A warning would’ve been nice before abandoning the app and users
Years ago, I spent $50 on the Pro version and used the app more times than I can count. I accumulated hundreds of self made samples and then, suddenly, the app no longer opens. I guess I only rented the app.
Good old Fairlight CMI..
But i took the plunge and got the pro upgrade from basic player via IAP. I think personally i would have been better off sticking with basic.
The pro doesn't seem to have all full blown cmi features and for the price its a bit of a let down even with the extra sound libraries. Maybe i have been spoilt by more modern apps and maybe its the way i use it.. (basically/mostly, output to Audiobus, which was not available at first)..
update: no longer use audiobus as there’s auv3 etc but this cmi app doesn’t look like it’s going to get auv3 any time soon ..
Recent updates have monkeyed around with the on screen keyboard. (It went kangaroo, geddit?) Recently it had slimmer keys but they put it back to big old chunky. Puzzling. Why not just allow resizing like most other apps of this type..
Yes, yes, yes, i have recently got the irig midi and a big old keyboard but its not always convenient to break that out!
*Thunk!* *Thunk!* *Thunk!*...
… 2026: what happened to the other pro version .. guess that’s a hint for “so long” …
The pro doesn't seem to have all full blown cmi features and for the price its a bit of a let down even with the extra sound libraries. Maybe i have been spoilt by more modern apps and maybe its the way i use it.. (basically/mostly, output to Audiobus, which was not available at first)..
update: no longer use audiobus as there’s auv3 etc but this cmi app doesn’t look like it’s going to get auv3 any time soon ..
Recent updates have monkeyed around with the on screen keyboard. (It went kangaroo, geddit?) Recently it had slimmer keys but they put it back to big old chunky. Puzzling. Why not just allow resizing like most other apps of this type..
Yes, yes, yes, i have recently got the irig midi and a big old keyboard but its not always convenient to break that out!
*Thunk!* *Thunk!* *Thunk!*...
… 2026: what happened to the other pro version .. guess that’s a hint for “so long” …
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Cash for Crash
The app would never launch on my phone. I have deleted the app and reinstalled it. If the app is no longer supported or they have stopped updating it, just remove it from the App Store. I could’ve just donated $10 to them instead paying apple fees🤣-5⭐️
for 50$, i think auv3 is a requirement
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This is so complicated on here
This is very hard and can’t change a voice of its like I would never use this horrible app again.
Crashes immediately after launch
Crashes immediately after launch
Don’t Buy if on IOS 18
Was really excited to use this app. But shuts down as soon as it opens on iOS 18.
Beloved, with caveats
Good, but as of Pro 2.4.3, on an iPad Pro running ipados 18, intel chip, it does not allow me to change the names of individual songs, and the play buttons in the sample pane shrink unexpectedly, rendering them near impossible to tap or press. I love the idea of this, and want to use it to spur some creativity, but there are just a couple of roadblocks along the way.
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Is this app still alive
I love this thing
As we are in 2024
It is crashing on me, not even getting close to "booting" up. This thing is genius, I hope it lives on
As we are in 2024
It is crashing on me, not even getting close to "booting" up. This thing is genius, I hope it lives on
Doesn’t work. Dev awol.
Didn’t work on iOS 14, and then did work on iOS 14, and now on iOS 15 it doesn’t work again. Just crashes immediately. To think I spent $50 on this. Shame as I liked Page R. We can all get Arturia and UVI VSTs of the CMI, but losing access to Page R is the most frustrating part of this seemingly being abandoned. I say abandoned because there’s zero support for this.
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Rubbish
You pay £8.99 for a dem of a program that you can do nothing with, bw prepared to spend £50 if you want to actually use it.
Crashes on Startup
Cannot comment on the app as it crashes 1 second after startup. All i lnow is that I have done my dough cold on this one. Pooey on this app
開かなくなりました
先日まで使えましたがある日突然開かなくなりました。
Sounds Great! Lots of bugs…
First, I’d like to say this could be a five star app. But right now, it needs a lot of things fixed.
On the good side, it sounds awesome! If you’re looking for those 80s voices in their 8bit glory, look no further. These are the real deal. You can easily import your own samples or use the built in sampler. It’s got a lot of potential, but you can’t ignore the list of bugs that need to be fixed. I have been running Vogel CMI Pro on an iPad 8th generation - iOS 15.2.1 and ran into these problems:
First, the interface is clunky. I understand the retro look, but do we really need a floppy disk “success rate” option?
On to the real issues…
Audiobus 3 does not work with Vogel CMI. You get an error message saying “Audiobus can’t communicate with this app…” etc. I don’t really use Audiobus, but that needs to work!
Vogel CMI will not sync up with Cubasis 3 to do punch in/punch out recording when using the Vogel CMI ‘Page R’ pattern sequencer. I would hope you would be able to record one pattern at a time, similar to the way you can with the Patterning 2 drum machine. Syncing up with Cubasis 3 is a must!
Add to this the fact that Vogel CMI can’t export patterns or songs as .wav, .mp3 or other sound formats. Please add!
There are no undo buttons.
The major problem with the Vogle CMI app is it won’t communicate properly with other apps like Cubasis 3 and Audiobus 3 and can’t export patterns/songs in .wave or .mp3 formats.
I would hope the developers have plans to fix these issues.
On the good side, it sounds awesome! If you’re looking for those 80s voices in their 8bit glory, look no further. These are the real deal. You can easily import your own samples or use the built in sampler. It’s got a lot of potential, but you can’t ignore the list of bugs that need to be fixed. I have been running Vogel CMI Pro on an iPad 8th generation - iOS 15.2.1 and ran into these problems:
First, the interface is clunky. I understand the retro look, but do we really need a floppy disk “success rate” option?
On to the real issues…
Audiobus 3 does not work with Vogel CMI. You get an error message saying “Audiobus can’t communicate with this app…” etc. I don’t really use Audiobus, but that needs to work!
Vogel CMI will not sync up with Cubasis 3 to do punch in/punch out recording when using the Vogel CMI ‘Page R’ pattern sequencer. I would hope you would be able to record one pattern at a time, similar to the way you can with the Patterning 2 drum machine. Syncing up with Cubasis 3 is a must!
Add to this the fact that Vogel CMI can’t export patterns or songs as .wav, .mp3 or other sound formats. Please add!
There are no undo buttons.
The major problem with the Vogle CMI app is it won’t communicate properly with other apps like Cubasis 3 and Audiobus 3 and can’t export patterns/songs in .wave or .mp3 formats.
I would hope the developers have plans to fix these issues.
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Broken - unusable
Crashes immediately on startup in ios14 on iPhone. Reinstalling doesn’t help. Seems abandoned. I paid for the pro upgrade so now I’m trying to figure out how to get a refund.
CMI Review
Eight years later and the full version is still $50US plus tax in 2021. I guess dropping the full version from $50 to $20 now will not boost sales? I ended up moving to Nanostudio 2 and 3 IAPs. If you want a 2020 app that can do pretty much the same.
App quits on open…
iPhone XS iOS 14.6
Feedback
I wrote to the developer and he answered the next day. Fantastic app and friendly developer… high five…
Thank you
Thank you for making the Fairlight compatible with iOS 14. I have missed it greatly ❤️
Still crashes
I got excited for a split second seeing that the app has finally been updated...I ran the install, hurriedly pressed “open” and all I got was the app crashing like the developer claimed was fixed.
DO NO PURCHASE THIS UNSUPPORTED APP!!!
DO NO PURCHASE THIS UNSUPPORTED APP!!!
