Audiobus: Use your music apps together.

What is Audiobus?Audiobus is an award-winning music app for iPhone and iPad which lets you use your other music apps together. Chain effects on your favourite synth, run the output of apps or Audio Units into an app like GarageBand or Loopy, or select a different audio interface output for each app. Route MIDI between apps — drive a synth from a MIDI sequencer, or add an arpeggiator to your MIDI keyboard — or sync with your external MIDI gear. And control your entire setup from a MIDI controller.

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Old question: Selection of Synths (or sonic content)

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  • To bug you again, this is my current collection :smiley:

    As learned elsewhere, I will later add Moog Model 15 and ARP Odyssei

  • What is the question?

  • The question was written in my second posting:

    Which (small) selection of the following Synth should i add to my above list of Synths?

    And this, where I am now - so no new question ;-)

  • @tja said:
    The question was written in my second posting:

    Which (small) selection of the following Synth should i add to my above list of Synths?

    And this, where I am now - so no new question ;-)

    Someone true to my heart, complicate the most simple things...........................

    Here is all I would ever need again:

    Animoog
    Synthmaster
    Ripplemaker
    DRC
    Nave
    Sampletank
    LaPlace

  • @tja said:
    The question was written in my second posting:

    Which (small) selection of the following Synth should i add to my above list of Synths?

    And this, where I am now - so no new question ;-)

    @RustiK said:

    @tja said:
    The question was written in my second posting:

    Which (small) selection of the following Synth should i add to my above list of Synths?

    And this, where I am now - so no new question ;-)

    Someone true to my heart, complicate the most simple things...........................

    Here is all I would ever need again:

    Animoog
    Synthmaster
    Ripplemaker
    DRC
    Nave
    Sampletank
    LaPlace

    AND MOOD.

  • @tja said:
    The question was written in my second posting:

    Which (small) selection of the following Synth should i add to my above list of Synths?

    And this, where I am now - so no new question ;-)

    Add Cyclop. LOL

    My personal opinion is this.

    Master 1 app.

    Then another.

    How do you master an app?

    I have my own definition. It is, you can make an entire song with the app and design every sound from scratch.

    I did it with the apps I listed (that you can anyway)

    Started with Nave.

    Then Animoog.

    Then LaPlace.

    Then DRC.

    Now these apps are more than synth apps, they are extensions of my mind in the musical form. Different aspect of my personality.

    I am working on mastering MOOD right now. I am close.

    By master, I mean I can make almost any sound I can think of within like 10 minutes of twiddling knobs from the init position.

    I suggest doing this and see what you think.

    I also suggest, go through the presets and make notes in the name describing it. Learn the sounds that it can make before you try to make them. you know.

    This is my method. Hope it gives you something.

  • Mood can do a couple of real cool tricks, but I'd rather add iVCS3 for it's distinct sound character.
    It's way more difficult to operate compared than all the other IOS synths, but unique.
    A stunning fact, as it's from the same developer(s) as Mood.

  • Animoog...
    Synthmaster Player: OK
    Ripplemaker: OK
    DRC ?
    Nave -> seems abandoned, will not get
    Sampletank -> bs-16i instead ;-)
    LaPlace OK

    As long as Nave does not seem to get updates, I will not get it.

    Animoog.... I am really not sure.
    Maybe lots later

    What is DRC?

    I heared quite different things about SampleTank - Synthmaster Player and bs-16i may be enough.

    MOOD? Mood from apeSoft?
    Looks interesting, thanks for the idea!

  • @tja said:

    Animoog...
    Synthmaster Player: OK
    Ripplemaker: OK
    DRC ?
    Nave -> seems abandoned, will not get
    Sampletank -> bs-16i instead ;-)
    LaPlace OK

    As long as Nave does not seem to get updates, I will not get it.

    Animoog.... I am really not sure.
    Maybe lots later

    What is DRC?

    I heared quite different things about SampleTank - Synthmaster Player and bs-16i may be enough.

    MOOD? Mood from apeSoft?
    Looks interesting, thanks for the idea!

    Nave is an old pro.

    Nave BPM sync'd before LINK.

    Nave is a beast with a comprehensive synth to performance or studio platform.

    It will get an upgrade but I strongly tell you to reconsider and not go by hype.

    NAVE is a the definition of IOS synth royalty along with Animoog.

    Both pure genius.

    STANK and SMASTER are sample based with limited parameter control.

    IF you like out of the box sounds, than nothing better than either. STANK newest upgrade raised the bar and impressed even pain the ass people like me.

    I have all IAP and can say that Power and NRG are amazing.

    Smaster I have all IAP. Many are redundant but none the less spectacular.

