Riffer Madness

Song idea recorder & arranger

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

New! Use an earbud to get metronome clicks and a backing track in ear while you record from the mic. Record, clip, arrange, and listen, with ease. Capture your instrument or voice as ideas come and explore how they fit together with an efficient tempo first approach to audio clipping, arranging, and low latency mixing. Practice the perfect take with in earbud click and backing track options. Whistle a tune and loop it in any arrangement you want. When you're happy with the sound, export your creations through sharing. This a tool for songwriters, no matter if you play guitar, cello, or just hum. If Voice Memos isn't enough but DAWs are too much work, give Riffer Madness a try. Explore: • Library: filter, sort, manage, share, and preview all your creations • Recorder: capture audio with optional metronome clicks plus backing track in headphones • Editor: make Riffs - assign a BPM, adjust gain and low cut, and clip audio to exact beats • Canvas: arrange Riffs and Compositions over beat lines Concepts: • Riff: Clipped audio with configurable BPM, gain, and low cut • Composition: Musical slots arranged on a 10 minute canvas of beat lines (Compositions can be nested within other Compositions) • Slot: either a Riff or a Composition • Low Cut: removes low frequency noise that makes mixes muddy Features: • Low latency playback - preview anything you create, quickly • Duplicate Riffs share a single audio source - make multiple Riffs from a single recording without storage penalties • Tools for metadata management - use tags to stay organized • Metronome clicks in headphones while recording - get your timing right • Backing track in headphones while recording - follow a Composition or practice a song TOOLS Library Eye Button (context sensitive): (No slots selected) • Create Empty Compositions • Create Riffs • Filter • Sort (One or more slots selected) • Compose: start a new Composition with the selected slot(s) • Duplicate • Share • Tag • Delete Recorder: • Set BPM • Toggle headphones • Configure backing track with count-in and loop settings • Record from bottom mic with no audio processing Editor: • Adjust Clip Boundaries • Play • Loop (toggle) • Metronome (toggle): BPM can be changed in the Book tool • Snap to Leading Beat (toggle): leading clip edge snaps to beat lines • Snap to Trailing Beat (toggle): trailing clip edge snaps to beat lines • Focus: zoom to the region of selected slots • Adjust Gain and Low Cut • Book: edit metadata: name, start, end, gain, low cut, BPM, color, and tags Canvas: • Rectangle Select (long hold on the Canvas will trigger it) • Play • Loop (toggle) • Metronome (toggle): BPM can be changed in the Book tool • Snap to Leading Beat (toggle): slots snap their leading edge to the nearest beat when dragged • Snap to Trailing Beat (toggle): slots snap their trailing edge to the nearest beat when dragged • Slot Tools: • Group (toggle): treat selected slots as a single unit • Tornado: arrange selected slots end to end • Duplicate: copy selected slots and place copies • Focus: zoom to the region of selected slots • Delete: remove selected slots from the canvas • Library: import Riffs and Compositions • Book: edit metadata: name, BPM, color, and tags CONTACT Questions or feedback? Please contact us at support@riffermadness.app.

Ratings & Reviews

  • 5.0
    out of 5
    2 Ratings

• Select a backing track to accompany headphone metronome clicks as you record. • Fixed headphone detection in the Recorder. • Add a low cut filter to Riffs (a low cut filter reduces muddiness when mixing Riffs, a 30 Hz default will apply to all new recordings). • Moved gain controls to a new menu with the low cut controls. • Ask for BPM when creating an empty composition. • Performance improvements and bug fixes.

Version 1.6

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    Information

    Seller
    • Joseph Granados
    Size
    • 3.4 MB
    Category
    • Music
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
    Age Rating
    4+
    In-App Purchases
    Yes
    Copyright
    • © 2026 Joseph Granados
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