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.
Download on the App StoreAudiobus is the app that makes the rest of your setup better.
Amazing people, introduce yourself!
This has to be one of the most amazing communities on the internet, a real hidden gem of a forum. Upload a photo of yourself or just your studio / setup if your shy!
Let's get to know each other, things like ...
- What town or country are you from?
- How long have you been making music?
- Are you a professional or just an enthusiast?
- What's your proudest musical achievement?
Let's put a face to the names!
To add a picture, just upload to an online picture hosting site and format it like this -
img src="LinkToImageHere" make sure you put < and > at either end!
The image has to be hosted somewhere, here is a quick and easy site to do it http://postimage.org
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Hey there, my name is Tony, living in Glen Waverley, Melbourne. Been here since 2006 before that lived on the other side of the country in Perth. Originated in Brighton UK but emigrated in 1985. My partner Di and I own an electrical wholesale business. I have loved music since I first heard TRex in 1969 and have collected records ever since. About 8 months ago I had a bit of a health scare and had to change my lifestyle somewhat, which left me a fair bit of spare time, and so I started mucking around with a few music apps on my iPad. I had only ever used it for work and games previously. Never occurred to me that I might be able to produce my own noise. To cut a boring story short, family and friends liked (some) of it so I posted on soundcloud and then Bandcamp. I find it incredibly satisfying as a hobby and if others like it it is a huge buzz. Proudest musical achievement? The day an email arrived from PayPal saying that someone had bought a tune (thanks Luke). A bit mercenary I know:)
Will upload a pic when I get time tomorrow. Look forward to others stories.
(try again - else apologies if this is a dup)
Classical Piano from 10, classical Guitar from 20 (could'nt take the Piano with me ;(, caught the electronic bug at 35, went pro dev with some music hardware at 42, been pro in the usic biz on and off since then, currently dev of the WiiU Audio engine at Nintendo. Have some studio images on flickr, a trifle out of date:
OK. flickr doesn't work here the way I thought. How about this?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/66053151@N00/9320731216/in/photostream/
I'm 54. Live near Edinburgh, Scotland. One wife. One daughter. Boring job. Been making music since forever. First synth EDP Wasp, then Ensoniq ESQ1. Tom Drum Machine. Proteus 1. Kawai K1r. Alesis mixer. Now all gone, replaced with iPad, the long dreamed studio in a box.
Currently remastering and re-releasing over 40 albums from my long musical career. http://periurban.bandcamp.com/
I'd describe myself as an enthusiast. I've done all sorts, from award winning soundtracks to swamp delta blues to ambient and electronic.
My main influences would be Frank Zappa and Holger Czukay.
You can see me in action here www.youtube.com/periurban
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Christopher. 38. Near London. I'm a writer and editor. Have worked as a journalist in consumer and trade for 20 years. Missed university but lived like a student anyway. Also missed the majority of my 20s. This is basically my life story:
I used to release music as sickmoth, but now as i have a box and aural lab, as well as other projects that come up here and there - big into working with others. Before I got sick (I was lucky enough to get ME, 'yuppie flu', six years ago) I drummed in rawk band Lemon Shaft and had been in many others before that. I learnt violin (to grade 4) at school, and am self taught on everything else. Guitar, bass obviously, keys and anything else I can lay my hands on. I'm gagging for a cello and an oboe at the moment.
My parents were deeply religious and I was raised in a regime of bigotry. Happy to report I have purged such nonsense from my now, potentially, enlightened mind. I have two children, 6 and 4, and an occasionally loving wife (!) and in May I had my first novel published. It's called House of Pigs and you can find it here http://www.amazon.co.uk/House-Pigs-Christopher-Ritchie/dp/095729705X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1386457120&sr=8-1&keywords=Christopher+ritchie+house+of+pigs. Hey, self-promotion isn't always bad, eh. People seem to like it :-)
I remain an amateur but I have been blessed with several thousand downloads of some projects, and the proudest moment was probably coming second in a Future Music remix competition, beaten by who turned out to be Aphex Twin. I launched my own label, Bubblectro, which exists but is dormant because of various factors.
