Ferrite Recording Studio

Love the ease of editing

I’ve used so many different tools to edit podcasts over the year, from good old GarageBand to the beast that is Audition. However, nothing has come close to the simplicity and power combination that is Ferrite. Version 3 is a great upgrade, which adds some really nice new features and gives a lovely graphical update. I can’t recommend this app enough if you do any kind of audio production.

I’ve been using Ferrite for over a year and love how easy it is to separate out crosstalk, eliminate coughs etc on the ‘other’ track. I use the strip silence feature and delete/ move audio clips with a quick tap or swipe with my Apple Pencil.

I’ve been using Ferrite for about six months and it has transformed my podcast efforts. Hit a speed bump with IOS14 and my support email got an immediate response, with a fix implemented within days. Cheers to Canis and the team, Ferrite is a powerful tool.

Very good audio editing app, full integration with Luma Fusion would make it excellent.

REVIEW UPDATE #3 We’re back to 1 star. Introduces horrible noise with my Steinberg UR22C and Oktava M-012. No noise in garageband with same set-up. The mono selector does NOT work properly. I have tried this again Switch between mono and stereo input which wasn't too clear from the UX (awful generally) The drop downs and UI are hard work to use and counterintuitive This app is not worth £28 - as others have commented it’s a £10 app max. It should be able to handle proper equipment. Cheers Matt

Even if you decide to pay the modest charge for Ferrite Pro, it’s a gift to the newcomer to audio work The User Guide provide guidance that can reduce anxiety about learning and increase optimism about reaping a return on your investment KD engaging

This app is good but it’s not worth the £28.99 it’s a £10 app at best.

This app is indispensable for radio journalists and podcasters who need to do complex edits on the go. It is a superb audio editing app with many features you wouldn’t expect to find in a smartphone. It is used widely by journalists and I teach it in all my audio editing classes. - Corinne Podger, Mobile Journalism Lecturer, University of Melbourne

Firstly I must say that this app functions well and produces 'useable' results. It's not going to compete with something like Adobe Audition but being able to get audio recordings edited on the go - with useable results - is great. What cost it 2 stars is not the app itself but that I feel a bit conned by having to buy 2 apps from the same developer - as well as a hefty upgrade from Pro 1 to Pro 2 - that essentially do the same thing in slightly different ways to get the full editing options. You see, Ferrite is a non-destructive editor that has excellent tools for cutting out the silent sections of some audio and having the eq and a few filters is handy for refining the sound quality. I paid for all upgrades (2 x £9.99) and now the upgrade (Version 2) which is another £14.99 to get new features. That makes it a £35 app! But, hang on a sec because the same company (developer) also makes Hokusai Audio Editor which does a lot of the same things. The main differences (other than slightly different ways of editing) is that this app is non-destructive and Hokusai is destructive (unless the user makes a duplicate before editing) and it has many more effects. That's another £9.99 for the 'pro' feature pack on that app. I see no reason that the developer has 2 apps that do largely the same thing other than to rake in more money. We're not talking about a few £/$ either. These are expensive apps and the results are 'useable' but not 'pro'. Having the freedom to create and edit audio recordings for a podcast is nice but I think the developer could have made the all-in-one perfect audio editing app by merging the 2 apps together rather than making 2 apps that are almost the same.