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Do you still use Beathawk?
I just recently got back into iOS audio production earlier this year and haven't had a chance to try Beathawk, but have heard a couple YouTubers mention this having good sounds and saw all the IAP are on sale. So I'm wondering if it has any sounds that can't be found elsewhere on iOS and if folks here still use this at all?
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I still use Beathawk. I have all its IAPs. It's a great AUv3, although sometimes it doesn't always load correctly. However, I use Koala sampler these days, and I can just sample oneshots into that from Beathawk and have no issues.
There’s a subtle shift happening towards modeled “physical instruments”. The best products (SWAM, PianoTek 8) are expensive but slowly less expensive products are being released by dev’s like GenuineSoundware (GSi).
BeatHawk has an excellent set of sample and loop based IAP’s. But slowly I am reaching for other apps to provide modeled
instance with more controls over the models.
It’s a trend but we’re just seeing the dawn of great modeling apps.
I'm still rather old school in that regard. 🤪 I mean I can sample those into Koala just fine, but eh. I'm more into using romplers.
We do have an excellent set of software “Romplers” like AudioLayer, Decent Sampler (expect @Gavinski to weigh in that it’s NOT true MPE
sorry Gav), Koala, Salome, Xinematics, Module Pro, Pure Synth and more. My Decent Sampler is weighing in at 158GB and is my largest user of storage and to date I have paid for only 2 Decent Sampler packs. It’s main benefit is as a time waster downloading free instruments from PianoBook.co.uk.
Idk if Salome is a rompler, but why didn't I purchase it yet? Damn this ADHD, lol. Bought it.
Module Pro and PSP2 are in my top 3, with Beathawk ranking in third place. Has a couple sounds which can't be found elsewhere. I definitely need to check Decent Sampler at some point, but I don't want to get anywhere near to pushing the storage limits of my iPhone. (Yeah, I have over 700gb of storage left, but don't want it to get eaten up.🤣)
@jwmmakerofmusic : I have Beathawk and all the trimmings too .. Also Module Pro w all its IAPPs
Same.
I love both.
It’s free (starts at 17.7MB) and you can optionally install free instruments from Venus Theory right in the app and not need to go the PianoBook.co.uk route at all. Highly recommended for anyone on a budget.
For the true tech nerd you can create your own XML descriptions of instruments that load your own samples. Then you could upload that instrument to PianoBook for fame a glory.
Same here, except I still have not bought the studio piano. Pianoteq does it for me.
@McD Thanks mate.
@johnfromberkeley Fair enough.
Whatever works for you mate. I got the studio pianos in Module so I can use within Korg Gadget whenever I'm up for a Gadget session.
Man, you've spent some money buying all the BeatHawk IAPs along with all the Gadget stuff you have.
please don’t tell anyone.
How does Beathawk compare to XinematiX for strings and brass? So far XinematiX is the best I've heard on iOS (outside of SWAM, but I'm looking for string sections, not solo strings), so I'm curious if Beathawk is any better?
I have piano covered with Pianoteq, but am searching for the best sounding strings on iOS.
Does anyone know what happened to the Brass Riffs pack?
I think it’s great. I don’t really use it a groovebox often but as a sound module it’s excellent. I have a decent handful of the IAPs and haven’t been disappointed yet. The Musical Toys pack is probably one of my favorite iOS purchases in general. It’s weird and cheesy and lofi in all the best ways.
Great new video from Doug:
I’ve never been a fan of Beathawk standalone due to the fiddly piano roll, but I regularly use it as an AUV3. I’ve collected most of the IAP and the sounds are top notch; some of the best samples I own.
Doug’s video got me fired up to see if the beathawk timeline in song mode would sync with the Cubasis timeline AND respect the Cubasis loop markers, and sure enough they do!
So now it’s game on for me to use beathawk’s sounds & patterns alongside the longer/easier to edit audio tracks of Cubasis. This is a pretty exciting concept if you ask me.
So I’m not a heavy beathawk user yet, but I’m seeing how it could be really a key player in my workflow.
Always loved the Hawk. Gets shit done. Also has an excellent song mode.
I use BeatHawk a lot and I love it. I've got a fair number of the IAP sound packs, mostly purchased when they were on sale, and a handful that I got from UVI for some videos that I did on it. It's usefulness will depend on your needs and where you are at. For me, it's a very convenient place to go when I want some great instrument sounds of all varieties, so it fills a lot of gaps for me that way, even though I have a lot of instrument apps.
I don't have Decent Sampler or any large libraries for AudioLayer, so I can't compare those. I also don't like to spend a lot of time collecting samples and importing them to iPad, so just buying packs in BeatHawk made sense for me. BeatHawk does have a few annoying idosyncrasies, and a few bugs, but overall I find it quite solid and reliable, and very quick to use. I'll often load it up with some samples and loops from different packs to just get the creative flow going, and then take off from there.
The strongest aspect of BeatHawk is the quality and "liveness" of the samples. Some of packs have absolutely killer sounds some are a mixture of great and mediocre sounds, and some are a bit lacking. If you are very careful to pick the sound packs which have a decent selection of instruments and loops and make sure they fit your needs, it's still got some value in 2024, imo.
Do you know how many times a year are Beathawk IAP sales?
I purchased some of them during BF 2023 and I found I want more
I only have the acoustic drums IAP and the uneven levels in the multisampled kit left me really disappointed. Nothing you can't boost outside of Beathawk, but I don't understand how a kit with such a quiet kick could be released.
You can check the history of the BeatHawk app sales (although not the IAP) on appsliced.co. They used to do sales at least once a year, but it's slowed down in the last couple of years, and they don't always discount the IAP's when the app is on sale, so it's really hard to predict.
Beathawk is like $5 on sale and iap are like $2 on sales . If jwmmakerofmusic uses it it has value
Honestly the strings and the DAW like ability make it worth it
thanks @EdZAB, @dreamcartel