We’re back with episode 2 of the Touch Music Podcast!
Show Notes:
In case you missed episode 1, we are Tim Webb from Discchord and Chip Boaz from iOS Music And You. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes to keep up with the show!
If you use your iPad to produce complete tracks, using MIDI to control synthesizers instead of recording them and import the recordings to a DAW app allows you to not only change the notes they play, but lets you to control the knobs and sliders in the synth throughout you track. This provides for a much more productive (and VST like) workflow as you won’t have to rerecord synths if you change any of their settings or try and record the knob/slider changes yourself – but you’ll still be able to process the synth in a DAW app thanks to Audiobus. Here’s a tutorial on how to use BeatMaker 2‘s MIDI editor and MIDI learn functionality to control a synthesizer app…
Note: You may want to narrow the grid size to 1/96 instead of the default 1/16, to get more of a smooth control over the synths knobs.
Woohoo! Now BM2 is controlling Magellan’s knobs via virtual MIDI!
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BeatMaker 2 on the
Magellan on the
Magellan Jr on the
Sunrizer for iPad on the
Sunrizer XS on the
Arctic Keys on the
See also: Video: BeatMaker 2 Sunrizer Funkbox and Audiobus – Live APP Mixing
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See also: Create Digital Music posts thoughts on live app mixing.
BeatMaker 2 (beta version – the public version has not been released) Sunrizer and FunkBox go for a ride on the bus…
BeatMaker 2 on the 
Sunrizer synth on the
SunrizerXS for iPhone on the (not yet Audiobus compatible)
Funkbox on the
Audiobus on the
Some nice SoundPrism shredding using Audiobus, Sunrizer, and JamUp Pro!
Audiobus on the
SoundPrism (now $7.99 from $15.99) on the
Sunrizer
JamUp Pro (now $9.99 from $19.99)
I’m speechless.
MultiTrack DAW for iPhone and iPad on the
SoundPrism Pro for iPhone and iPad on the
Sunrizer XS synth for iPhone on the
Sunrizer synth for iPad on the
NLogSynth Pro for iPad $14.99 > $9.99
NLog MIDI Synth for iPhone $4.99 > $1.99
They used an iPad 4 in this video, but…
@_sarki @iosmusician iPad 2 is fine!
— Audiobus (@AudiobusApp) November 23, 2012
The check out the connection panel at 0:23… lots of buttons!
FOLLOW AUDIOBUS: @AudiobusApp, Facebook
NLog Synth for iPad on the currently $9.99 from $14.99
Funkbox on the
Sunrizer synth for iPad on the
Loopy HD (universal)
Update: Version of iPad in Audiobus demo – how much is too much
This is something we covered on the first episode of the Touch Music Podcast, live app looping. You will be able to record new loops in the midst of an ‘app looping session’! Michael even pointed out in the show that you’ll be able to do this with multiple apps! I’ve never wanted Audiobus more than now!
FOLLOW THE DEVELOPERS: @MichaelTyson @dittsn @AudiobusApp
Sunrizer synth on the
SunrizerXS synth for iPhone on the
Loopy HD for iPhone and iPad on the
Loopy for iPhone on the
