What apps did you not care for getting, only to find out later that is far exceeded your expectation

HotStrange

@majorwizard047 said:

@HotStrange said:

@Littlewoodg said:
i like this thread. good to reflect.

because I’m a completist in the broadest possible sense: i buy everything that looks cool or might be cool, whether I can actually afford it or not, this happens a lot.

the latest has to be VividTracker. something i re-accessed after @sfm did his tutorial on it.

going back into VivedTracker, something clicked and it became a very fast composition tool.

And it exports with its samples to the fantastic and beloved (for me) SunVox.

This export takes VividTracker well beyond its initial 8 track limit. Drop more than 8 samples across tracks (as usual w/trackers).

When the project opens in SunVox the app splits out the sources, new sources can be added and the sourced can all be exported as stems. VividTracker ultra fast, I love SunVox, and stems to export into the various conventional midi/audio timeline DAW, if i feel it.

Sinusoid, Minimic, and the 1/2 bit PixiTrackers from the SunVox dev are the only trackers I have. Would you say VividTracker is the best on iOS? I would like to eventually get a one of the realistic tracker emulations for iOS and based on what I’ve read, Vivid is in the top spot.

I wanted to get those two pixttrackers back when they were on a recent sale. But I was too late. I totally slept on them, then when they were on sale recently, I looked them up and afterwards I wanted them, but like I said I was too late.

I would say keep an eye out for the next sale. He usually does multiple a year. They’re definitely worth it. There’s also a bundle that offers a discount, or there used to be anyway.

FriedTapeworm

For me it’s GeoShred. I downloaded GeoShred Play when it was on a free sale. As a long time guitarist, I assumed it would be a fun little gimmick, or party trick, to show off a guitar solo on an iPhone screen. Now I use it with a breath controller to lay down parts for orchestral arrangements for serious tracks. It has become my most used midi controller.

majorwizard047

@FriedTapeworm said:
For me it’s GeoShred. I downloaded GeoShred Play when it was on a free sale. As a long time guitarist, I assumed it would be a fun little gimmick, or party trick, to show off a guitar solo on an iPhone screen. Now I use it with a breath controller to lay down parts for orchestral arrangements for serious tracks. It has become my most used midi controller.

I wish I could of cop’d that one for free

NoiseHorse

I was a little weirded out by Bebot when I first got him, but now I play with him every night!

HotStrange

@NoiseHorse said:
I was a little weirded out by Bebot when I first got him, but now I play with him every night!

Bebot is an iOS classic! I’ve had it for years and still love it.

HotStrange

@majorwizard047 said:

@FriedTapeworm said:
For me it’s GeoShred. I downloaded GeoShred Play when it was on a free sale. As a long time guitarist, I assumed it would be a fun little gimmick, or party trick, to show off a guitar solo on an iPhone screen. Now I use it with a breath controller to lay down parts for orchestral arrangements for serious tracks. It has become my most used midi controller.

I wish I could of cop’d that one for free

I got it for free. The pro unlock is still $25 though. But for free, it’s an amazing deal for what you get.

HotStrange

@FriedTapeworm said:
For me it’s GeoShred. I downloaded GeoShred Play when it was on a free sale. As a long time guitarist, I assumed it would be a fun little gimmick, or party trick, to show off a guitar solo on an iPhone screen. Now I use it with a breath controller to lay down parts for orchestral arrangements for serious tracks. It has become my most used midi controller.

I wholeheartedly recommend the pro unlock. Having access to all the physical modeling and effects + their parameters leads to some crazy sounds.

Gavinski

@HotStrange said:

@FriedTapeworm said:
For me it’s GeoShred. I downloaded GeoShred Play when it was on a free sale. As a long time guitarist, I assumed it would be a fun little gimmick, or party trick, to show off a guitar solo on an iPhone screen. Now I use it with a breath controller to lay down parts for orchestral arrangements for serious tracks. It has become my most used midi controller.

I wholeheartedly recommend the pro unlock. Having access to all the physical modeling and effects + their parameters leads to some crazy sounds.

