Oriental Strings vs Spectra

Oriental Strings is a professional sound module app for oriental keyboard players and for musicians who simply want to resemble the typical sound of the Orient and Middle East in their songs. Connect an external MIDI keyboard to your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch by using Bluetooth MIDI or by using the Apple USB camera adapter or another adapter supported by Apple, or launch Oriental Strings as virtual instrument directly within your favourite DAW app on your iOS device!¹ Watch and listen to the demo video on our product website! This app supports "Audio Unit", "Audiobus" and Apple's "Inter-App Audio" System for audio & MIDI connections from/to other audio apps, as well as Bluetooth LE MIDI ! The sounds of Oriental Strings were exclusively recorded with players who are professionally dedicated to oriental style of music. Typical string instrument sounds for the Arabian genre are covered by this app. Besides rather exotic instruments like the Chinese erhu, typical western string instruments were used as well, but since the players of the recording sessions are focused on oriental music, those western instruments sound completely different than you might be used to from western orchestra players. The sounds of this app were once again created by Kurt Ader, winner of the NAMM 2015 "Best Sound Designer of the Year" award. 32 Sounds are included with this App: • Chinese Erhu 1 - 3 • Chinese Erhu Trill • Turkish Strings 1 - 4 • Arabian Strings 1 - 3 • Tremolo Strings 1 - 5 • Spiccato Strings • Oriental Spiccato Strings • Oriental String Quartet 1 - 3 • Oriental Staccato Strings • Arabian Solo Strings 1 - 3 • String Quartet • Oriental String Ensemble 1 - 5 • Slow Oriental Strings There is no in-app purchase in this app. So all sounds and all app features are immediately available to you as one buy. General Features: • Sounds based on high quality stereo sample set. • Master Tune & Scale Tuning (including factory presets for common Arabian & Turkish scales). • Low latency disk streaming. • Configurable audio latency down to 1 ms. • Polyphony up to several hundred stereo voices.² • Integrated effects with 18 presets. • 16 parts. • App States: Save app's entire state as user presets. • MIDI velocity response curve editor to fine tune the feeling of your MIDI keyboard. • App can keep running in the background, so you can play on your keyboard while e.g. using Safari or another app to display scores or surfing the Internet. • Audio Unit plugin version of this app, to be used as virtual instrument directly within third-party multi-track DAW apps. • Audiobus support. • Supports Apple's "IAA" system for audio & MIDI streaming between other apps. • Virtual on-screen piano keyboard with velocity support, scalable & scrollable. MIDI Player / Recorder: • Record, save and load your songs in standard MIDI file format. • Share your songs easily as audio file. • Unlimited amount of tracks. • Configurable target MIDI channel per track. • Unlimited recording and playback length. • Open MIDI (.mid) files directly from other apps (i.e. from Safari, Mail). • Download or upload MIDI files with iTunes. • Load your favorite songs as MIDI files from the Internet, and watch at the virtual keyboard how to play it. • Metronome. • Use the "Tempo Zoom" dial knob to i.e. slow down playback at any time and learn your favorite songs more easily. ¹ For more information about adapters and connecting external MIDI keyboards: https://doc.crudebyte.com/iOS/External_MIDI_devices/ ² Some sounds are using several voices per note. Polyphony depends on the exact device model being used. You find a polyphony table on our product website.

Spectra is a virtual instrument player for iPhone and iPad, built for instruments in the SFZ format. It turns your iPad or iPhone into a powerful rack with up to 32 simultaneous sounds, controlled by a MIDI keyboard, with a mixer, per-channel effects, and global reverb. Designed for live performance, studio recording, and rehearsals. Connect a MIDI keyboard — using a Camera Connection Kit, USB-C, Bluetooth MIDI, or a USB MIDI interface. The app detects it automatically. Open Spectra. Play! Features: Play with up to 32 simultaneous channels, creating layers, splits, and instrument combinations for different musical situations. Save and load setlists/presets with all instruments, volumes, effects, MIDI mappings, and setup configurations. Load SFZ instruments directly from the Files app, iCloud Drive, or AirDrop. Control the app with a MIDI keyboard via USB-C, Camera Connection Kit, USB MIDI interface, or Bluetooth MIDI. Use a complete mixer with individual volume, mute, real-time audio meters, and reverb send control. Shape each sound with editing tools such as pan, velocity curve, MIDI channel, MIDI Learn, EQ, filters, tone modifier, and compressor. Create setups with specific MIDI channels or OMNI mode, ideal for using multiple keyboards, zones, splits, and live performances. Global Reverb. Enable Prevent Screen Sleep mode to keep the screen on during performances. Adjust the audio buffer to balance latency and performance according to your device. Use the Panic button to immediately stop stuck notes during a performance. Spectra was built for musicians who need a practical, portable, and reliable setup to play with high-quality sound anywhere.