KVR Audio

kevvvvv · Post by **kevvvvv** » Fri Nov 29, 2013 5:50 pm

Sorry if this is an old question, but I'm totally new to ipad music

What ipad should I get?

I'd like to play synths and record, and export the midi file or the wav file.

And hear playback through my PC, possibly.

Small time midi and wav arrangements too, with basic mix fx.

What model ipad should I be looking at.

If you could advise, then I could flog my old ipad 1 (yes, that one) and get a model more suited to music.

I normally work with Studio One on my i7 laptop running Windows 7, so whatever compatibility there would be great.

thanx v much = kev

damuso · Post by **damuso** » Sun Dec 01, 2013 11:32 am

iPad Air for best performance, if that's too large then iPad Mini with Retina

kevvvvv · Post by **kevvvvv** » Sun Dec 01, 2013 1:03 pm

thanks, damuso

Ipad Air with 128gb sounds about right.

I'll flog one of my guitars to get the loot together.

Have you any three favourite music apps, or other essentials, you recommend?

damuso · Post by **damuso** » Sun Dec 01, 2013 2:09 pm

kevvvvv wrote:thanks, damuso

Ipad Air with 128gb sounds about right.

I'll flog one of my guitars to get the loot together.

Have you any three favourite music apps, or other essentials, you recommend?

It's the early days of serious music making on iPad. I would expect rapid advancements in software in 2014. As of now the free GarageBand for iOS is deceptively powerful and indicator of what's possible. Cubasis is another great step forward it weighs in at around $50.00. Korg also has a couple of synths out (MS20 and PolySix) , IK Multimedia seems to have wholeheartedly embraced the iPad so keep an eye on them.

So start with GarageBand... there are clear limitations to it, buts it's a risk free way to start to get a feel for what you personally want out of a iPad music production experience then from there you can shop accordingly.

kevvvvv · Post by **kevvvvv** » Sun Dec 01, 2013 5:07 pm

damuso ... thanks very much

kev

bftucker · Post by **bftucker** » Sun Dec 01, 2013 5:36 pm

kevvvvv wrote:If you could advise, then I could flog my old ipad 1 (yes, that one) and get a model more suited to music.

I would suggest keeping the old iPad if you can't "flog?" it for much money. It makes an incredible controller with the Lemur app combined with Reaktor ensembles or other things.

Using multiple iPads:

kevvvvv · Post by **kevvvvv** » Sun Dec 01, 2013 10:15 pm

bftucker .... I enjoyed your performance.

The bass riff was great (memorable in fact), as were the "loose" drums, which swished well, washing the arrangement with rhythm.

I later checked out lemur, which looks amazing but complex

The guitar I'll sell is my Taylor 814ce, which should get me an iPad Air 128gc - plus some change.

And I'll keep my iPad 1 - cos you never know

Thanks again for the v cool performance

Now I have to think about starter apps, so all experiences welcome

bftucker · Post by **bftucker** » Sun Dec 01, 2013 11:24 pm

Uh....that isn't me.

Rheyne is a friend of mine who lives in New Jersey. Please check out his other 92 videos. If you start at Number 1, you will get to see his development as his iPads get more numerous. By the way, he works in a music store...but that might be obvious from all the equipment.

bftucker · Post by **bftucker** » Sun Dec 01, 2013 11:33 pm

kevvvvv wrote:Now I have to think about starter apps, so all experiences welcome

Animoog (which Rheyne is using in the above video) works fine on my iPad 1. Better than fine, in fact, it works great. On sale at the moment!! $4.99 is as low as it has been since it was first released. Buy it as soon as you read this.

Another I recommend would be Sunrizer. Some of the newer snths (Nave, for example) either require an IOS I can't install on my old ipad or need to be tweaked (Thor, for example)so that it does not use so much processing power by turning off effects or playing monophonically.

GruvSyco · Post by **GruvSyco** » Mon Dec 02, 2013 12:18 am

bftucker wrote:Uh....that isn't me.

Rheyne is a friend of mine who lives in New Jersey. Please check out his other 92 videos. If you start at Number 1, you will get to see his development as his iPads get more numerous. By the way, he works in a music store...but that might be obvious from all the equipment.

Rheyne is insanely good with his tools. I've been following him for a while now and am continually impressed by his Live workflow.

kevvvvv · Post by **kevvvvv** » Wed Dec 11, 2013 4:47 pm

Just to keep everybody in the loop ....

I've splashed out and got an iPad Air with 128gb.

Now I'm searching for the best apps to use - midi / loop stuff / digi keyboard

Cubasis looks like a good start as it uses the new inter app audio

- which will no doubt be the winner among the connectivity technologies available, as Apple support it.

But otoh all the Pocket Audio stuff looks good too.

So much choice

All suggestions for next steps welcome

kev

JoeCat · Post by **JoeCat** » Fri Dec 13, 2013 9:15 pm

Anyone using 32 or 64G? I'm not sure about shelling out for 128 - not going to keep a lot of samples on it, but certainly want to run a daw, some synths, etc. My guess is the app footprint is not that great so even 32 is fine (I won't store much music/video).

kevvvvv · Post by **kevvvvv** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 6:47 am

JoeCat ..... I know what you mean about only needing 32 or 48.

It seems a reasonable amount by today's standards.

But in 2-3 years you'll still have your ipad, and 32 gb will seem puny in the face of ever hungrier apps that you "must-have"

We're just seeing the beginning of ios music - it's got a long way to go, so be prepared.

JoeCat · Post by **JoeCat** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 2:07 pm

kevvvvv wrote:JoeCat ..... I know what you mean about only needing 32 or 48.

It seems a reasonable amount by today's standards.

But in 2-3 years you'll still have your ipad, and 32 gb will seem puny in the face of ever hungrier apps that you "must-have"

We're just seeing the beginning of ios music - it's got a long way to go, so be prepared.

Your right - at some point I'll be thinking "why didn't I just spend that extra hundred"?

ObiWonder · Post by **ObiWonder** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 10:36 pm

damuso wrote:
kevvvvv wrote:thanks, damuso

Ipad Air with 128gb sounds about right.

I'll flog one of my guitars to get the loot together.

Have you any three favourite music apps, or other essentials, you recommend?
It's the early days of serious music making on iPad. I would expect rapid advancements in software in 2014. As of now the free GarageBand for iOS is deceptively powerful and indicator of what's possible. Cubasis is another great step forward it weighs in at around $50.00. Korg also has a couple of synths out (MS20 and PolySix) , IK Multimedia seems to have wholeheartedly embraced the iPad so keep an eye on them.

So start with GarageBand... there are clear limitations to it, buts it's a risk free way to start to get a feel for what you personally want out of a iPad music production experience then from there you can shop accordingly.

Thanks for that, we do have some great stuff planned for 2014 too.

best ipad for making music