And add to that the ability to use Pro to send midi to other apps. Geoshred is such a great control surface. Given current pricings of many new apps, 25 bucks for something as powerful as Geoshred Pro is a real bargain. Then add in those very generously priced Naada and Swam bundles, especially if bought on sale. Geoshred is really one of of the best apps on iOS (UI / UX and other niggles aside)

HotStrange

@Gavinski said:

@HotStrange said:

@FriedTapeworm said:
For me it’s GeoShred. I downloaded GeoShred Play when it was on a free sale. As a long time guitarist, I assumed it would be a fun little gimmick, or party trick, to show off a guitar solo on an iPhone screen. Now I use it with a breath controller to lay down parts for orchestral arrangements for serious tracks. It has become my most used midi controller.

I wholeheartedly recommend the pro unlock. Having access to all the physical modeling and effects + their parameters leads to some crazy sounds.

And add to that the ability to use Pro to send midi to other apps. Geoshred is such a great control surface. Given current pricings of many new apps, 25 bucks for something as powerful as Geoshred Pro is a real bargain. Then add in those very generously priced Naada and Swam bundles, especially if bought on sale. Geoshred is really one of of the best apps on iOS (UI / UX and other niggles aside)

100%. It’s an amazing controller and I usually try it with anything just to see how it goes lol. I think a lot of people that haven’t bought it don’t realize the sheer amount of power under the hood. I bought it for the AU unlock I was super surprised at the amount of control and parameters on the synth and midi sections. The Naada instruments are also very reasonably priced.

Gavinski

@HotStrange said:

@Gavinski said:

@HotStrange said:

@FriedTapeworm said:
For me it’s GeoShred. I downloaded GeoShred Play when it was on a free sale. As a long time guitarist, I assumed it would be a fun little gimmick, or party trick, to show off a guitar solo on an iPhone screen. Now I use it with a breath controller to lay down parts for orchestral arrangements for serious tracks. It has become my most used midi controller.

I wholeheartedly recommend the pro unlock. Having access to all the physical modeling and effects + their parameters leads to some crazy sounds.

And add to that the ability to use Pro to send midi to other apps. Geoshred is such a great control surface. Given current pricings of many new apps, 25 bucks for something as powerful as Geoshred Pro is a real bargain. Then add in those very generously priced Naada and Swam bundles, especially if bought on sale. Geoshred is really one of of the best apps on iOS (UI / UX and other niggles aside)

100%. It’s an amazing controller and I usually try it with anything just to see how it goes lol. I think a lot of people that haven’t bought it don’t realize the sheer amount of power under the hood. I bought it for the AU unlock I was super surprised at the amount of control and parameters on the synth and midi sections. The Naada instruments are also very reasonably priced.

And they just have the nicest dev ever with Pat on board. Never seen customer service as good as his.

spiteface

Loopy Pro. Never cared for looping at all and still don’t really. But once I learned that I could load all of my favorite guitar stuff in one LP project (all Nembrini amps, THU, rhino, ToneStack, midiguitar, all my favorite effects, etc) with no real hit to cpu if only a handful are on at one time, I was sold. Load up everything I’d ever want to use, create a killer interface for turning things on/off, controlling parameters, and changing presets, and it is easily the best money I’ve spent on iOS. I’m even finding uses for looping lol. I like to record a DI loop then play it through the chain while auditioning different amps, effects, settings, etc. so great for dialing in sounds.

Littlewoodg

@HotStrange
sorry i don’t pick up on your question, re VividTracker

it is a great app, tracker wise. learning curve etc but i think its a blast. to your question, it is definitely a one of a kind emulation and even improves on the original…

I would also look into Deflemask from the Minimic dev. Its also in the emulation ballpark, with special focus on emulation of early game and computer sound chips (Genesis, NES, C64 etc). workflow is another learning curve but if i can do it no doubt you could. Dev is very active update wise and continues to make it more accesible. Its a blast. The most powerful of all of the iOS trackers is SunVox of course, but emulates very little of conventional trackers.

there is another interesting one im going to look into, watch this space

have fun with what you find. trackers rule

majorwizard047

@Gavinski said:

@HotStrange said:

@FriedTapeworm said:
For me it’s GeoShred. I downloaded GeoShred Play when it was on a free sale. As a long time guitarist, I assumed it would be a fun little gimmick, or party trick, to show off a guitar solo on an iPhone screen. Now I use it with a breath controller to lay down parts for orchestral arrangements for serious tracks. It has become my most used midi controller.

