2023 iOS App Sales & Discussions

Poppadocrock

@Gavinski said:

@jerps said:
Debating on apeMatrix, it's a good sale. I have AUM, mLFO, Mozaik with LFO presets, etc etc. Is there a compelling reason to pick up apeMatrix other than to just try it? One thing that could tip the scales: is apeMatrix's multi-output implementation easier to navigate than AUM's? I don't like having to add 10+ separate track, some of which I won't even use, and then scroll through them (even with bookmarks it's still not great). I'd rather save the $6 for something else unless there's something killer I'm missing.

I'm not an apematrix expert but to me the stand out feature that makes it absolutely worth grabbing (if you will actually use it) at this current crazy low price is the inbuilt modulation system. If you use a lot of lfos etc in your music and especially if you use them for slowly modulating parameters like fine pitch shift, filter cut off, oscillator frequencies etc, then these hi res lfos will give you better results (no stepping) than using lfo auv3s (lo res midi) inside AUM.

Yea you do get several AU’s that come with it and can be used as an Au in other hosts/DAWs

jerps

@NeuM said:
As it is, I've managed to coax out of Pipa the perfect "Dolores O'Riordan" voice, which I have used for many songs now.

I love Dolores O'Riordan (rest in peace). Do you have any online somewhere I can hear?

jerps

@satchnut said:
This fried chicken I found in the fridge

I've heard that that one has some bugs in it. Be careful.

NeuM

@jerps said:

@NeuM said:
As it is, I've managed to coax out of Pipa the perfect "Dolores O'Riordan" voice, which I have used for many songs now.

I love Dolores O'Riordan (rest in peace). Do you have any online somewhere I can hear?

Sorry, I don't right now. Yes, she had quite a voice.

LostInFoundation

@Poppadocrock said:
@Ailerom my mistake it’s on sale right NOW! At least on the east coast of the states.

Jazz Drummer is $5 off at $12.99

Yes, they were both showing the sale price at the moment I decided to buy them both. It was around one o’ clock here in Central Europe, so I think I was so unlucky to have found the minutes when the new one was put on sale and the old one was being removed. A matter of 1 minute difference…when I pushed the buy button on Jazz Drummer it still showed the discounted price, a “this app is in an update state” disclaimer appeared in the AppStore and at the moment of payment 1 o’clock ringed and the full price for it was charged. How unlucky can I be? It was a matter of seconds…
@LuisMartinez is there anything you can do about it? I don’t want to ask for a refund, since it’s not completely clear if the urban legend about refunding affecting developers is real or not, and I don’t want you to be affected by this. Plus, even if I will be refunded, it will take time and now I don’t have the credit in my account necessary to buy Grand Finale 2 on sale I was intentioned to buy with the remaining credit.
Does someone know how to contact Lumbeat (not having any social like FB, twitter or insta)? On their site there is no trace of any email, just the Bug report form that, like showed before, is ironically bugged itself

unlink

@Poppadocrock said:

@unlink said:

@Poppadocrock said:

@vdk_john said:
I'm aware I'm late to the party with this one, and it's been mentioned it already in term of sales... but not sure why I ignored AudioShare for so long.. it's a game changer... really recommend it you haven't got it already

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/audioshare/id543859300

It’s the go to solution for managing all your audio files. And if you love samples like me, it’s nd $1, $3, an> @Poppadocrock said:

@vdk_john said:
I'm aware I'm late to the party with this one, and it's been mentioned it already in term of sales... but not sure why I ignored AudioShare for so long.. it's a game changer... really recommend it you haven't got it already

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/audioshare/id543859300

It’s the go to solution for managing all your audio files. And if you love samples like me, it’s definitely essential.

Can someone explain why Audioshare is so essential? I'm using Sample Crate right now, dividing samples by folders and I'm pretty good, what does it really add? My main daw is Cubasis, sometimes Loopy Pro.

Thanks!

