Groovebox - Beat Synth Studio

Groovebox - Beat Synth Studio Software


Company Name:

About: Ampify develops music-making applications for iPad and iPhone in partnership with electronic music
brand Novation.
Headquarters: London, England, United Kingdom.

 
  2023-12-05

Groovebox Overview


What is Groovebox?

Groovebox is a free music studio app designed for iPhone and iPad users who love making electronic music. It is packed with inspiring synths and drum machines that allow users to create beats, melodies, and play with world-class instruments. The app is designed to kick-start ideas, but it has serious features for artists and producers too. Groovebox is developed by the creators of Launchpad.



Features


- Play with touchable instruments to quickly create your own beats and melodies, or draw in notes.

- Hundreds of patterns and sounds to get you started.

- Four powerful synthesisers designed in partnership with Novation.

- Modern drum machine with an expanding drumkit library.

- Advanced synth parameters to sculpt your own sounds.

- Multi-channel mixer (iPad only), note sequencer, key and scale modes.

- Build your arrangements into songs with sections.

- Export your sounds easily to a laptop for further production.

- Sync to other apps or a laptop with Ableton Link.

- Connect using Audiobus, Inter-App Audio and even Export to Ableton Live seamlessly.

- Regular, fresh-content drumpacks, presets and patterns.

- Instruments developed in partnership with synth pioneers Novation.

- Expose more tweakable synth controls.

- Draw notes and build patterns instead of playing them.

- Choose from any tempo, key or musical scale.

- Easily create a mix of your music to share with others.

- Audiobus, Inter-App Audio, Ableton Link and Ableton Export.

- Instantly add swing to your session.

- All keys and major, minor and modes supported.

- Rename, duplicate and delete.

- Optimised to use the entire iPad Pro screen.

- Batch export your pads as a .zip file, or use Ableton Export.

- Bluetooth speaker supported.



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Product Details and Description of



If you love making electronic music, you’ll love this app. Enter an inspiring world of music production on your iPhone & iPad. this app is a free, beautifully designed music studio app packed with inspiring synths and drum machines. In minutes you’ll be making beats, melodies, and playing with world-class instruments. Expand your own collection with more sounds and instruments available in the store. From the creators of Launchpad, this app helps you produce music on iPhone & iPad. • A BEATS & SYNTH MUSIC STUDIO Play with touchable instruments to quickly create your own beats and melodies, or draw in notes. Need inspiration? this app has hundreds of patterns and sounds to get you started. Four powerful synthesisers, designed in partnership with Novation, deliver deep retro basslines and analogue harmonic melodies. The modern drum machine, with expanding drumkit library, will turn this app into your go-to beat production studio. • SYNTHS DESIGNED WITH NOVATION Designed in partnership with Novation, legendary synth pioneers, this app packs a world-class sound. Each instrument uses a new powerful synth engine capable of recreating classic warm analogue sounds and rich modern harmonics. • EASY TO START, DEEP ENOUGH TO MASTER this app is designed to kick-start ideas, but it has serious features for artists and producers too. The advanced synth parameters* let you sculpt your own sounds. Automate the parameters over time to create a vibrant dynamics. Control your sound with the multi-channel mixer (iPad only), note sequencer, key and scale modes. Build your arrangements into songs with sections. Export your sounds easily to a laptop for further production. Sync to other apps or a laptop with Ableton Link. Connect using Audiobus, Inter-App Audio and even Export to Ableton Live seamlessly.   FEATURES • Discover and build ideas - Quickly explore sounds with hundreds of melody and rhythm patterns • Play touchable instruments - Create your own melodies and beats • Five powerful instruments - Drumbox, Horizon, MiniMon, RetroBass and Poly-8 • Build beats - Play drum pads or keys, sequence notes or use patterns • Arrange your tracks - Simple song-building using sections • Create dynamic changes - Record synth parameters as automation • Sound innovation - Instruments developed in partnership with synth pioneers Novation • Expand your sounds - Regular, fresh-content drumpacks, presets and patterns* • Production-ready sounds - Crafted by world-class sound designers and artists • Extendable Instruments - Expose more tweakable synth controls • Sequence your music - Draw notes and build patterns instead of playing them • Stay in time and key - Choose from any tempo, key or musical scale • Share your music - Easily create a mix of your music to share with others *Requires In-App Purchase ADVANCED FEATURES • Jam with others - Audiobus, Inter-App Audio, Ableton Link and Ableton Export • Swing - Instantly add swing to your session. • Ableton Export - Easily send your project to Ableton Live • Full scale support - All keys and major, minor and modes supported • Project management - Rename, duplicate and delete • iPad Pro support - Optimised to use the entire iPad Pro screen • Send your ideas to a laptop - Batch export your pads as a .zip file, or use Ableton Export • Bluetooth speaker supported




Top Reviews

By DJ meowmixx

Thanks for the Fun App!!

Thanks for adding the new synth ! Since the beginning GB had allot of yet unrealized potential, serving more as a fun and engaging introduction for users to the play around with the basics of EDM. Now (thankfully) the developers seem to have decided what direction they would take GB in, moving toward making it a “real”instrument (not a toy, they have begun releasing new synths and offering more varied content! IMO, GB is now showing signs of what it could be: A very easy to use, yet powerful instrument for IOS. With continued developer support and refinement, and an ear for user feedback, Gb could realize its potential, achieving enough real depth and versatility to be fully integrated into any producers workflow! Really great way to get an idea down when on the go! Works well with Novations other apps Launchpad and Bloc Waves - you can really do allot with this thing! Hours of fun with a simple interface - Potentially GB could be a serious music maker in it's own right for the iOS -Keep up the good stuff, steady new content and excellent support!

By IronStarGazette

Love this app!

I love all of this company's apps! I perform live with Launchpad and this app on a regular basis, and have recommended them all to several fellow musicians. Thank you so much for adding Chromatic Mode to this app! Speaking of this app, I also have one suggestion and one request: First, when muting/unmuting tracks, could there be a way to either set a fade in/out time, or have the delay be post-signal, so that the tracks can come in and out smoothly instead of an abrupt cut off? Second, I would personally really get a lot of use out of the ability to have non-4/4 sequence lengths. In addition to the occasional song in 3, 5, 7, etc. I often like to create a dance groove with maybe a synth arpeggio and/or a percussion track that continuously move across the bar line. I know it's not the most common user need but there are some of us who like to break out of the box, and I love using your platforms so it would mean a lot! Thanks again for all you guys do.

By Don O...

Great App! A Few Requests

this app is a terrific app. Sounds great, intuitive interface, and fun to use. this app Pro Features allow so much more flexibility in sound customization and the recent automation update is a great addition. this app is even better when using the Novation Mini Mk3. I do have some feature requests. It would be great if midi learn functionality could be added so that, at a minimum, Launchkey Mini knobs that have not been assigned by default can be used. Functionality would also improve if the Launchkey Mini knobs could control track volumes when on the mixer (volume) screen or through a shift function. Finally, this app would benefit immensely by incorporating an export function that allows for this app creations to be automatically sent and assigned within the Launchpad app (similar the the functionality of the Blocs app). Other than that, great job! Keep up the amazing work! Don





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