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.
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Don't be embarrassed by that! The PO-33 K.O. (the sampler) is an AMAZING little piece of gear. It's LoFi and limited by the hardware, of course. But not only does it sample audio (by microphone and line in), you can record a 6-second audio clip with 16 drum one-shots, and it will slice them for you and arrange them into separate "pads". Teenage Engineering figured out how to do that on a $89 calculator powered by 2 AAA batteries, but good luck find another piece of hardware under $500 that samples audio at all, let alone with the features and smart UI of the PO-33.
It's hilarious because everyone dumps on the Pocket Operators and calls them "toys", and then you flip over to a thread about any other piece of budget hardware and it's full of comments like this:
"Even the PO-33 has better pattern chaining!"
"Even the PO-33 can sample audio!"
"The PO-33 has better real-time effects than this!"
Ive never enjoyed hardware more than my OPZ. I get tons of inspiration from it and its so versatile sequencing my plugins in AUM via bluetooth.
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Now that you say it, the Karma is quite a fun instrument too. Not only the Karma function but also the sequencer that can have your phrase patterns fire off by hitting different keys.
Did you record a sample? A=440?
It is very expensive. Anyone have the Behringer clone? I guess it is pretty similar?
I've played one once and being a former SH101 owner, I would say it definitely sounds very similar, it even adds a few tricks the original didn't have, most notably an enhanced sequencer.
Yeah it's pretty close to the sound plus some nice extras like the triangle wave and FM. I much prefer the original sequencer/arpeggiator though and the glide speed and filter resonance isn't the same.
Filter resonance is a good point. One of my fun sounds included modulating the filter with noise at maximum resonance and that one sounded different indeed on the Behringer. But that wouldn't be a biggie for me.
Korg Volca Sample and Novation Circuit both bring instant joy and are Flow State positive.
I’m considering the sp404 as it looks fun. Am I right?
The Op-1 and the octatrack. Ditched all this for Drambo :-)
It is fun indeed!
The Linnstument 128 if that counts. Makes you play in a different way which opens up new possibilities
Too true. I played with PO-16 and it's been a revelation in that it's fun to use I almost feel bad because it felt more like I'm playing, not working on my piece. Of course, I sampled the hell out of it and arranged them in DP, now THAT felt like work.
Niceee. I traded my sitar for an Emulator II+... I’d have probably put that down as ‘most fun’ but part of the condition of the trade was that the Emu was broken lol. Still got a sarod at home though.. But never could reconcile left hand fingernails as a guitar player, so it’s just collecting dust now.
Also, I see you kept the Iridium
these 2 guys ... i have them just few weeks but it's instant love ... i had a LOT of gear in last 30 years, lot of grooveboxes, synths, various sh.. stuff
But these are totally out of any scale, instant inspiration, i'm starting when i turned on iPad last time, was it may week ago or something like that ? Dunno, not sure even where my iPad is, don't need it anymore :-D :-D
Recently picked up an op-z on the whim of a half-price clearance sale... do not regret!
Even at a steep discount it's not pocket change compare to my usual fare of iPad apps, and was a bit worried all the raving YTers were over-hyping it (or just paid... although excessive exuberance seems to be a prerequisite for YT success
. But it really is a lot of fun!
I initially read “traded my sister for an Emulator II+”
Confirmed! I have the original SP404 version with Compact Flash reader, great use for my vintage digital camera CF cards.
It has no pitch adjustment for samples though, make sure you can live with it.
I have one on order - due mid October. I will control it from my Dominion 1 & feed the Dom into the external in. Think that is going to be fantastic fun.
I find my Yamaha Reface CS synth to be huge fun. Just such an inspiring little synth. No presets and no display means you really get to know it's beautifully simple layout in no time. Never been frustrated or lost with it.
Built in speakers, battery power, great build quality and characterful sound round off the appeal for me. A keeper.
It’s a great instrument. The controls and the circuits of the analog side have lots of sweet spots. I find it pretty hard to dial in a sound I don’t immediately like. The coming firmware update looks to address most niggles and add some more FX too. And the FX are really lovely too.
My piano. Nothing else gives me as much enjoyment as playing it.
My Korg Prophecy, very unique sounds.
My OP-1 but I’m hoping when my ISLA S2400 arrives that it will be as fun as the SP1200 I used to own it .
That’s how I got my SH-101.
Swapped a Prophecy for it.
No regrets.
I agree. The Reface CS is lots of instant fun!
Definitely old-school analog for me!
