M1 iPad Pro-First Impressions and Beatmaker 3: Mind-blowing iPad App.

[@INTUA]

Fantastic video! Thank you for sharing your thoughts on our app. Really glad you’re enjoying it. All the best! 🙏👊

[@jefgibbons]

My pleasure!! It’s really great stuff, thanks for sharing!!

[@tonyp7621]

Best mix I’ve heard coming from Beatmaker 3 💯💯💪🏾💪🏾

[@jerzboybeats]

I’ve always thought this sampler was very underrated. Before I used to be hesitant about telling people about using BM3. I got my iPad with the same specs. I had a 10.5 but never reached 200 gigs. The advantage of having usb-c is a plus. I got a hub with the headphone output and it works flawlessly. Thanks for sharing. 🙏🏾

[@jefgibbons]

Most welcome!

[@rafik2910ify]

Mind blowing ! Love it

[@TheKitComplete]

I was really surprised when I first found BM3. It's basically a full blown DAW for a fraction of the price. Nice video!

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks brother! I'm so impressed with it... and I saw your featured video on their youtube page too!

[@jefgibbons]

Just added your name and one of your vids to the description, sorry I didn't give you a shoutout in the vid, your vids are now popping up in my search of Beatmaker 3 of course...

[@TheKitComplete]

@@jefgibbons Oh thanks man! No worries hey, I really should do some more BM3 videos

[@renaulth2009]

Such a professionally made video! Great music and skills!

[@samgoldsberry3029]

As a beatmaker myself, I see that look in your eyes and hear it in your voice. You are happy with this product. Music and enjoyment..have fun. God Bless.

[@jefgibbons]

Indeed! Thanks Sam ;)

[@jeffagoddard]

Hey Jeff, it’s Jeff! Glad to see you on the iPad and iOS music production. I got my iPad in 2020 (and pencil) during the heights of pandemic and it’s become my primary device. I use various music apps including BM3 and start most of my ideas, beats, samples on the iPad. I still end up in the studio for acoustics and vocals and full DAW, eventually. But the iPad never leaves my side! Just ordered a UA Volt 1 to add to this portable rig. Lots of fun 😁

[@jefgibbons]

Nice! That’s great Jeff. Those volt interfaces look fantastic!

[@derrickgs777]

Hey just an input, have you checked out the Audiant evo interface it has a much better headphone amp and auto gain setting it also works flawlessly with the iPad . Just a lil input no harm ✌️

[@jeffagoddard]

@@derrickgs777 Yes. I just bought an EVO 4 and I'm very pleased. I never did buy the UA Volt 1. Specs on the EVO are better, it has 2 full channels and a loopback mixer, which I needed.

[@lmayes69]

Great seeing you use the iPad and BeatMaker 3. Its such a great program. Like maschine ableton and mpc had a baby 🤱🏾. Certain synths do cause bm3 to close. One thing yiu can do its record it to an audio track. Bm3 doesn't have track freezing specifically but you can definitely record a bank to an audio track. Last option is to turn one shots into sampled instruments. You can layer and map sounds to the keyboard even by velocity. Been watching your stuff for the maschine but recently put my mk3 up for sale since strictly use the ipad.

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks for the tips, and yeah, it looks easy to sample internally. Thanks for commenting!

[@frankvet1]

Fantastic demo... thank you.

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks Frank!

[@schmotown]

One of the most informative BM3 videos yet, especially (for me) your approach to recording and slicing guitar and bass. Thanks very much!

[@mczensun8610]

This is great man totally cut in to the truth hear. Informative and virtuous 🌞⛈️🌈gratitude my dude

[@jefgibbons]

Most welcome!

[@grandzmuzik]

Love BM3. Been using it since the first version. On my iPhone. The new iPad with BM3 is amazing! My favorite combo right now.

[@marcuselbow]

Thank you for recommending our channel Jef! Love ur work man! Always on point and very informative! Keep up the hard work! Let’s chop it up soon. One love.

[@jefgibbons]

No problem!! Your stuff is great… glad to connect!!

[@jerzboybeats]

Man you two guys are my go to for reviews and tutorials. Much respect for both of you 🙏🏾

[@JayEllyiot]

Awesome video and appreciate the shout out! Agree with everything you said, BM3 is quite an amazing and super powerful app, it’s my main daw for making music. But iOS music production in general is where it’s at! Keep up the great work fellow Canadian! 🇨🇦🍁🙌🏽

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks Jay! Yeah, I spotted your Yorkvilles ;) Keep up the great work man!

[@JayEllyiot]

@@jefgibbons Thanks! Ya those Yorkville YSM1P’s are built like tanks 😅

[@enocharcane8741]

Excellent work

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks Enoch!

[@redMiora]

Such a well done overview of bm3! Chopping up samples looks so incredibly intuitive, thank you again. Loving the microfreak in the background.

[@jefgibbons]

It’s really incredible software… I really hope they keep pushing it!

[@edjefferson9175]

You are going to love Cubasis and a lot of the stuff from KORG. I will go back and ry BeatMaker 3 again. Gotta try converting my Maschine kits!

