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Hardware is more immediate, and when ideas are sorting in my adhd mind I gotta get em out fast or they get eaten by the langoleers.
Michelangelo sculpted in 3D, painted in 2D. Shakespeare was a 1D man. McLuhan said the medium is the message. Your tools can sculpt what you feel. So I guess a better question might be how does the iPad experience feel to you? You gotta just try it.
I used hardware and a piano in 1970. A reel to reel TEAC. Lol! The output was pretty boring relatively.
With the iPad I’ve made 14 albums and 233 tracks in two years. On the iPad the path between 1D and 3D is pretty damn direct. But you will have to see for yourself. PS, guaranteed this iOS forum beats any hardware forum.... so there’s that.
Korg Padkontrol and drambo 🏄🏻♂️
👍👍👍 smashed it
I need to practice with Drambo. Thanks for the reminder
The MIDI learn feature recently added to Drambo might sound like a 'nah' feature for some but it's certainly a big thing for hardware lovers.
It's the first modular music creation environment on iOS that supports such a wide range of hardware MIDI controllers, even very old ones, sending all kinds of controller messages.
In combination with a very open modular environment, what can be done is insane.
Some modern controllers have a lot of stand-alone functionality that allow for controlling a huge number of knobs and switches inside Drambo without eating up too much space.
Same for miRack. Midi Control takes it to the level. Almost better than some of the hardware that the modules are based on.
You can do all the same things on iOS of course but it’s not as streamlined, stable or convenient imo. Something to be said for having audio ins always at the ready for sampling, in purpose built hardware that won’t crash as often as iOS or provide as many distractions.
iOS music is a beautiful thing though, something I would choose over hardware if forced to pick between the two. I briefly had an MPC Live last year that I enjoyed and would have kept if I didn’t already have so much other hardware that duplicates its feature-set. (Maschine and Deluge) .. it’s a wonderful piece of kit though and something that can make for an excellent companion to iPad.
Couldn’t have said it better!
What I wouldn’t give for a hardware dock for iPad Pro with audio I/O, pads or keys and plenty of knobs.
Apple should throw some seed money at a well established audio HW company to do something like this. If they partnered with Intua for Beatmaker integration (And focused on cleaning up the code for stability) I’d buy in a heartbeat.
I’m currently looking for a Knob controller that’ll play well with Drambo and other iOS apps. Was close to getting the precursor to Bitstream 3X that was on sale for $200, but the fact that it relies on antiquated computer software to set it up was a deal breaker. Are there any more recent programmable controllers that have similar functionality and build quality?
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That’s inspiring, Max, might also be that stuff I smoked but I‘m really diggin it
Share me the patch, willya? I’m about to go on vacations and could use some remix fodder
Ditto for Drambo patch @Max23 Would love to play around and get to know DB better. 🙏
@Max23 🙏
a hardware dock for iPad Pro with audio I/O, pads or keys and plenty of knobs.
Amen 🙏🏻 to this idea. Case/dock with balanced 1/4” I/O (w/ 96kHz, 24 bit), DIN MIDI I/O, Extra USB sockets, USB-C charging port, lil’ kickstand to angle it.... You could get me for like $300+ on that easy. Show the Kickstarter and I’m pledging today.
I've recently added a Hercules Starlight to my controller collection because it has a huge number of pads (by switching banks), 3 faders including a crossfader, a few additional knobs and also because Drambo can scratch and the Hercules can send MIDI messages when touching the scratch wheels.
Other controllers that work quite well are the Arturia BeatStep and the Novation Launchpad (I have a "Mini" that even powers from the USB CCK). Pads can be illuminated by making Drambo send the appropriate MIDI Note messages, which also works with the Hercules.
As for the Bitstream 3X: Maybe a Korg Nanokontrol 2 and a Beatstep?
Also check out the Nektar Panorama P1 and the new but expensive Aura.
Yup. I subscribed, to Roland Cloud mainly to compare drum kits with Logic Pro's new Drum Kit Synth. I get a free month of Ultimate, and a week in I'm done with it all simply because the Roland Cloud stuff is totally redundant for me. I like the interface, the sound, the workflow, and even the pricing structure, but I've got so many synths and keyboard emulations from Arturia, Omnisphere, and NI--not to mention iOS--and also the best-in-category BFD for acoustic drums (I A/B'ed, and it's not even close), that I've dumped all the Roland stuff as useless to me with 3 free weeks to go. For people much earlier in their spending/configuring lives, going Roland looks like a great option, but not really superior in any way unless you absolutely must have the most authentic Roland sound available, and who's to say other software emulations of Roland aren't better?
perfect, Thanks! Panorama P1 looks like just the thing I’ve been looking for. Aura looks interesting too, though Maschine has me covered for pads. Just wanted substantially more knobs and faders in one device, which P1 more than covers.
I’ve had my eye on Beatstep Pro for a couple years now, always hearing good things about it. Hard to beat the price!
