Great fun, sounds good
Bass Line, Lead line, Bass Drum, Snare, Closed Hi Hat, Perc
Simple but a lovely to use sequencer and one of the easiest
To use song or part arrangers going.
2 bar, 32 step patterns.
Some FX
The preset sounds are good.
No chords I think.
Such good fun. It’s limitations are it’s strength.
Simple but a lovely to use sequencer and one of the easiest
To use song or part arrangers going.
2 bar, 32 step patterns.
Some FX
The preset sounds are good.
No chords I think.
Such good fun. It’s limitations are it’s strength.
I reckon it’s worth it :)
Like another reviewer I only saw / remembered this when I bought Flynth earlier (note to dev, please don’t make any more apps that make me sound like I have a terrible speech impediment), and I’m glad I gave it a whirl. I found myself quickly wishing I had more control over the synths and maybe some of the drumkits in DM1, but then I just as quickly realised that this isn’t really its purpose. If you’re just looking for a backbeat to get some ideas going this is really quick and easy. Only seems to have MIDI out on the iaa version atm, which is a bit of a disappointment, but I’ll keep the five stars up in case it gets added because although it’s not exactly Drambo, it has its own niche, does its own thing and does it well.
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Great Little Groovebox!
I didn’t bother with this app for a long time. I’m fairly serious about making music with the iPad and thought this was a silly, cheap toy.
I took another look at it today (when I downloaded Fingerlab’s new synth, Flynth), and thought “for £3.99, I might as well get it”; and I’m really glad I did. It’s a neat little groovebox with enough features to make a track or two.
There are a lot of features missing with this, but no showstoppers. In fact, the minimalist nature of the app forces you to focus on the joy of making music rather than being consumed by the serious technical process.
This is a fun groovebox that will surprise you and bring back the fun of music making. For the price of a coffee and a bun, it’s a bargain.
I took another look at it today (when I downloaded Fingerlab’s new synth, Flynth), and thought “for £3.99, I might as well get it”; and I’m really glad I did. It’s a neat little groovebox with enough features to make a track or two.
There are a lot of features missing with this, but no showstoppers. In fact, the minimalist nature of the app forces you to focus on the joy of making music rather than being consumed by the serious technical process.
This is a fun groovebox that will surprise you and bring back the fun of music making. For the price of a coffee and a bun, it’s a bargain.
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Strength in simplicity
The beauty of this app is its simplicity. Working with a limited pallet means the focus is on creativity.
Much improved with MIDI. But....Who is it for?
Ok, ok... I’m starting to like this app now. It’s power comes from its simplicity. Speaking of star rating - I think it only makes sense to give rating that are not absolute because how do you compare this app to much more complex, bigger, more advanced and perhaps more suited for professionals apps? I’m rating it as a simple, approachable app. It does have tons of limitations and you probably won’t create your new album in but as a simple musical tool it is pretty good.
Much improved version with full MIDI implementation.
Great MIDI options with very easy and intuitive MIDI mapping. I love that sub divided steps are represented by unique MIDI notes. Now DM1 needs this feature!
Nice interface, clean and well laid out. Super straight forward and intuitive to use.
I appreciate small things such as ability to set the metronome volume or no nonsense mixer and effects panels.
Some negatives remain:
Ability to go “off the grid” in terms of quantization is needed. Nothing kills the vibe more than being restricted to 16 steps. Gotta swing!
No polyphony for Bass and Lead tracks. It would be so great if polyphony was somehow possible. Maybe via multiple layers per lead and bass tracks?
There’s still a bug where some notes sometimes are ignored completely depending on specific BPM. Weird.
Why would anybody use that instead of DM1? I have a difficulty figuring out who this app is really for. It does not have enough capabilities to be used by a serious musician and is perhaps too minimalistic and dry to inspire an enthusiast. Maybe it’s for kids? As such, it could be pretty good as it is very intuitive and does not have flashy things which are a distraction to kids.
Much improved version with full MIDI implementation.
Great MIDI options with very easy and intuitive MIDI mapping. I love that sub divided steps are represented by unique MIDI notes. Now DM1 needs this feature!
