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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Recent Hardware Purchases, Advice Request

Stuntman_mikeStuntman_mike
edited March 20 in Hardware

Hey! I recently made a number of hardware purchases, most were at low cost 🙏🏻 but I would love any advice you are willing to share if you own any of the following:

1010 Nanobox Lemon Drop: $100 off!
Arturia MiniBrute 2S and DrumBrute: two for the price of one!
ASM Hydrasynth Explorer: full price, but loving it 😍
Tascam Model 24: paid a 3rd of the cost!

Comments

  • klownshedklownshed
    edited March 20

    Cool stuff! Enjoy :-)

    I’ve got a DrumBrute Impact and love it.

    Jamming out patterns and tweaking the sounds as it plays is a lot of fun.

    I’ve used it on a couple of songs recently.

  • Stuntman_mikeStuntman_mike
    edited March 20

    @klownshed said:
    Cool stuff! Enjoy :-)

    I’ve got a DrumBrute Impact and love it.

    Jamming out patterns and tweaking the sounds as it plays is a lot of fun.

    I’ve used it on a couple of songs recently.

    Thank you 🙏🏻 Nice! Listening…

  • Stuntman_mikeStuntman_mike

    @klownshed love the industrial electronica vibe 💪🏼
    How long have you been making music?

  • klownshedklownshed

    @Stuntman_mike said:
    @klownshed love the industrial electronica vibe 💪🏼
    How long have you been making music?

    Thanks :-)

    I’ve been making music for decades as a hobby. On and off.

  • Stuntman_mikeStuntman_mike

    @klownshed said:

    @Stuntman_mike said:
    @klownshed love the industrial electronica vibe 💪🏼
    How long have you been making music?

    Thanks :-)

    I’ve been making music for decades as a hobby. On and off.

    Nice, me too 🙌🏽
    I’ve come a long ways since free Fruity Loops 😂

  • klownshedklownshed

    I started with a Yamaha QX-21 sequencer. It had 2 midi tracks. And a 2 digit LED display.

  • klownshedklownshed

    Looking forward to what you come up with with all that new hardware :/) some cool stuff there for sure.

  • Stuntman_mikeStuntman_mike

    @klownshed said:
    I started with a Yamaha QX-21 sequencer. It had 2 midi tracks. And a 2 digit LED display.

    Oh wow! 2 tracks??? Lots of creativity to make that work

  • Stuntman_mikeStuntman_mike

    @klownshed said:
    Looking forward to what you come up with with all that new hardware :/) some cool stuff there for sure.

    Thank you, I’ll be sure to share what I cook up with you 🙏🏻

  • klownshedklownshed

    @Stuntman_mike said:

    @klownshed said:
    I started with a Yamaha QX-21 sequencer. It had 2 midi tracks. And a 2 digit LED display.

    Oh wow! 2 tracks??? Lots of creativity to make that work

    Haha yeah. You could merge tracks. I had a Yamaha FB-01 which was multi timbral and a Casio cz3000 and could make multi track midi with it. I thought it was great. Although I went from that to Opcode Vision on a Mac which was like upgrading a tricycle to a Ferrari.

  • RonnieOmelettesRonnieOmelettes

    Got a Hydasynth Explorer for 300 and something off reverb, and a cheap used Drumbrute Impact because it caught my eye at guitar Center when I ran out to get some cables. Really enjoying them both. Also recently picked up a Microcosm Chroma Console (full price) and rewarded myself for 1 year sober with a Juno 6!

  • Stuntman_mikeStuntman_mike

    @RonnieOmelettes said:
    Got a Hydasynth Explorer for 300 and something off reverb, and a cheap used Drumbrute Impact because it caught my eye at guitar Center when I ran out to get some cables. Really enjoying them both. Also recently picked up a Microcosm Chroma Console (full price) and rewarded myself for 1 year sober with a Juno 6!

    Very, very nice haul sir!!!

  • Stuntman_mikeStuntman_mike

    @klownshed said:

    @Stuntman_mike said:

    @klownshed said:
    I started with a Yamaha QX-21 sequencer. It had 2 midi tracks. And a 2 digit LED display.

    Oh wow! 2 tracks??? Lots of creativity to make that work

    Haha yeah. You could merge tracks. I had a Yamaha FB-01 which was multi timbral and a Casio cz3000 and could make multi track midi with it. I thought it was great. Although I went from that to Opcode Vision on a Mac which was like upgrading a tricycle to a Ferrari.

    🤣 we have come a long way

  • RonnieOmelettesRonnieOmelettes
    edited March 21

    Does the Tascam 24 do everything you hoped? Any tips on finding a deal on a 12?

  • AlfredAlfred

    Hi Mike, I also love the Hydrasynth Explorer! Since the update it has 1024 preset spaces. That got me to get some commercial preset banks. The one with boards of canada sounds I like the best.
    You can put the explorer into mpe mode and then use it with the roli noise app...

  • Stuntman_mikeStuntman_mike

    @RonnieOmelettes said:
    Does the Tascam 24 do everything you hoped? Any tips on finding a deal on a 12?

    Yes, I’m loving all the inputs and outputs it gives my MPC One! I’m now working on cabling all my synths (9) to the 24 so I can jam 🙌🏽

    Facebook Marketplace is a goldmine 👍
    Search there daily, I have found many great deals on gear in the Marketplace.

