Did you buy any of the apps on sale?

JeffChasteen

Both of the zMors synths
iSem
RF- 1
SwarPlug
Piano pack in SampleTank
Korvpressor
Enkl

I think that's it...

Ben

@JRSIV said:

@Ben said:

Thanks everyone for the input (or poking with a friendly stick.) But AU throws me. Can the app still be used in the conventional Audiobus workflow? Deal breaker for me.

iSEM and the Aurturia synths were some of the first iOS music apps I got, very great purchases, especially iSEM with it's Oberheim goodness.

It absolutely functions in the conventional pre-AU iOS music production workflow of Audiobus or IAA into a DAW, AUM, etc.

AU-Audio Units is Apple's version of Steinbergs VST plugin protocol. VST plugins are Windows/PC based, while Apple has made AU it's platform for desktop/laptop plugins.
iOS music production is now benefiting from AU as it grows within iOS slowly but surely. It's still very early and AudioBus/IAA is the only way to use a great deal of the instrument & effect apps.

AU is growing all the time, (Auria just became a AU host, etc.) iSEM is one of those older apps long used in the AudioBus/IAA the recording process that now has AU functionality. Biggest advantage is being able to use multiple instances of the app on different tracks, etc. You use iSEM with AudioBus, you have to record it down in order to use it more than that occasion if wanting to record/sequence many elements at the same time. With AU, you may use multiple instances of iSEM with the processor maxing out the only thing limiting how many.

I'm sure you knew most of this as do the bulk of the membership, but if there's newer members of the family still adjusting to using iOS as their defacto studio, I'm just trying to help. Be cool...

Actually, no I didn't know all,of that. Thanks for the education brother.

Matt_Fletcher_2000

Enkl...!!!!!!

Get it. It's ridiculously cheap. It's an AU, and it really sounds lush.

So good that I had to go and make a thread about it to share the love.

Massively under mentioned / under rated.

decibelle

Yes, I got an unnerving intercourse-tonne of apps plus my first new desktop in 7 years and some lip gloss. For realz, the lip gloss was on Black Friday Special.

Apple gave me a £120 gift card for getting my MacBook Pro today. Well, not exactly "gave" as such ...

I really did get the lip gloss. Just thought that needed emphasising. Again. Imma be poor but pretty, and pretty poor (relatively speaking).

hashtagFirstWorldProblems

asnor

Enkl, huh? will have a look.

Meanwhile, I got "The Weather", by Tinybop, for the kids.

*Enkl bought.

telecharge

@audiblevideo said:
Launchpad sound packs
(Not into EDM so lots of hip hop - wish they had vocal packs) to use in blocs

Would you be kind enough to share what packs you like?

skiphunt

Haven't stopped yet... but so far:

Quincy
3X Launchpad Pack (still thinking about the sample importer, but will likely grab at least another pack)
Moog Model 15
iVCS3
Phasemaker
Photophor
Phawuo
rrarrow
76 Synthesizer
Dedalus
Limiter
zMors EQ
TC-Data
iSEM
Audulous

Contemplating one or two of these before I call it done:
(favoring smaller filesize footprint and universal)

RF-1
RP-1
Dot Melody
ARP Odyssei
Enkl
Paintstorm Studio

telecharge

@Ocsprey said:
Was hoping Kirnu Cream Mobile would go on sale... holding out still

http://www.pluginboutique.com/product/2-Effects/14-MIDI-Arp/1385-Cream

telecharge

@Matt_Fletcher_2000 said:
But I got:

• couple of launch pad sound packs

Would you be kind enough to share what packs you like?

mannix

@skiphunt said:
Haven't stopped yet... but so far:

Contemplating 3-4 of these before I call it done:
(favoring smaller filesize footprint and universal)

Dedalus
Limiter
Audulous
RF-1
RP-1
Dot Melody
TC-Data
ARP Odyssei
iSEM
Enkl
zMors Modular
zMors EQ
(toying with one of the Sugar Bytes offerings, but I'm thinking maybe they're not for me)

Also thinking of TC-DATA but somehow I have the idea that it takes quite an effort to link it up... so probably too timeconsuming and effort for me. Any idea's about that?

