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This is an incredible piece of hardware, I just don't know what to do with it how is music production on it these days?

dgxyz 7mo ago
I had the same problem with my M4 Pro. So I sold it.
piva00 7mo ago
Still subpar, only real DAW available is Logic Pro, the audio stack behaves differently than macOS, no support for VSTs but has support for the AU format. A friend who I make music together had an iPad that we tried to add to the setup, in the end after some months we chucked it aside and just got a MacBook for our shared studio instead.
- css_apologist 7mo ago
  > no support for VSTs yup, that kills it for me
- mauflows 7mo ago
  I agree you won’t find a DAW as powerful, but some of the purpose built DAWs are so much fun. Loopy Pro you can build whatever interface you want via widgets. And while VSTs don’t run, the AUv3s on the App Store tend to be much cheaper. If for nothing else, I think it’s an excellent replacement for a guitar effects processor like Helix. Plus everything is backed up / restorable and you don’t have to suffer with a knob-based interface
DamnInteresting 7mo ago
GarageBand is fun, and capable of making surprisingly complex music. Logic Pro is also available on iPad now, but it's only available with a $15/month subscription, so I haven't tried it. For artists, there are a lot of good tools: Procreate, Art Set 4, Adobe Fresco, Artrage, etc.
Archit3ch 7mo ago
It runs PlugData, the plugin version of Pure Data! You can easily bring down the best iPad processor with the circuit~ object. ;)
- css_apologist 7mo ago
  i've been meaning to checkout pure data, this is cool thanks for sharing
silveira 7mo ago
I really like this setup: iPad + Korg microKEY-37 + KORG Gadget 3 + all a bunch of KORG apps No subscriptions. Keyboard is wireless but no noticeable latency. In my workflow I pretty much never need more keys but if I do I just use a MIDI adapter and plug a larger keyboard. KORG apps go on 50% sale several times every year.
baby 7mo ago
Drawing on it is incredible, reading papers work well also but a folding phone is better.

dgxyz 7mo ago

I had the same problem with my M4 Pro. So I sold it.

Still subpar, only real DAW available is Logic Pro, the audio stack behaves differently than macOS, no support for VSTs but has support for the AU format. A friend who I make music together had an iPad that we tried to add to the setup, in the end after some months we chucked it aside and just got a MacBook for our shared studio instead.

css_apologist 7mo ago
> no support for VSTs yup, that kills it for me
mauflows 7mo ago
I agree you won’t find a DAW as powerful, but some of the purpose built DAWs are so much fun. Loopy Pro you can build whatever interface you want via widgets. And while VSTs don’t run, the AUv3s on the App Store tend to be much cheaper. If for nothing else, I think it’s an excellent replacement for a guitar effects processor like Helix. Plus everything is backed up / restorable and you don’t have to suffer with a knob-based interface

DamnInteresting 7mo ago

GarageBand is fun, and capable of making surprisingly complex music. Logic Pro is also available on iPad now, but it's only available with a $15/month subscription, so I haven't tried it. For artists, there are a lot of good tools: Procreate, Art Set 4, Adobe Fresco, Artrage, etc.

Archit3ch 7mo ago

It runs PlugData, the plugin version of Pure Data! You can easily bring down the best iPad processor with the circuit~ object. ;)

css_apologist 7mo ago
i've been meaning to checkout pure data, this is cool thanks for sharing

silveira 7mo ago

I really like this setup: iPad + Korg microKEY-37 + KORG Gadget 3 + all a bunch of KORG apps No subscriptions. Keyboard is wireless but no noticeable latency. In my workflow I pretty much never need more keys but if I do I just use a MIDI adapter and plug a larger keyboard. KORG apps go on 50% sale several times every year.

baby 7mo ago

Drawing on it is incredible, reading papers work well also but a folding phone is better.