Music Studio Lite vs SampleTank CS

Music Studio offers a complete music production environment for the iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch with features and a sound quality previously only known to desktop applications and expensive audio hardware. It combines a piano keyboard, 11 studio-quality instruments (124 in the full version), a fully fledged 127-track sequencer, extensive note editing, reverb, real-time effects and much more on a user-friendly interface. AWARDS & REVIEWS OF THE FULL VERSION • "A recent composition of mine started on the iPhone with Music Studio" - Jason Hayes, lead composer of "World of Warcraft" • "GarageBand on your iDevice" - TouchMyApps.com • "Music Studio is loaded to the brim with features and is a no brainer for composers" - AppAdvice.com • "If you’re at all serious about your music you can’t really afford to miss out on this app." - razorianfly.com • "Music Studio justifies the purchase of an iDevice if you're really into it." - appfreakblog.com • Awards from BestAppEver.com, iPhoneAppsPlus.com, apps4idevices, Palm Sounds FEATURES • Photorealistic, dynamically configurable 60-key keyboard (85 in the full version) • Instant positioning via the slide gesture and resize with the pinch gesture • Drum pads, chord pads and chord programming • 11 studio-recorded instruments (16bit 44.1kHz sampled from real instruments) • Release and attack time configurable per instrument • Sustain samples • Pitch bend wheel and accelerometer control • Audio tracks: • Microphone recording • AudioCopy & AudioPaste • iPod library or wav/mp3/AAC/ogg file import • Waveform and audio region editing • Record with CoreAudio (class compliant) hardware • Sampler to a create custom instrument or kit from audio files and recordings • Background audio playback and recording • Low-latency, highly optimized, 128x polyphony, battery saving audio engine • 10 drum loops • High-quality reverb, resonant filter, compressor and limiter effects • 127-track sequencer • Beat & metronome settings (tempo, signature) • Mute, solo, effect bus, pan and volume adjustment for each track • Edit tracks, bars and even individual notes: Draw, quantize, transpose, repeat, move, length, velocity, etc. • Unlimited undo and redo • Detailed in-app help • Play or record 2 different instruments at the same time with 2 keyboard rows • iPhone and iPad Retina Display supported • Compatible with CoreMIDI (MIDI in and out), Virtual MIDI and MIDI hardware. LIMITATIONS OF THE LITE VERSION • Saving, exporting and sharing is disabled, hence only one song can be created. • Only 11 instead of 124 instruments are available • The number of audio tracks is limited to 2 (up to 127 in the full version) • Only 1 user instrument or kit can be created (unlimited in the full version) • The keyboard is limited to 5 octaves instead of 7 (85 keys) • 6 Effects are not available: Delay, EQ, Amp, Phaser, BitCrusher, StereoWidener. • Only 10 instead of 100 beats • The full version features Files app support, iTunes file sharing and a WiFi server for exchanging files with your computer. • MIDI import/export is disabled. • The full version supports Audiobus and Inter-App Audio. • No add-on packages (+70 instruments) Video tutorials are available on the Xewton YouTube channel.

SampleTank 2 for iOS is a professional, fully featured mobile sound and groove workstation that brings the sound, power and features of desktop virtual instruments to your iPad and iPhone — without compromise. It is designed for professional live performance, song composition and puts a comprehensive array of world-class instruments, sounds and patterns right at your fingertips. SampleTank CS provides all the functionality of the full app, with 23 instruments in 16 categories, so you can try out this powerful workstation for free. Additional sounds are available a la cart via in-app purchase. SampleTank gives you 8 multitimbral instrument slots that you can easily layer or split. Choose from a comprehensive, expandable sound collection that covers virtually every acoustic and electronic sound imaginable. Plus, each instrument category includes instrument riffs and grooves so you can start composing and playing in no time. The included instruments and the new sound engine are derived from the desktop version of SampleTank, IK's flagship workstation, offering you unmatched realism, variety of sound and audio performance. For the first time on iOS, thousands of professional sample-based sounds and patterns can be easily accessed, layered and used for playing live or in the studio. What’s more, SampleTank offers an ever-growing library of sounds and are available via in-app purchase: • Elektronika - a series of electronica and EDM-oriented groove libraries and sound collections that make it easy to create hits in today’s most popular styles • Miroslav Philharmonik — the legendary orchestral libraries, now available on your mobile device! Stunningly realistic and expressive samples of a wide range of orchestra and percussion instruments. • SampleTank PRO - the latest and most high-end sounds and grooves available, letting you create professional-grade compositions on your mobile device • Plus additional libraries covering cinematic sounds, the finest pianos, drum libraries from iconic drummers and much more! SampleTank for iOS offers over 2,300 instruments and over 1,200 MIDI patterns — the largest collection of sounds available for any virtual instrument for iOS. Features: • 23 sounds in 16 categories included free • 8-part multitimbral professional quality sound and groove module • Expandable sound library with 2300+ instrument • Over 1,200 melodic and rhythmic patterns • 8-track MIDI recorder with audio export • Totally redesigned intuitive interface • New sound engine derived from SampleTank 3 for Mac/PC • Zones feature lets you easily create splits & layers on your controller • Song and Live environments for composing and playing • Built-in insert effects and master reverb • MIDI learn feature makes programming external controllers easy • Plug-and-play compatibility with iRig interfaces and controllers • Polyphony: up to 64 voices on new Apple devices