Punchline Drum Machine
Charles Vestal Music iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Punchline Drum Machine is a paid Music app for iPhone and iPad by Charles Vestal. Rated 5.0/5 from 9 ratings. Requires iOS 17.5. Updated December 3, 2025.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 9 ratings
- Price
- 4.99 USD
- on the App Store
- Size
- 24 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Dec 3
- 2025 · v1.2.2
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About Punchline Drum Machine
The drum machine that punches above its weight. Punchline is a playful iOS drum machine and sequencer packed with power. Create beats, record live tweaks, and automate effects. Use AUv3 plugins for integrated drum patterns, or transform live audio with rhythmic gates and punch-in effects. Features • 16-step sequencer with live recording, retrigs, probability, and pattern chaining • 16 drum sounds with pitch, length, filter, and level controls • 16 punch-in effects: reverb, delay, distortion, filters, modulation, and more, each with their own tweakable parameters • Real-time automation of knobs and effects • Import WAV files to build our your custom kit library • Export your patterns or your whole chain as WAVs for use in your favorite DAW • Additional free kits at charles.pizza/apps/punchline/kits Audio Unit Integration Use Punchline in your DAW with full AUv3 plugins: • Punchline Player: Full drum machine and sequencer • Punchline FX: Step-based rhythmic gate and effects processor for live audio • Full MIDI implementations for controlling steps, parameters and triggering effects Why Punchline? From quick sketches to full performances, Punchline makes advanced tools intuitive. Fast, musical, and always fun. Headphones recommended.
Ratings & reviews
5.0
9 ratings
What’s new
Version 1.2.2 · Updated December 3, 2025
Fix for a rare crash when adding certain effects after Punchline in EGNodes.
App privacy
The developer, Charles Vestal, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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