Comparison

TGX vs PHASE Connect

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

Head to head
About

TGX

This app recreates a legendary synthesizer's sound with an extensive 18GB library. It offers standalone and AUv3 compatibility, allowing users to access factory presets, raw waveforms, and drum kits for professional music production.

Highlights
  • Virtual sample library of Yamaha SY99/77
  • 18GB lossless sound library
  • Includes all factory presets and raw waveforms
  • Standalone and AUv3 compatible
  • Advanced FM Technology (AFM)
  • High-quality A/D converters
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Released in 1991 this one is probably our second favorite synthesizer next to the EX5. The thing that made this synth amazing was it's AFM (Advanced FM Technology). Not only could it read the DX7 patches, but the enhanced AFM allowed for even better FM EPs with a ton of expression. The other thing you will recognize from this synth is it's incredible A/D converters which really make the synthesizer sound warm and phat. You can still hear the digital edge, but it's mixed with a warm analog tone that made all of the patches just sound professional and organic. Highlights: • Standalone and AUv3 Compatible • Yamaha SY99/77 Virtual Sample Library • 18GB Library (11GB Lossless on Disk) • Includes all 256 Factory Presets • Includes all RAW Waveforms • Includes all Drum Kits --------- The Ultimate Recreation of a Legendary Synth Classic: • Factory Presets - You get 128 Factory SY99 Presets and 128 Factory SY77 Factory Presets • Raw Waveforms - We give you access to the RAW Waveforms so that you can re-create some of your favorite patches. Our synthesis is powerful enough to get very close! • Capturing Nostalgia - Most of our presets use the exact wave layers as the hardware, which allows you to tweak to your liking. When needed, we used the sampled version. • Taking it to Another Level - Because our synthesizer is a bit more powerful than the hardware, you can now create presets that rival the hardware. • We sampled the factory presets with the effects on to capture the "exact" nostalgia of the hardware. --------- Standalone vs Pure Synth® Expansion - Standalone version has the black skeuomorphic interface - Expansion Unlocks inside of Pure Synth® FREE Player (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pure-synth-platinum/id1459688500#see-all/in-app-purchases) - The Expansion includes the iPhone Version and the standalone does not - The Expansion includes the dynamic modulation from Pure Synth® - The Expansion allows you to mix and match libraries with one single interface ------- Sample Size and Space ▪ 18GB RAW Sound Library Before Lossless Compression ▪ 11GB Actual Size on Device After Lossless Compression ▪ 2GB RAM or Higher Required ***Lossless compression is a way to compress audio files without losing quality. ---------------- Device Specifications: ▪ 2GHz ARM Processor Recommended - iPad Pro 12.9 and 9.7 in, iPad 5th Gen, iPad Pro 12.9 in. (Gen 2), iPad Pro 10.5 in., iPad 6th Gen, iPad Pro 11 in., iPad Pro 12.9 in. (Gen 3), iPad Air (Gen 3) ▪ For External Sample Streaming, we only recommend Fast External SSD Drives (Not USB Thumb Drives) ---------------- External Drive Storage Our app is one of the first apps ever to offer external Drive Storage. In order to save space, you can store all of the samples on an external SSD and it will stream and read the sounds in real-time.

