best iphone music apps?

[matt thomas]

what are the best music iphone applications for muso's/producers/engineers?

narco

[thermos]

Beatmaker is an awesome sampler/groove editor etc that has a lot of possibilities including recording your own samples/importing samples, and also low latency pads for creating beats or playing live.

Bloom, brian eno ambient awesomeness.

But the newest awesomest underpriced piece of kit is gigbaby, which is a 4 track recorder complete with metronome and drum patterns, for 99c. Works perfectly.

[matt thomas]

gigbaby sounds interesting (and it has a set list manager in it!) but the only review I see for it on itunes is in italian and gives it one star.. (most reviews aren't in english for me cos I'm login in from switzerland at the moment). still 99c is worth the risk

narco

[thermos]

Originally Posted by narco

gigbaby sounds interesting (and it has a set list manager in it!) but the only review I see for it on itunes is in italian and gives it one star.. (most reviews aren't in english for me cos I'm login in from switzerland at the moment). still 99c is worth the risk

narco

I have the $10 4 track, and gigbaby is better. Its worth it just for the fact that its the only metronome for the iphone that actually keeps perfect time. Other than that, the ability to record 4 tracks with drum patterns for 99c is pretty awesome, and I haven't encountered any bugs yet (the other 4 track does have bugs).

[mdjice]

tape the beat for free...I love this thing

[Funk-O-Meter]

I dig Gigbaby, though the Drum Machine is pretty much useless to me. But that's just how I feel.

I also love the VNC client. I can't remember what the name is but I use it with Pure VNC on my studio desktop as a remote Pro Tools transport controller.

[elambo]

Originally Posted by Funk-O-Meter

I dig Gigbaby, though the Drum Machine is pretty much useless to me. But that's just how I feel.

I also love the VNC client. I can't remember what the name is but I use it with Pure VNC on my studio desktop as a remote Pro Tools transport controller.

Jaadu is one VNC that works great for PT transport.

"Useful" iPhone apps are still few and far between, most being entertainment.

[Lorddiagram]

I've been a bit obsessed with all of the new music apps. Similar programs have been out in the past, but mousing around never worked for me - the touch interface makes it all work nicely.

For instant gratification and nice sounds:

PaklSound - 99cents - this is my favorite
iKoto - 'traditional' japanese instrument - easy to play and sounds nice
miniSynth - some nice sounds!
iDrum - very cool use of the touch interface and "swiping"
Ocarina - the instrument is OK, but the ability to hear in real time other users playing all ovr the world is just 'off the hook' friggin amazing!
iTM Midi Lab - FREE - amazing - worked right away to play soft synths within logic
PocketGuitar - prett darn cool - you can actually "bend" strings and the iphone accelerometer works like a whammy bar
Noise Trio - FREE - get it, cool sounds

If you want to dig deep...
BeatMaker... it is amazingly functional and the included sample sets are very good

I suggest hooking your iPhone up to a good set of headphones or monitors to hear the sounds properly.

lD

[strauss]

I'd like to add Touch OSC, which turns your Iphone into a Lemur like controller

[elambo]

Originally Posted by strauss

I'd like to add Touch OSC, which turns your Iphone into a Lemur like controller

Excellent! Finally, an audio app that's not merely a toy.

[Lorddiagram]

Originally Posted by elambo

Excellent! Finally, an audio app that's not merely a toy.

try and listen to some of the sound making apps..

[thermos]

Originally Posted by Lorddiagram

try and listen to some of the sound making apps..

Yeah, the sound making apps are very cool, and it may usher in a new way of music making.

RE, gig baby, I think the patterns are way cool enough to lay down your ideas to. This is the absolute fastest way to get an idea recorded before the inspiration is gone, which makes it very far from being considered a toy.

[Silver Sonya]

Originally Posted by strauss

I'd like to add Touch OSC, which turns your Iphone into a Lemur like controller

Whoa, that's very lemur-like!

For a second, I thought it was actually a Jazz Mutant product.

- c

[blastula]

noise.io is pretty cool

[elambo]

Originally Posted by Lorddiagram

try and listen to some of the sound making apps..

