THREE BEAT AND GROOVE BOXES

AMPIFY GROOVEBOX $FREE AL/AB/IAA | 5 INSTRUMENTS 8-20 PRESETS/ GROOVES PER INSTRUMENT

A free tool that lets you quickly create melodies and beats. You get five free touchable instruments – four synths and a drum machine – and while they could be seen as teasers for the IAPs, there’s certainly plenty you can do with them and the free patterns without spending a penny.

ampifymusic.com

GROOVERIDER GR-16 $18.99 AL/AB/IAA | UP TO 256 PATTERNS, 32-VOICE POLYPHONY

GR-16 has two oscillators, five waveforms, the ability to import wavetables, loads of drum sounds, masses of effects and an arpeggiator; no wonder it’s one of the highest-rated music production apps. Well worth a download if you want to create big dance music and one of the best grooveboxes for the iPad.

jimaudio.pro

RUISMAKER NOIR $7.99 AUV3 | ‘RELENTLESS RHYTHM SYNTH/iPHONE/AN | INSTRUMENTS &FX, 4000 LOOPS

Noir is a fantastic beat creator, producing breaks and loops from scratch and is packed with drum synthesis options. The layout will be familiar to any synth user with oscs, filters and amp sections but it’s all about sequencing, morphing and fluid sounds with superb implementation and a great UI.

ruismaker.com