• Fixed: LitPads could stop opening after you added a file it can't play, such as a renamed video. Now that pad simply shows a small warning sign and tells you how to swap in a new sound. • Files that can't be played are now refused right away when you add them, with a clear message. • Swapping a pad's sound now starts the new sound fresh, without the old sound's trim.

• The lock screen and Control Center now show the name of the sound that's playing. • Sound Library: a short note under the categories explains how you can use the sounds. • Easier start: on a fresh install, the starter board shows you where to add your own sound. • Fixed: the Delay row in Pad Settings showed the reverb's on/off state.

Your pads can now control other gear over MIDI, and pad fades work everywhere. - Pads can send MIDI when they play: a Note, Control Change or Program Change on any channel. Fire a light cue on your lighting desk with the same pad that plays the sound. Optionally send Note Off when the pad stops, and use Send test to check your setup. - New MIDI settings: choose which device and channel LitPads listens to, and where your pads send MIDI. Other apps on your iPhone or iPad can select "LitPads" as a MIDI input or output, no cables needed. - Set a pad's MIDI trigger note by hand, in addition to MIDI Learn. - Fixed: notes that arrive at the same moment, like chords or two pads hit together, were sometimes ignored. Every note now plays. - Fixed: Fade In and Fade Out in Pad Settings now apply when you play a pad. New option in Settings, Fade Outs: fade a pad out when you stop it yourself. - Export Diagnostics now includes more detail, so we can solve problems faster.

This update fixes crashes and makes cue lists easier to work with. • Fixed a crash that could happen when reordering cues in a cue list. • Fixed a rare crash on the board right after a sound was removed. • Reordering cues is now simpler and reliable. Tap the up and down arrows on a cue, or touch and hold a cue and choose Move Up or Move Down. This works both while building a show in the cue editor and live in Cue Mode. • General stability improvements.

New on iPad: Performance Mode. Hit the bolt in Quick Tools to pause playheads, glow, and pad animations and cap the audio buffer for the lowest possible latency. Built for live performance, with fine-grained control in Settings > Performance. New on iPad: Loop on the fly. The Quick Tools strip has a new Loop tool: tap a pad to make it loop for this session without changing its settings, even while it is already playing (it keeps going seamlessly). New on iPad: Loop Mode. One button next to Fade Out: while it is on, everything playing keeps looping and everything you play next loops too — build a bed, ride it, then stop it all with one press. Under the hood, the audio engine now runs at 48 kHz end to end, matching your device's native audio hardware with fewer conversions and cleaner sound. Also new: a 64-sample Extreme buffer option, snappier velocity-sensitive MIDI triggering, an improved EQ with an optional live spectrum analyzer, and small fixes throughout, including the play cursor on one-shot pads.

This update makes iCloud Sync clearer and easier to troubleshoot. Flip iCloud Sync and LitPads now reminds you to restart so it actually takes effect. If your device runs an older system version (iOS 18, macOS 15 or earlier), the sync status in Settings now says so, since updating usually fixes sync trouble. And Export Diagnostics includes your sync status, so support can help faster. Plus small fixes throughout.

New users now start with a board of ready-to-play sounds, so the very first tap makes some noise. A friendly hint on the next empty pad shows where to add your own. Plus smarter board cleanup when syncing across devices, an expanded Pro features guide in Help, and small fixes throughout.

Turn any sound into a character — 1.9.0 brings Voice FX! • VOICE FX (Pro): 9 one-tap voice presets — Robot, Chipmunk, Monster, Glitch, Radio, Telephone, Alien, and more. A real ring modulator powers the Robot, the Radio layers genuine static under your sound, and every preset stays fully tweakable afterwards: it simply sets your pad's own effects. • TIME-STRETCH (Pro): Change a sound's speed without changing its pitch — or couple them in Tape mode for the classic record-player sound. • DELAY (Pro): A full echo editor on every pad — spacing, repeats, mix, and tone. • MAC KEYBOARD CONTROL (free): Arrow keys select pads, Space plays them, Option+Space fades, and Option+arrows skips through long clips with clean, silent jumps. Cheat sheet in Settings. • Redesigned Voice editor: presets up top, EQ/Reverb/Delay one tap away. • Plus small fixes and polish throughout.

