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- $4.99
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| Family Sharing | Yes | Unknown | App Store | Store published |
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- Price: $4.99
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4/5Could use an update
As much as I love this app, the sounds can't be customized beyond simple volume and panning. Sound design would be a great inclusion to drum machines like the 909 and the 606, which originally allowed the user to tweak the synthesized sounds they created. If I were able to adjust the tone of a kick drum, or the decay of a snare drum, etc. , I would love the app even more. Thanks for you time!
Cadesworth · 31 Jul 2026
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5/5Great drum machine
Being an “old guy” that once had to shell out hundreds if not thousands of dollars for analog gear, I have to laugh when I see a complaint like the idiot Oonion’s that the app didn’t have a paste feature. Oh , sob sob, I have to enter all 2 bars of a pattern by hand. Talk about spoiled little brats. This app is wonderful for all that it does. I highly recommend it for use in all sorts of situations. Price is fine. $5, big deal. I spent $6 just the other day on a fruit torte, this app lasts much longer. Yeah, it won’t make your lunch and clean the house but you’ll have hours of enjoyable beat making. Yeah it has limitations but that’s the beauty of a specific piece of gear, you work within those parameters. Just get it, and make some music.
Gloomy Bear · 31 Jul 2026
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5/5SoEZ to use !! Painless rendering!
I use it every day. It's the Swiss Army knife of beats. Not only that, it sounds amazing. I find it has a place in so many tracks I never expected. A crucial "layer" to have for anyone recording on an iPad or PC. Rendering to wav and getting it to a universal location is the easiest I've seen. U can email yourself the wav and get it from anywhere. With all the Dropbox drive iCloud crud they make you use. This one at least puts that back in your hands. And it sounds awesome as is very easy to use. Sly stone. Phil Collins. How about the Em-u or HR16B? It's a fabulous app. The best things in life are simple and appreciated. This app is that.
theOtherWB · 31 Jul 2026
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5/5Love this APP, you get out what you put In
Used this on a few of my tracks or just to get ideas. Make a loop and then bounce it to audio. Once in audio you can either leave “as-is” or convert that audio to midi in ableton and then fill in w samples from the same drum machine. It will keep the same groove or swing from the box but you can then compress, buss or effect each individual sound. Use it as a starter to get you somewhere else.
R.Crosson · 31 Jul 2026
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4/5I love this app. Needs one more feature.
Over all this is a nice drum machine app. User friendly. Nice authenticity. Stable. There's one feature that would just make it perfect. Drum pitch and tuning. Being able to Automate that would make it even better!
MERCURIUS FM · 31 Jul 2026
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Versions
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- 1.0
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1.1
- Added ability to export beat to a MIDI file - Added ability to copy slots and subsequences - Added two more user banks of beats, plus read-only presets - Added BPM readout - Added Elektron Machinedrum sample set - Fixed timing glitch with moving between fast/slow sequences - Fixed sound glitch - Fixed lock/unlock to maintain mixer settings
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1.2
- FunkBox has been updated to be a universal app, including a new higher resolution user interface for your iPad. Enjoy! - Fixed small bug with locked setting - Misc. other small fixes and improvements
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1.3
- New audio engine with sample accurate timing and sequencing - Audio .wav export via email or Intua Beatmaker copy/paste clipboard - Adjustable latency in audio settings. If you are getting crackles on an older device set latency higher, if you want more responsive taps on a newer device set latency lower - Master volume control in audio settings - Tempo range increased to 60bpm-180bpm - Screen dim/lock disabled, so you can leave your beats running - Drum machine state saved, quit and come back to same tempo/pattern/etc - On iPad you can now read the web manual in app - Misc other fixes
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1.4
- Added preliminary "tweak" menu with new timing options for added funk -- Swing function, 8th or 16th note swing -- Accent function, emphasizes even beats -- Random function, random timing and volume variations -- NOTE: in this version we are just testing these new features out, they are there to experiment and play with, but the values are not currently saved with a pattern, or saved when you quit, or saved with a MIDI file. They are used with audio export. We will integrate them better in 2.0 - Fixed tap bug when changing drum machines (thanks @larrylegend) - Fixed small timing bug - Tested with iOS 4.0 - Misc other fixes - This is the last feature update until a bigger 2.0 release, which will be a little ways out. Thank you for the positive reviews, we really appreciate them. We have added and tweaked a lot of stuff since 1.0 and hope you are enjoying FunkBox.
