With all the midi availability within synth apps, I see the iPad more like the Receptor VST host with a great way to interact with my editors. As I stated when the new Waldorf app was announced, I don’t use the iPad as an “all in one” music making machine, to expect that from a hand held device is just crazy. This is why I find it to be a useful synth host, sound editor. What do you think about the state of iOS music making? Is it ‘a bag of hurt’ – or is it time for mobile musicians to put up or shut up? How much music making can you do on anything else that you carry around all the time? If you want a mobile workstation DAW, you’re better off taking your laptop.īut musicians that only compare iOS as a music platform against powerful desktop computers are missing the big picture: a few years ago, your phone could do squat and tablet computers were bulky, niche products. Kuhn’s comparison might be a little harsh, but is basically accurate.
create dummy SoundCloud accounts and give yourself positive comments, etc.) Mix in context – correct mistakes as you go.Load “plugins” (little programs within a program) to compensate for shortcomings of DAW software.Writing music on a “real” computer (circa 2012).To explain why, he compares making music with a DAW to making music on an iPad:
Music technology blogger Will Kuhn posted an interesting take on the state of mobile making today, arguing that making music on iOS is ‘a bag of hurt’.
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