"Enter GrooveMaker 2. It’s been around for a while on iOS, but just made the leap to Android, where far fewer high-end music-creativity apps exist. On that basis alone, it’d be welcome; however, it also happens to be huge fun to play around with."
Gear and gadgets magazine, Stuff, are highly impressed by Groovemaker 2 for Android.
Here are some of the key comments from Stuff's resident Android guru, Craig Grannell:
"The basis of the app is the Grid interface. It’s here you trigger the currently loaded song’s loops, which are categorised into parts — bass, percussion, pad, and the like. Switching loops is simple: just tap on the grid. As proved during testing, even a six-month-old with a propensity towards walloping tablets can handle this. Like we said: accessible."
"Where GrooveMaker 2 shifts from being solely a fun throwaway toy to something far more is in the depth it affords you. Beyond prodding the grid, you can access controls for muting/soloing individual tracks, part randomisers, and a touch-based effects pad, to add a filter, delay, stutter or phaser."
"Delving even deeper, you can isolate any part of a currently playing loop, sequence and record your live playback, and even import your own loops. These can come from on-board audio or, if you fancy it, yelling into the microphone like a crazy person. It’s all your call. Impressively, it’s also largely straightforward and intuitive."
Craig's final conclusion is:
"At Stuff we reckon you get what you pay for. Android users regularly complain they don’t get the best creative apps iOS users enjoy, and so when something like GrooveMaker 2 comes along, it’s time to start putting your money where your mouth is. And then dancing about like a loon, obviously!"
GrooveMaker 2 for Android is awarded Stuff magazine's App of the Week
Learn more about GrooveMaker 2 for Android here
Read the full Stuff review here