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did you try using the 'Add File...' button in iTunes? I think that's how you do it in iTunes but I'm not sure
If they are going IAP the base app should have been cheaper. Bit disappointed really. You get Tabletop for free then pay for IAP....
I don't think the sample browser in Gadget supports directories. Samples all have to be in the same directory.
Many other apps do this too, which makes me glad Korg was smart enough to include a search bar in the user samples menu. As long as your samples are properly named, being able to search through a zillion samples is seriously helpful.
yeah, seems like it's not possible to load folders
@KlaatuNinja said:
It's all a matter of perspective. For example:
Suppose Korg Gadget was never released. Instead, Korg starts rolling out stand-alone synthesizer and drum machine apps, one at a time: "London", "Berlin", etc. Each of them has the same piano roll capabilities that they currently have within Gadget (plus effects, etc.). Some would be better received than others, but don't you think they could fairly charge $10 - $20 for each of those apps? And if there were 15 of them, aren't the odds pretty good that they'd have made more money off people like me that would have bought at least 3 of them?
If you took it one step further, imagine that a year after all these individual apps were released, Korg offered 3-day holiday sale allowing you to buy all FIFTEEN apps ($150-$300 value) in one bundle sale for only $40? C'mon, this forum would explode if that happened. And people would be overwhelmingly thrilled.
It's only because we were given Gadget in the form we got it in (which I and many other only paid $28.99 for, by the way) that we expect it to grow and morph into something more than it is. But arguing that "Bilbao" isn't really a sampler is like arguing that "Tokyo" isn't as deep as Stroke Machine, or that "Phoenix" isn't as good as Arturia iSEM. The gadgets are 1/17 of the overall the product, and they're tied together by a pretty slick interface and effects suite.
@firejan82 said:
I find it incredible that such a simple and basic thing is not supported!
I think people are overlooking how flexible Abu Dhabi and Bilbao are when it comes to automating virtually any parameter. You can get very creative with automation. Even just a single instance of Abu Dhabi could be used to create crazy breakcore beats, for example.
I think the relatively high price of these gadgets is a sign that Korg is serious about supporting Gadget long term. I've noticed that iOS developers that put a high price on their apps tend to be in it for the long haul (Auria, Cubasis, Tabletop, etc).
Adding and organizing samples and kits in folders, and slap them into Gadget doesn't work at all unfortunately. I thought it would be at first, since the factory samples for the drum sampler are organized this way. Would be great if Korg could make more like iMPC Pro in this area.
I think this hits precisely at the app pricing tension/disagreements people have.
Relative to the app store, a $30 app is not cheap. Fair enough.
Relative to a music gear shop, $30 for a sequencer, drum machine, 10 synths, 20 effects... is dirt cheap. Fair enough.
Like @StormJH1 said, it's all perspective.
@ChrisG said:
It's unfortunate but it's probably done for simplicity's sake. I can understand that.
I'm glad that they included the search bar and doubly glad I meticulously name my samples.
@syrupcore said:
$30 could buy 2 movies on Blu-ray, equalling around 3 to 5 hours of entertainment each. I guess if someone feels like they won't get at least 3 hours worth of fun from an app, it's not worth it.
I love making music with this app. The sequencer is great. The sounds are high quality. But I'm not a fan of the music I end up making with it— too dancy (no offense). They have to keep things lean on a tablet, so I can understand that. That's where the money is.
So I hadn't touched Gadget in a while, but the landscape view brought me back. And it was fun again!.. for a little while. But soon, I'll tire of it again and put it away... again.
The only thing that would win me over long term would be per-track midi out. Of course, this will never happen. All hope of midi out was lost when I read about the Live integration. This feature (which is killer, btw) is only possible because they keep all sounds (and midi) in-house.
What I'm getting at here is this— would one of you brilliant developers please take a cue from this app and make a midi version of this brilliant sequencer? I'm tired of waiting for Genome 2 and would pay handsomely.
That is all.
@PHᐃNTᐃSM said:
I'm going to go ahead and be "that guy" and say, I don't care if it's done for simplicity's sake. At least iMPC Pro, with all its dubious design decisions, got this one "right"…at least insofar as you can at least use iFunbox to create user folders, etc.
The new gadgets can't use "open in," they can't record audio, AND you can't import multiple files from Dropbox simultaneously. Given that Abu and Bilbao are samplers and by definition DESIGNED to work with audio files Korg should have made it as easy as possible for users to load and deal with samples. Instead, we're limited to ACP, being tethered to a laptop, or one-by-one sample import through DropBox.
