Apogee Soft Limit vs A1 Multitrack Record
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Apogee Soft Limit
This app emulates analog tape warmth and rounds transients to add harmonic richness without clipping. It provides tools to achieve more headroom in your mixes, offering adjustable controls for threshold, drive, and output.
- Analog tape emulation
- Rounds transients
- Adds harmonic warmth
- Adjustable Soft Limit Threshold
- Auto Makeup
- Drive and Output Trim
- Oversampling
- Input, Output, and Soft Limit Meter
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Soft Limit has been an integral feature of Apogee converters since the AD-500, our first standalone A-D converter released in 1991. And now, for the very first time, this simple but highly effective analog tape emulation is available on iOS devices. Soft Limit was created to help round transients and add harmonic warmth, without clipping the signal and thus helping you achieve more headroom in your mixes. Features: • Adjustable Soft Limit Threshold • Auto Makeup • Drive • Output Trim • Oversampling • Input, Output, and Soft Limit Meter
A1 Multitrack Record
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USB Multitrack Recorder App. Connect any USB Class Compliant Devices for up to 16-Channels of Audio Recording. Including Yamaha RUIO, Yamaha DM7/DM3, Dante AVIO and other USB Audio Interfaces. - Turn on Audio Engine - Auto initializes Channel Count for Connected USB Device - Arm and Rename Channels in Ch Menu - Tap each Channel to Arm and Name Individual Channels - Press Rec and Enter Recording Name. Start Recording. (MAKE SURE PROPER CHANNELS ARE ARMED) - Record at 48K 32-Bit Float. (Records into internal memory that persists after app close - After stopping record, files are available to export files in the Recordings Menu (Up to 64 Slots). Files are available in Recordings Menu until deleted or purged. - To Share, Export Selected Recording Files and choose destination from Apple Share Card. Files will be Zipped and Exported to chosen destination. - Import files into DAW or NLE for editing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: A1 Multitrack Record at #174 against Apogee Soft Limit's unranked. A1 Multitrack Record also leads on device support. Apogee Soft Limit's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). On price and in-app purchases 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
Apogee Soft Limit costs $9.99 and A1 Multitrack Record $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Apogee Soft Limit | A1 Multitrack Record |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $9.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | — | #174 — better |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Apogee Electronics Corp | Jeremy Horn |
In-app purchases
Apogee Soft Limit
No in-app purchases
A1 Multitrack Record
No in-app purchases
Questions
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