Tap directly on the grid.
No desktop toolbar hunt. Notes land where your thumb is already working.
A piano roll
for your thumb.
Sketch melodies one-handed. Loop, edit, route, and export before the idea cools off.
The Riffpad editor
- Key-aware gridStay in C Major or any key — wrong notes never land.
- True 1/32 snapTight enough for real phrasing, big enough for thumbs.
- Velocity laneShape dynamics without leaving the loop.
- Live loop playbackThe roll keeps cycling while you edit and record.
- Haptic ticksMoves and resizes click into place under your thumb.
- Minimap + loop braceSee the whole idea, zoom where you work.
Draw the line.
Keep the loop moving.
Riffpad keeps the editor close to your thumb: place notes, reshape the hook, stay in key, and export the idea.
Move, resize, quantize fast.
Scale lanes, snap, and haptic ticks make quick edits feel mechanical, not fiddly.
Route the sketch out.
Use MIDI, AUv3 instruments, MIDI files, or WAV previews when the line is ready to leave the phone.
Light desk.
Dark studio.
Same roll.
Start in the bright capture surface, then switch to the darker editor when the loop needs focus.
Built for the gear path musicians actually use.
Riffpad is a focused sketchpad, not a tiny all-purpose DAW. Capture the melodic shape, then move it into the rest of your setup.
- Riffpad AUv3 MIDI plug-in — run the roll inside AUM, Loopy Pro, and Logic
- AUv3 instrument hosting and MIDI processor workflows
- Core MIDI and Bluetooth MIDI routing
- MIDI import, MIDI export, and WAV preview export
- Local patterns with no account, feed, ads, or tracking SDKs
The sketch starts on your phone. Now it ends in your host.
Riffpad now ships with an AUv3 MIDI plug-in, so the same loop you draw on the sofa can drive synths inside AUM, Loopy Pro, or Logic. One purchase, no subscription.