Audio editing requires something a bit different from any other form of editing. People generally use multiple tracks, require things like sound balancing, and other stuff. Bands need it to cut albums and podcasters need it to prepare shows. It’s a wide industry with a lot of solutions that work pretty well. A good DAW should let you edit multiple channels, various sound effects, and the most versatile ones have things like MIDI support and other such things. There aren’t a ton of options, but we think we found the good ones. Here are the best audio editing apps and DAWs for Android.
The best audio editing apps and DAWs for Android
Audio Evolution Mobile Studio
Price: $9.99 with in-app purchases
Audio Evolution Mobile Studio is a fairly popular DAW on Android. It features multi-track audio, MIDI recording, various samples and drum editors, and more editing tools. There are also some recording tools like a metronome. Some tertiary features include Google Drive backup and full support to move the project to the iOS version, in case you have an iPad. It’s reasonably decent and cheaper than most. The in-app purchases include some plug-ins that add extra effects.
BandLab
Price: Free
BandLab is one of the better free audio editor apps on mobile. The app features a 16-track editor, a sampler to create custom instruments, and a looper function to create beat loops. It also boasts over 300 virtual MIDI instruments, 180 effects, a looper, and even a video clip editor. It’s not quite as powerful as some others, but the price is right and you can even publish stuff on BandLab’s social media service after you’re done.
Cubasis 3
Price: Free trial / $20.99
Cubasis 3 is the mobile version of Cubase, the popular PC DAW from Steinberg. The mobile version isn’t quite as powerful but it can get the job done. It features an unlimited number of audio and MIDI tracks (the trial has four of each), time-stretching, pitch-shifting, over a dozen effect processors, 550 audio loops, and more. Projects made here also work with the desktop version of Cubase. Steinberg is also very loose with the trial. It doesn’t last forever, but you can literally restart it as many times as you want.
Caustic 3
Price: Free / $9.99
Caustic 3 allows you to create a lot of different instrument effects, loops, and sounds. Those sounds can then be imported into other apps for future use. This one boasts a number of synth pads, a mixer desk function that lets you manage things like reverb and delay effects, and even a song sequencer. It works pretty well for the time being. However, it seems the developer hasn’t released an update since 2017 so we may replace this one on the list sooner rather than later.
Dolby On
Price: Free
Dolby On is technically an audio recording app. You record from the microphone and then you can mess with the audio itself. Dolby On is different from most audio recorders because it has a surprisingly decent post-processing experience. The app has various audio effects to clean up things like noise along with an EQ to tweak your sound a bit. It’s a decent way to clean up recordings before porting them into something more serious. It records better than most full-service DAWs. Plus, it’s free.
FL Studio Mobile
Price: $14.99
FL Studio Mobile is one of the most popular audio editing apps on Android. It features a full editor setup, plenty of effects, and tons of other features. It also supports Chromebooks. Some other features include hardware MIDI support, the ability to save in a variety of file formats, and extras like drum pads in case you need to make your own beat. There are in-app purchases for extras plugins if you want them, but it is optional. It’s a bit pricy, but it’s pretty effective.
Lexis Audio Editor
Price: Free / $6.49
Lexis Audio Editor is one of the simpler audio editing apps on Android. It omits many of the bells and whistles of its more expensive counterparts and relies on an easier experience overall. The app includes a 10-band equalizer, smaller tools like tempo, speed, and pitch changes, and even stuff like noise reduction. You probably won’t make studio-level stuff with this. That said, it’s definitely good enough for some TikTok meme sounds or other, similar use cases.
KORG Kaossilator
Price: $19.99
KORG Kossilator is on this list for the same reason as Caustic 3. It’s not overly useful for audio editing, but you can create a ton of different noises and sounds. It even lets you play full songs if you’re talented enough at it. It can create 150 sounds, a loop sequencer, and some other neat stuff. You can create some music on here, record it, and then pop it into a real DAW later to complete the song. It’s rather pricy, but goes on sale a couple of times a year for less.
N-Track Studio
Price: Free / $0.99-$4.99 per month / $29 once
N-Track Studio is a decent DAW for mobile. It offers an unlimited number of audio, MIDI, and drum tracks along with effects, reverb, and other basic stuff like that. The UI is clean and simple to use. It even has an integrated metronome if you’re recording your own stuff. Some other features include the ability to share your recordings online, a 2D and 3D spectrum analyzer, a loop browser and sample pack, and more. It’s a bit buggy from time to time, but otherwise tends to work well.
SunVox
Price: $5.99
SunVox is right up there with Kaossilator and Caustic 3 in terms of sound creation. It’s a modular synthesizer with a lot of customization. You put down the sounds you want and then play them. From there, you can record, import into another app, and edit as needed. Some features include support for up to 32-bit WAV files, multi-track WAV exporting, and tons of effects. It’s also reasonably cheap with no extra in-app purchases.
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