Hokusai Audio Editor 4+

Version History

• 2.2.4

  May 9, 2018
  This update addresses some issues related to selection scrubbing and pasting audio into a new track.
  
  In version 2.2:
  
  New for paying customers:
  
  • New: Play back previews of projects at different speeds
  • New: Input gain control during recording (for devices which support it)
  • New: Import/export effects presets (for making backups & sharing presets with others)
  • New: Export Selection command now has choice of .wav or .m4a formats
  • New: Commands and keyboard shortcuts to adjust the selection range to sound or silence.
  • New: When changing a project’s BPM, Hokusai offers to resample or time stretch the project to the new tempo
  • New: Click Track can match its BPM to the project’s
  
  New for all users:
  
  • New: Warns when your device is low on storage space
  • New: Option to scroll the screen automatically to follow your finger when you drag the selection near the edge of the screen
  • New: Option to scroll the screen automatically during playback to follow the Play Head
  • New: Keyboard shortcut to jump to Play Head
  • New: Sort projects by name or size (as well as the original, sort by date)
  • Accessibility: “Magic Tap” gesture to play/pause audio playback
  • Improved some visual elements, including alerts and menus
  • Various other small fixes and improvements

• 2.2.3

  May 1, 2018
  This update addresses some issues related to live-previewing effects.
  
  In version 2.2:
  
  New for paying customers:
  
  • New: Play back previews of projects at different speeds
  • New: Input gain control during recording (for devices which support it)
  • New: Import/export effects presets (for making backups & sharing presets with others)
  • New: Export Selection command now has choice of .wav or .m4a formats
  • New: Commands and keyboard shortcuts to adjust the selection range to sound or silence.
  • New: When changing a project’s BPM, Hokusai offers to resample or time stretch the project to the new tempo
  • New: Click Track can match its BPM to the project’s
  
  New for all users:
  
  • New: Warns when your device is low on storage space
  • New: Option to scroll the screen automatically to follow your finger when you drag the selection near the edge of the screen
  • New: Option to scroll the screen automatically during playback to follow the Play Head
  • New: Keyboard shortcut to jump to Play Head
  • New: Sort projects by name or size (as well as the original, sort by date)
  • Accessibility: “Magic Tap” gesture to play/pause audio playback
  • Improved some visual elements, including alerts and menus
  • Various other small fixes and improvements

• 2.2.2

  Apr 13, 2018
  This update addresses an issue with sending files to Hokusai from other apps.
  
  In version 2.2:
  
  New for paying customers:
  
  • New: Play back previews of projects at different speeds
  • New: Input gain control during recording (for devices which support it)
  • New: Import/export effects presets (for making backups & sharing presets with others)
  • New: Export Selection command now has choice of .wav or .m4a formats
  • New: Commands and keyboard shortcuts to adjust the selection range to sound or silence.
  • New: When changing a project’s BPM, Hokusai offers to resample or time stretch the project to the new tempo
  • New: Click Track can match its BPM to the project’s
  
  New for all users:
  
  • New: Warns when your device is low on storage space
  • New: Option to scroll the screen automatically to follow your finger when you drag the selection near the edge of the screen
  • New: Option to scroll the screen automatically during playback to follow the Play Head
  • New: Keyboard shortcut to jump to Play Head
  • New: Sort projects by name or size (as well as the original, sort by date)
  • Accessibility: “Magic Tap” gesture to play/pause audio playback
  • Improved some visual elements, including alerts and menus
  • Various other small fixes and improvements

• 2.2.1

  Apr 11, 2018
  New for paying customers:
  
  • New: Play back previews of projects at different speeds
  • New: Input gain control during recording (for devices which support it)
  • New: Import/export effects presets (for making backups & sharing presets with others)
  • New: Export Selection command now has choice of .wav or .m4a formats
  • New: Commands and keyboard shortcuts to adjust the selection range to sound or silence.
  • New: When changing a project’s BPM, Hokusai offers to resample or time stretch the project to the new tempo
  • New: Click Track can match its BPM to the project’s
  
  New for all users:
  
