Comparison

ScoreStudio vs M/S Processor 2

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ScoreStudio

Features
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Open scores - all three MusicXML formats (.xml / .musicxml / compressed .mxl), plus direct parsing of vector PDFs exported by notation software (experimental) ` Real engraving - drawn with the professional Bravura music font: noteheads, stems, beams, slurs, ornaments, chord symbols, repeats and multi-voice rests follow engraving conventions ` Sound out of the box - a built-in GM sound bank means playback works immediately, with no download; dynamics, crescendo, pedals, staccato, fermata, trill/turn/mordent and grace notes are all performed. When a score carries chord symbols they play along underneath - you can switch that off and give the chord symbols their own volume ` Handy transport - return to start, play / pause / resume (resume picks up exactly where it stopped); select a note first and playback starts from that measure ` Repeats handled properly - repeat barlines, voltas, D.C. / D.S. al Fine and To Coda are followed during playback, and the play cursor moves through rests and tied notes just like the printed page ` Note details + Music classroom - tap any note to see its pitch, duration, voice and staff, position, lyrics and chord symbols. At the bottom, the "Music classroom" explains every mark on that note, grouped by kind (grace notes, ornaments, articulation, slurs, breath and pauses, dynamics, pedals, tempo, repeats and jumps...), each drawn with the same music font as the score, with its Chinese ` English name and a one-line explanation - so a beginner can look up any unfamiliar symbol immediately. Tapping any notehead of a chord shows the same marks, plus a "Sounding together" row for the rest of it ` Transposing instruments explained - on a Bb trumpet or sax part the details panel reads "written B4 - sounds as A4"; if the written score (chord names included) is a whole tone away from what you hear, the app tells you right after import ` Practice tools - metronome, tempo, loop, swing, and a piano roll that numbers the measures in playing order and marks repeated ones "take 2"; scale, arpeggio and chord exercises in C / F / G major and their relative minors (up / down, 1-3 octaves, optional cadence written the way graded tutors do it - ten exercise types in all) ` Built-in examples - the demo score "Demo March" plus two practice scores: G major (3 octaves) and A harmonic minor (2 octaves) with cadences, shipped as the original MusicXML files ` Jianpu view (experimental) - switch any score to numbered notation with one tap: melody only by default, or chord-stacked ` Coverage-score practice (experimental) - four single-theme scores that drill repeats and jumps: repeats & endings / measure & beat repeats / D.S. & Coda / D.C. & Fine ` Score library - scores you open are collected automatically, with favourites, rename and delete ` Export - PDF / PNG / MIDI / WAV / MusicXML through the system share sheet ` Fully offline ` Chinese and English interface - no account, no network, no permissions of any kind (camera, photos, ...) and no data collected. The notation is read-only so nothing is changed by accident; playback settings (instrument, volume, mute, staff type) can be adjusted anytime Notes: ` This version does not include image-based OMR. PDF import supports vector PDFs that contain music-font glyphs only, and durations are approximate - please verify after import. ` The bundled FluidR3 GM sound bank is MIT licensed; the Bravura music font is SIL OFL 1.1. Both license texts ship with the app. ` iPhone and iPad only (Apple Watch is not supported). ` Voluntary donations: the support page lists the developer's email - entirely optional; the app contains no payment of any kind.

About

M/S Processor 2

This app allows you to manipulate the mid and side components of a stereo audio signal. You can adjust their levels, mute them, or flip their polarity before recombining them. It functions as an Audio Unit (AUv3) within music production hosts or as a standalone application.

Highlights
  • Mid/side stereo signal splitting
  • Independent level control for mid and side
  • Mute and polarity flip for mid/side
  • Inline, decode, and encode modes
  • Automation support
  • Adaptable layout for various screen sizes
Features
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Your stereo image, in two parts. M/S Processor 2 splits a stereo signal into its mid (what both sides share) and its side (what sets them apart), lets you turn each up or down, mute it or flip its polarity, and puts them back together. Rebuilt from the ground up, it runs as an Audio Unit (AUv3) inside GarageBand, AUM, Logic Pro and any other host, and on its own with an audio interface. THREE WAYS IN AND OUT • Inline: left and right in, left and right out. Widen a mix, narrow it, or bring a centered voice forward. • Decode: record with a mid/side microphone pair, a cardioid facing the source and a figure-8 across it, and hear it as left and right while you play. • Encode: turn left and right into mid and side for the effects that come after it, and decode them back at the end of the chain. EVERY PART UNDER YOUR HAND • A fader for the mid and one for the side, from −48 to +24 dB, each over its own meter. • Mute and polarity for each, and a link that moves both gains together. • Swap left and right before anything else, and bypass to compare. • Input and output meters named by what they carry, L and R or M and S, with held peaks and clip indicators. • Every control can be automated from your host. • A notice when the input is mono, which leaves the side with nothing to work on. MADE FOR EVERY SCREEN M/S Processor 2 lays itself out for the space it's given: an iPhone upright or sideways, an iPad, iPhone Duo folded or open, and a plugin slot in a host, from GarageBand's compact strip to a whole panel. QUIET BY DEFAULT On its own, the app starts with its output muted, so a microphone never feeds back through the speaker next to it. A LONG STORY Alan Blumlein described mid/side recording in his 1931 stereo patent, and engineers have relied on it ever since. M/S Processor first came to the iPad in 2013; this is its second life. From Monolith DSP. Terms of Use: https://monolith-dsp.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://monolith-dsp.com/privacy/

Screenshots

ScoreStudio4 screens
M/S Processor 24 screens

Verdict

The call

ScoreStudio and M/S Processor 2 are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ScoreStudio versus M/S Processor 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScoreStudioM/S Processor 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuangzhou Microwood Technology Co., Ltd.Ruben Nine Blanco

In-app purchases

None

ScoreStudio

No in-app purchases

None

M/S Processor 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ScoreStudio free?
ScoreStudio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is M/S Processor 2 free?
M/S Processor 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ScoreStudio or M/S Processor 2 have ads?
Neither ScoreStudio nor M/S Processor 2 shows ads.

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