shanecgriffo wrote:It's definitely not midi... They are audio loops.. It does need a few features added/fixedvago wrote:Review summary - Don't buy.
I am a Professional musician and love playing on the iPad.
I bought SessionBand hoping it will deliver it's 80,000 pro recorded loops.
I also made the extra purchase of unlocking all extra content ("complete bundle") to make sure i get all the loops.
I must say that although the UI is amazing, the app at it's current state is a rip off.
There are a 71 music arrangements in which you get 5 play types (normal, 3xfill and a finale) for 12 notes and 7 chord types (7x12x5=420)
So... you get less than 30,000 music loops.
Just that these are not real loop recording but just low grade midi arrangements that get transposed to match your note selection.
I was hoping for something great but got a crappy "band in a box" wanna be (it doesn't even come close of being a good band in a box).
I really hope they will fix it in the future and deliver the promised pro grade loops instead of the current ones.
I'd actually prefer if it was a good midi app instead.. I've run out of room on my iPad..
The editing I find very clunky .. The acoustic/blues/folk/country sounds are played by people not sure about the electronic as I haven't listened to it much but what I did hear sounded pretty sequenced but I guess in a lot of cases in the studio it is!
I'm not a pro musician but friends are and we think this app is awesome. Definitely not midi otherwise it would be a fraction of the download size!!! Listen to the guitars and basses!!!! They're real players! Band in a box? That cumbersome pc based thing from the 80s?? Do me a flavour!!
not sure how you get to 30k loops...most of the sets are 5 deep..isnt that the point of the app...? check your maths!!
Pro musicians eh???