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If it's a competition, I don't know Caustic well enough to make a vote a fair one. When I decided to buy an iPad, Gadget was the first shiny thing I saw and from a company I knew well. It worked for me, and exports just fine to desktop. Must have been a few years later, I looked briefly at Caustic, but saw no reason for needing it. My guess is that the main factors for people's choices are cost, what they started with, what other apps they use that provide similar functions, their workflow, style and types of sound they favor, how the apps look to the eye and many personal considerations. So I guess the case will always be open, but This vs That is really irrelevant if you've chosen the best for you.
I find caustic less fiddly and more efficient. its not as pretty as Gadget but it got that je ne sais quoi for me that gadget lacks.
I don’t have Gadget, as I don’t want to fall into a sinkhole of buying many relatively expensive things in an exclusive environment. And I would end up doing that because I have a tendency to be a completist, so I’m simply guarding against my weakness. I just bought Caustic yesterday and, despite the outdated graphics, it’s pretty amazing and quite advanced. Going through the tutorials now. The waveform editor alone is pretty great. I like bright shiny things, but Caustic is damned elegant - a triumph of programming UI.
Sort of off-topic, but related: does anyone see the upcoming Drambo (or whatever it will be called), as a sort of updated Caustic? Different, but sort of filling that role?
I suggest the Darker skin. Agreed standard UI is so-so.
G> @anickt said:
Ahhh, nicer. Thanks!
I save the projects in my Dropbox folder on the PC and then copy them into iOS Caustic with the files app. This does end up with making copies and having to export from the iOS version to put it back on the PC. It’s not seamless, but not difficult either. I do the same for SunVox.
If Apple devices would just have the ability to seamlessly access SSD or USB storage then one could put everything on an SSD and use it anywhere.
Both are cool, but I find myself using Gadget more. Caustic is more limited in tracks as well as devices available. Gadget does have iap’s but most are worth it imo and Gasget also opens devices from Module. I really like that Gadget also has the option to export projects as Ableton projects, and supports Ableton link. Korg seems to update more regularly too, the last Caustic update was a year ago and the one before that was 4 years ago. Caustic has a lot going for it, when I bought it , it was because it was the closest thing to Reason on IOS, but I just don’t use it much.
If only Caustic had Ableton Link
Can it sync to a host in anyway?
Just MIDI
Expensive? I cannot for the life of me understand this sentiment.
It's under $150 bucks for something that you can design sound, sequence melodies, build songs, mix tracks and export to your mastering suite of choice then put on soundcloud all in under 3 hours.
You can do that with Caustic for $10...
I said relatively expensive, not absolutely expensive. Relative to iOS, yes it is expensive to get all of the gadgets. I knew someone was going to misread my post. Ding, ding - you win!
some time having passed since this thread, https://forum.audiob.us/discussion/17258/why-do-i-prefer-caustic-to-gadget/p1, what sticks in my mind is Caustic’s many synths, which are really special, and the tutorials, and the song building workflow. Which is not to say that I haven’t also bought everything Korg released before and since that old thread. But Caustic, as someone said before, is cozy and accessible and also proper mad things can be done with it
The Julia skin from the Caustic community is my favorite but there are some other winners
Caustic and it's not even close. Far more features, doesn't eat your battery at insane rates, is a one time purchase with no IAPs. The only thing Gadget has on Caustic is Files support (which can be easily worked around) and a shiny UI
Why have more than 50% voted for Gadget then?
Comparing features will only tell part of the story.
The original question was simply about which one people preferred, not about "how would you talk a Caustic fanboy into liking Gadget" or the other way 'round.
People tend to defend the things that they have invested in.
If they paid for each unit in Caustic, maybe the votes would’ve been different.
The result of the poll shows (for me) that people prefer buying a more expensive app that keeps updating, rather than a static cheaper ....
Genuinely interested in knowing what point you’re trying to make by this statement.
But most of those “updates” were just for us to download new units that can later be activated with payment to the Korg corporation.
Caustic isn’t too well known on IOS unless you came from the Android platform first. Korg is universally recognised for their keyboards and grooveboxes and they’ve released almost a dozen iOS apps.
There’s no contest actually, if you like Android you’ve got Caustic. If you are on IOS on the other hand why limit yourself?
Look up argumentum ad populum. You're doing it now. Also, was there a point to your post? The topic is which we preferred. I replied. Apparently you can't handle it. I mean, wow...
I have followed several desktop "DAW wars" in the past up to the point where people started insulting each other basically because of the different tastes and workflow preferences individual people have. Let's face it: Today we have a good choice of all-in-one apps that can all be used for making full songs. Songs from different apps will certainly sound different but they all have their place and their fans, and there must be more than just the raw feature list that makes people want to use a certain app.
Maybe it's the UI, maybe it's the familiar workflow, maybe it's the better advertisement, or maybe it's what
@rs2000 i gotcha now.
This debate will go on forever! I don’t honestly see how I am limiting myself in any way by using Caustic. As a matter of fact, if creating a piece of music is my ultimate goal then I know that Caustic provides me with all of the tools I need. Gadget does not. That’s my experience and opinion based on over 30 years making music. As they say YMMV. Use whatever works for you. And have fun doing it! That’s the bottom line isn’t it?
PS - I excpect NS2 to take over the role of Caustic in my music making anyway so there’s that.
Just for the record, I wouldn’t touch android with a ten foot pole.
I must admit that this thread has inspired me to use Caustic again, and it can live in perfect harmony with Gadget! Compose a pattern in Caustic, export the loop, import in Gadget (Zurich or Rosario), done. Not a single Gadget IAP required.
Being as objective as I possibly can be, for just a moment, I used Caustic a few years and loved every moment of it and I was tremendously productive with it as well, more so than with other deaktop tools.
The proof is in the pudding. Video examples can demonstrate it is capable of creating professional tracks in the hands of skilled users.
The Android experience is a lot better because of the third party IAPs as well, something sorely missing for iOS users. I’ve also said on this forum that Caustic PCM Synth was and could still be the king of samplers. (Debatable)
Gadget is a little more dumbed down for the masses in that advanced features accessible in Caustic aren’t yet but hopefully will soon be added to Gadget. Things like a wav editor, linear sequencer and more midi mapping etc. etc.
But conversely it’s also more up to date than Caustic because it now has Files support, but it also works reliably as an IAA output with and without Audiobus. Caustic gets very glitchy in that department. Sadly the developer has not provided assurances that these will be addressed... so as a stand-alone, a legend... but there are reasons why I don’t endorse it very strongly anymore. But of course there are always workarounds.
Korg Gadget update version 3.7 is available on the AppStore now. Any actual improvements or just more in-app purchases?