Not to get too off track, maybe a thread worthy discussion because this is something that has changed over the last few years. samplecrate is only about a year old. Great app, but Audioshare has been out for decade. For the longest time it was the essential audio file management app. So part of it is because Audioshare has been around a lot longer. I have and use both, both are great. audioshare works in tandem with AUM, for loading files to play, and for storing AUM audio recordings. Also it is exposed as a file source, in the Files app, like Google drive or Dropbox. There is also a slightly different workflow or approach. audioshare acts as its own separate app, with IAA support, recorder, editor, file mgmt, etc… while samplecrate works almost like an “extension” of the files app, with its own tools, tags, etc.. hopefully that makes sense. Both are great, and you definitely bring up an interesting point, hopefully that helps, cheers!

Well then I guess I don't need it right now but thanks for your explanation!

Also I agree on your suggestion about strng, it's a great and really underrated app.

NeuM

@LostInFoundation said:

@Poppadocrock said:
@Ailerom my mistake it’s on sale right NOW! At least on the east coast of the states.

Jazz Drummer is $5 off at $12.99

Yes, they were both showing the sale price at the moment I decided to buy them both. It was around one o’ clock here in Central Europe, so I think I was so unlucky to have found the minutes when the new one was put on sale and the old one was being removed. A matter of 1 minute difference…when I pushed the buy button on Jazz Drummer it still showed the discounted price, a “this app is in an update state” disclaimer appeared in the AppStore and at the moment of payment 1 o’clock ringed and the full price for it was charged. How unlucky can I be? It was a matter of seconds…
@LuisMartinez is there anything you can do about it? I don’t want to ask for a refund, since it’s not completely clear if the urban legend about refunding affecting developers is real or not, and I don’t want you to be affected by this. Plus, even if I will be refunded, it will take time and now I don’t have the credit in my account necessary to buy Grand Finale 2 on sale I was intentioned to buy with the remaining credit.
Does someone know how to contact Lumbeat (not having any social like FB, twitter or insta)? On their site there is no trace of any email, just the Bug report form that, like showed before, is ironically bugged itself

I think your only option is to seek a refund from Apple if you are unhappy about paying more than you planned.

jking

@Robin2 said:

@jking said:
I bought Audio Evolution Mobile Studio and I’m having problem recording midi using Helium in the AU Midi slot and Korg Module as the instrument. I haven’t a clue what I’m doing wrong. Does anyone know what to do or even if it’s possible?

I don’t have Helium or Korg Module so can’t be specific, but yes, it definitely should be possible if I’ve understood what you’re trying to do correctly?

This is what i think you’re trying to do: you have a composition on the piano roll within Helium and you want to record that MIDI composition to the piano roll within Audio Evolution - is that correct? The instrument loaded should be irrelevant.

If that is correct, you want to make sure that Helium, when loaded in one of the AU MIDI slots, is correctly outputting the MIDI to Audio Evolution from Helium’s settings. Then it is just a case of enabling the ‘Rec’ button at the top of the AU MIDI interface in Audio Evolution and pressing Record on the Audio Evolution transport controls. This should start the transport in Helium running and record the MIDI information to a clip in Audio Evolution. I’ve just checked using Drambo as AU MIDI sequencer and it worked without any problems.

Hope this helps.

Thanks that’s really helpful and yes you understood correctly as to what I’m trying to do. I thought I’d done everything you’ve suggested but I’ll go back and double check.
Thanks again, I really appreciate you taking the time to help 👍

ninobeatz

Indian Drummer is 30% Off!!

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/indian-drummer/id1586097527

claudinec

@HotStrange said:

@claudinec said:
(long-time lurker, I've learned so much from this forum)

I've had AUM for a few years and am getting to know Loopy Pro. Is there anything that apeMatrix can do that isn't in the other two?

I also have too many AUv3s that I haven't learned properly yet, so maybe I should spend more time with the tools I have rather than jumping at every sale.

(who am I kidding, posting in this thread)

The big selling point for ApeMatrix seems to be the built in LFOs so you can modulate anything in any app without loading an external LFO app. I haven’t tried it yet myself but AUM and Loopy Pro are both excellent and can do basically anything you’d want.

