RUN4 vs Tracker Pro

RUN4 is a four-track Tape & Texture Machine for iPhone and iPad. Capture sound, turn it into moving tape loops, build patterns and instruments, then shape everything into a playable performance. THREE MATERIAL MODES • Tape — record, overdub, loop, freeze and recall sound. Bloom turns one playhead into a cloud, Command plays the tape with steps. • Listen and Capture turn the last seconds of RUN4's internal mix into new material. • Poly — play samples, a classic synth, 4-operator FM, Keys (Tine, Reed, Felt and Organ), macro-oscillator models, wavetables or hosted AUv3 instruments. • Disc — stream and perform long-form audio, and scratch the record with your finger. KIT AND CHOP • Chop any sample or tape loop onto the pads, at the hits or in equal parts. • 32 pads in four banks, each with In and Out, Gate or One-shot, Reverse, Choke, Pitch, Gain and envelope. • KIT puts the pads on the keyboard's white keys. • Turn any loop into a wavetable and morph through its waves. SEQUENCE • Patterns with up to 64 steps. • Tap a pad onto a step, tap a step to hear it. • Euclidean tools, step locks, probability, swing, variation, humanize and count-in. SHAPE EVERY TRACK • Grain, Tone, Color and Air on every track, with device presets. • A modulation matrix with LFOs, drawn curves and macros. • Four send busses, each a RUN4 effect or an AUv3. • A master chain with Tone, Drive, Glue, OTT, Width and Limiter. • Export final mixes or individual WAV stems. BUILT TO PERFORM • Switch sets and use TEMP for changes you don't keep. • Macros, the Rune Pad and Punch-in FX for Tapes, TÓLF or both, including a Remix pad. • Audio-reactive visuals. • Sync via MIDI Clock or Ableton Link, and map external MIDI controls. • Five designs, from Standard to Mono, Graphite, Reel and Cream, in light and dark. AUV3 AND PROJECT WORKFLOW • Host compatible AUv3 instruments and effects inside RUN4. • Load RUN4 as an AUv3 effect, source or instrument in a compatible host. • Save projects locally or sync them through iCloud between iPhone and iPad. Third-party AUv3 plugins must be installed on every device used to open a project. • Bluetooth MIDI, CC Learn, AudioShare import and offline bounce. • A searchable in-app manual and a Full Tour of every screen. TÓLF — TWELVE MORE TRACKS TÓLF is an optional one-time in-app purchase that adds 12 tracks to RUN4's four-track workflow. • 12 additional tracks with sampler, synth and granular voices. • Seven pattern generators: Euclid, Walk, Cascade, Bloom, Orbit, Tide and Collider. • Arp, Strum, Hold and Harmony Brain for chords and parts in key. • Patterns, scenes and a song mode. • Its own punch effects: Gate, Stutter, Reverse, Stop, Crush, Repeat and Fill. • Record TÓLF tracks or groups directly into RUN4's Tape tracks. • Export TÓLF stems and MIDI. TÓLF can be unlocked from Settings and restored on any device using the same App Store account. TÓLF is RUN4's only in-app purchase. Everything else described above is included with the main app.

Tracker Pro puts samples, synthesizers, Audio Unit plug-ins and MIDI gear in one pattern grid. Write drums, bass lines and chords, shape each step with commands, and arrange your patterns into a finished song. Use touch controls, hardware-keyboard shortcuts or MIDI note input. On Mac, the same workspace also supports a keyboard and pointer. Built-in sounds and the STARTER 148 demo let you begin without extra equipment or downloads. TRACKER • Up to 16 tracks and patterns up to 128 rows, with independent track lengths for polymeter • Up to 8 FX slots per step for retriggers, chance, glide, sample start, slices and more • Chords of up to 6 notes, note tables, swing and grooves • 8 macros and 12 automation lanes per track • Song arrangement with sections, repeats and live row cueing • Piano roll editing, undo, copy and paste SAMPLER • Keep a whole kit in one Sampler: load files or a folder and choose the sample for each note • Random sample and slice selection for patterns that change as they play • Slice by transient, beat grid or hand, with up to 48 slices • Modern, Amiga, M3000 and SP12 playback modes, with editable bit depth, sample rate and interpolation • Stretch loops to fit bars, reverse playback and build crossfaded loops • Morphing filters with envelope, LFO, velocity and note modulation • Record the microphone, an audio interface, a track, a return bus or the master • Import audio files or extract sound from a video • Sample Crate: collect sounds from the web, your files and videos SYNTHESIZERS • Macro: 24 engines for basses, chords, percussion and evolving tones • VintagePoly: two-oscillator polyphonic synthesis with programmable modulation • VintagePD: phase-distortion synthesis with detailed multi-stage envelopes • VintageSub: subtractive synthesis with oscillator mixing, filter drive and modulation • Resonator: modal and string physical models • GrainOSC: pitched grain textures from built-in wavetable banks EFFECTS AND MIXING • EQP1 program EQ, Saturation, Tape and Vinyl for tone, drive and texture • Gate/Exp and Transient Designer for dynamics and attack • Granular FX, Ambient Reverb, Space, Delay, Lofi, Compressor and more • Put effects on tracks, two return buses and the master • Save presets and automate the controls PLUG-INS AND MIDI • Host compatible Audio Unit instruments and effects; presets and plug-in state save with the project • MIDI Out with notes, chords, bank and program changes, and 16 control lanes • MIDI input over USB, Bluetooth and virtual ports FINISH AND SHARE • Bounce a track’s current pattern and effects into a new Sampler instrument • Export WAV mixes and individual track stems • Self-contained projects with autosave and crash recovery • Transfer projects between iPhone, iPad and Mac; third-party plug-ins must be available on the destination device GOOD TO KNOW • iPhone, including iPhone Duo, and iPad: iOS/iPadOS 17 or later • One purchase covers iPhone, iPad and Mac • The compatible iPad app also runs on Apple Vision Pro • No account, subscription, ads or in-app purchases Documentation and tutorials: https://www.dubspot.com/tracker-pro/guide Support: https://www.dubspot.com/tracker-pro/support Includes open-source Plaits, Rings and Beads DSP by Emilie Gillet under the MIT License. Mutable Instruments is not affiliated with Dubspot.