iPad Music Production Apps 1
Moving off of the “Freebie” motif for a second because the iPad is going to drop, finally, after months of hype.
Let me first say that I do not own an iPhone or even an iPod. I never have. I have had 5 different Macs and tons of other Apple accessories, but I just made due without those two for the past few years and spent my money more on stuff that actually helped me create music. I saw them as luxuries and would rather buy new microphones than a pocket music player. Call me a gear junkie. But, even before its release, the iPad is different. There are already apps that I want to use NOW to make music.
Check some of them out after the jump.
Korg iElectribe - Price: $9.99 – App Store Link
Korg has embraced a mobile platform before with their DS-10 Synthesizer for the Nintendo DSI system and just recently wow’ed me with the announcement of their $70 Monotron Analog Synth, but I was shocked to see the the iElectribe.
Here are the specs accoring to VSTLife:
- Sound Engine:
-Analog Synthesizer Modeling; PCM Samples; Virtual Valve Force Tube Modeling - Instrument Voices (Parts):
-8 Total: 4 percussion synthesizer parts; 4 PCM synthesizer parts - Effect Section:
-Master Effect: Assignable per step/per part
-8 Effect Types: Short Delay, BPM Sync Delay, Grain Shifter, Reverb, Chorus/Flanger, Filter, Talking Modulator, Decimator - Sequencer Section:
-Patterns: 64 steps maximum per part, Motion Sequencing can memorize all knob motions in a pattern
-Tempo: 20-300BPM (with Tap tempo and Swing function), Pattern-set function - Memory patterns:
-160 Total: 32 preset patterns x 2 banks; 32 basic patterns x 1 bank; 32 blank patterns x 2 banks
This is a must-own. It costs almost the same price for a stand-alone hardware Korg Electribe as it does for an iPad + iElectribe combo. 2010 is going to be a good year.
Saitara Software AC-7 Pro – Price $9.99 – App Store Link
Saitara Software’s AC-7 Pro turns your iPad into a touch sensitive control interface for your favorite recording software. It has presets for Apple Logic, Motu Digital Performer, a basic Pro Tools setup and also a standard Mackie Control Protocol Mode. Sitting back with an iPad on your lap while you record a band seems like an amazing way to work. You can control faders, transports, etc. According to reports, the iPad batteries are even lasting longer than the 10 hour promise that Apple made so you could go most of a recording session without even touching a keyboard or mouse!
Sonoma Wire Works StudioTrack – $39.99 – App Store Link
This is a full featured 8 track recording program which also has effects and latency compensation (something Pro Tools LE users STILL don’t have)! Not sure how you can get audio in and out of the iPad yet, but I’m sure there will be forthcoming solutions. (Just saw that you can export .wav files from this over wifi. Pretty cool.) It is pretty pricey but you’d pay far more than this for a little portable 8 track recorder.
Midipad?
I wish I could write about this one because it’s getting some good buzz…but their website doesn’t load for me! Here you go but it’s a shame that they are missing out on potential customers by having a site that Mac Safari users can’t get to load.
Can you see why I’m excited? All of this cool stuff even BEFORE the iPad has even hit the store shelves. Who knows what the future will bring. I want an Ableton Live controller, for sure. We’ll stay on top of iPad developments in the future as this device positions itself as a serious asset in the studio.
BONUS – Colbert on the iPad (Yes, it dices).
| The Colbert Report | Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c | |||
| Stephen Gets a Free iPad | ||||
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