Surreal Machines Diffuse vs JAX ONE XModulator Extended
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Surreal Machines Diffuse
This audio effect plugin blends analog-modeled delay with classic digital reverb, allowing users to morph between the two for unique soundscapes. It offers intuitive control over smearing, echoes, and damping, inspired by vintage hardware.
- Analog-modeled delay
- Classic digital reverb
- Morphing between delay and reverb
- Nonlinearities and tape-style delay
- Intuitive control over smearing, echoes, damping
- AUV3 plugin compatibility
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Diffuse is inspired by classic hardware delay and reverb effects from the 1970’s and 1980’s. It takes a Surreal Machines look at the frontier between delays and reverbs. It's an analog/digital hybrid - an analog modeled delay fused with a classic reverb design used in early digital units. In Diffuse you get more than the best of both worlds - you can morph between delays and reverbs, and find all kinds of fantastical sounds in between the two. You’ll also find plenty of nonlinearities and smooth tape-style delay changes. Diffuse gives you complete control over smearing, echoes and damping in the most intuitive ways possible. ****** Diffuse is an Audio Unit V3 plugin; it benefits from an AUV3 host like Logic, GarageBand, Cubasis, FL Studio Mobile, AUM, etc.
JAX ONE XModulator Extended
This app offers a classic ring modulator effect with an analog-modeled unison oscillator for sound modulation and sonic refinement. It functions as a creative sound design tool and special effect processor with a unique 3D modular rack interface.
- Analog modeled ring modulator
- Unison oscillator modulation source
- Creative sound design tool
- Special effect processor
- 3D modular rack user interface
- AUv3 app extension
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The JAX ONE series is a new collection of analog modelled audio units (AUV3 app extensions), available on all Apople Silicon platforms and devices. JAX ONE XModulator Extended is a classic ring modulator effect with integration of an analog modelled unison oscillator as modulation source and some further extensions for sound modulation and sonic refinement. It can be used as a creative sound creation tool and special effect processor. It features a freely navigatable 3D user interface in the style of a modular rack synthesizer. A video demonstration is available at : https://youtu.be/Zxw67vlKowQ?si=khKl64aPgyNRW8sr The manual can be found here : https://audio.digitster.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/JAX-ONE-XModulator-Extended.pdf This build is truly 'universal', meaning, unit is available for: - MacOS (Silicon) - iOS (iPhone) - iPadOS (iPads) - visionOS (Apple Vision Pro) Please note, that AudioUnits (AUv3) require a supporting host application to perform.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Surreal Machines Diffuse at 100% against JAX ONE XModulator Extended's 50%. Surreal Machines Diffuse also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and price ($7.99 vs $12.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Surreal Machines Diffuse costs $7.99 and JAX ONE XModulator Extended $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Surreal Machines Diffuse holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Surreal Machines Diffuse's written reviews are positive against 50% of JAX ONE XModulator Extended's.
| Parameter | Surreal Machines Diffuse | JAX ONE XModulator Extended |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 — better | $12.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Surreal Machines | Jens Guell |
Customer experience
Surreal Machines Diffuse
JAX ONE XModulator Extended
In-app purchases
Surreal Machines Diffuse
No in-app purchases
JAX ONE XModulator Extended
No in-app purchases
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