If you're looking to remotely control a DAW, make a bassline on a synth, put together some beats or mix together a bunch of tracks, chances are that the tool you need is
Here's a few of my favourite apps to start, and later I'll try and go through the process of using some of these apps together to make a full tune, and if anyone else feels like adding their favourite apps into the thread it'd be greatly appreciated.
iElectribe
Based on the Korg hardware synth Electribe ES, the iElectribe offers a four-part percussion synthesizer and a four-part PCM synthesizer. The percussion synthesizer features analog synth-style versatility. Eight effect types are included, such as chorus/flanger , BPM delay, grain shifter and decimator. Motion Sequencing records all of your sound enhancing knob-twisting and tweaking so it can be memorized and replayed as part of a pattern. Songs and Patterns can consist of up to eight programmable parts and a 16-step sequencer.
http://www.korg.com/ielectribe
http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/korg-ielectribe/id363714043?mt=8
iMS-20
Based on the Korg MS-20 monophonic analog synth (2VCO / 2VCF / 1VCA / 2EG ) with full patching capability, plus a 16-step analog sequencer based on the Korg SQ-10, a six-part drum machine, a seven-channel mixer with 14 types of effects (Short Delay, BPM Sync Delay, Reverb 1, Reverb 2, Chorus/Flanger, Equalizer, Compressor, Tube Simulator, Low-Pass Filter, High-Pass Filter, Band-Pass Filter, Talking Modulator, Decimator, Grain Shifter) and dual Kaoss Pad controllers.
http://www.korg.com/ims20
http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/korg-ims-20/id401142966?mt=8
TouchAble
Control Ableton Live 8 from your iPad. Touch the mixer, instruments and fx with full automapping and unlimited tracks & parameters. touchAble allows live users to walk away from their computer and perform live from anywhere within Wi-Fi range while keeping latency at a minimum.
Play your favourite synths with the unique double keyboard or record your rhythms with the 16 drum pads, including 5 velocity steps & octave selectors, and access transport and clip functions . Tweak the same set with two iPads with the unique Dual-User-Mode.
http://www.touch-able.com/Site/touchable.html
http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/touchable/id385949475?mt=8
Moog Filtatron
The heart of the Filtatron is a four-pole resonant Moog Ladder Filter, use it to shape the sounds supplied by the on-board oscillator, sampler and line input. Two touch pads give you hands-on control of all the major Filtatron parameters. The Delay can be modulated by its own LFO and Delay time is smoothly interpolated for analog-style delay time tweaks.
http://filtatron.moogmusic.com/
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/filtatron/id396776418?mt=8
Akai SynthStation
Drawing on Akais newest MINIAK synth, the SynthStation consists of three different three-oscillator synths, a range of drum kits, sequencer and mixer. For creating melodic and accompaniment parts, the SynthStation contains an arpeggiator with preset patterns, built-in effects and filters, and an XY touch control interface for expressive control of key parameters.
http://www.akaipro.com/synthstation
http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/synthstation/id373969724?mt=8
Reactable
Based on the award winning Reactable as used by Björk on her Volta Tour, this application brings the full creative power of the famous interactive instrument onto your mobile device. It uses concepts of modular synthesis, sampling, digital audio effects, DJing, and combines them with modern human computer interaction and multi-touch technology. Based on the very same audio and graphics engine as the Reactable, the mobile version brings the complete range of Generator Objects, Controller Objects, Effects and Global Objects to multi-touch devices
http://www.reactable.com/products/mobile/
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/reactable-mobile/id381127666?mt=8
Amplitube
AmpliTube includes 5 guitaramps (clean, crunch, lead, metal, bass) with full controls, 11 stompbox effects (delay, fuzz, distortion, overdrive, wah, envelope filter, chorus, flanger, phaser, octave, noise filter), 5 cabinets and 2 microphones (dynamic and condenser).
