My thoughts on an iPad and music apps:
http://tarekith.com/touching-matters/
Touching Matters
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- KVRian
- 581 posts since 21 Feb, 2005 from Upper Left USA
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- KVRAF
- 2875 posts since 28 Jan, 2004 from Da Nang, Vietnam
Good summary of the iPad experience and the considerations of touchscreens & music. I think we're in the early days of this technology still.
Thanks for the post!
Thanks for the post!
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- Banned
- 3946 posts since 25 Jan, 2009
Agree to the most. And I only own an iPod so far. My iPad will arrive this month
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- KVRist
- 50 posts since 18 Mar, 2011 from USA
I have been using tons of music apps on the iPad. There is just something about the touch screen I find more appealing though less powerfulnto be sure.
A quick rundown:
Heavily Used:
NanoStudio - best overall DAW on iOS
ReBirth (despite the lack of updates!)
Mixtikl - Generative magic - also have the desktop version
GarageBand - finally exports to iMac version and from there to Logic Express!
ThumbJam - Both standalone and as a killer wireless MIDI controller for Logic Express
Korg iElectribe - Great for beat making and does Audio Copy/Paste
BassLine - because Everybody needs a 303 and unlike ReBirth, this one copy/pastes
Less Frequent but really cool:
Korg iMS20 - complicated but complete replication of iMS20 - sounds fabulous
SynthX - Cool interface a la MorphWiz with with ARP engine behind it
MorphWiz - Innovative interface with somewhat limited sound potential
Reactable - Accurate rendition of the $10,000 hardware table version - used by Bjork and really cool way to put together modularly a synth sound.
CrystalSynthXT - Since I use CrystalSynth AU for so long -same synth on iPad
SynthTronica - A very cool formant/vocoder based synth
Moog Filtatron - Still learning it but fun to twiddle
Xenon Studio - Another DAW - more sequencer based
technoBox2 - similar to ReBirth - 303, 808 and 909s
miniSynth Pro - nice basic subtractive/FM synth
Seline HD - Weird instrument optimized for iPad
omGuitar - Great strumming guitar on iPad
improVox - Vocoder - so so
bleep!Box - sequence based multi-tracker
Curtis - WEIRD synth that bases sounds on formants applied to waveforms
NLogPRO - Great synth with subtractive, FM and tons of presets
Jasuto Pro - Difficult modular synth - lets you build your own instruments
http://whitherwalter.blogspot.com
A quick rundown:
Heavily Used:
NanoStudio - best overall DAW on iOS
ReBirth (despite the lack of updates!)
Mixtikl - Generative magic - also have the desktop version
GarageBand - finally exports to iMac version and from there to Logic Express!
ThumbJam - Both standalone and as a killer wireless MIDI controller for Logic Express
Korg iElectribe - Great for beat making and does Audio Copy/Paste
BassLine - because Everybody needs a 303 and unlike ReBirth, this one copy/pastes
Less Frequent but really cool:
Korg iMS20 - complicated but complete replication of iMS20 - sounds fabulous
SynthX - Cool interface a la MorphWiz with with ARP engine behind it
MorphWiz - Innovative interface with somewhat limited sound potential
Reactable - Accurate rendition of the $10,000 hardware table version - used by Bjork and really cool way to put together modularly a synth sound.
CrystalSynthXT - Since I use CrystalSynth AU for so long -same synth on iPad
SynthTronica - A very cool formant/vocoder based synth
Moog Filtatron - Still learning it but fun to twiddle
Xenon Studio - Another DAW - more sequencer based
technoBox2 - similar to ReBirth - 303, 808 and 909s
miniSynth Pro - nice basic subtractive/FM synth
Seline HD - Weird instrument optimized for iPad
omGuitar - Great strumming guitar on iPad
improVox - Vocoder - so so
bleep!Box - sequence based multi-tracker
Curtis - WEIRD synth that bases sounds on formants applied to waveforms
NLogPRO - Great synth with subtractive, FM and tons of presets
Jasuto Pro - Difficult modular synth - lets you build your own instruments
http://whitherwalter.blogspot.com
iPad/iMac Music blog - http://whitherwalter.blogspot.com