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AUM, AB3, ApeMatrix for live performance?

anotherscott2anotherscott2
in General App Discussion

I'm just getting into using iOS as an audio source for live performance. I don't need to do any recording, looping, backing tracks, or routing of audio from one app into another... all I need to do is just play my keyboards and hear sounds coming out of the iPad. I'm looking at apps like iMidiPatchbay, KeyStage, and Camelot Pro to route my keys to various apps in whatever split/layered combinations. In that context, what--if anything-- would AUM or AB3 or ApeMatrix do for me? Do any of them do things that are useful specifically in a live real-time performance environment?

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  • tomato_juicetomato_juice

    There’s a short list of bits of good advice for live performers somewhere, which hopefully somebody can either dig out or summarise.

    AB3 offers a side tab for easy app switching, and also state saving for easy recall of setups that aren’t exclusively AU-based.

    AUM is a fantastic mixer and host. Kind of a gold standard I suppose.

    ApeMatrix is really, really amazing - I think of it more as a studio playground though. Although saying that, I’m not sure how fair I’m being. It’s very capable and stable.

    Not much help huh. You can’t go wrong!

  • wimwim
    edited December 2018

    This is a somewhat old thread, but looked very interesting to me when I thought I might be being nudged back into live playing a while back.
    https://forum.audiob.us/discussion/21282/ios-keyboard-rig-complete

  • mistercharliemistercharlie

    Their features overlap quite a bit, so it’s worth trying out all three to see which one fits you best. I most often use AUM, and AUM+AB.

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