Members rasputin1963 Posted February 25, 2014 Members Share Posted February 25, 2014 I see the current rage is music-making apps for your iPAD, and darned sophisticated ones, too. Every kind of synth, wavetable and FX processing you can imagine is available. Are you into this sort of thing? Just curious. Can iPAD be taken seriously as professional music-making tool? Thanks, ras Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted February 25, 2014 Members Share Posted February 25, 2014 rasputin1963 wrote: Are you into this sort of thing? Just curious. Can iPAD be taken seriously as professional music-making tool? Not so much, and yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author MikeRivers Posted February 25, 2014 CMS Author Share Posted February 25, 2014 I'll try it when someone gives me an iPad. I have no reason to buy one. I have perfectly satisfactory recording solutions without having to worry about a device over which I have practically no control, and, which, based on my experience with my Android tablet (which was a door prize), sometimes has a mind of its own.If I had an iPad I might use it as a backup recorder, but not as the primary recorder. And I sure wouldn't mix or edit on one. I'm much too clumsy for that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted February 25, 2014 Members Share Posted February 25, 2014 I'm not interested in it mostly because I have other stuff that can handle the job capably. But I do like tablet/touchpad thingies.I suppose an issue I might have with using an iPad are things that it seems to me that things that the connections seem flimsy, especially if you're out in the field. I could be wrong, but that's my impression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoadRanger Posted February 25, 2014 Members Share Posted February 25, 2014 MikeRivers wrote: If I had an iPad I might use it as a backup recorder, but not as the primary recorder. And I sure wouldn't mix or edit on one. I'm much too clumsy for that! Well, mine is mostly used to control my Mackie DL1608 for live sound but it's not clumsy at all for that IMO. I do have Auria installed too and it is amazing and Garage Band is pretty good too. That said it's too much of a PITA to get stuff on and off the iPad (thanks Steve Jobs ) so I'll fire up Audacity or Reaper on my laptop if I'm editing audio (mostly 2 track for video). The small screen and my old eyes don't help either - my laptop has a 17" screen and my next one will be touch enabled and at least a four core for video editing . BTW if anyone has any important audio that is unusable due to line frequency buzz I've come up with an amazingly effective process to remove it in Audacity . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted February 25, 2014 Members Share Posted February 25, 2014 Mike speaks for me. Although I actually had a client offer to buy me an iPad. (But that was before he started getting pissed off when the Genius Bar guys told him he could no longer update his 4 or 5 year old iMac -- which I don't even think is true from what I've read, but I haven't worked directly on his issues yet.) I did finally see what looked like a moderately sophisticated dual oscillator Android virtual-analog synth plug. It even had USB MIDI. (It must be 'serious' -- they want a 'whopping' $7.59 for the app. EDIT: found a version of it for ~$4 on the Play store.) The iPad, of course, has benefitted from Apple's total control of the platform, where Android's highly fragmented multi-manufacture hardware base has been a huge impediment to the growth of hardware add-ons like audio converters. (Although many Androids can be 'rooted' to take advantage of user-created solutions that can allow connection to outboard converters and such.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Beck Posted February 26, 2014 Members Share Posted February 26, 2014 How did that happen? Wrong topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I have a few different things on my iPad, and I've been pretty darned impressed with a few of them. I just downloaded Cakewalk's new Z3TA+ synth last night, and so far, it's a winner. The Korg iPolysix is a very cool retro synth, and there's enough capabilities there that you can do quite a bit musically with just that app... it's basically two synths, a drum machine, and effects all in one. I also really like the iMPC, although I wish it had a stock sample bank with "real" drum sounds too. I'm pretty impressed that you can get that kind of synth horsepower now for anywhere from ten to thirty bucks. It's actually pretty amazing when you stop to think about it. At least it is to me - but I was around when synths were new, exotic, and very, very expensive. There are other apps and protocols now (Audiobus, etc.) that allow multiple iOS apps to work together. I do have Garageband on my iPad, and I've thought about adding Cubase or Auria too, but I'm more likely to use a laptop if I need to do any serious remote recording. I know you "can" on an iPad, but I don't see the need. But as a mobile music companion? I think it's a great tool for writing, working out ideas and arrangements, fiddling around while waiting for... whatever. I also have AC-7 on mine and use it as a DAW remote - and it's great for that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gdoubleyou Posted February 28, 2014 Members Share Posted February 28, 2014 I use my ipad as a control surface for Logic, as an external sound module, and when traveling it's a sketch pad.I use an Alesis iO Dock for connectivity, haven't used it as an audio recorder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wschart Posted March 20, 2014 Members Share Posted March 20, 2014 I've done a few things with the iPad version of Garageband. Understand that I am not a pro, just doing things for my own enjoyment and possibly sending to family/friends. The big problem I've had is I often use midi files I download as backing tracks, and the instruments available on the iPad often don't match up. It's best for me to convert the midi to an mp3 on my computer and use that. The other problem is transferring the files between computer and iPad. Each uses a slightly different file format. There is a workaround, but it sure would be easier to be able to swap back and forth. The big advatage to using ther iPad is portability. Makes it ideal for taking to a practice/jam session etc. and recording your part to do self critique or to record that solo you whipped out. If your home in your studio, you'd probably want to use your regular computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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