Waste of money!
ORIGINAL POST:
I bought this plugin hoping it would be a Melodyne-like option for an iPad running Logic Pro. From the start, operations were extremely buggy, and the audio quality of this plugin is NOT professional. First the app constantly crashed when I tried to select a save folder. Basic DAW transport functions stopped working on my keyboard. Moving audio clips in the Logic timeline was not reflected on tracks with this plugin running. I would imagine this plugin would be ok for making a robotic-autotune voice… but certainly not for more natural sounding performances. And this plugin is way too expensive for what it does and doesn’t do. Let me help you save your money since it’s already too late for me.
Response from developer
We are sorry to hear about your experience. Logic Pro has a bug where selecting a save folder from within a plug-in is only possible when you have opened the Files app/browser from Logic itself once before. The app has no influence on DAW control functions since it cannot send such commands to the host. Just like if you would use similar apps on desktop (without ARA), you cannot move clips on the DAW and expect that to be reflected in the plug-in since the plug-in has no knowledge on the host's audio. That is why you need to record audio into the plug-in. We have compared the quality to Antares AutoTune and several others and in most cases it was on par with those. Of course, it also depends on the source audio material, where for example noisy material would hinder proper functioning. About the price, although we believe it functions as it should, it is still 20 times cheaper than comparable products on desktop.