Otherwise I play a lot of videogames on my super awesome PC and drink too much. But life is good. Audiobus is good. iPad has changed the landscape and 2014 is going to be even better. Cheers :-)
Oboe is physically hard work. I barely have enough puff to play it nowadays and I'm supposed to be healthy. You're better off with a cello, I too have a hankering...
Too tempting to fill it with beef mince and cut a hole in the back.
Cellos come pre-equipped with f-holes...
Sickmoth..wow.. That was a messed up video !!! That dude had things flying in and out of his butt... Glad I don't take acid anymore haha!!
Sickmoth, cool audio and visuals there, love it
Slipping back on topic...
I'm an Aussie (Hi Thinds) from the city of Wollongong (a little S of Sydney). The best way to describe myself is by my musical history. But age first - I'm 1 year off retirement (64).
When I was 16 (1966) I discovered baroque music (really old stuff, you know) and composers like Vivaldi, Telemann, Corelli, and in particular JS Bach! So I had LPs of Santana's Caravanserai, Simon and Garfunkel, and Cat Stevens sat beside Baroque Masterpieces and the Brandenburg Concertos.
Then the world changed when Walter (Wendy) Carlos delivered Switched on Bach - still (IMO) the greatest synth LP made. And I always longed for a Moog! I got my first on last year with Animoog.
If you haven't heard Bach in modern dress I recommend listening to that LP, of for Bach fusion there's Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harem, or Jazz there's the amazing John Lewis' Preludes and Fugues. There are scores of modern songs based on Bach.
For composers: when you go dry of ideas for your next rock theme or a chord progression for a ballad, listen to Bach, rev up the speed, add some iMS-20 bass notes, and you'll be surprised.
Anyway, if you've read this, you now know who I am.
I'm a full time mastering engineer here in Seattle, though I do some mixdowns now and then too for people. I guess that's my greatest musical achievement so far, being able to actually do this for a living and have success in it. Had a lot of really awesome gigs over the years, but this something so far above that for me
Here's a pic of the studio:
http://innerportalstudio.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/InnerPortal2013-02-1024x768.jpg
http://tarekith.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Perform.jpg
Started playing guitar when I was 16, though soon I got hooked on synths and drum machines and switched to doing live pa's for raves and clubs. I first got interested in portable music making with the Palm TX and Bhajis Loops, and when the iPhone started getting good music apps, I was hooked. At the moment most of my music making is happening on the iPad, though largely because after looking at a laptop in the studio all day I need a change of pace.
Lots of production advice, tracks, live sets, and DJ sets here if anyone is interested:
http://tarekith.com
Nice! Makes mine look like dump.
My real name is Russell, for those who may have thought it was funjunkie27 ;-). I came from humble beginnings, but through hard work and sacrifices (to my early retirement and kids' education) I've managed to amass a fortune in iOS apps.
Starting around 20 BC (Before Children) I played a Yamaha acoustic guitar. I was never very good though, since I didn't play with others and didn't take it very seriously, not to mention that I was tone deaf and rhythmically challenged. I also dabbled with synths (Roland JX-8P and SoundCanvas) and midi using the Dr. T app on an Amiga 500 during that time.
Around 1AD (After Departure), I picked it back up again. I now play with some of my former co-workers when we have a monthly jam at my place and feel that that has helped me a lot in terms of playing. Even though it is only once a month, I've felt compelled to practice more between the jams, so I can keep up with the others. I still prefer the guitar, but I'm getting pulled towards keys and enjoy that quite a bit.
Thanks @tarekith, I think I have a few PDFs made by you on production/mixing around, that I haven't read yet but definitely should
. Subscribed to your channel, hate mountain biking (yes, cos I suck at it, and almost got myself killed the few times I've tried lol), but love anything music production related. By the way, that studio, I'd totally ruin it within a week, but damn it looks awesome (and clean). Gonna save those screens as a inspirational source if I ever try to do something more then a old desk-PC-midikeyboard-junk setup. 
Oh man, I want live at Tarekeiths house... That's sick...
I'm Matt. 27. Born in England, raised in Australia. Very close to thinds as it turns out.
I started playing saxophone when I was around 9 or so, but it was only ever going to be a stepping stone to guitar (my school didn't offer guitar lessons at the time). I started guitar when I was about 10 but hated the way I was being taught. So boring. So I stopped learning. Picked it up again a couple of years later and basically started again. Been playing since then. So it's been like 16 years or something.