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2.0
Improved graphics, including retina support Two new drum machines, LM-2 and TR77 New cleaner samples from all machines Import custom samples (iOS3.2+) Set pitch and trim of samples Save/load custom drum box configurations Save/load pattern banks Tempo/swing saved with each pattern Random volume/timing saved with box Ability to switch in clave, clap, cowbell, ride sounds Tap tempo Accent amount per step, per instrument Queue up multiple sequences by pressing two sequence buttons, or play two sequences simultaneously by pressing two sequence buttons Pan per instrument (iOS4.0+) Tap overdub and roll functions Preliminary CoreMIDI support (iOS4.1+) - MIDI in: note, mute part, pattern/bank, tap/start/stop, clock sync - MIDI out: note, clock sync Itunes folder audio export support (iOS3.2+) Start/stop latency improved Misc other improvements and bug fixes New presets are included. Your old saved custom presets can be reloaded using the Pattern Storage menus. "Pattern Store" button on iPad on main page, "Store" button on the iPhone main page. Your old patterns will show up in the pattern list as "OLDSAVEDBANK" 1, 2 and 3. Load 1 into A, 2 into B, etc and you'll have your preset patterns back. This is a big update for 2.0, we hope you enjoy it! If you have any problems send us email and we'll try to figure it out. Thank you for your app store reviews, we really appreciate them, and thanks for your support!
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2.1
Fixed startup problems with iPhone 3G running iOS4 Fixed edit drum part crash problems Improved CoreMIDI/sync support Added background multi-tasking audio support Added option to disable startup sounds and/or auto-start beat using Settings app Added lock drum machine feature Added master volume slider in mixer Increased touch size of sliders Misc other improvements and fixes
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2.2
This is a minor fix/tweak maintenance release, there are no new big features but stability and usability are improved. Some specific changes: Swipe now works to select drum machine in all machine menus (iOS v3.2+) Edit Part transpose and imported sample bugs have been fixed iPhone/Touch can now be used in either landscape orientation Changing orientation no longer stops the beat on the iPad File browser appearance selection appearance improved Minor background audio compatibility improvements (iOS v4.1+) Virtual MIDI ports work better (iOS v4.1+) Easy MIDI setup mode added to settings (iOS v4.1+) Various MIDI related bugs fixed (iOS v4.1+) Connect all local MIDI devices button added to settings (iOS v4.1+) Other minor fixes, tweaks and optimizations Thank you for your support of FunkBox! We very much appreciate your app store reviews, they help us out a lot. Have fun and keep making great music!
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3.0
iOS 6 compatible Retina graphics support for iPad and iPhone 5 Five new classic vintage drum machines: DX, Drumulator, TOM, KR55, and RX11 New pattern presets, including a bonus bank inspired by classic drum machine presets Support for 3/4 time signature New box and pattern storage menus New improved custom drum box and sample management menu Improved Audio/MIDI settings menu Easily share your custom patterns and boxes through email Edit pattern names Closed hat chokes open hat MIDI bass line sequencer MIDI CC control of volume, pan, mute MIDI start/stop control OMAC fast switch support, to quickly switch between apps PDF manual included with app for offline reading Misc improvements and bug fixes If you have custom patterns or boxes saved, they will be automatically converted to use with 3.0, but we recommend backing them up to iTunes before upgrading. Thanks for your support and we hope you enjoy this big upgrade!
