Heavy Brass Hack 2.3.1 + Redeem Codes
Trumpet, Trombone & Saxophone
Developer: Christian Schoenebeck d/b/a Crudebyte
Category: Music
Price: $9.99 (Download for free)
Version: 2.3.1
ID: com.crudebyte.brass
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Description
Heavy Brass delivers the most flexible and innovative approach to modern brass sounds ever provided by a virtual MIDI instrument!¹ With this ultimate brass app your productions and live performances will gain such powerful and amazing tone you previously were only able to retrieve from a real brass section!
This app contains the following instruments: Trumpet, Trombone and Saxophone sampled in four different brass sections.
Watch and listen to the demo video on our product website!
Minimum requirement: at least iPad 3 / iPad Air 1 / iPad mini 2.
This app supports Audio Unit v3, Inter-App Audio and Audiobus, so you can directly use it with other apps as well! External MIDI keyboards and controllers are supported as well of course, both via Lightning/USB cable connection, as well as wireless via Bluetooth LE MIDI.¹
There are 3 fundamental sound categories: „Singles“, „Switches“ and „Combis“, where „Switch Sounds“ allow you to either switch or crossfade between configurable articulations. Some „Combi Sounds“ allow you to switch or crossfade between predefined articulations as well.
24 Single Sounds:
Solo Trumpet, Solo Sax, Solo Trombone, Heavy Brass 1-4, Section 1, Section 2, Section 3, Section 4, Crescendo, Growl, Doiks, Shaker 1, Shaker 2, Staccato 1, Staccato 2, Staccato Sax 1, Staccato Sax 2, Falls 1, Falls 2, Falls 3, Falls 4.
Switch Sounds:
Five base sounds: Section 1, Section 2, Section 3, Section 4 and Crescendo, which are switchable or crossfadeable to four alternative articulations: Shaker, Growl, Doiks or Falls.
16 Combi Sounds:
Sections Velocity Layer 1, Sections Velocity Layer 2, Sections Velocity Layer 3, Sections Velocity Layer 4, Sections Velocity Layer 5, Sections Velocity Layer 6, Sections Modwheel Layer 1, Sections Modwheel Layer 2, Staccato Layer 1, Staccato Layer 2, Staccato Round Robin 1, Staccato Round Robin 2, Staccato Round Robin 3, Sections & Staccato Round Robin 1, Sections & Staccato Round Robin 2, Sections & Staccato Round Robin 3.
General Features:
• Low latency disk streaming.
• Polyphony up to several hundred stereo voices.²
• Configurable audio latency down to 1 ms.
• Integrated effects with 18 presets.
• App States: Save app's entire state as user presets.
• 16 parts.
• Provides Audio Unit v3 plugin version of this app, which allows it to be used as virtual instrument directly within third-party multi-track DAW apps.
• Support for Apple's "Inter-App Audio" system.
• Audiobus support.
• MIDI velocity response curve editor.
• Master Tune & Scale Tuning.
• App can keep running in the background, so you can play on your keyboard while e.g. using Safari or another app to display scores or surfing the Internet.
• Virtual on-screen piano keyboard with velocity support, scalable & scrollable.
MIDI Player / Recorder:
• Record, save and load your songs in standard MIDI file format.
• Share your songs easily as audio file.
• Unlimited amount of tracks.
• Configurable target MIDI channel per track.
• Unlimited recording and playback length.
• Open MIDI (.mid) files directly from other apps (i.e. from Safari, Mail).
• Download or upload MIDI files with iTunes.
• Load your favorite songs as MIDI files from the Internet, and watch at the virtual keyboard how to play it.
• Metronome.
• Use the "Tempo Zoom" dial knob to i.e. slow down playback at any time and learn your favorite songs more easily.
¹ For more information about adapters and connecting external MIDI keyboards: https://doc.crudebyte.com/iOS/External_MIDI_devices/
² Various sounds are using several voices per note. Polyphony depends on the exact device model being used. You find a polyphony table on our product website.
Anti-Spy Commitment: We take your privacy very seriously. None of our apps contain so called „spy” behaviors and we committed ourself to a very high privacy standard. For more information read our „Privacy Policy for Mobile Apps”.
