Fingerlab Musyc2: new update 6.0 for the physics-driven music app (iOS/macOS)

Fingerlab has released Musyc2, a new iOS/macOS app and AUv3 plugin that lets you make music playfully with physics.

New month, new update for the fascinating Musyc2 physics-driven music creation app. Fingerlab has just released update 6.0 with new features. 

Portal is the latest physical object addition to the app. It teleports any sound object touching the IN object to the OUT object. Then, you work with two new effects processors: a decimator and a ring modulator.

Update 6.0 also brings new sound content: 7 new sound kits by YosheyX2 and 20 new demo songs made by YosheyX2, Vincent, and PXLHG. The developers also fixed various bugs from the previous update.

Another great and welcome update for the Musyc2 app. Big thanks, Fingerlab! 

Fingerlab Musyc2 update 6.0 is a free update for existing users. New users can buy the app for $12,99 from the Apple App Store. It runs as a standalone app and AUv3 plugin on iOS and macOS (native Apple Silicon).

Update from May 21, 2026

With Musyc2, a playground for physics-based music creation, Fingerlab has released one of the most exciting apps of the year. And that was back in January.

The developers release major updates almost monthly, making the music app even more comprehensive and creative. Update 4.0 was released in April, and now update 5.0 is already available.

Update 4.0

In all the trade fair stress with SynthFest France and Superbooth 2026, I overlooked update 4.0. Let’s catch up on that now. 

The new update 4.0 brought various new features to the physics engine, including a new physics object: Star, and two FX (3, 4). Alongside this, it expanded the parameters of various physics. 

For example, the line object now features a thickness parameter, the cross & star object now has a spin control, or the LFC object has a line thickness control.

Like the previous updates, the developers also added plenty of new sound content:

• 8 new melodic sound kits: Catch Flexible, Shrine, Industrial, Klub, Org, Grand & Dooble
• 4 new rhythm sound kits: Digital Plaits, Timpani & Tiny
• 5 new sound kits by YOSHEYX2
• 4 new demo songs by YOSHEYX2

Plus, there are two new graphic skins, Chocolate & UFO, and an option to submit & upload your best songs to the Fingerlab Musyc2 gallery.

Update 5.0

And anyone who thought that was all for the next few months was wrong. Fingerlab released Musyc2 update 5.0 today, with additional features.

Update 5.0 introduces two new physics objects: the anti-sequencer and the repulsor.  I haven’t been able to find out exactly what they both do, as Fingerlab doesn’t provide any details.

Additionally, you can work with 12 new sound kits, a new user scale creation module, and two new effects: tremolo and flanger. 

To round off this update, version 5.0 also adds 10 new demo songs by Vincent, JawSide, Loca, and YosheyX2.

And it looks like the developers have more in the pipeline. The release notes say the next major update will add more physics objects, new sound effects, and kits. 

Two other fantastic updates for Fingerlab’s physics-based app. Thank you for making apps constantly better and more powerful.

TFingerlab Musyc2 update 5.0 is out now is a free update for existing users. The app is available now for $14,99 on the Apple App Store. It runs as a standalone app and AUv3 plugin on iOS and macOS (native Apple Silicon).

Update from March 13, 2026

Just a month ago, Fingerlab released a major update to its fascinating physics-based music app, Musyc2. They are fast and have just released another major free update with version 3.0.

Version 3.0 introduces plenty of new sound content, including 12 new sound kits and 17 new demo songs. Plus, it comes with six harmonic scales: chromatic, Iwato, Hirajoshi, Balinese Pelog, Egyptian, and Iberian.

There are also two new graphic skins for the app: Neon Sunset and Gray Matter, in case you want to pimp the app’s look.

On the engine side, you can work with new curves in the modulator objects, including sine, sawtooth, reverse sawtooth, and sample & hold. The cross and planet objects in the physics engine now also have a rotation direction option.

Other changes:

• changed eraser button to a latch button for better ergonomics 
• new home page layout for better ergonomics, including new gallery section
• rebuild harmonic scale, and AUv3 presets pop-ups for better ergonomics
• Pentatonic Balinese scale renamed to Kumoi 
• increased undo max count to 30 (instead of 10)
• multi-window support for iPad
• various bug fixes

Another very welcome update for the Musyc2 app. Thanks to Fingerlab for the free updates, and the developers have already reported that they are working on the next major update.

