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FLX posted:Beatmaker 2 is 50% off (i.e. $9.99) until friday! How does it compare to NanoStudio? Because going off the screenshots, they look functionally identical. Googling around, some seem to think beatmaker has a better drum sequencer. And Beatmaker is sample only, while Nano lets you do some synth. So I guess it comes down to how well the interface works.
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Little MIDI Machine update came out (best part: it's free), but it can't sync via multitasking from what I can tell. I was expecting some kind of magic similar to the way that modrum and bassline work, but either that magic isn't there, or I'm too dumb to figure it out. 
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May 27, 2011 19:39
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Does anyone know of an app that facilitates getting samples off the web (either mp3 or wav format), and putting them into the pasteboard? Desired result is getting samples into the DAW apps without using a PC. I tried using some of the generic "download manager" apps that are out there, but couldn't find one that lets me copy stuff into the paste buffer.
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Jun 9, 2011 17:24
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Crunk Abortion posted:iPad only I hate that so much.  As near as I can tell, iPhone/iPod development for music apps has pretty much stopped. Looks like I'll be sticking with my lovely NanoStudio.
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Jun 21, 2011 18:36
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Precisely.. I got track editors coming out my ears. But synths are a rarity.
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Jun 21, 2011 20:14
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I'd give a kidney to have the iMS-20 on my iPod.  Even if it was a toned down version, kind of like what they did with the DS-10 (which is a really neat sounding synth, too).
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Jul 15, 2011 20:43
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FLX posted:For $0.99 you can't go wrong with it. Well, you can if you're me. On startup all the graphics are stuffed in the lower left corner, taking up 1/4 of the screen. Even the control bar is down there. However, touches still register where they're "supposed" to be. Like, I can get stuff to play if I tap in the upper right corner.  It does look cool, I'm sure it'll get better as time goes on. First releases never go well. (using an ipod 4 for this)
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Aug 9, 2011 15:06
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I assume they're banking on the fact that nostalgia will get people to ignore the price tag.
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Aug 10, 2011 14:54
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The update for Rhythm Studio is out, for people (like me) with an ipod4. Not really sold on the virtual desktop thing quite yet, but the tones are neat.
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Aug 13, 2011 04:13
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Anyone in these parts use Aurora Sound Studio? Reviews for it are kind of mixed, most people just bitching about it being "too complicated". I love step sequencers and am curious how it does. I guess I could just buy it (only $10) but I figured it's just as easy to ask.
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Aug 23, 2011 02:55
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Nanostudio and Beatmaker 2 are functionally equivalent, but I like Nanostudio better. It feels more polished.
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Aug 25, 2011 16:07
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The nanostudio synth is a bit on the limited side, but it's flexible enough you can get some neat sounds out of it with a bit of tweaking. I do agree the presets it comes with kind of suck. There's a thread on the blipinteractive forums with some extra patches you can install.. some of them are pretty cool.
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Aug 25, 2011 18:03
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JazzFlight posted:I was hoping for Nanostudio's universal update.
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Aug 25, 2011 23:59
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JazzFlight posted:Wow, thanks a lot for those, I didn't realize you could load sound banks like that. I'm really just a newbie at Nanostudio. It's quite easy to do your own too.. set up banks in the PC/Mac version of NanoStudio, save it, navigate to the nanostudio folder, and drag the trg folder over NanoSync to send it to your iOS device. I find this easier to do than importing samples on the device, anyway. (you can also skip the nanostudio part if you really want.. the "trg banks" are actually just folders full of wav files, and an XML text file that nanostudio uses to assign the samples)
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Aug 26, 2011 03:28
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A lot of developers only focus on the newest generation of hardware, it's unfortunate but that's just the way it is. This tends to create issues with older hardware. My 4th gen ipod has been rock solid.. I can't think of a single music app crash since I bought it last year, and it has relatively modest hardware compared to all the pads and phones.
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Oct 17, 2011 13:45
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jwvgoethe posted:can someone explain to a complete synth newbie what these Korg apps are and why I should buy them? I've been playing with the guitar amp simulators which are great, but am at a loss about these. Because synthesizers are awesome. They take waveforms and pipe it into a speaker, making noises. They turn your iOS device into an instrument. That is, it fills the role of your guitar.
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Nov 30, 2011 20:48
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DS-10 is what finally allowed synthesizers "click" for me, and based on the screenshots, I think the iMS-20 should about the same. I just don't have an iPad to be able to try it out. Korg seems to do a better job of making synths accessible than anyone else I've encountered. I just wish they'd put out a synth for small screen iOS devices.
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Dec 1, 2011 21:06
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FLX posted:
The best christmas present.
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Dec 6, 2011 20:19
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Aaaaand NanoStudio is finally universal:
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The Dark Wind posted:I just got nano studio, the thing is super intuitive and easy to use. Is there a way to add your own samples? And am I restricted to only using drum kits instead of individual drum samples loaded up pad by pad? You can bring in your own samples. And you can build your own drum kits. I build my drum kits on the Mac version because I find it easier to import the samples on my desktop, and then transfer the bank with NanoSync.
