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Give me multi-out fx plugins and I’d shut up for a while about Logic frustrations.
Regarding multi-out, can you at least use Logic’s own Sampler instrument for multi out from different pads?
$5 a month? It’s a steal
When using the 'Drum Machine Designer' (which most of the drum kits use) each individual sounds is on a separate track in a group stack and can be individually processed when needed.
Yeah you can do multi out plugins in AUM, just not fx. Primarily FAC Medusa, which lets me do some crazy guitar fx routing.
That could be taken more than one way. 😉
fwiw, Though I have no interest in Logic Pro on iPad, I do think the $5 per month is appropriate for a tool like Logic that could be someone's main production environment. It's also something that could be leveraged for only occasional users, dipping in and out of the subscription as needed. I don't hear of people using it this way, but that's what I'd do if there was something about it I needed, such as the drummers or the AI mastering tool. It'd probably run me about $15 per year. Not bad really. You can still play back your projects without the subscription lapsed, so it's not like you lose access to your work. All in all, I think the model is completely appropriate.
[edit] Incorrect info ... sorry. You can't open your projects after the subscription has expired without re-subscribing for at least a month.
But alas, I have no need whatever for that kind of DAW on iPad. I'd head to the desktop for that level of work.
I remember when I thought iOS would be the future of music creation. I think the lack of a stable, usable DAW is why I have mostly given up using iPad for anything but jams. I mostly record audio, very occasionally MIDI.
Initially the iPad sample rate/bit depth was stuck at 16bit 44.1kHz so that required conversion when exporting to my laptop, that was the first issue that bothered me. Overall, trying to record a band on an iPad has felt to me like I'm going back in time to the 1990s.
It's fun to play with instruments and fx on iPad, but MIDI isn't a big part of my workflow (except drums) and I don't trigger loops so most iPad DAWs are not a good fit. I think the only DAWs I haven't tried are Zenbeats and Drambo. I hate subscribing to software or I would use Logic on iPad but I already have Logic on my laptop. My laptop is really not that much larger than my iPad and just so much more capable.
I think for iPad to have become more ubiquitous for music creation Apple would have had to care more about musicians right from the start (headphone out, choice of sample rates and bit depths, slimmed down version of Logic available etc.).
$5/month for the Mastering Assistant alone is a steal. Other automatic mastering services online are far more expensive. Instead of $5/month for Logic Pro 4 iPad, it's like $4-$5 per track with other services. If I didn't master my own tracks, and if LP4i's Mastering Assistant wasn't a thing, I'd hardly ever get any of my music released due to having to sink hundreds of dollars into said online automatic mastering services. With LP4i, it's a simple $5 monthly, and job done. Nothing to it.
EDIT: That said, I do master my own tracks, so the sub would be wasted on me personally, but ymmv.
I'd pay $5 for a one-month fee if I had a track that would benefit from the mastering tool. One good use for subscriptions is to only pay a little for occasional use and not pay anything when you don't need it. It's good that you can still listen to your tracks with Logic even when the subscription isn't active.
Exactly. I can master my own tracks using my own methods, so the subscription would be wasted on me. But, Logic Pro 4 iPad is a good instant-mastering solution for those not looking to pay loads of money for mastering services.
Before LP4i came along I was gravitating towards Zenbeats since it had a reasonably Logic-like workflow and could record midi effects, so it met my base criteria. When Logic came along I left it behind. It's a bit rough around the edges, I don't perceive that it's particularly resource-efficient, and the built-in instruments and sounds are okay, but Logic's built-ins are better. In my opinion, unless the Logic Pro subscription is absolute anathema to you, it's hard to see a reason to choose Zenbeats over Logic.
Cubasis is great but I really click with Ableton and Logic's clip-based workflows, and Cubasis doesn't do that.
Think of it as a metaphor to the early days of SNL.
[Edit] Nevermind Samu, i found answers to my added questions. 👍
Yes, imagine how amazing the iPad could be if they had actually focused on making it a great tool for musicians. Unfortunately musicians are a small subset of iPad users, so Apple made other decisions which are good for Apple (removing the headphone jack to force sales of Airpods for example), but damn awful for musicians. iPads are still cool but not what they could have been, not by a long shot.
Balanced and valid points, and it also shows that any of the major apps will get you from point A to B. The difference is the Journey itself, your perception of it and what you need for your specific workflow. How you ”click” with an app in short.
/DMfan🇸🇪
Yeah I’ve been away from ios music for almost 3 years and just came back to check in and it’s pretty much the same as I left it.
