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We report on the latest developments in phone and tablet music making

Version 2 of Akai’s iMPC Pro feels like a much more complete proposition than v1.

You can now record audio tracks and use Audio Units, and there are pitchshifting and timestretching features. The interface has been redesigned, and the sound library updated to reflect current electronic music trends. The new Song Mode, meanwhile, promises to make it easier to create complete tracks.

iMPC Pro 2 (iPad) costs £24. www.akaipro.com Having made their name with the excellent Elastic Drums, MoMinstruments have now released the equally pliable Elastic FX. A multi-effects processing app, it features four effect modules, each of which can be filled with one of 32 processors covering all the usual bases. An XY pad provides hands-on control, and support for Audiobus 3 and Inter-App Audio means that you can use Elastic FX to process other apps. Grab it for £6.99/$6.99. mominstruments.com

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If DX7-style sounds are your bag, check out AudioKit Pro’s free FM Player: Classic

DX Synths. This sample-based emulation offers 50 presets and includes various effects (reverb, auto-pan, bitcrush, stereo fatten and more). There’s support for MIDI Learn, Audiobus 3 and Inter-App Audio.

While you’re there, you might also want to scope AudioKit Pro’s free development tools, which promise to enable anyone to create their own iOS apps.