Instruments

March 19, 2026

AirDrum v2.3 by Async Audio

AirDrum turns your iPhone into a motion-controlled drum studio, letting you play beats with simple wrist movements and record loops on the go. Read more

#Async Audio, #Drum Machine, #Free, #iPhone, #MIDI, #MIDI Controller, #standalone
March 17, 2026

Snorkel Synth by Michael Kaisser

Snorkel Synth is a fresh, creative beat-making app that gives you dedicated tools for basslines, hooks, pads, and drums — skipping the usual blank piano roll in favor of fast,… Read more

#Arpeggiator, #AUv3, #Drum Machine, #iPad, #iPhone, #MacOS, #Michael Kaisser, #standalone, #Step Sequencer
March 16, 2026

Vibe Looper by Leslie Crookshank

Vibe Looper is an expressive audio looper that lets you resequence loops on the fly simply by tapping the waveform, turning ordinary recordings into playable, performative instruments for live performance… Read more

#AUv3, #iPad, #Leslie Crookshank, #Looper, #Sampler, #standalone
March 16, 2026

Drift Audio by Lowell R

Drift Audio is a free granular scrub instrument that turns any sound you record into an interactive terrain landscape you can touch, drag, and explore in real time on iPhone,… Read more

#Free, #Granular, #iPad, #iPhone, #Lowell R, #MacOS, #Sampler, #standalone
March 14, 2026

Continua v1.2 by Audio Damage

Audio Damage has released a major free update for Continua, bringing version 1.2 with four brand-new oscillator modes, a full arpeggiator, and the innovative Genetics panel for evolving patches through… Read more

#Audio Damage, #AUv3, #iPad, #iPhone, #MPE, #standalone, #Substractive, #Synthesizer, #Virtual Analog
March 14, 2026

Patterning 3 v3.2.7 by Olympia Noise Co.

Patterning 3 has been updated to version 3.2.7, introducing the long-awaited Ableton Link Audio Beta that lets you send stereo or multitrack audio directly from Patterning to Ableton Live wirelessly. Read more

#AUv3, #Drum Machine, #iPad, #MacOS, #MIDI Sequencer, #Olympia Noise Co., #Sampler, #standalone, #Step Sequencer
March 8, 2026

BreakBud – Breakbeat Drum Synth by Cem Olcay

BreakBud is a synth-based breakbeat drum machine that lets you craft dynamic rhythms with a 4×4 pad grid, flexible sequencing, and pure synthesis for quick, inspiring beat making. Read more

#AUv3, #Cem Olcay, #Drum Machine, #iPad, #iPhone, #MacOS, #Percussion Synthesizer, #standalone, #Step Sequencer
March 8, 2026

Samposium – Performance Sampler by SynthFamDSP

Samposium is an immersive music sampler app built for real-time audio manipulation and performance, giving you powerful flexibility for creating malleable, performative sound using dynamic effects on one or more… Read more

#iPad, #iPhone, #Sampler, #standalone, #Step Sequencer, #SynthFamDSP
March 8, 2026

Cellular Synthesizer by Valery Mironov

Valery Mironov has updated Cellular Synthesizer with several stability improvements and minor feature tweaks in the latest release. Read more

#AUv3, #Generative, #iPad, #iPhone, #standalone, #Synthesizer, Valery Mironov
March 2, 2026

jAmp Percussive v1.5 by Jan Maes

Jan Maes has updated jAmp Percussive to version 1.5, adding drum kit functionality (load/save/export/import), a randomize button for instant sound generation, MIDI learn for almost all controls, and improved DAW… Read more

#AUv3, #Drum Machine, #iPad, #iPhone, #Jan Maes, #MacOS, #Percussion Synthesizer, #standalone, #Step Sequencer, News
February 28, 2026

Samplr v1.5 by Marcos Alonso

Samplr has received a major update to version 1.5, bringing official iOS 26 support, improved stability, and several under-the-hood enhancements to this iconic multitouch sampler. Read more

#AUv3, #Granular, #iPad, #iPhone, #Marcos Alonso, #Sampler, #standalone
February 28, 2026

PadLab – Live Pads by Daniel Albano

PadLab – Live Pads is a new $2.99 professional music pad app designed for live performance, worship, and production, featuring high-quality ambient pads, drum pads, and full MIDI controller support… Read more

#Daniel Albano, #iPad, #iPhone, #standalone