The lack of these features is unacceptable, and frankly, incredibly half-assed. How could they not have anticipated the need for these functions? The mind boggles.
3-5 hours entertainment
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I've used this app nearly every day for long periods, for 6 months to essentially learn how to create music. I love the fact I can use it as a start to finish tool and love the workflow.
In my context it's unbelievable value.
I know $10 is a lot to some people. I do get that. But value-wise surely it's fair enough? Bringing external audio in is a huge leap forward IMO (a total 'game changer') even if it is currently in quite a basic way.
And just compare it to the prices on Ableton. Both are, I'm sure, amazing pieces of computer programming that will have taken a huge development effort. I think we have to accept that as ios apps get more advanced, developers are going to want to recoup more money (which I think is fair enough).
Speaking of Ableton, you get a free copy/license of Ableton Live lite with this update, courtesy Korg.
As someone who is ipad native (ie never made music on a computer) I'd be interested if anyone could advise on what benefits there'd be investing time (and maybe money) in hooking in with Ableton?
Greatly improved filters / mixing / mastering? Even in lite? Better than Auria or Audio Mastering (which I have).
I guess I could buy some VSTs and start opening up that route. But the prices seem eye watering and I love the mobility of the ipad. I make music in sub 1 hour chunks of time - which is why I love gadget (no need to reopen 6 different synths and re-set up midi etc which is always a time consuming passion killer).
Here here. There are probably 80 million videos on youtube that could answer you Ableton question better than any reply here. Lite is limited to 8 audio tracks.
a time consuming passion killer
And now back to my first marriage (again).
A quick jam with Gadget (and a Thriller's slaughter featuring Abu Dhabi)
@Matt_Fletcher_2000 said:
Live is great, with it's Session Mode. It's worth at least checking out, but yes it will cost you a lot if you want to go beyond Lite, and based on all that you are saying it sounds like you might just be better off sticking with the iPad. Auria with it's plug-ins are basically desktop quality, with the only limitation there being the iPad's power compared to a desktop. I also wouldn't be surprised to see Gadget eventually offer a mode similar to Live's Session Mode, which basically let's you trigger clips individually rather than just entire scenes (a scene being the equivalent to Gadget's playback on the lefthand side: 1, 2, 3, etc.).
Thanks @IP18 / syrupcore
I understand clip triggering I think (same as you can do in iKaossilator). Not sure how much I'd use it composing (although I do mess around muting and soloing parts in the early stages of jamming around in Gadget). But I'll have a play with the Lite version.
@PHᐃNTᐃSM said:
Would love to hear / see this done properly in gadget...
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what is the extent of the automation possible with abu dhabi, is the automation in the sampler or is it in the gadget host and exactly what is possible with it meaning can you automate tempo? etc….
and what is the resampling like in gadget, someone said you can kind of resample, what does that mean exactly?
@Matt_Fletcher_2000 said:
Forgot to mention, Live also has MIDI Effects which basically let you build MIDI controllers and you can even trigger them using a standard QWERTY keyboard. This is a really nice feature if you don't have a MIDI controller (and even if you do, really).
Here's a comparison of the different versions of Live, and I assume Lite is even more stripped down than the Intro version, so I can't say for sure if Lite has MIDI Effects:
https://www.ableton.com/en/live/feature-comparison/
@kobamoto said:
You can automate any parameter in a gadget, automation data is obviously recorded in the sequencer. Korg is really great when it comes to implementing automation in their stuff. iPolysix's sequencer is the same in that you can basically automate everything you see on the screen, it can even automate changing of the effect(s) used to get some really crazy/weird stuff going.
oh sh*t, even changing the fx, that's freeeeeesh, have you tried this out with abu dhabi?
Nope, never tried it in gadget.
Ok so I did try it out just now, and it's pretty cool, as you can draw in the sequencer automation window what effect to use, just like you would any of the regular parameters. This obviously works on any gadget. Certainly opens up for some pretty creative stuff
@SaveAs said:
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Thanx for share the video is good.
@ChrisG said:
this is major….man o man, why would a company that would make a cool feature like that in their wildest dreams make it so that samplist couldn't organize their samples into folders, couldn't edit their samples, etc…?
korg could have made this purchase so easy