• Quick Actions: get to a pad's tools instantly. On Mac, right-click any pad. On iPhone and iPad, tap the new wrench button, pick a tool, then tap a pad — no more digging through edit mode. • Split Mode got a deep clean: looping a segment now plays back seamlessly, and the playhead and split markers are pixel-perfect. • Small fixes and refinements throughout.

• Faster and lighter under the hood: less memory use on big boards and snappier cue lists. • New in Settings → Privacy: an anonymous usage statistics toggle and an Export Diagnostics button for support. • Various small performance improvements throughout the app.

• Smoother and lighter audio engine: effects are now loaded only when a pad actually uses them, so big boards use less memory and stay snappy. • You can now preview a pad with the spacebar while the Reverb editor is open, just like in the EQ editor. • Fixed a rare crash when using MIDI controllers that send multiple messages at once.

• Add Sounds as Cues: turn several audio files into one cue each, in order. • Add Cues from Boards: turn pads from your boards into cues. • Add-cue buttons moved to the top of the cue list editor. • Recordings now keep their own name. • Fixed a freeze and a highlighting glitch in longer cue lists, plus smoother playback at scale.

Small refinements and behind-the-scenes improvements to keep LitPads running smoothly.

Rebuilt Trim Editor (free for everyone): Audio trimming is completely overhauled. Enjoy a smooth, GPU-accelerated waveform with pinch and button zoom that follows the playhead, tap anywhere to scrub, and cut or silence sections right on the waveform with a single tap to apply. Everything is reversible and your original audio is always recoverable. New: Remote Control (Pro) Turn your iPhone or iPad into a remote for LitPads running on your Mac. Trigger pads, fire cues, Stop All, and Fade Out All over Wi-Fi, ideal for controlling a stage Mac from the booth. Pair once with a code and it reconnects automatically. Plus fixes and polish throughout.

LitPads 1.7.0 is a huge content update for iPhone and iPad. Built-in Sound Library: Over 240 ready-to-use sounds across 23 categories. Browse, preview, and drop any sound onto a pad in a tap. Animated video pads: Put a meme or reaction clip on a pad so it plays video the moment you fire it. Board background: Set an image or a looping video as a board's backdrop, sliced across your grid like a poster. Broadcast countdown timers: Trigger "Starting soon" and "BRB" countdowns from a pad and show them right on the board. Great for streams and tabletop nights. Streaming on a Mac? The full Stream Window and OBS Studio control live in the LitPads Mac app. Most of these new features in 1.7.0 are part of LitPads Pro, one purchase that unlocks everything!

Stability fix for a crash that could occur when deleting a board with many sounds loaded.

SWAP SOUND, FIXED Tapping the swap button on a pad in edit mode now actually replaces the sound and updates the pad name to match. Previously the audio or label could end up unchanged. DELETE KEEPS YOUR BOARD LAYOUT Removing a sound from a pad now empties the slot in place instead of shrinking the board. The pad's color, MIDI binding, and keyboard shortcut all stay put so you can drop a new sound in without setting up again. EDIT MODE: PAD DELETE BUTTON REMOVED The X on the top right of each pad was easy to mistap and could trigger an intermittent crash. Long press a pad in edit mode for the Delete option in the context menu instead. HELP IS ONE TAP AWAY A question mark button next to the folder picker in the iPhone bottom bar opens the in app guide. No more digging through Settings to find it. ICLOUD SYNC PROMPT ON FIRST LAUNCH The Turn on iCloud Sync question now appears the first time you open the app as a Pro user instead of waiting for a relaunch.

[Resume mode for pads] Pads can now pick up exactly where they left off instead of restarting. Great for recurring themes and any sound you want to nudge along in pieces. Trigger and Playback are now independent in Pad Settings, so you can mix and match Hold + Resume, Toggle + Resume, and more. [Board colors, your way] Each board has separate Text Color and Icon Color in Board Settings, so you can keep names crisp white while tinting icons in any palette color. The Golden theme uses gold by default for untouched boards but honors anything you pick. [iPad polish] EQ and Pitch buttons sit higher in edit mode so they don't crowd the volume fader. The Edit button shows as a pencil icon, keeping it visible on the narrower iPad Mini nav bar. [Small fixes] Theme picker rows in Settings are tappable across the full row. Resume positions survive an unexpected exit and reset cleanly on the next intentional relaunch.

