Music Dawn 1.1.1 went live yesterday. I focused this update on small things that make it easier to catch and find an idea.
If you cancel while recording, the app now pauses and asks before it discards anything. Your folders are grouped under My folders, and you can rename or delete them with a swipe on iPhone or a right-click on iPad and Mac. Ideas is now a regular folder, so you can organize it like the rest.
Effects and presets are listed A to Z. Dialogs open more calmly, and Music Dawn can ask for a rating after your second recording. I also updated the store pages and search terms in nine languages.
The update is here: https://apps.apple.com/app/music...
Hello everyone,
I've designed and built apps since 2001, for iPhone since 2009, mostly for other companies. In 2025 I decided to go back to making things my own way.
I'm also a musician. For years every song idea I had went into Apple's Music Memos. When Apple retired it, I kept thinking about what it could have become. So I built Music Dawn, a personal vault for song ideas, made for musicians, singers and dreamers.
Sometimes a rough recording sends a good idea straight to the trash. In Music Dawn every take plays back through EQ, compression, a warm plate reverb and a master, for free, so you hear what the idea could become. The goal is to give your ideas enough of a push that you take them into a DAW or a studio, instead of letting them fade.
Also in there:
• A tuner, and a headphone click that stays out of the take
• A waveform that draws a landscape from your song. Every song looks different.
• iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, synced through your own iCloud. No account.
• Easy import from Voice Memos, so your old ideas come along
• Settings to dig into if you like: recording quality, which mic, mono or stereo
Most people will never need more than the free app. Pro adds presets for vocals and piano, noise removal, every effect, your own effect chains, hearing yourself live with effects while you sing, and chord, key and BPM detection (beta).
I've tweaked and polished the design and features with everything I've learned from the apps I've built over the years. Tell me what you think, and what you'd want next.
@beyondbeyond This is sick. Downloaded! I'll let you know my thoughts after using it :)
@justlewitt Really happy to hear it! Enjoy and please let me know if you bump into trouble or a feature request. Cheers!
Hey, congrats on the Music Dawn launch! We're sharing a launch day with Benson: https://www.producthunt.com/products/benson-2. Would appreciate a comment or a little support if you have time today. Wishing you a great launch!