is it just me or does it seem like there are must have apps releasing every other day now now don't
get me wrong it's great to see the ios music making scene booming but i just don't think my
wallet can take much more no god please no no the good news is you don't need to break the bank to
get your hands on some amazing and useful plugins on ios here are five of my favorite freebies
flux mini is a straightforward but really useful modulation plug-in from the wizards at km audio
the control section on the right there allows you to control the sync resonance and mix parameters
for each of the three modulation targets amp or volume low pass filter and high pass filter
the lfo shape editor is the star of the show here
allowing you to kind of draw your own custom lfo shape using the waveform editor
you can even add new curve points by double tapping on the interface
caleb audio have added 20 presets here to get you started
all of which give you a really good taste of what flux mini can do
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capable of some stellar sounds once you get to grips with it
flux mini is definitely worth a download
wider is a stereo widening plugin that only does one thing but does that one thing very
well wider expands the stereo image of a mono signal to an
awe-inspiring amount of width in fact it can increase the stereo image of
any mono signal up to 200 percent of full stereo for an extra wide exaggerated effect
wider can really add some extra body and beef to synth and key sounds
as well as injecting life into drum and rhythm tracks
i've yet to find a single sound instrument or loop that doesn't sound better once you add wider to
its signal chain i'd highly recommend downloading this we gem and giving it a whirl yourself
lrc 5 is a 5 band eq that might be a good option if you find garageband's three band visual eq a
little bit limiting i know i do lrc5 includes low shelf high shelf and three parametric peak filters
lrc 5's interface is very intuitive allowing you to drag and drop eq points with pin point accuracy
you can also adjust the q value of each point here
allowing you to target and eliminate problem frequencies with ease
there are some presets included with lrc5 though you might be better off
creating and saving your own using the apps straightforward preset
manager neon silicon could easily charge users for this eq as it really is very versatile and
a worthwhile addition to your ios app collection developers giving away amazing free apps like
this really does make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside much like the feeling i get
every time someone hits the like button on one of my videos so if you want to
help me out and keep this dopamine hit going show me some thumb love down below
rough rider 3 is the third iteration of audio damage's wildly popular compressor effect
that has been a mainstay of many a sonic producer's toolkit
for years now capable of absolutely decimating any signal you slap it onto when cranked
rough rider 3 also works great when applied with a little more subtlety
roughrider 3 comes loaded with some presets to point you in the right direction
and allows you to fine-tune things like the input level sidechain controls in hosts that support it
ratio sensitivity makeup gain attack release mix and output level
it's stable cpu efficient and sounds brilliant what's not to love
finally d-l-y-m is a delay modulation plug-in that produces chorus and flanger-like effects
you have a huge amount of control over the sounds that you'll create with dlym
you have time feedback sync rate depth and waveform controls on the top
and processing mode stereo spread crossover dry slash wet and mute controls on the bottom
if you'd rather take the hands off approach imagine ando have packed in 20 presets here
which run the gamut from bizarre and
destructive to more low-key and subtle
even the crazier presets can be suitably tamed using dlym's well laid out and intuitive
controls however and it's easy to lose hours tinkering with and shaping some unique sounds
dlym is a joy to use and a worthwhile addition to your ios plug-in arsenal
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share some of my favorites take care of yourself i'll see you next time bye for now