16 Drones

Name: 16 Drones
Rating: 4.7 (12 reviews)
Author: Ruben Terron Rodriguez

by Ruben Terron Rodriguez

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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4.7 12 ratings · App Store

1/5Too many restrictions on the free version
If you are going to a make a demo version of the app it should be fully featured save for preventing preset saving and even AUV3 use which are acceptable trial restrictions. But this game of siphoning off features here and there makes it unattractive and prevents the user from knowing the plugin’s usefullness. I was going to try it out to see if I might want to buy it, but when I discovered I could not even connect my midi controller without the pro version I gave up. You would do well to offer this as a paid app from the start or make a more limited fully functional free version (say with 8 lanes instead of 16) rather than playing this feature withholding game.

LKHDmusic · 31 Jul 2026

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1.0
1.1
What’s New in 1.1 New Features - Drift tab (PRO): dedicated slow modulation controls. - Mod tab (PRO): two extra modulators for deeper motion. - Guide section in Super Menu with quick feature references. - Perform mode view improvements for live control flow. - Manual pitch per strip with fine tuning and global unquantize. - Envelope/Modulators individual controls per strip. - New Glide mode options in Play Voice: Mono Legato / Poly. Improvements - New slow LFO ranges for deeper ambient movement. - Ultra Slow LFO option for longer, calmer modulation cycles. - Filter character options: Smooth / Classic. - UI polish across iPhone/iPad layouts and spacing. - Strips appearance controls expanded (Default / Spaced / XL / 2XL). - AUv3/AUM MIDI Learn now covers Drift + Mod controls. - AUv3 and standalone runtime alignment and stability pass. - Preset switching and voice response improvements. - MIDI flow refinements (input routing + Program Change handling). Fixes - Mixer and volume consistency improvements. - Filter and modulation behavior polish. - Multiple stability fixes for live play and host usage. - General bug fixes.
1.2
What’s New (v1.2) New Features: - Added Drone Glide controls in Drone Mode (Synth Voice > General). - Added Pan as a new Drift destination, plus new destination combos. Fixes: - Fixed Drone volume and mixer behavior. - Fixed Silent Mode audio behavior on iPhone and iPad. - Fixed Preset Manager single Export. - Improved synth engine behavior and stability. - Restored visual feedback for Sub LFO destinations. - General bug fixes and UI/UX improvements.
2.0
What’s New in Version 2.0 New: - New Gen tab with independent Drone and Play generators. - New Generative tools can now drive AUv3 instruments and external hardware via MIDI Out. - New Drone generative controls: Rate, Ramp, Style, Poly, and Probability. - New Play generative controls: Ratchet, Expression, Octave bands, and Probability. - New Custom Scale Editor from the Scale menu (Tools), with multi-scale save workflow. - 16 new factory presets in the Generative category. Fixes - UI/UX polish and bug fixes.
3.0
What’s New in 3.0 New Features: - Added global Tuning System with 7 modes: 12-EDO, Just Intonation, Harmonic Series, 24-EDO, 19-EDO, Pythagorean, and Bohlen-Pierce. - New Tuning tab available in both Drone and Play voice views. - Tuning selection is saved per preset, so the same scale can have different harmonic character instantly. Improvements: - AUv3 fullscreen scaling improvements for better use of available space in hosts. Fixes: - Stability and UI/UX refinements.
3.1
What’s New 3.1 Under the hood AUv3 refinements and MIDI control improvements. Improvements: - Improved AUv3 instance handling so multiple 16 Drones instances can run more independently inside hosts like AUM. - Added per-drone Fine Tune destinations to AUv3 MIDI Controls for more detailed tuning control from the host. - Refined Sub activation and level handling for smoother initial control, especially when raising Sub Level from zero. Fixes: Fixed visual feedback for AUv3 MIDI-controlled Drone controls.
3.2 · 1 Jul 2026
Scala import and clearer microtonal tuning feedback. Scala Import - Import Scala .scl tuning files directly from the Tuning tab. - Imported Scala tunings appear as User Scala options in the Tuning selector. Microtonal Feedback - Fine Tune now shows clear cents values while editing. - Unquantize shows its cents range for easier calibration.

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