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Lots of fun! I like it more than Gadget
Quick tip: to get patterns longer than a bar- 2, 4, or 8, simply navigate to the machine of choice and scroll down. Each machine has its own piano roll beneath it, that is where you set the pattern length. Press grid, then 4x, 8x, etc. Recording live is great, rock solid quantization. SOUNDS great. There are deep sound design possibilities but the fx are so good you could get by just with presets and fx. Once you understand how things are organized, which didn't take long, it's very easy to create a lot of music very quickly. Don't bother arranging at the start, just create patterns till your heart is content and then arrange later. Not much to complain about aside from very small interface quirks that aren't that big of a deal. I suppose more instrument tracks would be nice. But with the live automation recording and 16 tracks, you won't lack for cool sounds. Also, don't miss the PCM synths ability to import audio from elsewhere. You can edit and apply fx to imported audio endlessly. Great app, my only regret is I didn't buy it sooner!Show lessLeom187
Sequencer needs work
Overall it has a lot of great features, probably the closes you'll get to Reason 4, sadly the sequencer section is not that good, I find it very cumbersome to get things done, I spent at least an hour trying to figure out how to make a pattern that was more than 1 bar long so I wouldn't have to record a chord progression a section at a time, apparently you can, so it really makes it a slow drawn out process, and for the most part, it just not that intuitive. I wish I could give it a higher rating but imo, the sequencer is more suited for step sequencing versus real time.Show lessStrizbiz
Best mix of features
This is the most comfortable and well thought out DAW that I have used on a mobile device. Just yesterday I was wishing for different time signatures, and guess what? This update has them! Among plenty of other good things. Thanks for all the good work.bellyclava
The best music app up to now on IOS-Essential must have!
I got animoog and basically all the must have synths out there including the latest by Korg called Gadget, but ever since i found out about this one, oh man i can't stop playing and making music with it. What i really love is how simple the UI is. But like others have mentioned, don't let that fool you. Because once you hear the sound quality and type of awesome music you can make with this app, you will be so amazingly surprised. All of this for a mere 10 bucks? Unbelievable!,,
my favorite synth in Caustic is the PCM synth cause the sounds remind me of what is possible with the Korg Trinity and what is also amazing is that it has a built in sampler with tons of options. I haven't even scratches the surface of what this amazing app can do but i am learning it everyday. I also plan to use my iPad live on stage with a midi controller and this is going to be my main synth app.
So i really suggest you get it if you are truly serious about making music. The developer is awesome and always ready to help so that is a big plus. I didnt even mention the tons of effects available get it!!!!!Show lessMusikman4Christ