About

PHASE Connect

Features
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PHASE Connect is the phone companion to PHASE, the TrevBeats Multimedia DAW for Mac - and a full pocket studio on its own. Run your Mac session from across the room, or make a whole beat on the phone and send it to PHASE when you get home. THE STUDIO - ONE SCREEN The recorder and the instruments are the same screen. One counter and one transport across the top - REC, PLAY, STOP, back to the top, and the click - then a single switch: TRACKS for the timeline, PLAY for the instrument. The lane you pick is the lane the keyboard plays, so you pick it once. Everything that isn't "make a sound" or "capture it" sits in two bars along the bottom - TRACK for the instrument, input, FX, quantize and pocket; SESSION for tempo, count-in, record mode and the mix. 8 audio + 8 MIDI tracks, growing to 16 + 16, no Mac required. ARM and REC with a count-in, overdub or replace, quantize with TIGHT or SOFT feel, and the POCKET - push or drag a track off the grid so the beat breathes. THE INSTRUMENTS THUMP bass, FINGAZ keys, TWANG guitars, TRAPS drums and FLIP the sampler, across eight MIDI tracks. Ember-lit pads on a charcoal deck that compress and glow on the hit, with the closed hat choking the open hat like real hardware. Play the pads, the keys, or any Bluetooth / USB-C MIDI controller. THE TREVBEATS KIT The stock kit is the TREVBEATS KIT - 16 signature drum sounds on the pads - plus three more built in: PHASE 808, PHASE LOFI and PHASE ACOUSTIC. Step through kits from the kit bar, trim any pad, save your own. SET TEMPO FROM THIS TAKE Tell PHASE Connect how many bars your take is and it sets the session tempo to the take's own tempo, to the hundredth of a BPM - so the click lands on the groove instead of walking off it a little more every bar. Tempo nudges in hundredths too. MIX - THE DESK IN YOUR POCKET Tap the AUDIO and MIDI bank chips to pull up every strip - faders, pan, mute/solo, three FX slots (comp, reverb, tempo-synced delay), live meters, and a MASTER with a safety limiter. STEMMINGWAY LITE exports a MIXDOWN or full STEMS in 24-bit/48k WAV, and SEND TO PHASE packs the whole session for the Mac. CONSOLE - RUN PHASE FROM YOUR PHONE Pair once with a six-digit code (Wi-Fi, or USB-C hotspot when Wi-Fi is flaky). Tape-style transport, bars/timecode, loop, click, count-in, tap tempo, undo/redo, save - plus banks of mixer strips with faders, pan, mute, solo, arm, and live meters. MIC THE KIT Turn the phone into a drum mic rig - room, overhead, kick - and fly real drums into the session. Everything travels to PHASE untouched. Made by TrevBeats Multimedia. PHASE CHART MAKR The band's charts, on your phone. Eight charts off one arrangement, drawn by the same engraver PHASE uses on the Mac: - ROAD MAP: the form, bar counts and cues. Free. - CHORD CHART: chord symbols over rhythm slashes. - NASHVILLE NUMBERS: the same chart in numbers, so it transposes to any key. - DRUM CHART: the groove written once, then only what changes. - BASS PART: real notation, because an 808 line is composed. - MELODY / HORN: the top line, written for concert, Bb, Eb or F. - SAMPLE CHOP CHART: the sample name sits where a chord symbol would. - MD CHART: every part braced on one page, barlines through the band. Three ways in. AUDIO → MIDI: pick a recording from Files, the song or the song plus its stems, and CHART MAKR hears it on the phone - tempo, bar 1, meter and parts - then writes the charts. Nothing is uploaded. Link to PHASE and GET FROM PHASE hands you the chart for the open session. Or PLAY IN a part against the click and BUILD CHART turns it into the chart. No Mac needed. ▶ PLAY runs the chart with the bar lit and the page turning itself; tap a bar to play from there. TRANSPOSE moves every chart up to 11 half steps. Every song you chart is kept in SONGS. Charts stay on the phone, so they work at rehearsal with the Mac off. The ROAD MAP is free; the seven notated charts and PLAY IN are one in-app purchase, no subscription.

Screenshots

PHASE Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PHASE Connect at Free against TGX's $19.99. PHASE Connect also leads on device support. TGX's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0).

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

PHASE Connect is free to download; TGX costs $19.99 up front. PHASE Connect sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TGX asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
TGX versus PHASE Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTGXPHASE Connect
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (6 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequency—Every 4 days
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Devices—iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size317 MB99 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMIDIculous LLCTrevor Lawrence

In-app purchases

None

TGX

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PHASE Connect

One-time1
  • PHASE CHART MAKR$9.99

Questions

Is TGX free?
TGX costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PHASE Connect free?
PHASE Connect is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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