AmpliTube also features a chromatic digital tuner and a metronome. You can also import and play with songs or backing tracks with real time effects, and create, save and recall up to 36 presets on the fly
http://www.ikmultimedia.com/irig/features/
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/amplitube-for-ipad/id373750924?mt=8
Here's a few of my favourite apps to start, and later I'll try and go through the process of using some of these apps together to make a full tune, and if anyone else feels like adding their favourite apps into the thread it'd be greatly appreciated.
iElectribe
Based on the Korg hardware synth Electribe ES, the iElectribe offers a four-part percussion synthesizer and a four-part PCM synthesizer. The percussion synthesizer features analog synth-style versatility. Eight effect types are included, such as chorus/flanger , BPM delay, grain shifter and decimator. Motion Sequencing records all of your sound enhancing knob-twisting and tweaking so it can be memorized and replayed as part of a pattern. Songs and Patterns can consist of up to eight programmable parts and a 16-step sequencer.
http://www.korg.com/ielectribe
http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/korg-ielectribe/id363714043?mt=8
iMS-20
Based on the Korg MS-20 monophonic analog synth (2VCO / 2VCF / 1VCA / 2EG ) with full patching capability, plus a 16-step analog sequencer based on the Korg SQ-10, a six-part drum machine, a seven-channel mixer with 14 types of effects (Short Delay, BPM Sync Delay, Reverb 1, Reverb 2, Chorus/Flanger, Equalizer, Compressor, Tube Simulator, Low-Pass Filter, High-Pass Filter, Band-Pass Filter, Talking Modulator, Decimator, Grain Shifter) and dual Kaoss Pad controllers.
http://www.korg.com/ims20
http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/korg-ims-20/id401142966?mt=8
TouchAble
Control Ableton Live 8 from your iPad. Touch the mixer, instruments and fx with full automapping and unlimited tracks & parameters. touchAble allows live users to walk away from their computer and perform live from anywhere within Wi-Fi range while keeping latency at a minimum.
Play your favourite synths with the unique double keyboard or record your rhythms with the 16 drum pads, including 5 velocity steps & octave selectors, and access transport and clip functions . Tweak the same set with two iPads with the unique Dual-User-Mode.
http://www.touch-able.com/Site/touchable.html
http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/touchable/id385949475?mt=8
Moog Filtatron
The heart of the Filtatron is a four-pole resonant Moog Ladder Filter, use it to shape the sounds supplied by the on-board oscillator, sampler and line input. Two touch pads give you hands-on control of all the major Filtatron parameters. The Delay can be modulated by its own LFO and Delay time is smoothly interpolated for analog-style delay time tweaks.
http://filtatron.moogmusic.com/
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/filtatron/id396776418?mt=8
Akai SynthStation
Drawing on Akais newest MINIAK synth, the SynthStation consists of three different three-oscillator synths, a range of drum kits, sequencer and mixer. For creating melodic and accompaniment parts, the SynthStation contains an arpeggiator with preset patterns, built-in effects and filters, and an XY touch control interface for expressive control of key parameters.
http://www.akaipro.com/synthstation
http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/synthstation/id373969724?mt=8
Reactable
Based on the award winning Reactable as used by Björk on her Volta Tour, this application brings the full creative power of the famous interactive instrument onto your mobile device. It uses concepts of modular synthesis, sampling, digital audio effects, DJing, and combines them with modern human computer interaction and multi-touch technology. Based on the very same audio and graphics engine as the Reactable, the mobile version brings the complete range of Generator Objects, Controller Objects, Effects and Global Objects to multi-touch devices
http://www.reactable.com/products/mobile/
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/reactable-mobile/id381127666?mt=8
Amplitube
AmpliTube includes 5 guitaramps (clean, crunch, lead, metal, bass) with full controls, 11 stompbox effects (delay, fuzz, distortion, overdrive, wah, envelope filter, chorus, flanger, phaser, octave, noise filter), 5 cabinets and 2 microphones (dynamic and condenser).
AmpliTube also features a chromatic digital tuner and a metronome. You can also import and play with songs or backing tracks with real time effects, and create, save and recall up to 36 presets on the fly
http://www.ikmultimedia.com/irig/features/
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/amplitube-for-ipad/id373750924?mt=8