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Drum Synth (not sampler) AUv3 that runs on iOS 12 ?
Can anyone recommend a versatile drum and percussion synthesizer (not sampler) plugin that runs on iOS 12.x and is ideally not eating up a lot of CPU ? Although I have an iPad 9, I like to give my Air 2 something to do…
Currently I am exploring two candidates:
- Hammerhead. I love the app but I find the synth a bit simple.
- Drambo with the “Dramboise SA” patch loaded. This one looks and sounds quite interesting.
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Blip Box? https://apps.apple.com/nl/app/blip-box-drum-synth/id6452880190
Does not work on iOS 12, otherwise I like that app.
iPad
Vereist iPadOS 15.0 of nieuwer.
Fac as a drum synth ( not sure about ios version )
but with Drambo modules.
Its the only way to have midi, plus outputs on same track
Unless you have an au ( like fac or blipbox ) per track.
It all gets annoying ( drum machines etc ) how to fit in DAW and be unlike Drambo modules in functionality.
Ruismaker,Ruismaker FM, Ruismaker NOIRE
Noire needs iOS 12, the other two require iOS 11.
@sigma79 thanks for mentioning FAC. I own it, but did not try because the spec say it requires iOS 13. However when I tried the installation I was offered an older version that is now working perfectly fine on the old iPad.
Cool.
Fac is low cpu ( how much compared to Drambo modules etc )
You could maybe design via fac. Have a Drambo sampler after Fac.
Then have Drambo tracks of various modules including sample player.
If sequencing, modules and fx per track are better than sending a midi Drambo to a Fac drum.
It would be easy enough re-designing and opening sounds per track.
SeekBeats by Rodrigo Yanez.
Hey I can help here! SKIID is iOS 12.1 compatible and is a very cool drum synth AU.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/skiiid/id1516634571
Just a quick thank you for all the suggestions. This forum was of great help - again.
The prime candidates for my project are now Ruismaker FM and SKIID. Although I have almost all of Brams apps, for whatever reason I never felt attracted to that app. This turned out to be a mistake. FM is great and easily provides a wide sonic spectrum of percussive sounds at both low cost and low CPU usage. And SKIID is just great for experimental stuff.
You can add a drambo fm module to each drambo track and make any drum sound be fm.
What about these two?
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/dm2-the-drum-machine/id1490236959
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/elastic-drums/id817419955
Drum 80? - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/drum-80/id6444686683
This is what you need lol.
I think a good drum machine soon, will be from the maker of silo ( granular fx )
But no drum machines are going to intergrate like video ( in host ) unless you use an instanse per track.
This needs an ipad 9 to run ( not sure if it will with more triggers etc )
So instead of an au per track ( to tweak )
You could still sample drum machines so it intergrates better.
As you can see. It can be made fm. Euclidean. Modules and au fx but can probably trigger acoustic round robins triggered via sequencer exactly where you want.
If i couldnt make this.
Id maybe opt for samples or drambo drum modules.
Or just try using a drum machine.
Either sugarbytes drum computer and likey the drum machine ( who make silo fx )
Kinda fun. From 5.20
A no sleep tweak.
I had option of triggering 16 sounds per track but just opted so there were a different/ok sound on each track ( a kick, a snare etc ) no over lap.
Although you cant really hear whats going on.
I like the way maybe even a hi hat, went through fm module. To a resonator and reverb and sounds like a 303.
I really like Drum 80 and appreciate the fact that they recognized most drummers used their own hi-hats with Simmons drum kits. Simmons’ cymbals were no good.
Kinda gash ( havent practised much )
but at 9.50.
Seems like a good example of how you can not just find a rythum before its played via speakers but the live tweaking of a couple of rythums ( which are usually mapped to a faderfox pc12 )
Can be kind of good.
and the cool Bruce Lee type sound ( which would have been made during vid )
Electronic does offer versility compared to samples and round robin bs.
DM1, DM2
You should also give @wim ’s Drambo patch on patchstorage.
https://patchstorage.com/tr-nine-o-mine/
…and if you want a nice synthesized hi hat emulation you can grab it from my patch
https://patchstorage.com/lowbit-kid-drumkit/
I pinched it from some other patch I can’t remember which could have been @rs2000 ‘s but can’t be sure.
Huh! Thanks for the shout-out. I always assumed I was the only person ever to use that one. 😂
It’s not the most efficient patch unfortunately. But that was in light of when I was still rocking only an air 2.
Well, I don’t use it personally because I always struggle to insert someone else’s logic into my project but remembered there’s quite a few synth drum patches on Drambo patchstorage so I thought I’d mention it. 😬
I'd recommend DM2 too if was auv3. That's one app I really hope (but am far from optismtic) gets an upgrade. I'd happily pay again for an auv3 DM3.
As it is, the Ruismaker trilogy is a no brainer.
Yeah, but AUv3 wasn't a requirement. It's an older device...you're better off using it in standalone mode.
That, or Korg Gadget 2 (or 3). The drum modules like Tokyo are wicked.
Auv3 is literally in the title of the thread!
“Drum Synth (not sampler) AUv3 that runs on iOS 12 ?”
🤣😂🤣
LOL you're right. Carry on.
Glad to see I’m not the only one who occasionally misses a critical detail. 😉
Drambo is by far the best option on iOS 12 so far, I have it running on an iPhone 6 and on iPad Minis 2 and 3 and I can do quite a few drum channels (with pure synthesis, samples eat a lot less CPU) before maxing out the CPU. Also runs quite well inside AUM as long as you're not adding CPU hungry plugins.
Maybe FAC DK
Maybe the original Digistix
Maybe SDS-x
I was gonna say Elastic Drums, DM2 and Drumlab but they are IAA/Core midi only. They still work well but no AU.
I’m curious, is there a resource or way to figure out the lowest version of iOS an app will work on?
I know sometimes it’s mentioned in description or manual or developer site…
There is a site that shows apps that work on old versions of iOS but I think it stopped at like iOS 6 or something let me see if I can find it…
I found one site but unfortunately it’s not working at all for me, just day forbidden. Also it’s not a secured site, but I can’t even use it.
In case you want to try the site is…
ios-compatible dot com
I thought there was another
Here’s another site that might help.
Roaring Apps
https://roaringapps.com/