Field Recorder Pro vs Tape Loop Machine

Unlock Your iPhone's Recording Potential - Select built in microphones and polar patterns. Live waveforms, metering, and pitch detection. Adjustable mic gain and wired or wireless headphone monitoring — all in one beautiful app. One time purchase, no subscriptions, no ads, no accounts, no data collection. All your data stays on your device, completely private. Studio-grade recording Selectable file formats: WAV, AIFF, or CAF at 44.1 / 48 kHz sample rates, 8-bit, 16‑bit, 24‑bit, or 32‑bit float. M4A at 44.1 / 48 kHz sample rates at all available bitrates. Mono or stereo channels. Microphone & polar patterns Access all of your iPhone or iPad's microphones and their available polar patterns. Headphone monitoring Low-latency monitoring through wired headphones or AirPods via Bluetooth. Auto-engages on connect. In-app, independent monitoring gain. Live pitch detection Includes a built-in tuner ported from our StrobeTuner iOS app. Perfect for tuning reference while you're recording. Live waveform monitoring Always-on, even before you hit record. Touch filtering Drag a low-pass or high-pass filter curve to reduce rumble and wind noise, or for creative sampling and experimentation. Stereo level meters Independent L/R bars with peak-hold indicators and dB readout. Markers, gain & more Drop a marker mid-take with one tap. Adjust input gain. Browse, play, share, and swipe-delete recordings right from the app. Technical Specifications (Hardware dependent) File formats: WAV / AIFF / CAF / M4A Sample rates: 44.1 / 48 kHz Bit depth: 8 / 16 / 24 / 32-bit float Channels: Mono + Stereo beamforming Filtering: ±12 dB high- and low-pass Pitch detection: Always on, built-in tuner Monitoring: Wired · Bluetooth Requires: iOS 17+, iPhone or iPad Made for everyday people who want to make the most of their iPhone's native recording capabilities, musicians capturing rehearsals, demos, and ideas, and sound designers & experimentalists chasing texture out in the wild or in the studio. Did you know your iPhone & iPad has multiple microphones with polarity patterns that are all available under the hood? This app accesses all of them. Select a mic and a polar pattern (mono only) or choose stereo recording in Settings. Monitoring starts at app launch, hit Record, add a marker if you hear something cool. Then play your recordings back, share them, and use them in your creations. Input gain is adjustable and you can push it to distort if you'd like. If you plug in wired headphones you can listen to your environment and what you're recording, there's plenty of extra monitoring gain there too if you need it. Bluetooth monitoring is also available with latency, but with noise cancelling enabled it works pretty well. All your recordings are stored on device and accessible in the Recordings page, where you can see any cue markers you've made, scrub through long recordings, rename the file, and share the file outside the app.

Tape Loop Machine is a free AUv3 audio effect built around tape-style looping, sound-on-sound layering, and long ambient delays. Use it inside any AUv3-compatible host to create warm repeats, evolving drones, layered guitar textures, synth soundscapes, and slow-moving experimental loops. Simple enough to pick up in minutes. Deep enough to get lost in. Features: - Tape-style loop and delay behavior - Sound-on-sound overdub layering - Long delay times for ambient and drone use - Analog degradation and tone coloring - Wow, flutter, and tape degradation simulation - Presets for quick sound exploration - AUv3 plugin support The standalone app is included for exploring presets and quickly auditioning sounds. For the full experience, load Tape Loop Machine BA2 as an AUv3 audio effect inside your favorite host, connect a guitar, synth, microphone, or any audio source, and start building evolving loops.