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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OB - Xd 3 AUv3 Synth by DiscoDSP (Released)
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ob-xd-3-auv3-synth/id6654915211
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OB-Xd is a classic synthesizer that captivates musicians with its rich, full-bodied tones and expansive sound design. Perfect for adding a vintage touch to electronic tracks, live recordings, or film scores, OB-Xd brings unique and expressive qualities to your music. Designed to recreate the Oberheim OB-X, it features enhancements like micro random detuning and unison for a fuller sound. Elevate your studio setup and music production with OB-Xd today.
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Same as obxd dev.
Were going to buy Zeeon ( although I will anyway )
but like obxd can have more fx etc because of cpu.
I guess zeeon is good osc and filters.
Will be buying this version of obxd today though.
Seems perhaps half screen, so I can still use rrs filter just bought, without mapping to a controller.
Sadly it’s iPad only so I won’t be able to get it
Nice! What’s the difference between this new version and the original release?
The old one wasn't able to save/recall presets, correct? Can this one?
https://www.discodsp.com/news/
New High-Quality Engine: The iOS version now incorporates the same high-quality digital signal processing (DSP) engine as the OB-Xd 3 Desktop version…
Cross-Platform Compatibility: Full compatibility with desktop presets and banks across macOS, Windows, and Linux. Users can now effortlessly transfer presets…
MIDI Keyboard Enhancements: The update introduces a fully functional standalone MIDI keyboard, now supporting a custom 2-octave layout…
User Interface Overhaul: The user interface has been completely redesigned with a new skin created by Ilkka Rosma, offering a modern, visually appealing design that aligns with the desktop version. This update not only enhances aesthetics but also improves navigation and usability. Icons and UI elements have been resized to adhere to iOS guidelines, ensuring a clean and consistent look on all screen sizes, including larger iPad models. Dialogs and menus have been specifically optimized for touch interaction on iOS devices.
Enhanced Functionality: Significant improvements have been made to the bank and preset management system,
this is good news, just because of UI rework is worth to buy it, old UI wasn’t good.. HW engine is great bonus ..
Hopefully will come to iPhone too like the original, then I’ll likely buy it.
That list seems a bit incomplete - looking at the UI is seems likely to have most or all of the desktop OB-XD 3 features listed in the screenshots below, these would all be new:
This is great news! Can't wait to try to recreate some of these vintage 80's sounds: https://youtu.be/oTulL77ziN0?si=Wjd6059KW9C838N3
So the only difference is the interface ? For 17.99$CAD. No thanks
They do mention a DSP engine upgrade
Cross platform patches improved dsp sound engine interface and patch organization are worth it to me
The less friction the better
yeah. nice. but if they did a complete redesign i don‘t get it why it does not scale to the window size…
Not just the UI - see my post above. But yeah, doesn’t look like a very essential upgrade
For me, totally worth it and instabuy. The earlier version sounded fantastic but the UI and preset handling was a turnoff IMO. Love the UI now. I suddenly got a fully workable OB-X for the price of literally three- four beers going out. And it doesn’t take any space at all😎.
Can’t wait until the family goes to bed tonight…
/DMfan🇸🇪
EDIT: still happy but a little less so… seems it won’t import older banks I have like KVR, the older version took them right away. Both tried importing and sharing to app…Anyone else?
When I got the macOS desktop version of this, it completely screwed up all of my presets from the prior version. So I uninstalled the new one and reinstalled the old one. I only have the old one now. I honestly don’t understand how a developer could let that happen.
Probably a stupid question, but is this polyphonic? Don’t see it mentioned anywhere.
Edit, I see now that it is.
Definitely- I never used the old one because of the UI and preset management. Bought a TEO-5 recently though!
From the post release discussions of the desktop PC version I'm thinking this developer has a special skill set when it comes to disappointing people. The latest release was a disaster in terms of the amount of upset customers.
Hold up I love OBXD I use it all the time there are hundreds upon hundreds of patches… what is going on with this?
Does it come with all the patches?
Thanks for sharing @Gavinski
Anyone know how long intro price is available?
It does look a lot nicer!
I'm in the same boat. Waiting for Hell to freeze over and Apple to release an iPad mini with at least 512gb space. My current Mini only has 256gb, and that space is easily taken up by the romplers and their IAPs already, lol.
These are the banks it comes with. It’s literally hundreds of presets apart from the possibility of making your own so…. fair enough. But still I can’t figure out why my saved older banks that works with the older version won’t load. Probably it has to do with the updated sound engine. I also noticed on the website some of the older free banks are now paid options instead of free downloads, probably same there as well. New sound engine, tweaked preset packs needed and… well.
🤨
Sounds great though and the preset system is remarkably easier to work with. I have an OBerheim….yaaaay!😁
“Heigh-ho
Heigh-ho
We’re app hoarders on the go
A new app shining
Heads get spinning
Heigh-ho
Heigh-ho”
/DMfan🇸🇪
Did you export the banks from the older version and import them to the new one?
This is a completely new version of the app with a new plug-in ID so it won't break projects using the older version if it's still installed.
Nope! Good one, will try!
/DMfan🇸🇪
Does this mean that the old version will be deprecated?! Because I really like the old-school sound from the initial version. 🤦♂️
Export didn’t work, the .fxb files are greyed out. Manually moving the older banks into the new Banks folder yields no result either. The new app won’t read the old data it seems, despite restarting. Can someone confirm?
/DMfan🇸🇪
Im not sure just because of the few waveforms and it more cpu than Twin 3. Its a shame about Twin 3 most because the ui is kinda ok, until you need to tweak an lfo etc. Just mistakenly attaches to other parameters.
But no offense and I may still keep but thinking to just build Drambo VA and keep a handful of other needed synths.
Its where iv got a dodgy neck and kidding myself Id be able to program synths anyway
This is the current returns process of synths but I may not be the best judge because of issues
OBXD
Zeeon ( ui still too small )
Phase Monkey ( no idea about the envelopes )
Lagrange ( still dont like ui )
Trooper ( dont think I like sound (
Buzz zone ( not really interested, perhaps ui again )
Bleass Omega ( nope. Ui again )
NFM. No point, with Nambu
Polywave
Mynth
Flynth
Wont be buying these.
Probably will keep rss ivoks but its just a couple oscilators to tweak ( with another poor sized ui ) but will gain muscle memory. Kind of like tweaking dagger.
So a Drambo VA will actually be further away on screen but just makes more sense to build my own.
UI wise. We need a Dagger with layers and any additional switches etc just be around the top or side, which either disapear or not.
This app. Apart from a few waveforms which are from original is probably best out of all apps stupidly bought though.
Why dont people make different colour ui and just make it a few knobs like Dagger or Bram apps.
It makes it seem theres nothing for ipad, yet desktop would be worse but I guess just a better angle screen lol.
That said Apparilo is good.
Resizes big or small.
I like the look of the new UI, I think it should be free for those who already own the original, it’s just an update.