2026
05/07
Free Mighty Synth Sampler App
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Mighty Synth Sampler

Developer: Moby Pixel LLC
Category: Music
Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Mac
Price: Free download with optional in-app purchases
Supports: AUv3, MIDI, SF2/SFZ SoundFonts

Overview

Mighty Synth Sampler turns any sound into a playable instrument. It combines subtractive synthesis and sampling into a single app designed for musicians, producers, and sound designers. Users can record sounds directly in the app, import samples or SoundFonts, map them across a keyboard, and shape them using built-in synth controls.

The app is built around four main components:

The Synth

  • Full subtractive synth engine powered by AudioKit
  • Three independent oscillator layers
  • Controls for volume, semitone, detune, and panning
  • Amplitude and filter envelopes
  • Low-pass filter
  • LFO modulation
  • Unison, glide, drive, and more
  • Built-in arpeggiator
  • MIDI support
  • Multiple play surfaces

The Sampler

  • Create custom sample-based instruments
  • Record audio directly inside the app
  • Import audio files
  • Map samples across keys
  • Set loop points
  • Edit root notes and note ranges
  • Save reusable instruments and banks

Sound Packs

  • Includes starter sound bank
  • Supports downloadable sound packs
  • Free and paid expansion packs available
  • Users can create and share their own banks

AUv3 Support

Includes four AUv3 plugins:

  • Mighty Synth
  • Mighty Sampler
  • Mighty Effects
  • Mighty MIDI

These can be loaded individually inside compatible DAWs and AUv3 hosts.

Features

  • Free app with core features included
  • Three-oscillator synth engine
  • Per-layer detune, pan, and semitone control
  • Amplitude and filter envelopes
  • Low-pass filter with resonance and key tracking
  • LFO modulation for filter, pitch, and volume
  • Unison with up to 8 voices
  • Built-in effects:
    • Reverb
    • Delay
    • Chorus
    • Drive
    • Phaser
    • Compressor
    • Panner
  • BPM-synced arpeggiator
  • Multiple play surfaces:
    • Keys
    • Pads
    • All 4ths layout
    • Scale layouts
  • 16-slot sampler
  • Loop point editing
  • Root note and note range editing
  • Audio recording
  • SF2/SFZ SoundFont import
  • Downloadable sound packs
  • Instrument bank export and sharing
  • MIDI CC mapping
  • AUv3 support
  • Available for iPhone, iPad, and Mac

You can download Mighty Synth Sampler for FREE in the Appstore HERE

2026
05/01
Retro Keys Vintage Keyboards App
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RETRO KEYS is a collection of 4 vintage keyboard instruments in one app:

  • RHDS Stage 73
  • WURL ’78
  • CP Electric Grand
  • Retro Piano

It features warm, soulful keyboard sounds with “real tape character,” combining sampled recordings with physical modeling for a responsive feel.

The sounds were recorded to analog tape by a Grammy-nominated engineer, then processed for both clean and lo-fi/vintage textures.

Key features:

  • 4 vintage keyboard instruments in one app
  • 200+ presets
  • AUv3 plugin support
  • Works standalone or in DAWs (GarageBand, Logic, Cubasis, etc.)
  • MIDI keyboard and sustain pedal support
  • Aftertouch support
  • Tape/Vinyl-style noise options
  • Low storage footprint (~150MB total)
  • No ads or subscriptions (one-time purchase)

Retro Keys is available from the AppStore HERE

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

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