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.
Arturia iSpark
Just popped up, reading this as i post...
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/arturia-ispark/id1045383182?mt=8
Description
iSpark is an all-inclusive beat-making solution allowing to create rich tracks from A to Z while experiencing an unequaled workflow. It includes a large variety of drum kits and individual instruments based on the most renowned drum machines and top-notch sound design.
It is the result of a simple recipe, care for rhythm, innovation and uncompromising ergonomics combined with the personality of the greatest drum machines.
What you can do with iSpark:
iSpark allows you to play drum patterns in-real time and to tweak your sound on-the-fly. Its optimized and performance-oriented layout gives you a direct access to an extended range of sonic parameters.
It also integrates a powerful and flexible 64-step sequencer enhancing your creative freedom and effectiveness.
iSpark unites our multi-rewarded TAE® technology coupled with a modular engine and crystal-clear multi-layered samples. Beyond drum and percussive sounds, iSpark blasts the frontiers of beat-making through a range of singular sonic effects, warm analog synth textures and melodic elements.
Details:
Main screen
The main screen is all about performance. Its layout, inspired by our SparkLE controller, gives you immediate access to a comprehensive set of fundamental controls and parameters. Its lower part allows you to play and record your drum patterns in real-time, step by step, to jump between your patterns and to set their length.
Mixer
In the mixer, you can adjust the volume and panorama of your instruments, set two individual effects for each of them, and modify the sending levels to the return effects. The VU meters help you to balance effectively your instruments.
Studio
The Studio is the iSpark laboratory of sound. This is where you will customize your kits and all the instruments that compose it. For each instrument, you can choose the samples that are used and adjust a comprehensive list of parameters.
Sequencer
In the sequencer screen, all the steps of your different instruments are right in front of you. You can thus create your sequences in a flash. Besides, the automation tool allows you drawing modulation curves with a simple glide of your fingertip.
Song
The Song mode gives you the possibility to chain your pattern in order to create a whole performance. Organizing your song is as easy as a drag-and-drop. Switch to “Perform” and discover two large XY modulation touchpads that will bring your songs to life.
Connectivity:
iSpark offers a total and seamless compatibility with the existing Spark environment. Maintain continuously your creative flow by transferring in a heartbeat your projects, patterns, your kits and individual instruments between Spark 2 and iSpark.
Connect the dedicated SparkLE controller to iSpark and associate the flexibility of an app-based instrument to the effectiveness and comfort of hardware.
The compatibility with AudioBus and Inter-App Audio offers a smooth integration of iSpark in you iPad-based setup.
With iSpark, your mobile setup found its beat-making solution.
Main features:
Pristine quality sound engines including: TAE® analog synthesis, physical modeling, and multi-layered samples provided by our top-tier development partners
· 640 Instruments / 40 kits
- Classic drum machines
- Electronic kits
- Acoustic kits
· Shuffle and shift modes to humanize grooves
· Choke groups to mute instruments naturally
· Song mode with 16 segments
· Song segment triggering from hardware
· Performance master effects: repeat, tape, reverse, strobe, pan, mix, bit crusher, 8-mode filter and Roller
· 16-track mixer with high-quality effects: multiband compressor, bit crusher, multiband EQ, chorus, delay, reverb, distortion, phaser, plate reverb, destroyer, flanger, space pan, limiter, sub generator
· Real-time automation on all parameters
· Compatible with SparkLE controller
· Ableton Link integration
· Possibility to share projects, kits and instruments between iSpark and the desktop version of Spark 2.
Comments
Already being discussed in depth here, on this other thread.
https://forum.audiob.us/discussion/11877/do-we-know-what-rolfs-something-new-is-yet#latest
Seems cool, but no midi, no audiobus ?!?
The hardware arturia spark didn't set the music making world on fire (see what i did there )
Let's hope this fairs better ... Looking at YouTube vids looks pretty good to me
It has MIDI (note input, incl. clock master, slave), AudioBus, Inter-App Audio, Ableton Link, AudioCopy, iTunes Music Library Import, Import/Export Audio, Exchange projects with desktop Spark, Open audio from other iOS apps, email projects, recording, WIST, and maybe I forgot something here and there :-)
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Delete, Snap And whoops, easy on us guys or we could get an information overload
@nlog , what about AU support
side chain?
Shaken but not stirred ?
How much is it btw?
How much is it btw?
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/arturia-ispark/id1045383182?mt=8&uo=4&at=10l4Ky&ct=forum
I'm on iPhone right now. No info available regarding ipad
Ten bucks. Also known as inexpensive!
£7.99
Arturia iSpark by Arturia
https://appsto.re/gb/oG0t-.i
BAM
I'm gonna buy this for sure.
What is the roller/looper function on the main page? Looks like another interesting option.
It plays what you program dude! If you do not want Edm you just load another project and program in what you like. Seriously think about what you said heheheh.
Yep .. Think I'll pick this one up !
Cool addition to Korg Gadget and what else is flying around since the LINK Sdk release
SynthAnatomy tutorials
https://goo.gl/ejOOtU
Manual available
http://goo.gl/aMfliU
Are the drumkits same as the Spark hardware version?
Are the pads Midi learnable or is there a way to configure the notes assigned to each pad?
I still have an original spark hardware controller at home. I wonder if this is compatible. They only mention sparkle.
The pads are midi note 60 and up (I seem to remember reading)
https://www.arturia.com/products/ipad-synths/ispark/overview
Manual available^
Just hit the Buybutton!
Waiting for 350MB to come home with Rolf awesome work!