As for the best daw? Suno, obviously😆. No but I do still love me some Auxy
Interesting on Logic Pro having a good clip based workflow. That’s a feature I haven’t really explored.
Long time no see, my friend.
How've you been doing mate? How's life treated you since you posted here last?
And hell yeah! Do you use Auxy Studio (subscription) or the OG one? I've been (re)addicted to Auxy Studio since late September to the point Lenberg added one of my tracks as a demo in it. ❤️ I just love how quickly I can churn out quality music in it.
I mean, for bigger and more complex projects, I use Cubasis 3. I also use Cubasis 3 for vocal recording and mastering my tracks. But for simpler projects in the genres I frequently produce, Auxy Studio.
So since I missed the AEMS sale, I decided to grab Zenbeats, and so far I'm really happy with it. I'd like a more polished interface and a tempo track, but overall it's a solid DAW with good automation.
Has to be Logic. Although, I do wish they would focus on auv3 stability (hopefully this comes in the next update).
Zenbeats for touch is actually my favourite DAW on my Legion Go to get a track down fast, Ableton and Bitwig you really need a mouse to get around.
So no one shares MTS love?
I have a lot of the DAW's, my favorite is MultiTrackStudio in 2025. Used it the most and enjoyed using it.
Sadly, my fave is NanoStudio 2. Still available and still working well…. But who knows for how long?
Not a DAW, but I actually get so much more done in Groovebox by Ampify. I sure wish they’d show that they are still interested in the product. It’s not looking good.
Glad I came across the thread as I’ve been ‘future-proof shopping’ for a potentially new DAW due to NS2’s abandonment.
AEMS seems nice. I’d never even heard of it.
I always recommend checking Roland Zenbeats out.
/DMfan🇸🇪
Logic all the way, after a few updates it’s awesome, don’t want subscription, don’t like Apple, that’s your problem.
I own Cubasis too , use to use Auria once upon a time, not worth the time IMO.
A subscription model implies constant updates, so far Apple have committed.
I went with AEMS over Cubasis 3 thinking that all I needed in a linear DAW was the bare essentials for arranging and mixing audio with some occasional midi recording/editing. It's...okay, but coming from Cubase and StudioOne on the PC, certain workflow aspects are kinda infuriating.
For example, moving a single clip is easy enough: simply click and drag. But moving multiple clips requires clicking on the select tool, lassoing the clips, and disengaging the tool before you could move them. If you deselect the clips in the process and want to move them again, you'd have to start over.
Splitting and deleting clips is similarly convoluted. I'm always forgetting to deselect the tool in question and inadvertently deleting or splitting clips. Also, there's no way to merge clips as far as I can tell.
Rearranging tracks is also unnecessarily tedious. You can't just drag a track to a new position in the hierarchy. Instead, you have a "Move track up/down" option tucked away in a menu that lets you set the new position by number. But tracks aren't assigned numbers in the left-hand pane, so if you want to move, say, your track 13 drums to just above your track 2 bass track, you'd have to scroll to the top and count down the tracks to figure out the position number to type in. It would be nice to have the tracks numbered and listed by name in the menu, so even if you can't drag and drop, you'd at least know where they should go.
I'm also always having to go into the grid settings and changing values, but I guess that's part of working with a small screen.
I guess this is more a rant than a fave iOS DAW post lol. But that's a few things that get in the way of a frictionless experience and making me reconsider Cubasis 3.
“Frictionless experience” gets my award for best iOS music term. It is what we all seek. Matching various apps that we “click with” so the creative process isn’t unnecessarily stifled by technology. We have our favorite apps and they all have limitations. For myself, I think it is wise to have more than one DAW and more than one platform. My strategy is to have the ability to create on desktop/laptop, iPad/iPhone, and workstation/arranger. A frictionless experience may be impossible to achieve completely, but I have found my preference on iOS and am turning my attention back toward PC/VST & hardware/workstation. The hard & interesting thing will be how to integrate those platforms into a consistently reliable workflow.
Ha ha , I actually thought about that the moment I sent it > @Delinquent said:
What @Delinquent said
Is N-Track studio the only one that has audio tracks and a portrait mode for iPhone?
Logic Pro, I even did a gig with tracks built up using the looper. Not as good as the desktop version, but still pretty powerful.
Saying that though, I don’t like the subscription model, so just buy a few months here and there if I need it. If there was a single payment option I’d buy it straight away.
Other than that, I’ve bought/used most of the other iOS DAW’s including Cubasis and Auria and none provide all the features I need, so the iPad works as a sketchpad and live instrument, and do all my DAW work on desktop.