Ultimate iOS (my opinion, what's yours)

Philippe

@Fruitbat1919 said:
iMPC Pro2 + BeatMaker 3 + NanoStudio 2 + Cubasis all thrown into Auria Pro

😂😂!!

ALB

@reasOne said:

@SlowwFloww said:
Caustic

• great workflow
• .sf2 import
• big community: lots of free presets, project files
• free desktop version
• No bugs
• Modular synth
  etc.

I'm seriously considering caustic, it seems great...i just need to look into it more, it deff seems like a good gadget type deal, but I always run into the issue that I can't use my fav au synths, in those kind of environments

Caustic is really good. You can also use its midi to control your favorite synths, should you want to do so. Just a thought...

reasOne

Great video you made @SlowwFloww in deff really liking that chopping method, I make ambient, slow tempo music with drums, non acoustic drums so I'll have to look in and see how it plays in that land...

Ha love the description @kinkujin , I'm not totally against the walled gardens, as long as they can do most things I and export stems, I can finish em up later, deff sounds good

reasOne

@lairdhenn said:
AUM hosting various au and fx, Patterning 2 or Elastic Drums for drums, krft as midi sequencer. Perfect setup for me.

I love krft, it's really really fun and it works great!!! I wanna make a bunch of stuff with it

reasOne

@LeonKowalski said:

@reasOne said:

@LeonKowalski said:

@reasOne said:

@LeonKowalski said:
Korg Gadget, still. Thought of it as of a stepstone to more „serious“ music making, but one year into it I‘m still amazed what can be done with. Right now, it‘s all I need (including almost every IAP and Module, iM1, iMonoPoly, iOdyssey, iWavestation).

Which means I have paid hundreds of so far unnecessary extra bucks for all the other great synth/fx/sequencer/whatever apps that I have even used so far.

Gadget is deff an all in one app, I hate I can't use my audio units and iaa synths / effects Inside of it, but at least it has good internal effects...i love gadget but when I want to use other synths I have to go to modstep

Yes, exactly. If I could use other AU fx and synths, I would probably never move on from Gadget. I get almost carried away when I think about using apps like Patterning2, Kosmonaut or Digital D1 in Gadget...

So... next step will be Cubasis or NanoStudio2 for me, but it might take some time until then...

I honestly would say modstep and ns2 way above cubasis. Cubasis has the name but it doesn't deliver imo...it's one of the few expensive purchases I regret and consider deleting everyday...modstep is my fav Home rn

That‘s interesting, and as I could use some more information before making the „next step“, I‘d really like to know what the problems with Cubasis are for you, and what NS 2 and maybe other DAWs do better.

Well Modstep is a host but feels like a daw to me, while you have to use your auv3s and iaa stuff to make sound ( it has a synth and sampler internally but I haven't really dug into them ) it lets you create parts, patterns, clips in a linear but also non linear form, it's like a huge canvas where you can make parts and sketches and then decide just by pressing on them the order you want them to play in.... With AUM and Modstep working together it really is my most productive means to finish songs and sketch ideas...

Cubasis is too many steps for me to do simple things, I hate the sample / audio organization, and I don't think that linear style work flow is executed well... For making songs within cubasis is not fun.... The only good thing about it for me would be to mix and master audio clips in a linear fashion, but I prefer bm3 to do that honestly

kinkujin

@reasOne said:

@LeonKowalski said:

@reasOne said:

@LeonKowalski said:

@reasOne said:

@LeonKowalski said:
Korg Gadget, still. Thought of it as of a stepstone to more „serious“ music making, but one year into it I‘m still amazed what can be done with. Right now, it‘s all I need (including almost every IAP and Module, iM1, iMonoPoly, iOdyssey, iWavestation).

Which means I have paid hundreds of so far unnecessary extra bucks for all the other great synth/fx/sequencer/whatever apps that I have even used so far.

Gadget is deff an all in one app, I hate I can't use my audio units and iaa synths / effects Inside of it, but at least it has good internal effects...i love gadget but when I want to use other synths I have to go to modstep

Yes, exactly. If I could use other AU fx and synths, I would probably never move on from Gadget. I get almost carried away when I think about using apps like Patterning2, Kosmonaut or Digital D1 in Gadget...

So... next step will be Cubasis or NanoStudio2 for me, but it might take some time until then...

I honestly would say modstep and ns2 way above cubasis. Cubasis has the name but it doesn't deliver imo...it's one of the few expensive purchases I regret and consider deleting everyday...modstep is my fav Home rn

That‘s interesting, and as I could use some more information before making the „next step“, I‘d really like to know what the problems with Cubasis are for you, and what NS 2 and maybe other DAWs do better.

Well Modstep is a host but feels like a daw to me, while you have to use your auv3s and iaa stuff to make sound ( it has a synth and sampler internally but I haven't really dug into them ) it lets you create parts, patterns, clips in a linear but also non linear form, it's like a huge canvas where you can make parts and sketches and then decide just by pressing on them the order you want them to play in.... With AUM and Modstep working together it really is my most productive means to finish songs and sketch ideas...