I haven't tried all of them, but a few. They're cool, I just don't see them integrating into actual sessions. I'll check out the others.

[s12512]

Protools HD!! u can run almost anything on an iphone. gosh!! thats the best app if u ask me!!

[chet.d]

Originally Posted by thermos

I have the $10 4 track, and gigbaby is better. Its worth it just for the fact that its the only metronome for the iphone that actually keeps perfect time. Other than that, the ability to record 4 tracks with drum patterns for 99c is pretty awesome, and I haven't encountered any bugs yet (the other 4 track does have bugs).

+1 on gigbaby. my new favorite iphone tool.
... have to check out bloom.

[fadista]

Been playing around with most of the audio and midi apps for the iPhone,

I´m impressed, especially with the MIDI control apps, the touch and motion detection interfaces are amazing for sound control. I´d like to see midi controller manufacturers creating bigger versions of this kind of interface.


anyway, for midi control besides the already mentioned touchmidi, OSCemote is the shit. Totaly programable via OSCulator, this one makes full use of the iphone interface. very nice.


as far as soundmaking apps go, there´s a few good ones already mentioned,

my favorite, and try it before you judge, is Real Bongos, it´s instantly playable, and you can almost play it like the real thing.

kind of similar is HangDrum, with a more melodic twist.


If you want to see a perfect emulation (if you use a stylus it´s exactly like the real thing) try out iStylophone.


I get the feeling that a lot of usefull apps could be made for music and audio on the iphone.

[JustinAiken]

Originally Posted by Funk-O-Meter

I use it with Pure VNC on my studio desktop as a remote Pro Tools transport controller.

Originally Posted by elambo

Jaadu is one VNC that works great for PT transport.

How do you guys do that? I'd be interested in hearing more...

[msl]

TechnoBox this thing is so cool and sounds great!

[58lespaul]

I personally can't wait until the Cubase 5 app comes out. It gives you transport and other controls on your iPhone for Cubase 5... sadly, I haven't heard any other news from it since Steinberg announced it in Jan.

I also have the guitar tool kit which is awesome.

[dagmarpiano]

A new 16-track recorder "MultiTrack" by Harmonicdog is very good - simple and basic but very low latency, excellent sound quality and very stable, with the ability to import and export audio...

Have a look at MultiTrack by Harmonicdog

This works well with Beatmaker - you can get a drum track going in beatmaker then import it into multitrack (via your desktop), to record over. I've currently got an enthusiastic audio engineer working on building a guitar input adapter for the iphone... see how that works out...

[grobichaud]

Originally Posted by s12512

Protools HD!! u can run almost anything on an iphone. gosh!! thats the best app if u ask me!!

I bet you giggled to yourself after you posted that.

[theAdmiral]

I heard the spl meter app is as good as the radio shack version

[joeq]

I got a little mic for my iPod Touch, but I can't seem to find anything inexpensive that will let me record a rehearsal for example

[apple4music]

Still waiting for 'Ultrabeat for iPhone'...

[matt thomas]

Originally Posted by joeq

I got a little mic for my iPod Touch, but I can't seem to find anything inexpensive that will let me record a rehearsal for example

what about the one from BLUE? never tried it, and I don't know what your definition of "inexpensive is"

apparently it does work with iphones even thought the specs don't say it does

matt

[Zorran]

peterson strobe tuner with addon. way better than a korg pedal or rack tuner.

[BarbieDoll]

for recording apps this review:
Apple iPhone 3G 16GB Test: Apple iPhone: My iPhone is an 8-Track Recorder - Audiofanzine

talks about RecTools08Pro...anyone try it?

[thermos]

Originally Posted by BarbieDoll

for recording apps this review:
Apple iPhone 3G 16GB Test: Apple iPhone: My iPhone is an 8-Track Recorder - Audiofanzine

talks about RecTools08Pro...anyone try it?

Its gonna be cool? I saw screenshots of the next version which feature delay and a synth integrated. Right now it's very buggy, the tracks fall out of time when you overdub and apparently it crashes.
Btw there is also a 16 track in the store that's apparently very stable with less features.