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Best apps to paste midi notes INTO
I have been playing with Caustic again and appreciating all it can do (as I always do when I return to it), but then was hit (as I always am when I return to it) with the simple fact that, especially synth-wise, I just don't think much of the sounds. However I do like the writing aspects of it very much, particularly when it comes to putting together melodies.
It does appear easy to copy section of midi notes and I would like to take those else where and use them with different sounds. I do like the workflow/speed of just being able to paste these notes directly into another app, but which to use?
Any suggestions/favorites/choices that you like or know this can be easily done with?
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I'm all over this one...
As you said, Caustic is outstanding and importing MIDI notes/files and even splitting them into different tracks you can assign a machine to. But the synths in the app, while they mostly do the job (and have a ton of internal and community content), are a bit limited when compared to the richness and complexity of apps. And, sadly, Caustic still lacks MIDI Out, so you can't use Caustic to sequence a different app.
While I suspect Cubasis is great because people rave about it's MIDI, I'm LOVING MultiTrackStudio:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/multitrackstudio-for-ipad/id776998585?mt=8
Not cheap, but an amazing full featured DAW, and one that allows to do just about anything with MIDI data. You can open a raw MIDI file and it will split it into the different tracks. You can then edit it or apply soundfonts, internal instruments, or other Apps with IAA. It even has a new Matrix sampler that allows you to paste a clip of MIDI (or audio) data into it, and it renders the sound from that source track as a triggerable sample (up to 6 seconds). Really cool app.
For a smaller editor option, check out MIDI Editor, but note my other thread on it, and the current 32 bar limitation:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/midi-editor-music-sketchpad/id718065823?mt=8
The reviews for it suck, but I don't think some of the people who bought it understand what it is supposed to do. If you have shorter clips of MIDI data, it's a nice universal editor (even has a piano roll with note preview) that can store MIDI clips, and drives apps with Virtual MIDI, though only one at a time.