--- title: "Ribn - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store" description: "Ribn is a MIDI controller with 8 assignable ribbons. What makes Ribn unique is its ability to record and loop your finger movement. This allows you to add organic repeating modulation to your synths a" --- # Ribn — United States > MIDI CC Controller ![Ribn App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple118/v4/a1/c0/77/a1c07733-0ed1-ba27-d7f0-316ab76f9f6f/AppIcon-1x_U007emarketing-0-0-GLES2_U002c0-512MB-sRGB-0-0-0-85-220-0-0-0-6.png/434x0w.png) **Developer:** [Nebojsa Petrovic](https://apptail.io/developer/nebojsa-petrovic-aUBc) **Category:** Music **Rating:** 4.8/5 (29 ratings) **Price:** Free **Bundle ID:** com.nebs.Ribn **Store:** Apple App Store **Country:** United States **Version:** 2.2 (released 2018-09-10) **Original Release:** 2018-08-04 **Languages:** English **App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id1413777040) **AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/united-states) ## Ribn Description Ribn is a MIDI controller with 8 assignable ribbons. What makes Ribn unique is its ability to record and loop your finger movement. This allows you to add organic repeating modulation to your synths and effects, kind of like complex LFOs. You can assign a unique MIDI channel and CC# to each ribbon. As long as your gear responds to MIDI CC messages you will be able to control it with Ribn. ** FEATURES ** • 8 MIDI CC ribbon pads • Add modulation to your MIDI hardware synths, effects, eurorack modulars, drum machines, etc. • Configurable MIDI channel and CC# per ribbon • You can name each ribbon to help you identify what parameter it's controlling • Turn off looping on individual ribbons to turn them into regular sliders • Choose any number of ribbons between 1 and 8 • Full screen mode (removes navigation bar to help you focus) • Switch between 3 sets of configurations using presets • MIDI sending works while the app is in the background • iPad landscape mode • Select multiple MIDI outputs • Ribbons record and loop your finger movement • Use a wired MIDI interface, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi • All settings are saved automatically • Works with external hardware as well as other iOS synths • Works on iPhone (including iPhone X) and iPad starting with iOS 10 ** EXAMPLE USES ** • Control hardware MIDI synths parameters like the filter cutoff frequency, resonance, oscillator octave, etc. • Control any soft synth in Ableton Live (or your favorite DAW) by connecting your iOS device to your Mac via Wi-Fi and choosing "Session 1" as the MIDI output in Ribn. • Control your Eurorack modules by running Ribn through a MIDI to CV converter. • Control other iOS synths like the Moog Model 15 or Arturia iSEM. • Control drum machines and effects. For example, try controlling the room size of a reverb effect unit with a looping ribbon or the snappiness of a snare drum on a drum machine. The possibilities are endless. • Daisy chain your MIDI hardware using MIDI Thru ports and assign each ribbon to a different MIDI channel. This way you can control more than one piece of hardware at a time. For example, you can assign the first 4 ribbons to a synth and the last 4 to an effect unit. ** HOW IT WORKS ** • Connect your MIDI gear (like a synth) to your iOS device using a MIDI interface (wired or bluetooth) • Launch Ribn and select your MIDI interface in the settings page. • Find out which CC# and MIDI channel your gear responds to (usually at the end of the manual) and enter this information in RIbn's edit view. • Slide your finger on a ribbon to send CC values and control the parameters on your MIDI gear. ** WHAT IS MIDI AND CC? ** • MIDI is just the way electronic musical instruments talk to each other. • CC (Continuous Controller) is just a way to control various parameters using MIDI. For example, a synth's filter cutoff frequency can be controlled using a MIDI CC signal. ** NOTE ** • Ribn is a MIDI controller and doesn't produce any sounds. To use Ribn you must connect it to a device that responds to MIDI CC signals (check your gear's manual to be sure). • Ribn doesn't send note data, it only sends CC signals (you can't play melodies with it, but you can control various parameters like synthesizer filters, or effects settings). • To connect your iOS device to MIDI gear you will need to buy a MIDI interface. A MIDI interface typically connects to your iOS lightning port and provides standard MIDI DIN ports to connect to your hardware. There are also bluetooth MIDI interfaces that connect wirelessly. Alternatively, you can connect to your Mac over Wi-Fi and control software synths that way. This setup is a little more complex but totally doable (I've tested controlling Ableton Live plugins over Wi-Fi with Ribn and it worked perfectly). • Audiobus and AUv3 are not supported at this time. However, you can still control other iOS synths by routing the internal MIDI ports and having Ribn run in the background. ## Ribn Screenshots - [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple118/v4/51/09/38/510938fa-39c6-1889-a611-4595e3f7f988/pr_source.png/2048x2732.png) - [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple128/v4/48/d8/85/48d885b4-428e-5170-051e-9331daf88950/pr_source.png/2048x2732.png) - [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple118/v4/61/c2/e3/61c2e357-626a-a8b6-5170-a29077a28bc3/pr_source.png/2048x2732.png) - [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple118/v4/58/e9/f6/58e9f627-8e14-8993-fbbc-59a2477f335f/pr_source.png/2048x2732.png) - [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple118/v4/31/fa/e9/31fae955-5eac-975b-78a3-c94fc0df603c/pr_source.png/2048x2732.png) ## Ribn Rating Breakdown in United States - 5 stars: 26 (90%) - 4 stars: 2 (7%) - 3 stars: 0 (0%) - 2 stars: 0 (0%) - 1 stars: 1 (3%) ## Ribn Reviews in United States ### ***** "Unreal" This app is an unreal bargain. I'm amazed at how easily it connected to Logic Pro. I love this, and there is no way you'll find anything better for this price. If you're reading this, buy this app. Absoluting no regrets! Thank you! -- Dr.Stupid, 2024-10-10 ### ***** "Easy DAW and VST Integration" Wow. What an amazing app - I use this for my virtual Orchestration MIDI Mock-Ups and it increased my workflow exponentially within 5 minutes of use. A future feature that might be useful for the looping function would be to set a fixed looping speed and zones on the CC faders. This will help solve some clunkiness with consistent and smooth looping for users that might want a fixed/consistent looping rate and zone. -- Carson Zuck, 2024-06-20 ### ***** "iOS update broke it - please update app" A great app implementing a great idea. The problem with iOS updates is they break apps which you discover later on. I’m putting in my request to keep this one up to date. -- Laarz, 2022-06-24 ### ***** "Was Incredible, Please Update!!!" Please update to work with iOS 15, and AUv3 would be incredible! -- legittristan, 2021-10-30 ### *---- "how do i use it?" i want to use it as a midi cont ctlr source on the ipad pro. i start the loop, assign cc #, choose destination open synth in midi on ribn, go to the synth and assign the # in ribn to cc in the synth. play the synth . nothing happens. all examples are to control hardware, not internal ios synths, but it seems like it should do this. same setup works with midilfos app fine. i dont even know how to write the developer. -- the beer. man, 2021-09-15 ### ***** "Potent concept ... Perfectly Executed" Simple - intuitive - and incredibly powerful. I love it! UPDATE 2021: while I still make use of Ribn, I do wish it would receive a little maintenance... A little modernizing/updating? I'd gladly buy a new version that can be hosted as an AU; especially if one can record/store and recall automations between sessions. That would be an absolute dream. But at a minimum, I wish that it would preserve its state/config for more than what seems like twenty minutes. As I'm using it, switching back and forth between Ribn/AUM - it will eventually open up in is initialized state - having lost all CC assignments / automation. :( Even so, I love Ribn. I just wish it loved me back. -- Selectedacre, 2021-09-05 ### ***** "Simple, elegant, and EXTREMELY useful!" I’ve only recently (re)discovered how far iOS has come in music making, and this is an essential tool! With the ease of assigning CC values to synth parameters in AUM, for example, Ribn gives me 8 modulators that I can set, or “draw” for looping variations, and easily change on-the-fly. It’s true that good things come in small packages because this simple little app does a wonderful job!! -- fremder9, 2021-03-09 ### ***** "Does its job" It is easy and efficient It would be nice to be able to tap on the ribbon for sequencing in addition to continuous movement -- Samsjamz, 2019-08-22 ### ***** "Great App!" This app is awesome! So simple to use and such a great utility to have. The connectivity options are great. I’ve been using it with my eurorack which is awesome with such a small footprint running alongside my rack on my iPhone. At $2.99 this things a total steal and must have app. I also gotta say, the design is really nice and appealing. It’s just asking you to play with it. -- Bad Lyrics, 2019-02-24 ### ****- "Basic But Good" It is a very nice app but I would love to see it fleshed out a bit more with more MIDI destinations (like pitch bend) and slider smoothing so that sliders do not jump when you tap them or at the end of a loop. The developer is obviously very creative and talented so I am excited to see what they come up with. -- StambaughHeller, 2019-01-28 [View all Ribn reviews and detailed analytics on AppTail](https://app.apptail.io/signup?utm_campaign=ai-crawl&utm_content=reviews) ## Ribn Store Rankings | Chart | Country | Category | Rank | |-------|---------|----------|------| | Top Paid | Azerbaijan | Music | #213 | ## Ribn Available In - [United States](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/united-states) - [United Kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/united-kingdom) - [Germany](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/germany) - [Russia](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/russia) - [Netherlands](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/netherlands) - [Canada](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/canada) - [Italy](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/italy) - [France](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/france) - [Switzerland](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/switzerland) - [China](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/china) - [Japan](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/japan) - [Ukraine](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/ukraine) - [Finland](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/finland) - [New Zealand](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/new-zealand) - [Czechia](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/czechia) - [Norway](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/norway) - [Indonesia](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/indonesia) - [Spain](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/spain) - [Brazil](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/brazil) - [Denmark](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/denmark) - [Taiwan](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/taiwan) - [Mexico](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/mexico) - [Malaysia](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/malaysia) - [Nigeria](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/nigeria) - [Peru](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/peru) - [Philippines](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/philippines) - [Poland](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/poland) - [Portugal](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/portugal) - [Saudi Arabia](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/saudi-arabia) - [Sweden](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/sweden) - [Singapore](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/singapore) - [Thailand](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/thailand) - [Türkiye](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/turkey) - [Argentina](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/argentina) - [South Africa](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/south-africa) - [Austria](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/austria) - [Australia](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/australia) - [Azerbaijan](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/azerbaijan) - [Belgium](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/belgium) - [Chile](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/chile) - [Colombia](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/colombia) - [Dominican Republic](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/dominican-republic) - [Algeria](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/algeria) - [Ecuador](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/ecuador) - [Egypt](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/egypt) - [Greece](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/greece) - [Hong Kong SAR China](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/hong-kong) - [Hungary](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/hungary) - [Ireland](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/ireland) - [Israel](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/israel) - [India](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/india) - [South Korea](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/south-korea) - [Kuwait](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/kuwait) - [Kazakhstan](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/kazakhstan) - [Lebanon](https://apptail.io/app/ribn-AiPe/lebanon) --- ## About AppTail [AppTail](https://apptail.io) is a mobile app intelligence platform providing app analytics, ASO (App Store Optimization) tools, keyword tracking, competitor analysis, revenue estimates, and review monitoring for iOS App Store apps. 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