I got a chance to talk with Scott Fisher from Image Line on the music creation issues on Android, and their decision in making an Android version of FL Studio Mobile – you can read the interview here and follow @AudioOnAndroid for more Android music making!
A while back I wrote an article on iCloud vs Dropbox for iOS music making, explaining how an automatic iCloud backup feature would be nice in that it would save your projects from getting lost forever, if it was integrated into the app. Well as it turns out, it doesn’t have to be. Recently, I reset my iPod touch from the settings app…
Settings > General > Reset > 'Erase All Content and Settings' - Which I'm assuming does the same thing as an iTunes (USB) reset.
The files / projects in the follow apps were still there after restoring my latest iCloud backup:
I was really glad to see that it saved the BeatMaker / NanoStudio / FL Studio files, as studio apps usually the ones I’m constantly backing up via Dropbox / NanoSync / email…
Now these apps don’t have iCloud built in, they’re backed up by iCloud – there’s a difference. Apps with iCloud built in allow you to do stuff like share project files between your iPhone, iPad, and Mac, like GarageBand does. Apps that are backed up by iCloud just get their files backed up incase you lose or break your device, hence them being there after resetting and loading the backup.
Apple only gives you 5 gigabytes of iCloud storage for free, but you can choose what apps are backed up by iCloud by going to Settings > iCloud > Storage & Backup > Manage Storage > select the backup with the caption “This iPod touch/iPhone/iPad” and toggling the apps you want backed up:
For apps that have iCloud built in, like GarageBand, just go to to Settings > iCloud > Storage & Backup > Manage Storage:
From there, you can edit the specific files iCloud has backed up:
Those four apps listed above are the only ones I’ve tested (it takes a while to erase your iPod and re-download all of the apps) so if you know of any more apps that are backed up by iCloud and what it saves, leave a comment below!
Check out this video at 0:50. Clever! This is what they’re using. I just might order a bunch of them and stick ‘em all over my iPad. Some other blogger came up with this idea but it’s is worth repeating: a company should make the same thing but in the form of a knob / slider to use with synth apps! If they were small enough you could turn your iPad into an actual synth!
Flings also come in mini.
Update: Check out Image Line’s demo too.
A quick first impression video of FL Studio Mobile v2.0 featuring audio tracks, Dropbox file management, and Virtual MIDI. If you’re familiar with Xewton’s Music Studio, this video will look pretty familiar…
New in v2.0:
• Audio tracks: audio recording (with monitoring), iPod library import, wav/mp3/aac import, AudioPaste
• Wave editor: cut, trim, normalize, reverse, insert silence, fade in/out (3 curves)
• Amped Guitar & Bass pack in the shop
• Background audio and Virtual MIDI (new option in the general setup)
• New sharing option: Dropbox
• Minimum iOS requirement is 4.2
The two versions of FL Studio are equally functional, but the iPhone version needs to be stretched on an iPad. I recommend just getting the iPhone version because you can at least run it on both devices…
Update: FL Studio Mobile HD is now universal!
FL Studio Mobile (iPhone) 
FL Studio Mobile (iPhone & iPad)
• In-app shop with 5 sample packs (180 instruments)
• If you have FL Studio Mobile HD too, install both on your iPad to unlock all the sample packs
• Purchases can be transferred between FL Mobile and FL Mobile HD by copying ‘.flmdlc’ files
• WiFi server button (Setup Tab) for file sharing via your web browser
• Double tapping an instrument category button opens/closes all folders
• Faster app launch
• Playback timing and performance improved
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Note: FL Studio Mobile and FL Studio Mobile HD are essentially the same app. FL Studio Mobile is for iPhone and iPad, but needs to be ‘blown up’ to go full screen on iPad. Mobile HD is for iPad only, and therefor doesn’t need to be ‘blown up.’ But they both do the same things / have the same functions.
FL Studio Mobile on the
FL Studio Mobile HD on the
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