Sub-forum for discussion about the DAWs and mobile apps that you use with your MPCs
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By Lampdog Wed Feb 03, 2016 6:08 pm
InspectahEX wrote:Everyone fill me in please, I've browsed this thread before but everyone is listing so many apps I'm a bit lost...


Gotta research into what you guess about, need/want.

distortedtekno wrote:I agree, there's too many apps listed in one topic

I don't think it's too many. It's info on what diff people have, used, playing with.
Peeps need to sift through it and research whatever looks promising to them.
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By Rokgod Thu Feb 04, 2016 12:47 am
Yeah I went through the whole thread last night, took a while but I'm caught up, just got home from work, now just have to get everything on my iPad and start using it to learn how I can work with it I guess, can't wait, so excited I feel like I just entered a new realm of music making.

Lamp you still using BM 2?

Whats everyones favorite DAW style app for iOS? Auria Pro looks awesome, I know bm2 is good, heard good things about a couple others, honestly even garage band is nice
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By distortedtekno Thu Feb 04, 2016 3:15 am
I bought Cubasis last year. But I might buy Auria Pro. I'm waiting to see which app will host AUs first out of the two before spending money on another DAW. I'm having more fun with Korg Gadget at the moment. It's not really a DAW. But it's more gratifying because it just works. With the current DAWs using IAA with other apps, you got to set it all up every time, which takes away from the creative flow. DAWs that host AUs save all the settings and there's no need to configure all external apps used in a project. Multitrack Studio hosts AUs. But I don't care for the interface. There's only 2 AU instruments available right now. But that number will grow. The cool thing with AUs is that you can use multiple instances of them. So it'll be nice to have several Arturia iSEMs loaded up at once. Garageband just got updated to host AUs. But only AU instruments. It doesn't support effects yet. If you have GarageBand and Arturia iSEM, experiment with it, so you see the potential of AUs when other DAWs support it.
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By Rokgod Fri Feb 05, 2016 5:59 am
I have the MPC Touch controlling the Synths on my iPad, and vice versa, finally got things set up the way I wanted, this is totally wild, in my mpc software I can have sunrise on track 1, sample tank track 2, imaschine track 3, iProphet track 4 and I can tweak all these synths from the iPad Pro, I'm amazed at the capabilities and possibilities now, I just opened Pandora's box for my music. I can have this app Soundprizm trigger my VST instruments like Alchemy, XPand2, Diva, kontakt, etc... I am about to go looking for an apreggiator type app or something maybe to program my own chord progressions.

My current Arsenal...

iPad Pro 128gb

AudioBus
Studio One Remote (LOVE THIS)
Studiomux/Midimux
Music IO
Garageband
Beatmaker 2
iMPC Pro
iMaschine
Nlog Pro
Sample Tank
Alchemy

from Arturia:
iMini
iProphet
iSEM
and will be buying more, these are great

Sunrizer
Filtatron
Soundprizm Pro
djay 2
Auto-Tune ...lol had to check it out

Next up on my wish list will be Thor, Magellan, Korgs whole lineup, Animoog, Caustic
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By Lampdog Sat Feb 06, 2016 9:34 am
InspectahEX wrote:Next up on my wish list will be Thor, Magellan..... Animoog...

Each one of these are BEASTS and can give a hardware synth a run for it's money.

My go to these days is Magellan, then Sunrizer. Animoog, I have BIG fun with that one due to the way the keys play.
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By Rokgod Sun Feb 07, 2016 12:27 am
niceee, I have them on my wish list, will be getting them soon. How many synths or music apps can u guys get going at once without hiccups and what iPads are you using? Anybody using iMPC? It was actually cooler than I thought and a lot of cool features. So far I'm digging all these synths, amazing they are just apps on iOS, I totally underestimated how deep these apps are. :smoker:
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By Lampdog Mon Feb 08, 2016 9:21 pm
Ipad3. I've never tried to run hot on the amount of synths as I've ALWAYS been able to get what I want with Magellan and Sunrizer going into Beatmaker 2. Capabilities of those two outweigh everything else I have. I don't need much.
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By Lampdog Thu May 05, 2016 4:01 pm
Photophore
Price: £5.99/$7.99

Photophore isn’t like other synths on this list. It’s billed as a “flock synthesis” instrument, which creates evolving sounds by simulating animal behaviour. This means you aren’t confronted by waveforms or knobs controlling amplitude or oscillation when you open the app. Instead, Photophore presents each oscillator as part of a larger swarm which moves on screen as you play, and you’re able to control speed, turbulence, attraction, alignment and how much each agent repels each other.

The Photophore’s interface means it’s easy to assume that it might be aimed at casual users, but a simple interface doesn’t necessarily mean a lack of complexity under the surface. Photophore is capable of packing a huge 100 oscillators into each patch, and the result is a deep and versatile sound engine, capable of creating anything from thick leads to complex pad sounds. The visual interface will draw people in initially, but the wildly diverse sounds you can tease from Photophore will undoubtedly keep you coming back for more.

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By inflict3 Thu May 05, 2016 9:04 pm
yo, I'm thinking of getting an iPad mini 2, anyone got any issues with the mini 2?
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By Lampdog Thu May 05, 2016 10:02 pm
I have a homegirl who has that ipadmini 2. She dabbles in beats, bm2 treats her well she claims.
That's all she has right now though.
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By inflict3 Thu May 05, 2016 11:51 pm
I'm just wondering if it will run synths like Cyclops and thor well.
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By Lampdog Fri May 06, 2016 7:47 am
I am still on ipad3. Mini 2 has way newer specs. I run Thor just fine so I'm sure mini2 can do it.
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By distortedtekno Fri May 06, 2016 4:51 pm
I have a Mini 2. It handles Thor and Cyclop with no problem. But more powerful synths like the new Moog Model 15 are a bit too much for it's processor. I'd suggest something more powerful like the iPad Pro models or even the iPad Air 2 which I believe is reduced in price.
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By inflict3 Sun May 08, 2016 12:35 am
thanks guys!! I went with the mini for its smaller size.. can't wait to get down on some of these synths and get back up on BM2,
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By Lampdog Sun May 08, 2016 12:41 am
What ram mini?