I wholeheartedly recommend the pro unlock. Having access to all the physical modeling and effects + their parameters leads to some crazy sounds.

And add to that the ability to use Pro to send midi to other apps. Geoshred is such a great control surface. Given current pricings of many new apps, 25 bucks for something as powerful as Geoshred Pro is a real bargain. Then add in those very generously priced Naada and Swam bundles, especially if bought on sale. Geoshred is really one of of the best apps on iOS (UI / UX and other niggles aside)

I just bought most of the swam bundles. The only bundles I didn’t get was the Swam Horn & Tubas, and Trombones, which I plan on getting asap. I don’t have Geoshred, so are the Nadda ones the same as Swam

HotStrange

@Gavinski said:

@HotStrange said:

@Gavinski said:

@HotStrange said:

@FriedTapeworm said:
For me it’s GeoShred. I downloaded GeoShred Play when it was on a free sale. As a long time guitarist, I assumed it would be a fun little gimmick, or party trick, to show off a guitar solo on an iPhone screen. Now I use it with a breath controller to lay down parts for orchestral arrangements for serious tracks. It has become my most used midi controller.

I wholeheartedly recommend the pro unlock. Having access to all the physical modeling and effects + their parameters leads to some crazy sounds.

And add to that the ability to use Pro to send midi to other apps. Geoshred is such a great control surface. Given current pricings of many new apps, 25 bucks for something as powerful as Geoshred Pro is a real bargain. Then add in those very generously priced Naada and Swam bundles, especially if bought on sale. Geoshred is really one of of the best apps on iOS (UI / UX and other niggles aside)

100%. It’s an amazing controller and I usually try it with anything just to see how it goes lol. I think a lot of people that haven’t bought it don’t realize the sheer amount of power under the hood. I bought it for the AU unlock I was super surprised at the amount of control and parameters on the synth and midi sections. The Naada instruments are also very reasonably priced.

And they just have the nicest dev ever with Pat on board. Never seen customer service as good as his.

Oh yeah, that’s a good point too. I emailed them with a problem a while back and was literally shocked at how quickly the responded and were willing to help. Top tier dev.

HotStrange

@Littlewoodg said:
@HotStrange
sorry i don’t pick up on your question, re VividTracker

it is a great app, tracker wise. learning curve etc but i think its a blast. to your question, it is definitely a one of a kind emulation and even improves on the original…

I would also look into Deflemask from the Minimic dev. Its also in the emulation ballpark, with special focus on emulation of early game and computer sound chips (Genesis, NES, C64 etc). workflow is another learning curve but if i can do it no doubt you could. Dev is very active update wise and continues to make it more accesible. Its a blast. The most powerful of all of the iOS trackers is SunVox of course, but emulates very little of conventional trackers.

there is another interesting one im going to look into, watch this space

have fun with what you find. trackers rule

Thanks! Yeah I kinda see Sinusoid as just a general tracker, and SunVox kinda does its own thing. So it’d be cool to have an emulation that’s more accurate to the classics just for the fun of it. Minimic is a cool little app so I’m sure the devs other apps are great too. I’ll be looking into both for sure. Appreciate the response 🙏

Gavinski

@majorwizard047 said:

@Gavinski said:

@HotStrange said:

@FriedTapeworm said:
For me it’s GeoShred. I downloaded GeoShred Play when it was on a free sale. As a long time guitarist, I assumed it would be a fun little gimmick, or party trick, to show off a guitar solo on an iPhone screen. Now I use it with a breath controller to lay down parts for orchestral arrangements for serious tracks. It has become my most used midi controller.

I wholeheartedly recommend the pro unlock. Having access to all the physical modeling and effects + their parameters leads to some crazy sounds.

