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  • kirmesteggnokirmesteggno

    @Drrabbitfoot said:
    That’s a lot of nice!!

    Thanks!

  • tubespacetubespace

    @alexwasashrimp said:

    @tubespace said:

    @Simon said:

    @Drrabbitfoot said:

    Try Apple's GarageBand.

    GarageBand is free, simple, and quick.

    My friend just started his iPad journey a few days ago, I recommended starting with GarageBand but warned that it's somehow both convoluted and limited. He laughed it off, said his needs are way more basic than mine.
    Today he told me he now gets what I meant.
    So I totally agree that it's free, but simple and quick aren't the words I'd use to describe it.

    I teach grade 6 students (11 year olds). They pick up GarageBand in 15 minutes and run with it.

  • TentypeTentype

    @tubespace said:

    @alexwasashrimp said:

    @tubespace said:

    @Simon said:

    @Drrabbitfoot said:

    Try Apple's GarageBand.

    GarageBand is free, simple, and quick.

    My friend just started his iPad journey a few days ago, I recommended starting with GarageBand but warned that it's somehow both convoluted and limited. He laughed it off, said his needs are way more basic than mine.
    Today he told me he now gets what I meant.
    So I totally agree that it's free, but simple and quick aren't the words I'd use to describe it.

    I teach grade 6 students (11 year olds). They pick up GarageBand in 15 minutes and run with it.

    Is garageband simple? I'd say yes, but as a person who's used many (dare I say most?) daws over the past 30 years garageband has a very particular way of doing things that is different from most. So it's not intuitive if you already have experience, but can you learn it easily as a newcomer, yes. Just like iMovie.

    So do I recommend it? No. Because in my opinion it doesn't prepare you for when you eventually move on from garageband.

    My recommendations for linear daws personally are:

    Logic
    Zenbeats
    Cubasis
    Audio Evolution

  • alexwasashrimpalexwasashrimp

    @tubespace said:

    @alexwasashrimp said:

    @tubespace said:

    @Simon said:

    @Drrabbitfoot said:

    Try Apple's GarageBand.

    GarageBand is free, simple, and quick.

    My friend just started his iPad journey a few days ago, I recommended starting with GarageBand but warned that it's somehow both convoluted and limited. He laughed it off, said his needs are way more basic than mine.
    Today he told me he now gets what I meant.
    So I totally agree that it's free, but simple and quick aren't the words I'd use to describe it.

    I teach grade 6 students (11 year olds). They pick up GarageBand in 15 minutes and run with it.

    11 year olds are way better at learning new stuff than us old dudes lol, but my friend picked it up instantly as well and hit some limitations in a few hours already.
    The way he described his experience, "it's both assuming I'm dumb and complicating things unnecessarily".

  • Telstar5Telstar5

    Also there’s Korg “native mode “ midi 2.0 on the Korg Keystage midi controller . Instantly turns Gadget in to a hardware like workstation w the Keystage .

  • Telstar5Telstar5
    edited January 18

    @alexwasashrimp : What if they’re Android?

  • alexwasashrimpalexwasashrimp

    @Telstar5 said:
    @alexwasashrimp : What if they’re Android?

    I'm not sure I get what your question refers to, but in general music software is the worst part of Android experience. I'd recommend FLSM as a complete DAW with built-in instruments and effects.

  • Telstar5Telstar5

    @Telstar5 said:
    @alexwasashrimp : What if they’re Android?

    Yes, I meant your student

  • SevenSystemsSevenSystems
    edited January 18

    GarageBand might be intuitive to someone who has never used music software before, but it's certainly anything but quick! Dunno if anything has changed, but when I used it for a bit a few years ago, even just switching between the arrangement and pianoroll (something that you do several times per minute) put me through an excruciatingly slow (over 1 second) animation every time.

  • DMfanDMfan

    I use Roland Zenbeats, it covers all bases for me, and I can happily recommend it.

    But, any major DAW on iOS that you ”click” with will get the job done no doubt, it is just a matter of choice.

    Don’t forget to have fun!

    Regards,
    DMfan🇸🇪

  • alexwasashrimpalexwasashrimp

    @Telstar5 said:

    @Telstar5 said:
    @alexwasashrimp : What if they’re Android?

    Yes, I meant your student

    The students in question weren't mine, but in case of my students, most of them aren't allowed to have mobile phones or tablets until 12-13, and even if they are, they wouldn't be able to install any paid apps. So if I show my students some music apps, it's usually Keylimba (free, simple and cross-platform) or Grainstorm (they can play with it for free, but recording needs an IAP).

  • Telstar5Telstar5

    I like Zenbeats but the internal sounds just don’t measure up to say “Halion “ sounds for Cubasis IMO

  • Telstar5Telstar5

    @jwmmakerofmusic : Thanks for that explanation of your process. I copied it to save for later reference .. But can’t I just use Koala by itself ? Why do you need Aum necessarily?

  • SimonSimon

    @Telstar5 said:

    @Telstar5 said:
    @alexwasashrimp : What if they’re Android?

