Which iOS Granular Synthesizer should you buy? │ haQ attaQ 289

[@JakobHaq]

❗️ 7-Oct-2018 SPACECRAFT can now be played via MIDI notes. Check the AppStore for more info on the update!

[@GaryR55]

Jakob Haq Thanks! Good to know.

[@deltavaudio6323]

I'm very proud to have Spacecraft shown alongside Borderlands and Tardigrain, both of which I have massive respect and admiration for! Great job Jakob. And now we can all look forward to the release of Quanta!

[@Nomo_Popo]

SpaceCraft rocks! Thanks! Especially for the latest syncing updates!

[@Ian-gw2vx]

Mark Watt You should be Mark, it’s immediately engaging generating instant gratification and inspiration. It’s visual design is nice also. Great job!

[@888visuals]

I really love this app. I have a few suggestions that could really take this app beyond incredible. I will try to describe. First off it would be amazing to have a mode where you start off by playing a slice of a sample completely unaffected like a ‘loop’ and then as you play with the controls the sample either gets shorter or longer and repeats based on parameters / grains you add. Then from there adding a tempo. In the note selection area if you had the ability to change how many times a note plays (dragging on a square to increase the number of times it plays). Then when all the squares add up to 4 or 8 or 16 you have “bars”. As it currently stands the order of notes selected dictates order but you can’t repeat that note in a sequence. Then if there was a way to apply different “waveforms” or shapes to the LFO section. For the original state there would be no waveform (linear playback). Those are the things right off the top. Anyways...congrats on this app. I wish I had a math brain. Completely envious. Cheers

[@zetetick395]

I'm REALLY enjoying exploring _Space Craft_ Thanks for making this lovely synth app, musical app stuff like THIS is what the ipad is for! Best Wishes - a new fan :)

[@2.7petabytes]

Mark, I very much appreciate your work on this app and find it totally fascinating and useful! I’ve enjoyed it very much!

[@chrisreese7142]

Just bought Spacecraft a couple of weeks ago. Having a genuine blast with it. The lack of cluttersome menus makes it so easy to navigate around, so you have more time for experimenting and less time searching menus. Never used the other two but wow! Borderlands sounds fantastik! Thanks for the post!

[@aloharay]

Completely agree with your synopsis. I own both Borderlands and Spacecraft. I would say Borderlands did require a video tutorial before I got the hang of it. The SpaceCraft interface was really obvious on how to use it. What I do find interesting about both is how I cannot picture either of these tools without the touch interface. They really are two examples of moving the ipad beyond a mere content consumption device as it was originally envisioned into a content creation device, an instrument of its own. I would suggest the development of the touch interface will go down as a defining part of this era of music. Exciting to be here for the ride!

[@JakobHaq]

Yeah I’m always looking for apps that uses the touch interface in interesting ways. Borderlands was one of the first apps that I found did it really good. I also have to mention TC-11 was another amazing one (the synth not the TC-Data midi controller).

[@jeffagoddard]

Although this is 5 years old, the insight into granular is just excellent!

[@davetrombetti4240]

Dude, I love your videos! You aren’t just talking about the subject... you’re injecting personality into them with a great sense of humor. I have two of the three apps and plan to buy Space Craft soon. Tardigrain hasn’t excited me much so far but it’s only because I haven’t taken the time to dig into it. It’s so easy to just open up, say, iWavestation, find a sound and play. Why take the time to learn a new granular synth? Well, because I’m missing on possibilities. I need to take the time to learn it. On the other hand, borderlands is a lot of fun. I’ve opened it up and played with it and gotten some really cool sounds. Unfortunately I haven’t used them. I get these cool sounds and it goes nowhere. It’s kind of become a fun sound toy for me. But it’s so cool that eventually something will inspire me enough to use it. I was considering doing some cinematic type of music and these are perfect for that. They create such intense moods. I’ve watched your videos on all of these and they’re very good. I just need to take the time to sit down with these apps and focus.

[@JakobHaq]

I feel you! The reason that I sit with synths for long periods of time is most likely because I love making my own sounds. That’s why iWavestation hasn’t interested me for instance. I love how different we all think when it comes to these things. There is no “right way” to do stuff just “the way that works best for me”. 💙

[@JakobHaq]

Btw, thank you so much for your heartwarming words man. It really means a lot to me that you like my content! ☀️

[@davetrombetti4240]

Jakob Haq The pleasure is mine. Your passion for the subject gets me excited about doing things I wouldn't do otherwise. My music is largely blues/rock and my chosen instruments are guitar and bass. Your videos expand my musical vocabulary for new kinds of expression. The three music videos on my channel are entirely done on an iPad. Two of them started as Gadget projects. My ability to do them at all on an iPad is directly the result of The Soundtest Room and haQ attaQ videos. I knew nothing about recording before starting on an iPad. Now I'm doing whole songs.

[@insomniakstudios4789]

Gotta love the alien interfaces these granular apps have, nice vid.

[@JakobHaq]

Couldn’t agree with you more! I love The Organic cell-like design of Borderlands.

[@cheperez5202]

Jakob, all I can say is Thank you! I look forward to your videos because I learn something new with each of them. I have the three granular synths demonstrated here and though I don’t know much as to playing them I find each lots of fun to explore. I appreciate your sense of humor and including a bit of your personal life with us! Also, you may like to know you have two haQ attaQ fans in our family! Me for your music and demonstrations and my son (who is developing a channel and is learning photography ) loves your video format! I’m excited for him to see your photos! Keep up the excellent work it’s so very much appreciated!

