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.
diy hi-fi amplifier.
2 questions. just curious.
1. how do you listen back to your music after completely finishing it. ?besides on computer monitors
- are there any good diy kits with amplifiers and speaker, and you can build your own amplifier housings and speaker cabinets for them?
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1) on a iPhone (using it’s speakers) and through Apple headphones... thats the most likely listener situations nowadays
yeah, same here. I just started doing some woodworking stuff, and thought it might be fun to build a nice hi fi system, but have no idea what is out there these days
35$ single board computer raspberry pi + a hat (add on board) = HiFi
https://www.hifiberry.com/amps/
Around a dozen of different variations and different companies have offerings
I've built such stuff like crazy in my youth and today, times are better than ever for doing it. Not that you would save any cash by doing it yourself but building is fun.
Some low cost loudspeaker chassis are better than ever and ready-made amplifier PCBs, including powerful switchmode amps, can be had for cheap on ebay.
These may involve more work and/or expense than you're thinking, but I listen to a pair of Linkwitz Plutos, kind of a cult item that you can buy the plans for and build. They are excellent. I didn't build these, they're on (an extended length) loan from a friend. Otherwise I'd be listening to a vintage 1981 pair of DCM Time Windows with a NAD 3020 or 3150 amp (which now serves as preamp for the power amps built into the Plutos).
https://www.linkwitzlab.com/Pluto/intro.htm
Good vids on speaker making here (lots of it, excellent videography & prod) :
https://www.youtube.com/c/KirbyMeetsAudio
Great kits, I built 2 so far. They also have inexpensive amp boards with programmable dsp.
https://www.parts-express.com/cat/speaker-subwoofer-kits/286
Google "full range single driver" for nice beginner speaker builds.
Chip amp or gainclone amps came to mind.
I quite like the amp designs on this site.
https://audiosector.com/lm3875
how did i not know this website exist? thanks
so what are the different classes of amps and what does it mean
and what significance in the ohm rating on speakers?
Buy a couple of transducers while you’re there. They are super fun to play with. You can make a speaker out of anything with them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_amplifier_classes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Output_impedance
Careful - if you want to go down this path of learning it will trap you and you might not get out. Next thing, you’ll be on different forums debating the merits of point to point wiring over PCBs.
I can highly recommend this one:
I'm not a fan of the quote that "analog sound can only be achieved by analog gear" but this little magic box does make a hell of a difference when used wisely. It can put that organic cream on top up to the point that you get a notably different sound. Not only for your iDevice.
Still, the key is in the synth programming 😉
so the speaker kits you linked me to, are they powered or do you have an amp to feed it?
Champagne is sexy, how could anyone deny it?
Only make sure that all your gear conforms to the same visual style 😁
I've also used the stereo control but the main gold lies in the sound, mid/hi tune and LC EQ controls. And the valve activation of course 🔥
@Max23 you know that Plugin Alliance have a (very good) plug-in version of the SPL Vitalizer, don’t you? It’s not iOS but you can easily hide it...
https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/products/spl_vitalizer_mk2-t.html
wow that is a rabbit whole to go down. pretty interesting though. thanks
I recommend a high quality set of powered speakers. I think we have enough tools to
shape the audio and all you need to clean amplification and good drivers. I use Yamaha Studio Monitors that I purchased as speakers for an old digital piano. Those monitors commented to my iPad running Ravenscroft 275 sound better than my $1000+ Casio Digital
Piano and I can create backing files with dozens of MIDI and AUv3 options on the same iPad.
The DIY is designing how to get the Audio converted to analog. I use a Presonus USB Audio
Interface and recently got a Zoom U-44 which added S/PDIF Optical and Coax to my options.
I can record from my TV monitor's Optical out into any iPad DAW. No soldering required.
I was linking to a generic type of speaker that are easy beginner builds. I've never seen powered ones.