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Awesome possibilities
First off this needs an update. It cracks and pops on my pro4 which is a shame because with a bit of effort you can create epic kicks and bass . I’ve had this since it came out and honestly fiddled with it for a bit and them put it to bed as I struggled to get the sounds I wanted ( I hate presets and like to make my own sounds ). Fast forward to the present I decided to treat myself to an iPad Pro during lockdown and loaded all of the apps I have collected over the years on to it and then spend a bit of time with each of them to reassess what I’ve got. I like big unusual kick bass sounds and have spent years chasing the latest app releases in search of this very thing. I should point out that I now have a good understanding of synthesis (been playing with synths for 30yrs or so) and upon opening attack my god here it is the sounds I’ve been chasing all this time. Massive sounds. I only use this for sound design (which it’s awesome at) and not it’s drum machine complete track abilities which it’s capable of. Waldorf make great synths and always have and this is no different. Spend a bit of time with attack and be rewarded. Definitely a 5 star app if it gets an updateShow less69reasons
Very, very good.
Its perfectly capable to provide a wide array of drum and percussions sounds, as well as pretty decent vocader and sequencer, particularly for electronic artists and so still stands the test of time. But some More updates and new sound banks are always welcome. Just needs some tlc, mktg and this will become top of the pile. 4/5Show lessWalksky32
5 for sound, 1 for support
Seems to be abandoned at this point which is a shame because its truly an awesome synth. Not much would be needed to bring this up to modern standards. Please Waldorf, Attack is incredible... show it some love.cffalk
Please add Ableton Link 😎👍
I LOVE this app, but really wish it would sync better with other apps. The MIDI clock isn’t cutting it and even with an app like MIDILinkSync i still notice lag that can’t be fixed in any way. This is such a wonderful drum app, but it would be so much better if it would sync better with the rest of my apps. Ableton Link would most definitely be the key and it would make this app so much more useful for the majority of iOS musicians.
Still 5 stars to let the developer/support know there are still fans out there of this app. Don’t be demotivated by the few haters in this review section. Keep ATTACK alive please with some long awaited updates. This app has such incredible potential still and with a few tweaks could become just as much of a must-have as Nave is! 😁👍👍Show lessTheRealDutchee
Could be classic
If you stick to the basics it works but load your own sample, play with the envelope control next to the key track switch and within a few turns with the sequencer on it crashes.
Also when a sample is loaded you have to play with the controls to make it useable. Is it possible the envelopes could be auto set for when samples are used.Show lessgrryjnh
Outstanding, beautiful, organic, but flawed
First and foremost, Attack is one of the best sounding synthesizers I have ever used, hardware or software, iPad or otherwise. Not sure what kind of DSP magic Waldorf managed to stuff into their modeling algorithms here, but I can say with absolute certainty that I never could have imagined an iPad to be capable of generating sounds with this degree of organicity. The oscillators, modeled filters and drive circuits all share this same quality - if it weren't for the giant screen in front of my face, I could easily forget that I'm playing something digital. I have honestly had more pure fun just messing around with and getting lost in this synth than I have with almost any other, and some of the things it spits out are genuinely unbelievable. It is capable of generating a much broader range of sounds than just percussion.
Unfortunately, it is for this precise reason that it pains me to concede that I am unable to give Attack the 5 star rating it otherwise completely deserves, due to its barely functional implementation of MIDI support. It can't follow an incoming clock without losing time almost immediately, and any externally triggered notes experience intolerable lag, regardless of the internal buffer size settings. I have tried many times and with several different controllers and devices, but have thus far been unable to find any way around it. This is a huge bummer for me, since it functionally limits my musical usage of this otherwise wonderful synth to sampling only.
Waldorf, if one of your developers manages to find some spare time one of these days, please do have them try to fix this application. Condemning it to semifunctional bug-laden limbo for the rest of all eternity is /not/ the way I want to see this beautiful synthesizer go out.Show lessramona a
Hat’s off to Waldorf the God Send
Truly feeling blessed with this release!!
Absolutely loved, the intro video. Brings back memories and is inspiring :)
The sound is probably the best I’m hearing on a software platform of any kind that is not sample based.
Most advanced and acute sound modification system.. and certainly more to add to the magic of sound!!
Cheer’s Waldorf Team, Thank youShow lessMotorolaDad
Underrated
As a standalone app, this is an excellent drum machine and a very deep and very capable song machine.
On the downside, it’s been two years since the last update! It still works, but it needs modernisation with Ableton Link, smoother IAA & MIDI, and a few bugs need squashing (it does crash on the odd occasion).
Please, Waldorf, PLEASE keep this excellent app alive!Show lessAppassin Greed
Inter App Audio Instrument not supported
The manual clearly says that when plugged into cubasis you will have transport controls show up in Attack but this is not the case. It does not sync to a daw in any way. The manual lies, lies,i tell you!
It is a real pain to integrate into a workflow.
If Ableton Link were implemented that would change everything!Show lessRicheroni
Stoked at First, Disappointed at Last
Pros: it's a 24-voice/48 oscillator monster synth that's great for drum creation. The internal sequencer is pretty good, and the effects are fun.
Cons: It doesn't play well with other apps. I spend about 20 hours trying to incorporate Attack with Modstep, Cubasis, and AUM. I've never been so frustrated at software before. MIDI response and routing are inconsistent as it gets, and when I can get it to communicated with other apps, eventually it breaks down like a teenager who wears too much eyeliner and listens to The Cure. Heck, even bouncing samples out of it is a pain. There's so much potential here, that it's a shame to toss it into the rubbish bin, but $20 is the least valuable thing I wasted on this.Show lessPedeclaudo
