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Tera Pro is utterly fantastic, as have all the recent Virsyn releases, Cube Pro, Addstation etc. Virsyn synths tend to have a colder sound but you can always soften things up by using, say Alteza, instead of the inbuilt reverb. They always come with an absolute shit load of incredible presets. I listened to a bit of a demo of the mitosynth factory presets yesterday and found them pretty clichéd to be honest, though I don't doubt good stuff can be made with it. Honestly though, you have more than enough stuff already to get started. Nambu is great.
For sampling and looping, don't forget about Gauss. Also remember that after release it got a record decay knob added so can now be used for Frippertronics style looping. Set decay to about 50%, start recording in overdub mode and feed different sounds in, you'll potentially have an ambient masterpiece in no time. I also like loading a few instances of aa sample player, putting in samples on loop mode and maybe reverse, playing with attack, release, start and end times etc - often manipulating those live or using lfos - and playing all 3 instances with the aum keyboard or a sequencer or whatever, simultaneously. Thinking outside the box will allow you to make great ambient with even a very minimal set of tools.
Thanks @Gavinski, I'll listen again to Tera Verse, and listen to the sounds that Tera Pro creates. For sure, Mitosynth needs input to create art with it, rather than something cliched, yes. I love how I can turn off and on additional sounds when I dive into the settings, such as water and other white noise type sounds. Great for sketching things out that I would usually build in a DAW.
I have Gauss, and yes, it's for sure a handy tool, I used it quite a bit when it first came out, but again, it's been gathering dust with all my other tools this past year. Ah, I didn't think about multiple instances of aa sample player. I have it, but couldn't find much use for it.
AUM certainly offers a range of ways of building sound, it's so quick and light to put things together in there (I don't usually end up with an endlessly scrolling screen like some creators). Again, I love that I can put together little sketches in AUM on my phone too.
Really interesting project!
Have you tried Borderlands Granular?
Thank you, and yes, I've dabbled with Borderlands in the past, but I'm feeling to work with it more in the coming days and weeks. I love the interface of Borderlands, Samplr, Spacecraft, and all the Eric Sigth apps (they were the first I bought, way back when). The iPad as interface, rather than just for it's computing power, is where the magic happens!
I did read the OP a few days ago, but had not connected it today before replying. Wouldn’t have recommended what you already have, otherwise. I don’t have any experience with the apps you were enquiring about, other than a desire to perhaps one day get Amarillo. PSP seems to be a one-stop-shop for many sounds, but I've avoided it myself 'cause I think I will be disappointed with much of the content.
For guitars, do you have any VI's on desktop that you could sample?
Other than that you seem to have everything you need, along with the right ideas of how to use it all to accomplish your goals.
Glad you’re on the mend
Bless you, and thank you. Yes, Amarillo seems to be a powerful sound design tool, especially now I've learnt a little from @echoopera on how to tone it down somewhat.
What is PSP?
I don't have any VIs I can think of, on desktop, except, maybe there's an electric guitar in GarageBand? I've also thought of using GuitarScaper as a sound source to begin exploring this particular vibe from.
Wishing you well on your own creative journey.
@andowrites Stella, the Decent Sampler pack by Venus Theory is a very beautiful guitar sample pack. I have the free version, it's ace.
PSP is Pure Synth Platinum by Gospel Musicians BTW, their sounds are always quality, just a matter of whether they suit your taste. Their apps are all sample based so can eat up a fair bit of space, which is why I personally decided to offload most of them. You could always find preset demos on youtube, I'm sure.
Ooh, I've grabbed a couple of his free packs, but missed Stella, I'll check it out today. I know what you mean about space consumption. iPad hard drive real estate is precious.
For clarity, i'd be quite happy to use certain sounds from PSP (Pianos, Electric pianos, organs, certain of their strings and orchestral stuff etc.) But for synths I'm already well-covered. It's the guitars I'm referring to, which the OP was specifically after, which I was thinking of other options.
Thanks!
Ok, I thought you might also be a desktop producer with access to Kontakt etc.
Hve you looked at Pianobook to check if there're usable guitar packs for Decent Sampler? I know there're some more esoteric guitar samples done for Kontakt so some of those might've been converted.
Ah, I do use desktop, and have recently been transitioning to Ableton, which is proving to be a wonderful tool. I like it very much, despite having a learning curve to deal with. I was originally solely iOS, but I'm appreciating combining the two now, for different elements of the process.
I have Kontakt player only, and a limited budget, but yes, I must look at Pianobook, to see what's available there on the guitar front, as I do use Decent Sampler.
What am I missing? There only seem to be around 20 or so presets when I look? About 10 or 12 categories, each has 2 presets in (?)
