Blueprint 4 vs GCS Model 8 Mobile

Great for demos, first takes, and fresh ideas: voice and guitar at the kitchen table, or a band passing one phone around the room. The sound of the machine is built in. Each track has its own set of knobs and there is no undo. - Records one track at a time, from the built-in mic, a headset mic, or a USB audio interface. - Sends any track through a space echo with spring reverb. - Bends pitch and tempo together with a varispeed knob in the master panel. - Has track merging/clearing, punch-in recording, and a metronome. - Your recordings are WAV files saved on your phone. Share the song, or export the whole session. - Works entirely offline and collects nothing. - Pay once. No subscription, no ads, no account. - Works on iPhone and iPad. TIPS - Overdub with wired headphones, so the mic doesn't pick up the other tracks. - Don't use Bluetooth headphones while recording: they add delay, and only play in mono. - Tap record while playing to punch in over a part you want to redo. - Tap the ? at the top left for a guide to the controls. Blueprint is made by one person. If something feels confusing or missing, email max@blueprintdaw.com and I will answer.

GCS Model 8 is a free, pocket-sized 8-track tape DAW for iPhone. It has a full blown physics engine which runs in the background and models classic reel-to-reel machines and various formats ranging from LoFi cassette to HiFi 1" tape. The engine is the exact same as the one used in the professional desktop recording version, but still runs very nicely on iPhone. GCS Model 8 for iPhone is completely free, with no in-app purchases, subscriptions, or ads. I really want people to have the engine as a fun tool for mobile settings without any sort of catch. Features: • 8-track recording with a real tape transport (play, record, rewind, fast-forward, punch, scrub) • Analog tape physics: adjustable wow, flutter, stickiness, head gap, hiss, and age • Built-in effects and tape techniques: reverse, SOS, punch, click track, loop • Built-in instruments: A-1 Mono Synth, A-10 Poly Synth, Glissandio (Ondes Martenot style slide synth), Stage Keyboard • Voxtone Drum Machine: synthesized analog drums with a dedicated step-sequencer (MATRIX) and live-trigger (PADS) view, plus two sample-based kits (808, Acetone) • 8-pad MPC-style Pad Sampler: load your own samples or mic them in directly, with pitch, trim, and gate controls • Reels: save, load, and share your sessions • Bluetooth MIDI keyboard support • Importing recordings to hit them to tape • Sound of Sound looping (Fripp style) • Formats: cassette, 1/4", 1/2" and 1" - along with various presets •Most of the features found on the desktop version Reels you create on iPhone move over to GCS Model 8 for iPad and GCS Model 8 for Mac/Windows, which add more tracks, more effects, and full export/mixdown for when you're ready to take a session further.