This app contains the following instruments: Trumpet, Trombone and Saxophone sampled in four different brass sections.
Watch and listen to the demo video on our product website!
Minimum requirement: at least iPad 3 / iPad Air 1 / iPad mini 2.
This app supports Audio Unit v3, Inter-App Audio and Audiobus, so you can directly use it with other apps as well! External MIDI keyboards and controllers are supported as well of course, both via Lightning/USB cable connection, as well as wireless via Bluetooth LE MIDI.¹
There are 3 fundamental sound categories: „Singles“, „Switches“ and „Combis“, where „Switch Sounds“ allow you to either switch or crossfade between configurable articulations. Some „Combi Sounds“ allow you to switch or crossfade between predefined articulations as well.
24 Single Sounds:
Solo Trumpet, Solo Sax, Solo Trombone, Heavy Brass 1-4, Section 1, Section 2, Section 3, Section 4, Crescendo, Growl, Doiks, Shaker 1, Shaker 2, Staccato 1, Staccato 2, Staccato Sax 1, Staccato Sax 2, Falls 1, Falls 2, Falls 3, Falls 4.
Switch Sounds:
Five base sounds: Section 1, Section 2, Section 3, Section 4 and Crescendo, which are switchable or crossfadeable to four alternative articulations: Shaker, Growl, Doiks or Falls.
16 Combi Sounds:
Sections Velocity Layer 1, Sections Velocity Layer 2, Sections Velocity Layer 3, Sections Velocity Layer 4, Sections Velocity Layer 5, Sections Velocity Layer 6, Sections Modwheel Layer 1, Sections Modwheel Layer 2, Staccato Layer 1, Staccato Layer 2, Staccato Round Robin 1, Staccato Round Robin 2, Staccato Round Robin 3, Sections & Staccato Round Robin 1, Sections & Staccato Round Robin 2, Sections & Staccato Round Robin 3.
General Features:
• Low latency disk streaming.
• Polyphony up to several hundred stereo voices.²
• Configurable audio latency down to 1 ms.
• Integrated effects with 18 presets.
• App States: Save app's entire state as user presets.
• 16 parts.
• Provides Audio Unit v3 plugin version of this app, which allows it to be used as virtual instrument directly within third-party multi-track DAW apps.
• Support for Apple's "Inter-App Audio" system.
• Audiobus support.
• MIDI velocity response curve editor.
• Master Tune & Scale Tuning.
• App can keep running in the background, so you can play on your keyboard while e.g. using Safari or another app to display scores or surfing the Internet.
• Virtual on-screen piano keyboard with velocity support, scalable & scrollable.
MIDI Player / Recorder:
• Record, save and load your songs in standard MIDI file format.
• Share your songs easily as audio file.
• Unlimited amount of tracks.
• Configurable target MIDI channel per track.
• Unlimited recording and playback length.
• Open MIDI (.mid) files directly from other apps (i.e. from Safari, Mail).
• Download or upload MIDI files with iTunes.
• Load your favorite songs as MIDI files from the Internet, and watch at the virtual keyboard how to play it.
• Metronome.
• Use the "Tempo Zoom" dial knob to i.e. slow down playback at any time and learn your favorite songs more easily.
¹ For more information about adapters and connecting external MIDI keyboards: https://doc.crudebyte.com/iOS/External_MIDI_devices/
² Various sounds are using several voices per note. Polyphony depends on the exact device model being used. You find a polyphony table on our product website.
Anti-Spy Commitment: We take your privacy very seriously. None of our apps contain so called „spy” behaviors and we committed ourself to a very high privacy standard. For more information read our „Privacy Policy for Mobile Apps”.
Version history
2.3.1
2022-03-15
This update fixes the following software issue introduced by recent feature update:
• Fixed a potential crash when switching to a different sound.
• Fixed a potential crash when switching to a different sound.
2.3
2022-02-23
This update provides numerous improvements for the Audio Unit (AU) plugin version of Heavy Brass:
• AU: Full-screen sound selection with search criteria filter options.
• AU: Added Reverb effect.
• AU: Automatically save and restore all sound settings with Audio Unit session (e.g. when saving/loading a song in an Audio Unit host app)
• AU: Fixed potential crash on AU session restore.