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks Ed! Yeah, Cubasis is great! We definitely need cross fades and a good sampler track in it!

[@BrandonRico]

Nice video. The sampler is definitely my favorite feature. Good work 👌🏾

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks Brandon! Yeah man, incredible sampler!

[@BrandonRico]

@@jefgibbons most definitely. Consider checking out my channel for more Beatmaker 3 content as well.

[@jefgibbons]

@@BrandonRico Yes! Your channel is great man, just added you to the list in the description. Stay in touch!!

[@N3orion]

Great run through and quite calming to watch :)

[@juanconner4115]

Yup I’m getting a iPad and my desktop alone

[@nickwatland3565]

I just got one too! Awesome this sounds like linkin park !

[@bicycleninja1685]

Great job! Wondering how you can record midi to external instruments

[@chipwillis]

Really great video. Loved the use of the slider too

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks Chip!

[@odarquehunnett200]

BM3 IS!! Simple as that!! And Henny tha Bizness is another producer out here doin’ his thing on the mobile music tip…Adventures In Beatmaking is his brainchild and it made me a believer!! Great vid as always, Jef!

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks! I’ll go check Henny!

[@skizzraw3034]

I don’t know if you still check this channel, but I use AudioCopy, and I turned the sound packs into banks, but I don’t know how. If you know how to do this, please let me know, because it was so easy to load a bank, instead of having to drop each sound every time.

[@Maelzelmusic]

Really great video. I own the previous gen iPad Pro. I might try this out and see if it can take it.

[@danindeed]

Someone give this man his own TV show already.

[@jefgibbons]

Ha! That would be fun......

[@danindeed]

@@jefgibbons You and Timcast do some of the most fluid and natural paid promos I've ever seen. What I don't actually remember seeing is a network televised consumer report/ review show, specializing in these sorts of goods. Regardless of what and if you continue to review tech in this field.. I think you'll make it. Definitely hope you do.

[@mczensun8610]

Going for set up on the 1st gen iPad Pro

[@mczensun8610]

What's a good cheap midi keyboard/drum pad and possibly a scarlett 2i2??? for incorporating live instrumentations and vocals?

[@jefgibbons]

Akai makes some good keyboards! And I’m not sure if the Scarlett works with your iPad…

[@jimshannononsounds]

Great video, thanks. Jim here from Edmonton. BM3 has been in my iPad pro for a while now. Haven't used it much but this inspires me to dive in again. I didn't know there is a USB C multiport HDMI adapter until now. News flash, lol. Also, you might want to check out Dean's "early videos" at "Electronic sounds audio." He's the BM3 King.

[@Vmadethebeat]

Unc jef!! Niceeee! ALWAYS Appreciate your input!! 💰💯

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks V!!

[@Vmadethebeat]

@@jefgibbons Yessir!

[@DopamineOverload]

Beatmaker 3 is fun and good. BUT. Chord mode isn’t diatonic. Ridiculous oversight. They know about all the complaints and won’t fix or update it. What good is a chord mode if the chords are not diatonic?

[@jefgibbons]

YES! Chord mode could just destroy on this app, custom chord arrangements! I'll put in a request!

[@greyblooz]

MIDI plugins that do this exist.

[@DopamineOverload]

@@greyblooz like Scaler 2? Yes. But it should be built into BM3.

[@greyblooz]

@@DopamineOverload Rozetta Suite though not everyone needs chord and scale functions because they already know how chords and scales function.

[@Pauluz_The_Web_Gnome]

ADIDAS!! I have 6 of these iPads, because they are very cheap! I wanne hear you play trumpet 🎺 please!

[@ivanchaparro8973]

Exiting to see you in the iPad world Jeff. Your a great instructor and being both a maschine and iPad music creator this is great to see you on board. Looking forward to more videos. I always thought maschine for iPad was kind of a toy joke when compared to this. I really think NI should develop a machine micro using an iPad for an interface. Check out Henny da Buisness!

[@oschu7820]

You, again, selling me this! Iwould love to see a video exporting the projects to Maschine (and maybe other DAW’s and tools like MPC One or Bitwig Studio)!?

[@jefgibbons]

;) You bet, I'll put it on the list!

[@julienDrcq]

What about iMaschine2 form Native instruments !!!!!! Seriously You should check it Hopefully they will some updates or the new version 3 in same time that Madchine3 HOPEFULLY! Cause it’s a great apps for those who use Maschine2 but not just those people…

[@2B87]

I would love for you to show us with older generation ipad pros the ram usage in BM3 on a more than 10-15 track song. A follow up video would be top notch or even a pinned comment from you on here. How many plug-in tracks is it handling well before going over 60% usage? Specific plug-ins that generally caused problems for you on the new ipad? If it IS more stable than before, how many effects does it need to bringing BM to it's knees? Basically your take on a proper stress test. Would be really valuable for me at least to know if I should invest in a current one or if it would just be a marginal improvement. Greetings from Germany and thanks for this video of course. Edit: I just wanted to be clear, that I'm specifically eager to know about the RAM usage% with the focus on a plug-in heavy track. With just sample banks and audio tracks, even my 2017 12.9 inch ipad pro can easily handle 20 and more tracks without breaking to much sweat. It's the multiple AUv3 instrument tracks paired with a good amount of AUv3 effects you can give us more info on. Thanks again. Looking forward to hopefully hear your take on this.

