MGP Editor vs DriveRack PA2 Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MGP Editor
Control your MGP mixer's DSP settings remotely from your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad. Adjust effects parameters, compressor, and ducker settings with an intuitive graphic display. Ideal for live sound, studio, and commercial applications.
- Remote DSP control
- Effects parameter editing
- Hybrid Channel control
- Intuitive graphic display
- Direct play function
- Detail parameter editing
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MGP Editor is a free software application that gives you additional control of your MGP mixer's DSP settings via your iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. With a simple and intuitive graphic display, MGP Editor gives you additional, detailed control of your REV-X and SPX effects parameters—as well as Hybrid Channel's Priority Ducker, Leveler and attenuator. Not just for live sound reinforcement and studio environments, MGP Editor is a valuable tool that can benefit any commercial, corporate or institutional applications. - Requires a MGP mixing console - Using a USB cable, connect your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad to the MGP’s dedicated USB port. - Funcitions for MGP32X/24X Editor of detail parameter for FX1, FX2, GEQ, Master COMP, DUCKER, LEVELER And also individual music player and ""direct play"" function are newly added. - Functions for MGP16X/12X Editor of detail parameter for FX1, FX2, DUCKER, LEVELER
DriveRack PA2 Control
Control your PA2 hardware wirelessly from any location. This app optimizes and protects your loudspeakers by managing audio processing between your mixer and amplifiers.
- Wireless control via WiFi
- System setup from any location
- Loudspeaker optimization
- Loudspeaker protection
- Audio processing management
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The DriveRack® PA2 Control app is the ultimate way to control the PA2 hardware. The DriveRack® PA2 provides all the processing you need between your mixer and amplifiers to optimize and protect your loudspeakers. With the PA2 app you can control all aspects of the hardware through a network (WiFi) connection allowing you to setup system from any location. DriveRack® PA2 continues the DriveRack® legacy of great-sounding, powerful, and affordable loudspeaker management processors.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MGP Editor at 3.7 against DriveRack PA2 Control's 3.2. MGP Editor also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 34%). DriveRack PA2 Control's advantage is ratings volume (108 vs 6) and update cadence (every 8 months vs every 20 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MGP Editor holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DriveRack PA2 Control has 108 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of MGP Editor's written reviews are positive against 34% of DriveRack PA2 Control's.
MGP Editor ships an update every 20 months, DriveRack PA2 Control every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MGP Editor | DriveRack PA2 Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6 ratings) — better | 3.2 (108 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 34.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 108 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Yamaha Corporation of America | Harman Professional, Inc. |
Customer experience
MGP Editor
DriveRack PA2 Control
In-app purchases
MGP Editor
No in-app purchases
DriveRack PA2 Control
No in-app purchases
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