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 update
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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. 4/5
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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.
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! 😁👍👍
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! 😁👍👍
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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 you
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 you
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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!
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!
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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!
It is a real pain to integrate into a workflow.
If Ableton Link were implemented that would change everything!
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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.
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.
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Needs more work from Waldorf. It's in Beta state
This app sounds amazing. Well worth the price. However, the MIDI implementation is awful, which is something essential for a drum synth in my opinion.
They have now included MIDI Clock but it doesn't work with many other apps.
No Ableton link either.
And the worst thing:
It doesn't respond accurately to velocity messages. I try to use it with Patterning app and the velocities are always very low!
Even at full 127 values.. don't understand why!
A real shame..
C'mon Waldorf do your homework and finalise this App please!
It's just about time.. right??
They have now included MIDI Clock but it doesn't work with many other apps.
No Ableton link either.
And the worst thing:
It doesn't respond accurately to velocity messages. I try to use it with Patterning app and the velocities are always very low!
Even at full 127 values.. don't understand why!
A real shame..
C'mon Waldorf do your homework and finalise this App please!
It's just about time.. right??
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Excellent drum app (and vocoder)
I have six of the top drum apps, and this one is the most comprehensive and useful. 24 sounds! Endless adjustments if you want ... but only if you want!
Working fine on my iPad 3 running iOS 9.3.5. It is power hungry, must close other apps, but is most complete drum app out there. Can compose entire songs in here.
Working fine on my iPad 3 running iOS 9.3.5. It is power hungry, must close other apps, but is most complete drum app out there. Can compose entire songs in here.
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Doesn't play well with others
On its own this is a really nice drum machine, the problem is that it you'll only be using it on its own. I can't get it to sync up with anything else using MIDI or IAA. It's a shame it seems to have been abandoned by Waldorf - some added functionality could really make this app great.
Needs Ableton Link
Without this it sits unused ☹️
Hard Work...
...which I like, some don't. Great control over each of the 24 tracks (blades) and for those who know Re-Birth, the working and building of parts is similar. HOWEVER...twice now I have designed a drum "Set" of the 24 blades only for a crash to completely delete anything since the last save...SO SAVE OFTEN. If I could give another half star I would. "And miracles do happen (Leicester winning the League and Luton still punching below their weight and still losing)"...the vocoder will repeat those words of wisdom..
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Promising design! Few gripes, mostly praise
On iPad pro this thing rocks out!
I want each pattern to be up to 64 steps...
Is there a way to assign separate outputs in iOS? If so I wish this thing allowed for it in apps like AUM or Cubasis.
This is what iOS needed. My go to for drum sounds and grooves. I think this thing is very accessible. The workflow is quite straightforward and all parameters are laid out well.
I'm a Waldorf fanboy I'll admit. Everything can be improved upon is my mantra, however. This one is no different. Only 16 steps per pattern is quite a limitation in my opinion. If it must remain this way, I would like to set the loop and then have independent navigation between patterns that are within the loop. It's too hard to write in the current pattern before it shifts to the next one which is the only way to write multi-pattern loops. This is a shame because the sound engine is so nice!
Still gets high rating! Perfect for analog style drums or sample slices or one shot samples... The sky is the limit. Like I said iOS needed this.
But hey Waldorf, where is the Dropbox integration? I want to email my buddy everything in a project file, etc. we need accessibility please! iTunes won't cut it.
I want each pattern to be up to 64 steps...
Is there a way to assign separate outputs in iOS? If so I wish this thing allowed for it in apps like AUM or Cubasis.
This is what iOS needed. My go to for drum sounds and grooves. I think this thing is very accessible. The workflow is quite straightforward and all parameters are laid out well.
I'm a Waldorf fanboy I'll admit. Everything can be improved upon is my mantra, however. This one is no different. Only 16 steps per pattern is quite a limitation in my opinion. If it must remain this way, I would like to set the loop and then have independent navigation between patterns that are within the loop. It's too hard to write in the current pattern before it shifts to the next one which is the only way to write multi-pattern loops. This is a shame because the sound engine is so nice!
Still gets high rating! Perfect for analog style drums or sample slices or one shot samples... The sky is the limit. Like I said iOS needed this.
But hey Waldorf, where is the Dropbox integration? I want to email my buddy everything in a project file, etc. we need accessibility please! iTunes won't cut it.
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Now its back
Now it seems to be working.i would still like to see the interface get a face lift.peace christo
Great Drum Machine
Love this drum machine, very versatile.
Deep
I'm new to soft synth world. I like because it deep in features and great sounds.
Serious Value
Waldorf quality is not describable with words.
