Aether Learn vs MIDI Recorder

Aether Learn teaches you how sound and synthesizers actually work, one hands-on lesson at a time. No jargon, no prerequisites. Every concept comes with a real synth engine you play with your finger, so you hear the idea the moment you read it. Start from the very beginning: what sound is, how frequency becomes pitch, and why a wave's shape decides its character. Then build up through the tools real producers use every day. WHAT YOU LEARN - Sound and frequency: vibration, pitch, amplitude, and the difference between loudness you measure and loudness you hear - Waveforms and harmonics: watch a bright wave get built from pure sine waves, one at a time, until it forms a full saw - Subtractive synthesis: shape tone with a low-pass filter, resonance, and the classic filter sweep - Envelopes: attack, hold, decay, sustain, release, and delay, shaping how a note lives over time - Modulation: LFOs, vibrato, tremolo, and the rhythmic filter wobble at the heart of bass music HOW IT WORKS Each lesson has three steps. Learn the idea in plain language, watch a short demo that moves the controls for you, then play with a real, audio-reactive instrument built into the app. You see the waveform, the harmonics, the filter curve, and the envelope respond in real time as you turn the knobs. Built for curiosity. Whether you have never touched a synth or you want to finally understand the gear you already own, Aether Learn gets you from zero to making sounds you understand. Best suited for absolute beginners who want solid foundations to carry into any DAW or software synthesizer when they start producing music.

Capture MIDI after you play, turn chord ideas into editable Takes, and export clean files to your DAW. MIDI Recorder: Chord Pads is a focused songwriting and music production tool for iPhone and iPad. Play the built-in chord pads or connect a USB or Bluetooth MIDI keyboard. The app keeps your recent foreground MIDI performance ready, so you can rewind and save the take you meant to keep. PLAY FIRST, CAPTURE LATER • Trigger built-in chord pads or play an external MIDI controller • Rewind recent MIDI without pressing Record first • Select the range, tempo, and time signature before creating a Take • Keep a local library of captured and imported Takes EDIT WITHOUT LOSING THE ORIGINAL • Preserve the raw MIDI snapshot • Repair incomplete note events and trim leading silence • Quantize timing at adjustable strength and grid values • Preserve chord strums when cleaning timing • Review, remove, and restore chord events • Import compatible .mid and .midi files for further work EXPORT MIDI FOR YOUR DAW • Export unlimited single-track Standard MIDI Files for free • Create a Type 1 MIDI file with conductor and music tracks • Split a chord performance into Full Chords, Bass, and Top Voice • Create separate MIDI stem files for flexible DAW import • Save exported MIDI to the Files app • Follow built-in guides for common DAW import workflows ADVANCED EXPORT CONTROL • Choose root or lowest-note bass behavior • Preserve, bake, or remove sustain • Assign track names and MIDI channels • Shift octaves and align the timeline to bar one • Include or remove MIDI metadata • Validate generated MIDI files before saving FREE TO START Chord pads, MIDI capture, Takes, editing, MIDI import, and unlimited single-track export stay free. One Type 1 compatibility test and one Stem Set compatibility test are included for the same Take. A one-time Lifetime purchase unlocks unlimited advanced exports. No subscription. No account required. MIDI note and controller data is processed on your device. This app records MIDI data, not microphone audio.