Comparison

ArcamRemote vs Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin

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

Head to head
About

ArcamRemote

Control compatible Arcam AV receivers and UDP players from your iPad. Manage basic functions like volume and input selection, as well as advanced settings such as audio modes and video adjustments.

Highlights
  • Control Arcam AVR380, AVR450, AV750, AV950
  • Control UDP411
  • Input selection
  • Volume control
  • Audio mode adjustments
  • Video adjustments
  • Network control
Features
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Free for use with the Arcam AVR380, AVR450, AV750 & AV950. Effortlessly control your AVR380, AVR450, AVR750, AV950 and UDP411 directly from your iPad. Arcam's AVR380, AVR450, AVR750, AVR950 High-End Home Cinema components all feature an advanced network control. This app gives you complete control of your Arcam AVR, including basic control such as input selection & volume control and advanced features such as audio modes & video adjustments. Note: Please ensure that the control setting of your AVR (found in Menu > General Setup) is set to “IP”. IMPORTANT NOTE: This app only works with the Arcam equipment listed above. Please check www.arcam.co.uk for the latest product firmware.

About

Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin

This audio plugin is a dynamics and transient processor for fine-tuning drum sounds within DAWs. It allows users to shape and boost drum kits for better punch and clarity without clipping, offering features like saturation, EQ, and filtering.

Highlights
  • Dynamics and transient processing
  • Saturation control
  • 8-band graphic EQ
  • LP/HP filtering
  • Attack & Hold controls
  • Intensity control up to 200%
  • Limiter/clipper
Currently charting
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DrumSurgeon is an AUv3 plugin designed for use in your favourite DAW such as AUM, Logic, Loopy Pro, Cubasis or GarageBand etc. Drum surgeon is a dynamics / transient processor specifically designed for fine tuning your drums. So your drum sounds are lacking punch and lost in the mix? This is where Drum Doctor can really help by allowing you to literally shape and boost your kit to break through the mix safetly and without clipping. The attack or onset of a sound is known as its transient. By controlling the level, shape and duration of these sounds, you change the dynamics of a drum track to achieve that perfect tightness, while boosting them to give your kick the right punch and snare the right amount of bite. Use the saturation to overdrive your mix prior to shaping. This can drastically change the character of some drum sounds at the filtering stage. The single LP/HP filtering knob lets you quickly find the tone that suits combined with the 8 band EQ to define your sound. Finally the intensity knob allows you to control the level of dynamics applied to your mix. Automate this in real time when you want to relax or accentuate your drum track during your song. Features: ○ Supports factory and user presets. ○ Add bite using the Attack & Hold controls. ○ Use the Release to get extra dynamic range. ○ Both Attack and Release can be inverted to transform the dynamics. ○ LP/HP filtering. ○ Saturation control. ○ 8 Band Graphic EQ. ○ Real-time gain display. ○ Intensity control to amplify the effect up to 200%. ○ Limiter/clipper for driving your sound to the max. ○ Auto ranging option for graphing.

Screenshots

Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin at 100% against ArcamRemote's 50%. Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). ArcamRemote's advantage is price (Free vs $9.99) and update cadence (every 14 months vs every 29 months). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ArcamRemote is free to download; Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of ArcamRemote's written reviews are positive against 100% of Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ArcamRemote ships an update every 14 months, Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
ArcamRemote versus Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArcamRemoteDrum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.6 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings110 — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 months — betterEvery 29 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#198 — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better13
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED4Pockets.com

Customer experience

ArcamRemote

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ArcamRemote

No in-app purchases

None

Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ArcamRemote free?
ArcamRemote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin free?
Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ArcamRemote or Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin?
Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin is rated higher. ArcamRemote averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin averages 4.6 from 10 ratings.
Do ArcamRemote or Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin have ads?
Neither ArcamRemote nor Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ArcamRemote or Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin?
ArcamRemote ships an update every 14 months, and Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin every 29 months. Most recently, ArcamRemote was updated on June 11, 2026 and Drum Surgeon AUv3 Plugin on September 3, 2026.

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