Auxy Studio vs Serato Studio

Auxy Studio is an iOS and macOS app for making beats and electronic music, from initial sketches to complete tracks. Users draw notes to build melodies and drum patterns, then arrange loops. The app offers thousands of instruments and drum hits, and imported samples can be used for custom kits and melodic sounds. Reverb, delay, distortion, and automation tools provide sound-shaping options. Tracks can be exported as audio, stems, MIDI, or project files for Ableton Live, Bitwig Studio, and Studio One; finished tracks can also be uploaded to SoundCloud. A free plan includes a selection of demo sounds, and a 7-day free trial unlocks everything. The Monthly Subscription costs $5.99 a month, while the Yearly Subscription costs $49.99 a year; both unlock everything. Auxy AB says it has made the app since 2014 and describes users ranging from first-time beat makers to touring artists and professional producers. Apple’s listing says the developer may collect coarse location, user ID, and product interaction data for analytics not linked to the user.

Serato Studio is beat-making software for creating beats and custom DJ edits, with a workflow aimed at producers and DJ users. Its Sample Deck can sync samples to project BPM and key, chop them, separate stems, and apply time stretching, key shifting, reverse and effects. Real-time stem separation can split tracks into acapella, melody, bassline and drum parts. Studio includes a step sequencer and more than 190 instruments, including bass, keys, synths, pads, percussion, guitars and orchestral sounds. It supports VST3 and Audio Unit plugins, MIDI hardware mapping, Serato DJ crates and FX plugins. Users can export tracks, mixes, loops or individual drum pads as separate audio files. Studio runs on macOS and Windows and requires a Serato.com account. Free mode is limited to one audio track, four decks and four scenes, with automation disabled. The Subscribe plan costs $9.99/mo; the separate Buy plan is listed at $149 a month.