  • New: Warns when your device is low on storage space
  • New: Option to scroll the screen automatically to follow your finger when you drag the selection near the edge of the screen
  • New: Option to scroll the screen automatically during playback to follow the Play Head
  • New: Keyboard shortcut to jump to Play Head
  • New: Sort projects by name or size (as well as the original, sort by date)
  • Accessibility: “Magic Tap” gesture to play/pause audio playback
  • Improved some visual elements, including alerts and menus
  • Various other small fixes and improvements

• 2.2

  Apr 3, 2018
  New for paying customers:
  
  • New: Play back previews of projects at different speeds
  • New: Input gain control during recording (for devices which support it)
  • New: Import/export effects presets (for making backups & sharing presets with others)
  • New: Export Selection command now has choice of .wav or .m4a formats
  • New: Commands and keyboard shortcuts to adjust the selection range to sound or silence.
  • New: When changing a project’s BPM, Hokusai offers to resample or time stretch the project to the new tempo
  • New: Click Track can match its BPM to the project’s
  
  New for all users:
  
  • New: Warns when your device is low on storage space
  • New: Option to scroll the screen automatically to follow your finger when you drag the selection near the edge of the screen
  • New: Option to scroll the screen automatically during playback to follow the Play Head
  • New: Keyboard shortcut to jump to Play Head
  • New: Sort projects by name or size (as well as the original, sort by date)
  • Accessibility: “Magic Tap” gesture to play/pause audio playback
  • Improved some visual elements, including alerts and menus
  • Various other small fixes and improvements

• 2.1.6

  Jan 23, 2018
  Various small fixes and improvements, including a compatibility fix for monitoring live audio through headphones on certain devices.

• 2.1.5

  Dec 12, 2017
  • Various small fixes and improvements

• 2.1.4

  Dec 6, 2017
  • Various small fixes and improvements

• 2.1.3

  Nov 18, 2017
  • Various small fixes and improvements

• 2.1.2

  Nov 1, 2017
  • Various small fixes and improvements

• 2.1.1

  Oct 7, 2017
  • Various small fixes and improvements.
  
  Previously in v2.1:
  
  New for paying customers:
  
  • Set a tempo for your project, display beats instead of hours/minutes/seconds on the Time Bar, and snap selections to them.
  • Ripple Tracks command automatically aligns the start of each selected track with the end of the previous one.
  • Mini pan indicators for tracks that have been panned, but have been zoomed too small to fit the regular dial.
  
  New for all users:
  
  • Drag and Drop files between apps (requires iPad with iOS 11)
  • Enhanced support for Apple Pencil
  • Additional accessibility gestures.
  • Various other small fixes and improvements.

• 2.1

  Sep 18, 2017
  New for paying customers:
  
  • Set a tempo for your project, display beats instead of hours/minutes/seconds on the Time Bar, and snap selections to them.
  • Ripple Tracks command automatically aligns the start of each selected track with the end of the previous one.
  • Mini pan indicators for tracks that have been panned, but have been zoomed too small to fit the regular dial.
  
  New for all users:
  
  • Drag and Drop files between apps (requires iPad with iOS 11)
  • Enhanced support for Apple Pencil
  • Additional accessibility gestures.
  • Various other small fixes and improvements.

• 2.0.11

  Jun 1, 2017
  Compatibility improvements.

• 2.0.10

  Mar 15, 2017
  • New: Shortcut access to Favourites
  • Improved: Noise Reduction sensitivity and sound quality
  • Various other small fixes and improvements

• 2.0.9

  Jan 29, 2017
  The last update had a problem that could prevent folks from importing tracks from their Music Library. Sorry about that! This update fixes the issue.

• 2.0.8

  Jan 27, 2017
  • New: Double-tap on slider handles to enter precise values
  • New: Haptic feedback (on compatible devices running iOS 10)
  • Improved Bluetooth support for devices running iOS 10
  • Reliability improvements

• 2.0.7

  Oct 8, 2016
  • New: Support for recovering damaged audio from certain kinds of uncompressed audio file
  • Reduced memory usage when performing long-running tasks (such as applying effects to large amounts of audio at once)
  • Improved “snapping” behaviour for tap-to-insert
  • General reliability improvements
  
  Note: If you’re working with very large audio files (for example, if you are recording podcasts or audiobooks), you might want to check out another app, Ferrite Recording Studio — it was designed from the outset to efficiently handle very big projects!

