samplerSequencer vs 88 Synthwave
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
samplerSequencer
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"samplerSequencer" turns your device into a sampler sequencer for professional musicians and composers. Just record a single sound / voice / special effect "A note" using the samplerSequencer audio recording feature (using the internal microphone of the device) or import the sound into the device through synchronization (using the iTunes software for Mac or PC) or with copy / paste using the technology "iTunes File Sharing" and samplerSequencer will create for you the whole scale of sounds and assign them to the virtual keyboard (n octaves) of samplerSequencer, so you can record an audio track using the sequencer recording feature of samplerSequencer (the sequencer records for you every note played by you). samplerSequencer operates with seven independent sound tracks, each with its own sampled sound (assignable to a track). You can then record a track at a time (using the virtual keyboard or by writing different notes by hand) and then listen all the tracks together using the sequencer play feature. The sampleSequencer "all tracks view" and "selected track view", the ability to manually enter a note or put it through the virtual keyboard, the ability to delete unwanted notes, to touch a note and change its position, length and the type of the note (note shift), the ability of including sequencer events such as pitch bending and many other features make samplerSequencer a professional sequencer like the most popular sequencers for Mac or PC. The software is able to read the common audio files (WAV, MP3, CAF, etc...) so you can create your own sound (you only need one audio file) using standard wave editor for Mac or PC and samplerSequencer will create automatically for you the musical instrument. You can also import a song from the iTunes library on the device and by controlling "SAMPLE START POSITION" you can select a sound by extracting it from the imported song: samplerSequencer will automatically create the complete musical instrument for you. You can import a song from iTunes and assign it to a track, and using the other tracks you can play your track over the imported songβ¦ the sequencer will play the song combined with your sound tracks. With samplerSequencer you will have in your pocket the smallest existing sampler and sequencer! Features: - Import any sound and samplerSequencer generates for you the entire scale of sounds (n octaves) - Storing infinite sound samples using the archive of sound ("Samples Archive") of samplerSequencer - Virtual Keyboard - Control for increase / decrease the keyboard octave (usable in real time) - "Bending control" to change the sound in real time - "Sample Start Position" control: Β Β Β you can remove the initial part of a sample (ex. silence) by specifying the start time position of the sample (CUT FEATURE) - "Sustain Pedal" control - Multi keyboard voices (64 entries) - Default "GRAND PIANO" sample - Ability of βrecordingβ of musical patterns during live performances - sequencer with 7 independent tracks (you can assign to each track a different sampled sound) - MUTE function to turn off unwanted tracks (PLAY MUTE feature) - Independent VOLUME for each track (SEQUENCER MIXER) - View "all-track view ": it will display all the tracks simultaneously - View "PIANO ROLL": it will display the notes for the selected track - Function touch a note and change its parameters of position, duration, and type of the note - Function touch / drag to remove one or more notes - Function touch / drag to remove unwanted events (pitch bending, etc...) - Metronome - Beat control for the sequencer (it can be disabled) - "samplerSequencer internal archive" to store all the user-sampled sounds (infinite sound presets) - Infinite number of projects can be saved in the "projects archive" of samplerSequencer - NOTE QUANTIZATION for selected track - SEQUENCER PLAY LOOP from start position (PLAY FROM) to end position (PLAY TO) - EDIT WINDOW FOR EVENTS
88 Synthwave
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88 Synthwave writes complete synthwave tracks and plays them on its own synths. Press write and you get the whole track: an intro, verses, builds with a riser and a snare roll, choruses with the hook lifted over a pumping mix, a breakdown, solo or bridge in the middle, a final chorus an octave up, and an ending. That can be the arp left running, a fade, or one hit and silence. Everything is synthesized, so there is nothing to download. An analog-style polysynth with up to five detuned oscillators per voice, where no two notes are quite in tune, plays the pads, saw leads, arps and basses. A four-operator FM engine plays the bells, electric piano, brass and sax. Four classic drum machines sit behind a gated-room reverb and a sidechain pump. The tracks come from chaos maths. A Lorenz attractor draws the melody and the hook's rhythm, and a logistic map picks which steps the arpeggiator plays and where the ghost notes fall. Chaos on its own is noise, so a small model filters it: it is rewarded for consonant intervals and learns as it writes. The CHAOS / TASTE slider decides how much say each one gets. There are eleven styles, and each one sets its own scale, drum machine, rack and effects: Outrun, Night Drive, Darksynth, Dreamwave, Disco, Synthpop, Cyberpunk, Horror Synth, Space Disco, Miami Nights and Vaporwave. Tick STYLE LOADS RACK and each style brings its own sound. The sound is half the record. There are four channels (bass, pads and stabs, arp and keys, lead), each with a preamp or amp, a tone stack and a speaker: a studio monitor, a guitar cabinet, a bass cabinet or a car door. Eight one-click racks set a whole sound at once. The effects are the production: sidechain pump, gated room, chorus, tape, bit crush, phaser, width and tape hiss, with a plate, a hall, a spring and a tempo-synced delay on the master. Every track is built from its seed. Write the seed down and you can have that exact track again, note for note. A seed from the browser version rebuilds the same track here. You can play over it, too. The pads are the notes of the track's key rather than a piano keyboard, so nothing you touch is wrong. The sixteen-step lane stays in key when the writer picks a new track, and it follows your host. Both play any of 22 voices through that voice's own channel and out on its MIDI channel. Turn on RADIO and it keeps playing, picking a new style, key, scale and tempo for every track. You also get: β’ 11 styles, 21 scales, 12 keys, tempo and density β’ 22 voices: pads, leads, brass, FM bells and keys, arps and basses β’ 4 drum machines, 14 channel voicings, 6 speakers, 8 racks and 8 effects β’ Seven-part mixer with a meter on every part β’ MIDI in, so your keyboard plays whichever voice you have selected β’ Export a MIDI file, a WAV mix, or stems, one WAV per part (in the app; in a host you record the audio there) β’ A note and a MIDI channel for every drum and every riser and impact β’ UI scale, so the panel is not tiny on a big iPad β’ Live spectrum and waveform, and the chaos engine drawn as it runs There are two Audio Units, an instrument and a MIDI processor. Each part sends on its own MIDI channel and every drum has its own note and channel, so one instance can drive a whole rack of synths. The MIDI version passes your keyboard through. Both follow your host's tempo and transport, and one install registers both. The app is free and nothing in it is held back. Using the Audio Units inside other apps is a one-time purchase, and each AUv3 session plays for two minutes first so you can try them properly. No account, no ads, no subscription. Works offline.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: 88 Synthwave at Free against samplerSequencer's $1.99. 88 Synthwave also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). samplerSequencer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
88 Synthwave is free to download; samplerSequencer costs $1.99 up front. 88 Synthwave sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. samplerSequencer asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | samplerSequencer | 88 Synthwave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free β better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | β |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gianluca Natalini | Soft Brew Mobile |
In-app purchases
samplerSequencer
No in-app purchases
88 Synthwave
- AUv3 Unlock$2.99
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