• Board Folders (Pro): organize your boards into folders. On iPhone, switch folders from the new bottom bar. On iPad, folders appear as collapsible sections in the sidebar. Everything syncs across your devices via iCloud. • Per-board icons (iPad): pick an SF Symbol or upload a custom image for each board's sidebar entry. • iPhone Edit mode is much smoother: drag anywhere on the grid to scroll, and the last rows are always reachable. • New Add Sound chooser on iPhone slides up cleanly from the bottom every time. • Choose how many pads new boards start with, in Settings. • Folder icons now follow your active theme color (rich gold on the Golden theme, and so on). • Layout polish for smaller iPhone screens, including the Pro upgrade screen.

Trim Editor: Cut and Silence Regions: Splice a section out of your audio with a cut, or mute part of it while keeping the timing with a silence. Both are non-destructive, work with all your existing pads, and include full undo and reset. Tap-to-Seek: Tap anywhere on the waveform during preview playback to jump the playhead to that point. Faster Long-File Editing: Long audio files now open in the Trim Editor much faster thanks to cached waveform rendering, with a clear loading placeholder while large files prepare. Performance and Stability: Improvements across iPhone and iPad.

Per-Pad Fade Button: Tap the ↓ on any pad to gracefully fade that pad to silence while every other playing pad keeps going. Set a custom fade time per pad in Pad Settings, or change the default in Settings. Pad Scrolling on iPhone: Boards with more than 12 pads now have a dedicated swipe zone and chevron buttons below the grid, so you can scroll through long boards without accidentally triggering pads. New pads scroll into view automatically. Pad Display: Each pad now shows its play mode (1Shot, Loop, Toggle, Hold) and a live remaining time readout. Smoother Board Switching: Switching between boards no longer briefly interrupts an ambient sound playing in the background.

Updates for live performance and show running. • Cue list volume controls: a master fader above the GO/STOP bar plus per-cue trim. On iPad every cue gets its own slider in the sidebar; on iPhone the Cue Editor includes a new Volume section. • iPhone Coming Up: a horizontal pill strip below the next cue shows the rest of your queue at a glance. Tap any pill to jump straight to that cue — no sidebar needed. • iCloud Sync now asks before turning on — nothing uploads without your consent. Decide once, change any time in Settings. • Restart show now drops back to standby with cue 1 armed instead of auto-firing, so a stray long-press on END can't blast the room with audio. • Polish across cue lists, the editor sheet layout, and the in-app help guide (now covers iCloud Sync and Cue Lists).

iCloud Sync (Pro) Your boards, pads, and sounds now sync across all your Apple devices. Build a board on iPhone, polish it on iPad, perform from your Mac — everything stays in lockstep through your iCloud account. Your audio files travel with the boards, so a board imported on one device plays the moment it appears on the next.

• Pad zoom and row spacing on iPad: two new sliders let you dial in the perfect grid size for your set. • Tap an empty pad to import or record right inside the pad. The action lands exactly where you pressed. • Multi-select multiple audio files at once when importing, even on the free tier. • Clearer paywall messages explain what's happening when you hit a limit, with a direct path to unlimited boards.

Live Show Cues — pre-program a sequence of cues that fire on GO. Manual, auto-when-done, or timed advance modes per cue. Per-cue fade-in and fade-out (crossfades happen automatically). Drag the playhead to scrub. Hold END to restart the show. MIDI Triggers — bind any MIDI note to GO, STOP, or RESET on a per-cue-list basis. Tap Learn, play a note, done. Keyboard Shortcuts — Space to GO, arrows to navigate cues, Esc to stop. Each cue list can override the defaults. Plus: live waveform previews with fade ramps, swipe-to-delete cues on iPad, polished editor flow, and dozens of refinements across iPhone and iPad.