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iSpark or DrumPerfectPro what would you prefer
both seem similar in being sample based and providing layering - does the propability option in DrumPerfectPro add that much to the party (read: do you really care to programm using A and B velocity and propability)?
iSpark seems great fun combined withe the SparkLE controller, doesn't it?
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And per hit timing and multi out. If you care to have realistic drum beats it is just the best option out there.
Ispark is a traditional drum machine. Nothing new-new but for being able to layer sounds in iOS.
I've been spending a bit of time with both lately, and personally I prefer DrumPerfect Pro.
iSpark has a very nice UI, and is easy to get into, but it doesn't really have any decent sounding acoustic kits and it's also much harder to adjust feel and timing, because all it has is a global swing control.
DPP has global swing, but you can also adjust each beat, so if for example you want to the first kick to come in slightly early, and the second snare hit to come in slightly late, it's very easy to do and this allows you to create grooves that actually do groove.
DPP also has a selection of nice sounding acoustic kits, and the UI is improved greatly on the previous (non-pro) version. It finally has pads, so you can build grooves by finger drumming, and it allows for individual track export, which practically no other drum program on iOS does.
If you're into more electronic sounds then iSpark might be a better bet, but then again Patterning is probably the no.1 choice there. For anything that is not electronic I think DPP is ultimately better, even if the UI of iSpark is nicer.
DrumPerfect Pro, all the way. I was hoping I'd fall in love with iSpark (I was thinking natural drums = DPP, electronic drums = iSpark/Patterning), and the GUI looks nice, but when it comes to programmability of the drums, even electronic ones, I think nothing comes close to DPP. That made me explore DPP even more, also for electronic drums, and the same is true with that as with other drums in DPP: if you have access to great samples, DPP wins (quite easily in my book). If you on the other hand are after the sounds that are in the packs of iSpark, the gap is narrowed somewhat I guess.
Having said that, I've surprised myself lately with using the sampler instrument in ModStep a lot, firstly to lay down a base for sketching, but right now often just fleshing it out in ModStep and then I can't be bothered to re-do the drums (or should I say the rhythmic patterns in that case) in another app.
iSpark for drum machine sounds, Drump Perfect for "real" drums.
Don't dismiss DrumPerfectPro for any type of drums for DAW use.
You can load in drums of your choice and record them all individually in Auria Pro using midi to send drum patterns.
DPP is worth its price just for the above ability.
I couldn't get the hang of DrumPerfect Pro and deleted it . I'm struggling a bit with ispark too but prefer it to DPP
The conventional wisdom is DrumPerfect Pro is the ultimate acoustic 'real' drums package & iSpark and Patterning are the best for digital/synth/drum machine stuff.
I agree to a point because the three mentioned can also excel when they're not in their perceived wheelhouse. I have loaded acoustic samples into Patterning, used the super easy sequencer to change velocity to add ghost notes and subtle fills and it sounded good. iSparks multiple sample layers allows it to get very convincing acoustic drums too.
But the thing for me is DrumPerfect has the better workflow. There's easy sample import & audition and once you get a hang of the somewhat complex layout/structure you can bop around pretty good, getting ideas to spring to life quickly.
I love Patterning, iSpark and the drum machine feel of some of the other apps (iMPC Pro & BeatHawk) to experiment and make more complex grooves. But for 'traditional' drums for a verse-chorus-m8 song, DrumPerfect is where it's at.
did some yt searching and came up with this idea in iSpark: setting the layer mode to random and using less than 6 layers should result in missing steps. did any of you fellow iSpark users test this already?
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