M2DX vs Easy BeatBox

M2DX is a 6-operator, 32-algorithm FM synthesizer for iPhone, built from the ground up in pure Swift 6. Open it and play immediately — tap the built-in on-screen keyboard and start making sound with M2DX's own hand-crafted presets. No external hardware or MIDI controller is required. The FM engine is a bit-exact port of the open-source Dexed / msfa DSP, verified sample-for-sample against the reference. It is also compatible with the classic DX7 patch format: bring your own DX7-format .syx banks and play them alongside M2DX's originals. KEY FEATURES - Built-in on-screen keyboard with velocity and octave control — play standalone, no hardware needed - 6-operator, 32-algorithm DX7-style FM synthesis - M2DX's own original FM presets, plus DX7-format .syx bank import (bring your own) - A 6-stage FX chain: EQ, Drive, Chorus, Reverb, Stereo, Maximizer - Low-latency audio with AVAudioSourceNode direct rendering - AUv3 plug-in — use M2DX as an Audio Unit (AUv3) in compatible hosts OPTIONAL MIDI (not required to use the app) - Connect any MIDI controller over Bluetooth or USB if you have one - Native MIDI 2.0 — UMP with 16-bit velocity and 32-bit controllers - MIDI-CI Property Exchange — patch names appear on compatible controllers (for example, KORG KeyStage) - MIDI Learn for hands-on control MIDI 2.0 done natively, classic FM done faithfully. The FM engine is built on Dexed / msfa (Apache License 2.0). M2DX is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Yamaha Corporation. DX7 and Yamaha are trademarks of Yamaha Corporation. iOS 18 or later.

These are not programmed beats. They are 1,841 grooves played by real drummers, kept exactly as they were performed. Listen, pick, and tap + to add. Line up an intro, a verse, a chorus and a fill, and you have the drum track for your song. What makes it different 1. 1,841 grooves played by real drummers Rock, funk, Latin, jazz, hip hop, soul and twelve more genres. Every one was played by a person, so the push and pull that a machine cannot fake is still in there. Tap ▶ to preview any of them on the spot. 2. Tap + and it becomes a song Each groove you add lands in the song flow as a block. Its role (intro, verse, chorus, fill and so on) is set for you, and you can repeat it ×1, ×2, ×4 or ×8. Long-press to reorder, and ↶ undoes any mistake. Make as many songs as you like. 3. Play from anywhere in the song A bar ruler runs along the song flow. Tap a bar and playback starts there. A red line shows where you are, and a large readout tells you exactly that: "Chorus 2/4 · bar 13/21". 4. Change a little, block by block Tap a block to edit what is inside. Tap cells to add or remove hits, long-press and drag to nudge them, or change how hard they are played. Only that block changes, so the original performance is always one tap away. Grid resolution: 1/16, triplets, 1/32 and 1/48. The drummer's dynamics and tiny timing shifts stay intact. 5. 21 demo songs Demo songs built for each genre are included. Like one? Use it as the starting point for your own song. 6. Made for practice, too Loop the whole song and play along. Count-in, a click on the downbeat, and an option to keep the screen on while it plays. Watch a drum kit light up the pieces as they are hit. 7. Completely offline No network. No account. Nothing you make leaves your device. Who it is for - Guitarists and bassists tired of practicing to a click - Singer-songwriters and bands who want drums under their songs - Anyone who needs a drum track to sketch songs over, fast - Anyone curious about programming drums who finds a blank grid intimidating Free - Preview all 1,841 grooves - Build songs (as many as you like) - Edit blocks and save them to My Patterns - 21 demo songs - Save and open song files (use the same songs on iPhone, iPad and Mac) - The standard drum kit One-time purchase Pay once, keep it forever. - Export as audio (WAV) and MIDI - Extra drum kits (Room, Power, Electronic, TR-808/909, Jazz, Brush, Orchestra, Dance) - Remove ads Credits Drum patterns: Groove MIDI Dataset (Google LLC, CC BY 4.0) Sounds: GeneralUser GS (S. Christian Collins) Sound engine: TinySoundFont (MIT License)