Polaris - Pocket Music Maker

Meteaure Studios

About this app

Unleash your inner musician with Polaris, the powerful and intuitive music production app for Android.

· Craft your sound anywhere, anytime: Polaris is meticulously designed for phone and tablet use, offering a seamless workflow that keeps you focused on your creativity.

· Dive into sonic exploration: Experiment with six versatile tracks powered by a step sequencer reminiscent of modern drum machines and grooveboxes. Each track features its own sample and synth engines, along with a multimode filter and extensive sound design capabilities.

· Join the next generation of music makers: Download Polaris and embark on your musical journey today!

Features details:

sequencer with:
· 16 steps on a 4x4 grid
· parameter step modulation
· per track step length control
· trig conditions

6 tracks each featuring:
· a sample engine with 60+ factory samples and user sample import
· a dual-oscillator synth engine
· a multimode filter with its modulation envelope
· a distortion unit
· reverb and delay sends

Ratings and reviews

It's incredibly easy to dive in, but able to create surprisingly complex rhythms once you get the hang of step triggers and modulations. It's certainly not an all-in-one music creation package, nor is it trying to be, but it is a great way to let your creativity flow and generate loops without getting distracted by a hundred different options. What it's sorely missing is a way to export said loops.

I was debating on whether to give it to three or four stars for now because I feel it is missing two important things but I gave it 4 because what it does, it does well. The main missing one is export loop. The second is extra sequences to toggle. Even just 4 would be good enough to flesh out a simple song foundation without getting too complex which I understand is the goal here.

Great app, making beat making very accessible and affordable. One piece of feedback on UX is the mute. I feel like muting could simply just be a long hold instead of both a long hold and a confirmation click. Otherwise, I do enjoy the color palette and how minimalist everything looks and feels. Looking forward to when beats can be exportable into proper music editors (for song creation).

What's new

- Public launch ready version