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Watch the video "Introduction to Enso." By the end you should be an Enso Master.
Since I made that post, I've changed my mind on this. It's not any more stable in other hosts, they all have the same crashing issues. I hope it's something Chris can fix on his end rather than some iOS graphics/memory issue.
Thanks for the intel. I’m not convinced on this app.
It's my favourite app on iOS.
Somebody needs to fix whatever the problem is. Just as an AU audio recorder it fills a huge hole in iOS music making.
Random messy soundscape using 6 Enso instances:
The interesting thing is that if I add any kind of IAA (fullscreen) app to that session in place of an AU, it's insta crash.
I need to investigate further but I am starting to think that Enso/AUM won't crash if only AU apps are used. The above session is using extremely resource hungry apps like Model 15 with no issues.
On my iPad gen 6, the crashes are just as likely with only AUs as without.
I suspect that AD has decided that given the low price, they aren't going to break their necks to make it super stable. As far as I know, no one that has reported enso
crashes has heard back.
I could still crash it with just AU if I really forced it to happen. I've just noticed I can reproduce this type of crash here by simply loading 4 enso and an IAA of any kind into AUM. Notice how when it crashes, AUM shows a screen without the other channels.
I feel like if we can find the direct cause of the crashes it might help Chris in being able to fix it without him spending too much time trying to find what is causing it.
I have reported a 100% reproducible issue in another host. In AUM, I reported steps that are reproducible with effort.
The erratic-ness seems like what you see with a memory leak.
This one, right?
Surely not this one
Yes that would be killer being able to place the segment via touch.
Do you have Spacecraft? I have been enjoying saving an Enso buffer then loading it into Spacecraft to play over the top of the original loop.
My workaround for that is to record silence first or load a "blank" buffer and then only record loops in overdub mode. You will never get the clicks then.
Yeah it does, I'm ok with setting a length first in free mode because Enso is imitating a tape machine loop where your length is already decided by the size of your tape loop. I don't know about loose ends because the first goal of the app is to achieve frippertronics/Eno loops which it does with ease. The rest is just a bonus really.
Looperverse has threshold recording, man that app could of been so good...
Hmm try setting post record to overdub. I am looping in free mode like you describe without clicks that way.
Avoid doing this, also careful of speakers/headphones:
Feel like my hearing has taken a beating since I got into iOS.
Tried to overdub onto a sector which works sometimes but often the playhead breaks out of the sector and does that (blasts you.)
I found this too which kind of indicates to me the crashes are to do with graphics. I am sequencing between 2 sectors which works fine except when the app is open and CPU spikes start to occur:
In the face of IAA deprication I’m looking into trying enso as a straight forward looper. Is anyone using it for a Loopy style action? If so I’d love to hear your story.
I believe enso is the only AU looper that happily sits in the effect slot. Am I wrong?
Enso is not viable for Live performance. Multiple instances will often lead to crashes, and midi control can have odd behavior. For example, when you load an AUM or AB preset with Enso, you will have to clear Enso buffer to being able to trigger loop record. Once done, record and overdub work well. But in live situation, if you forget to clear buffer after preset load, that will not record your loop. Risky...
Just use LoopyHD since it works as advertised. Running 12 simultaneous loops at a time works like a charm.
The idea of Enso is great, but it is unpredictable with its stability and ultimately frustrating to use when all you want to do is loop Baby Loop 😬
Thanks for the feedback @Janosax @echoopera I'm not leaving AB/loopy any time soon but I thought Id explore other options since the forecast ain't too favourable. I know @Michael is on the case as we speak but you know, safety valve etc.
Audiobus is the only host that let's me use Samplr and loopy all in sync with hardware and recall all my presets via midi so no substitute really. I've also develop muscle memory with my set-up which takes years.
I'd plan on freezing your iPad if you have a stable setup. I suspect there are going to be ups-and-downs with OS releases for a while.
Live 10.5 already off grid. Air 2 is open to experimentation though. Drambo, loopy 3 and whatever comes along
I'm sticking with Loopy, but here's a video showing that it can be an effective looper in certain situations. Also, detailed tutorial here: https://wiki.audiob.us/tutorial_lower_session_cpu_usage_with_enso?s[]=enso if you're interested.