WBTRK vs Track8

WBTRK is a complete music studio that fits in your pocket — 18 instruments, a sampler, per-note effects, a full mixer, plug-in hosting and MIDI, wrapped in a fast grid workflow that lets you write whole tracks with your thumbs. WRITE • Compose in a grid: 16-step PHRASES stack into CHAINS, chains arrange into a six-channel SONG — the fastest way to sketch on a phone, deep enough to finish • The radial wheel: long-press any cell and rotate to dial in notes, chords, instruments or effects — it previews as you turn • A chord picker with real harmony — maj7, min7, sus, dim — plus select, copy, paste and transpose for whole sections • Loop channels independently, re-root phrases per bar, and let every channel run at its own tempo while staying locked to one clock SOUND — 18 instruments • Classic synths: pulse, saw, triangle, FM, noise, supersaw pad, sub, pluck, wavetable (draw your own cycle), and MODX — a dual-oscillator synth with a 4-LFO modulation matrix • SAMPLER: record from the mic or import audio; trim, normalize, loop, ping-pong, reverse — or beat-chop at transients and play the slices across the keyboard • A singing robot voice with real lyrics, granular clouds over any recording, and struck modal percussion — marimba, bells, steel pan • An ambient section: DRONE, RESONATOR and TEXTURE — beds, drones and weather • AUv3 HOSTING: play your installed instrument plug-ins from the sequencer, and insert effect plug-ins on any channel SHAPE • 29 effects on any note: delay, two reverbs (one runs to thirty seconds), tempo-synced trance gate and autopan, retrigger, chorus, flanger, ring mod, wavefold, bitcrush, slides, vibrato, arps and more • True stereo instruments — place every oscillator in the field • A full mixer: per-channel volume, pan, mute, solo and plug-in inserts • RANDOM dice that re-roll a note on every hit, tables for instant arpeggios, per-instrument swing and scale lock CONNECT • MIDI in (play and record, step or live), MIDI out and MIDI clock for hardware • Ableton Link keeps you in time with other apps and gear KEEP • Render your track to WAV, share songs as files, your session autosaves • A lock-screen player with cover art drawn in your theme • 27 themes plus a full theme editor — from the clean studio default to full retro, hex numbers included • A built-in demo song that shows the whole studio off Everything runs on your device. No account, no ads, no subscription, nothing collected.

Track8 is a focused 8-track recorder for iPad, iPhone and Mac: press record, play, done. It is the same software that runs on the Track8 hardware recorder, so it works as a complete recorder on its own, and it opens the hardware's projects unchanged if you own one. No timeline to arrange, no plug-in chains to manage before you can record. Eight audio tracks and eight MIDI tracks, a loop, punch in and out, markers for structure, and a mixer with track and master effects. Every control has one job and sits on the panel in front of you: tap the buttons, drag the encoders, and use the screen in the middle for editing, exactly as on the hardware. What you can do - Record audio and MIDI on eight tracks each, with loop, punch, count-in and a metronome - Arrange with markers: jump, loop, copy and move whole sections - Edit audio and MIDI on the device, with undo - Reshape recordings with the Clipboard Modifier: time, pitch, granular, spectral, filter and voice tools, for audio and for MIDI - Mix with track and master effects, sends and automation - Host AUv3 instruments and effects as outboard gear, wired like a hardware synth or pedal - Use any audio interface, including multi-channel ones, with low latency on recent iPads and iPhones - Map USB, Bluetooth and network MIDI controllers with MIDI Learn - Export mixes and stems to a folder of your choice With or without the hardware Projects are plain files that move between the app and the Track8 hardware in both directions. Record on the go, finish on the desk, or use the app as your only recorder. Track8 is not a DAW and does not try to be one. It is a recording instrument: immediate, obvious and fast, so the idea gets recorded while it is still an idea.