Tracker Pro for iPad 1.1: Mutable Instruments Beads, Web Sampling and More (2026)
Tracker Pro 1.1 for iPad adds Mutable Instruments Beads granular devices, web sampling with Sample Crate, multi-sample kits and 8 FX per step. On sale, $19.99.
Tracker Pro 1.1 is out for iPad. Our tracker app picks up two grain devices built on Mutable Instruments Beads code, a built-in way to sample from the web, and multi-sample kits inside one Sampler. Every step now holds up to eight FX slots instead of three. The app is on sale for $19.99 (regular price $29.99) as a one-time purchase on the App Store, and it still requires iPadOS 17 or later. If you missed the first release, the Tracker Pro launch post covers the core tracker, sampler and mixer.
Sale: Tracker Pro for iPad is $19.99 (regular $29.99) on the App Store. One-time purchase, no end date announced. See it on our deals page.
At a glance: Version 1.1 landed on 19 October 2026. New devices: GrainOSC (a playable grain instrument with 12 wavetable banks), Granular FX and Ambient Reverb. New sampling: Sample Crate for sounds from the web, your files and videos, plus audio extraction from video in Files or Photos. New Sampler tools: multi-sample banks, random sample and random slice, and four vintage modes (Modern, Amiga, M3000 and SP12). Tracker: up to 8 FX slots per step. Price: $19.99 on sale, regular $29.99, no subscription, no account.
Get Tracker Pro on the App StoreWhat's new in 1.1
Here is the update in one walkthrough, from our own channel.
The App Store release notes group the changes into three areas. This table pulls them together with the 1.0 starting point from launch day.
| Feature | Tracker Pro 1.0 (28 Sep 2026) | Tracker Pro 1.1 (19 Oct 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| FX per step | 3 effect columns | Up to 8 FX slots; 3 show at first, add more per track |
| Multi-sample banks | Not available | Add files or a folder to one Sampler, choose the sample per note |
| Random playback | Not available | Random sample, random slice, or both together |
| Vintage character | Amiga-style playback, reduced bit depth, vintage stretch | Named modes: Modern, Amiga, M3000 and SP12 |
| Built-in instruments | Macro (24 engines), Resonator | Adds GrainOSC with 12 wavetable banks |
| Granular and ambient effects | Not available | Granular FX and Ambient Reverb |
| Getting sounds in | Import files, record a source | Adds Sample Crate (web, files, videos) and audio from video in Files or Photos |
| Export | WAV master mix | WAV mixes plus individual track stems (stems arrived in 1.0.2) |
| Device panels | Original layout | Redesigned, light and dark looks, help beside the controls |
| Price | $19.99 launch price, one-time | $19.99 on sale (regular $29.99), one-time |
Mutable Instruments Beads, as an instrument and an effect
Beads is the open-source granular texture processor from Mutable Instruments, written by Emilie Gillet. In Tracker Pro 1.1 its DSP runs in two places. GrainOSC is the instrument version, a playable grain oscillator fed by 12 built-in wavetable banks. Granular FX is the effect version. It scatters, reverses and freezes grains of whatever audio reaches it, so you can place it after a Sampler and turn your own recordings into clouds.
The Granular FX panel mirrors the Beads controls. A Live or Frozen switch decides whether the 4 second buffer keeps recording or holds what it has. Four quality modes (Digital, Vintage, Clean tape and Cassette) set the character of the buffer. Density, Size, Shape and Pitch shape the grains. Blend and a Reverb control sit on the left. Ambient Reverb is the new partner device: Cloud and Bloom modes, Decay, Sustain and Hold behaviors, and long tails measured in seconds rather than milliseconds.
Beads is not the only Mutable code inside the app. The listing credits open-source Plaits, Rings and Beads DSP across Macro, Resonator, GrainOSC and Granular FX, all under the MIT License. Mutable Instruments is not affiliated with Dubspot. For a desktop granular effect, our look at the Baby Audio HyperWarp granular effect covers a very different approach.
The second video builds a short track from scratch with these devices. It starts with a GrainOSC instrument, adds Granular FX and a touch of Lofi, layers a second GrainOSC track, then programs a kick on Macro, the engine based on Plaits. A percussion sample goes in with Tempo Match set to fit two bars, and the Sampler gets switched to the Amiga vintage mode.
Web sampling with Sample Crate
Sample Crate is the new collector for source material. It gathers sounds from the web, your files and your videos into Crate folders, then sends them straight into a Sampler. The built-in browser is the headline part. You can record audio that is playing on a web page, or download an audio file directly into the Sampler, then slice it on the next screen without leaving the app.
Video is covered too. Tracker Pro 1.1 can extract the audio from a video in Files or Photos, so a clip you shot yourself can become a sample. As always, only sample material you have the rights to use in a release.
A whole kit in one Sampler
The Sampler no longer needs one instrument per sound. Add individual files or a whole folder, then choose which sample each note plays. A full drum kit lives in one Sampler on one track.
Random sample and random slice are the performance side of that change. Let a note pick a random sample, a random slice of a break, or both, and a pattern changes as it plays. That suits hi-hat variations and break edits that should never repeat exactly. The four vintage modes then color the result. Modern is clean. Amiga, M3000 and SP12 lean into the grit of classic samplers, and you can still set bit depth, sample rate and interpolation by hand.
Eight FX slots per step
At launch, each step had three effect columns. Version 1.1 raises that to eight FX slots per step. Three show at first, and you add more only on the tracks that need them, so a simple bass line keeps a compact view while a busy drum track can stack retrigger, chance, glide and slice commands on one row. The current listing counts 26 step commands in total. Device panels were redesigned at the same time, with light and dark looks, direct controls and help text next to each control.
Recent fixes worth knowing
Two smaller updates landed between launch and 1.1. Version 1.0.1 (1 October) added sample folders, folder import and linked folders from iCloud Drive or local storage, plus a Pencil toggle for the grid. Version 1.0.2 (8 October) improved the Sampler edit view, loop points, slicing and loops inside slices, and added stem export as zipped WAV files.
Who is Tracker Pro 1.1 for?
It suits iPad producers who want a tracker grid, a serious sampler and AUv3 hosting in one app, and who now want granular sound design without building a chain in a separate host. If you already run your iPad sessions in AUM for routing AUv3 apps, Tracker Pro can host your AUv3 instruments and effects directly on its own tracks. If you are choosing between iPad trackers, the Dirtywave M8 tracker on iOS is the other big option this year. M8 costs $29.99 and is built around its hardware engine. Tracker Pro is $19.99 on sale (regular $29.99) and is built around sampling, kits and now grains.
Get Tracker Pro 1.1
Download Tracker Pro on the App Store, or see screenshots and the feature overview on the Tracker Pro page. Existing owners get version 1.1 through the App Store.
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