Reel Audio have updated Reel, available for $14.99. The update is free to existing users.
What’s new in version 1.5.52:
- NEW FEATURES
- Export Mono Stems: hold on a reel in the Library and every stereo track comes out as two mono files, left and right, zipped for a DAW.
- BUG FIXES
- Fixed a crash when switching the output mode back to 2ch on a multichannel mixer or interface.
- Fixed an input edge case where some USB devices, the EP-133 K.O. II among them, were not taken as the input on connect.
- Fixed a scrubbing edge case where the disc did not follow a mixer change.
- Releasing the disc no longer leaves a gap or a hitch, forwards or in reverse, even on long reels.
- Loading a reel or using Add to Track during a count-in cancels the count-in cleanly.
- Duplicate refuses a reel with a track still downloading from iCloud instead of copying it short.
- Quick Record is ignored during a count-in, so it cannot cut a take short.
- Deleting a track with Stop and minus now asks before removing a single-file reel, names the track it removed, settles the transport cleanly and keeps a six-track reel’s lanes in place.
- REEL EXPANSION FOR TE FIELD SYSTEM
- A new add-on for the Teenage Engineering gear that Reel already records.
- Reel already records your OP-1 field, OP-XY, TP-7 and TX-6 like any interface. This expands what they can do together. The OP- 1 field, OP-XY and TP-7 move their files over MTP via Reel. Plug one in and depending on the device, its tapes, takes, projects or kits appear on Reel’s display. Navigate and transfer with just your thumb on the disc alongside the plus and minus buttons. No computer in between. Nothing to convert. Reel unlocks six stereo tracks, so it slots into the field system’s workflow. Six tracks open for the field system only: a TP-7 multitrack take, a TX-6 or an OP-XY in multichannel USB. With anything else Reel records four tracks as before.
- OP-1 FIELD. TAPE SWAPS.
- A tape off the OP-1 field becomes a four- track reel, ready to play the moment it lands. A reel goes back as a tape, in any of its four tape styles: Studio, Vintage, Porta or Mini Disc. Back up your drum kits to Reel, play them from your MIDI keys, put a kit back when you need it.
- TP-7. TAPE SWAPS, MULTITRACK INCLUDED.
- The TP-7’s library on your phone. Import a take and it plays straight away, a multitrack take as a reel of up to six tracks, one TP-7 channel per track. Send a reel to the TP-7 as a multitrack take or a stereo mix. Back up a take or a whole folder in one go. Cue markers travel both ways. Rename recordings, files and folders on the TP-7 from your phone.
- OP-XY. PROJECTS AND SAMPLES.
- Recording and project, together in one place. After the jam, switch to MTP and the project, samples and settings are saved in the reel. Months later it is still there: restore it to the OP-XY and carry on, or pass the project on to a collaborator. Samples in, samples out: back up the OP-XY’s samples to Reel, send new ones as files or folders. With OP-XY OS 1.2.0, record its multichannel USB audio onto six tracks in one take,your In/Out layout remembered on reconnect.
- TX-6. SIX TRACKS AND MIXDOWN MODE.
- Every TX-6 channel on its own track: record all six in one take, each one separate to edit or mix later. Six stems out: play the reel back through the TX-6, one track per channel, and mix by hand. Mixdown Mode does both at once: Reel feeds its six tracks to the TX-6 and records the TX-6’s master out, after its faders, EQ and effects, back into Reel as the finished mix.
- One purchase, all four devices, under Settings, Purchases.
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.
For more information on Reel, click here:
NOTE: Some of the links you click on may be affiliated. Clicking and purchasing using these links helps support and fund The Beat Community. Thanks for your support.
