I’m looking to upgrade an iPad in my setup, mainly for scaler 2, but also some synths. I’m coming from an older 2018 iPad that is pretty clunky when using scaler. I want a newer one with an M chip, but it doesn’t have to be the most recent.
Wondering which models from the last few years offer the best value for performance?
I just purchased a Numa Compact primarily for the keybed. The sounds are very basic in nature.
Can anyone recommend a VST that will provide me a great piano sound, as well as other quality sounds?
Thank you
So I've just bought...
Aturia microfreak, drumbrute, minilab 3, and I had some korg volcas from a while back too
I've hooked them up through a motu M4 to the iPad and I installed AUM to set all the channels and add effects.
I'm still trying to learn how to do everything, haven't really played around with looping on koala and atom 2 still. But everything seems to be set up nicely and it's all playing in time.
Just wondering if anyone has any tips for other apps that would work well in my setup, or just how the workflow should be.
Im used to making music on Ableton with a push 2, where it's very slow and not as free. So I don't really know what to expect from moving to more of a jam setup, but it's really fun so far anyways! I had bought Ableton note, but I don't know if that's really needed, as I think I can save recordings and just transfer them to my laptop with Ableton live to edit things later?
Thanks for any comments!
You can now load AUv3 instruments and FX plugins inside Koala. Everything explained in the attached 2 minute vid!
Hey everyone,
It works as a standalone app, but the main reason I built it was the AUv3 version. I wanted a simple compressor that could run inside sandboxed iOS and macOS music apps, without needing a complicated setup or a full desktop-style plugin.
It’s called Gecko Comp.
The idea is pretty simple: one big knob, musical compression, and enough visual feedback to actually see what’s happening.
Here is what it can do:
- Works as an AUv3 effect on iPhone, iPad and Mac
- Loads in GarageBand, AUM, Gecko Studio and other AUv3-compatible hosts
- One main knob controls the compression behavior
- Threshold, ratio, attack and release are tuned together behind the scenes
- Live input, gain reduction and output meters
- Output trim for level matching
- Designed to be quick rather than “deep”
- Useful for drums, bass, vocals, synths, loops, or just gluing things a bit
- No subscriptions, no account, no menu diving
- It’s $1.99 on the App Store
I’m not trying to pretend this replaces a full-featured compressor. It’s more of a “put it on, turn the knob, move on” kind of plugin.
I’d really love feedback from people making music on iOS. If anyone here wants to try it, I have a few promo codes I can share. Just comment and I’ll send some out.
Thanks — and happy to answer questions.
https://apps.apple.com/nl/app/gecko-comp/id6763945154
Edit: I have a few promo codes available for people who want to try it. Just leave a comment and I’ll DM you one. Honest feedback is very welcome.
edit 2: Only 2 left!
Edit 3 : Sorry, but the coupons are sold out now. I would like to run another promotion next month? I need to gather experiences first. Thanks for your interest!
Some of the pad sounds in Wavimus (my upcoming wavetable synth).
Has anyone tried it? Is it even possible? Just curious on opinions from others!
Thanks!!
Hi,
Is this a known issue i've not heard about ?
When i load a session that has multiple Koala Sampler instances (i often like to use one track with one koala sampler for a single thing like the snare, the sample pattern etc... to fx process it separately).
The problem is when i reopen this session later, the koala tracks just crash and ask to be reloaded but then obviously it reloads blank and i have to reopen the session multiple times until it succeeds to open all instances just fine.
Is there a workaround to this ?
It has oscilloscopes for days.
You can hold a note and randomize the settings of each oscillator module in real time.
I’ve added a feature to my work-in-progress Phase Chimes app: you can now store “scenes” (snapshots) of variations of your composition, and switch between them on the fly.
I’ve posted here before, but for those unfamiliar: this is a sequencer/instrument that uses the concept of gear ratios to create complex polyrhythms. Melody is determined by the angle gears are attached, and moving a branch of gears reharmonizes the entire group, with hopefully interesting results.
Here I’m running it inside of AUM, controlling multiple auv3 instruments.
I appreciate any feedback. A public release is on the not-too-distant horizon.
If you’re a beta-tester, the latest version with this feature should get approved today or tomorrow.
Had this conversation with someone yesterday and I’m not implying one is better. They’re just different. Why do I like iOS better? This is the list of iOS music production apps I use,
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- Drambo
- Loopy Pro
- Koala and Koala FX
- Logic Pro
- Korg Module Pro
- Pianoteq 8
- Moog Minimoog Model D
- Speldoza
- Korg Gadget 3
- Korg iM1
- DAW Cassette
- FabFilter Pro Bundle
- Brusfri
- Grand Finale 2
- Beathawk
- MIDI Messenger
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And out of that list here’s the apps available on android,
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- Koala
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Obviously for people who don’t make mobile music it’s irrelevant. For me, it’s essential.
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EDIT: Just to be clear, I’m not trying to slam on android. For the right person it’s great. The reason I thought to post it was I looked these up after the conversation out of curiosity and was pretty surprised by just how many apps were missing.
I mostly use my iPad in bed to watch movies and to play with Ableton Note or other music creation software.
For movies, the speakers are fine, especially since I almost always have subtitles on but for music creation they are not good enough so I want to use my SoundBlaster Live, connected to my powered USB-C hub, with headphones.
My problem is that the audio interface is not always recognised and, when it is, I am unable to select the speakers via the "triangle in circle" button. When the audio interface is recognised, I have the choice between them and my AV receiver but no speakers, when the speakers are visible then my audio interface does not appear.
Is there a way, maybe an app, that would allow me to switch between both without having to unplug the audio interface?
i have an app on the app store for musicians to import and listen to their own demos. it's a paid tool and i want it to become better and better in each version
someone on reddit told me to add a "Versions" feature to my app (like [untitled] has on theirs). i think it's a great idea, but i need the musicians/producers community's opinion on how that would work on "In Progress". of course "Song A demo 1", "Song A demo 2", Song A rough mix" and "Song A master" are all different versions of the same song. But how would you prefer for an app to add this? Would the user himself tell the app what files are different versions of songs, or is my job as a dev to make the app try and guess if it is? maybe i could make a popup window appear when the user tries to name two songs the same name, and ask him if those are different versions of the same songs. Please tell me how you would like to see this feature implemented on an app, i feel like i'm brainstorming alone here.
Hi, I live in an area near a busy highway, and I’m having trouble recording vocals without an ambient hiss, no matter the time of day. I can’t get in very close to the mic because then it picks up irregular pops and sibilants made by my dental appliance.
I was wondering if there’s something physical I can clip over the mic.
I’ve tried all sorts of workarounds with GarageBand, but nothing really works. It‘s kinda sad to warm up over a few takes, get a nice strong one, and then have room hiss and dental pops. I thought about getting an external mic, but it feels like something more sensitive that what I’ve got wouldn’t work out very well considering my specific situation. Thanks in advance for your help.
Some people in this sub may be interested in a new raw byte generator/bytebeat style app for iOS. You can run binary arithmetic and bitwise operations on iPhone in app form. Coming soon is an AUv3 format where you can arm in a mobile DAW or other hosts. But for now!...
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/raw-byte-audio-machine/id6766166760