SOS review Propellerhead Figure

‘…a fun little app to jam with and I surprised myself by returning to it again and again. Go Figure’.

Figure for iOS is designed from the ground up for the mobile environments we find ourselves looking to pass time. With major synth power under its hood, Figure sounds amazing too.

‘Figure is an iPhone app with its focus on instant music-making. Notable for being the first iOS outing from Propellerhead, its instruments are lifted straight from Reason’s Thor synthesiser and Kong drum designer’.

‘This is one of those ‘no musical knowledge required’ apps, the idea being that a two-bar tune consisting of drums, bass and lead can be rustled up by anyone. A Kaoss pad-like interface means that Figure is as welcoming as a warm fire and slippers’.

‘So what of the sounds? Happily, they’re big and chunky, the drums, in particular, exceeding expectations’.

‘For a final finishing touch, the mixer bundles in pumping side-chain compression too!’

The full review can be found in the June issue (Vol 27, Issue 8) of Sound On Sound magazine on sale now. Propellerhead Figure is also available now from the iTunes store priced at 69p.

Get it at iTunes!

• http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/figure/id511269223?mt=8

Further Links

• Propellerhead Software
• Propellerhead Figure MusicRadar review
• Sound On Sound magazine