A lot of the 'virtual studio' & sequencer Apps I've seen look geared more towards MIDI sequencing. I'd like something that I can use to put together audio as a simple way of putting down ideas & sounds together I've created with other Apps.

I've got loads of music Apps but iSequence is one of the only sequencer Apps I've bought. Great App but I can't really get on with it for this kind of thing. I just want to be able to throw down loop/audio recordings, do basic editing & the ability to slide stuff about freely on each track to sequence. Any recommendations?

Check out Studio.HD by SoundTrends.

http://www.soundtrends.com/apps/studiohd-1/

It's a lot like the early versions of Sony's ACID software. It does a pretty good job time stretching loops to fit the song's tempo (though it isn't always 100% accurate), it's easy to slide loops and audio around, and the entire interface is contained on one screen (with no tabs, you can still zoom and slide around and stuff). Also, the effects are pretty creative (and up to four effects per track, too!) and sound decent. AND you don't need to pay extra to be able to use all 24-tracks (and each track can have multiple layers, too).

It's got a really clean interface and as long as you don't need a lot of audio editing tools beyond trimming and looping, you might really like it. It's a blast to play with and surprisingly well equipped.

If you need something with a bit more in terms of audio editing, then you'd probably start looking at MultitrackDAW (which is relatively inexpensive) or Meteor (which is not).

Wow! A couple of those I'd never seen. They look just the ticket. Might have to give one of those a go. Cheers for the reply

No problem! Studio.HD is definitely the most approachable, colorful, and has the most creative effects of the three. It does its best to determine the original BPM of the imported loops and stretch them to the project tempo, but sometimes I've found much better results by turning Sync mode (in the loop info panel) to "Off" and just using loops I've made in other apps that I know are at the correct project tempo.

MultitrackDAW is pretty essential, and a good value, it's just got that really fugly (some would call it "functional") interface. It does work well, it's just not all that inspirational.

NanoStudio is really cool too...as well as Music Studio...although Nanostudio let's you import your own samples whereas music studio does not. I'll look into studio HD....give an opinion later!

I second the recommendation for NanoStudio. It's pretty much essential for anyone with an iPad for it's interface, effects, and routing. If you do a lot of music with loops, and need a lot of creative electronic-music type effects, too, that's where Studio.HD shines.

not being ipad user but this one is seriously tempting:

http://auriaapp.com/Products/auria

It does look very impressive that one. When will it be released?

well i don't know as i don't have the hardware and not following the product. but it would be one of the main reasons to get ip3 for me. so far the best i've seen anyway...

The end of the video states 1st quarter 2012 for release. They've obviously missed that so who knows when it will appear now. No mention of price either. I imagine it could be a costly App somehow. I'm intrigued to know how it runs VST plug-ins as well (video mentions this & shows the 'Vintage Warmer' plug-in running!!).

I think the pricing was about $50 (but I might be seriously wrong). VSTs are actually special versions of VST format from what I recall. So it's not like you copy paste dll into IP and off you go. But nevertheless it seems to be an actual tool to work with. We'll see. Possibly it is worth dropping a line to the dev asking about release date if you are really interested.

I was just invited to apply to be a beta tester, so my guess is that they are in the beta/pre-release stage of things. I won't be applying, because I've got too many other things going on right now, but I don't think it will be too long before it is ready to be released.

--Sean

that sounds like a progress in our guestimating

From what I understand, the App will be $49, and the VST plugins will be provided as "in-store" add-ons. The VST stuff is a little different with iOS, because of how the apps are sandboxed. I'm not sure if other programs are able to use the VST apps that are provided from one app's in-store add-on (I've read some people say that it can work and others say it can't work, so it will be interesting to see who is right).

Supposedly, the in-store vst addons will cost between $10-$20.

--Sean

This sounds accurate to me.

--Sean