Musk MIDI Player vs VB3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Musk MIDI Player
Play MIDI files with customizable sounds and playback speeds. This app allows you to transpose, mute tracks, and follow notes on a virtual keyboard. It also supports lyrics display and spoken announcements for bars and beats.
- Load MIDI files and sound libraries
- Adjust playback speed and transpose
- Visualize notes on a keyboard
- Display and speak lyrics
- Mute or solo tracks
- Integrated web search for MIDI files
- Support for various audio formats
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Musk MIDI Player: Your instant MIDI player - just add sounds and MIDI files! * Load any MIDI file and sound library (a small General MIDI sound font is included) * You can search the web for MIDI files and download. * Play MIDI files up to 8 times slower or faster * Transpose MIDI files. * Follow the MIDI notes on the keyboard and distinguish different MIDI channels * Read along the lyrics * Let the app speak the lyrics during playback * Let the app announce the bar and beat numbers. So you can easier follow the notes in a printed score. * Mute or solo tracks or use them to navigate * Use automatic sound switching or customize the sound associated with each MIDI channel. * Mix with the original sound. (Deactivated on iOS14, reactivated on iOS15) Integrated web search: * Use the built-in web browser to search for MIDI files on the web. * The browser highlights MIDI (.mid, .midi) and Karaoke (.kar) links. * Downloaded files play back immediately. Navigation: * Jump to a specific position using a slider * To jump back to that position using the repeat button * Jump to the position of certain meta-events (lyrics, markers, time signature, key signature and tempo changes) Supported file formats and extensions: * MIDI (mid, midi) * MIDI karaoke (kar) * Sound fonts (sf2) * Downloadable Sounds (dls) * Logic Pro EXS-24 instrument files (exs) * Audio Unit Presets (aupreset) * Zip files (zip) Importing files via: * ITunes: transmission via Mac or PC * ICloud: synchronizes the data on all your Apple devices. (Network connection required) * Other Apps from the manufacturer this app: All of his apps access to the same iCloud directory. (No network connection required) * Safari: search for a website that offers SoundFonts. Click on the file. Wait until it is downloaded. Then select this app in the "Open In" dialog. * Mail: Select the attachment and select this app in the "Open In" dialog. * Other apps: use the "Open In" dialog. (Dropbox, Google Drive, SkyDrive) Inter-App-Audio, Audiobus and Core-MIDI support: You can use the audio output of this app in other apps: * Record the mixed-down audio output in Garageband, AudioShare or other apps. * Add sound effects in GarageBand, VoiceSynth or other apps. * Use this App as a MIDI-Generator in Audiobus or in apps that can receive Core-MIDI notes. Limitations: * Speech output can not be sent to other apps. * Which app combinations are possible depends on Your hardware and Your sound fonts. * Playing MIDI files with many notes per second can push older devices to their limits. When you hear a scraping noise, try lowering the playback rate. Have fun!
VB3
This app emulates a classic tonewheel organ, offering advanced sound modeling and effects. It includes a session recorder, audio player for backing tracks, and extensive MIDI control for live performance and production.
- Tonewheel engine and rotary simulator
- Ring Modulator and Delay effects
- Session Recorder (MIDI & WAV)
- Built-in Audio Player
- Extensive MIDI control and mapping
- Touch-friendly interface with drawbar views
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Released in 2023, this is the second version of GSi's most famous product: VB3-II Tonewheel Organ emulator. This marks 20 years of research and development of this instrument. New VB3-II 2023 edition features: - Added both the tonewheel engine and the rotary simulator from VB3 v.1.4 - The V1 rotary simulator features 3 variations, for a total of 4 different amplifiers - Added 1 new tonewheel generator - Added Ring Modulator and Delay effects (pre) - Added FET Limiter (post) - Sub-Presets for Rotary effect and Digital reverb sections - Session Recorder: silently records everything is played and imports/exports standard Midi Files and renders to WAV files - Built-in Audio Player plays the most common audio formats to add a backing track to your music - Octave transposers for upper and lower separately - New Program browser shows full list with move, swap, delete functions along with import/export of banks and single Programs - Built-in function to import/export from/to VB3-II 2018 (and Crumar Mojo Desktop) Program and Bank formats - New Midi Map with reverse, latch and lock functions for each parameter - Quick Midi Learn for main screen/performance controls, normal Midi Learn for all other parameters - New advanced Midi Javascript processor for custom event transformations (supports SysEx and RPN/NRPN) - Multiple outputs (Main + Organ Only) - Separate plugin for remote Audio and Midi input - includes the exclusive VoMidiCoder - New bigger touch-friendly interface - Four different drawbar view styles - On-screen keyboards with two different viewing styles - Random program generator - Added rotary effect speed control from Channel Aftertouch - Supports Midi Output, can send whole "snapshots" when loading and when changing Programs - Supports different curves for the Swell Pedal - Built-in Midi Monitor for monitoring incoming Midi messages - Free Cloud service for sharing Programs, Midi Maps and Midi Processor Scripts with other users Features already present in the 2018 edition: - Full polyphony (61 upper + 61 lower + 25 pedals = 147 notes) - 91 modeled tonewheels with accurate phase synchronization - Adjustable leakage noise and cross modulation between tonewheels - A total of 22 different tonewheel generators to choose from - Generator shaping for a total of 154 generator combinations - Adjustable global tuning from 430 to 450 Hz - Foldback on 16" deactivatable - Complex wheels - Resistor wiring with multiple options - Realistic "run" motor wow and flutter - Busbars and 9 key contact simulation - Two separate sets of drawbars per manual - Full "inverted octave" presets - String Bass with adjustable release time - Loudness "robbing" effect - Single triggered percussion with natural capacitor discharge/recharge - Adjustable Percussion Level and Decay - Vibrato/Chorus virtual scanner - Adjustable Vibrato Scanner depth and mix - Separated Upper and Lower V/C tablets with smooth switching - Dynamic tube overdrive simulation - Spring Reverb (pre) and Digital stereo reverb (post) - Rotary speaker simulation with virtual microphone positioning, tube overdrive, tube feedback - Rotors "Front Stop" brake position with adjustable preferred position - Very low CPU consumption - Advanced MIDI Learn function with import/export of custom mappings - Upper and Lower manuals SPLIT with adjustable split point - Supports pedal sustain - Custom programmer with import/export of Programs and Banks Available for iPad as standalone App with IAA support or AUv3 plugin, compatible with all plugin hosts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: VB3 at Free against Musk MIDI Player's $1.99. VB3 also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Musk MIDI Player's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On review sentiment and ratings volume 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
VB3 is free to download; Musk MIDI Player costs $1.99 up front. VB3 sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Musk MIDI Player asks for nothing beyond the download.
Musk MIDI Player holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Musk MIDI Player's written reviews are positive against 50% of VB3's.
| Parameter | Musk MIDI Player | VB3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better | 3.7 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.3% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dr. Garbers Softwareentwicklung | Genuine Soundware |
Customer experience
Musk MIDI Player
VB3
In-app purchases
Musk MIDI Player
No in-app purchases
VB3
- Log-in to your GSi account$0.99
- Unlock All Pro Features$99.99
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