KVR Audio

Dogboy73 · Post by **Dogboy73** » Fri May 04, 2012 11:33 am

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?

DrApostropheX · Post by **DrApostropheX** » Fri May 04, 2012 11:53 am

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).

Dogboy73 · Post by **Dogboy73** » Fri May 04, 2012 1:02 pm

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

DrApostropheX · Post by **DrApostropheX** » Fri May 04, 2012 1:46 pm

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.

Derek Buddemeyer · Post by **Derek Buddemeyer** » Fri May 04, 2012 2:07 pm

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!

DrApostropheX · Post by **DrApostropheX** » Fri May 04, 2012 2:36 pm

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.

bronxsound · Post by **bronxsound** » Fri May 11, 2012 9:26 am

not being ipad user but this one is seriously tempting:

http://auriaapp.com/Products/auria

Dogboy73 · Post by **Dogboy73** » Fri May 11, 2012 9:57 am

bronxsound wrote: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?

bronxsound · Post by **bronxsound** » Fri May 11, 2012 10:15 am

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...

Dogboy73 · Post by **Dogboy73** » Fri May 11, 2012 2:53 pm

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!!).

bronxsound · Post by **bronxsound** » Fri May 11, 2012 3:11 pm

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.

audiojunkie · Post by **audiojunkie** » Fri May 11, 2012 4:54 pm

bronxsound wrote: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...

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

bronxsound · Post by **bronxsound** » Fri May 11, 2012 4:57 pm

that sounds like a progress in our guestimating

audiojunkie · Post by **audiojunkie** » Fri May 11, 2012 4:59 pm

Dogboy73 wrote: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!!).

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

audiojunkie · Post by **audiojunkie** » Fri May 11, 2012 5:00 pm

bronxsound wrote: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.

This sounds accurate to me.

--Sean

Good iPad audio sequencer.