The big advantage the MPC has over the iPad, for me, is lack of a web browser. 😂
Really though, save the dough.
Think of all the apps you could buy for your iPad with the money saved.
You could probably buy every music app in the store! 🤣
you really need someone to tell you what you need how does that make sense?
@Max23
Triple ditto for the patch. Also, I would love to know your plan for the MPD226. I have. MPD232 sitting here waiting to be used. Hadn’t thought about using it with Drambo. Intrigued with the idea but I never seem to know how to set things up. I’d love to hear your thoughts, workflow plan.
Confused. I'm just getting into Zenbeats. SampleVerse seems a pretty decent sampler to me. Curious to know what it's lacking for you.
If you want an MPC and think its workflow/toolset will help you get the music out of your head, consider going for it.
For sure, the iPad can replicate every single feature of any MPC ever made but there is no iPad app (or set of apps) that can replicate the workflow/feeling of a stand alone box like the MPC.
That's not a value judgement. Indeed, the iPad can do so so so much more than any MPC. You're not about to run AUM, Borderlands, Samplr, Auria, Cubasis, Loopy, NanoStudio, etc, etc, etc on an MPC.
The interface matters. And having a fixed set of possibilities matters too. They have value. There isn't an iPad app that can replicate the experience of using a Volca Sample either and the VS is about 1/100 as complex as an MPC. If you think a VS is what you need...
Just saying they are different and if that difference matters to you as person/musician/creator, don't ignore it. You might be able to work around it and it might be a very worthwhile trade off. Only you know.
I dunno anything about that Bitstream but I've found it not to be a huge deal to have to use a computer to program MIDI controllers (though I definitely prefer onboard programming). What is a huge deal in practice for me are controllers that don't allow you to change the MIDI channel directly on the hardware. That is, if your box has 20 total controls and they're all set to CC20-CC40, that's generally fine for controlling iOS apps with MIDI learn. But, if you can't change the MIDI channel on the fly it's essentially the difference between having 20 controllers and 320 controllers.
For instance, you can pretty easily find used Korg NanoKontrol 2s and used BeatSteps (the original) for $30-$50. I own both. I like both. NanoKontrol 2 is nice because it has some fixed, pre-labeled controls. Plus, it has more physical controls than the BeatStep. In practice, the BeatStep is generally more powerful because you can very easily change the MIDI channel from 1-16. That's not possible on the Korg. In something like Drambo, that might mean controlling up to 16 different instruments. In AUM, that might mean 8 channels of mixing (level and pan) and then switch to MIDI channel 2 for 8 channels for aux sends... Switch to channel 9 to control some synth app, etc, etc.
/2 rando cents
Slicing ,sample and loop start-end points modulation ,polyphonic legato , true release (release on the end of loop point) etc...
And SampleVerse definitely needs a fresh GUI.
For now sEGments seems an nice addition , waiting for someone to post the AU parameters.
Not that the sampler of the MPC has those features ,it's very limited (loop end point is the end of the sample, no pitch envelop lol ), but it will be the place where (hopefully) will organize the countless jams and make a song. If BM3 was actively maintained I was thinking getting a second iPad just for BM3 and sampling
I’ve been iOS only for about 9 years. BM1 on iPhone was my first experience. Got BM2 on my brand new iPad 2 and never looked back.
Then, about a week ago, I got an MPC X. I haven’t even charged my iPad since... but that’s only because I haven’t decided on which interface to get so I can send 8 i/o back and forth between the two. The MP will be my main sequencer, but the range (and affordability!!) of synths and plugins on iOS make it a staple of any studio setup I have from here on out. It’s so versatile, and always improving.
I also hate laptops, and the MPC software is subpar IMO, so I need the iPad for the times I want to expand beyond the limitations of the standalone MPC experience. But I have to say, there are far fewer limitations than I had expected. Even with only about 1GB of usable RAM available. The GUI is very impressive for an Akai standalone unit. And I feel like the multiple workflows translate easily from many iOS DAWs. This thing is powerful and efficient. Along with the iPad, I feel like it will be limitless.
tl;dr: You don’t need one. But you definitely want one. So get one.
Ipad is great, but everything you do with it it feels like you interact through glass and never really getting to it properly. Stuff on ipad is tenerally not as stable either and everything is more of a hassle.
If i only had one gear i would take ipad over mpc, but id much rather have ipad and mpc. Ipad is such a great companion to mpc
All day long.
OP. Suppose that you don't have an iPad or a MPC. I give you 1000$. What do you buy? iPad Pro or MPC?
If you are rich and you want to buy a new toy, buy a new MPC.
If you ask the question, maybe you are short on money. If you are rich, buy whatever you want. If you are not sure, wait until the need dissapear.
I’ve been primarily Akai MPC Key 61 for over a year. Pretty happy with it. Muscle memory, workflow, and having almost everything for music making is nice. Not perfect, esp. the editing.