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Lemur v TouchOSC v TC-Data
Looking for comparisons, and what makes each unique.
TC-Data will be universal soon, so that's a nonissue.
Primarily interested in controlling synths (Audulus, DRC, Elastic Drums, Gadget, Module, Model 15, Phasemaker, Viking) on the same device. Will keep in mind comments about latency and such controlling other devices for future reference.
I know TC-Data will support 3D Touch, not sure if the other two do.
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My personal favorite isn't on your list: TB Midi Stuff. To me it's the most convenient and understandable for creating and modifying templates. The on-device template editor is outstanding. It also has a very handy keyboard, mixer, and drum pads that can be brought up over existing templates. Very nice.
Lemur: Perhaps more powerful, but (to me) a much higher learning curve. The on-device editor is limited. If you want to get serious with it you need to hook up to a PC. I like it, but rarely use it.
TouchOSC: Haven't used it in years because at the time there was no on-board editor. Hooking up to a PC to do editing is a non-starter for me. There were also many other limitations. The app could have evolved since then, so don't take my word for it.
The others I haven't used. I recently bought TC-Data and am itching to try it out, but haven't had time.
I think the problem is more that you want to control several apps on the same device. It's better to control things from another device, be it a second iPad or hardware.
My vote would be TC-Data. You can Modify the data you're sending to apps in some very unique ways - like how far the controls are spaced apart on the screen, makes for some robust modulating - control mulitple apps per patch, and my favorite, use incoming hardware data to control TC controlling other apps.
another strength of TC is the ability to control multiple parameters simultaneously in a single 'gesture'. Scaling is easy to setup, imho it's got one of the most clearly structered interface approaches.
It's very unusual, though... some learning curve applies, but it's less obscure than Lemur.
Lemur supports scripting and has a special Canvas object that allows you to develop custom widgets. The learning curve is steep but rewarding
I haven't even really gotten my head wrapped around TC-Data. I really want to understand it better, but I basically understand using an XY for cutoff/resonance, but once you get into "distance from center"/"distance moved"/etc I'm not sure necessarily how you would have them all interact with each other. Maybe it's better for one app than multiples, but I'll defer to others with more experience.
I had a couple computer science classes in high school so understood scripting minimally but was able to get into Lemur pretty easily. It's great for controlling multiple apps at the same time for what that's worth.