    I ended up buying my Tascam 24 for $400 from a friend of my brother in law, who we didn’t realize we knew each other until we met up 😂 the mixer was sitting in his studio unused for over a year.

  • Stuntman_mikeStuntman_mike

    @Alfred said:
    Hi Mike, I also love the Hydrasynth Explorer! Since the update it has 1024 preset spaces. That got me to get some commercial preset banks. The one with boards of canada sounds I like the best.
    You can put the explorer into mpe mode and then use it with the roli noise app...

    Man, Hydra is so lovely, I believe I bought the same presets you did which sound great! I can’t wait to try MPE mode. One question: I noticed some presets are low volume, have you run into this and if so, any fixes or insight?

  • AlfredAlfred

    I have gone through all the presets and just deleted the ones I did not like. So now I do not encounter any problematic presets.

  • Stuntman_mikeStuntman_mike

    @Alfred said:
    I have gone through all the presets and just deleted the ones I did not like. So now I do not encounter any problematic presets.

    😂 ahhh, I’ve read online some are weird.
    I wonder if reinstalling factory presets might fix them?

  • knewspeakknewspeak

    @Stuntman_mike said:

    @Alfred said:
    I have gone through all the presets and just deleted the ones I did not like. So now I do not encounter any problematic presets.

    😂 ahhh, I’ve read online some are weird.
    I wonder if reinstalling factory presets might fix them?

    If it’s one I’m thinking, try some of the macro knobs, they often work wonders.

  • Stuntman_mikeStuntman_mike

    @knewspeak said:

    @Stuntman_mike said:

    @Alfred said:
    I have gone through all the presets and just deleted the ones I did not like. So now I do not encounter any problematic presets.

    😂 ahhh, I’ve read online some are weird.
    I wonder if reinstalling factory presets might fix them?

    If it’s one I’m thinking, try some of the macro knobs, they often work wonders.

    Ahhh, okay thank you 🙏🏻

  • RonnieOmelettesRonnieOmelettes

    @Alfred said:
    Hi Mike, I also love the Hydrasynth Explorer! Since the update it has 1024 preset spaces. That got me to get some commercial preset banks. The one with boards of canada sounds I like the best.
    You can put the explorer into mpe mode and then use it with the roli noise app...

    Audioz has a bunch of commercial Hydrasynth presets - some nice Synthwave stuff too. Sorry if we’re not supposed to mention that here.

  • Stuntman_mikeStuntman_mike

    @RonnieOmelettes said:

    @Alfred said:
    Hi Mike, I also love the Hydrasynth Explorer! Since the update it has 1024 preset spaces. That got me to get some commercial preset banks. The one with boards of canada sounds I like the best.
    You can put the explorer into mpe mode and then use it with the roli noise app...

    Audioz has a bunch of commercial Hydrasynth presets - some nice Synthwave stuff too. Sorry if we’re not supposed to mention that here.

    Perfect place to mention it for me, thank you!
    Can you post a direct link to the Hydrasynth section?

  • Stuntman_mikeStuntman_mike
    edited March 21

    I gotta say, I love how ASM laid out the synth routing on the Hydrasynth interface 😍 very thoughtful design. Makes me wanna create my own patches.

  • knewspeakknewspeak

    @Stuntman_mike said:
    I gotta say, I love how ASM laid out the synth routing on the Hydrasynth interface 😍 very thoughtful design. Makes me wanna create my own patches.

    It is for a relatively complex synth, it has a logical and intuitive layout, possibly the best ever.

  • Stuntman_mikeStuntman_mike

    @knewspeak said:

    @Stuntman_mike said:
    I gotta say, I love how ASM laid out the synth routing on the Hydrasynth interface 😍 very thoughtful design. Makes me wanna create my own patches.

    It is for a relatively complex synth, it has a logical and intuitive layout, possibly the best ever.

    I concur, it’s a bit of a masterpiece

  • audiblevideoaudiblevideo
    edited March 23

    I have a hydrasynth explorer also best $400 I’ve spent on gear

    (One of two HW purchases, but hey I still find it impressive having ogled synths since the triton in the 80s but never getting one)

    Kinda want to get a razzmatazz drum machine to round out my hardware. We'll see.

  • Stuntman_mikeStuntman_mike

    @audiblevideo said:
    I have a hydrasynth explorer also best $400 I’ve spent on gear

    (One of two HW purchases, but hey I still find it impressive having ogled synths since the triton in the 80s but never getting one)

    Kinda want to get a razzmatazz drum machine to round out my hardware. We'll see.

    I feel you and Razzmatazz is a little beast!

  • Stuntman_mikeStuntman_mike

    @Stuntman_mike said:

    @audiblevideo said:
    I have a hydrasynth explorer also best $400 I’ve spent on gear

    (One of two HW purchases, but hey I still find it impressive having ogled synths since the triton in the 80s but never getting one)

    Kinda want to get a razzmatazz drum machine to round out my hardware. We'll see.

    I feel you and Razzmatazz is a little beast!

    1010 boxes are all very tempting!
    Like Pokémon, gotta catch ‘em all

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