    WHEN IT IS FIXED

    WHEN

    IT

    IS

    FIXED.

    Wait on it.

    SMASTER 8 was the premeir ios 8 synth that raised the bar on quality and the concept of further VST portability to the ios platform.

    Let me know if you need any other help or advice.

    I love to give advice.

    LOL

  • Dont be limited with synth in how you view things.

    You may also want to venture into the private label indy developers who bring other cool concepts to the table.

    Like Mark Carlotto, he has some of the wierdest cool $2 apps money can buy.

    You then need to think about things like Geo Shred and Geo Synth. I love them both.

    Also, don't underestimate a ROTOR or KRFT for stock synths that offer more than just synths for the price.

    Much out there friend.

    Grab Launchkey app in the meantime and enjoy

    RUSTiK out

  • Nave only when it get's updates - in face of iOS 11 too dangerous ;-)
    Same goes for iMS-20

    Animoog,.... OK

    I downloaded SampleTank CS, which does not describe it's differences to the full version - I just hate it when such things are not Cleary defined.

    And SynthMaster Player, I have.

  • @tja said:
    Nave only when it get's updates - in face of iOS 11 too dangerous ;-)
    Same goes for iMS-20

    Animoog,.... OK

    I downloaded SampleTank CS, which does not describe it's differences to the full version - I just hate it when such things are not Cleary defined.

    And SynthMaster Player, I have.

    LayR

    Mood

    If you like to program and custom customization by shaping custom programs of extremely customized presets for BOTH of these.

    You tell me what type music you make?

  • @tja said:
    What is DRC?

    it's a synth from Imaginando with an outstanding filter/drive section and some clever modulation options, that include delay and reverb as destinations.
    One of the best engines in IOS, the humble look is totally misleading.
    Big advantage: you can try it for free for limited time.

  • tjatja
    edited June 2017

    @RustiK said:
    You tell me what type music you make?

    I cannot say ;-)
    I like many things from Classical music, over Pop to Rock and different sorts of electronic music.

    I think that I will stay at presets / patches for quite some time.

    A minute ago, I checked my SynthMaster Player, which I registered so I have 200 presets.

    Having a look at the IAP, they seem to amount to 200 euros or such, but did it check and compare the bundles - anyway this is represented in a very bad way, to say the truth.

    And with SampleTank it also is not fully clear to me what the difference is compared to SampleTank and SampleTank Pro (an IAP)... SampleTank would be 21,99 plus 54,99 for "all sounds".

    Both need to wait, I think.

    But I re-added LayR, which was already on my list ;-)

    And I already have GeoShred, KRFT, ThumbJam and Launchkey :-)

  • @tja said:

    @RustiK said:
    You tell me what type music you make?

    I cannot say ;-)
    I like many things from Classical music, over Pop to Rock and different sorts of electronic music.

    I think that I will stay at presets / patches for quite some time.

    A minute ago, I checked my SynthMaster Player, which I registered so I have 200 presets.

    Having a look at the IAP, they seem to amount to 200 euros or such, but did it check and compare the bundles - anyway this is represented in a very bad way, to say the truth.

    And with SampleTank it also is not fully clear to me what the difference is compared to SampleTank and SampleTank Pro (an IAP)... SampleTank would be 21,99 plus 54,99 for "all sounds".

    Both need to wait, I think.

    But I re-added LayR, which was already on my list ;-)

    And I already have GeoShred, KRFT, ThumbJam and Launchkey :-)

    Sampletank I only installed PRO SYNTHS and VOCAL-ETHNIC, FUTURE SYNTH, SONIK, and POWER and ENGERy

  • If you have TJAM you don't need entire Samptank PRO

  • @RustiK said:
    If you have TJAM you don't need entire Samptank PRO

    That's ... unexpected ;-)

    SampleTank has about 1.5 GB of samples ... should that not be more diverse samples and better quality?

    :-O

  • @tja said:

    @RustiK said:
    If you have TJAM you don't need entire Samptank PRO

    That's ... unexpected ;-)

    SampleTank has about 1.5 GB of samples ... should that not be more diverse samples and better quality?

    :-O

    I'll be honest. You're buying too many apps. Learn what you have. Use what you have. Only then start buying more.

  • What @gonekrazy3000 said.

    By the time you learn them/are bored with them, there will be a hundred new synth apps to ask about.

