2026
04/16
Cache Sample Browser for iOS
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CACHE – AUv3 Sample Browser

Browse, play and drag & drop.

CACHE is a fast and simple sample browser for iPhone, iPad, and AUv3 hosts. It lets you open your own sample folders, browse collections instantly, preview audio files, detect sample key, and drag sounds straight into compatible apps and hosts.

Built for producers who work across iOS and iPadOS, CACHE solves a problem that has been strangely overlooked for years: some DAWs and AUv3 hosts still don’t include a proper sample browser. Until now, that often meant digging through Files, switching between apps, and dragging samples in from outside your music workflow. CACHE puts that missing browser exactly where you need it.

Use CACHE to:

  • Browse your own sample folders and subfolders
  • Preview one-shots and loops quickly
  • Detect likely sample key for one-shots
  • Drag samples directly into compatible DAWs, hosts, and apps
  • Access collections from local storage, cloud locations, or external drives

In summary: CACHE is a lightweight sample browser for iOS that lets you quickly navigate your own sound libraries, preview audio files, detect their key, and drag them directly into music apps or AUv3 hosts. It doesn’t store or include samples—it simply gives you a fast, organized way to access and use the ones you already have, wherever they’re saved.

CACHE does not include any samples and does not make sound on its own beyond sample preview. You must supply your own sample folders.

CACHE also does not copy or store your samples internally. It simply bookmarks and browses the folders you choose, so it won’t take up extra storage space with duplicate sample libraries. This makes it especially useful if your sounds live on external storage or outside the app itself.

Cache is available in the AppStore HERE

2026
04/15
Free Synth AUV3 For iPad
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CYCLER XS02 is a playful and unpredictable live performance synthesizer for iPad.

It focuses on shaping a single sound into evolving phrases using motion-based modulation, a gate sequencer, and sound-mangling modules.

Six core parameters can be modulated by random, LFO, or envelope motion, letting your sound continuously shift and breathe.

Built-in partial randomization keeps performances fresh while staying musical.

Designed for hands-on play, XS02 turns one patch into an endlessly moving instrument for techno, trance, experimental, and live electronic music.

What’s New (Version 1.0.3)

  • Fixed issue with no sound during silent mode
  • Fixed background playback

You can get Cycler XS02 synth from the AppStore HERE

2026
04/14
Raven Synth For iPhone and iPad
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RAVEN – Wavetable Morphing Synth

Dual-oscillator drawable synth – A deep, drawable synth built for evolving textures and sculpted sound. Now available — launch price for a limited time.

RAVEN is a deep, expressive wavetable-morphing synthesizer designed for evolving textures and sculpted sound on iOS.

Built for musicians, producers, and sound designers, Raven delivers drawable waveforms, real-time morphing, and a full effects chain in a clean, performance-ready interface — whether you’re crafting pads, designing sounds, or playing live.

Key Features:

  • Dual drawable oscillators with wavetable morphing
  • Utility oscillator (sub, ring mod, FM, noise, harmonics)
  • Classic ladder filter with 12/24dB slope
  • Dual ADSR envelopes (Filter + Amp)
  • LFO for pitch, filter, PWM, morph, and amplitude
  • 12-band parametric EQ
  • Delay, reverb, chorus, and distortion FX
  • 56 factory presets with QR code sharing
  • Touch-optimized performance controls
  • AUv3 instrument support
  • CoreMIDI & Bluetooth MIDI
  • Designed for iPhone and iPad

An iPad synth like Raven sits in a pretty unique sweet spot between desktop power and hands-on playability. The touchscreen changes how you interact with synthesis in a big way:

  • Drawable waveforms → way more intuitive with your finger than a mouse
  • Real-time morphing → you can literally “play” timbre by dragging
  • Performance controls → gestures = expression (kind of like an instrument, not just software)

It puts it closer to apps like Moog Model D, KORG Gadget, or Animoog Z—but Raven leans more into custom waveform design, which is more like desktop wavetable synths (think Serum/Vital style, but touch-first).

Where iPad synths shine:

  • Sketching ideas quickly without a full DAW
  • Sound design that feels tactile
  • Playing live with MIDI controllers or just the screen
  • AUv3 support → you can load it inside apps like AUM or GarageBand

Raven specifically looks like it’s aiming for that “Serum-style sound design but playable like an instrument” niche on iOS.