• 2.0.6

  Sep 20, 2016
  Fixes and accessibility improvements.

• 2.0.5

  Aug 22, 2016
  • Reliability improvements

• 2.0.4

  Aug 17, 2016
  Compatibility and reliability improvements.

• 2.0.3

  Jul 24, 2016
  v2.0.3 brings reliability and accessibility improvements.
  
  - - -
  
  Thanks for your patience while Hokusai 2.0 was created — the biggest ever update to Hokusai. Hokusai 2 has been completely rewritten, using Swift and other new technologies to bring you an app which is faster, more reliable and easier to use!
  
  Don’t worry — your favourite features are still there — you’ll feel right at home. And, if you purchased any upgrades for Hokusai 1, they’re still valid for Hokusai 2!
  
  
  HIGHLIGHTS
  
  • Completely rewritten for speed, reliability and ease of use
  • Clean, modern design
  • Redesigned Time Bar includes a new “scrubbable” play head for easy fast forward/rewind, adding audio anywhere in a project, and more
  • Many effects can now be previewed live, instead of having to wait for them to apply first
  • New Play/Pause & Preview bar right inside the effects panel makes previews easier to use too
  • Hokusai’s “zooming sliders” have been redesigned so precise adjustments are a breeze — just “pinch to zoom”
  • Many more FX parameters can be varied automatically
  • Your project is always saved, not just when you remember to
  • Undo/Redo works even after you close the project (or app!) and re-open it
  • Hokusai always supported Dropbox, now you can also easily import/export from a variety of other cloud services — iCloud, Google Drive and more are just a tap away inside the Import panel(1)
  • Bluetooth compatibility(2)
  • Quickly search/filter your projects list
  • Re-order the tracks in your project
  • Mini-keyboards can now be scrolled to access the full 88-key piano range
  • New to the iPhone: Use in Portrait as well as Landscape. And the Undo/Redo buttons from the iPad are now available on iPhone too.
  • New to the iPad: Use in split-screen(3). And in full-screen, a new spacious layout for applying effects.
  • It’s now quicker to set FX parameter start/end points with dual slider handles
  • New curve editor makes it easier than ever to apply complex changes
  • Many effects have been upgraded with either better sound quality, more features, or both
  • Keyboard shortcut commands
  
  OPTIONAL EXTRAS IN HOKUSAI 2:
  
  As well as all the upgrades from Hokusai 1, all of the following can be unlocked with a single purchase:
  
  • Select and apply edits & effects across multiple tracks at once
  • Non-destructively pan tracks to the left or right
  • Volume controls always available, not just when vertically zoomed
  • Found the perfect settings for an effect? Save them out as a new preset to re-use whenever you need it
  • Many effects now include handy factory presets too
  • Mark effects and presets as favourites for fast access
  • Export projects as an archive of separate tracks, for easy importing into desktop DAW software
  • Create zip files containing complete archived projects (including Undo/Redo history) so you can restore them later and continue editing
  • New effects including Noise Reduction, Autopan, and Mid-Side Decoding for converting audio made using high-end field recorders
  
  (1) Requires the appropriate app to be installed on your device
  (2) Playback only, due to technical limitations of Bluetooth audio
  (3) On devices compatible with split-screen mode

• 2.0.2

  Jul 18, 2016
  v2.0.2 restores the ability to record/play while using other apps, adds Home Screen shortcuts (for 3D Touch-compatible devices) and has a number of improvements to compatibility, performance, stability and VoiceOver accessibility.
  
  
  Thanks for your patience while Hokusai 2.0 was created — the biggest ever update to Hokusai. Hokusai 2 has been completely rewritten, using Swift and other new technologies to bring you an app which is faster, more reliable and easier to use!
  
  Don’t worry — your favourite features are still there — you’ll feel right at home. And, if you purchased any upgrades for Hokusai 1, they’re still valid for Hokusai 2!
  
