We’re flooded with cheap DJ controllers. But the new Pioneer is interesting for two reasons: one, it’s a home accessory for CDJ users, and two, its driverless functionality means you can plug into anything.

Mood from apeSoft gets a cool update for its first birthday, with lots of fixes and updates to make the app work better.

Using code for live music has gone from geeky fringe to underground revolution, offering a fresh approach to music and pattern, even for first-time coders. Alex McLean is one of the people at the center of this medium’s growth.

iVCS3 is an amazing recreation of the original and classic synth from Peter Zinovieff’s EMS company. Version 2.3 brings Audiobus MIDI reception amongst a big collection of updates and fixes

Groove Rider GR-16 1.4 brings another huge batch of updates, changes and fixes in the app’s 11th update since it first launched on the app store back in December last year

Bram Bos brings Odessa Sequencer Suite, a package of 6 new controller and sequencer apps in a single bundle, possibly the first MIDI AUv3 released for iOS

Live 10 adds a tasty new synth and delay effect, an updated look, and many more small details. We’ve had it now a few weeks; here’s a look at what’s new.

Xequence is the new kid on the block for iOS MIDI sequencing. It joins a group of apps with very competent and established competitors like Genome and STEPS

Musical ritual has long been tied to the magic of the skies. So it’s fitting today’s total solar eclipse will be set to sound.

LayR is a massively polyphonic, multi-timbral synthesizer for iPad and iPhone, delivering up to 256 voices of rich, multi-layered, and textured sounds.