Thanks, I think I'll sit this one out and just try to learn Mela (impulse buy) – that should keep me busy for a while.

jking

@Robin2 said:

@jking said:
I bought Audio Evolution Mobile Studio and I’m having problem recording midi using Helium in the AU Midi slot and Korg Module as the instrument. I haven’t a clue what I’m doing wrong. Does anyone know what to do or even if it’s possible?

I don’t have Helium or Korg Module so can’t be specific, but yes, it definitely should be possible if I’ve understood what you’re trying to do correctly?

This is what i think you’re trying to do: you have a composition on the piano roll within Helium and you want to record that MIDI composition to the piano roll within Audio Evolution - is that correct? The instrument loaded should be irrelevant.

If that is correct, you want to make sure that Helium, when loaded in one of the AU MIDI slots, is correctly outputting the MIDI to Audio Evolution from Helium’s settings. Then it is just a case of enabling the ‘Rec’ button at the top of the AU MIDI interface in Audio Evolution and pressing Record on the Audio Evolution transport controls. This should start the transport in Helium running and record the MIDI information to a clip in Audio Evolution. I’ve just checked using Drambo as AU MIDI sequencer and it worked without any problems.

Hope this helps.

Hi, managed to work it out in the end with your help 😃👍 Thanks again

MFNK

Klevgränd made a good splash this November sales by showing up early and leaving late. I had time to look into their apps, research what I might need, and buy those in good faith. No rush, no midnight deadlines. I’m still on the fence about a couple of their apps, but will likely pick them up before the sale ends on December 4th.

I assume several people were hoping for one or more Lumbeat apps to go on sale. (Personally I wanted Indian Drummer to compliment SoftDrummer.) Seems to me like a missed opportunity. Everyone is talking about the sale, thinking about the sale, wishing or planning, and then it ends up being just two apps, one day each…

Some of those apps are quite old, sounds generic, none of them are Auv3, basically the same interface with a skin change, some new sounds and patterns. Not saying they’re bad, but I can’t justify buying more than one at full price, and possibly one or two more if half the price. (I’d rather just have SoftDrummer with more features, even if those come in the form of IAPs.)

Soon, someone is going to release a beast of a drummer on iPad, with all the bells and whistles. And then most of the older drum apps will become obsolete, or will have to add new features to keep up, instead of removing really useful features and branching out into more apps. I don’t really know the iOS app market from a developer point of view, so my speculation is just that…

But surely Klevgränd must be happy for my >$50 worth of plugins this Black November, probably totalling $100 before the sale finishes. And Lumbeat… well, maybe next year, if I’m lucky enough to reach the button on time.

That is, if no one releases a KillerDrums app first.

MFNK

@ninobeatz said:
Indian Drummer is 30% Off!!

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/indian-drummer/id1586097527

Right, just as I wrote my complaint. I guess I have a few hours to decide whether to splurge.

HotStrange

@Gavinski said:

@jerps said:
Debating on apeMatrix, it's a good sale. I have AUM, mLFO, Mozaik with LFO presets, etc etc. Is there a compelling reason to pick up apeMatrix other than to just try it? One thing that could tip the scales: is apeMatrix's multi-output implementation easier to navigate than AUM's? I don't like having to add 10+ separate track, some of which I won't even use, and then scroll through them (even with bookmarks it's still not great). I'd rather save the $6 for something else unless there's something killer I'm missing.

I'm not an apematrix expert but to me the stand out feature that makes it absolutely worth grabbing (if you will actually use it) at this current crazy low price is the inbuilt modulation system. If you use a lot of lfos etc in your music and especially if you use them for slowly modulating parameters like fine pitch shift, filter cut off, oscillator frequencies etc, then these hi res lfos will give you better results (no stepping) than using lfo auv3s (lo res midi) inside AUM.

I didn’t know ApeMatrix was using a higher res LFO. That makes in infinitely more tempting for me. Is there any LFO AUV3 that can compete?

HotStrange

@MFNK said:
Klevgränd made a good splash this November sales by showing up early and leaving late. I had time to look into their apps, research what I might need, and buy those in good faith. No rush, no midnight deadlines. I’m still on the fence about a couple of their apps, but will likely pick them up before the sale ends on December 4th.

