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There's a ton of music apps on iOS including Garageband that comes with it. https://www.reasonstudios.com/mobile-apps https://www.reasonstudios.com/mobile-apps

by gernb 4y ago

There's a ton of music apps on iOS including Garageband that comes with it. https://www.reasonstudios.com/mobile-apps https://www.reasonstudios.com/mobile-apps https://ampifymusic.com/groovebox/ https://ampifymusic.com/groovebox/ https://www.bandlab.com/ https://www.bandlab.com/ I'm too lazy to look up more but I feel I've seen more than 20. Anything special about one over another?

tomashubelbauer 4y ago
I'm also aware of https://www.flipsampler.com https://www.flipsampler.com by the YouTuber and electronic music producer Andrew Huang. I've had good feedback on this app from my musically talented friends. I can't provide any judgement in this area myself as while I am an ardent music fan and a keen observer of music production mastery of others, I have not been blessed with the necessary skills or propensity for developing them myself, unfortunately.
- coldtea 4y ago
  I used several iOS apps, and flipsampler is one of the best ones I've tried, quite intuitive. I didn't expect it, as many times such apps from vloggers and celebrity musicians are just BS endorsement deals for mediocre cookie-cutter stuff. >while I am an ardent music fan and a keen observer of music production mastery of others, I have not been blessed with the necessary skills or propensity for developing them myself, unfortunately. If you want to give it a try, Ableton themselves offer a nice tutorial: https://learningmusic.ableton.com/?pk_vid=7fc48d891c93e8661666174760772dc2 https://learningmusic.ableton.com/?pk_vid=7fc48d891c93e86616...
  - singingfish 4y ago
    Andrew Huang is really interesting. He does a good line in bubble gum pop type stuff as well as radically experimental synth stuff.
aa-jv 4y ago
For me, the most inspiring music app on iOS is Endlesss (http://endlesss.fm http://endlesss.fm) because it allows me to share ideas with my fellow music-makers seamlessly .. hours and hours of jams have gone on and on because of the easy to use interface and very well integrated sharing of clips between users ..
coldtea 4y ago
Many things special about one over another, as most have different features and strong/weak points. One particularly special about this one is easy integration with Ableton Live, the DAW of choice for many/most electronic music producers - automatic sync, access to a sutset of the sound library, same (but stripped-down) workflow, and compatible project files (from Note to desktop Live).
tomduncalf 4y ago
Koala is a fun one for making sample based beats, it is inspired by the Roland SP404 which is a legendary sampler used by e.g. J Dilla. Drambo is my personal favourite, an incredibly powerful semi-modular groovebox somewhat inspired by Elektron’s sequencer, but with infinite possibilities for sound design (especially when combined with AUv3 plugins) and a great UI. Not as beginner friendly though.
wishfish 4y ago
My personal favorite is Auxy. Has a subscription, but there's a ton of free instruments included so the subscription isn't mandatory. Very easy interface but can create complicated compositions. Can export to Ableton, MIDI, WAV and others. It's easily my most used app outside of Safari. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/auxy-studio/id1034348186 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/auxy-studio/id1034348186 I think the basic interface of Auxy would pass the grandparent test. Some of the knobs might be a little confusing. But selecting an instrument and plotting out the loops is dead easy.
jkellermann 4y ago
Ah, bandlab is very nice. Thx für the suggestion!
marci 4y ago
For a more Lo-fi experience, theres's the excellent https://nanoloop.com/ https://nanoloop.com/ Works on: - iOS - Android - Game Boy - Game Boy Advance
josters 4y ago
Lots of really good suggestions here. To add to this, I recently discovered https://www.songen.app https://www.songen.app. I think you have to pay for the export functionality, but just playing around with the parameters and genres gives a nice starting point whenever I feel stuck.

by gernb 4y ago

tomashubelbauer 4y ago

I'm also aware of https://www.flipsampler.com https://www.flipsampler.com by the YouTuber and electronic music producer Andrew Huang. I've had good feedback on this app from my musically talented friends. I can't provide any judgement in this area myself as while I am an ardent music fan and a keen observer of music production mastery of others, I have not been blessed with the necessary skills or propensity for developing them myself, unfortunately.

coldtea 4y ago
I used several iOS apps, and flipsampler is one of the best ones I've tried, quite intuitive. I didn't expect it, as many times such apps from vloggers and celebrity musicians are just BS endorsement deals for mediocre cookie-cutter stuff. >while I am an ardent music fan and a keen observer of music production mastery of others, I have not been blessed with the necessary skills or propensity for developing them myself, unfortunately. If you want to give it a try, Ableton themselves offer a nice tutorial: https://learningmusic.ableton.com/?pk_vid=7fc48d891c93e8661666174760772dc2 https://learningmusic.ableton.com/?pk_vid=7fc48d891c93e86616...
- singingfish 4y ago
  Andrew Huang is really interesting. He does a good line in bubble gum pop type stuff as well as radically experimental synth stuff.

aa-jv 4y ago

For me, the most inspiring music app on iOS is Endlesss (http://endlesss.fm http://endlesss.fm) because it allows me to share ideas with my fellow music-makers seamlessly .. hours and hours of jams have gone on and on because of the easy to use interface and very well integrated sharing of clips between users ..

coldtea 4y ago

Many things special about one over another, as most have different features and strong/weak points. One particularly special about this one is easy integration with Ableton Live, the DAW of choice for many/most electronic music producers - automatic sync, access to a sutset of the sound library, same (but stripped-down) workflow, and compatible project files (from Note to desktop Live).

tomduncalf 4y ago

Koala is a fun one for making sample based beats, it is inspired by the Roland SP404 which is a legendary sampler used by e.g. J Dilla. Drambo is my personal favourite, an incredibly powerful semi-modular groovebox somewhat inspired by Elektron’s sequencer, but with infinite possibilities for sound design (especially when combined with AUv3 plugins) and a great UI. Not as beginner friendly though.

wishfish 4y ago

My personal favorite is Auxy. Has a subscription, but there's a ton of free instruments included so the subscription isn't mandatory. Very easy interface but can create complicated compositions. Can export to Ableton, MIDI, WAV and others. It's easily my most used app outside of Safari. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/auxy-studio/id1034348186 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/auxy-studio/id1034348186 I think the basic interface of Auxy would pass the grandparent test. Some of the knobs might be a little confusing. But selecting an instrument and plotting out the loops is dead easy.

jkellermann 4y ago

Ah, bandlab is very nice. Thx für the suggestion!

marci 4y ago

For a more Lo-fi experience, theres's the excellent https://nanoloop.com/ https://nanoloop.com/ Works on: - iOS - Android - Game Boy - Game Boy Advance

josters 4y ago

Lots of really good suggestions here. To add to this, I recently discovered https://www.songen.app https://www.songen.app. I think you have to pay for the export functionality, but just playing around with the parameters and genres gives a nice starting point whenever I feel stuck.