StudioMini - Music Recorder

Edit: 2024 Update Well, all good things come to an end. A year ago I was very proud to have my review featured on Otreus’ home page. I linked to them on my website and thanked them even. But now, like the review by user Uncoolcentral, I was forced into an update when my old phone broke and I got a new one and I had to download the 3.0 version. Considering that .99c * 12 = 11.88$/ year and I had formerly used StudioMini from 2017-2023 through a one time purchase of 5$, making it .83c/ year, that is a 1431% price hike on a tool I was sold as a one time purchase. I do not care about Bluetooth, I don’t need to pay nearly 12$ a year for panning I can do in Reaper, I was never unhappy with the exporting options which while rudimentary were easy and fluid. I read here my music isn’t locked in, but playback was prohibited so I would never have discovered this as the most fundamental aspect was blocked I wouldn’t have assumed higher functions were blocked. The stereo function possesses an extreme degree of latency on my iPhone 14 Pro Max and I haven’t found it to be worth using myself. I paid the month fee this month to “get access” before finding this so I could offload my stuff but I doubt will keep this subscription. I am extremely disappointed. I wish that I could have the legacy application back and this new version was a separate application. Idk if that incurs a secondary dev fee if 99$/ year or not to host in the store and as a person working on a bachelors in software development I can understand wanting funding for projects; but as a user I feel alienated by this change and beyond disappointed. StudioMini was formerly my favorite musical product in existence and now it is just another musical product in a wilderness of plugin makers trying to nickel and dime musicians who most likely get paid in pennys. Congrats Reaper, you’ve won the crown. The 50$ Resper license is what StudioMini will cost a user in 4 years and .12 months but is infinitely more powerful and a MacBook Air is comparable in price to an iPhone and portable to all scenarios I ever took StudioMini into. Edit: 2019 update, still the best 4$ I have ever spent on music. — Seriously, this thing is more powerful than most studios in the 90’s. I am amazed at how light and powerful this DAW is. It turns my iPhone 7+ into a recording machine that is quick, efficient, and easy to migrate products from. 5 stars, two thumbs, etc. Et al. Edit: One year and a r er half later I apparently fo

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I love this app some of the stuff I do not know how to wear it. There is no tutorial on how to work things on it anyway I’m telling you I like it. I’ve been using it for years. I don’t expect or no if anyone is going to contact me back.

This is a fun and extremely basic but intuitive little multitrack recorder that allows you to record up to four separate tracks, just like the old cassette four-trackers from the 80s. There are very few bells and whistles save for some on-board drum loops which I think are new to the app and they are very helpful for setting down a groove for adding your guitar tracks, bass, etc. tracks. The one key feature missing I mentioned in the review title is such an obvious feature for guitarists that I can't believe it's not been included in this most recent update and that is the ability to loop the tracks like a looper pedal so you can practice a lead solo or other part. I hope the developer can add looping on the next update because that would make this a solid five- star app for simple, quick recording and practicing without the complicated learning curve on other recording DAWs. It would be great to be able to flip a switch for the transport to loop instead of having to hit the play button again when it stops.

Updated review after rugpull. Wish I could keep the app I paid for. Sigh. Forced to “upgrade” to having to pay all the time now. At least they were kind enough to give me a few days free so I can offload my files before the app ceases to be usable. Should’ve known if something is too good to be true…. It’s probably just a matter of time before they make the product you bought unusable unless you pay up again and again. Will pass. Thanks for the good times. Great app for throwing ideas together, love the simplicity of it. There are some features I do wish it had (like a way to scroll trough time to listen to specific parts* or cut /trim audio segments..) but I also feel like being limited is part of the point of the app. I find that this works very well at what it does. Not a full studio, nor do I think it was it intended to be one, but it’s a wonderful tool and worth having for brainstorming ideas or recording demos. I wish there was a deluxe version too, love being able to work so quickly when creating, but would be great to be able to have a little more editing ability or at least a scrolling ability so you could punch in at or listen to certain points and not have to start over each time *Edit: I can’t believe I’ve been using the app this long and didn’t catch that you can scroll through playback- I still think it’d be handy to be able to use that to start recording at a particular point in the song - another suggestion would be having the loop track also have recording function so you could use that as either a loop or a 5th track? Bottom line Overall I really love this app and have no complaints, I was hesitant but had I known how much I’d end up using and enjoying it.. totally worth it. Thanks for making a cool product.

Paid for the original version and now with the new update, I’m forced into a subscription.

I have a bunch of recordings I made in StudioMini years ago. Now I find out that because I’ve updated the app I’m only able to use the app a few more times without paying a monthly fee. When I originally purchased the app it was a perpetual license- by once, own forever. If I knew updating to the latest version would cripple the app I would not have updated. Devs: you’re undermining your support. When people would ask me about recording on a mobile device I would drop the StudioMini name. Now, I’m going to tell them to avoid it. Smooth moves. I understand developers need to make money, but this isn’t the way.

It all changed about a year ago. Now all I get is major feedback.

No help on issues

My first purchased this app in 2017 and loved it. I've been trying to mix down some songs to upload to my computer and it no longer works. There is no way to get any help as their website isn't working at the time I wrote this. UPDATE: the company reached out to me to offer their assistance which is awesome.