tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28744907.post2015123594143772368..comments2023-10-05T13:52:35.237+01:00Comments on Palm Sounds: So, Modular is huge right now, but is it right for mobile music?Palm Soundshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03098653893896586488noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28744907.post-75497940091403648382015-09-15T19:54:02.826+01:002015-09-15T19:54:02.826+01:00Hello,
I am a pretty frequent reader of your blog...Hello,<br /><br />I am a pretty frequent reader of your blog as well as several other IOS music blogs, I rarely comment but I feel strongly enough about this to post my 2 cents. I have been making music now for more than 20 years, I started with actual modulars ( a system 100, korg ms series's and more ) and because of time and $$$ getting in the way had pretty much stopped several years ago. That is until I got an iPad mini. After selling my modulars because of space and maintenance issues I really wanted to get deeper into the future of music ( max msp ) at the time but found it very daunting and in the small amount of time available to me to make music I opted to JAM rather than sit in front of a computer and learn a new program. Now with apps like Audulus ( my favorite ) and Zmors I have been getting into the foundations of the instruments I have been playing all my life. I am not arguing that they are immediately gratifying but I do think there is more than enough of those kind of apps on the app store. What I love is the ability to get into building my own synths wherever I'm at on my iPad rather than in front of a computer. Learning these programs is not easy but it is also immensely gratifying. Also most of these apps have a large amount of presets that are there to satisfy any immediate need for gratification. Marsonanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28744907.post-68632821764422456282015-09-15T04:51:32.201+01:002015-09-15T04:51:32.201+01:00For people who are not up to making their own modu...For people who are not up to making their own modular app setups, there is the alternative of loading presets created by other users. This is not that different from synth apps with their presets and can be played with either a midi keyboard or via virtual midi if the modular app setup has midi input. The same can be said of midi controller apps (e.g. Lemu, MIDI Designer Pro, TC-Data, and TB MIDI Stuff) where many users may not be up to creating their controller setups but benefit from those created by others. MobMuPlat is another example of a powerful app that can do a lot of things but you need a knowledge of Pure Data programming and a PC to use it. SunVox is both a modular and a tracker with an unusual sliding interface that can be very off putting for people.<br /><br />There are synth apps like iVC3, Mitosynth, synthQ, Z3T+, Nave, Thor, and ZedSynth which can have very elaborate sound paths which might not be any more accessible than some of the modular apps.<br /><br />In many ways, Audiobus can be seen as a modular synth and is more likely to have more modular functionality as the iOS devices develop more capacity to run multiple music apps.polarpaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15054624826599495886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28744907.post-30984752930398608822015-09-15T01:06:15.002+01:002015-09-15T01:06:15.002+01:00Well, I think this may be an example of making som...Well, I think this may be an example of making something "as simple as possible but no simpler". Modular synthesis is inherently complex and to really "get" it simply isn't going to be immediate. But having these kinds of apps available is light years ahead of past generations. How many people have ever played with a real Korg MS-20 much less a Moog modular?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com