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3.1
Audiobus support! Audiobus allows you to record or filter your FunkBox beats in real time with other apps. Check it out at http://audiob.us Added bank copy option when pattern copy is long pressed. Added buttons to change drum machine, swipe also still works. Closed hat chokes open hat when drum pads tapped. Tap tempo works when sequencer stopped. Noise/buzz removed from some of the new samples. Serif font replaced with sans serif font. Fixed some tweak page glitches. Fixed v2 pattern set import. Misc other tweaks and fixes. Also still includes all the new features from v3.0: five new vintage boxes, revamped iPad retina and iPhone 5 interface, share boxes and patterns, 3/4 time, even more MIDI features, and lots more...
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3.2
MIDI Clock Sync fixed. Virtual MIDI note input fixed. Minor scale in MIDI bass sequencer fixed. Some MIDI in/out values changed to match General MIDI. MIDI implementation chart in the manual has been updated. Audiobus is supported, see http://audiob.us for more info on how to use other apps to record or filter FunkBox.
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3.3
- Open .zip files from Mail, Safari, etc with FunkBox - MIDI routing setups are now saved - Added master volume MIDI CC (#8) - Added MIDI CC offset option - Added MIDI velocity in - Export bass sequences as MIDI file - Option to hide FunkBox virtual MIDI ports - Latest Audiobus library - Double transpose bug fixed, if you have custom boxes you may need to re-adjust pitches - Other misc bug fixes and improvements
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3.4
iOS 7.1 compatible Inter-App audio compatible - instrument and generator modes supported - host timeline sync for easy, tight sequenced loops - optional host timing tweak for Garageband, Auria, Beatmaker, Cubase - MIDI in note support for host sequencing - remote host transport controls included Audiobus 2 compatible - state saving of current box, including custom boxes - new triggers for pattern up and pattern down Overall volume has been increased, if you have many parts playing at max volume at the same time you may want to lower your overall volume to avoid clipping "Open In…” added to audio export menu, also includes AirDrop support iTunes folder option added to MIDI export menu Swing available in external MIDI sync mode MIDI Continue and MIDI Song Position message support MIDI Clock has been tightened up, more clock improvements coming Various other interface tweaks and bug fixes More of your requests are coming, thanks for your support!
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3.5
Updated for iOS 8 compatibility. Updated with latest AudioBus library, which is required for iOS 8. AB now requires iOS 7+, so FunkBox does also. Devices using older iOS versions can still download and use FunkBox 3.4, which uses the older AB library and is iOS 5.1 - iOS 7 compatible. Added Audiobus state save of current MIDI routing configuration. This can be turned off via the Settings app. Added new roll option that will queue up the first hit so it always plays in time, instead of immediately playing it. This option can be turned on via the Settings app. Added missing LM-2 tambourine and conga sounds to the sample library. Fixed some minor bugs. We are still working on additional features for a future release, this update was primarily for iOS 8 and AudioBus compatibility. Thanks for your support!
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3.6
iOS 9 update Bug fixes Copy/paste/clear mixer settings Muted part names are muted on edit screen More MIDI controls: change machine, alt switch, roll All 12 sounds can be triggered via MIDI Fast switch is disabled for now
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4.0
iOS 10 compatible Ableton Link support AudioBus 3 support Improved AB state save support Bluetooth MIDI configuration Change between patterns in current bank with MIDI in notes Use MIDI CC for tap tempo Three new drum boxes, including the Ace Rhythm FR-6 Misc bug fixes and improvements
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4.0.1
· 12 May 2017
This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included. Fixed bug where Link would disconnect in the background Fixed bug where IAA transport would appear on iPhone using AudioBus And everything from 4.0: iOS 10 compatible Ableton Link support AudioBus 3 support Improved AB state save support Bluetooth MIDI configuration Change between patterns in current bank with MIDI in notes Use MIDI CC for tap tempo Three new drum boxes, including the Ace Rhythm FR-6 Misc bug fixes and improvements
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