I assume several people were hoping for one or more Lumbeat apps to go on sale. (Personally I wanted Indian Drummer to compliment SoftDrummer.) Seems to me like a missed opportunity. Everyone is talking about the sale, thinking about the sale, wishing or planning, and then it ends up being just two apps, one day each…

Some of those apps are quite old, sounds generic, none of them are Auv3, basically the same interface with a skin change, some new sounds and patterns. Not saying they’re bad, but I can’t justify buying more than one at full price, and possibly one or two more if half the price. (I’d rather just have SoftDrummer with more features, even if those come in the form of IAPs.)

Soon, someone is going to release a beast of a drummer on iPad, with all the bells and whistles. And then most of the older drum apps will become obsolete, or will have to add new features to keep up, instead of removing really useful features and branching out into more apps. I don’t really know the iOS app market from a developer point of view, so my speculation is just that…

But surely Klevgränd must be happy for my >$50 worth of plugins this Black November, probably totalling $100 before the sale finishes. And Lumbeat… well, maybe next year, if I’m lucky enough to reach the button on time.

That is, if no one releases a KillerDrums app first.

Personally the whole ecosystem of Lumbeats is a big selling point. Being able to send grooves to and from other apps and iBassist basically being able to run an entire song is something that another new drum app would be hard pressed to replicate. I think this apps are still well worth having.

HotStrange

@satchnut said:
Bought...

1. Cascade
2. DroneLab
3. Trooper
4. Winlive Synth
5. Jazz Drummer (crash, crash, crash..., bug report page broken, panicked, requested Apple refund, Lumbeat says he's on it, forgot you can't cancel an Apple refund request )
6. Beatsurfing 2

7. Mela 4 (@HotStrange, you devil!)

   On the fence...

8. Zenbeats

9. SAND
10. This fried chicken I found in the fridge
11. Combustor

That’s precisely why I always try to hear from the dev first before requesting a refund. Sucks Apple won’t let you cancel it though lame.

Also nice! Glad you gave Mela a shot. It’s my favorite iOS synth and probably in my top 5-10 apps ever, well worth the money. (Sorry not sorry 😝)

bleep

@HotStrange said:

@Gavinski said:

@jerps said:
Debating on apeMatrix, it's a good sale. I have AUM, mLFO, Mozaik with LFO presets, etc etc. Is there a compelling reason to pick up apeMatrix other than to just try it? One thing that could tip the scales: is apeMatrix's multi-output implementation easier to navigate than AUM's? I don't like having to add 10+ separate track, some of which I won't even use, and then scroll through them (even with bookmarks it's still not great). I'd rather save the $6 for something else unless there's something killer I'm missing.

I'm not an apematrix expert but to me the stand out feature that makes it absolutely worth grabbing (if you will actually use it) at this current crazy low price is the inbuilt modulation system. If you use a lot of lfos etc in your music and especially if you use them for slowly modulating parameters like fine pitch shift, filter cut off, oscillator frequencies etc, then these hi res lfos will give you better results (no stepping) than using lfo auv3s (lo res midi) inside AUM.

I didn’t know ApeMatrix was using a higher res LFO. That makes in infinitely more tempting for me. Is there any LFO AUV3 that can compete?

I'm pretty sure if you map an AUv3 parameter in Drambo and use Drambo LFO module to modulate it, you'd get high res lfo. For other hosts and using Midi CC, 14bit NRPN midi would be needed.

I think you are into experimental sound design, right? You can live play the ApeMatrix connection matrix to do on-the-fly changes of how the audio flows between plugins. Similar to how you could do the same with Midi generators and processors in AUM, using the Midi matrix. Doing the same for audio in AUM would not really be possible as live changes.

Gavinski

@bleep said:

@HotStrange said:

@Gavinski said:

@jerps said:
Debating on apeMatrix, it's a good sale. I have AUM, mLFO, Mozaik with LFO presets, etc etc. Is there a compelling reason to pick up apeMatrix other than to just try it? One thing that could tip the scales: is apeMatrix's multi-output implementation easier to navigate than AUM's? I don't like having to add 10+ separate track, some of which I won't even use, and then scroll through them (even with bookmarks it's still not great). I'd rather save the $6 for something else unless there's something killer I'm missing.