    Yes, I meant your student

    His students are Androids? Oh my! Ai out of control! :smiley:

  • jwmmakerofmusicjwmmakerofmusic

    @Telstar5 said:
    @jwmmakerofmusic : Thanks for that explanation of your process. I copied it to save for later reference .. But can’t I just use Koala by itself ? Why do you need Aum necessarily?

    Ah, AUM is for sampling into Koala. Then I save the project within the Koala AUv3 and open it in the Koala standalone and use Koala standalone to finish the track.

  • Telstar5Telstar5

    @jwmmakerofmusic said:

    @Telstar5 said:
    @jwmmakerofmusic : Thanks for that explanation of your process. I copied it to save for later reference .. But can’t I just use Koala by itself ? Why do you need Aum necessarily?

    Ah, AUM is for sampling into Koala. Then I save the project within the Koala AUv3 and open it in the Koala standalone and use Koala standalone to finish the track.

    Got it but can’t I just sample into Koala without AUM?

  • jwmmakerofmusicjwmmakerofmusic

    @Telstar5 said:

    @jwmmakerofmusic said:

    @Telstar5 said:
    @jwmmakerofmusic : Thanks for that explanation of your process. I copied it to save for later reference .. But can’t I just use Koala by itself ? Why do you need Aum necessarily?

    Ah, AUM is for sampling into Koala. Then I save the project within the Koala AUv3 and open it in the Koala standalone and use Koala standalone to finish the track.

    Got it but can’t I just sample into Koala without AUM?

    @Telstar5 said:

    @jwmmakerofmusic said:

    @Telstar5 said:
    @jwmmakerofmusic : Thanks for that explanation of your process. I copied it to save for later reference .. But can’t I just use Koala by itself ? Why do you need Aum necessarily?

    Ah, AUM is for sampling into Koala. Then I save the project within the Koala AUv3 and open it in the Koala standalone and use Koala standalone to finish the track.

    Got it but can’t I just sample into Koala without AUM?

    Ah I see what you mean. Yes you can record sounds around you direct into Koala with no need to use AUM. But as of this writing, Koala cannot host AUv3s to sample directly from. AUM is (for me) the easiest way to do that. :)

  • Telstar5Telstar5

    @jwmmakerofmusic said:

    @Telstar5 said:

    @jwmmakerofmusic said:

    @Telstar5 said:
    @jwmmakerofmusic : Thanks for that explanation of your process. I copied it to save for later reference .. But can’t I just use Koala by itself ? Why do you need Aum necessarily?

    Ah, AUM is for sampling into Koala. Then I save the project within the Koala AUv3 and open it in the Koala standalone and use Koala standalone to finish the track.

    Got it but can’t I just sample into Koala without AUM?

    Gotcha, thanks . But I can sample via YouTube , right?

  • mistercharliemistercharlie

    @Telstar5 said:

    @jwmmakerofmusic said:

    @Telstar5 said:

    @jwmmakerofmusic said:

    @Telstar5 said:
    @jwmmakerofmusic : Thanks for that explanation of your process. I copied it to save for later reference .. But can’t I just use Koala by itself ? Why do you need Aum necessarily?

    Ah, AUM is for sampling into Koala. Then I save the project within the Koala AUv3 and open it in the Koala standalone and use Koala standalone to finish the track.

    Got it but can’t I just sample into Koala without AUM?

    Gotcha, thanks . But I can sample via YouTube , right?

    You need a way to get audio into Koala. If you use it standalone, you can use the iPad’s mic, or an audio interface.

  • kirmesteggnokirmesteggno

    @Telstar5 said:
    Gotcha, thanks . But I can sample via YouTube , right?

    Yes via screen recordings. Koala extracts the audio of imported videos from the Photos library (where your screen recordings get saved).

  • Telstar5Telstar5
    edited January 19

    Thanks @mistercharlie , @kirmesteggno , and @jwmmakerofmusic

  • db909db909

    @SevenSystems said:
    GarageBand might be intuitive to someone who has never used music software before, but it's certainly anything but quick! Dunno if anything has changed, but when I used it for a bit a few years ago, even just switching between the arrangement and pianoroll (something that you do several times per minute) put me through an excruciatingly slow (over 1 second) animation every time.

    Exactly why I never used GarageBand

  • SevenSystemsSevenSystems

    @db909 said:

    @SevenSystems said:
    GarageBand might be intuitive to someone who has never used music software before, but it's certainly anything but quick! Dunno if anything has changed, but when I used it for a bit a few years ago, even just switching between the arrangement and pianoroll (something that you do several times per minute) put me through an excruciatingly slow (over 1 second) animation every time.

    Exactly why I never used GarageBand

    To be fair, Xequence has a similar animation, but it's closer to 0.2 seconds. Animations in UI are not inherently bad, as they serve to convey why and how the state of an application has changed... but it's enough if they HINT at what changed, they don't have to make a drama out of it 😂

  • joegrant413joegrant413

    Laughed and loved this YouTube.

  • joegrant413joegrant413

    No mention of iOS though! Or MPC. Oh well, I guess we are a special niche, folks.

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