Reel Audio have updated Reel, available for $14.99.
What’s new in version 1.6:
- NEW FFATURES
- Quick Record: start a take from the Actior Button. Control Center. Siri or a shortcut Reel launches already rolling.
- Looper: set a length in bars and the take ends on the bar and loops. Hit record mid- loop and the next take drops in at the top – Reverse: plav, record, punch in and loop backwards.
- DJ Mode: the disc becomes a turntable Scratch it, ride it with your finger and pitch bends like a deck.
- Master Record: print your whole performance live to its own recording, starting at vour first sound. Or resample the master onto a track
- Wait for sound: arm a take and vour first note starts it
- Pre-roll: recording catches the moment just before you pressed Record,
- MIDI: start, stop and record in svnc with drum machines, samplers and grooveboxes Map any controller to Reel’s controls with MIDI learn over USB or Bluetooth. Play cues from pads.
- Ableton Link (beta): same tempo, same downbeat as Live and everv Link app on your network.
- New mixer: slides up over the reel. Per- track meters, level, pan, mute, solo, monitoring and input gain for record levels.
- Multi-output: each track flows out its own stereo pair with the master on a fifth. Ten channels into a real mixer.
- Tempo tools: type-in BPM, tap tempo, any time sianature, a visual metronome, count-in and a click that follows the tape.
- Bars timeline: read the tape in bars and beats, jump by bar, snap to the beat.
- Cue library: name, reorder, preview and jump between cues in every reel
- Semitone pitch mode: detents. a readout and double-tap to snap to the nearest note.
- Tape start and stop: three machine feels. Studio, Deck, and Vintage.
- Import from video: pull the audio out of a video straiaht from Photos or Files.
- Duplicate a reel: make a safety copy or try a different mix.
- State-aware export: shares and bounces print your pitch, loop, and mix and stems print the same way. Bounces carry the project name.
- Sample rates: the picker shows the rate your hardware really runs and USB interfaces switch rates right from Settings, up to 96kHz if supported.
- Founders Beta: a Settings row for Founders to join the TestFlight beta and try new features early.
- IMPROVEMENTS
- Playback and mixing use a fraction of the power they used to. Long sessions run cooler and easier on the battery.
- Stopping a take is instant, even on long reels.
- Recording, overdub and punch-in timing tightened to professional DAW-grade accuracy, at any pitch.
- Projects reopen exactly where you left them, with their pitch, loop, mix and settings.
- Smoother USB hot-plug: your mix survives device changes and haptics recover on their own.
- The metronome plays on everv track and follows scrub. fast forward and rewind.
- A sharper readout: new display type across the timecode, mixer, and tempo.
- BUG FIXES
- Smoother playback starts and steadier overdubs with wired headsets and EarPods. – More robust recording on multichannel interfaces.
- Mixed sample rate projects now bounce correctly.
- Rare Behringer two-channel interfaces are now recognized properly.
- Feedback protection with looping instruments like the EP-133.
- Better recognition of wired mics and single-device interfaces.
- Plus many more stability fixes across the transport, background return, and USB hot-plug.
Reel is a tape-style multitrack field recorder for iPhone, built for musicians, DJs, songwriters, podcasters and field recordists who want the tactile feel of hardware in their pocket.
Every control is designed for muscle memory. A large jog wheel lets you scrub through takes at variable speed. Transport controls mirror a traditional tape machine: record, play, stop, fast forward, rewind. Just like tape.
Capture up to four tracks at 32-bit float / up to 96 kHz for archive-quality recordings with no clipping worries. Layer overdubs, punch in and out, loop any section. Connect any class-compliant USB-C audio interface with auto-routing on first connect. A natural fit for hardware jams, DJ sets, digitising a vinyl collection or tracking live instruments on the go.
Recordings save locally for privacy, with optional iCloud Drive sync. Export as WAV or AIFF, live in the Files app.
One-time purchase. No subscription. No ads. No account required. The first 500 buyers become Founders with lifetime access to every future premium add-on and early beta access to updates. Built by 24bit Studio.
Features include:
- Recording
- 32-bit float / up to 96 kHz capture
- Up to 4 simultaneous tracks
- Real-time monitoring
- Clean, uncolored capture
- WAV and AIFF export
- Tactile transport
- Large jog wheel for variable-speed scrubbing
- Dedicated record, play, stop, fast forward, rewind controls
- Tap to jump, hold to scrub, double-tap stop to return to zero
- Haptic feedback on supported devices
- Multitrack workflow
- Layer overdubs across 4 tracks
- Punch in and out
- Loop any section for practice or performance
- Per-track volume, pan, mute, solo
- Pro USB audio
- Class-compliant USB-C audio interface support
- Auto-routing for stereo pairs on first connect
- Per-device preferences remembered
- Supports multi-input devices (up to 8 channels)
- Independent per-track input monitoring with multi-channel interfaces
- Local-first + Files app
- Recordings save locally on your device for full privacy
- Optional sync via your own iCloud Drive
- Import audio from the Files app to use Reel as a music player
- Live in the Files app. Your audio, your control.
- No account required, no proprietary cloud lock-in
Watch the overview video HERE.
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