I'm not an apematrix expert but to me the stand out feature that makes it absolutely worth grabbing (if you will actually use it) at this current crazy low price is the inbuilt modulation system. If you use a lot of lfos etc in your music and especially if you use them for slowly modulating parameters like fine pitch shift, filter cut off, oscillator frequencies etc, then these hi res lfos will give you better results (no stepping) than using lfo auv3s (lo res midi) inside AUM.

I didn’t know ApeMatrix was using a higher res LFO. That makes in infinitely more tempting for me. Is there any LFO AUV3 that can compete?

I'm pretty sure if you map an AUv3 parameter in Drambo and use Drambo LFO module to modulate it, you'd get high res lfo. For other hosts and using Midi CC, 14bit NRPN midi would be needed.

I think you are into experimental sound design, right? You can live play the ApeMatrix connection matrix to do on-the-fly changes of how the audio flows between plugins. Similar to how you could do the same with Midi generators and processors in AUM, using the Midi matrix. Doing the same for audio in AUM would not really be possible as live changes.

I think from previous discussions that modulation / automation built into a daw / host will always be 14 bit. So this is why it would be useful for aum users if aum gets its own modulation system. Drambo and most hosts have their own modulation systems which should all be 14-bit

bleep

Yes, I agree. When I said "other hosts" I of course had AUM in mind:) But I did a check and it seems AUM does not support 14 bit NRPN, either. So even if you had a plugin sending that as CC, you wouldn't get its benefit in AUM. I think ApeMatrix can handle incoming 14 bit CC, too, not only its own internal modulation system.

Gavinski

@bleep said:
Yes, I agree. When I said "other hosts" I of course had AUM in mind:) But I did a check and it seems AUM does not support 14 bit NRPN, either. So even if you had a plugin sending that as CC, you wouldn't get its benefit in AUM. I think ApeMatrix can handle incoming 14 bit CC, too, not only its own internal modulation system.

Oh yeah? Interesting

ecou

@jerps said:

@NeuM said:
As it is, I've managed to coax out of Pipa the perfect "Dolores O'Riordan" voice, which I have used for many songs now.

I love Dolores O'Riordan (rest in peace). Do you have any online somewhere I can hear?

I would like to hear it too. It might convince me to buy Pipa.

Robin2

@jking said:
Hi, managed to work it out in the end with your help 😃👍 Thanks again

Brilliant, glad you’ve got it working. Cheers.

MFNK

@HotStrange said:
Personally the whole ecosystem of Lumbeats is a big selling point. Being able to send grooves to and from other apps and iBassist basically being able to run an entire song is something that another new drum app would be hard pressed to replicate. I think this apps are still well worth having.

Yes, I mean no disrespect. Having SoftDrummer and iBassist jam together, fused with some ethnical drums, seems great! But the main reason I bought SoftDrummer a good while ago, was that I would be able to play those kits on my Roland V-drums... only to find out later that this feature had been removed. However, I have come to rely on SoftDrummer for my daily practice, so there is nothing but love for SD and Lumbeat as such from my side.

EdGG

@Bruques said:

@EdGG said:

@Poppadocrock said:
Well, here’s where I’m at purchase wise, lol….

I Grabbed a couple things already… Hilda, Salome(no sale but new), Other Desert Cities.

I think I’m getting….

Riffler 2, I forget the actual app name.
The New Bleass Arp App out Nov 30th
Bounce Bud and maybe Brain Bud too.

I would really love Tera pro with the waves and brains IAP’s but I’m concerned about my older iPad will struggle processing it. That’s why I’ve held off so far.

Also would love a Pure Synth Platinum IAP, what are people’s favorite out of the three Yamaha IAPs the Yamaha TGX-99, EX-5, or the TGX-85?

Anyone have thoughts on Pipa at $3.99,

In summation…

1. Peoples thoughts on Pipa at $3.99?

2. Favorite PSP Yamaha IAP out of 3?

Thanks.

