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Apple iPad; Music making abilities

#1 User is offline   joshier 

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Posted 29 January 2010 - 12:17 PM

I've got an ipod touch for my music n that, it's good and I also pirated the best music application for it (beat maker), however I gave up on it because it's fiddly as fuck.

Now it's coming out, I'd be interested to see how many music sequencers come onto it.

Do you think they'll be any good? any potential? it's got 10 hours battery life, so it's good for portable stuff.

http://www.apple.com/ipad/

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Posted 29 January 2010 - 12:53 PM

I got touchosc... you gotta wonder what would happen if the developer of that app made an ipad version. Insta-Lemur.

http://hexler.net/wp-content/uploads/touchosc-screens-02.jpg

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Posted 29 January 2010 - 12:56 PM

View Postacid1, on 29 January 2010 - 12:53 PM, said:

I got touchosc... you gotta wonder what would happen if the developer of that app made an ipad version. Insta-Lemur.

http://hexler.net/wp-content/uploads/touchosc-screens-02.jpg


well, i'm pretty sure the first thing that would happen is that Jazzmutant would file for bankruptcy.

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Posted 29 January 2010 - 03:06 PM

They undoubtedly will, and that marks a great point.. midi controlling by ipad. genius!

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Posted 29 January 2010 - 05:01 PM

this is why i will eventually buy an ipad.

you KNOW this company is going to make an ipad version, or someone else will. multi-touch configurable wireless midi controller for roughly a quarter the price of a lemur.

and all the other nifty shit the ipad does doesn't hurt either... but the above is why I'm sold already.

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Posted 29 January 2010 - 05:06 PM

like i said in the other thread, i just want a giant version of bloom:



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Posted 30 January 2010 - 01:45 AM

View Postblicero, on 29 January 2010 - 12:56 PM, said:

View Postacid1, on 29 January 2010 - 12:53 PM, said:

I got touchosc... you gotta wonder what would happen if the developer of that app made an ipad version. Insta-Lemur.

http://hexler.net/wp-content/uploads/touchosc-screens-02.jpg


well, i'm pretty sure the first thing that would happen is that Jazzmutant would file for bankruptcy.


i just downloaded this app and its fantastic - cant wait for the ipad.

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Posted 30 January 2010 - 09:17 AM

When youre making tunes and you need a snack, you can put your sandwich on it.

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Posted 02 February 2010 - 07:31 PM

well, 90% (i believe was the number) of iphone/ipod touch apps are supposedly meant to work on the iPad out of the box. so touchOSC should be big fun right away, just from the perspective of having the controls be larger.

one assumes, however, that the touchOSC team is already jumping on improving and enhancing their software. if they optimise it for the iPad, this kills the lemur dead.

the screen is slightly smaller, yes, but having tried the lemur, and owning an iphone, i find the multi-touch technology far superior on apple's products. with the iphone already supporting 11 fingers' contact (which is more than most of us have), this has big potential to be lots of fun.

jazzmutant should seriously consider porting the lemur OS for use on the iPad. otherwise, who would buy a lemur over this? the only potential issues i see are WiFi lag, which does happen from time to time with touchOSC... but i'd imagine it's nothing that can't be tightened up.

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Posted 11 February 2010 - 07:38 AM

Here we go... round one of iPad music apps incoming...

http://www.synthtopia.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/ipad-music-software.jpg

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Posted 11 February 2010 - 07:59 AM

Awkward newbie question: has there been a thread around here about good synth/music making apps for iPhones? I'm sure there is one (if not several) so if anyone has it linked, or can remember keywords to use to search for it, can you help me out before I dive into the archives... it'd be much appreciated.

(I only just bought an iPhone last month so I'm not getting an iPad anytime soon)

This post has been edited by Masonic Boom: 11 February 2010 - 08:00 AM


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Posted 11 February 2010 - 10:33 AM

I posted it in the ipad thread in GB, but someone made a MIDI interface for the iPhone. All you need is a solid sequencer, and you have a multitouch sequencer for hardware synths... Fucking great!

That screen capture looks very promising, acid1!

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Posted 11 February 2010 - 06:15 PM

does touchosc have things in the vein of a traditional 16/32/64 step VC sequencer or a physics/bouncing ball style thing like the Lemur has?

if its on the app store i should probably check it out. im still a little bit skeptical on the usefulness of something like this as a midi controller.
only reason i am a little bit not sold on the Lemur style of midi controlling is my friend bought one and almost immediately afterwards stopped making full songs. I saw one dude on youtube who does a techno show with the bouncing balls patch that looked pretty coo.

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Posted 18 February 2010 - 10:32 PM

or you could get This, and have it now, and it would be 10000000000 times better, because Steve Jobs sucks my dick.

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