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What would be the closest to Reaper in iOS?
Which DAW would you reckon?
Logic, Cubasis, something else?
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Not sure what you mean by "close to Reaper". Reaper's main distinguishing characteristic, I think, is the extent to which you can customize, extend, and tinker with it. I don't think that's a strong feature for any of the iOS DAWs. But maybe the things you can do in Drambo and Loopy Pro, maybe even AUM, feel a little similar. Customize to your own needs. Of course, none of those three are actually DAWs, and I don't really think you'd call them "close to Reaper".
An RDP session to Reaper running on a desktop machine 😉
thanks but neither reply actually answers anything.
What functionality from reaper are you looking for?
The closest would be Auria pro but I must add a big warning to this. For me Auria works well as I only use it for mixing / mastering. Others have had some major frustration with it.
The question is too vague to give a good answer. Closest in what way?
There isn't anything close to Reaper overall.
Auria Pro, I suppose, but I can think of dozens of ways it's not anything like Reaper.
Maybe Cubasis, though it falls short in many ways.
I say Cubasis in the absence of other specifics.
Harsh.
As @JohnnyGoodyear would say…
I'll also say Cubasis, though definitely not a 1:1 clone of Reaper by far.
I think Logic Pro on the iPad is closest to Reaper in that it’s the most fully fledged and supported DAW on the platform. Closely followed by Cubasis I guess. Auria Pro is a good shout but not really current anymore by all accounts.
thanks, that was the sort of general thoughts I was seeking. Trying to decide whether to ditch the PC (on Linux) and go all iOS, as I do a LOT of stuff on iOS and most of what I do in Reaper ends up in the iOS system somewhere!
The M3 ipad is very much equal to the PC in terms of performance (if not directly relatable in terms of hardware.)
Nah, just accurate. I never "gild the lily" so to speak,
Actually, I think both those replies, and others, gave you all you need to know. if you're looking for "close to Reaper" you're not going to find it on iOS. Sure, there are DAWs on iOS, but if you try to go all iOS and you'll be happy only with a DAW "close to Reaper", I think you should prepare to be disappointed.
Similar situation here. My thoughts about this: I love the iPad for music making, and I use (and enjoy) Linux and Reaper very much. But I won’t ditch my Linux computers. Not only do I need them for work but Ubuntu Studio, PipeWire routing and Reaper together with SonoBus or Zoom have no iOS equivalent for live mixing, online music making and live streaming high quality video and audio all at the same.
I was thinking the other way round and ditch the iPad in favour of my smaller touchscreen enabled Linux laptop, but the two miracles that would need to happen won’t happen: Loopy Pro and Drambo for Linux.
Yes, tbh, if those two became somehow workable on linux I'd do the same with the mini PC I have and a touch screen.
Thanks again.
LP and Drambo both work on Apple Silicon macs that can be had for cheap second hand. MacOS is a BSD-based *nix variant which I like a lot. I hope that Apple will soon add touch screens to their Macbooks though, so finally the headphones jack will be back 😛
Loopy Pro doesn't work on Apple Silicon Macs.
Oops, you're right. Not yet officially.