Reel: 4-Track Recorder

What's new in v1.5.1

Bug fixes for the 1.5 release. The biggest Reel update yet. Reel is now a looper, a performance recorder, a MIDI-synced tape machine and it runs lighter than ever. NEW FEATURES - Quick Record: start a take from the Action Button, Control Center, Siri or a shortcut. Reel launches already rolling. - Looper: set a length in bars and the take ends on the bar and loops. Hit record mid-loop and the next take drops in at the top. - Reverse: play, record, punch in and loop backwards. - DJ Mode: the disc becomes a turntable. Scratch it, ride it with your finger and pitch bends like a deck. - Master Record: print your whole performance live to its own recording, starting at your first sound. Or resample the master onto a track. - Wait for sound: arm a take and your first note starts it. - Pre-roll: recording catches the moment just before you pressed Record. - MIDI: start, stop and record in sync with drum machines, samplers and grooveboxes. Map any controller to Reel's controls with MIDI learn over USB or Bluetooth. Play cues from pads. - Ableton Link (beta): same tempo, same downbeat as Live and every Link app on your network. - New mixer: slides up over the reel. Per-track meters, level, pan, mute, solo, monitoring and input gain for record levels. - Multi-output: each track flows out its own stereo pair with the master on a fifth. Ten channels into a real mixer. - Tempo tools: type-in BPM, tap tempo, any time signature, a visual metronome, count-in and a click that follows the tape. - Bars timeline: read the tape in bars and beats, jump by bar, snap to the beat. - Cue library: name, reorder, preview and jump between cues in every reel. - Semitone pitch mode: detents, a readout and double-tap to snap to the nearest note. - Tape start and stop: three machine feels. Studio, Deck, and Vintage. - Import from video: pull the audio out of a video straight from Photos or Files. - Duplicate a reel: make a safety copy or try a different mix. - State-aware export: shares and bounces print your pitch, loop, and mix and stems print the same way. Bounces carry the project name. - Sample rates: the picker shows the rate your hardware really runs and USB interfaces switch rates right from Settings, up to 96kHz if supported. - Founders Beta: a Settings row for Founders to join the TestFlight beta and try new features early. IMPROVEMENTS - Playback and mixing use a fraction of the power they used to. Long sessions run cooler and easier on the battery. - Stopping a take is instant, even on long reels. - Recording, overdub and punch-in timing tightened to professional DAW-grade accuracy, at any pitch. - Projects reopen exactly where you left them, with their pitch, loop, mix and settings. - Smoother USB hot-plug: your mix survives device changes and haptics recover on their own. - The metronome plays on every track and follows scrub, fast forward and rewind. - A sharper readout: new display type across the timecode, mixer, and tempo. BUG FIXES - Smoother playback starts and steadier overdubs with wired headsets and EarPods. - More robust recording on multichannel interfaces. - Mixed sample rate projects now bounce correctly. - Rare Behringer two-channel interfaces are now recognized properly. - Feedback protection with looping instruments like the EP-133. - Better recognition of wired mics and single-device interfaces. - Plus many more stability fixes across the transport, background return, and USB hot-plug. Spotted a bug or have an idea for Reel? Write to us at support@reelaudio.app. We read every email.