Best Apps For Music Producers

Making music can be a very time-consuming process. That’s why it’s important to have the right software and apps. Not only do they help you keep track of everything, but they also help you make your tracks come alive!

You may already be familiar with some of the most popular apps for music production, such as Garageband or Pro Tools, but there are a lot more out there that can help you in different ways. This post will take a look at the best ones out there so you can make your next song really shine.

If you’re looking for an app that lets you record vocals on your phone, this is an excellent option. The app has everything from audio effects like reverb and delay to MIDI integration. It’s compatible with any device running iOS 10 or later and costs $9.99 USD per month after a free 30-day trial period ends (this includes access to other features such as mixing tools).

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Best Apps For Music Producers

To make a living, you must tour constantly and create new content left and right. Yet you already spend so much of your time doing things other than these two all-consuming tasks. The average day for a musician involves more social media, emails, research, and a lot less actually creating music than it used to.

Having said this, if you don’t churn out new tunes regularly, what are you even doing here? It’s great to have a following online and to book as many concerts as possible, but you need to have fantastic, perfectly-executed songs and albums to back it all up. The real struggle can be finding the time to actually create this art.

Today’s successful musicians are working on the road more and more, and even superstar names are recording what turn out to be smash hits in hotel rooms, on planes, and wherever else they can manage. How do they do it? Laptops help, but mobile phones are a big part of it as well. Cell phones can be used for pretty much anything these days, and if you have the right program on your device, you can make some pretty stellar tunes.

If you’ve never tried to make music on your phone, it can be pretty intimidating when you begin, but stick with it, and you’ll find yourself crafting snippets of new songs and some really catchy bits wherever you go, whenever you have a spare moment.

A quick list of the best music production apps:

Garageband
Songify
Animoog
Korg iElectribe
Music Memos
Poweramp Music Player
Propellerhead Figure
WaveMachine Labs Auria Pro
Caustic
AutoRap
Steinberg Cubasis
Garageband
How could this not be included on a list of the best apps when it comes to creating music? Garageband has been a staple for literally millions of musicians for years now, and as people have migrated from computers to their phones, the company has followed.

When you search for Garageband in the app store on iOs, Apple has highlighted its own creation as an “essential,” and while it would be fair to normally be suspicious of such a promotion, this time, the label is actually appropriate. If you’ve already used Garageband on your Mac, download it onto your iPhone and keep the music production going.

Songify
Sometimes you have some really great words in front of you, but what you read doesn’t quite make a song. If you need a bit of help moving things along, try Songify, which turns whatever you say (the keyword here being “say,” not “sing”) into music. It might not get you anywhere, but if you are really, truly stuck, give this free program a try. You could wind up with something you never would have even considered on your own.

Animoog
It might not be free, but it’s a music-making app from the legendary company Moog, so can you really argue with it? The first app from the musical titan, Animoog is described by Moog itself as the “first professional synthesizer” for all iOs devices. That sentence and the fact this comes from Moog should entice you enough to shell out the $6 it costs to download this program and give it a whirl.

If you’re already using Moog products, this won’t be too difficult to pick up, though of course there is always a bit of a learning curve when it comes to a new app. But hey, you already know the sounds and how to use them, so this is a semi-safe bet when it comes to which app will have you creating real songs in no time.

Korg iElectribe
Remember a few years ago when virtual alternative dance band Gorillaz came out of nowhere with their album The Fall? The record was released just one year after their critically-acclaimed full-length Plastic Beach, which is surprising for the group, as they usually needed a few years in between albums.

Part of the reason why The Fall’s drop may have been pushed up is because it was very clear the band’s frontman, legendary rocker Damon Albarn, wanted to claim the distinction of having produced and released the first album created entirely on an iPad. Well, this is the app he managed said feat with.

Since then, Korg (also a power player already in the instrument industry) has released a special version that features all things Gorillaz. I’d suggest sticking with the original, but if you’re a huge fan of the band, go for the special edition.

