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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Thanks @reasOne Weird, I don't see IAA in 13.6?
Thanks @rs2000. I wish there was a time limited demo I could try to see if the workflow suits me or not. I want to commit to learning a DAW deeply but so far none on iOS have been quite right and I'm hesitant to shell out for another one when I might end up moving to PC and Bitwig anyway. Cheers
Joining the choir of praise here, wow @giku_beepstreet this is amazing. It’s a complete game-changer.
For those of you who haven’t already, why not buy the Waves extension to show support
haha dang i must be tripping 😂 looked at my sessions and it was def the au - pre auv3 host how i’ve been using it . no iaa , i’m going to set the crack pipe down now
I had to update Drambo. Now I can see it.
I’m still getting my head round this 🤯
I’ve used Drambo as a ‘synth builder’ but haven’t used the sequencer much. This feels so immediate and lovely - trying to decide if this complements or replaces AUM (or both!!!).
Can’t help but think that Drambo hosting KB-1, LK and Atom 2 is the new game.
Just a friendly reminder that TubeAU works in this as well
@gregsmith Can I ask what Atom would bring to the sequencing that is currently not natively available or suitable to your needs in Drambo? I'm trying to find my ideal sequencing workflow at the moment.
Bought.
Now the remaining AuV3 synths also became obsolete.
Except for the precious: Pure Acid.
I think the Flexi sampler is probably the best bet at the moment. The Record module is a bit bare bones and doesn't let you export audio, so not much use here. I can't remember if there's a limit to how big a file can be in Flexi sampler though.
People asking about how to record, would it be possible to put 4pockets multi track on a drambo track and route 8 channels to it for recording? Then you will have 8 stems or even just run it on the master channel to record a stereo master?
You need an AU container/module, for Instruments, generator sub menu, up near the top. The Processor and MIDI AU containers are up near the top of their respective sub menus.
@giku_beepstreet I have a problem trying to download drambo on macos big sur. It says that I have to pay.. ¿? again? It is a bug on app store? I already payed for the app when came out. So... any way of fixing this?
Thanks. I had to do an update before I could see the option.
Time to really learn Drambo.
How can i use LK in drambo? I want to test the clip launcher. Thx
In a nutshell? It brings a piano roll sequencer to Drambo. The step sequencer in drambo is good for a lot of things, but sometimes it’s nice to be able to edit sequences more traditionally. drambo will have a piano roll module some day, but this is a welcome bridge to those days.
First person to post a vid showing how to use Atom or LK within Drambo gets a cookie.
Iiiiiiiiiits tiiiiime. To put my brain into this app again. It’s so huge I need more than a simple weekend..
Add a Midi > Audio Unit Midi Processor and load LK into it. Follow with the apps you want to trigger, or with a Midi to CV module and any Drambo generator.
Hopefully that will get you started. More apps or generators will require more routing, etc. than I have time to note right now.
[edit ... it’s under Audio Unit Instrument, not Midi Processor]
Yeah I’m a piano roll kinda guy so it’s pretty essential to me, although LK can provide that I suppose. Lots to experiment with!
Atom 2 looks like a piano roll with bells and whistles and cherries on top so will probably still be the one of choice when it arrives.
Is there a built-in midi channel filter module? I’m lookin’ to have multiple generators downstream from LK in the same track. I know I can do it with an AU midi plug, but seems like there should be an internal way that I’m just overlooking.
...An obscure group of people who’s leaving their family’s to gather on a remote Island in the pacific every year for a weekend. They sit by the fire on the beach and playing on their Drambooos. Talking about updates, midi, au, velocity, patterns, melody and rhythm. The island is like an “LOST”-island because time seem to not be present here and they are not eating nor drinking and not sleeping. They just cuddle with their Dramboooos...
Thank you Wim. It was another mistake... now it works everything. Is all so wow.... ;-)
That’s a module on my wishlist too.
I think Victor Porof miditools to loopback midi to separate tracks (which do have a single input filter) is one of the options for now.
I’ll have to give that a try. I’m having no luck at all filtering midi by channel, even with AU midi FX like mfxStrip. LK is looking to be more difficult than I thought. Atom works great.
Just wanted to pop by and say that I've been testing Atom 2 in Drambo for about a month now, and it was really darn hard to keep my mouth shut about it
Works really nice, and it's motivating me to keep on it and release after I'm done with my short break.
And sEGments comes to a new life...
@wim @gregsmith Thanks guys. I figured it was as simple as that but it's often useful to hear why people choose certain workflows. I'm trying to tie together a 16ch mixer/interface, a few Eurorack modules and a few desktop units and am yet to find a sequencer that works for me. I might have to give Drambo a go.
Whats the dealio with the wave packs? Still using aum for now but with drambo synths as tracks + a few auv3 ( in aum )
See they are linked to serum but is the oscialtor a generator or does it affect serum waves? I mean if you added serum waves, then you are just then adding the wave effect maybe. Or does the oscilator work with the drambo modules, then effect?
Plus the wave effect. Whats that like on any sound. Maybe to create unusual sounds for drums?
Do you need Serum. Or is wave upgrade ( oscilator, filter and effect ) good to go?