Perc8 vs ZPUNK

Perc8 is a professional drum synthesizer and step sequencer designed for techno, acid, industrial, and experimental electronic music. Build anything from tight loops to complete arrangements with eight independent synthesizer voices, deep per-step control, flexible effects, and a dedicated master bus. SOUND DESIGN Choose from a broad collection of kick, snare, clap, cymbal, hat, percussion, noise, tonal, and synth engines. Five purpose-built FM engines cover FM Kick, Snare, Hat, Perc, and Tone. Digital Perc adds a 16 × 16 WAVE × SHAPE sound space for animated digital percussion. Start quickly with 40 curated factory voice presets, then reshape them through Perc8’s complete synthesis and processing architecture. Every voice provides eight expressive engine macros plus resonant filters, EQ, drive, amplitude shaping, dual LFOs, effects sends, and output routing. Optional Drive Match on each voice and the master bus helps you judge saturation character without added loudness dominating the comparison. SEQUENCING & ARRANGING Program beats with probability, trigger conditions, fills, retriggering, ties, variable pattern lengths, and up to 16 parameter locks per step. Arrange pattern entries into Blocks, set repeats and Fill behavior, mute voices independently per entry, and draw long-form parameter automation with multiple interpolation shapes across the chain. ADAPTIVE WORKSPACE Perc8 adapts its editor to the available space. Work quickly in the compact iPhone and AUv3 layouts, or use dedicated full-screen Pattern, Chain, FX, and Master workspaces on iPad. Controls remain direct and touch-focused across standalone and hosted use. EFFECTS & MIXING Process voices through a dub-style stereo delay, algorithmic reverb, and chorus/flanger modulation, all with sequencer automation. Mix all eight voices with level, pan, mute, solo, EQ, sends, and flexible bus routing. Finish the kit with stereo image controls, master EQ, drive, Drive Match, trim, and limiting. STANDALONE & AUV3 Use Perc8 as a standalone instrument or as an AUv3 plug-in in hosts such as AUM. Route voices to individual outputs, synchronize to host transport, automate parameters, control voices over MIDI, and save complete projects, kits, or individual voice presets. KEY FEATURES • Eight independent drum-synth voices • FM Kick, FM Snare, FM Hat, FM Perc, and FM Tone • 16 × 16 Digital Perc WAVE × SHAPE sound space • Broad analog-inspired, digital, metallic, noise, and tonal engine collection • Eight musical macros per engine • Resonant filters, EQ, drive, amplitude shaping, and dual LFOs per voice • Optional voice and master Drive Match • Probability, conditions, fills, ties, retriggering, and up to 16 parameter locks per step • Block-based arrangements, per-entry voice mutes, and timeline automation • Delay, reverb, and chorus/flanger effects • Eight-channel mixer and complete master bus • Multiple audio outputs and MIDI routing • Standalone and AUv3 operation • Adaptive iPhone, iPad, and hosted layouts MANUAL & TUTORIALS See the Help page in Perc8 for the full manual and guided workflows, or visit terrarum.net/perc8.html.

ZPUNK (zed punk) is a pocket music workstation for sketching beats, experimenting with sounds and turning musical ideas into grooves. Inspired by classic hardware grooveboxes, ZPUNK brings drum sequencing, synthesis, sample chopping and arrangement together in a touch-friendly portrait interface designed for creativity on the go. MAKE BEATS Build rhythms using 27 drum kits inspired by classic drum machines. Program beats with an eight-voice step sequencer, adjust velocities and experiment with different patterns and grooves. CREATE MELODIES Sketch basslines, synth leads and chord progressions using editable piano rolls. Explore instrument presets, shape sounds and develop melodic ideas that complement your rhythms. CHOP SAMPLES Import your own audio, detect beats, create slices and rearrange samples into new patterns. Experiment with sample chopping, tempo matching and rhythmic variations. GENERATE MUSICAL IDEAS Discover fresh inspiration with genre-based MIDI generation for House, Techno, Boom Bap, Breaks and more. Explore chord progressions, basslines and melodies with different styles, keys and variations. ARRANGE YOUR IDEAS Take your sketches beyond individual loops with a multitrack arrangement timeline. Layer patterns, experiment with sections and develop your musical ideas across five tracks: - Drums - Bass - Synth - Pads - Chops SOUND DESIGN AND MIXING Shape your sounds using built-in synthesis controls, effects and instrument presets. Balance your tracks with a dedicated mixer and discover new sonic combinations. EXPORT AND KEEP CREATING Export your musical sketches as WAV audio or MIDI files to continue developing them in your favourite music production software. MADE FOR MUSICAL EXPERIMENTATION Whether you're exploring Hip-Hop, House, Techno, Electro or something entirely your own, ZPUNK puts a creative music sketchpad in your pocket. No complicated setup. Just ideas, rhythms and experimentation. Listen. Play. Repeat.