Needs recording capability (and metronome)
It sounds good but I bought this app hoping I could paste files from it to GarageBand. Waste of money for me without that capability. Please add that on next update if there is one.
MIDI IN PLEASE?
If this app could allow you to bow a sequence of notes coming in via MIDI it would be incredible. Imagine being able to articulate a MIDI recording with the bow while not having to try to play the notes at the same time which is extremely difficult. At least for me anyway. As it is at the moment, I can only really use the app to add some details to recordings using other apps to make their sampled or synthesised strings sound more realistic.
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Gorgeous Tone and Bow Expression
The violin tone is UNREAL and bow expression is excellent. I’m impressed you can do detailed expressions like marcato, spicatto, and a crisp staccato. After several hours of practice, it genuinely sounds GOOD. Which is more than I can say for any other virtual strings library, which always leaves me cringing a little bit at the fake sound. Hard to put down, just want to keep playing!
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Not so great
Used it but the 3d bow and vibrato not working. Purchased now but no option to cancel the subscription. Waste of the purchase.
Good start, could be better
In terms of raw expressive power, FingerFiddle is quite powerful, certainly on par with SWAM instruments. For the price, it can’t be beaten. So it is a shame that, for all its good qualities, FingerFiddle is not on par with baseline standards for instrument apps. One thing that would drastically improve the quality of FingerFiddle is oversampling. Performing slow glissandi or sul ponticello on the high strings reveals the telltale “AM radio tuning” of aliasing distortion. This alone makes the app unsuitable for solo performances or any situation (effects, reverb) where the aliasing would increase. There is also the matter of control. Ideally, there would be some support for MIDI and MPE input AND output, possibly with each string allocated to its own channel. I also noticed that, though five-string basses are common for cinematic music and pops repertoire, no such option is available for the bass models. This is disappointing, though not as mission-critical as MIDI or sound engine improvements. Until these changes are implemented, this is a novelty, not a performance tool.
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