Groovebox - Beat Synth Studio 4+

Make Music & Play Instruments

Focusrite Audio Engineering

    • 4.5 • 198 Ratings
    • Free
    • Offers In-App Purchases

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Description

Horizon is the new ambient polyphonic synth for Groovebox. With lush pads, dreamy melodies and analogue organs, Horizon is the soundtrack to your dreams.

If you love making electronic music, you’ll love Groovebox. Enter an inspiring world of music production on your iPhone & iPad.

Groovebox 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, Groovebox 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? Groovebox 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 Groovebox into your go-to beat production studio.

• SYNTHS DESIGNED WITH NOVATION
Designed in partnership with Novation, legendary synth pioneers, Groovebox 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
Groovebox 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

What’s New

Version 2.10.5

This version contains bug fixes & technical improvements.

If you enjoy using Groovebox, we'd really appreciate a review on the App Store. If you find bugs or have any comments, drop us a line at support@ampifymusic.com.

Ratings and Reviews

4.5 out of 5
198 Ratings

198 Ratings

André v G ,

Drumbox expansionisme

I bought the in app drumbox expansion for my iPad Pro. Do I have to buy this expansion again to use it on another device like my iPhone? Great app by the way!

raz_van__ ,

stick to the free version

Very disappointing overall, for 17€ you can't even map any midi, can't choose the midi channel, it doesn't respond to clock from other sources like other (free) apps do..You unlock almost all devices, except for the horizon, that's the one for pads. And then they want extra money for soundpacks.. I want my money back! Stick to the free version, don't buy it.

Martijn H ,

Your groove, your box

Mix and match, or go crazy and make patterns from a nice UI! It’s intuitive, easy and quite direct. I enjoy making little riffs, try out some melodies and making some some stomping kicks.
One big thing i miss is a sequencer for the bars/sections. Also would love to be able to group/move tracks.
Though i guess the idea is more that you create vocals/melodies/kicks etc, and export those as WAV, AAC or to ableton.

The regular version enables you to test Groovebox, the pro version isnt free, and gives you a good impression of the app. After upgrading to the Pro version, all sliders/nobs/toggles where unlocked for most instrument with the exception of the horizon synth. That was a bit of a let-down, though it got added after my purchase.

For me its a nice scratch-up tool, and could even see it as a side-source while live (recording).
If you ever thought up an kick or melody, know what “IT,S3M,XM,MOD” or “303/808/909/rebirth338” is, this might a a fun toy for you.

In-App Purchases

Reggaeton Revival
Reggaeton Revival
Vibrant, lofi Reggaeton beats.
€ 1,99
Cinematic Dubstep
Cinematic Dubstep
A cinematic/electronic melting pot.
€ 1,99
Retro House
Retro House
A deep-house selection with retro influences.
€ 1,99
Dynamic Dancehall
Dynamic Dancehall
Vibrant and energetic drum textures.
€ 1,99
Hard EDM
Hard EDM
A hard-hitting set of club samples.
€ 1,99
Classic Jazz
Classic Jazz
A timeless toolkit of acoustic Jazz.
€ 1,99

App Privacy

The developer, Focusrite Audio Engineering, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

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The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

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