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FUN PAID iOS APPS for Music Making, Sounds and iOS DAW connections

Tried-and-True, Paid Music Apps Worth Checking Out on iPhone... the highest paying for App Developers (stuff on iPhone costs more = Developers make more $$$). Watch for Black Friday Dealz. Ranked by frequency of use
  1. DM1
  2. Bass 808
  3. EGDR808 drum machine
  4. Maschine
  5. AudioShare or CaptureAudio
  6. MOOG: best used with a controller or larger device(see vid above)
  7. Audiobus music hub connecting TONS of music-making apps, $10 or AUM hub & mixer for connecting all your device's VSTi's $20, read manual
  8. Auria AMAZING for mixing, quantizing, MIDI, warping, bussing, converting, templating & slicing unlimited synth tracks
  9. Korg ARP Odyssei digital synth WOAH!!!,
  10. Arturia iMini VSTi
  11. Korg iElectribe or Gorillaz Version FREE for PC (they made a whole album using only this app for laying out rhythm & beats
  12. Reason Compact for laying out rhythm & beats
  13. MUSI FREE for sketching ideas out loud into your phone FREE
  14. Launchpad digital groovebox FREE
  15. KOALA SAMPLER digital groovebox w/ FX for Android/iOS, exportable to Live Link Jammable in Ableton
  16. Zen Beats Android/iOS/Mac/PC FREE, connects to Roland Cloud
  17. Groovebox digital synth (I use this for ambient / lofi fills) FREE
  18. Magellan 2 digital synths RECOMMENDED
  19. Andrew Huang's FLIP DAW
  20. Drum Pad Maker (DPM) Google Play Store or iOS FREE beatpad maker
  21. DrumBit Web Browswer app FREE
  22. SampleTank for iOS and Android apps TBD
  23. Gadget (free with some hardware purchases),
  24. Loopy, many students had alotta fun with this






































 

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Student App / Software Suggestions, 2025 

  NOTE: Most CTE students have access to Adobe Creative Cloud, tho logins only worked 50% of the time in the 24-25 school year? Usually, we will be using Illustrator, Photoshop, Animate, Premiere, and Fresco in my classes. Once logged in, current students should be able to download their Creative Cloud software and files to a home computer (not a Chromebook) using the same ###.###000@rentonstudent.us login from the classroom. When this login doesn't work, consider using the following app suggestions:


Additional Links to consider:  
YouTube Converter 1 http://www.ytmp3.cc  
YouTube Converter 2 https://www.ytmp3.net
Clip Converter  
Soundcloud Downloader https://sclouddownloader.net
OBS Screen Recording Software https://obsproject.com/


Advanced Downloadable FREE Software How To's & Where to Begin...

UNITY

Other coding links to help you get started...

BLENDER 

  KRITA DRAWING & ANIMATING APP LINKS 

    Two great KRITA channels to check out:

    Videos to help with digital painting and anatomy:


CLASSROOM COMPUTERS by Device

  1. PRODUCTION ENGINEs: Premiere, Animate, Blender, Unity
  2. VISUAL DRAWING, GRAPHICS, ANIMATION: Adobe Creative Cloud: Illustrator, Photoshop, Animate, After Effects, Character Animator, Blender 3d
  3. SOUND: Apple Logic Pro, BandLabSerato DJ
  4. PROGRAMMING & CODE: Visual Studio Code, Arduino, 
  5. STORAGE & FILE REPOSITORIES: GitHub, 

FREE DOWNLOADS FOR USE ON HOME PCs

  1. 3D: BlenderWeb Cam Motion Picture supported by Plask to map to a character you'd like to use in your film
  2. ANIMATION & Stop Motion VIDEO: Pixel Sorter StudioGimpFlipAClip animator, Pivot Animator, or KineMaster VN App, OBS Screen Recording
  3. CODING: → Notepad++ (avail in google app store , but better if you download it) Eclipse MS Visual Studio
  4. GAMING: Unreal Engine, Unity, PyGame
  5. SOUND: AudacityMPC BeatsUberDuck VoiceOvers,

WHAT TO USE ON YOUR CHROMEBOOK, PHONE or TABLET

  1. CODING: repl.it
  2. GRAPHICS: Magma, Pixel Sorter, Krikut, Pixlr X, PiskelApp for drawing game sprites or 8-bit graphics,  add GIMP Chrome Ext to your chromebook, and business & marketing classes use Canva & Pixlr, Graffiti Empire font generator, Pixel-sorter magma.com
  3. ANIMATION & Stop Motion VIDEO: CapCutKineMaster VN AppFlipAClip animator, KineMaster, Cute CutVN App for StopMotion (more tracks for video; better than iMovie), 
  4. GAMING: Construct
  5. AUDIO: your M-Audio Oxygen Pro Mini controller will work with Bandlab. BeepBox pattern maker, You may also try SoundTrapGarageband, MUSI, SampleTank, Launchpad,
    rec 2 tracks on
    Soundcloud App, simultaneously, ONLY ON ANDROID

Youtube Videos Download Any Online Videos - YTlizer

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Last updated 07.2025 

WRITING LINKS

RESUMEs & Cover Letter Assignment

Artist Statement starter

Athlete College Interest Letter 

PSSC Portfolio

Media Press Release 
Pitch & Proposal Writing

Business & Marketing Plan for offering a new product or service

Contract Proposal writing


GRADING RUBRICS: 
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Digital Art & Presentation
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Client Request Form Rubric
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Story Development & Fun Factor
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Game Design
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Game Audio
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Music Scoring


MLA Style: Citation Machine + Easy Bib

HS Writing: Exit Exam Writing Help

+ Research Writing + Expository Essay + Reading Report Scoring Rubric + Pros & Cons Argument T-Chart

Claim Evidence Reasoning writing

APCSP Explore Writing Task (2020)

Hinkley 5-Para Essay Performance Task IP Grade Makeup Assignment + Hinkley Writing Rubric

College Prep: Personal Statement + 6-Point Essay Scoring Rubric

ELL: Typical Errors Made by 2nd Language Learners + Essay Scoring Rubric + Test Out Practice ?s


 

Hansen's Ever-Changing Music-Making App List

Big Name Paid Music SOFTWARE DAWs Worth Checking Out for your Computer...