iMPC for iPhone

★ 3.4
iOSApp Store

What it actually doesiMPC is a mobile music production app featuring a classic Akai MPC interface with sampling, sequencing, and built-in effects, but suffers from instability and frequent crashes.

45%Marketing ≈ reality15%Stability23%Live project

Actually does

  • ✓Audio recorder15% of reviews
  • ✓Секвенсирование битов (создание и редактирование последовательностей)20% of reviews
  • ✓Сэмплирование и работа с drum pads (16 пэдов, уровни, варианты звуков)25% of reviews
  • ✓Библиотека звуков (600+ сэмплов, звукозапись Akai, classic Akai library)15% of reviews

Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews

  • ⚠Music player
  • ⚠Встроенные эффекты (delay, bit crusher, master compressor/limiter)
  • ⚠3D Perform контролы (использование датчиков движения iPhone)
  • ⚠Data export
  • ⚠Создание программ (47 готовых редактируемых программ, drag-and-drop)
  • ⚠Контроль времени и воспроизведения (Note Repeat, Time correct, swing, Note Variation)
  • ⚠AudioCopy/AudioPaste совместимость с другими приложениями
  • ⚠Редактирование: обрезка, отмена операций, удаление сэмплов

Common complaints

  • ✗Frequent crashes on startup and during use60% of mentions

    «Crashes on every launch. This app is crashing randomly on 6S.»

  • ✗High latency when playing pads20% of mentions

    «Too much latency. Inconvenient for beatmaking.»

  • ✗Sound artifacts (hissing, buzzing, dropouts)20% of mentions

    «Everything hisses and buzzes during playback. Sound drops out some time after launching the app.»

  • ✗Interface issues (button displacement, incorrect element display)10% of mentions

    «After the last update, the entire interface got skewed. Buttons from the bottom hidden panel are now right on the pads»

  • ✗Insufficient sounds for certain genres (boom bap)10% of mentions

    «Not enough sounds for boom bap.»

What people praise

  • ★Working beat-making functionality and MPC interface

    «The best beat-making program in the entire App Store! Everything works as it used to»

  • ★Authentic workflow of the classic Akai MPC

    «Please bring back the function to load your own samples, it used to work great»

  • ★Convenience of beat creation (when it works)

    «Everything's cool, the program is what you need»

  • ★Rich set of features and controls for beatmaking

    «Great app, does the job.»

  • ★Ability to recreate the classic MPC experience on a mobile device

    «like remembering my youth»

Where to install

App Store★ 3.4