  • Yes, i know ;-)

  • I bought an iPad Pro and got on a daily shopping spree... explaining to my lady that I loved her veery much :)
    I just had to have these apps... added each day, to not raise to much suspicion.
    She might have thought I had an expensive drug habit or visited hookers,

  • @Kühl said:
    I bought an iPad Pro and got on a daily shopping spree... explaining to my lady that I loved her veery much :)
    I just had to have these apps... added each day, to not raise to much suspicion.
    She might have thought I had an expensive drug habit or visited hookers,

    Addictive Pro Synth
    Addictive Synth
    ADM-1 drum machine
    Akai iMPC Pro
    AniMoog Synth
    Arpeggiator Pro
    Arpeggist Virsyn Step Sequencer
    Arturia iMini Synth
    Arturia iProphet Synth
    Arturia iSEM Synth
    Audiobus 3
    AudioEvolulion DAW
    AudioCopy
    AudioFormat
    AudioShare
    AUM
    Auria Pro DAW
    BeatMaker 2 DAW
    Blocks Wave (free)
    CHAiOS 2
    Chordbot
    ChordFlow
    ChordPolyPad
    Concentric Rythm with midi unlocked
    CrystalSynthXT
    Cubasis DAW
    DM1
    DM2
    Final Touch
    FM Essential (free)
    FM4 Synth
    forScore
    FugueMachine
    GarageBand
    GeoShred
    GrooveBox (free)
    iGrand Midi
    Infinite Looper
    IPlayMIDI Full
    iRig Mic Room
    IRig Recorder
    iSymphonic Orchestra
    iVCS3 Synth
    Korg Gadget
    Korg iDS-10
    Korg iM1 Synth
    Korg iMS-20
    Korg iWAVESTATION
    Korg Module
    Korg ODYSSEi
    KRFT Modular Music Production
    KQ MiniSynth
    Launchkey Synth
    Launchpad with midi expansion
    LayR Synth
    Link to MIDI (free)
    Lorenz Synth
    Magellan Synth
    Mellotron M3000 HD
    Mic Room plugin unlocked
    MIDI Link Sync (free)
    Midiflow
    Midiflow for AudioBus 3 Adapter
    Midiflow for AudioBus 3 Keyboard
    Midiflow for AudioBus 3 Monitor (free)
    Midiflow for AudioBus 3 Transposer (free)
    MidiWrench
    MiMiX
    Model 15 Synth
    ModStep
    MoodScaper
    MoodScaper Extended Edition
    Music Studio DAW
    MusicSoft for Yamaha Tyros 4
    Nanologue Synth (free)
    Nave Synth
    NodeBeat
    Notion
    Orphion
    Patterning Drum Machine
    Phasemaker Synth
    Phonem Synth
    Piano 3D
    Pianoscaper
    Poison-202 vintage midi synthesiser
    ReadRythm
    Rebirth for iPad (abandon-ware)
    Ripplemaker Synth
    Roland SOUND Canvas
    Ruismaker
    Ruismaker FM
    Sampletank Pro with Miroslav 1&2
    Sound Font Pro
    Sound Pad Electro
    Sound Pad Pro
    StepPolyArp Step Sequencer
    StudioMux
    Suggester
    Sunrizer Synth
    Symphony Pro
    SynthMaster Player Synth
    Tabletop (free)
    TF7 Synth
    TF8 Synth
    Thesys Step Sequencer
    Thor Synth
    Viking Synth
    Vogel CMI Pro Fairlight II
    Voice Synth Pro
    WaveGenerator PPG
    Xynthesizr Step Sequencer
    Yamaha Synth & DrPad
    YouCompose
    zMors Synth

  • Hehehe, you surely beat me.
    I am addicted.

    I will also provide my current list of Apps ;-)

  • Instruments:

    SoundPrism Pro
    SoundPrism Link
    SoundPrism Electro
    ChordPolyPad
    Navichord
    Chordion
    KRFT
    PlayGround
    GeoShred (and Sampler)
    ThumbJam (and Sampler)
    

    MISC:

    AUM
    AudioBus 3
    AudioShare
    

    Sequencer:

    modstep
    genome MIDI
    Infinite Looper
    Thesys
    ScalePlay
    

    Additional Sequencer:

    Auxy Classic
    Auxy
    midiSTEPs
    StepPolyArp
    ChordFlow
    YouCompose
    Wotja (Liite)
    Notation Pad (Lite)
    

    DAWs:

    Cubasis
    Auria Pro
    

    DAWs that i do not use:

    Audio Evolution
    GarageBand
    n-Track 8
    MultiTrack DAW
    

    Synths and Samplers:

    KORG Gadget
    KORG iM1
    Mitosynth
    Thor
    nave
    miniSynth PRO
    Animoog
    Model 15
    Tera Synth
    Magellan
    Sunrizer
    DM2
    Addictive Pro
    Ripplemaker
    Phasemaker
    Troublemaker
    DRC
    Stria
    iPulsaret
    SunVox
    miniSynth 2
    mood
    Poison-202
    iDensity
    KQ MiniSynth
    Redshrike
    Laplace
    Ruismaker
    Ruismaker FM
    bs-16i
    DrumPerfect Pro
    DrumPerfect
    SynthMaster Player
    
    SampleTank (lite)
    iGrand Piano (lite)
    RDM lite
    Bass Guitar Free
    

    Wave / Audio Apps:

    BeatHawk
    Blocs Wave
    Launchpad
    Groovebox
    ReSlice
    

    Archive:

    Medly
    Figure
    Beatwave
    modular
    Oscillator
    

    Also some filters, audio analysis, MIDI stuff ...

  • @tja said:
    Hehehe, you surely beat me.
    I am addicted.

    I will also provide my current list of Apps ;-)

    Not bad at all, broh :)
    Today I had to have Tera Synth and DRC polyphonic synth...
    There should be psychiatric help for musicians like us, but it's fun to buy a new synth every day.
    If you wanted to do that 20 years ago, you had to be ultra rich, and have a very very big room :)

  • Of all my apps, I love Symphony Pro the most. And sometimes Notion.
    When a theme comes into my head, it's much easier to scribble down the notes, than use a sequencer.
    I then transfer the score as midi, into whichever app I want.
    Even though you have to be able to write music like you write words, it's learnable and doable.
    Basically the Mozart method.

  • @tja Medly in Archive? We're working on the biggest update for Medly to date, and have kept pushing out smaller updates and bug fixes (including one today).

  • tjatja
    edited June 2017

    @baldajan said:
    @tja Medly in Archive? We're working on the biggest update for Medly to date, and have kept pushing out smaller updates and bug fixes (including one today).

    Uhhh. The delevoper ;-)

    Sadly, yes.

    Want the long answer?

    Medly, Auxy Classic and BeatWave brought me to music in iOS.

    BeatWave seems dead.

    Auxy Classic is gone.

    Auxy can export MIDI files, but cannot import MIDI files, but cannot send (or receive) MIDI to other Apps, as Auxy Classic could. The new Song mode may be great, but does not help without MIDI... Sad thing.

    And Medly... can also only export MIDI files and that's it. And it does not have a song mode.

    For me, Importing and exporting MIDI files and able to send and receive MIDI is just the most important thing at all. Only then you can use an App in between a workflow.

    I still did the most stuff in Auxy Classic, controlling other Apps over MIDI.

    I presume that the intention of the developers here is to get the people stay in their Apps and because of this may buy more IAP.
    I think it is the other way around.... if I can be sure that I can handle my creations back and forth between Apps I may rest calm and do many things in one App. And then I will much more be interested in buying more IAP.

    I just bought Animoog and Model 15, and daily buy more IAP - as I more and more know that I will use them.

    Something like Auxy, BeatWave or Medly should first make sure to fit the role as sketching environment and being able to push MIDI in any form back and forth.
    Then it will be used!!! And then, people will buy IAP, IMHO.

    Adding more stuff like multiple parallel play heads like in Fugue machine, Patterning or ReSlice can add more application and interest.

    And yes, ALL of this could already be IAP, generating money!!!

    So.

    Please tell me that such things will be happening ;-)

  • @tja

    Actually, Medly has a "song mode", we just call it loop mode. Hit the loop icon beside the play button to get into it.

    Even though I understand you'd like to import MIDI and send and receive MIDI events is part of your workflow, I strongly disagree that it somehow makes us an "Archive" app. It also doesn't mean people aren't downloading Medly or purchasing IAP., I can't share our numbers, but we've never been healthier as a company. Just by rankings, we've been in the top 60 music apps (iPad) in the US for sometime, and we're climbing!

    Though it's true we think MIDI IO may eat into our IAPs, it really isn't why we don't support it - charging for the feature removes this concern. The concern is really time investment versus who will pay for it, or at least use it. Unfortunately, from our understanding, it's a niche segment and the amount of work involved is far greater than one would expect. So to us, it's always the easiest thing to cut when we're running out of time or want to fit something cool. Even though we indeed want to add MIDI IO for ourselves.

    As to if MIDI IO will come, I can't say. We've made the promise countless times before and broke it. So we're now taking a stance of saying nothing of new features until they're released, beyond "thank you for your feedback". Which is infuriating, I know. But nothing is worse than having to break promises over and over...

  • @Kühl said:
    Of all my apps, I love Symphony Pro the most. And sometimes Notion.

    Symphony Pro Seems similar to Notation Pad.

    There is a free version of Notation Pad, maybe you could compare them!

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