This idea has been floating around for sometime now, but the release of Arturia’s iMini for iPad really got me to realize – the iPad has quite a variety of classic synth recreation apps…
-Korg iMS-20
-Korg iPolysix
-Arturia iMini
-Peter Vogel CMI and CMI Pro
-DXi FM synthesizer
-iYM2151
Other recreations:
-TNR-i
-Korg iKaossilator
-Korg iElectribe & iElectribe Gorillaz Edition
-iMPC
What is it about the iPad that’s attracting so many classic synth recreations? I’ve got it narrowed down to a few contributing features…
1. Touch – A touch screen allows users to interact directly with the synthesizer, not through a keyboard and a mouse, you can literally drag and drop cables in iMS-20, turn knobs and sliders, ect…
2. It’s a second computer – Live setups can be complicated. Having a second computing device (especially on that’s as advanced as the iPad) allows musicians to have an extra screen to use software that may have otherwise been crammed onto a laptop along with several other VSTs. This will get exponentially better as soon as the iConnectMIDI 2+ and 4+ arrive with AudioPass Through.
3. Capable of producing complete tracks – Audio copy & paste, Virtual MIDI, Audiobus bring all of these apps together.
4. Portability - This one’s a given.
5. Anything else? What do you like about producing on iPads? Leave a comment below!
and I’ll pick 3 lucky contestants to win a batch of promo codes for a surprise collection of a music apps! You can submit as many presets as you want, just make sure to send them with “Dubstep Wobble Bass iOS Synthesizer Contest” as the subject. The contest closes on March 24 2013 at 12:00AM. The entered presets will be shared back as a giant iSynth pack!