  
  HIGHLIGHTS
  
  • Completely rewritten for speed, reliability and ease of use
  • Clean, modern design
  • Redesigned Time Bar includes a new “scrubbable” play head for easy fast forward/rewind, adding audio anywhere in a project, and more
  • Many effects can now be previewed live, instead of having to wait for them to apply first
  • New Play/Pause & Preview bar right inside the effects panel makes previews easier to use too
  • Hokusai’s “zooming sliders” have been redesigned so precise adjustments are a breeze — just “pinch to zoom”
  • Many more FX parameters can be varied automatically
  • Your project is always saved, not just when you remember to
  • Undo/Redo works even after you close the project (or app!) and re-open it
  • Hokusai always supported Dropbox, now you can also easily import/export from a variety of other cloud services — iCloud, Google Drive and more are just a tap away inside the Import panel(1)
  • Bluetooth compatibility(2)
  • Quickly search/filter your projects list
  • Re-order the tracks in your project
  • Mini-keyboards can now be scrolled to access the full 88-key piano range
  • New to the iPhone: Use in Portrait as well as Landscape. And the Undo/Redo buttons from the iPad are now available on iPhone too.
  • New to the iPad: Use in split-screen(3). And in full-screen, a new spacious layout for applying effects.
  • It’s now quicker to set FX parameter start/end points with dual slider handles
  • New curve editor makes it easier than ever to apply complex changes
  • Many effects have been upgraded with either better sound quality, more features, or both
  • Keyboard shortcut commands
  
  OPTIONAL EXTRAS IN HOKUSAI 2:
  
  As well as all the upgrades from Hokusai 1, all of the following can be unlocked with a single purchase:
  
  • Select and apply edits & effects across multiple tracks at once
  • Non-destructively pan tracks to the left or right
  • Volume controls always available, not just when vertically zoomed
  • Found the perfect settings for an effect? Save them out as a new preset to re-use whenever you need it
  • Many effects now include handy factory presets too
  • Mark effects and presets as favourites for fast access
  • Export projects as an archive of separate tracks, for easy importing into desktop DAW software
  • Create zip files containing complete archived projects (including Undo/Redo history) so you can restore them later and continue editing
  • New effects including Noise Reduction, Autopan, and Mid-Side Decoding for converting audio made using high-end field recorders
  
  (1) Requires the appropriate app to be installed on your device
  (2) Playback only, due to technical limitations of Bluetooth audio
  (3) On devices compatible with split-screen mode

• 2.0.1

  Jul 12, 2016
  v2.0.1 fixes a few issues, most notably a compatibility issue with certain rare types of Hokusai 1 project.
  
  
  Thanks for your patience while Hokusai 2.0 was created — the biggest ever update to Hokusai. Hokusai 2 has been completely rewritten, using Swift and other new technologies to bring you an app which is faster, more reliable and easier to use!
  
  Don’t worry — your favourite features are still there — you’ll feel right at home. And, if you purchased any upgrades for Hokusai 1, they’re still valid for Hokusai 2!
  
  
  HIGHLIGHTS
  
  • Completely rewritten for speed, reliability and ease of use
  • Clean, modern design
  • Redesigned Time Bar includes a new “scrubbable” play head for easy fast forward/rewind, adding audio anywhere in a project, and more
  • Many effects can now be previewed live, instead of having to wait for them to apply first
  • New Play/Pause & Preview bar right inside the effects panel makes previews easier to use too
  • Hokusai’s “zooming sliders” have been redesigned so precise adjustments are a breeze — just “pinch to zoom”
  • Many more FX parameters can be varied automatically
  • Your project is always saved, not just when you remember to
  • Undo/Redo works even after you close the project (or app!) and re-open it
  • Hokusai always supported Dropbox, now you can also easily import/export from a variety of other cloud services — iCloud, Google Drive and more are just a tap away inside the Import panel(1)
  • Bluetooth compatibility(2)
  • Quickly search/filter your projects list
  • Re-order the tracks in your project
  • Mini-keyboards can now be scrolled to access the full 88-key piano range
  • New to the iPhone: Use in Portrait as well as Landscape. And the Undo/Redo buttons from the iPad are now available on iPhone too.
  • New to the iPad: Use in split-screen(3). And in full-screen, a new spacious layout for applying effects.
  • It’s now quicker to set FX parameter start/end points with dual slider handles
  • New curve editor makes it easier than ever to apply complex changes
  • Many effects have been upgraded with either better sound quality, more features, or both
  • Keyboard shortcut commands
  