And add to that the ability to use Pro to send midi to other apps. Geoshred is such a great control surface. Given current pricings of many new apps, 25 bucks for something as powerful as Geoshred Pro is a real bargain. Then add in those very generously priced Naada and Swam bundles, especially if bought on sale. Geoshred is really one of of the best apps on iOS (UI / UX and other niggles aside)

I just bought most of the swam bundles. The only bundles I didn’t get was the Swam Horn & Tubas, and Trombones, which I plan on getting asap. I don’t have Geoshred, so are the Nadda ones the same as Swam

No, the Naada ones are different and they are not made in cooperation with audio modeling. The Naada packs are mostly Indian and Chinese ethnic instruments 😍😍😍

Gavinski

@HotStrange said:

@Gavinski said:

@HotStrange said:

@Gavinski said:

@HotStrange said:

@FriedTapeworm said:
For me it’s GeoShred. I downloaded GeoShred Play when it was on a free sale. As a long time guitarist, I assumed it would be a fun little gimmick, or party trick, to show off a guitar solo on an iPhone screen. Now I use it with a breath controller to lay down parts for orchestral arrangements for serious tracks. It has become my most used midi controller.

I wholeheartedly recommend the pro unlock. Having access to all the physical modeling and effects + their parameters leads to some crazy sounds.

And add to that the ability to use Pro to send midi to other apps. Geoshred is such a great control surface. Given current pricings of many new apps, 25 bucks for something as powerful as Geoshred Pro is a real bargain. Then add in those very generously priced Naada and Swam bundles, especially if bought on sale. Geoshred is really one of of the best apps on iOS (UI / UX and other niggles aside)

100%. It’s an amazing controller and I usually try it with anything just to see how it goes lol. I think a lot of people that haven’t bought it don’t realize the sheer amount of power under the hood. I bought it for the AU unlock I was super surprised at the amount of control and parameters on the synth and midi sections. The Naada instruments are also very reasonably priced.

And they just have the nicest dev ever with Pat on board. Never seen customer service as good as his.

Oh yeah, that’s a good point too. I emailed them with a problem a while back and was literally shocked at how quickly the responded and were willing to help. Top tier dev.

He regularly hops on zoom calls with users to help them out. Totally above and beyond, most helpful dev ever

HotStrange

@Gavinski said:

@HotStrange said:

@Gavinski said:

@HotStrange said:

@Gavinski said:

@HotStrange said:

@FriedTapeworm said:
For me it’s GeoShred. I downloaded GeoShred Play when it was on a free sale. As a long time guitarist, I assumed it would be a fun little gimmick, or party trick, to show off a guitar solo on an iPhone screen. Now I use it with a breath controller to lay down parts for orchestral arrangements for serious tracks. It has become my most used midi controller.

I wholeheartedly recommend the pro unlock. Having access to all the physical modeling and effects + their parameters leads to some crazy sounds.

And add to that the ability to use Pro to send midi to other apps. Geoshred is such a great control surface. Given current pricings of many new apps, 25 bucks for something as powerful as Geoshred Pro is a real bargain. Then add in those very generously priced Naada and Swam bundles, especially if bought on sale. Geoshred is really one of of the best apps on iOS (UI / UX and other niggles aside)

100%. It’s an amazing controller and I usually try it with anything just to see how it goes lol. I think a lot of people that haven’t bought it don’t realize the sheer amount of power under the hood. I bought it for the AU unlock I was super surprised at the amount of control and parameters on the synth and midi sections. The Naada instruments are also very reasonably priced.

And they just have the nicest dev ever with Pat on board. Never seen customer service as good as his.

Oh yeah, that’s a good point too. I emailed them with a problem a while back and was literally shocked at how quickly the responded and were willing to help. Top tier dev.

He regularly hops on zoom calls with users to help them out. Totally above and beyond, most helpful dev ever

Woah I didn’t know that. Props to him, that’s probably the best customer service I’ve heard of from a dev and there’s some good ones on iOS. I know they often check here just to see if anyone has reported anything also. Not many devs think to stop by here. Especially not in the last couple years or so.