Additionally this update provides the following software correction on Heavy Brass stand-alone app side:
• Fixed potential concurrency issue when processing MIDI Control Change (CC) commands.
• AU: Full-screen sound selection with search criteria filter options.
• AU: Added Reverb effect.
• AU: Automatically save and restore all sound settings with Audio Unit session (e.g. when saving/loading a song in an Audio Unit host app)
• AU: Fixed potential crash on AU session restore.
Additionally this update provides the following software correction on Heavy Brass stand-alone app side:
• Fixed potential concurrency issue when processing MIDI Control Change (CC) commands.
2.2.3
2021-09-27
• Adds support for iOS 15.
• Adds support for new iPhone 13 models.
• Adds support for new iPad 9 and iPad mini 6 models.
• Adds support for new iPhone 13 models.
• Adds support for new iPad 9 and iPad mini 6 models.
2.2.2
2021-08-16
This update provides the following software corrections:
• Voice Over: Various corrections and improvements to provide more meaningful speech output.
• MIDI: An external "All Notes Off" MIDI message now also releases potentially stuck keys on the virtual piano keyboard on screen.
• Voice Over: Various corrections and improvements to provide more meaningful speech output.
• MIDI: An external "All Notes Off" MIDI message now also releases potentially stuck keys on the virtual piano keyboard on screen.
2.2.1
2021-07-25
This update provides the following software correction:
• Fixes a crash which could sometimes happen when switching between sounds (affected both, stand-alone app and Audio Unit plugin).
• Fixes a crash which could sometimes happen when switching between sounds (affected both, stand-alone app and Audio Unit plugin).
2.2
2021-07-01
This update provides the following software improvements:
• Improved instrument load time.
• Audio Unit: Allows now a high amount of AU instances.
• Audio Unit: Use the new RAM bar on the AU user interface as indicator for how many AU instances you can still deploy.
• Audio Unit: Fixes several issues in conjunction with various AU host apps (e.g. with AUM, GarageBand).
• Improved instrument load time.
• Audio Unit: Allows now a high amount of AU instances.
• Audio Unit: Use the new RAM bar on the AU user interface as indicator for how many AU instances you can still deploy.
• Audio Unit: Fixes several issues in conjunction with various AU host apps (e.g. with AUM, GarageBand).
2.1.1
2021-04-01
Regression update:
• Fixes issue with on-screen control wheels.
Please refer to the previous update's change log for additional recent changes.
• Fixes issue with on-screen control wheels.
Please refer to the previous update's change log for additional recent changes.
2.1
2021-03-30
This update provides the following corrections and improvements:
• Fixes noise at beginning of new notes that happened under rare situations.
• Fixes crash on certain MIDI messages (stand-alone app and Audio Unit).
• Audiobus: Fixes connection problem with Audiobus on iOS 14 and higher (see NOTE below).¹
• Audiobus: If session is restored from Audiobus, don’t ask the same question dialog again whether IAA MIDI or IAA MIDI + CoreMIDI shall be used.
• Audio Unit UI: Fixes sound selection list from being cropped if AU UI height inside AU host app was rather small.
• MIDI recorder: Fixes crash on 2nd iOS “Open with …” request for user imported MIDI files.
• MIDI recorder: Supports now MIDI files with “.midi” file extension (instead of being limited to only “.mid”).
• Volume knob: Shows now that MIDI CC#7 is associated with this control.
¹ NOTE: This version asks you for permission to access the local network, which is required for Audiobus to work on iOS 14 and higher. If you are not using Audiobus you can safely ignore or decline this permission request. You can also grant and revoke this permission under iOS Settings -> “Privacy” -> “Local Network” at any time.
• Fixes noise at beginning of new notes that happened under rare situations.
• Fixes crash on certain MIDI messages (stand-alone app and Audio Unit).
• Audiobus: Fixes connection problem with Audiobus on iOS 14 and higher (see NOTE below).¹
• Audiobus: If session is restored from Audiobus, don’t ask the same question dialog again whether IAA MIDI or IAA MIDI + CoreMIDI shall be used.
• Audio Unit UI: Fixes sound selection list from being cropped if AU UI height inside AU host app was rather small.