Nice interface, clean and well laid out. Super straight forward and intuitive to use.
I appreciate small things such as ability to set the metronome volume or no nonsense mixer and effects panels.
Some negatives remain:
Ability to go “off the grid” in terms of quantization is needed. Nothing kills the vibe more than being restricted to 16 steps. Gotta swing!
No polyphony for Bass and Lead tracks. It would be so great if polyphony was somehow possible. Maybe via multiple layers per lead and bass tracks?
There’s still a bug where some notes sometimes are ignored completely depending on specific BPM. Weird.
Why would anybody use that instead of DM1? I have a difficulty figuring out who this app is really for. It does not have enough capabilities to be used by a serious musician and is perhaps too minimalistic and dry to inspire an enthusiast. Maybe it’s for kids? As such, it could be pretty good as it is very intuitive and does not have flashy things which are a distraction to kids.
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Response from developer
Hi, sorry for these issue with Playset, we have already published an update, it should fix some of your issue. Also Midi Out and full Midi Mappings are coming in next update in march. Does Playset really deserves one star ?
New update
This is one of my favorite music making apps, however, as of the last update, the app has been malfunctioning. Also, I’ve had issues connecting my Korg NanoKey Studio via Bluetooth. After these issues are resolved, I can be in love again. I support any build based on Audiokit Pro, and I hate giving anything less than positive reviews.
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Not bad, needs some improvements.
The AU's UI should be larger; the buttons are far too small even on a 10.5 inch iPad. Timeline Mode should not be switched off when selecting another pattern to edit; that way, multi bar patterns can play while being edited. And this may be fixed in the next update, but the AUv3 is incapable of MIDI out. It's so close to being something I would use every time I'm making music, so I hope Fingerlab will make these improvements. I love being able to select a note with the keyboard and then place it in the grid, while editing drums.
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Practical and intuitive
Just tried it and love it! Hope you make a 32 track version with eq per track, with built in sampler, etc. Being AUv3 makes all the difference.
Fun auv3 sketch pad
I’ve been having fun so far with the app. A few suggestions
1. I could not submit a help desk ticket to you the email link I found on your page did not work
2. Can you increase the window size for auv3 mode, on iPad Pro 2018 when in AUM I’m unable to get it to stretch full screen.
3. Request if you can take advantage of the new auv3 multi output that just came out and if you can add user samples if possible- would make some great additional selling points.
Overall fun and interesting results are to be had so far thanks 😊
1. I could not submit a help desk ticket to you the email link I found on your page did not work
2. Can you increase the window size for auv3 mode, on iPad Pro 2018 when in AUM I’m unable to get it to stretch full screen.
3. Request if you can take advantage of the new auv3 multi output that just came out and if you can add user samples if possible- would make some great additional selling points.
Overall fun and interesting results are to be had so far thanks 😊
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Ehm .. simplicity is nice but no save and no. export function?
The title say all i want to say
I Feel Like An Electric Tiger
...Whatever that means, um, basically this app is extremely awesome and beautiful. I would love to be able to export, maybe more instrument slots, and instruments. But it's already really cool so that would just make it off the charts. I also see that an update is coming soon which I'm pumped for, let's see!!! Thanks FINGERLAB. Shout out to the UI Designers. And on second thought, this app makes me feel like I'm on a Weyland-Yutani ship making beats with Ripley. This app is going to add that extra umph to my creative teams lives. We love new toys\tools.
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Simplicité
Très simple à utiliser. Le son est bon.
Évidemment, il manque énormément de fonction pour en faire quelque chose de vraiment utilisable, mais je m’en sers pour imaginer très rapidement de nouvelles idées et essayer des choses.
Il manque de vraies fonctions d’export.
Compatible Ableton live, et ça c’est bien !
Évidemment, il manque énormément de fonction pour en faire quelque chose de vraiment utilisable, mais je m’en sers pour imaginer très rapidement de nouvelles idées et essayer des choses.
Il manque de vraies fonctions d’export.
Compatible Ableton live, et ça c’est bien !
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