Comparison

LcrChorus vs TETSUO

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

Head to head
About

LcrChorus

This audio effect plugin creates a dense and spacious stereo chorus sound by independently processing left, center, and right channels. It offers adjustable modulation rates and depths for each channel, allowing for unique sonic textures.

Highlights
  • Stereo chorus effect
  • Independent LCR channel processing
  • Adjustable LFO rate (L/C/R)
  • Adjustable delay modulation depth (L/C/R)
  • AUv3 compatible
  • Standalone operation
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LCR Stereo Chorus Plugin (AUv3) LcrChorus is an audio effect plugin that can run standalone, or in any AU compatible host application such as Logic or GarageBand. Overview LcrChorus is a stereo chorus effect inspired by the "LCR Chorus" in the Korg Wavestate synthesizer. The chorus effect is achieved by modulating the time of a delayed version of the dry signal with a triangle waveform. Typically, these delay times are very short, around 20ms. LcrChorus differs from most chorus DSP algorithms by processing the left, centre and right channels independently, which can create a very dense and spacious stereo effect. Parameters Active - Toggles the effect On or Off. Rate (L/C/R) - Varies the modulation of the LFO frequency between 0.1-10.0 Hz for the specified channel. L = left, C = centre, R = right. The LFOs for each channel are not in phase with each other so a stereo effect will still occur, even if the three LFO rates are the same. Depth (L/C/R) - Sets the amount of delay modulation, as a percentage of the maximum modulation delay time for the specified channel. If the name sounds familiar, LcrChorus is a version of the LCR CHORUS module developed for Voltage Modular by Waverley Instruments. For more info and support please visit: www.waverley-instruments.com/robjackson

About

TETSUO

This app offers a unique, generative percussion experience with no pre-loaded samples. It features a complex sound engine and a dynamic sequencer that can be unpredictable, allowing for negotiation rather than direct programming. Create and save evolving soundscapes with its section-based recording system.

Highlights
  • Chaotic percussion engine
  • No samples or library
  • Resonant filter and bitcrusher
  • Dynamic 16-slot sequencer
  • Randomized hit skipping
  • Section-based sound recording
  • AUv3 and standalone support
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TETSUO is a chaotic percussion machine. No samples, no library. One voice built out of a pitched body with noise dragged through it, a resonant filter that saturates the harder you lean on it, a bitcrusher, and a waveshaper that runs from a bit of weight to total structural failure. The sequencer is sixteen unseen slots and STEPS knob decides how many of them fire, adding and taking away hits one at a time in a fixed order, so you can strip a pattern to the bone and build it back and the same beats come home. The SKIP control works against you on purpose, stealing hits at random while it plays, so it never quite settles. MUTATE modulates the pitch at random, setting fire to voices on every turn. You do not program TETSUO so much as negotiate with it. The strip along the top is how you attempt to hold onto anything. Sixty four steps, four turns of pattern, carved into as many as eight sections. Select a section. Find a sound. Hit RECORD, and that section keeps every knob position. Change it, record the next, then hit PLAY and it walks left to right dropping each snapshot in as it reaches it, looping. Drag the dividers to give a section longer or cut it short. It keeps settings, not audio, so the engine is playing live the entire way through. Sections save with your presets and your session. AUv3 and standalone.

Screenshots

LcrChorus2 screens
TETSUO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: LcrChorus at $1.99 against TETSUO's $9.99. LcrChorus also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

LcrChorus costs $1.99 and TETSUO $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for LcrChorus against 5.0 for TETSUO. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LcrChorus has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
LcrChorus versus TETSUO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLcrChorusTETSUO
Price$1.99 — better$9.99
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRob JacksonAnthony Moran

Customer experience

LcrChorus

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TETSUO

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

LcrChorus

No in-app purchases

None

TETSUO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LcrChorus free?
LcrChorus costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TETSUO free?
TETSUO costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LcrChorus or TETSUO?
LcrChorus and TETSUO are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do LcrChorus or TETSUO have ads?
Neither LcrChorus nor TETSUO shows ads.

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