Guess you kinda need thick skin to come by here these days 😂

filo01

@spiteface said:
Loopy Pro. Never cared for looping at all and still don’t really. But once I learned that I could load all of my favorite guitar stuff in one LP project (all Nembrini amps, THU, rhino, ToneStack, midiguitar, all my favorite effects, etc) with no real hit to cpu if only a handful are on at one time, I was sold. Load up everything I’d ever want to use, create a killer interface for turning things on/off, controlling parameters, and changing presets, and it is easily the best money I’ve spent on iOS. I’m even finding uses for looping lol. I like to record a DI loop then play it through the chain while auditioning different amps, effects, settings, etc. so great for dialing in sounds.

Hi, this is extremely interesting for me. Could I ask you for describing your workflow?

GUB

What's FSLM? I'm thinking it may be related to Fruity Loops? Anyway, doesn't show up under that name in App store search or appsliced. Got a link?

@cokomairena said:
I bought FSLM with zero hopes as it doesn’t have AUv3 and I really not like FL workflow on desktop.

I just wanted a program that handled audio files on a timeline solidly enough.

Got that and much more.

I’m full in now if I want an auv3 sound I just connect a midi track to aum and record whatever I want.

Grandbear

@GUB said:
What's FSLM? I'm thinking it may be related to Fruity Loops? Anyway, doesn't show up under that name in App store search or appsliced. Got a link?

@cokomairena said:
I bought FSLM with zero hopes as it doesn’t have AUv3 and I really not like FL workflow on desktop.

I just wanted a program that handled audio files on a timeline solidly enough.

Got that and much more.

I’m full in now if I want an auv3 sound I just connect a midi track to aum and record whatever I want.

https://apps.apple.com/app/fl-studio-mobile/id432850619

hghon

Fellas if anyone wants to really dive into miRack then I can’t recommend Omri Cohen’s tutorials enough, I started with his simple videos with zero modular background and it blew me away! His videos are all VCV rack but it’s 90% the same modules and interface. Do check him out and thank me later.

Also don’t sleep on using it as an AUV3 midi device. There’s an obscene amount of sequencers and midi effects that can take you pretty much anywhere.

shinyisshiny

One app i slept on, not because i didnt care for it, but because i just forgot about it, is Igor's Soundsaw. I recently started messing about with it while doing an app cleaning, and its great. Very simple compared to his other app's, yet yields incredible results. Nasty little bugger. Slap a drum loop through it and it turns it into a skrillex song lol.

majorwizard047

@shinyisshiny said:
One app i slept on, not because i didnt care for it, but because i just forgot about it, is Igor's Soundsaw. I recently started messing about with it while doing an app cleaning, and its great. Very simple compared to his other app's, yet yields incredible results. Nasty little bugger. Slap a drum loop through it and it turns it into a skrillex song lol.

Does that one have Auv3 or IAA.

Gavinski

@shinyisshiny said:
One app i slept on, not because i didnt care for it, but because i just forgot about it, is Igor's Soundsaw. I recently started messing about with it while doing an app cleaning, and its great. Very simple compared to his other app's, yet yields incredible results. Nasty little bugger. Slap a drum loop through it and it turns it into a skrillex song lol.

Yep! I wish he would go more for the simple apps, I really prefer the UX to his complex ones. Soundsaw and Spacefields are easily my most used apps by him and both among the simplest. Oh, Vintage Rack too is one that a lot of people are sleeping on I'd imagine, including me lol. It really does sound good though, a great value high quality multi fx

HotStrange

@hghon said:
Fellas if anyone wants to really dive into miRack then I can’t recommend Omri Cohen’s tutorials enough, I started with his simple videos with zero modular background and it blew me away! His videos are all VCV rack but it’s 90% the same modules and interface. Do check him out and thank me later.

Also don’t sleep on using it as an AUV3 midi device. There’s an obscene amount of sequencers and midi effects that can take you pretty much anywhere.

Thanks! I’ve been meaning to watch some tutorials on MiRack so I can use it to its full potential. I’ll check those out!

And I agree, MiRack is amazing as a midi effect or an actual effect.

HotStrange

@Gavinski said:

@shinyisshiny said:
One app i slept on, not because i didnt care for it, but because i just forgot about it, is Igor's Soundsaw. I recently started messing about with it while doing an app cleaning, and its great. Very simple compared to his other app's, yet yields incredible results. Nasty little bugger. Slap a drum loop through it and it turns it into a skrillex song lol.