Bought Enkl and for the price you can't go wrong

skiphunt

@mannix said:

@skiphunt said:
Haven't stopped yet... but so far:

Contemplating 3-4 of these before I call it done:
(favoring smaller filesize footprint and universal)

Dedalus
Limiter
Audulous
RF-1
RP-1
Dot Melody
TC-Data
ARP Odyssei
iSEM
Enkl
zMors Modular
zMors EQ
(toying with one of the Sugar Bytes offerings, but I'm thinking maybe they're not for me)

Also thinking of TC-DATA but somehow I gd the idea that it takes quite an effort to link it up... so probably too timeconsuming and effort for me. Any idea's about that?

Bought Enkl and for the price you can't go wrong

I'm not sure. I'm not one to make tunes, songs and such like several here. I'm more interested in ethereal, weird, soundscapey, soundtrack, FX sort of stuff... with just a little bit of composition.

Feeling synths like iSEM, Enkl, Odyssei, etc. are more for the song crafting folks and not so much for the soundscapers like myself.

mannix

@skiphunt said:

@mannix said:

@skiphunt said:
Haven't stopped yet... but so far:

Contemplating 3-4 of these before I call it done:
(favoring smaller filesize footprint and universal)

Dedalus
Limiter
Audulous
RF-1
RP-1
Dot Melody
TC-Data
ARP Odyssei
iSEM
Enkl
zMors Modular
zMors EQ
(toying with one of the Sugar Bytes offerings, but I'm thinking maybe they're not for me)

Also thinking of TC-DATA but somehow I gd the idea that it takes quite an effort to link it up... so probably too timeconsuming and effort for me. Any idea's about that?

Bought Enkl and for the price you can't go wrong

I'm not sure. I'm not one to make tunes, songs and such like several here. I'm more interested in ethereal, weird, soundscapey, soundtrack, FX sort of stuff... with just a little bit of composition.

Feeling synths like iSEM, Enkl, Odyssei, etc. are more for the song crafting folks and not so much for the soundscapers like myself.

Enkl has more a chiptunes sound imo, If your more into soundmangling have look at Apesoft/ Amazing Sound apps. They're nicely priced now.

ToMess

Bought zmh-1 and model 15. I was going to buy the model 15 a while back, but luckily was able to keep myself from buying it. Now that it was on sale, i just had to get it. Zmh-1 i had been eyeing for quite a while as well. Only had a chance to play zmh for a while with my hardware organ, and seemed to work well. Havent spent much time with model 15 yet either, but i did sample some of its self oscilating sounds with me playing with lp filter, chopped parts of it on pads and used on a song im making. Sounds wicked

skiphunt

@mannix said:

@skiphunt said:

@mannix said:

@skiphunt said:
Haven't stopped yet... but so far:

Contemplating 3-4 of these before I call it done:
(favoring smaller filesize footprint and universal)

Dedalus
Limiter
Audulous
RF-1
RP-1
Dot Melody
TC-Data
ARP Odyssei
iSEM
Enkl
zMors Modular
zMors EQ
(toying with one of the Sugar Bytes offerings, but I'm thinking maybe they're not for me)

Also thinking of TC-DATA but somehow I gd the idea that it takes quite an effort to link it up... so probably too timeconsuming and effort for me. Any idea's about that?

Bought Enkl and for the price you can't go wrong

I'm not sure. I'm not one to make tunes, songs and such like several here. I'm more interested in ethereal, weird, soundscapey, soundtrack, FX sort of stuff... with just a little bit of composition.

Feeling synths like iSEM, Enkl, Odyssei, etc. are more for the song crafting folks and not so much for the soundscapers like myself.

Enkl has more a chiptunes sound imo, If your more into soundmangling have look at Apesoft/ Amazing Sound apps. They're nicely priced now.

Yes, I have all their stuff just about. I'm actually well-stocked in the mangling and generative departments. Truth be told, I don't need any more apps at all, but some of these I have left look like some fun could be had. And, I'm obviously an addict who loves a good sale.

johnfromberkeley

@johnn said:
Ive spent $4 so far. I'd love to buy the model 15. I'm waiting on Auria pro, hopefully I can get it at a good price so that I can buy their in app purchases... like DRUMAGOG!!!

drumagog IAP has never gone on sale. : (

It's not something I ~need~ and I believe it's a limited version, but a sale would get me to snap it up in a hot second.

JRSIV

@kin said:
Thanks for that post JRSIV , much appreciated.
Some of us have no grounding in electronic music at all, let alone IOS.

