KVR Audio

michael2 · Post by **michael2** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 3:57 pm

DrApostropheX wrote:Hooray! I can't wait for the new update! Werkbench is definitely the most organic and inspiring sampler I've ever used. It puts the "fun" back in.. uh... fun-damental harmonic frequency, I guess.

http://soundcloud.com/victor-lams/stuff-at-my-house

that is a great track man. so quirky and catchy. is that done on werkbench?

DrApostropheX · Post by **DrApostropheX** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 4:17 pm

michael2 wrote:that is a great track man. so quirky and catchy. is that done on werkbench?

Thanks! For the most part: all of the audio was sampled in Werkbench using the iPad's microphone. Then I rearranged the steps and sequenced a bunch of loops in Werkbench. I brought those loops into Auria (actually I brought them into Meteor and arranged them there, as I was doing that before I got Auria, but once I got Auria, I exported each individual track from Meteor without effects and brought them into Auria, but arranging in Meteor and Auria is no different) and added effects in Auria: a little slapback delay, some convolution reverb, and some basic EQ and compression. But every sound you hear was recorded and sequenced into a loop in Werkbench. I'm really excited about the new features (per step panning! increased polyphony!).

michael2 · Post by **michael2** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 6:35 am

DrApostropheX wrote:
michael2 wrote:that is a great track man. so quirky and catchy. is that done on werkbench?
Thanks! For the most part: all of the audio was sampled in Werkbench using the iPad's microphone. Then I rearranged the steps and sequenced a bunch of loops in Werkbench. I brought those loops into Auria (actually I brought them into Meteor and arranged them there, as I was doing that before I got Auria, but once I got Auria, I exported each individual track from Meteor without effects and brought them into Auria, but arranging in Meteor and Auria is no different) and added effects in Auria: a little slapback delay, some convolution reverb, and some basic EQ and compression. But every sound you hear was recorded and sequenced into a loop in Werkbench. I'm really excited about the new features (per step panning! increased polyphony!).

cool, thanks for the breakdown. I work in Logic, but was planning on doing the same thing you describe. I just downloaded the app. can't wait to play with this thing tomorrow.

greything · Post by **greything** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 3:02 pm

WerkBench is on sale right now for $3.99 USD (from $6.99). The sale will last until the big update hits sometime this week. Now is a good time to pick it up!

Mr. Eff · Post by **Mr. Eff** » Wed Aug 15, 2012 2:10 pm

I kept looking for the high pass filter and panning options cause I kept seeing them in videos, haha. Nice app, i hesitated when it first came out, but am really enjoying it. I would really like to see envelope per step, although I don't know if this would be feasible. Looking forward to the update!

polyslax · Post by **polyslax** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 10:06 pm

+bump+ Amazing!

http://www.bolasol.com/werkbench/

steff3 · Post by **steff3** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 11:05 am

hmmm, just checked this out on my iPod .... wow, great and fun

Somethings I would like to see:
- audiobus or audio copy to bring audio to other apps
- fx send level per sound/step

best

Aboyes · Post by **Aboyes** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 1:14 pm

polyslax wrote:+bump+ Amazing!

http://www.bolasol.com/werkbench/

I've just downloaded this based on the comments in this thread. Sounds like its going to be fun!

greything · Post by **greything** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 6:48 pm

steff3 wrote:hmmm, just checked this out on my iPod .... wow, great and fun

Somethings I would like to see:
- audiobus or audio copy to bring audio to other apps
- fx send level per sound/step

best

WerkBench developer here:

Both versions are equipped with AudioCopy. After you finish recording with 'export', you will be presented with the options to copy, export to iTunes sharing, or send an email.

EFX per step is a good idea.

You can expect lots of updates to both the iPhone and iPad versions in the future. The iPad version will definitely continue to be our flagship because the hardware has so much more muscle.

The next iPad update will have some awesome new stuff largely based on feedback from KVR and others:

-Overdub and mix modes for sampling and copying (now available in the phone version)
-Chaining patterns (!)
-Odd step lengths (1 - 16 steps for each pattern, independent lengths for each side).
-AudioBus
-Background mode
-A more solid MIDI sync (right now it can get confused if the clock hiccups).

All of this stuff has been implemented. Now it's just a matter of testing and tweaking.

Realistically I expect it to come out early in the New Year. The app store submission dept closes for a week around Christmas so submissions have to be cleared by next Friday (i.e. submitted now)... not gonna happen for this update.

I'm really happy that people are enjoying and using WerkBench! Developing musical instruments has been a long-term life goal/dream. It feels great to be doing it even on a small scale. Please do help spread the word to people who might love this.

Happy holidays!

Cheers,

Karl Scholz
Bolasol, Inc.

Aboyes · Post by **Aboyes** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 9:33 pm

Thanks for the update Karl.

I bought the iphone version but the iPad one will have to be bought as well

Audiobus support is going to be a great addition!

DenisArturia · Post by **DenisArturia** » Sun Dec 16, 2012 2:06 pm

Looks very interesting! Congratulation!

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steff3 · Post by **steff3** » Wed Dec 19, 2012 5:39 am

Hello greything,

so, now I have the iPad and the iPhone version ... can I exchange recorded sounds or loops ( not exported audio) between them? if now, -> feature request.

well, my iPod 5 seems to be as fast as my iPad2 .... of course iPad has a bigger screen and newer iPads are powerful ...

ipod ist just more portable and handy on the go.

thanks,

best,
Steff

mbncp · Post by **mbncp** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 11:32 am

How do you make a full reset (clear all) ?

Edit: iFunkbox, delete the backup folder in docs, then save as full set, call it init or whatever.

greything · Post by **greything** » Fri Jun 28, 2013 1:51 pm

Werkbench on sale this weekend ... and check out the new jam! 2.1 is close to shipping. Soon. soon.

steffe · Post by **steffe** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 3:52 pm

greything wrote:Werkbench on sale this weekend ... and check out the new jam! 2.1 is close to shipping. Soon. soon.

Well, I find the UI design of version 2 horrible ... to say the least. Version 1 was great and fun to use. Version 2 is not a pleasure to look at and thus to use.

any change of a change there?

best

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