Cubasis is too many steps for me to do simple things, I hate the sample / audio organization, and I don't think that linear style work flow is executed well... For making songs within cubasis is not fun.... The only good thing about it for me would be to mix and master audio clips in a linear fashion, but I prefer bm3 to do that honestly

Is there a way to join these clips together in a mix-down instead of playing clips on the fly? Really enjoy the app.

Janosax

My ultimate iPhone 7 Plus workflow for my own musical needs:

DAW workflow: GarageBand feeded with various AU instruments and effects, apeMatrix IAA, Audiobus/Gadget/MF Keyboard, Blocswave IAA/Midi Link Sync, Audiobus/ApeM/Rozeta. Stagelight can be an alternative when it will be finished/complete.

Stems production workflow: Audiobus/Blocswave with same sound feeding apps and Xequence for midi stuff, with Launchpad exports / Ableton Live Set exports to Live laptop or GarageBand iOS. Can’t wait for Photon here!!

Live workflow: Audiobus/AUM/Loopy/Midifire or Ableton Live with BlueBoard for live looping, and AUM/Reslice/KRFT for live arrangements making with KRFT knobs/LFO used for AUM mixer/AU parameters triggering. Also use TouchOSC for this.

To me, ultimate workflow is something personal related to what I want/need to achieve musically. I don’t think there is any DAW or app combination truly superior to another, except for my needs.

McDtracy

OK... Looks like I need to check out ModStep, KRFT, and re-vist GarageBand.

ModStep looks like it's not very current with IAA but not AU support but if I use it as MIDI Data Central maybe that's just not important. Maybe another MIDI Master composing tool?

KRFT $15. Looks like it has MIDI Piano Roll as the key component. I still haven't used a piano roll in any app so probably not need for me.

I have every other major DAW already but haven't spent the $30 for NS2 and will just drool until I see a sale.

But GarageBand keeps getting promoted by JanoSax and his creations are in my lane so... gotta dig deeper without spending a dime. But... I like to buy apps and NOT use them not find unused Apps I could learn. I think I don't want to learn any apps.

Yes. That's it. Try and discard if it stops being fun. They all do.

BroCoast

Garageband or Cubasis then exported into BM3. Pls Apple, stem export!

Usually I'll make stuff in GB on the go, then at home use routemidi to replace with hardware synths and audiotrigger record that to pads in BM3.

Lately network sync/midi between idevices has been impressing me. My phone is now part of the rig!

[Deleted User]

@McDtracy said:

ModStep looks like it's not very current with IAA but not AU support but if I use it as MIDI Data Central maybe that's just not important. Maybe another MIDI Master composing tool?

FYI It does support AU. In fact for AU only compositions it's probably the most stable midi seq if you are into this non linear approach.
Edit: True it's dated, no AU MIDI... but next version is on the horizon.

reasOne

@recccp said:

@McDtracy said:

ModStep looks like it's not very current with IAA but not AU support but if I use it as MIDI Data Central maybe that's just not important. Maybe another MIDI Master composing tool?

FYI It does support AU. In fact for AU only compositions it's probably the most stable midi seq if you are into this non linear approach.
Edit: True it's dated, no AU MIDI... but next version is on the horizon.

Absolutely and you can use Modstep with no synths loaded into it at all, just routed to Aum as the synth / effect host and then you're really cooking with oil

reasOne

@McDtracy said:
OK... Looks like I need to check out ModStep, KRFT, and re-vist GarageBand.

ModStep looks like it's not very current with IAA but not AU support but if I use it as MIDI Data Central maybe that's just not important. Maybe another MIDI Master composing tool?

KRFT $15. Looks like it has MIDI Piano Roll as the key component. I still haven't used a piano roll in any app so probably not need for me.

I have every other major DAW already but haven't spent the $30 for NS2 and will just drool until I see a sale.

But GarageBand keeps getting promoted by JanoSax and his creations are in my lane so... gotta dig deeper without spending a dime. But... I like to buy apps and NOT use them not find unused Apps I could learn. I think I don't want to learn any apps.

Yes. That's it. Try and discard if it stops being fun. They all do.

Hahah I feel u , I buy all the apps then ignore em 😂😂😂
Krft is really fun, but it is piano rool based, but you can play it in.

Modstep is the king imo for creating, I love it, it's seamless with Aum

ZenKier

Primary:
NS2, Stagelight
Gadget and Cubasis 2

Secondary:
AUM, Audiobus 3, Apematrix, Audioshare and Dropbox

I may start seeing very little, if any, of my other DAWS if NS2 gets audio tracks/track freeze and irons out a few of the issues.

Morgman73

AUM, Xequence, AB3, ApeMatrix, and now Stagelight. As far as I can tell at this point of having Stagelight for a couple of weeks now it’s amazing. I was way scepticule at first thinking oh great another app that I have to have that will probably end up not being used again. I was wrong by a long shot. It’s completely changed my workflow for the better, it’s super fun and not a headache or a chore to use at all. Super fast, fun, and it’s virtually bug-less. Highly recommended. I say this being a long time Cubasis user and this pretty much has taken the place of my beloved, Cubasis. Top stuff IMO.