Get Raven Synth from the AppStore HERE

2026
02/25
Klevgrand Parrot Repeater Effect
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Where control meets curiosity

Klevgrand’s most experimental effect app to date

Introducing Parrot for iOS – a new Klevgrand product that will take you down a rabbit hole of
rhythmic exploration and creative accidents. From subtle beat variation or harmonic accents to
glitchy mayhem, Parrot adds something very unique and interesting to almost anything. This
effect will help ignite your next dance-floor hit or add that extra je ne sais quoi of
flavour to your mix. Whatever you feed the Parrot, it won’t let you down!
Eat, sleep, rave, repeat.

Parrot creates rhythmic patterns by sampling small slices of incoming audio, and
repeating it in a sequenced loop. With detailed control over the loop length, pitch,
dynamics and filtering, the result can easily be turned into the beat and sound you want
while still retaining the connection to the original source.

Parrot is designed to be a creative machine for unpredictable grooves, broken loops and irregular
textures that you couldn’t program by hand, especially when subtle timing shifts or pitch moves push the
loop into new territories. It syncs to your DAW or runs freely, encouraging off-grid experiments. Even
small changes can create a new pattern, like a kaleidoscope. Let’s start experimenting!

FEATURES

Looping live-sampling with variable length + fade-in/out
‣ Step sequencer, up to 16 steps
‣ Set pitch and accent per step
‣ Variable note values for evolving rhythms

‣ Alternating panning following sequencer
‣ Evolving filter section with multiple modes
‣ Evolving volume curve
‣ Separate dry-signal filter

‣ DAW sync or free‐running mode
‣ Humanizer for subtle timingvariation
‣ Mute/Solo during sampling
‣ Lock parameters for savepreset-switching

Get Parrot for iOS HERE

2026
02/19
Super J8 Synth for iOS
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SUPER J8 (Inspired by Jupiter-8*) Next Level Analog Emulation

SUPER J8 delivers lush pads, deep basses, classic keys, and vibrant leads that feel truly alive. Inspired by a LEGENDARY analog synthesizer, SUPER J8 was trained by ethical machine learning and uses advanced DSP. No Generative AI!

NO SAMPLES. PURE SYNTH POWER!
NEW FEATURES: Oscillator Sync, Cross-Modulation, 2x Oversampling, True Per-Voice Poly Unison, PWM, Analog Voice Modeling, Analog Panning, and Single-Note Polyphony for epic pads and drones that never stop.

FEATURES
• NEW Sound Engine with advanced DSP
• 600+ presets included (more to come)
• True Poly Unison with Unison Start Sync
• J8-style Cross-Mod plus frequency tracker
• 64 voices! Like a Jupiter-64?! Play 8 notes with 8-voice unison

• 2x oversampling for more analog-style lows and highs
• Awesome Oscillator Sync
• PWM engine modeled after vintage hardware behavior
• Per-Voice Analog Panning
• Single Note Polyphony for notes & unison stacks!

• FX: Glorious Reverb based on Sean Costello’s code (Valhalla* Plug-ins), Analog Tape Delay, Crush, and more.
• 3 LFOs with 60+ destinations; modulate almost anything (even other LFOs)
• MIDI keyboard support plus MIDI Learn
• Classic ARP & Vintage-style Step Sequencer
• ENV-1 Polarity & 2 ADSR envelopes, just like classic hardware
• Juno* style type I & II Chorus
• Dual assignable Touch pads for real-time performance control
• Jupiter-inspired filter with deep growl

WORKS AS A PLUG-IN
Use SUPER J8 as an AUv3 instrument in Logic for iPad, GarageBand, AUM, Cubasis, and more.

WORKS BY ITSELF
• Built-in Record button: capture your synth and FX, then export a WAV file
• Control it with a MIDI Keyboard, MIDI Learn to map your controls to the app
No other apps required.

DEVICE REQUIREMENTS:
iPad: 2016 iPad Pro (A9X) or newer (Does not work on iPad Air 2)
iPhone: 2018 iPhone XS (A12) or newer (Works on iPhone SE 2020)

INSTANT INSPIRATION
Explore 600+ hand made presets, a classic step sequencer, dual arpeggiators, analog-style filters, tape delay, reverb, chorus, 3 LFOs, and real-time FX control. Your creativity will never hit a wall

LEARN MORE audiokitpro.com/superj8

 

 

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