Man, I have a lot of Pure Synth IAPs, but none of the Yamaha ones… But regarding Pipa, it’s a good price but I seldom use my copy. It’s fun and it has that crispness of Klevgrand, but I find it hard to add to any of my tracks.

On my end… I got:
1. Salome
2. Hilda
3. Dagger
4. Pure Acid (late to the party, I know)
5. Some (all, really) Neo-Soul Keys expansions
6. Pure Piano
7. Fluss
8. iBassist
9. Jazz Drummer
10. Funk Drummer
11. Pianoteq Standard (had to recalibrate after @Bruques got mad at me 😅)

Yikes.

Ouch I'm very sorry I provoked you in to spending that kind of money, that is very uncool. I'm going to go and rethink my life. (Black friday weekend resolution to stop bullying on forums emoji)

Yeah, man. Go rethink while I go play some more Steinways… If you do feel bad, feel free to chip in and send some money to @Poppadocrock 😜

LuisMartinez

https://twitter.com/Lumbeat/status/1729048259539472744

https://apps.apple.com/app/indian-drummer/id1586097527

Pxlhg

Indian Drummer added to the collection, now I only miss Soft Drummer and then I have what I need of present releases.

necrobyte

@Pxlhg said:
Indian Drummer added to the collection, now I only miss Soft Drummer and then I have what I need of present releases.

I keep telling the same to myself but can't stop buying discounted things even if there are more important plugins which never appear on offer.

HotStrange

@bleep said:

@HotStrange said:

@Gavinski said:

@jerps said:
Debating on apeMatrix, it's a good sale. I have AUM, mLFO, Mozaik with LFO presets, etc etc. Is there a compelling reason to pick up apeMatrix other than to just try it? One thing that could tip the scales: is apeMatrix's multi-output implementation easier to navigate than AUM's? I don't like having to add 10+ separate track, some of which I won't even use, and then scroll through them (even with bookmarks it's still not great). I'd rather save the $6 for something else unless there's something killer I'm missing.

I'm not an apematrix expert but to me the stand out feature that makes it absolutely worth grabbing (if you will actually use it) at this current crazy low price is the inbuilt modulation system. If you use a lot of lfos etc in your music and especially if you use them for slowly modulating parameters like fine pitch shift, filter cut off, oscillator frequencies etc, then these hi res lfos will give you better results (no stepping) than using lfo auv3s (lo res midi) inside AUM.

I didn’t know ApeMatrix was using a higher res LFO. That makes in infinitely more tempting for me. Is there any LFO AUV3 that can compete?

I'm pretty sure if you map an AUv3 parameter in Drambo and use Drambo LFO module to modulate it, you'd get high res lfo. For other hosts and using Midi CC, 14bit NRPN midi would be needed.

I think you are into experimental sound design, right? You can live play the ApeMatrix connection matrix to do on-the-fly changes of how the audio flows between plugins. Similar to how you could do the same with Midi generators and processors in AUM, using the Midi matrix. Doing the same for audio in AUM would not really be possible as live changes.

Ooo that could be interesting. I’m definitely getting more tempted now lol

Time to do some decision making 😅

HotStrange

@MFNK said:

@HotStrange said:
Personally the whole ecosystem of Lumbeats is a big selling point. Being able to send grooves to and from other apps and iBassist basically being able to run an entire song is something that another new drum app would be hard pressed to replicate. I think this apps are still well worth having.

Yes, I mean no disrespect. Having SoftDrummer and iBassist jam together, fused with some ethnical drums, seems great! But the main reason I bought SoftDrummer a good while ago, was that I would be able to play those kits on my Roland V-drums... only to find out later that this feature had been removed. However, I have come to rely on SoftDrummer for my daily practice, so there is nothing but love for SD and Lumbeat as such from my side.

If soft drummer goes on sale I’ll probably buy it as well. I only have iBassist, Future Drummer, Jazz, and HipHop. Soft Drummer is the last one I really want.

HotStrange

@Pxlhg said:
Indian Drummer added to the collection, now I only miss Soft Drummer and then I have what I need of present releases.

I just said the same about soft drummer. How is Indian drummer? I haven’t looked into it much to be honest.