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@j_liljedahl thanks for this fantastic resource, it's something I've been missing in iOS music.
Coming from using Logic and Reason on the computer, in iOS I'd been missing a way to do bus effects, sub mixes, all of the routing and mixing things you get used to. I've been able to do that with AUM, and everything I wanted to do I could figure out without having to look it up.
I love the file player, that it works like a tape machine, changing the pitch. Love that it is set up for loops, and has tempo info on the length of the file. That along with the tempo snap on the trim tool in audioshare is really nice for making loops.
Love the utility inserts too, all of the channel transforming tools, mid side, etc.
I had small request at some point when you are back into development?
Would it make more sense if the pre-fader bus sends to be muted when the channel is muted? One could always turn the volume fader down on the main mix, if they wanted to keep the bus send going while muting the main output for that track. That's how most pro and prosumer mixing boards work, as well as DAWs.
On the same subject, would it work to have new bus sends default to post fader? That being a more used configuration, the pre fader sends are mostly just used for a monitor mix, or side chain thing, more advanced in iOS music, than say, wanting to aux send some of each track to a reverb.
Thanks!
Actually it was like that in an earlier beta stage. Now, you can instead simply swipe the source node into bypass (eject visible), I think that gives what you're after, muting the channel source?
Makes sense, good point! Maybe an option, next to "default fader level" in settings.
Any chance of making the Mix busses avaiable externally as Audiobus sources?
That was my first idea, but decided to have separate destinations for Audiobus/IAA, so that you can use both. In the rare case where you want to send a channel to both a mix bus and Audiobus/IAA, just use a post fader Bus Send at the end of the fx chain!
Did you try Auria?
Great app. Just bought 20 minutes ago and i can see myself using that over cubasis and auria. It looks like the perfect combo with gadget if i can set it up.
Sorry i have a dumb question : i can't figure out how to synchronize Korg Gadget with the transport buttons (play, record, back to start, etc). Can anyone help ?
And while I'm at it, it it possible to route each gadget to each AUM track ??
I've heard of it, being a reader here, but don't really do full on music production on the iPad, since I have the computer and spent years learning logic. The iOS is more of an instrument to me. This AUM mixer fits in a nice spot, because it makes the DAW style mixer available in a minimal, lightweight format. Kind of like what a keyboard player (that's gotten kinda carried away) with a stack of keyboards would want, as a sub mixer.
i think somebody else brought up the Gadget transport question already on one of the threads here - I'm not sure if Aum sends start/stop. (can't remember what the answer was exactly)
And no, you won't be able to route each Gadget track seperately out.
1)AUM at the moment doesn't transport sync.
2)nope. Gadget has one only output.
You can only sync start/stop by loading gadget into audiobus and using the global start stop button in AB because Gadget doesn't do Iaa host sync, and Link doesn't do start stop.
Back to start is not possible.
No, if you have your track defined in gadget you could export the stubs and load them into file players on Aum tracks
AUM does send start/stop, just try with Sector or Patterning or ThumbJam, etc.. But it doesn't send MIDI start/stop/clock.
I've found Audiobus useful here- if Link is active in Aum, Gadget and AB, and you load Aum, and Gadget into AB (the routing options are many, I've just placed gadget next to Aum as sources side by side, because I've loaded gadget already in Aum as IAA- this set up first before AB, then Gadget will say "Busy" in AB) the AB control strip will appear in both Aum and Gadget, and because of Link AB gets its own start stop controls...along with Aum when in Gadget
This is a "secret" weapon that comes with AB having Link, it becomes a clock master for Aum and Gadget (and elastic drum, seekbeat, and other apps with there own sequencers that can be problematic to sync) and also a control panel that appears in each app- with start options for each even when the app says "Busy", or AB says app is "reporting an error condition"
It's a drag that Gadget isn't multi timbral multi MIDI, but with the AB and each apps controls appearing for all apps in each app, it is possible to hot switch various things including which Gadget receives midi from Aums keys, and to record others you've sequenced inside the Gadg (by hot cueing Gadgets transport)
Yeah, @MiniDX @j_liljedahl it sends IAA host sync, so apps that support it will work well. Korg only receives midi clock. The work around I came up with is either use loopyhd as a master converter (load it on a track, it gets clock from AUM and can then send midi clock to any destination including gadget) or 2) if I'm sequencing, I use modstep and load AUM channels into modstep with gadget and my other devices on it. Then I use modstep as the master since it sends midi and host clock among others and use AUM just for the effects / channel benefits. I detailed it in another thread, but I'm repeating it since I'm guessing there are a few gadget owners who would like to be able to use gadget in AUM along with other instruments, drum machines, effects, etc...
tonight we have William S. Burroughs on the vocals
Ok thanks for the answers.
Let's try the reverse then : Is it possible to arm the rec button in AUM, then go to Gadget and press play so AUM start recording when Gadget starts playing ?
@minidx also no. AUM receives MMC and IAA but not midi clock (it also receives mappable midi cc's but that won't help you either).
The lovely thing about gadget is that you can export perfect loops for each track, for later mix in AUM
Yep, it seems the real deal is to export the individual files from gadget to dropbox, and then import in AUM.
Thanks for clarifications guys.
I personally use audiocopy>audioshare
Now that we have the nice Viking AU I really hope that the built-in midi-keyboard in AUM gets some controllers starting with pitch-bend and mod-wheel
Thank you for this obvious (once you know) and concise explanation; a huge plus to someone who's never bussed more than their own dishes before.
Tried my first AU effect, Phlonx Phaser, and the sliders all glitch out.
Display shows "0" after you try to move them.
This is on an iPhone 6+ and it has left me wondering, like so many other iOS experiences, just where the problem lies.
Have to say, working with the file player is the most reliable and functional method at the moment. Sync start and stop for each file would be grand, as would custom quantization per channel (2, 3, 4 bars, etc.).
Digital Live Workstation all the way.
In GarageBand on the same 'page' as the Viking presets it also has pitch bend and mod wheel.
I was trying the app on my ipad 4th gen and wasn't opening the apps (instruments or fx) inside the app.If I had them opened before there was no problem.Still trying to route properly...
I've sent feedback to the developer as it doesn't affect only AUM, it flickers/snaps to zero in Cubasis too.
Garageband doesn't support AU-Effects so AUM and Cubasis are the only hosts I've tested with.
I'm using an iPad Air 2 iOS9.2.1.
Buttercup Bitcrush (The other AU in the same 'flora' series) is also affected by the flickering when used as AU.
So hopefully the issue will get sorted out before the rest of the Flora's get AU'd.
There a contact-form at the bottom of this page.
http://timothy-j.com/flora
Another thing that makes Patterning awesome! Is there a list somewhere of the apps that support IAA start/stop? (In particular anything that also sends out midi like Genome? That would be useful indeed.)
I sent feedback as well. Been eyeing these effects for a while, and yeah it seems they are all in the process of getting the AU treatment.
While I'm here...
@j_liljedahl How about custom scales for the keyboard? This would especially help the tiny keyboard layout on the iPhone's screen. Having the sharp/flat keys the same size as the other notes would help for this reason too. Just a thought.
AUM is really groundbreakin'!
But, I'll had some cracking sounds in this combination (se pic), but a real hardware reset of my iPad Air2 and put the iPad in flightmode made the sounds perfect!
Thanks Jonatan for this piece of jewellery!
@j_liljedahl Please do consider adding Pitch & Mod 'wheels/sliders' to the AUM Built-in Midi-Keyboard and if there's space left a few assignable knobs would be super.