The latest update to VU202 marks a significant milestone for mobile beatmakers, introducing full AUv3 compatibility. This highly anticipated addition transforms the standalone app into a versatile plugin, allowing seamless integration within your existing iOS production environment. Whether you are building complex rhythmic patterns or triggering one-shots, the workflow is now significantly more fluid as it syncs perfectly with your host’s tempo and transport controls.
Main New Features
- Full AUv3 plugin support for seamless DAW integration.
- Improved state saving and recall when loaded within compatible plugin hosts.
The app delivers a fast, hands-on workflow with 32 pads across four banks. You import samples, record live via mic or audio interface, trim, chop, and shape every sound before building patterns and full songs. Sound quality and character modes capture the vintage digital sampling vibe of late-90s hardware like the Boss SP-202, while the touch-first design keeps the workflow moving on modern screens. Export full mixes or separate stems in WAV format with choke and bank separation intact, so tracks move straight into any DAW without extra preparation.
Trim samples, edit attack, decay and release, set trigger or gate playback, and stack effects at pad, bank, or master level. Pattern mode offers up to 64 steps with per-step nudge, swing, and velocity, plus quick tools to duplicate, erase, double, or rename grooves on the fly. Song mode chains patterns into complete arrangements while UI customization lets you add background images and tweak colors for a personal look. The resampling engine encourages creative layering — bounce any processed pad straight back into a new sample and keep building. The whole app works as a self-contained mobile studio suited for sketching drum chops, textures, or complete beat ideas on the go.
Key features:
- 32 pads in four banks with mute, solo, choke, and resampling
- Import samples, record via mic or audio interface, trim/chop/split into eight slices
- Per-pad sound shaping: attack, decay, release, pitch, reverse, loop, trigger/gate modes
- Pad, bank, and master effects with full stacking
- Pattern mode — 64 steps, per-step nudge timing, swing, velocity, quick duplicate/erase/double/rename tools
- Song mode for chaining patterns with repeats and organization
- Export full mix or stems in WAV
- Character modes: HiFi, Standard, LoFi, LoFi2 plus mono/stereo options
- UI customization with background images, opacity, and editable colors
App price: Free. No in-app purchases.
Original release: March 27, 2026 | Latest update: April 1, 2026 (v1.2)