Music Memos
At first glance, this free app sounds like nothing more than a memo-taking program, but it does so much more and in no time you could soon find yourself visiting and revisiting this app as you start creating new tracks from scratch. Music Memos lets you record snippets of ideas for future compositions as they pop into your head. Those could be vocals, pieces of guitar, piano, or so on.

From there, you can name everything, tag it, and perhaps most importantly, rate them. That lets you immediately identify which ideas you want to focus on when you return to them later. The app also allows you to hear what your brilliant new idea might sound like with a lush orchestral backing track, perhaps a drum, or maybe even more bass.

This will help you when it comes to ranking everything, and before you know it, you may have hundreds of ideas, but just a few on their way to becoming finalized songs.

Poweramp Music Player
This app may only be available for Android users, but there are so many other fantastic options exclusive to iOs, let’s just give this one to the Android fans. This app is loaded with features (as are hundreds of others), but the full list of what this program offers seems to be longer than any other I noticed. I don’t even fully understand some of them, which just means there is a lot to discover and learn here.

One item I found particularly interesting was the ability to search lyrics with an integration with a company called Musixmatch. Every musician has had a difficult time finding the perfect words at some point in their career, and even if this feature only helps once, that’s still enough to make it worthy of your time.

Propellerhead Figure
The name may sound strange, but this app is also easy to add to this list, based solely on its association with another incredibly well-trafficked program. Propellerhead is behind Reason, which is one of the most popular music-making pieces of software in existence.

This version, which is its own thing entirely (but you know must be good if it’s connected in any way to Reason) is free, so why wouldn’t you try it out? It’s rather simple, but sometimes having too many options can stifle true creativity and be overwhelming.

WaveMachine Labs Auria Pro
According to a number of reviews, WaveMachine Labs Auria Pro is the closest thing you’re going to find on a phone that looks like what you’re doing on your computer. In fact, a number of people have claimed this is not just the best product they have used, but also the most ambitious. There are literally no restrictions when it comes to what you can do with this app, but the phenomenal functionality does come with some downsides.

The download comes at a hefty price and one which may scare many musicians away. The app costs $50 which seems extravagant for something housed solely on an iPhone or iPad, but considering how much it can do, this figure is still something of a steal.

In addition to the monetary restriction, this app is not for beginners, and if you’re not used to creating music on your phone, it might not be a good fit for you. I’d suggest working with other, perhaps free options (some of which are on this list) to get the feel for working on such a small screen. Once you’ve become more familiar and used to making finished tracks on your mobile phone, think about moving up the ranks and investing in this option.

Caustic
In doing my research for this piece, this app’s name kept coming up, so I decided to check it out. It’s incredibly simple to figure out from the beginning, which is a lot more than I can say for many other mobile-first music creators. One issue many of these apps have is they are complicated, and they take so long to learn where everything is that the setup time can truly be prohibitive.

Caustic starts you out with easy-to-use presets and effects, and while those may seem basic, you can still actually do something with them (or at least have a lot of fun). From there, the possibilities are endless, and while this may be the case with many an option, this one gets you to that point much faster.

If you’re not liking the sound of the effects and presets, keep this one user’s review in mind: “There are deep sound design possibilities but the fx are so good you could get by just with presets and fx.”

AutoRap
Okay, this one is not nearly as serious as the others I’ve listed, but it’s worth downloading and playing with, and you never know, it might actually come in handy. The app takes vocals, be they spoken, sung, or rapped, and fits them onto beats in a way a novice rapper might not be able to.

Will it turn you into a chart-topping rapper? No, absolutely not, but it could help you learn a thing or two about rhythm, and it may be useful when it comes to adding a rap verse to a track that could use a little something extra.

Steinberg Cubasis
People have a difficult time shelling out any amount of money when it comes to most apps, so many have probably turned away from signing up for this top-notch option. At $30, it can be tough to justify for many of those with extremely limited funds, but it’s also one of the best choices out there and it’s backed by a fantastic name…so when the money is there, it’s worth it.

