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Agreed. Just watch a couple short youtube tutorials focusing on the sequencer and a basic overview. It can be very quick to grasp if you don’t try to dive into the modular toolkit right away.
I started out only using it as an AUV3 instrument host , with the occasional insert effect or two—very basic stuff. I think the Drambo sequencer is one of the most intuitive and fun to use on iOS. Was easier to understand and edit than GR-16 or even Pure Acid sequencers were at first.
Ampify Groovebox for sure…Very easy to understand and quickly get amazing sounding results.
Drambo if they have the patience to read/watch a few tutorials and challenge themselves. It’ll be more capable & rewarding in the long run and something to grow into.
I started with Drambo last Monday. I watched a few YouTube videos, asked a few questions here and there from this great forum community and now I am working with Drambo quite easily. It’s an awesome app. You can do most anything with it. Some apps need a little learning but it’s part of the creative process. I think some apps that are too easy,, can get boring fast. It sounds great, AUV3 with 8 individual outs, not expensive for what it offers, has audio export, powerful step sequencer and it has many great tools for music production. It can be as simple as you want or as deep and advanced as you want, Just my thoughts..
Wow, thanks to those that mentioned it for bringing my attention to Hilda. Looks amazing.
It not only looks amazing, it sounds amazing as well
If you haven’t yet, check out their most recent 2 albums. Song Machine and Cracker Island. They’re among the best of their discography, imo. Really really good.
I was super into BM2/3 when they first came out then stopped using it but I’ve been diving back in lately and I forgot just how powerful it is. I mostly use it as an MPC type thing rather than a DAW like some do, and it’s must less frustrating that way 😂
Freddie Gibbs talked about it a good bit in an interview. He said he was expecting to see a big hardware rig and instead Madlib walked in with an iPad mini and had everything for the album on it and worked on the rest in front of him. I’ll see if I can find that interview. I’m sure it was all mastered professionally but still cool, imo.
Lol! Me I'd be hesitant to use BM3 again, because it's tough to learn new things. Then again there are several videos out there I'd imagine.
Ah, and also I'll be checking out Song Machine and Cracker Island albums soon.
(I did hear the Cracker Island song and it reminded me so much of the "Demon Days" era.)
There’s definitely some Demon Days influence. It’s like that and Plastic Beach had a little Gorillaz baby 😂
Yeah I can hear that too! A perfect marriage of both eras of Gorillaz' prolific career!
Korg Gadget would be my obvious pick. It's packed to the brim with synths and sounds, has a sequencer, interoperable between iphone and ipad, and stable as all hell. It's in maintenance mode though, development wise.
I did a quick search when I heard about this, and someone else spotted an iMaschine sample. Also, MSXII spotted him using Chomplr.
Of course, this was years ago, and it probably doesn't matter much what you chop up samples with. Chomplr does have some great old-school, soulful sample packs that are Madlib's style, but I'd have to guess that Koala w/ Samurai IAP and Samplr are better choices for sample chopping. There are plenty of alternatives, too.
What were we talking about? Oh yeah...techno.
Remixlive might be a good fit - https://apps.apple.com/app/id1058801458
The same developer also makes a DJ apps such as Cross DJ Pro.
At least it's stable and being maintained. Not gonna lie, I do miss using Gadget a bit and may remove Pure Synth Platinum and reinstall Gadget instead, not sure yet.
I do love Chomplr but it would require some extra midi connections to really make the most of it as it has no real pads, but the chopping is cool and it’s kinda unique. Koala is way better for sure.
Also regarding the techno stuff, Launchpad and Groovebox are cool too. All of Ampifys apps really. Remixlive is cool but I gotta say from my time using it, it was a bit glitchy and less polished than Launchpad. Some of the effects just didn’t work.
I hadn't heard that about Remixlive, but I'll take your word for it. I believe it is more feature-rich with its drum grid, step sequencer, timeline, etc. They're all freemium apps, so easy enough to check out to see if there is any interest.
For sure more feature rich. And it’s not a bad app. There were just a decent bit of effects that when used, would just cut the sound off completely and glitch out. Tried to contact the dev but it either got dodged or I never heard back. They seem active though so maybe it’s fixed now 🤷🏻♂️
I thought you were married to Gadget...?
Marital issues lol. I slept on the couch for a while there. 🤣
In that case I think Endlesss.fm would be perfect, really easy to use, and the FX are very live /remix oriented so you can start by just remixing what the other person/people do while you get a handle on it, and you can jam together over the internet. He could start off recording in some of his records and you could work together on a remix. And it's free! It hosts plugins too, so you could get some synths/drum machines as well. On iPad/iPhone touch screen the auto-quantise creates a kind of illusion of being able to 'feel' the beat, so it kind of guides you to the beat without needing a metronome. The stock factory sounds aren't too bad either, especially drums and bass. I pretty much hate most of the melody sounds though. ;-)
Pure Acid is probably a good companion for classic 303/808/909 sounds with the same kind of interface, with some cool FX too
Monolit by Bleass is a good free synth too, I love all the Bleass stuff, some great audio FX
I really like Drum Computer and the other Sugar Bytes stuff, but they are comparatively pricey. Elastic Drums is very cool and made for techno.
I think Logic is worth considering too, he could just stick to the Live loops and step sequencer to start with, and the tutorial content walks you through everything, and the factory sound content is more than enough to get going, and Apple Loops make it pretty easy. The new plugins Beat Breaker and Sample Alchemy are very cool and really make the most of the touch screen. You get a free 1 month trial to check it out. You'd never need anything else.
But if nothing else, I think Endlesss is your best bet, then you can jam together and remix the old records.
I think it's really that it can look a bit overwhelming at first. I keep finding I load it up and then think nah, I'm gonna have to spend too long figuring it all out. It's not really immediate.
This is a really good list!
FYI: GrooveRider as apps go is not complicated, anything half decent will require some learning investment, pureAcid is a good gateway app to GR.
AUM i think is a must (or audiobus/loopy). Gadget is cool but it's a walled garden. Drambo or logic too complicated (but the best!) As for cost.. wait for sales (see sales thread), ios app are Great for those on limited budgets during sales.
I just saw this on Instagram.
Drambo and Grooverider are used for this techno live set it seems. Not sure if it helps with the decision but I find it interesting to see the apps in action.
Fwiw I started with Drambo and knew pretty much nothing about working with modular synths but after a short time I was able to create patches (nothing fancy) and start jamming even faster than in Gr-16 ( but that might just me not getting along with the workflow). But as others already said I would also suggest Gadget, Grooverider GR-16 and NS2 for an easy, fast and stable workflow.
Endless is a good recommendation. Download endless, search the App Store for free AUV3s, and you’re set.
Sunrizer is a GREAT choice, as is Poison 202, Pure Acid, and (surprisingly) Redshrike, which with a little mild tweaking can sound like the great lost 80s synth you never knew you needed.
Interview 2 months ago:
Thanks! Looking forward to watching this.
That was just a 46 sec fragment about using iPad
Here’s the full interview in case you’re interested: