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.

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  • @wim said:
    In the meantime, until if/when it's fixed, you can still map parameters. Just hit Map, then tap the (0) that appears. That'll bring up a list of parameters that you can tap to add knobs for them.

    Didn’t know that, thanks for the tip, very useful

  • Loopy&Drambo user here. I feel like Drambo is just the perfect companion to Loopy, but some thing are so annoying, like why is the piano roll in Drambo so bad? The single step undo drives me crazy. The pain of extending the duration of a single note (I'm on 12'' iPad) is really frustrating.. are there any tips?

  • @unlink said:
    Loopy&Drambo user here. I feel like Drambo is just the perfect companion to Loopy, but some thing are so annoying, like why is the piano roll in Drambo so bad? The single step undo drives me crazy. The pain of extending the duration of a single note (I'm on 12'' iPad) is really frustrating.. are there any tips?

    It can be a bit annoying. My only tip is to select a segment to view of the clip rather than the whole thing.

    It takes a little time to get used to but it’s not so bad once you know your way around it.

    Drambo definitely has some quirks in the UI department.

  • All iOS piano rolls more or less suck in some way or another. Xequence 2 and NS2 are the best IMO. I don't find Drambo's piano roll all that bad myself.

  • Another Drambo/Koala question, which is also a general question.

    When I map Drambo’s pads to Koala’s sample pads, it’s cool until I shift Drambo’s keyboard up to the next set of pitches. Instead of moving up 16 pads, it just moves up one octave, so you get overlap if you’re trying to map four pages of Drambompads to four pages of Koala pads.

    Is there any way to mitigate this? I looked at Drambo’s midi transpose module, but that doesn'tseem like it can apply only to a certain range.

  • @mistercharlie said:
    Another Drambo/Koala question, which is also a general question.

    When I map Drambo’s pads to Koala’s sample pads, it’s cool until I shift Drambo’s keyboard up to the next set of pitches. Instead of moving up 16 pads, it just moves up one octave, so you get overlap if you’re trying to map four pages of Drambompads to four pages of Koala pads.

    Is there any way to mitigate this? I looked at Drambo’s midi transpose module, but that doesn'tseem like it can apply only to a certain range.

    Amount 8 & Interval 2 would get you up to 16. You could just use multiple stacked transpose modules and enable them to jump to next page.

  • @unlink said:
    Loopy&Drambo user here. I feel like Drambo is just the perfect companion to Loopy, but some thing are so annoying, like why is the piano roll in Drambo so bad? The single step undo drives me crazy. The pain of extending the duration of a single note (I'm on 12'' iPad) is really frustrating.. are there any tips?

    It's one of the better piano rolls for sure but indeed there is only a single level undo.
    Tapping on the left half of a note will let you move it and tapping on the right half will let you change its length. If that doesn't work then please report it in detail.

  • @mistercharlie said:
    Another Drambo/Koala question, which is also a general question.

    When I map Drambo’s pads to Koala’s sample pads, it’s cool until I shift Drambo’s keyboard up to the next set of pitches. Instead of moving up 16 pads, it just moves up one octave, so you get overlap if you’re trying to map four pages of Drambompads to four pages of Koala pads.

    Is there any way to mitigate this? I looked at Drambo’s midi transpose module, but that doesn'tseem like it can apply only to a certain range.

  • @BroCoast said:

    @mistercharlie said:
    Another Drambo/Koala question, which is also a general question.

    When I map Drambo’s pads to Koala’s sample pads, it’s cool until I shift Drambo’s keyboard up to the next set of pitches. Instead of moving up 16 pads, it just moves up one octave, so you get overlap if you’re trying to map four pages of Drambompads to four pages of Koala pads.

    Is there any way to mitigate this? I looked at Drambo’s midi transpose module, but that doesn'tseem like it can apply only to a certain range.

    Amount 8 & Interval 2 would get you up to 16. You could just use multiple stacked transpose modules and enable them to jump to next page.

    So instead of actually paging the Drambo keyboard up to the next section, I would stay with the same keys/pads (say C2-D#3), and use the transpose module to switch pitches? That sounds like a genius move!

    I shall try it now.

  • @rs2000 and @BroCoast That definitely works for live playing, but it doesn’t work when I use Drambo’s sequencer.

    The transpose modules apply after the sequencer, which means that I can’t use Drambo’s sequencer to sequence Koala, which is why I want to do all this. :(

  • edited June 2023

    @mistercharlie said:
    @rs2000 and @BroCoast That definitely works for live playing, but it doesn’t work when I use Drambo’s sequencer.

    The transpose modules apply after the sequencer, which means that I can’t use Drambo’s sequencer to sequence Koala, which is why I want to do all this. :(

    Can’t you just route the MIDI from one track with the transpose modules to another with Koala on it via the MIDI out module?

    I understand maybe that’s too much of a workaround though. :)

  • I think I might just have to use a MIDI controller. I can remap individual pads of the launchpad pro, and use that to play the notes onto drambo. But I’m really looking for an iPad-only solution.