[@jefgibbons]

I’ve put it at the top of my list for vids in the next few weeks… stay tuned!

[@2B87]

@@jefgibbons Much appreciated!

[@vlove888]

Man, I'm torn know Prof Jeff! I just picked up the new ipad mini and I was thinking of installing cubasis 3 but now I don't know which would be the better DAW for me.

[@dwil2123]

How stable is BM3 with the newer M1/M2 Ipads? I really like this app, but on my older 2018 Ipad, it crashes a lot.

[@r3music534]

Very cool video Jeff ! I use my iPad Pro with cubase and found it handy drawing automation and controllers in the key editor ) what adapter are you using in this video to mirror the iPad on your big monitor ? I’d appreciate that info on how you set that up ? Thnx in advance

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks! It’s just the usb-c multi adapter, then hdmi to the tv.

[@TheBroDotTV]

How many channels and AUs can you run because I'm expecting with the M1 chip there shouldn't be much limit?

[@BinauralBae]

Where did you get that sick table stand? Looks expensive. 😉

[@jefgibbons]

Ha! Believe it or not I have been using it as more than just a stand... videos to come!

[@BinauralBae]

@@jefgibbons good to know I’m not the only one 😂

[@DYGO_]

Question , if i wanted to export a track completed from BM3 into pro tools for vocals would it be a smooth process ? I’m assuming bm3 wouldn’t be ideal to lay down lead vocals right ?

[@TheBroDotTV]

Beatmaker 3 is good but they need to update it more. Also the sampler is a bit too clean imo. Needs a bit more grit and oldskool flavour just my two cents. 😉

[@BarryDanielMusic]

Not gonna lie Jef I spent a good chunk of the video trying to find and figure out how you’ve set up your overhead camera. Lol

[@jefgibbons]

Ha! It’s a huge manfrotto boom stand with a cam over my head.

[@umanoid1523]

Ive had BM3 for a while now and beyond testing it out ive never really done anything with it. I often sketch tracks out in novations Groovebox and export in Ableton format and midi. Its such a limited program but its pretty good for knocking out some quick ideas. Maybe ill give BM3 a try again since I downloaded it the other week after watching Bolo play with the sampler. I have kitmaker so I can import a few NI kits to play around with.

[@jefgibbons]

Nice, yeah, Bolo’s vids are great!!

[@umanoid1523]

@@jefgibbons yes. Btw what happened to your interview series? Working on some new ones?

[@soundboy420productionsnext8]

Beatmaker 3 is pukka stuff n that's correct the sampler is by far better than most others

[@nastied]

Hmmm I thought BM3 was more stable than Maschine which is known to be underpowered, om having glitches with my M +.. but indeed, ive had glitches and crashes with BM3. Loving the portability of the ipad Indeed!

[@jefgibbons]

Yeah, it was more stability issues with the other synths I think, but my concern is that bug fixing seems pretty slow on iPad apps these days, I think it must be really hard for developers to make money given the uber-low price bar set over the last 10 years. I still get sticker-shock when I see an app priced or $6.99... which is ridiculous... they need to make money to keep developing!

[@ic3friday3]

@@jefgibbons, the iPad hardware has caught up to the desktop but the software is still pretty behind. I personally would pay more for the software if they added more pro features and the updates were quicker. I really enjoy making music on the iPad, I use it more than my desktop.

[@jefgibbons]

@@ic3friday3 So true, it really has caught up. Hopefully the developers that have been sleeping on their iPad synths will step it up again and make this a truly great platform for music making!

[@TheBroDotTV]

Wait did you say no headphone on the Ipad Pro lol. Oh well.

[@anthony27334]

Hi Jef, off topic,i have a query about SEQUIS, does the sustain pedal work with it?

[@jefgibbons]

No problem, I almost said yes without checking, but I just tried it and it seems like the answer is no! Doesn't seem to work...

[@thegroove2000]

It's just not that intuitive and user-friendly and as fast as say Koala sampler. I hope they rehaul the whole thing to make it simpler and easier, faster and so forth. I find it to be fiddly in many areas. That's from my viewpoint of course.

[@thegroove2000]

Its such a good app that could be made even better.

[@andesneko]

Amazing. Your work, not the app.

[@xamxamxamxa]

🌚🖤🎶

[@spesh85]

Hi Jef, very excited to see you doing some iPad reviews/tutorials. Can’t wait for more Beatmaker 3 content. My hot pick for iPad apps is a modular groove box app called Drambo! And my KZbin iPad Channel picks include kzbin.info and kzbin.info%E2%80%99sTutorials. Keep the awesome content rolling and thanks again, RMS

[@ceciliamackie]

I love you! Reach out to me.

[@Immanuel11.11]

Thank you for this video. 😊 I was having my doubts and got frustrated about BM3. This inspired me to give it another shot. Frankly I had not put in time to learn it properly 😂. Shout out to @bolodaproducer for introducing me to BM3