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Re: Anybody using an iPod Touch or iPad for music?

Postby maxpiano » 09 Feb 2012, 01:22

I use Sampletank on iPad and latency is pretty low; overall latency (measured by a friend musician for a web site review, using pro techniques) is 12ms. Not bad and really playable. :-)

I also use BS16i (16 parts full-featured Soundfont player) and the latency is as low too, at least when using one or two sounds at the same time.
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Re: Anybody using an iPod Touch or iPad for music?

Postby walkerdata » 09 Feb 2012, 03:56

perfectsam wrote:I've checked out the iRig Midi. What are the advantages of this interface over a camera connection kit (29$) + cheap midi usb interface (~5$) which is supposed to work too according to this site? The only 2 advantages i see are Midi Thru and the possibility to charge your Device over microUSB. Anything else? If it's only these things, it doesn't justify the 70$ price tag imo.


The two things you mention are a plus and you get a free recorder download (I use it to save midi dumps) and SampleTank Free.
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Re: Anybody using an iPod Touch or iPad for music?

Postby Frantz » 06 Mar 2012, 13:33

Hello,

I intended to :
- use an iPhone 3GS as a second synth,
- connect it to the NS2,
- use the external section,
- mix and play both sounds (NS2 & iPhone) layered.

This setup works, the latency is acceptable, but the iPhone 3GS seems too weak in some cases :

1. With "IK Multimedia iRIG MIDI" and "SampleTank". The iPhone 3GS is opimized to have as much memory and CPU available as possible (I used a few apps to ensure that I have ~no background process, 154 Mb free, and switched to aiplane mode), SampleTank is also setup so consume as less CPU as possible. Effects are disabled too. It's still no not possible to play the "gentle piano" sound, just chain 3 triads and it begins de clip / clic / pop. The latency was ok.

2. With "Garage Band", there is no cliping, but not enough polyphony for "normal" playing. I have to count the number of voices, but I could not play "Just The Two Of Us (Bill Withers)" without sustain normally.
The latency was more hearable.

3. I tried Camel Audio's synth and it works fine.

Latency can't be ignored. I layered 3 sounds to play "Toto - Africa" with "Marimba+Flute+Bell" solo.
The need for a short attack and a tightly synchronized triggering of the 3 sounds makes latency hearable.

If I had a more powerfull iOS devices, I'd like to try few other apps like :
Synth / Sound module : iMS20, Sunrizer, Animoog, NLogPro
DAW : NanoStudio, FLStudioMobile
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Re: Anybody using an iPod Touch or iPad for music?

Postby sakari » 06 Mar 2012, 17:49

I have a lot of synths on my ipad, many wth alternate (not keys) forms of input..Animoog (which is a keyboard) has superb sounds, TNRi is cool, Grain Science brings granular synthesis, and there are loads more...much to explore and experiment with..:)
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Re: Anybody using an iPod Touch or iPad for music?

Postby Frantz » 07 Mar 2012, 15:35

I haven't found a fairlight at the trash, only this $49 app for iOS :
While browsing this site : http://www.promusicapps.com
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Re: Anybody using an iPod Touch or iPad for music?

Postby anotherscott » 10 Mar 2012, 17:15

perfectsam wrote:I've checked out the iRig Midi. What are the advantages of this interface over a camera connection kit (29$) + cheap midi usb interface (~5$) which is supposed to work too according to this site? The only 2 advantages i see are Midi Thru and the possibility to charge your Device over microUSB. Anything else? If it's only these things, it doesn't justify the 70$ price tag imo.

Also, the iRig MIDI works on the iPhone and iPod Touch as well as the iPad. And that $5 interface gets mixed reviews at that Amazon link... lots of great reviews, but look at all the 1-star reviews too, lots of people have had problems with it. I'd be curious to hear whether people have particularly tried it with an iPad, though.
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Re: Anybody using an iPod Touch or iPad for music?

Postby mistral_73 » 21 Apr 2012, 00:31

>How are you using your iPhone or iPod for music?
Hello,
I don't own any iPhone/ipod/ipad and though it was useless to try to do some music with this kind of futile gadgets... until I saw this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8gffhbeUhs

Enjoy!
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Re: Anybody using an iPod Touch or iPad for music?

Postby shark » 21 Apr 2012, 11:12

Can anybody recommend a cheap app for recording and playing back samples on the ipod touch?
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Re: Anybody using an iPod Touch or iPad for music?

Postby delendaest9270 » 27 Sep 2013, 00:05

I've tried to use the great organ emulations on garage bands for performances. Was disappointed by the fact the chords would freeze "on" and not stop playing. Happened twice in one practice so I'm going back to an older Yamaha for my next gig while I'm look ing for a reasonably priced nord.
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Re: Anybody using an iPod Touch or iPad for music?

Postby anotherscott » 27 Sep 2013, 04:08

What interface are you using? IO Dock has been known to have that problem, especially if you have older firmware (you can update it).
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