Comparison

PolyIvoks Filter vs Easy MIDI Player

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

Head to head
About

PolyIvoks Filter

This audio effect plugin emulates the sound of a legendary 1980s Soviet synthesizer filter. It offers stereo output and a range of modulation and envelope controls for creative sound shaping. A demo version is available with limited free play time.

Highlights
  • Standalone and AUv3 plugin
  • Modeled vintage filter
  • LFO and envelope modulation
  • Stereo output
  • Scalable GUI
  • Undo/Redo and A/B comparison
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PolyIvoks Filter AUv3 plug-in — comes as time-limited Demo-version for you to try. It gives you 5 minutes of Free play time. (You can reload the PolyIvoks Filter AUv3 plug-in as many times as you want, thereby you get the Demo period again and again.) Unlimited version of PolyIvoks Filter AUv3 plug-in comes as In-App Purchase PolyIvoks Filter developed on the basis of the filter of the legendary Soviet synthesizer from 1980s, and only now the legendary Soviet analog sound became available in stereo mode. Features: • Standalone and AUv3 plug-in; • Precise port of Rack Extensions plug-in; • Modeled vintage Filter; • Undo/Redo; • A/B comparison; • 2x/4x/8x Upsampling; • Macro controllers; • Built-in Gain Match; • Scalable GUI. MODULATOR house the LFO controls: MODE — which offers four waveforms, including Noise and a stepped function for Sample & Hold effects, well as SPEED control. FILTER: The four controls adjust CUTOFF, RESONANCE, LPF to BPF switch, MODULATION (LFO) level and ENVELOPE level (You can set positive or negative values). ENVELOPE: repeating ATTACK/DECAY envelope. MASTER: the rightmost unit has 3 regulators ENVELOPE level (You can set positive or negative values), VOLUME (output gain) and DIGITAL/ANALOG switch. To use PolyIvoks Filter as a plug-in, you need an AUv3-compatible host app like GarageBand, Auria, AUM, Cubasis and more — PolyIvoks Filter will appear in the list of Audio Unit extensions for effect plug-ins in the host app.

About

Easy MIDI Player

Features
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The player you know from Easy MP3 Player, now as an app made just for MIDI. Same screens, same controls: pick a song and press play. The only difference is that it plays MIDI files. A built-in GM sound set does the playing, so there is no separate sound module to set up. What makes it different 1. Open it and it plays Pick a MIDI file (.mid, .midi, .smf, .kar) and it starts. No sound setup, no converting. 2. Choose your folder once Point the app at the folder holding your songs, one time. From then on they are waiting the moment you open the app. No walking through the Files app again. You can register as many folders as you like. 3. Reorder with your finger Press and hold a song, then drag it up or down. Remove the ones you no longer want, right there. 4. A playlist for each occasion Make playlists with names that suit you: Practice, Recital, Before Sleep. Switching between them does not interrupt playback. 5. Ten-band equalizer Adjust from low to high across ten bands. Your settings are still there next time you open the app. 6. A sleep timer that stops for you Choose 15, 30, 45, 60 or 90 minutes. When the time is up, playback stops on its own. 7. Control it from the lock screen Play, pause, skip and seek from the lock screen or Control Center. Unlocked with a one-time purchase - Playback speed From 0.5x to 2x. The pitch stays where it is; only the speed changes. Useful when you want to slow a fast piece down and hear what is happening. - Key (transpose) Up to twelve semitones up or down. The drum part is left alone. - Part mixer Mute a part, change its volume, or swap its instrument. Mute the part you are practising and play along with the rest. - No ads The banner at the bottom of the screen goes away. - Export and import playlists Save the playlists you made to a file, and load them back. One payment. Nothing further to pay. Supported files Standard MIDI File format 0 and 1 (.mid, .midi, .smf, .kar) Supported devices iPhone and iPad Open-source software MIDI playback uses TinySoundFont. Copyright (C) 2017-2023 Bernhard Schelling (Based on SFZero, Copyright (C) 2012 Steve Folta) MIT License Sounds: GeneralUser GS by S. Christian Collins. Contact https://tenmais.jp/contact/

Screenshots

PolyIvoks Filter4 screens
Easy MIDI Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PolyIvoks Filter at none against Easy MIDI Player's shown. PolyIvoks Filter also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. PolyIvoks Filter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Easy MIDI Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PolyIvoks Filter versus Easy MIDI Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolyIvoks FilterEasy MIDI Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (21 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRRS, OOOKenichi Ando

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PolyIvoks Filter

One-time1
  • RRS PolyIvoks Filter Unlimited$4.99
1 purchases

Easy MIDI Player

One-time1
  • Speed, Key & Part Mixer$2.99

Questions

Is PolyIvoks Filter free?
PolyIvoks Filter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Easy MIDI Player free?
Easy MIDI Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PolyIvoks Filter or Easy MIDI Player have ads?
Easy MIDI Player shows ads; PolyIvoks Filter does not.

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