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IK Multimedia will Sampletank ever get AUv3?
It still sounds amazing and the in app expansions are quite expensive but good. Why is is still IAA only? Am I the only one who wishes for this, or has most people given up? Sampletron and Syntronik are AUv3 so its not like it can't be done. 4 years with no update. Come on IK, you would make a lot more money with this addition.
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It's definitely not coming. I think they've run the math and don't see profit an auv3.
They claim it’s on the drawing board. I just wrote them a month ago. They’ve been saying it for a long time . I do t think they’ll abandon iOS altogether .
It's likely to be a new app if it ever happens. And who can blame them? Sampletank is a ten-year-old app at this point, it wouldn't make financial sense for them to release a free update.
Could AUV3 capability be an IAP?
Nah , if there apps that have that capability, they are few. They’ll probably rebuild it as Richardyot said. They’re not just gonna abandon all that .
Yeah, I would pay for AUv3, and they have tons of iap sound collections, that more people would buy if AUv3 was implemented, and it has a 8 track sequencer to boot. Would make no sense to rebuild when adding AUv3 would make it a top seller and would give Pure synth a run for its money
Please Korg and IK Multimedia, convert your iOS apps to AUv3. I am sure there are other developers that need to update their apps to AUv3. Or, find a way to publish IAA apps to show up in Logic Pro for iPAD; so Logic Pro could record realtime track performances.
@bsantoro : contact those developers through their support channels. Posting here won’t mean much to them.
Good point, @espiegel123. I just contacted Support at IK Multimedia asking if they plan to release Sampletank in AUv3 format and will post here if I get a reply.
This question was posed in the official IK Multimedia forums. The response sounded promising. Fast forward 4 years - nada.
It is worth mentioning: don't expect a meaningful reply. Vague hopes of doing something in the future are the path of least resistance for someone providing support -- if they answer at all.
The volume of mail that they get will conceivably carry some weight if there is a ton of email -- but I suspect that in the cases of Korg and iK -- the volume of mail combined with their actual sales figures has given them a sense that there is a not enough earnings to be gained to make the investment to port the apps.
Who knows if the attitude will change when the actual end of IAA is announced. Much may depend on whether Logic Pro is successful.
Thanks for that reply, @espiegel123. I dealt with the IK support team many times years ago when I first purchased Sampletank so I know what to expect.
While I agree that they might not bother to re-write it for AUv3 I still think it would be helpful if others here contact them so that they get a sense of the demand that might be there.
I remember the IK guy who use to post on here said it was coming when I asked in a thread like 5 years ago, lol
I gave up waiting a long time ago
Thanks for at least bringing it up .
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Imo, they’re not gonna make any of their apps AUV3 until they absolutely have to. I.E. once IAA is completely gone and done. And that’s even assuming they actually care to do it.
It’s weird because both IK and Korg have multiple AUV3 apps but they don’t want to port any others. They have the power just not the wherewithal I guess.
I don't understand why people think there is something weird about the situation or why they imply there is some power dynamic at play.
Korg and ikMultimedia are companies with employees. They need to be profitable to stay in business -- they aren't hobbies.
If they engage in development projects, the projects need to be profitably either directly (by the product generating more revenue than it costs to develop, support and publicize it) or indirectly (by generating revenue for other products or future generations of the existing project).
If they thought that it would be profitable to develop iOS AUv3 they would do it. There is no reason on earth why they would assert "power" by depriving iOS users of AUv3 apps.
They just don't think making it a high priority would be as profitable as using their resources elsewhere.
Keep in mind: they know how much it costs to deveop, market and support these apps -- and how much revenue their iOS apps generate.
It won't be shocking if they eventually release AUv3 versions -- as something may happen that gives them hope that there would be enough sales to cover the costs -- and it won't be shocking if they choose not to update the apps to AUv3.
Hold in mind that Peter from IK Multimedia (responsible for mobile applications) hasn’t logged in here on Audiobus forum since 2020, so, low chance that he will respons…
I think you misunderstood what I meant and assumed some things from reading into my comment and I’m not sure where the aggression comes from but okay 👍🏻
I never asserted there was a power dynamic at play, or that there was anything weird about it.
I literally said they have the power to do it they just don’t care to. Maybe they don’t care to because it’s not profitable, but we don’t know for certain as we’re not part of the company. But I definitely never insinuated it was because they wanted to exert some kind of power display.
Maybe they wouldn’t see it as profitable now since people are still buying and using the apps. Once IAA no longer works they may see it as more profitable + more sales to make new apps, which was my point. Not anything you mentioned.
Maybe they have inside knowledge and they know that IAA is not being completely phased out for a while.
I received a reply from support at IK Multimedia who said "We have no information to provide at this time regarding updates to our mobile apps for plugin usage."
I would just be happy with an update to the B3 app. so that I can use it with Logic Pro for Ipad. It has not been update in over 2 years. Really poor support for a premium priced product.
As long as they keep updating the AUs they already have, I’ll be happy. I’d hate to lose Syntronik, Mixbox, or Sampletron.
I have SampleTank on iOS. I like it, and I've got a few dollars to spare for some good instruments. It has some very good sounds, and I would like to buy more expansion packs, but I'm held back by the lack of AUv3.
IK Multimedia - if you're reading this, take note.
They are not reading this. Contact iK directly.
If they have no information they can provide, I wonder if that means they’re taking a little break from iOS in general?
Thanks. That's too bad. They could get a lot of useful feedback from this forum, although it might include some zingers too. 🤣
Most people have more work to do than time to do it in. I think a lot of developers find that the customers that take the time to communicate with them directly are a more meaningful representation of their user base than posting on assorted fora -- which is why only a handful of commercial developers visit here on a regular basis.
If they do swing by I think they go by @IK_Multimedia now (with the underscore)
LOL you sound like an whiny Android user.
LMAO yes since all Android users talk about is Logic Pro and all the AUV3 apps they can’t use.