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Dec 8, 2011 23:39
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haunted sleep posted:Animoog for iPhone is out, introductory pricing of 99¢. Requires iPhone 4 or 4S, or iPod touch 4th gen. Oh boy oh boy oh boy. 
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Dec 21, 2011 16:38
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FLX posted:At least the mods can embed YouTube videos and I think there are also options regarding embedded videos in the user control panel. If you use a 'video' forum tag, anyone can embed a video. It's kind of finicky about the url though.. extra slashes and stuff tend to break it. Embedded videos only show up if they're enabled in the user's control panel preferences.
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Dec 31, 2011 04:08
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The only thing I don't like about NanoStudio is the lack of multisampling.. samples sound so ridiculous once you get away from C3.  More oscillators would be nice, but I'm not sure it's possible with the limited horsepower iOS devices can provide. Maybe new ones could do it, but certainly not anything older than a year.
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Jan 24, 2012 15:43
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Yes, most apps have the ability to use a cut and paste feature to pass audio clips around. There are albums out there that were made entirely on iOS devices, so it certainly can be done.
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Mar 17, 2012 22:24
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These tracks were done entirely in nanostudio: http://nanomaquina.cellmod.net/
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Mar 22, 2012 14:50
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MoDrum is pretty good, but it's geared more for electronic music. I use NanoStudio for drums a lot too, mostly because it lets you import samples.
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Mar 24, 2012 18:20
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Any line to usb adapter is going to show up as a microphone to the os, so I would think that nearly all of them would just work.
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Mar 24, 2012 21:07
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Yeah, NanoStudio has a midi export in the tools area (the wrench when looking at the track editor). No idea why it isn't under the main menu where you save your project, but whatever. It works.
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Mar 29, 2012 22:47
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Startyde posted:I'm very excited about this, won't have much time to play with it this weekend because of PAX. For people on the edge (why? it's a dollar.), it reminds me a bit of Opcode M. I would really like if they added pattern chaining and a couple more channels, but would be satisfied with MIDI out. At the moment it's just a toy, a good one though! Yeah, 10 minutes with it and I'm in love. The interface is significantly better than iKaossilator, I really dig the indicators for where your finger is.. iKaossilator always had problems picking specific notes and the little spinny dial on Figure fixes it nicely. Being able to mod the stock sounds opens a lot of doors, and the drum system is night and day.
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Apr 4, 2012 15:36
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The total omission of saving or exporting is a pretty glaring flaw.. I'm going to assume it'll show up in an update in the future because it's kind of a basic assumption that all iOS music apps have export options. Guess they intended it as nothing more than a jamming tool? Which it's really good at, I'll give them that.
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Apr 5, 2012 15:31
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I'd say iKaossilator is even easier, because there's fewer variables to fidget with. It does some other cool stuff too, you can swap in tracks from other saves from the current session which makes performing a track pretty convenient. You can also tweak the length of a loop, meaning you could have a 2 measure drum loop and a 16 measure lead loop. But I don't find it as fun as Figure.. the interface is inferior and the canned sounds aren't as varied.
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soundcloud seems to be the most popular with goons, but tindeck is another good one.
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Apr 6, 2012 02:37
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I love the heck out of nanostudio so much, I never even considered buying any of the others. So I guess I can't say that nanostudio is the best, but it certainly does everything I need. It's only real flaw/limitation is lack of multisampling.
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Feenix posted:Update on Glitchbreaks. The developer told me on The Twitter that he submitted to Apple last week and it will be $4.99. Super, maybe he'll be able to afford a stereo cable so he can record audio off the headphone jack instead of the mic on his camera. 
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Apr 23, 2012 17:40
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What's everyone's favorite sample/wave editor under iOS? The recent iKaossilator update gave it audiopaste capability, which is cool, but software like Sunrizer has a habit of padding clips with silence on the ends, which sounds really bad when iKaossilator loops it. The only editor I have that supports audiopaste is NanoStudio, which I guess is sufficient, but I'm wondering if I'm missing out on a dedicated editor that does it "better".
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May 1, 2012 21:31
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Saving seems like such a minor thing but goddamn if I don't appreciate the poo poo out of having it available.
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Jul 6, 2012 15:34
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You can almost do it in Figure by loading a new track, but there's a slight hitch when tapping songs in the file browser that ruins it. iKaossilator is much, much better at it as you can tap individual parts from saved songs to play pices on demand.. which allows you to compose songs if you want. Can't automate the play but it gets you closer to songwriting than Figure does. But neither app really tries to be a sequencer. They're more of a jam/performance type deal.
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Jul 13, 2012 16:44
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Aww man when I clicked that video I was hoping to watch you strap an iphone to a hard drive platter and spin it up to 10,000 rpm.
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Jul 20, 2012 17:41
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lord funk posted:Sorry to disappoint. Next time I know what to do.
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Jul 20, 2012 18:39
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I'd be okay with the price if they made more stuff for iphone sized screens.
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GlitchMachine operates on a similar theme to that app.. writing equations to make noise. It's functionally equivalent, costs the same, but has more of a low bitrate feeling to the sounds it makes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_GqiL6zLiw
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