• MIDI recorder: Fixes crash on 2nd iOS “Open with …” request for user imported MIDI files.
• MIDI recorder: Supports now MIDI files with “.midi” file extension (instead of being limited to only “.mid”).
• Volume knob: Shows now that MIDI CC#7 is associated with this control.
¹ NOTE: This version asks you for permission to access the local network, which is required for Audiobus to work on iOS 14 and higher. If you are not using Audiobus you can safely ignore or decline this permission request. You can also grant and revoke this permission under iOS Settings -> “Privacy” -> “Local Network” at any time.
2.0.8
2020-06-26
This regression¹ update fixes one issue with the Audio Unit plugin:
• Audio Unit: Workaround to prevent an immediate crash when loading the Audio Unit plugin in some DAW apps (bug on iOS level introduced by iOS 13.4.1).
¹ Regression update: the previous update few days ago caused issues on older iOS versions (iOS 12 and older), which we corrected with this regression.
• Audio Unit: Workaround to prevent an immediate crash when loading the Audio Unit plugin in some DAW apps (bug on iOS level introduced by iOS 13.4.1).
¹ Regression update: the previous update few days ago caused issues on older iOS versions (iOS 12 and older), which we corrected with this regression.
2.0.7
2020-06-20
This update fixes one issue with the Audio Unit plugin:
• Audio Unit: Workaround to prevent an immediate crash when loading the Audio Unit plugin in some DAW apps (bug on iOS level introduced by iOS 13.4.1).
• Audio Unit: Workaround to prevent an immediate crash when loading the Audio Unit plugin in some DAW apps (bug on iOS level introduced by iOS 13.4.1).
2.0.6
2020-05-08
This update fixes the following issues:
• Fixed several issues with the graphical user interface (iOS 13).
• Fixed issues with dark mode (iOS 13).
• Audio Unit: Fixed several crashes when exporting / freezing a song.
• Audio Unit: Fixed AU not being loaded with some DAW apps.
• Inter-App Audio: Fixed crash when Inter-App Audio was disconnected.
• Fixed several issues with Audiobus.
• App States: Fixed MIDI device selection not being saved / restored.
• App States: Fixed MIDI velocity curve setting not being saved / restored.
• Virtual piano keyboard: Fixed black keys triggering notes with incorrect / inaccurate velocities.
• Fixed seldom crash on (stand-alone) app start.
• Fixed crash when opening tuning settings on app start.
Thanks for your feedback, and take care!
• Fixed several issues with the graphical user interface (iOS 13).
• Fixed issues with dark mode (iOS 13).
• Audio Unit: Fixed several crashes when exporting / freezing a song.
• Audio Unit: Fixed AU not being loaded with some DAW apps.
• Inter-App Audio: Fixed crash when Inter-App Audio was disconnected.
• Fixed several issues with Audiobus.
• App States: Fixed MIDI device selection not being saved / restored.
• App States: Fixed MIDI velocity curve setting not being saved / restored.
• Virtual piano keyboard: Fixed black keys triggering notes with incorrect / inaccurate velocities.
• Fixed seldom crash on (stand-alone) app start.
• Fixed crash when opening tuning settings on app start.
Thanks for your feedback, and take care!
2.0.5
2019-04-05
This update fixes several issues with the new iPad Air 3 and iPad mini 5 models.
2.0.4
2019-01-31
This update provides the following software correction:
• AudioUnit: Fixed an issue where wrong instruments were being restored on offline mixdowns.
Thanks for your feedback!
• AudioUnit: Fixed an issue where wrong instruments were being restored on offline mixdowns.
Thanks for your feedback!
2.0.3
2018-11-21
This update provides the following software corrections:
• App States: Fixed issues with "Replace" function.
• AudioUnit: Fixed issues with audio export.
Thanks for your feedback!
• App States: Fixed issues with "Replace" function.
• AudioUnit: Fixed issues with audio export.
Thanks for your feedback!
2.0.2
2018-11-11
This update fixes issues with the Audio Unit plugin on iOS 12.
2.0.1
2018-09-07
This update contains numerous software corrections, as well as some minor new features:
• Added "Panic" button.
• MIDI Recorder: Added setting whether to ignore MIDI program change on playback (by default recorder ignores program change).
