Bolasol has updated WerkBench for iPad to version 3.

The update is a major one for the touchscreen sampler & sequencer, adding support for iOS 11, Audiobus 3, new effects, an improved engine and more. 

Here’s what’s new in WerkBench 3:

• Essentials:
  • iOS11 compatibility
  • Audiobus 3 (Audio receiver and sender, MIDI receiver)
  • All new graphics
• More effects:
  • Reverb (decay, color, and mix), independent sends for each sample
  • Bit crusher
  • High-pass filter in instrument controls.
• More step-editing/automation parameters:
  • Attack
  • Reverb sends
  • Bit crusher down-sampling per step
  • Low-pass filter
• New ways to interact:
  • All step-automation parameters can be recorded in real time.
  • All step-automation parameters can be randomized.
  • Step-automation can be preserved when sampling (letting you pre-program melodies, etc. before sampling).
• New file format:
  • Easy sharing and importing between devices:
  • .werk files can be made by zipping a folder of wavs and renaming the extension.
  • And vice versa, you can unzip .werk files on your computer to get the .wav files that were recorded in Werkbench.
• Engine stuff:
  • Longer sample times (2x as long as before)
  • Wider pitch range (up to 8 octave range per sample).
  • 64 note max polyphony (configurable)
  • Tempo goes up to 999 BPM

Pricing and Availability

WerkBench is available now for US $9.99.

If you’ve used WerkBench 3, leave a comment and share your thoughts on it!