Yep! I wish he would go more for the simple apps, I really prefer the UX to his complex ones. Soundsaw and Spacefields are easily my most used apps by him and both among the simplest. Oh, Vintage Rack too is one that a lot of people are sleeping on I'd imagine, including me lol. It really does sound good though, a great value high quality multi fx

I agree but I do still love SoundScaper. It’s probably my favorite app of his despairs the UI.

Seconded on Vintage Rack though. It’s super overlooked and underrated, imo. It’s one of my favorite effects and one of the best multi effects apps on the App Store.

bygjohn

@hghon said:
Fellas if anyone wants to really dive into miRack then I can’t recommend Omri Cohen’s tutorials enough, I started with his simple videos with zero modular background and it blew me away! His videos are all VCV rack but it’s 90% the same modules and interface. Do check him out and thank me later.

Also don’t sleep on using it as an AUV3 midi device. There’s an obscene amount of sequencers and midi effects that can take you pretty much anywhere.

Good advice, I agree entirely.

People get overwhelmed by MiRack initially and think you have to make huge complicate patches etc etc. Which is fun, but at the start it doesn’t always help. Using the effects and sequencers and maybe adding a little modulation will get you a long way, or just routing LFOs etc out as MIDI CC modulators.

Omri’s videos are fantastic, particularly the earlier ones where the divergence between VCV and MiRack hadn’t moved so far. But across the board you can pick up really useful techniques from him.

So, if anyone is still reading and on the fence re MiRack, go for it. At the very least you’ll get some great effects and interesting sequencers you can incorporate with all the stuff you already use and know, even if you never get deep into modular synthesis.

HotStrange

@bygjohn said:

@hghon said:
Fellas if anyone wants to really dive into miRack then I can’t recommend Omri Cohen’s tutorials enough, I started with his simple videos with zero modular background and it blew me away! His videos are all VCV rack but it’s 90% the same modules and interface. Do check him out and thank me later.

Also don’t sleep on using it as an AUV3 midi device. There’s an obscene amount of sequencers and midi effects that can take you pretty much anywhere.

Good advice, I agree entirely.

People get overwhelmed by MiRack initially and think you have to make huge complicate patches etc etc. Which is fun, but at the start it doesn’t always help. Using the effects and sequencers and maybe adding a little modulation will get you a long way, or just routing LFOs etc out as MIDI CC modulators.

Omri’s videos are fantastic, particularly the earlier ones where the divergence between VCV and MiRack hadn’t moved so far. But across the board you can pick up really useful techniques from him.

So, if anyone is still reading and on the fence re MiRack, go for it. At the very least you’ll get some great effects and interesting sequencers you can incorporate with all the stuff you already use and know, even if you never get deep into modular synthesis.

Honestly that’s all I’ve been using it for so far. Simple synths, effects, and occasional midi. I definitely plan on diving further into it, but even as an effects processor it’s fantastic considering the sheer amount of fx modules available. And there’s a ton of stuff on patchstorage for it.

Gavinski

@HotStrange said:

@Gavinski said:

@shinyisshiny said:
One app i slept on, not because i didnt care for it, but because i just forgot about it, is Igor's Soundsaw. I recently started messing about with it while doing an app cleaning, and its great. Very simple compared to his other app's, yet yields incredible results. Nasty little bugger. Slap a drum loop through it and it turns it into a skrillex song lol.

Yep! I wish he would go more for the simple apps, I really prefer the UX to his complex ones. Soundsaw and Spacefields are easily my most used apps by him and both among the simplest. Oh, Vintage Rack too is one that a lot of people are sleeping on I'd imagine, including me lol. It really does sound good though, a great value high quality multi fx

I agree but I do still love SoundScaper. It’s probably my favorite app of his despairs the UI.

Seconded on Vintage Rack though. It’s super overlooked and underrated, imo. It’s one of my favorite effects and one of the best multi effects apps on the App Store.

Yes soundscaper is another cool one. Mainly just not much of a fan of Glitchscaper and Beatcutter but I've mentioned that already so won't flog it to death, each to their own haha