First iPad DAW application is here--$40!!!

[meatballfulton]

From the press release:

StudioTrack is a powerful songwriting tool for musicians who want to capture musical ideas and record songs on the iPad. Every channel includes a reverb send and a configurable effects rack. Effect options include a delay, EQ, and a compressor.

The master channel has a Reverb Return knob as well as a parametric EQ and a stereo master compressor-limiter. StudioTrack multitrack recorder for iPad, developed by Sonoma Wire Works and Retronyms, is now available on iTunes for $39.99.

http://www.sonomawireworks.com/iphone/studiotrack

[PitchBender]

seems kinda limited to the built-in mic on the Ipad. That can't be good.

[th0mas]

iPad needs the flexibility of a plugin architecture like VST or audio units. Until then everything is too limited.

[sequentialsoftshock]

iPad needs the flexibility of a plugin architecture like VST or audio units. Until then everything is too limited.

Along with at some type of interface. With VST/AU support and a good MIDI interface, the iPad could be a beast for on the go recording.

[space6oy]

[Stab Frenzy]

iPad needs the flexibility of a plugin architecture like VST or audio units. Until then everything is too limited.

Along with at some type of interface. With VST/AU support and a good MIDI interface, the iPad could be a beast for on the go recording.

Sounds like what you're after is a laptop. The ipad only has 256MB of RAM so it's never going to be a great DAW, that thing looks like a fun little sketchpad but I don't expect to see anything much better in the DAW stakes for the ipad. Although I'd love to see Ableton work on a version of Live for the ipad, I'd buy one in a second to dj with if they did.

[space6oy]

agreed. will wind up w/ some sweet synth & controller apps though.

[th0mas]

iPad needs the flexibility of a plugin architecture like VST or audio units. Until then everything is too limited.

Along with at some type of interface. With VST/AU support and a good MIDI interface, the iPad could be a beast for on the go recording.

Sounds like what you're after is a laptop. The ipad only has 256MB of RAM so it's never going to be a great DAW.

Probably. I've run this through in my head about 4 times since the iElectribe was announced and have concluded each time that my laptop, that was similarly priced to an ipad, is right for me.

[funk5]

What about just being able to use it as a midi controller for various daw & virtual instruments?

[Stab Frenzy]

What about just being able to use it as a midi controller for various daw & virtual instruments?

Yep you can already do this with a lot of the iphone apps, I use the iTM ones but there might be some better ones out there by now. Would work great on an ipad.

[sequentialsoftshock]

I'm not saying to use an iPad for total recording, but if it were to add AU/VST support it would be certainly nice to have some form of hard control. Maybe Akai will make something they did for the iPhone.

I second the Live for iPad. That would be awesome. Even if they didn't have an actual program but a softsurface to control actually coded by ableton.