Excellent music, great app
So wonderful to see another version of Immersion Station, as I use the original all the time for sleeping or infinite playback. This version is most welcome as it contains some excellent new loops from Steve's recent "Back to Life" -- a great release in its own right. If you have the original Immersion Station and enjoy it, this is pretty much a no brainer. It's perfect for times when you just don't know what to listen to.
Had some quibbles about the UX in my first review, but it was either updated to correct these or I was using the darn thing wrong. Either way, well worth the money to get this one!
Had some quibbles about the UX in my first review, but it was either updated to correct these or I was using the darn thing wrong. Either way, well worth the money to get this one!
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Immersion
Love Steve Roach's music so this is a great app for me.
The perfect sleep soundtrack
As a huge fan of Steve's first Immersion app (and his recorded output), I'm really happy to see a second instalment. Exactly the same concept and design as the first app (if it isn't broken, why fix it?) with fresh loops. I don't sleep without it an evolving ambient mix now
The possibilities...
Where Rasa Lives is one of my favorite of Steve's newer pieces, so I'm thrilled to have this infinite playback version on my ipod. I would absolutely buy if one was made with the sound elements from Artifact Ghost or The Dream Circle... The list could go on...
Excellent, but does not dethrone Immersion 1
I have been a fan of Steve's music for many years now, and I am always excited about a new album release. In this case, after having spent a good deal of time listening to the soundworlds of Immersion 1 on my iphone, the second release seems on par, but not a step above the first. Positives: Superior sound quality, the sense of a 'refined app', the "Rasa" soundworld is gorgeous, and the near infinite manipulation the user has. Negatives: The lack of color contrast between spheres makes them lose individuality, and harder to identify at first glance. Also, the sphere 'soundworlds' themselves seem to lack the individuality found in Immersion 1. There seems to be more similarity in sound between the spheres, and therefore less opportunity to create a truly distinct soundworld as a user. Immersion 1 seemed to offer a little more overall variation in this regard. That being said, easily worth the 2.99 price. Thank you Steve and Eric, and please make a third release in the future.
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