New iOS Groovebox App, Groove Rider GR-16

Groove Rider GR-16 is a new groovebox app for iOS, featuring a two-oscillator synthesizer engine, a wide variety of PCM drum samples, insert/send/master effects, arpeggiator, automation recording, modulator, ADSR and filter block, and more.

GR-16 is designed with all the controls on one screen, like on a real groove box device, to give you immediate access to most parameters.

Features:

  • Ableton Link support
  • Audiobus support
  • Inter-App Audio support
  • synth engine is Poison-202 based:
  • 2 oscillators, 5 waveforms (Saw, Pulse, Sine, Triangle and Super-Saw)
  • synth oscillator modulation types: Ring, Sync, PW and XFM
  • 83 available oscillator configurations
  • Filter module with LP, BP, HP, Notch type filters, 12 and 24 dB/octaveamp module
  • ADSR envelope, assignable to Amp and Filter
  • Modulator module with 9 LFO modulation shapes x 6 modulation destinations (Pitch, Filter, Level, Pan, Osc Edit, IFX Edit)
  • voice portamento (Slide)
    • polyphony up to 32 voices
  • 16 sounding parts per pattern
  • 16 steps x 4 bars per each part
  • each step consist of up to 4 voices (notes)
  • each step can be time shifted forward/backward a fractional value
  • assignable strokes for each step (to play several notes at one step)
  • assignable probability (chance) for each step note
  • 12 send effect types, one send effect per pattern
  • 22 master effect types, one master effect per pattern
  • 34 insert effect types, one insert effect per each part
  • master brickwall Limiter (can be switched on/off)
  • Arpeggiator with 6 modes and over 30 rhythm patterns
  • Scale play mode with 36 different scales to select from
  • Chords and Notes play mode
  • more than 30 different midi groove templates
  • up to 256 user patterns to store in one user pattern bank
  • import & export user patterns via iTunes File Sharing and Files.

Note: Minimum recommended devices: iPhone 5 and newer or iPad Air and newer.

Pricing and Availability

Groove Rider GR-16 is available now for US $9.99.

11 thoughts on “New iOS Groovebox App, Groove Rider GR-16

  1. Some good sounds here………….might buy this on the strength of these demos! Nice price as well.

    The look reminds me of M Audio keyboards…….the pads………very nice.

  2. This app is awesome. It’s basically an exact replica of the Korg Electribe 2… but with better sounds. Really hope that they will address many of the e2’s shortcomings in further updates though…. like 8 bar patterns and a chromatic keyboard! ?

  3. Coming from Electribe 2 this is SO easy to understand. Being software, it has the flexibility to address and improve upon that hardware’s shortcomings.

    Totally worth it, if not just for another Electribe to your arsenal!

  4. Lack of Core MIDI is a bit glaring. JimAudio did a really nice job with Poison202 in terms of simplicity and sound quality but this has me dubious.

  5. I own the EA-1, ER-1, EM-1 and ES-1 electribes and love them, but this is a very cool app. Wow, my iPads running so many freakingly good apps for so little $$$, it just keeps getting better and better.

  6. This app sounds great and features the exact kind of functionality and workflow that had me considering upgrading from Electribe 2 sampler to Elektron Digitakt. All of a sudden I don’t feel the need to buy anything new. Runs great on first gen iPad mini too.

    Once this app dev adds in midi in/out control and export of stems (as he plans to do according to audiobus forums), this will be comparable to any of the hardware boxes I’ve been looking at in terms of functionality. In the case of the E2S, it definitely already sounds better. Looking forward to seeing it get better.

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