    To be clear, what I want is to use Drambo to sequence Koala, and to have Drambo’s drum pads match up to all four pages of sample pads in Koala. Maybe there’s another angle to come from?

  • Ok, there is another angle!

    I am using two tracks to get this done.

    The Koala AU actually sends out midi notes when you tap its pads. I have koala on track 2. I am sending its midi output to the MIDI feedback output, using a MIDI output module. Then, I set track 1’s input to MIDI feedback.

    Finally, I have routed track 1’s midi output to track 2’s input.

    Disadvantage: uses two track. Advantage: you can just play samples within Koala, and the sequence gets recorded to Drambo’s sequencer.

  • @mistercharlie I don't own the Koala AUv3 option but setting this inside Drambo should give you a mapping that's usable in Koala:

    Bank switching would be done with the Octave arrows next to Drambo's pads.

  • @rs2000 said:
    @mistercharlie I don't own the Koala AUv3 option but setting this inside Drambo should give you a mapping that's usable in Koala:

    Bank switching would be done with the Octave arrows next to Drambo's pads.

    The problem is the note overlap in Drambo’s pads. When you use those arrows to go to the next bank, the first four notes of that new bank are that same as the last four notes of the previous bank. So only the first bank corresponds 1:1 with Koala’s pads.

    I have refined the midi feedback method above. You can just do it on one track, feeding Koala’s midi back into the input of the same track. Koala only outputs midi notes when you touch its pads, so no feedback. 👍.

  • edited June 2023

    @mistercharlie said:
    I think I might just have to use a MIDI controller. I can remap individual pads of the launchpad pro, and use that to play the notes onto drambo. But I’m really looking for an iPad-only solution.

    To be clear, what I want is to use Drambo to sequence Koala, and to have Drambo’s drum pads match up to all four pages of sample pads in Koala. Maybe there’s another angle to come from?

    I bought xequence pads to map 64 pads.

    As 3rd ipad isnt connected to launchpad.

    Setup is 2 x Koala.

    A green and a red xequence pads.

  • @sigma79 said:

    @mistercharlie said:
    I think I might just have to use a MIDI controller. I can remap individual pads of the launchpad pro, and use that to play the notes onto drambo. But I’m really looking for an iPad-only solution.

    To be clear, what I want is to use Drambo to sequence Koala, and to have Drambo’s drum pads match up to all four pages of sample pads in Koala. Maybe there’s another angle to come from?

    I bought xequence pads to map 64 pads.

    As 3rd ipad isnt connected to launchpad.

    Setup is 2 x Koala.

    A green and a red xequence pads.

    That looks amazing

  • @mistercharlie said:

    @sigma79 said:

    @mistercharlie said:
    I think I might just have to use a MIDI controller. I can remap individual pads of the launchpad pro, and use that to play the notes onto drambo. But I’m really looking for an iPad-only solution.

    To be clear, what I want is to use Drambo to sequence Koala, and to have Drambo’s drum pads match up to all four pages of sample pads in Koala. Maybe there’s another angle to come from?

    I bought xequence pads to map 64 pads.

    As 3rd ipad isnt connected to launchpad.

    Setup is 2 x Koala.

    A green and a red xequence pads.

    That looks amazing

    Cheers.

    Just kinda for photo op.

    Never in mood to make music.

    Dream setup though. I guess if Id have to guess how it would be before buying anything. Its then better.

  • Starting again.

    Noticed Drambo inputs a different/random velocity for each track. When using sequencer to input notes for drum.

    Ideally I should be able to choose a setting. Full and then antenuate or leave some gain.

    but its a different amount on a track basis.

  • Ah.

    So its memory from a controller/last note.

    Like if a chord were last note. Next step will also be a chord.

  • Thats how it seems to work

    but dosent work this way on a template made

  • Ok.

    How is it ment to work?

    I got a template thats random velocity per track.

    Then a new project seemed to be last note memory.

    Then another new project is just full velocity and not last input.

  • It is last note.

    Mapping pads isnt last note.

    Ideally pads would be last note, also.

    If you do a blend from controller and sequencer.

  • rvrrvr
    edited August 2023

    Its the last note. Cannot be random. And any new project shall be default value, its strange if not

  • @rvr said:
    Its the last note. Cannot be random. And any new project shall be default value, its strange if not

    Its last note but dosent incorperate track trigger as last notes velocity.

    Which you map for drums.

  • Should be ok.

    If I use a controller.

    Maybe Id copy and paste. When making a bar from controllers, midi, step input.

  • What would be the easiest way to record audio in real time in Drambo? Something that goes on Master channel, is there a recorder for this?

  • @Sergiu said:
    What would be the easiest way to record audio in real time in Drambo? Something that goes on Master channel, is there a recorder for this?

    You can enable the 'tape recorder' icon on the master track and it will record everything live to a file in perfect sync. (start recording of armed tracks using the tape icon in the top toolbar, tap the same icon to stop the recording at the next bar).

    The recorded file will be available in the file-browser.

  • Thanks Samu!

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