No worries. It reminds me of my beginnings in recording but flipped. Recording musicians when I began had too little information to go on, recording musicians today have too much. Let me explain:

In the early 90's, working with cassette PortaStudio 4 tracks, the interwebs were still a ways off & books, sometimes years past their technology expiration, were all I could get. Maybe a guitar magazine might have an article or two every here & there but until I found EQ magazine at a Tower Records & Recording Magazine's debut, the books were it.

They had the fundamentals of recording though. My favorite was a book printed by Billboard magazine of all people, called the Guide to Home Recording.

The technology is caveman, ADATs if you're lucky are the cutting edge when this was printed. But it's lessons on mic placement, levels, equalization, compression, frequency spectrum and so much more make it valid just as much today as it was in 1994. Just instead of recording to a 1/2" 8 track tape machine connected to a mixer and outboard effects, you are recording to an iPad.

In the beginning I had very little to educate myself with, guys starting today have TOO MUCH. It must be really intimidating just beginning and asking a simple question on a forum and then getting your head stuck in your own ass for "asking such a dumb question", or being told "search is your friend" a million.

It is just hard to type in "home recording" in Google and get 4,567,983 results in 0.32 seconds and not be like "Fuuu... where do I start?". Apps in iOS have great manuals usually which is helpful and YouTube is great, seeing someone actually doing what you are trying to do is invaluable.

I hope new guys look at the breadth of information available as a positive in the beginning, and remain patient and be willing to fail and learn through trial & error. As much as older (not OLD! Lol) dudes like me look back fondly on our beginnings, I would've dug getting to come up now with all of the tools that are available...just put effort into your passion and it'll pay you back in spades.

I still feel like I'm just learning because I am. I learn something new about this art everyday and that's the goal. Sorry to go all philosophical on you guys but as a guitar teacher for many years & someone who loves seeing the lights come on in someone's eyes when they "get it", I just can't help but try to give a bit of encouragement to new cats like the older cats I met did for me...

Peace & Happy App buying!
Who needs "traditional" 9Thanksgiving, last night I got me and the wife El Pollo Loco, made 4 breasts and 2 wings into a turkey shape on a plate, rice, tortillas, pico de gallo... just like Plymouth Rock and only cost $8.50!

Lol...I kid, I kid ...We had popcorn & water. Hey I NEEDED Model 15 okay?!?

busker

@johnfromberkeley said:
drumagog IAP has never gone on sale. : (

It's not something I ~need~ and I believe it's a limited version, but a sale would get me to snap it up in a hot second.

Actually I did pick this up on sale a while back, so there is some hope

audiblevideo

@telecharge said:

@audiblevideo said:
Launchpad sound packs
(Not into EDM so lots of hip hop - wish they had vocal packs) to use in blocs

Would you be kind enough to share what packs you like?

Hip hop noir
Instrumental hip hop
Golden era hip hop
Funk hop
Chill hop
Soulful dubstep
Junk percussion
Dub grooves
Analogue tech
Ceezy

AudioGus

@audiblevideo said:

@telecharge said:

@audiblevideo said:
Launchpad sound packs
(Not into EDM so lots of hip hop - wish they had vocal packs) to use in blocs

Would you be kind enough to share what packs you like?

Hip hop noir
Instrumental hip hop
Golden era hip hop
Funk hop
Chill hop
Soulful dubstep
Junk percussion
Dub grooves
Analogue tech
Ceezy

Strange, I have not been able to download any Launchpad packs. It just says 'waiting for server'.

audiblevideo

Strange, I have not been able to download any Launchpad packs. It just says 'waiting for server'.

@AudioGus did mine yesterday so dunno...

telecharge

@audiblevideo said:
Analogue tech

Thanks. I'm about 1/4 through auditioning all of the packs on Soundcloud. Analogue tech is one I like.

Does anyone know if there is information available about how many loops/samples there are in the various soundpacks?

johnfromberkeley

@busker said:

@johnfromberkeley said:
drumagog IAP has never gone on sale. : (

It's not something I ~need~ and I believe it's a limited version, but a sale would get me to snap it up in a hot second.

Actually I did pick this up on sale a while back, so there is some hope

It must have been eons ago. I'm pretty vigilant.

