Lofi inator vs GSi Piano Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lofi inator
This audio plugin enhances any sound or song with a Lo-Fi aesthetic. It can be used within digital audio workstations or as a standalone application to impart a vintage feel to recordings.
- Adds Lo-Fi vibe to any sound or song
- AUv3 plugin support
- Standalone app functionality
- Enhances recordings with vintage feel
- Compatible with DAWs
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Lofi inator as an AUv3 plugin that gives any sound/song that LoFi vibe! Use it in your favorite DAW or as a standalone app to add some LoFi goodness to your recordings!
GSi Piano Studio
This application uses advanced synthesis to recreate the sound of a grand piano. Users can customize various elements of the piano's mechanics to achieve unique sounds. It requires a physical MIDI keyboard for playback and is best suited for modern devices.
- Physical modeling sound generation
- Full polyphony
- Virtual sympathetic resonance
- Customizable velocity curves
- Session Recorder
- AUv3 plugin support
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GSi Piano Studio is a software that recreates the sound of a gorgeous Grand Piano using Physical Modeling synthesis. INSTRUMENT BACKGROUND There are two ways to recreate the sound of a Grand Piano digitally: either using large sample sets, or using synthesis. As for the sample approach, GSi offers Genuine Sounds Vol. I that includes a wide variety of large sample sets directly recorded from actual acoustic instruments. Piano Studio, instead, recreates the sound using mostly digital synthesis techniques, by replicating the single elements that constitute the complex mechanic assembly of an actual piano: keys, hammers, strings, soundboard, enclosure, lid, etc. Some of these elements can also be modified via user parameters, such as the string dampening, detuning, sympathetic resonances, impact on the duplex-scale, hammer hardness and so on, so that the sound can be further refined or altered in order to obtain a different flavor of sound, or even something that goes beyond the natural sound of a Grand Piano. Main features - Full polyphony - Virtually unlimited dynamics - Long and natural decays - Supports real sympathetic resonance - Supports half-pedal and re-pedaling - 6 Ambience selections - 12 Virtual microphones - 9 Preamp types - Built-in limiter/compressor - 6-band visual equalizer with spectrum analyzer - Ping-Pong delay and Reverb - Customizable velocity curves - Session Recorder: records while you play, loads/saves SMF - Program manager with unlimited Programs - Available as Stand-alone App and AUv3 plugin - Low CPU load and RAM usage Please note: this App has no screen keyboard, you need to connect a physical MIDI keyboard to play. Also, you need a modern device, possibly iPad 9th gen or newer, iPhone 14 or newer. Older devices might not have enough CPU power for performing well at full polyphony.
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Verdict
Lofi inator and GSi Piano Studio both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Lofi inator's written reviews are positive against 33% of GSi Piano Studio's. Lofi inator also leads on price ($1.99 vs $19.99). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Lofi inator costs $1.99 and GSi Piano Studio $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Lofi inator against 5.0 for GSi Piano Studio. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Lofi inator's written reviews are positive against 33% of GSi Piano Studio's.
| Parameter | Lofi inator | GSi Piano Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $19.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Konstantin Torsten Schutz | Genuine Soundware |
Customer experience
Lofi inator
GSi Piano Studio
In-app purchases
Lofi inator
No in-app purchases
GSi Piano Studio
No in-app purchases
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