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Best ways to record external sounds and synths into an Ipad?
Hi, this might be very easy for some, but I'm still getting around in Ipad land. I am trying to find the best way to record some hardware synths into my Ipad and then cut them up for later. I use AUM and I also have Audioshare. I think maybe the audio recorder in AUM might be a way, but I am not sure if it's the best way to do this. Are there reasonable and fast methods to achieve this? Thanks in advance.
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You need an audio interface for that.
If you have a Mac MainStage has a synth sampling function where you can sample multiple keys and velocities from hardware or your desktop synths. You can then bring them into audio layer or if you have logic on the Mac you can multiple sample them there and them import them to iPad logic multiple sampler.
If you have an audio interface you can use a couple of things with your iPad - synthjacker audio layer can also sample sounds directly which is my preference as synthjacker crashes every now and then for me.
I typically use the audio recorder in AUM and record everything from a session (transport never stops.)
You need an audio interface that has at least 4 ins/outs (so you can also use hardware pedals), a charged USB power hub, and an app that can sample or record things like Cubasis or Koala sampler. I recommend the MOTU M4!
It‘s at least a surprisingly efficient method and still my favorite after a decade of use.
Just a few thing to consider:
Name your current project, then AUM will create a folder for the session files, which is also visible in Audioshare. Keeps things neat.
In Audioshare Trim&Fade (Tools) can extract parts. In longer files just snip a rough selection and save it (using the suggested temporary name) to get a more detailed display.
Move the begin/end markers and hold to get an auto-zoom to adjust precisely.
(once you get used to the reaction of that function, it‘s very fast handling)
Refine and don’t bother about intermediate files.
Once you‘re happy with the result give the final file a proper name, mark all intermediates and trash them.
This may read like a lot of steps, but in real life it‘s extremely fast because most of it is just confirming automatic actions and Audioshare is quite responsive.
(it‘s really well designed in that regard)
Once you have an audio interface to get the audio into your iPad and a way to send midi to the hardware, there is an app called synthjacker that does auto-sampling. The AudioLayer sampler also has automated sampling.
I forgot to mention, I have an audio interface. Arturia Minifuse 4. Thanks all for your help and tips.