I do a little bit of guitar teaching, so I guess that's a professional thing. It's not a career though; it's just to earn a bit of extra cash while I study (cultural anthropology) full time. In terms of proudest achievements... I guess playing a gig at a former popular venue in Melbourne. I remember how great it was to get up and play a set, then get handed money for it. It's like 'woah... I just rocked out and had fun for 30 minutes, and I got given a wad of cash for it...'
Picture might come later!
My name is Lai, 25, from Kuala Lumpur, capital city of Malaysia, seems like I am the only one live in Malaysia.. Haha...
I start playing guitar since 15, I learn myself all the way, and then I got my first electric guitar on 19, starting from there, I play a lot of lead guitar, I don't have the advance skill, but can perform steadily. During my university time, I perform quite frequent, from here I gain my performance experience, this is very good for me. Mean time, I also teaching guitar, those basic stuff, but not include music sheet reading, haha, I am suck on music sheet reading.
Currently, I am working as mechanical engineer in a company, but I still play guitar and make music. I got my iPad in April this year, and join this community the same time, iOS music really very convenient. Besides, currently I also work as part time in music studio as Trainee Music Producer, learn those mixing and mastering from a producer.
Below is my setup, hope it can show the picture.
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My name is Fabio, born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1969.
Started playing piano when I was around 6, and managed to graduate in 1986.
Got into electronic music and synthesizers by the same year, and started teaching those things in 1990.
Got some jobs as Product Specialist and Consultor for Korg, Kawai, and Clavia in the last twenty years. Now I'm back with Korg, but only as an artist, using their products.
Played in many bands here, the most famous would be Angra and Shaman (metal bands), and released some progressive music albums by the name of Blezqi Zatsaz.
Now I have a band called Remove Silence.
Got my own studio in 2001 (The Brainless Brothers), and finally became a producer since 2005.
Music is life, and vice-versa...
These threads could be used by an identity thief. Just my opinion.
Lol. This is fun. Blezqi Zatsaz.
That music is intense
ChrisG said:
I'm an admitted neat freak, so the studio generally looks like that unless I'm in the middle of re-cabling everything
Complete package of all my current production articles here, if you lost the other ones:
http://tarekith.com/assets/pdfs/AllTarekithGuides.zip
@PaulB Hahaha, I was 19 when I did that. 16 analog channels. Good times!
Well, your followup was a decade later, so I reckon you're overdue to make another.
My real name is Brian Matthews & I live in Bradenton, Florida (I'd enjoy meeting any one of you folks who might be nearby); I have been making music since the early 70's (if playing the trumpet in middle & high school counts); I'm mostly an enthusiast, but I have created music for various professional & personal projects over the years (I arranged various tunes for marching band in H.S. - 'The Gong Show', Meco's 'STAR WARS Theme/Cantina Band' & John Williams' pop version of 'CE3K' ) - and wrote music for various multimedia projects when I worked for Ringling Multimedia Corporation (my main gig there was artist/animator)... it was at RMC that I got my first real music workstation (Roland XP-50 - man I loved that thing & still have it... if it only worked!); this was the period that I got into making MIDI file covers of tunes I liked (you can find them all at www.angelfire.com/fl/sapringer/MIDIFILES.html) & I also used the XP-50 to score the theme song & incidental music for my animated Flash cartoon series 'Stone Trek' (it's all over the internet!) & I'd have to say that the 'Stone Trek' project was my piece-de-resistance - check out how I merged 'STAR TREK' themes with 'The Flintstones' musical stylings! I have also done some low-end gigging with the XP-50 & lil' ol' me singing (nothing to write home or here about!); I have been told I have a decent singing voice... but I need to utilize some of these vocal apps I have to make it better! That's my story in a coco-nut shell!
Thanks for the link to the midi files @Brain. Found several there that I want to download.
Never heard of Stone Trek before, but I checked out a few on YouTube. Pretty funny stuff!
I'm in Atlanta, so not too far. Hope we can cross paths some day.
I just did an interview that tells a good part of my story
http://www.mythsinger.com/?p=117
My story doesn't have any good parts...