  OPTIONAL EXTRAS IN HOKUSAI 2:
  
  As well as all the upgrades from Hokusai 1, all of the following can be unlocked with a single purchase:
  
  • Select and apply edits & effects across multiple tracks at once
  • Non-destructively pan tracks to the left or right
  • Volume controls always available, not just when vertically zoomed
  • Found the perfect settings for an effect? Save them out as a new preset to re-use whenever you need it
  • Many effects now include handy factory presets too
  • Mark effects and presets as favourites for fast access
  • Export projects as an archive of separate tracks, for easy importing into desktop DAW software
  • Create zip files containing complete archived projects (including Undo/Redo history) so you can restore them later and continue editing
  • New effects including Noise Reduction, Autopan, and Mid-Side Decoding for converting audio made using high-end field recorders
  
  (1) Requires the appropriate app to be installed on your device
  (2) Playback only, due to technical limitations of Bluetooth audio
  (3) On devices compatible with split-screen mode

• 2.0

  Jul 11, 2016
  Thanks for your patience while Hokusai 2 was created — the biggest ever update to Hokusai. Hokusai 2 has been completely rewritten, using Swift and other new technologies to bring you an app which is faster, more reliable and easier to use!
  
  Don’t worry — your favourite features are still there — you’ll feel right at home. And, if you purchased any upgrades for Hokusai 1, they’re still valid for Hokusai 2!
  
  
  HIGHLIGHTS
  
  • Completely rewritten for speed, reliability and ease of use
  • Clean, modern design
  • Redesigned Time Bar includes a new “scrubbable” play head for easy fast forward/rewind, adding audio anywhere in a project, and more
  • Many effects can now be previewed live, instead of having to wait for them to apply first
  • New Play/Pause & Preview bar right inside the effects panel makes previews easier to use too
  • Hokusai’s “zooming sliders” have been redesigned so precise adjustments are a breeze — just “pinch to zoom”
  • Many more FX parameters can be varied automatically
  • Your project is always saved, not just when you remember to
  • Undo/Redo works even after you close the project (or app!) and re-open it
  • Hokusai always supported Dropbox, now you can also easily import/export from a variety of other cloud services — iCloud, Google Drive and more are just a tap away inside the Import panel(1)
  • Bluetooth compatibility(2)
  • Quickly search/filter your projects list
  • Re-order the tracks in your project
  • Mini-keyboards can now be scrolled to access the full 88-key piano range
  • New to the iPhone: Use in Portrait as well as Landscape. And the Undo/Redo buttons from the iPad are now available on iPhone too.
  • New to the iPad: Use in split-screen(3). And in full-screen, a new spacious layout for applying effects.
  • It’s now quicker to set FX parameter start/end points with dual slider handles
  • New curve editor makes it easier than ever to apply complex changes
  • Many effects have been upgraded with either better sound quality, more features, or both
  • Keyboard shortcut commands
  
  OPTIONAL EXTRAS IN HOKUSAI 2:
  
  As well as all the upgrades from Hokusai 1, all of the following can be unlocked with a single purchase:
  
  • Select and apply edits & effects across multiple tracks at once
  • Non-destructively pan tracks to the left or right
  • Volume controls always available, not just when vertically zoomed
  • Found the perfect settings for an effect? Save them out as a new preset to re-use whenever you need it
  • Many effects now include handy factory presets too
  • Mark effects and presets as favourites for fast access
  • Export projects as an archive of separate tracks, for easy importing into desktop DAW software
  • Create zip files containing complete archived projects (including Undo/Redo history) so you can restore them later and continue editing
  • New effects including Noise Reduction, Autopan, and Mid-Side Decoding for converting audio made using high-end field recorders
  
  (1) Requires the appropriate app to be installed on your device
  (2) Playback only, due to technical limitations of Bluetooth audio
  (3) On devices compatible with split-screen mode

• 1.0.18

  Feb 7, 2015
  • Improved sharing options on iOS 8: Share exported files via compatible apps
  • File Provider support on iOS 8: Export files to iCloud as well as Dropbox and other cloud storage providers
  • Improved compatibility with third-party audio devices
  • Performance and stability updates