JohnnyGoodyear

@JRSIV said:

@kin said:
Thanks for that post JRSIV , much appreciated.
Some of us have no grounding in electronic music at all, let alone IOS.

No worries. It reminds me of my beginnings in recording but flipped. Recording musicians when I began had too little information to go on, recording musicians today have too much. Let me explain:

In the early 90's, working with cassette PortaStudio 4 tracks, the interwebs were still a ways off & books, sometimes years past their technology expiration, were all I could get. Maybe a guitar magazine might have an article or two every here & there but until I found EQ magazine at a Tower Records & Recording Magazine's debut, the books were it.

They had the fundamentals of recording though. My favorite was a book printed by Billboard magazine of all people, called the Guide to Home Recording.

The technology is caveman, ADATs if you're lucky are the cutting edge when this was printed. But it's lessons on mic placement, levels, equalization, compression, frequency spectrum and so much more make it valid just as much today as it was in 1994. Just instead of recording to a 1/2" 8 track tape machine connected to a mixer and outboard effects, you are recording to an iPad.

In the beginning I had very little to educate myself with, guys starting today have TOO MUCH. It must be really intimidating just beginning and asking a simple question on a forum and then getting your head stuck in your own ass for "asking such a dumb question", or being told "search is your friend" a million.

It is just hard to type in "home recording" in Google and get 4,567,983 results in 0.32 seconds and not be like "Fuuu... where do I start?". Apps in iOS have great manuals usually which is helpful and YouTube is great, seeing someone actually doing what you are trying to do is invaluable.

I hope new guys look at the breadth of information available as a positive in the beginning, and remain patient and be willing to fail and learn through trial & error. As much as older (not OLD! Lol) dudes like me look back fondly on our beginnings, I would've dug getting to come up now with all of the tools that are available...just put effort into your passion and it'll pay you back in spades.

I still feel like I'm just learning because I am. I learn something new about this art everyday and that's the goal. Sorry to go all philosophical on you guys but as a guitar teacher for many years & someone who loves seeing the lights come on in someone's eyes when they "get it", I just can't help but try to give a bit of encouragement to new cats like the older cats I met did for me...

Peace & Happy App buying!
Who needs "traditional" 9Thanksgiving, last night I got me and the wife El Pollo Loco, made 4 breasts and 2 wings into a turkey shape on a plate, rice, tortillas, pico de gallo... just like Plymouth Rock and only cost $8.50!

Lol...I kid, I kid ...We had popcorn & water. Hey I NEEDED Model 15 okay?!?

Good stuff there Mister. You do know that we're all older than you right

JRSIV

@JohnnyGoodyear said:

Good stuff there Mister. You do know that we're all older than you right

Brother, I've been so weird since turning 40 last year I guess I subconsciously get apologetic not wanting to look like one of those stereotypical "In my day" Dana Carvey on SNL type old dudes, lol.

I shouldn't here of all places because since I joined the forum last year NO ONE pulls any trips or superiority complex. It's very ageless here with everyone really putting out good energy. Like I said, it's my first world problem to overcome.

Thanks though Johnny, from you that compliment means a lot.

decibelle

@JRSIV said:

[...] since I joined the forum last year NO ONE pulls any trips or superiority complex.

Sadly, I've found that statement and my experiences to differ. Those who choose such behaviours must have directed them towards people other than you, I guess.

I wish my experiences were more like yours. Oh well. I am glad for you though.

Long may your past experiences here continue for you from now on!

[toasts with raised glass]

skiphunt

Enkl vs iSem?

telecharge

@skiphunt said:
Enkl vs iSem?

You know you're going to end up with both of them anyway. Just rip off the $7 band aid and get it over with.

skiphunt

@telecharge said:

@skiphunt said:
Enkl vs iSem?

You know you're going to end up with both of them anyway. Just rip off the $7 band aid and get it over with.

Kinda flush with synths. Don't really need either but thought I'd get just one more that might sound unique or have the potential compared to most of my others.

telecharge

@skiphunt said:
Kinda flush with synths. Don't really need either but thought I'd get just one more that might sound unique or have the potential compared to most of my others.

Who isn't? I vote for iSEM. Hard to wrong with an Oberheim emulation from a top company.

I bought Enkl earlier today.

[Deleted User]

I still haven't bought anything, I'm worried I'm coming down with something.