Fingerlab Musyc2 is available now for $12,99 on the Apple App Store. It runs as a standalone app and AUv3 plugin on iOS and macOS (native Apple Silicon).

Article from February 12, 2026

Last January, Fingerlab released Musyc2, an impressive successor to their physics-based, playful music creation platform. Good news for all users: version 2.0 is out now as a free update.

The new update adds eight new sound kits (2 synth bass, 2 synth medium, 2 instruments, and 2 drums) to explore in the app.

A highlight of Musyc2 is its AUv3 plugin support, which makes it super versatile. Version 2.0 improves it by adding support for AUv3 parameters and MIDI mappings. Also, Ableton Link support is now onboard. 

In Musyc2 v2.0, you can also now use a microphone to create user sound kits – a neat addition. Plus, there are critical bug fixes, including a battery drain bug.

The new update 2.0 is out now as a free update for existing Musyc2 users.

Article from January 17, 2026

There are many different ways to make music. A keyboard is not strictly necessary. One of the most unusual paths to achieving this is through physics. For example, the Korg Modwave has a Kaoss physics modulator built in, allowing you to make music with physics.

An iOS app that made this very playful and accessible to everyone from the beginning was Fingerlab Muyc2, released in 2013. Twelve years after its initial release, Fingerlab has released Musyc2, the second version with new features.

Fingerlab Musyc2

Musyc2 is the sequel to the original Musyc app from 2013. At its core, Fingerlab Musyc2 uses the AudioKit framework for its sound engine. The concept has remained the same while being expanded in many areas.

Like the original app, Musyc2 is playful, using physics to create organic, unique generative music.

It all starts on a playing field where you can choose from four unique designs (skins) by Jonas Eriksson: classic, B&W, Phantom, and Pastel. You won’t find a classic white/black-key keyboard here; instead, you paint and draw that trigger the physics-based engine.

You can experiment with various advanced physic objects (planet, black hole, modulator…), a built-in physic sequencer, and a shape motion recorder. 

What this instrument looks like afterward is entirely up to your imagination. It could be a simple instrument or a multi-timbral generative instrument where different actions are triggered at every turn.  

Parameters such as speed, gravity, and tempo let you precisely tweak these objects and their interactions. To ensure the output is melodic and inspiring, there are 11 different harmonic scales to choose from. 

Many will recognize the idea from the Tombola sequencer in the OP-1/OP-1 Field, but it’s implemented here in a far more versatile and playful way. Where it’s just a sequencer in the OP-1, here it’s an entirely music creation tool.

Sound And/Or MIDI

Fingerlab Musyc2 is very flexible. On the one hand, you can use it with the internal sound engine, which has been significantly enhanced in version 2.

It comes with 55 ready-to-use sound kits featuring a wide palette of sounds: Wurlitzer, Rhodes, Marimba, Celesta, Vibraphone, and more. Good, there is also a sound kit creation module for creating custom sounds.

There is also an audio mix with level and pitch. length and pan control for each sound. Four FX modules with 10 algorithms (overdrive, delay, reverb, compressor…) and XY pad controls are also onboard for on-the-fly sound refinements.

You can also go a step further and route everything as MIDI signals to external instruments instead of using the internal engine. For example, you can route them to hardware synths and use the app as a generative MIDI sequencer.

A top new feature of Musyc2 is the AUv3 plugin version, which lets you use multiple instances as an instrument or MIDI FX. It has support for full MIDI in/out, MIDI mappings, 

Further, you have a built-in audio recorder so you can capture your experiments in real time right in the app, without any extra setup.

First Impression

Musyc 2 is an innovative, playful music app that’s hard to compare to anything else. I’m happy to see that the generative app is back in a new version. It takes some time to familiarize yourself with the concept. But after that, it’s super fun.

You can do a lot with it. Simply use it for casual gaming, but also delve deeper and create generative sequencers that can then feed notes to external instruments, like in a modular synth. There are many sequencer apps on the AppStore, but this one is truly special.

Fingerlab Musyc2 is available now for an introductory price of $9,99 (30% OFF) during the first week on the Apple App Store. It runs as a standalone app and AUv3 plugin on iOS and macOS (native Apple Silicon only).

More information here: Fingerlab 

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