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What are your top 5 apps?
Which apps do you use the most or get the most enjoyment out of?
We can leave Audiobus off our lists because that one kind of goes without saying.
Mine would be
- Group The Loop
Group The Loop is currently essentially where all of my audio goes to die. It's the end game in my chain and as such it's become the most important app I use. The main reason I love it is because it's an effective and fully featured looper that actually lets me build songs up quickly by putting the loops into groups (hence the name). The developer is responsive and listens to the community and Ableton Link support is coming in the next update!
- Patterning
Patterning has become my go to solution for all things percussion, it allows me to see the relationships between rhythm parts in interesting ways and build up content quickly. I also love the ability to switch kits on the fly. One of the most well designed apps on the market.
- Yamaha Synth Book AN2015
I just love the types of sounds this thing produces, and the price is right, cheap as free!
- Soundprism
I mostly use this as a midi controller even though the built in sounds are always top notch, I just like the way I can play chord progressions and melodies as the same time with it. There are other apps that can do the kind of thing but there's something about the layout of soundprism that makes it more satisfying.
- Flux:FX
Flux FX covers most of my FX needs within the ios environment. The only drawback to this one is it can be a bit of a resource hog but I rarely push it on all cylinders, I find it's best when focusing on a couple effects at a time.
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I most play/teach live so those the apps I used are mostly centered around that!
Which 5 do I reach for the most?
Off the top of my head...
Nave
Animoog
AuFX: Dub
Laplace
Addictive
PS - why do I continue to fall for these threads?
At the moment:
1) AUM - invaluable for helping my apps play together nice via IAA & Link
2) Elastic Drums - phenomenal fun. Tons of potential. In hardware form, it'd cost a small fortune.
3) Zmors modular - only bought this last night - and I'm normally not interested in modular synths - but it's great. Almost like playing a game: the addiction comes from getting to grips with some of the more abstract elements and getting that little bit further with mastering it on each go. Excellent value for money.
4) Samplr - Initially found this a bit underwhelming, got a refund. Something dragged me back, though. So, I purchased it again and realised what a fabulous, unique instrument and brilliant piece of design it is. Ace for Biosphere / Seefeel type sounds.
5) Link To MIDI - essential (and FREE!) glue between my Link apps and MIDI clock-driven hardware. Also, despite Alexandernaut's advice, it syncs apps well to clock.
These will change soon enough, no doubt. Still exploring Seekbeats and Fugue Machine. Thor, too....although that has some big flaws that Props seem unwilling to fix, which might keep it from being a favourite for me.
Also Caustic as an all-in-one
FX would have to be a separate list
Animoog
Audioshare
Auria Pro (w/ Fabfilters)
Model 15
Patterning
I can do anything I technically need to with these given that I mostly play pop rock and roll. Naturally, I have 100 more though that come in handy from time to time.
This week I have been mainly using…
• VonSux
• Virtual ANS (both these new to me)
• Gadget
and I’m still trapped in that tangle I made of
• Pufferfish Machine Fugu Machine Fugue Machine + Adults (bloody hell, why does Safari do that? I mean, every single bloody time. It’s not as if it’s not a “known about” name, it’s in the bloody Apple App Store, for flipping’s sake, and twice — I’ve bought Adults for iOS AND for OS X (where it’s easier to patch)) exploring what Fugue Machine might be like if playheads could transpose other playheads.
Loopy
Bias fx
Mitosynth
Funk drummer
Thumbjam
AUM, patterning, fugue machine, isem, loopy HD
Fortunately that only leaves 395 other apps that I use all the time off my list.
1) Animoog. Sometimes it's like there aren't other synth apps.
2) iElectribe. I'm still just beginning to understand how cool this app can be.
3) Turnado. No matter what goes in, something crazy comes out.
4) Filtatron. Most underrated app?
5) Flux:FX. What iPad dreams are made of.
As with most, it varies but currently:
1. Cubasis
2. Viking synth
3. SynthMaster player
4. Gadget
5. Voicerack FX
1 - Auria Pro
2 - Garageband
3 - Thumbjam
4 - DXi
5 - DrumPerfect Pro
Consistent. Have to give you that
Cubasis
Gadget
Genome
Patterning
Synthmaster
Audioshare / Audiobus
these are the most used
auria pro
aum
synthmaster
module
samplr
AUM
Samplr
Bebot
Borderlands
And of course FLUX:FX
Auria Pro (fully loaded with synths & effects)
AUM
Gadget (includes Module)
DrumPerfect Pro
Chordbot - For songwriting and jamming
This is my "Desert Island" list, except I don't think I could live without Audioshare.
But there are so many synths I like... 5 is just too short a list. 10 would be more reasonable.
Mitosynth
Thumbjam
Elastic Drums
Fugue Machine
ToneStack
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There. That's five.
Modstep
Cubasis
Auria pro
Egoist
Animoog
One thing I love about Animoog is that its like Moog just walked into the room where a bunch of devs just started making apps and said 'Oh I could do that.', dropped the mic and left us with one of the coolest synths ever.
AUM
Viking Synth
Patterning
Audulus
Sector
Gadget
Samplr
Animoog
Thor
iVCS3
Tonestack
Fugue machine
Can't do just 5.
Modstep
Sunvox
Elastic Drums/Seekbeats/iElectribe
3 or so synths out of my 50 favorites, depends on the day of the week/hour of the day.
1) Gadget
2) Patterning
3) iSEM
4) AUM
5) Strom
It seems like most of you have AUM on the list, it's an app which I don't have and know very little about. Can someone help explain to me what it does in simple terms?
I am also extremely confused about what Ableton Link does and what MIDI Sync/Clock is for! I tried googling for those information, but being a really un-technical person, I still have no idea about them. I play and perform live mostly, are those tools for electronic music-making?
Let's say that each music app we know and love was actually a hardware instrument with a touchscreen. Each cost 1000 dollars. Let's say each instrument offered the features of the app as we know it + Aum/Audioshare capabilities & 64 GB of memory. What would I pay a grand for?
Samplr
Patterning
Gadget
Honorable consideration to Sector and Modstep (for it's Sampler alone!)
Now, I can't afford a grand for any of these devices, as evidenced by my not owning an OP-1. But I would seriously consider selling off my other loved gear for Samplr: the instrument. It's that good to me.
SECTOR - So brilliant. Best slicer I've come across on any operating system, desktop or mobile. Almost worth owning an iPad just for this.
SunVox - Such a wonderful and unique tool, for synthesis and sample manipulation, or a mixture of both. I also like than so many puny humans can't figure it out.
ChordPolyPad - Highly usable MIDI controller, good for a number of things and very easy to set up.
Alchemy Mobile - I bought all the packs when they went on sale and it feels like it's depth is unmatched on iOS. Not only that but patches are easy to set up with it's carefully selected set of parameters. Hopefully we haven't seen the last of it on iOS.
AUM - Has brought a breath of fresh air to iOS recording, with it's wonderful integration with AudioShare and iOS in general, along with it's old school approach to putting together a track.