Funny how everyone has different ears, and different tastes. I heard so much good stuff about Aparillo so I took a punt about 18 months ago. Opened it up and hated it. I mean the sounds are AWFUL. Everything is kinda gnarly and abrasive to my ears. If I was making filthy drum and bass it might come in useful, but other than that, I wouldn’t go near it with a barge pole. @Gavinski , most of the time I feel like our tastes are pretty in alignment…….enlighten me!
@andowrites if you decide to go with Aparillo, I absolutely want to hear the welcoming meditation sounds you make with it.
I love that app, but I honestly can't see how such takes can be created with it. I could conjure up a decent post-nuclear-wasteland vibe with it in seconds any time, but positive welcoming meditation? I totally need to hear that if and when it is born. 😀
Jokes aside, I have an actual tip well: the various -scaper apps by Rob Jackson. They can generate neverending positive vibes, you can even set the mood if you prefer.
Actually, I would agree that the factory presets tend towards the aggressive, so unless Ando wants to make her own presets it might not be the best choice. I generally really like Sugarbytes apps, but when it comes to presets, they're often not my kind of thing. Lemme grab aparillo and make something mellow with it!
Ableton seems to be a great DAW, along with also being a great sonic/sound-design playground.
Have had a re-think about the guitars in PSP. You may very well fine, for your current uses, that any of their sounds played through the appropriate FX will get you 'there'. If you're able to MIDI-learn the volume to a slider or knob, you should be able to get some decent violining going on. From there, you could even think about re-sampling the result into a sample and make playable guitar pads/washes/soundscapes.
It sounds like you haven't bought the full IAP of Aparillo. To be honest, I don't think I would have bought it this week, but it turns out, I bought it previously, and forgot all about it. Yes, I felt the same about the sounds as you, and am yet to be convinced! But I have learnt that I need to harvest sounds I love from different apps, as every synth app I have, has a sound or three that I love and can make good use of. Finding the magic synth (and the skills to control it!) that will meet my needs as an all in one solution, is yet to come to me.
I agree with you about that too. Same initial response, I bounced off it in horror! But since @echoopera managed to create some magic in it, I figure maybe I can too. For sure, there must be something in there I can make use of! But yes, it would need some significant dial-tweaking.
Ok, not exactly warm fluffy new age ambient, but no nuclear holocaust either:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CnuHvaghHuH/?igshid=MWI4MTIyMDE=
Did this from an init patch. Could have made it tamer but I couldn’t resist adding some modulation. Using the first FM algorithm which is the least abrasive and set the envelope to polyphonic (default is unison)
That sounds like a good set of suggestions, thanks @el_bo!
Yes, I love the 'scaper apps. I have been looking into ways to bring them into the mix, with some bending and stretching and other effects. A nice, warm, wash of guitar, synth, or found sound textures beneath would make for a nice mellow vibe.
I hear that darkness too. More dark ambient at best, than my flavour.
Besides a mellow electric guitar sound, I'm also still trying to find a dusty mellow and warm old synth vibe too, but most of the synths in my collection are of the more modern flavour, and I'm not sure where to begin. I'd appreciate any pointers to apps that might contain that kind of sound, or that I could adjust to create that sound with.
IK's Mellotron and Audiokit's VHS synth come to mind. Both are at opposite ends of the cost spectrum, but both bring a special interpretation of dusty mellow and warm. Mellotron can be seen at around $40 in sale. Pretty sure that's what I paid
No doubt! Didn't want to make it seem like these are the only or best options, but I do think they're quite unique. Also, I don't think the IK synth is over-priced, even at full retail...for some perspective.
But other recommendations would be the Moog synths, Arturia's SEM and pretty much anything can be mellowed and retro-fied sat above various lo-fi plugin FX
Don’t take this personally, but are these comments generated by AI by any chance? My spidey-sense is tingling!
Aparillo is quite capable of doing non-abrasive sounds. It is a synth set up so differently from most that more time may be needed to get used to programming it than synths using more standard architectures. The selection of presets included with it don’t do justice to it’s range.
I bought VHS Synth just a couple of days ago. I've been looking for a Mellotron, and just searched the app store, and even the IK website for Mellotron app, but I can't find it anywhere. It looks like it has been absorbed into their Sampletron app, which is £69. It looks like it has a wonderful collection of these type of synths, and I'm sure I would love the sounds, but goodness, £69. Am I missing something, or has Mellotron indeed disappeared?
I definitely agree with that.
I'm looking for a dusty, warm, mellow, synth sound. Fluctuations welcome, tapey, reamp sounds welcome, but I can also build those in with added effects in AUM or a DAW. I am seeking simplicity too. If that's possible in this world!
I'd buy Sampletron app if I had the budget, but I currently don't.
These are lovely suggestions. Thank you for your generosity in your sharing of ideas.