Techne wrote:why is there a famous (and brilliant) electronic musician using this software in the studio right now?
Because he is the only one who can afford a license?
Re: The $150 Drum App for iOS
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 10:37 am
by RmoniK
Software developers: "MOAR OPTIONS AND MOAR PARAMETERS IS ALWAYS BETTER AND MAKES BETTER MOOZIK BY DEFINITION!"
Seen it happen so many times, the amount of options does not justify an increase in price, nor does it make the application superior just because it has more options. It's about usability to price ratio. I'm perfectly happy creating my drums with samples (with some processing obviously) and as far as sequencing goes, every possibility can be done by just turning "snap" off, which may take some time but is less limiting than any of these overpriced sequencing vsts...
Re: The $150 Drum App for iOS
Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 5:42 pm
by alphacat
Revisiting this:
Again, the ideas behind this app seem somewhat... interesting? I guess that's the word.
But given that the guy who made this video (who actually likes the app) admits that there's a lot of buggy unpredictability and workflow weirdness... yeah.
Re: The $150 Drum App for iOS
Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 10:15 pm
by Sexual_Chocolate
is the guy still trying to sell it for $150 though?
Re: The $150 Drum App for iOS
Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 10:56 pm
by alphacat
Nevalo wrote:is the guy still trying to sell it for $150 though?
It's been "on sale" for $50 for the past few weeks I think.
Re: The $150 Drum App for iOS
Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 11:01 pm
by Sexual_Chocolate
even thats a stretch for an app.
i think things would be a bit different if that was the original price though.
Re: The $150 Drum App for iOS
Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 12:14 am
by alphacat
Nevalo wrote:even thats a stretch for an app.
i think things would be a bit different if that was the original price though.
Agreed. Just the whole deal with this app - from its unexplained proprietary algorithmic hoohaa (that dude in the video can't get to work consistently) to the weird sockpuppetry of the dev (see earlier about Soundcloud shilling with sockpuppets) - has been an extended lesson in how not to go about doing something like this IMO.
That said, while it is definitely on the steep side there are other music production apps successfully asking for $40 or $50 - Lemur, for example - but I think that the price tag still has to reflect its utility, quality, and uniqueness. Lemur is a MIDI/OSC control surface that can potentially do a lot of things... not so sure about this app though.
Also: if the price drops to $10 or lower I'll definitely get it. JUST BECUZ.
I would get it at this price if it was Universal. Alas...
Re: The $150 Drum App for iOS
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 11:36 pm
by rockonin
lol @ Apple
lol @ this price
I'll stick to Pc and Android thanks.
Re: The $150 Drum App for iOS
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 11:52 pm
by alphacat
Well, tbf iOS smacks the tits off Android for music production.
YEAH, I SAID IT.
Re: The $150 Drum App for iOS
Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2014 5:20 pm
by ChadDub
The only reason I'd get a music production app for my phone is if it was like a 5$ basic sequencer with drums and a brass sound so when I come up with melodies or drum ideas when I'm out I can just put it in there.