Getting my first iPAD, what to get?

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DevonB wrote:
jensa wrote:
Brian @ IK Multimedia wrote:You'll want an iRig and an iRig Mic for recording straight to your iPad, and an iKlip for attaching your iPad to a stand. Yes, IK Multimedia has you fully covered on the iPad!

And of course, you'll want to get our apps - they're a prerequisite for mobile musicians! There's GrooveMaker for iPad, complete with 12 different Groove Packs you can add-on for a variety of genres and styles. And of course, our infamous AmpliTube 2 for iPad, star of Apple's iPad commercial, where you can add the entire Fender pack as an in-app purchase right inside the ADD GEAR menu. And finally, our newest addition, VocaLive, which is going to drop any day now in the iTunes App Store. There are full and FREE versions of all of these.
Or the short version - Buy everything from Brian's employer IK Multimedia :)
I would have been impressed if he mentioned products other than one's from his own company. It's not like there's not 65k+ apps to choose from and these are the only one's out there. :?

Devon
Hey, we make stuff for musicians, and we have more hardware exclusively for the iPad musician than probably anyone else. We're one of the top providers on the iPad, and I know and use our stuff primarily.

When it comes to apps, IK products are just about all I need or use.
I also use MusicStudio, but I would not recommend it at this time until we know for sure what Apple's plans are for Garageband on iPad G1. If Garageband is made available for the iPad G1, at $5 it will make most music apps out today obsolete, with the exception of AmpliTube 2/Fender for authentic realtime mobile amping; realtime beatmaking & looping apps for live DJing; and high quality realtime audio FX processing beyond the scope of Garageband. :shrug:

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robgxmn wrote:WayOutWare SynthX
Check out:

Also: http://www.gearwire.com/way-out-ware-sy ... eview.html

I like it, but I also wrote it...:)

Decide for yourself.

-Jim

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olja wrote:Hey DevonB,
Did you just get an iPad? If you bought one after february 16, you can apparantly get a $100 refund, or alternatively refund the entire iPad for the full price and get an iPad 2 instead. source: http://www.tipb.com/2011/03/03/apple-of ... t-2-weeks/

Just so you know. Worth checking out.
I bought it because of the price drop, so I'm sure I don't qualify, but thanks for the heads up! :)

Devon
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Forget all 'em....I@m going for that Korg synth first :hihi:

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TimewARP wrote:
robgxmn wrote:WayOutWare SynthX
Check out:

Also: http://www.gearwire.com/way-out-ware-sy ... eview.html

I like it, but I also wrote it...:)

Decide for yourself.

-Jim
very cool.

How about driving external MIDI modules?
Do the tuning tables still auto-map?

Greg

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TimewARP wrote:
robgxmn wrote:WayOutWare SynthX
Check out:

Also: http://www.gearwire.com/way-out-ware-sy ... eview.html

I like it, but I also wrote it...:)

Decide for yourself.

-Jim
I can vouch for this one. Picked it up yesterday and it sounds just great. Great playability, too. I've got every synth under the sun for the iPad, and this one's my new favorite.

Jim - please don't abandon iSample. It needs some iPad love.

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you should check out the Rebirth app - works 100% like the full version.. 2 tb-303s, tr-808, tr-909, etc...

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siriusbliss wrote:
TimewARP wrote:
robgxmn wrote:WayOutWare SynthX
Check out:

Also: http://www.gearwire.com/way-out-ware-sy ... eview.html

I like it, but I also wrote it...:)

Decide for yourself.

-Jim
very cool.

How about driving external MIDI modules?
Do the tuning tables still auto-map?

Greg
SynthX sends and receives MIDI note messages. It also receives Aftertouch (poly and mono), and it also receives MIDI beat clock to sync LFO... I plan on expanding MIDI support, but it is already pretty good.

As for tuning tables, I am not sure what you are asking... It does not yet support MIDI tuning dumps, or mictotonality. I am currently working on custom scales on the XY screen.


Best,

Jim

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dreadnought wrote:
TimewARP wrote:
robgxmn wrote:WayOutWare SynthX
Check out:

Also: http://www.gearwire.com/way-out-ware-sy ... eview.html

I like it, but I also wrote it...:)

Decide for yourself.

-Jim
I can vouch for this one. Picked it up yesterday and it sounds just great. Great playability, too. I've got every synth under the sun for the iPad, and this one's my new favorite.

Jim - please don't abandon iSample. It needs some iPad love.
My current plan is to do a quick update on the current iSample to include AudioCopy/AudioPaste and CoreMIDI, and a graphic re-scale, but for iSample for iPad (not sure what I will call it yet), I have much bigger plans... That is going to take a little while to completely realize. SynthX actually came out of that effort because I wanted iSample for iPad to have a killer synth.

-Jim

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TimewARP wrote:
dreadnought wrote:
TimewARP wrote:
robgxmn wrote:WayOutWare SynthX
Check out:

Also: http://www.gearwire.com/way-out-ware-sy ... eview.html

I like it, but I also wrote it...:)

Decide for yourself.

-Jim
I can vouch for this one. Picked it up yesterday and it sounds just great. Great playability, too. I've got every synth under the sun for the iPad, and this one's my new favorite.

Jim - please don't abandon iSample. It needs some iPad love.
My current plan is to do a quick update on the current iSample to include AudioCopy/AudioPaste and CoreMIDI, and a graphic re-scale, but for iSample for iPad (not sure what I will call it yet), I have much bigger plans... That is going to take a little while to completely realize. SynthX actually came out of that effort because I wanted iSample for iPad to have a killer synth.

-Jim
That's great news! Good luck with the development - I'm definitely a fan of your work!

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Sexy iPad unboxing


Didn't know the iPad couldn't multitask before I saw that vid. So I'm not sure what all these standalone apps would be good for. A single instrument for playing live or just having fun? Can you record?

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I don't know if this has been mentioned elsewhere, but this month's Computer Music magazine has an excellent article on ipad music apps.

What makes it useful is that it walks you through the song making process using the CM author's favourite apps and utilities.

It tells you a lot more than just a review.

It shows the workflow.
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