• Fixed effect send knob not being updated on MIDI CC #91.
• Audio Unit: Loads instruments in background again on regular (real-time) DAW usage.
• App States: Fixed remote restoring App States via MIDI program change.
• App States: Fixed wrong MIDI program number being displayed to user (off by one).
• Fixed memory leaks.
• Audio Unit: Fixed wrong preset being restored under certain conditions.
• App States: Fixed transpose setting not being restored.
• MIDI Recorder: Songs are sorted alphabetically now.
Thanks for your feedback!
• Added "Panic" button.
• MIDI Recorder: Added setting whether to ignore MIDI program change on playback (by default recorder ignores program change).
• Fixed effect send knob not being updated on MIDI CC #91.
• Audio Unit: Loads instruments in background again on regular (real-time) DAW usage.
• App States: Fixed remote restoring App States via MIDI program change.
• App States: Fixed wrong MIDI program number being displayed to user (off by one).
• Fixed memory leaks.
• Audio Unit: Fixed wrong preset being restored under certain conditions.
• App States: Fixed transpose setting not being restored.
• MIDI Recorder: Songs are sorted alphabetically now.
Thanks for your feedback!
2.0
2018-05-01
This major update of Heavy Brass introduces several new features, most notably:
• Introduces "App States".
• Improved tuning dialog with master tune and factory presets.
• Adds extended features to the virtual on-screen piano keyboard.
• Adds optional MIDI device configuration screen.
• Latency down to 1ms now available.
As well as a number of software corrections, most notably:
• Audio Unit: Addresses audio export ("offline rendering") issue (introduced by iOS 11).¹
• Inter-App Audio / Audiobus: Fixes crash which could happen (with iOS 11) when the app was launched from either Audiobus or as IAA from a third-party DAW app.
• Fixes touch latency of 1s on virtual on-screen piano keyboard (introduced by iOS 11).
• Fixes issue with manual polyphony and latency settings.
• Numerous other minor UI corrections.
Please note that we had to raise the minimum requirement to at least iOS 9.3 due to new software features we use. However the App Store still offers you an older version of Heavy Brass for devices running an older version of iOS.
¹ Requires at least iOS 11.3 and also an update of your DAW app to be resolved. For more details about this issue: https://doc.crudebyte.com/iOS/Technical-Notes/Audio_Unit_Issue_219DE61/
• Introduces "App States".
• Improved tuning dialog with master tune and factory presets.
• Adds extended features to the virtual on-screen piano keyboard.
• Adds optional MIDI device configuration screen.
• Latency down to 1ms now available.
As well as a number of software corrections, most notably:
• Audio Unit: Addresses audio export ("offline rendering") issue (introduced by iOS 11).¹
• Inter-App Audio / Audiobus: Fixes crash which could happen (with iOS 11) when the app was launched from either Audiobus or as IAA from a third-party DAW app.
• Fixes touch latency of 1s on virtual on-screen piano keyboard (introduced by iOS 11).
• Fixes issue with manual polyphony and latency settings.
• Numerous other minor UI corrections.
Please note that we had to raise the minimum requirement to at least iOS 9.3 due to new software features we use. However the App Store still offers you an older version of Heavy Brass for devices running an older version of iOS.
¹ Requires at least iOS 11.3 and also an update of your DAW app to be resolved. For more details about this issue: https://doc.crudebyte.com/iOS/Technical-Notes/Audio_Unit_Issue_219DE61/
1.2.3
2017-06-25
• Fixes an issue of the Audio Unit Plug-in version which caused misbehaviors like random audio artifacts, noise and AU crashes under certain conditions.
• Fixes minor graphical issue.
• Fixes minor graphical issue.
1.2.2
2016-12-20
• Adds Audio Unit v3 plugin feature which allows this app to be used as virtual instrument by third-party multi-track DAW apps.
• Preserve selected volume on instrument change instead of switching to a default volume.
• Preserve selected volume on instrument change instead of switching to a default volume.
1.1.1
2016-10-28
• 7 additional new single sounds added (Solo Trumpet, Solo Sax, Solo Trombone, Heavy Brass 1-4), free for owners of the app!
• Overall sound improvement of existing sounds.
