This is a fun app, but...
But, unfortunately, it only works when your pad or phone is connected to wifi. To make that mater even worse, only one of your i devices is allowed to run the app at a time. That is not at all very nice so therefore I can only give it one star. If they removed the wifi restriction I’d give it a five star rating.
Update: I may have misspoken about the wifi. The “doesn’t work” seemed to be related to wifi and more than one device running the app but I was eventually able to get it make sound on two devices. The lack of wifi or multiple usage was just a coincidence? Whatever the reason, sound seems to be sporadic.
Update: I may have misspoken about the wifi. The “doesn’t work” seemed to be related to wifi and more than one device running the app but I was eventually able to get it make sound on two devices. The lack of wifi or multiple usage was just a coincidence? Whatever the reason, sound seems to be sporadic.
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Doesn’t make any sound
Just installed it but there’s no sound, no matter what the settings are on my phone.
No sound. No customer support.
I installed this app on a 2018 iPad Pro and was unable to get any sound. Two emails to customer support over the course of a week were unanswered.
Wonderful capture of an actual instrument
The real Sansula made by Hokema is a marvelous instrument and this app really captures its spirit and its sound. You can select from different preset turnings or create your own tuning within the limitations of the length of the tines - just like with the real thing. The sound on the iPad Pro is superb and on the iPhone 5s it is almost as good. The physical Sansula has a more pronounced wha wha capability and that could be improved in the app to react a little better, say when the device is shaken.
One of the great hidden uses of this app is to tune it to match a hand pan or a tongue drum and then use it to devise new melody lines to take back to the drum. It also provides a nice high treble when played in combination with the hand pan, etc.
Combine this with Looper and other audio programs adds depth and exotic layers to compositions.
If you play Kalimba or marimba you will love this app.
One of the great hidden uses of this app is to tune it to match a hand pan or a tongue drum and then use it to devise new melody lines to take back to the drum. It also provides a nice high treble when played in combination with the hand pan, etc.
Combine this with Looper and other audio programs adds depth and exotic layers to compositions.
If you play Kalimba or marimba you will love this app.
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Best Kalimba app
Out if all the kalimba apps I bought and tried, this one is worth every cent.
Love this app
Jam with it all the time , please add audiobus !!
No sound under iOS8
After upgrading to iOS8, this is mute. The buttons and menus work, but there is no sound produced, which kind of defeats its purpose. Please fix this.
Does NOT work with iOS8
Loved this app when it worked, but now makes almost no sound after the OS update; only occasional nasty blips of digital distortion. Hope it gets fixed soon.
Greg
IOS8 has disabled this app so I can no longer use it at all. Please fix it now!!!
Great sound!
I have two kalimbas but not the Sansula, so when I saw the app I had to download. The sound is so dreamy I don't want to put it down. I love the ability to add more tunings - have already added Beautiful E, Heavenly A and Morocco. I would like to suggest to the developers that they add a feature that changes the length of the tines to reflect the change in pitch. This would help a lot.
UPDATE: for those who want a diatonic scale that reflects the length of the tines, here are some I've come up with. Since each tine has a finite range, I have found these will work, left to right:
Key of F: C,F,G,D,F,Bb,A,G,E
F starting on C below F: G,C,D,A,C,F,E,D,Bb
Key of C: G,C,D,A,C,F,E,D,B
G starting on D below G : A,D,E,B,D,G,F#,E,C
UPDATE: for those who want a diatonic scale that reflects the length of the tines, here are some I've come up with. Since each tine has a finite range, I have found these will work, left to right:
Key of F: C,F,G,D,F,Bb,A,G,E
F starting on C below F: G,C,D,A,C,F,E,D,Bb
Key of C: G,C,D,A,C,F,E,D,B
G starting on D below G : A,D,E,B,D,G,F#,E,C
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