FourTrack allows you to bounce previously recorded tracks to add more layers. To record you simply arm the recording button and slide the record button. There are pan knobs and a couple of effects in the song tools area. You can send your recorded songs to you computer using a wifi connection or Somoma's RiffWorks software. In it's earlier incarnations there were some glitches and bugs but they were promptly fixed in updates. The one thing FourTrack doesn't yet have, which is much needed, is the option to import tracks from the iPod/iTunes library. I often have rough demo's I have recorded elsewhere and would love to be able to throw them into FourTrack and record vocal ideas over them.
There really isn't much else to say about FourTrack. It does exactly what it is supposed to and looks really nice. One thing that everyone getting into iPhone recording apps should know is that you can not control the input volume from within the app or iPhone settings. The only way to avoid clipping in loud situations is to use an external volume control. In my blog iPhone Mic and Guitar Cable by KV Connection I address this problem and some other limitations.
One other thing I love about FourTrack is that it brings me back to the days when I would record on an old Fostex cassette tape four track recorder. There is some about being limited that really helps with the song writing process. I used FourTrack primarily for song ideas or to record band practices. I've had access to almost unlimited tracks for so long now, I almost forgot what it was like to be 16 years old and recording music in my dad's studio. FourTrack costs $9.99 but I think it was well worth it and I hope that it continues to improve in the future.
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