Cubasis is the mobile form of Cubase, a popular application for computers that has earned its success over the years. The mobile version has literally everything you could want and more, so that also means it might be too much for a newcomer to handle.

Hungry for more awesome music-making apps? Check out our pieces on the Best Music-Making Apps for Android and Best DAWs for Apple iPad and iOS.

best music making apps free

Many musicians tend to spend a lot of time on the go. Whether it’s on their daily commute, in hotel rooms, on trains, planes, buses or even touring worldwide, there will be lots of times where access to their studios, hardware or software is unavailable. Luckily, in this case, it’s 2022 and the era of the smartphone/tablet is well and truly upon us. As technology has advanced over the years there are a number of new methods in which creatives can get their ideas down on the move in the form of apps. People have recorded entire tracks just using apps like the ones below – notably mentioning Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. track ‘Pride‘ was created using just a guitar and iPhone.

If you’re into programming beats, tweaking filters and generally exploring the world of electronic soundscapes, we offer a number of courses in London, Los Angeles and Online in Music Production & Sound Engineering that are sure to up your game. Want to find out more? Then head over to our website.

Follow on below and check out our list of 7 Essential Free Apps for Making Music on The Go. They’re perfect for making quick loops, recording samples or just laying down elements and jamming over them when you’re bored.

GarageBand (iOS)

It goes without saying that GarageBand is an incredible app considering it’s free to download. The app comes with a well-stocked professional sound library as well as featuring the ability to record your own sounds on the go. It includes 32 track performance, a beat sequencer, a live loop DJ feature and more so it’s perfect for building beats wherever you are.

Groovebox (iOS)

Novation’s Groovebox is an app that caters to both the beginner and more advanced music producer. Its looping ability enables you to create quick tracks on the fly whilst the MIDI-based note input feature allows you to get creative whilst doing so. Groovebox doesn’t stop there, it’s also compatible with other apps via Ableton Link, Audiobus or Inter-App Audio.

Figure (iOS)

Propellerhead’s Figure allows you to quickly lay down beats, synth and bass with just a few simple swipes. The app also includes the option to collaborate with friends using Ableton Link, so when you’re finished tweaking rhythms and tempos you can build beats together.

BandLab (Android/iOS)

The award-winning Bandlab will transform your phone or tablet into a studio with its 120 professionally created instruments, connect your own instruments feature, amplifier simulation, pocket recording and more. Additionally, the free software also allows you to access your tracks on desktop. So, once you’ve laid down your on-the-move ideas you can revisit them on a larger scale.

Suggester (iOS)

If you’re stuck for chord ideas, Suggester is a handy app that will help you develop existing progressions as well as create brand new ones. To use the app all you need to do is simply tap a chord to see how it sounds and build a sequence that can be played in succession. Suggester features an extensive number of scale types and chromatic harmony devices which will ensure you can create some interesting sounds.

Beat Maker Go (Android/iOS)

The Chainsmokers endorsed Beat Maker Go as the “ultimate drum pad controller“. It’s packed with 32 different pads and over 90 audio packs – so there is lots to play around with and get inspired by. The app regularly has artist sound packs available which include stems from some of their biggest hits. In addition to all this, the beat-making app doubles up as a game app with unlockable challenges and interactive learning modes.

n-Track Studio DAW 9 (Android/iOS)

The n-Track Studio DAW 9 app works using either the device’s built-in mic or an external sound card to record sounds and layer them with melodies, using the app’s internal keyboard and instruments. The free version includes up to 11 tracks with the in-app purchases option turning this to virtually unlimited along with a number of bonus effects.

Honourable Mentions
Although this post is focussed on the great apps you can make music with for free, there are a number of affordable creative apps which are worth every penny. Below find our honourable mentions which can be downloaded from the App Store.

iMachine2 (£9.99)

Arturia iMini (£9.99)

Akai iMPC Pro (£23.99)

KORG Gadget App (£19.99)

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