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I was already an electronic musician but iKaossilator was my first iPad music app that was super easy, engaging, and just made sense. I created a lot of good material in there before needing something more complex. Gadget is certainly a sonic playground and on the next level, but maybe difficult for one who is just getting started.
I'll recommend another direction instead. Get him Blocs Wave and Launchpad with some sound packs he might like. My daughter hadn't ever played with any musical apps before she got her hands on those and had an absolute ball creating original compositions using loops. It is very easy to get some great sounding results quickly and some early victories there will help inspire him to dive deeper soon after which is when you can throw synthesis at him.
That's a great compendium of freebies there.
Nice work.
Plus this.
Korg Gadget and Propellerhead Figure those two apps are the best for start or if you want something more "simple" only mostly for drums DM-2
DJ version gives you song decks, letting you play songs synchronized to your loops. You can also purchase song decks as IAP from the HD version.
Loop credits let you purchase loops from the included online browser. The app ships with 20 loop credits.
Korg Gadget as a long term investment.
Caustic is much cheaper and maybe more immediately satisfying as an introduction to beat production.
Thanks so much for all the feedback, this definitely helps a lot. I was also thinking the Beathawk as an option - I think I have received some great feedback and it was actually a very fun thread, and nice to know I am not the only one on the block with similar experiences or teenagers.
Al little bit more info, my son is turning 14 in a few days. He took Piano lessons (beginner) a a few years back at age 9-10 and could read very basic notes, but understood the concepts. I also see him mocking up tunes in Minecraft where he builds tunes out of blocks and then triggers them to copy tunes he hears. He also has mocked up earthbound by ear and used some app to paint in the notes, similar to a piano roll.
Anyhow - thank you all for you comments.
Creating tunes in Minecraft is not a super simple task. I asked my son about it, who used to play a lot of Minecraft in the past. He said that your son likely was using red stone technology in Minecraft, which is somehow like creating a machine that does what you want. Since your son managed to do this, he should not have relevant problems to learn any of the music apps that were suggested in this thread.
Your son is talented, so go get some credit from your bank
Get the LogicRemote App plus a MacBook Pro 15" plus LogicPro X.
Add 2 ROLI Lightpad Blocks to the setup. The ROLI stuff includes a light version of Ableton.
Once you're at it, get him an iPad Pro 12.9 2nd generation to run all the apps suggested in this thread
Thank you teleb,
I confirmed and that is indeed called redstone in Minecraft. That's how he does it - Thank your son from me:)
Well maybe next Christmas we can look at a Macbook or something. Right now I was able to get him an IPAD (Latest GEN) 32GB though, and have been trying to figure out what would be a good starting point. I also got him a new IK multimedia IRIG I/O midi controller and changed it from 25 key to the 49 key. I actually would love for him to learn subtractive synth.
I think I at least have a starting point for him from all the wonderful comments and I just hope that he is interested in at least trying this stuff. I invested much time and research here.
Any other suggestions welcome.
Concerning IRIG. If it is not registered yet, you might still qualify to get the free Sampletank desktop full version with 30GB sample content. Don't know whether this promotion is still going on, I got it some months ago.
Concerning the iPad. I have the same iPad with 128 GB. It is quite powerfull, no problems with GarageBand running 13 tracks, 3 of them vocal tracks with EQ, compression, reverb and so forth, 1 loop track, the rest GB synths and instruments. This causes a CPU load of about 60% on my iPad. So, you can get a lot done with this iPad model.
My son is not much interested in making music, had some piano lessons, too. He actually still played with GB a little, tools some of the included Apple loops to create a tune with it. Was not problem for him to find his way through the app.
From my viewpoint as a father: the most important question is, what does your son actually want to do? If it is learning to create his own sounds with powerfull synths, well, then get him powerfull synths. If his focus is on creating arrangements with existing sounds, then the story would be a different one.
Also check for Groovebox
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/groovebox/id1242847278?mt=8
Indeed, and I would have to see where the interest takes him, we have to start somewhere right? Thanks!
I believe we get the Syntronik, Sampletek and Miroslav for IOS with this new controller and you are right you also get the Desktop version ( I don't have a good Desktop lol...) However for a 32GB IPAD I am more inclined to invest in other apps than fill up with Samples unless that is what he gets into.
Korakios thanks for the suggestion. I think I have what I need now - Thanks all!
@StMichaels Your son sounds more advanced than I was assuming. You should have him look at some Youtube demos, and take notes on what interests him. The super basic stuff might be too easy and become boring quickly. He sounds pretty ambitious if he is making tunes with the stuff he already has, even though it wasn't designed for music creation. If he had the proper tools he would probably go crazy creative.
Thanks CracklePot - With that being said any more intermediate level synths you can recommend? Is Sunrizer still a great synth to learn subtractive and does it work ok even though its not AU? I will show him a few demo videos and see what draws his attention.
All the best.
Has anybody mentioned Sunvox yet?