• Adds Bluetooth LE MIDI configuration to settings screen.
• Fixes detuning issue which could happen under certain scenarios.
• Fixes periodic audio noise issue which could happen under certain scenarios.
• Fixes velocity support of on-screen keyboard on recent iOS versions.
• Adds ability to change time signature on built-in MIDI recorder.
• Fixes some minor UI issues on some devices.
• Overall sound improvement of existing sounds.
• Adds Bluetooth LE MIDI configuration to settings screen.
• Fixes detuning issue which could happen under certain scenarios.
• Fixes periodic audio noise issue which could happen under certain scenarios.
• Fixes velocity support of on-screen keyboard on recent iOS versions.
• Adds ability to change time signature on built-in MIDI recorder.
• Fixes some minor UI issues on some devices.
1.0.0
2015-11-20
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Ratings
4.4 out of 5
31 Ratings
Reviews
Timesrunninout,
Works on Linnstrument!!!
This app works very well with the Linnstrument controller. The app is stable most of the time, but I have experienced some crashing. I really am impressed with the sounds. I would like the developer to expand the sound set even more. Admittedly, this is one of the first set of this type that I own. The user interface seems intuitive at first glance, but sometimes it’s hard to know which sounds you’ve selected due to the multiple layers selected. In other words, sometimes I just want to pick a single sound and find instead multiple layers playing. The reverbs and the echoes effects are a nice touch. These effects are simple, intuitive and very useful, although basic. Please fix the “pitch bend range” toggle to be less tedious! If more sounds were added and issues fixed I would give 5 stars. Overall, this is a nice addition and worth the money.
SandSBonz,
Keyboard needs to be bigger
I love the sounds on this app. Absolutely fantastic.
Nut I like to record using the iPad and the keyboard on the app is just too small to use fingers to form chords. Love to see a keyboard mode that you could use after choosing the sounds you want to work with
Thanks for listening
Nut I like to record using the iPad and the keyboard on the app is just too small to use fingers to form chords. Love to see a keyboard mode that you could use after choosing the sounds you want to work with
Thanks for listening
Lundberg02,
Sounds are terrific
This is as good as iSymphony Orchestra for way less money. I hope it works in MainStage, that would be ideal. Long ago in Florida I spent an evening listening to a guy playing a hard ware synth that had a great trombone section effect, and since getting my iPad Pro I have been trying synths to get that. With iSymph and Heavy Brass, I’m there at last. Yay!
DisneyLoverForever,
Misleading
I use GarageBand a ton. I’ve written over a hundred songs on it and on it, it has a thing you can tap on to get more instruments and I thought I would be able to use this on GarageBand because this was one of the options when I tapped on that, but I can’t use this with GarageBand, so I can’t make songs like I want to and so it was a waste of ten dollars. I would’ve been totally fine paying that if I could use it on there.
Thafunky1,
Needs another update ASAP
Using iPad Pro 14.6 and sounds grt! Had to repost review. I thought software was glitchy, found out it was my 3.5 aux cord going bad. Brass instruments are just what I needed in my Arsenal. Already produced a song in first hour. Nice job guys. 5 star. 👍
pianista 12345678,
Fix trombone
friends, greetings, congratulations on the application, heavy brass is excellent, it just seems to me that they should correct something and the trombone does not sound clearly, it lacks presence, it is the only negative thing, please take my opinion into account, thank you
musician dan,
Excellent results...
Hoping for a few more features... would like to control length of swells. Is there a way to do this? Would be great to select which instruments are in combos.
Getting pro sounding results already, tho...
Getting pro sounding results already, tho...
GrMoAlvRz,
I love this app
Please don't pay attention to the weird reviews, this is the best and most realistic brass app. Sounds amazing, I wish I had it on my mac as well. If you are thinking about it, do it!
LaLomation,
Pretty good
I love it! Congratulations on making a great app
One pointer, the keyboard is very small and makes it VERY HARD to attempt to play the right notes
One pointer, the keyboard is very small and makes it VERY HARD to attempt to play the right notes
QuinnX.,
You did not fix you interface
How idiotic! can this be. Your selection buttons are dark gray background when not selected and white background when selected. Only when selected is it readable and when not selected it is most difficult to read. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVERTED!!!
