HEXBEAT vs ZPUNK

Make music like a pro — right from your iPhone or iPad. HEXBEAT is a fully-featured iOS synthesizer and beat machine for musicians, producers, and beatmakers who want studio-quality sound in their pocket. No samples, no imports — every sound is generated in real time using advanced audio synthesis. STEP SEQUENCER Build rhythmic patterns with a 16-step grid sequencer and 8 programmable drum tracks including kick, snare, hi-hat, clap, 808 bass, tom, and cymbal. Fine-tune your groove with BPM control from 60–200 and swing up to 100%. Save up to 64 patterns across 8 banks and 8 slots each. SYNTH PAD Play melodies with a responsive XY touch pad. Choose from 8 musical scales including Major, Minor, Dorian, Pentatonic, and more. Slide your finger to control filter brightness and pitch simultaneously — up to 5 simultaneous notes for expressive, real-time performance. POWERFUL SOUND SYNTHESIS Shape your sound with 6 oscillator types (Sine, Square, Sawtooth, Triangle, Noise, Super Saw), full ADSR envelopes for amplitude and filter, a resonant low-pass biquad filter, and a 4-waveform LFO with destinations including pitch, cutoff, volume, pan, and PWM. 8-CHANNEL MIXER Mix your tracks withper-channel volume faders, pan control, mute/solo buttons, reverb and delay sends, and real-time peak meters. A master channel with limiter keeps your mix clean and loud. BUILT-IN FX RACK Add depth and character with Reverb (5 room presets from Small Room to Cathedral), Delay with tempo sync, multi-preset Distortion, and a 10-band parametric EQ. BUILT FOR LOW LATENCY HEXBEAT runs at 44.1kHz with 32-bit internal processing and configurable buffer sizes down to 128 samples — delivering under 10ms latency for live performance feel. Whether you're sketching beats on the subway, performing live on stage, or producing tracks at home, HEXBEAT gives you the tools to create. Compatible with iPhone and iPad.

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.