[@WasabiCookinUp]

I love space craft and tardigan, I feel tardigan is easier to use traditionally and spacecraft is really fun for experimental stuff! I have yet to try borderlands but it's definitely on the horizon!

[@pablosmith5473]

SpaceCraft is quintessence of granular synthesis for real usable ambient sounds and soundscapes. Pretty much anything oozing out this thing sounds amazing. ...And it just has been released as a VST/AU plugin for your DAW, OS X & Window :)

[@chrisreese7142]

Well. I have had spacecraft for awhile, now I have borderlands. Love it as well. I will be picking up tardigrain next.

[@geha6596]

Congrats on "the bell borders" - that surfs my mind!

[@KristianWontroba]

I use all three! Also enjoy the 3 "scapers" (soundscaper, fieldscaper, and synthscaper). And also Soup cause I enjoying visually swirling and moving "sound" around like that. So satisfying. : )

[@DD-rl4mj]

I have Spacecraft based on your demo (clicked the link to purchase) the price point was a big factor as well. I am learning a lot about granular synthesis it’s a lot of fun, If I really get into it it’s possible I would get one of the others. I have been importing the sounds from synth one into spacecraft and the possibilities are endless with that alone. Thanks for all you do.

[@ElectronisoundsAudio]

Sweeeeet video! 🤗😁👊 I have all three of these - Granular synthesis is something i've wanted to spend more time with for ages. Spacecraft is certainly making it super fun and easy! Also *really* been drooling over Quanta from Audio Damage and looking forward to grab that one on iOS as well... The desktop version sounds amazing and dreamy from what i've heard from it in videos so far... 💙 (This video must have been so much work to make with all 3 layers! Holy Snap, Man! 👏👏 NICE ONE!! 👊)

[@JakobHaq]

Thanks Dean! 👊🏼 Yeah I’ve pretty much been working on it for about three weeks. Not full days all days though. But I’ts easy a full weeks worth of 12 hours a day.

[@mathieuverrier7980]

Thank you for the great content as always Jakob. Very nice approach of granular synthesis on IOS. Hope we'll see a review of Quanta on your channel when it goes out. Seems nice use of granular synthesis too.

[@triplebacon1]

Nice explaining of the differences between them and good sound Quality too!

[@jorgeramos8553]

I am getting really poor because all the reviews in this channel. I want to buy them all of them. Thank you for your great videos. Greetings from Honduras.

[@bryanbaker6579]

Excellent video, Jakob! I really appreciate these types of comparisons. There are so many classes of synth apps with similarities and differences, it really helps to have someone walk through them like this. Of these granulars, I really don't have a preference. As you say, SpaceCraft is VERY easy to get into and start making sounds and it is certainly attractively priced! Borderlands has some great and very unique features, but the controls can be quite cumbersome when you have more than about 3 nodes working. I haven't done enough with Tardigrain, but I do like that it is more of a combination instrument/granulator. I find the Tardigrain UI reminds me of Samplr which can be rather cryptic at first, but the help overlays are quite, uh, helpful. Many thanks for this!

[@JakobHaq]

My pleasure! 👊🏼

[@Nomo_Popo]

SpaceCraft is the most fun and instant way to get cool stuff. Borderlands is the most detailed and intricate, and I'd like to like Tardigrain more but it has this weird mix between confusing detail yet not as much ability as it seems. But since Quanta is going to be coming out soon, I'm going to have to say my favorite kind of app for this stuff Is NI FORM

[@andreadeplano6213]

Awesome review, i pretty enjoyed the part with the winter stuff and mushroom, but most importantly i learned about these granular apps :) thank you!!

[@JakobHaq]

My pleasure! I’m happy you found the video helpful! ⭐️

[@sokoleski]

brillijant notes...awsome again Jakob

[@ConstantinPhillipou]

Got them all, thanks, they truly are amazing

[@greedokenobi3855]

That ending lol....Epic!!

[@audiblevideo]

LOVE the mushroom pics.

[@non-sequitur]

Cool review - I have all 3 of these, they all have good qualities

[@guitdafunkadelik]

Great insights! Your way of diging is fab! inspirational 👌

[@geoffk777]

I'm a keyboard player, so anything that can't be naturally played from a keyboard is frustrating. Consequently, Quanta and Tardigrain are by far my favorites. They are easy to slip into a layered MIDI stack and control for me.

[@mr.waldodebaldo3208]

I have them all and they are fantastic ,

[@greedokenobi3855]

Great video!! Superduper valuable, came at a perfect time for me as I’m about to purchase a granular synth/sampler!

[@JakobHaq]

Let me know which one(s) you’re going for! 👊🏼

[@greedokenobi3855]

Jakob Haq I purchased Tardigrain and SpaceCraft and I totally forgot I already bought Borderlands a while ago lol. Did you ever try Sparkle? I like that one too but am still working my way around learning all the controls and options.

[@greedokenobi3855]

Too early for me to have an opinion but gotta say SpaceCraft was love at first sight!

[@ew5607]

I agree with Doug woods comment that Tardigrain was the spookiest synth he had ever heard.

[@hmosc]

What about iDensity? It excels in that it works with continuous real-time input, six players, built-in effects, and tremendous automation. I have every granular app; you vids really help. Thanks...

[@JakobHaq]

iDensity is amazing in so many ways. However the GUI is too cluttered for me and that’s why it’s not in my “favourite”-list.

[@crysstoll1191]

Howard Moscovitz I like iDensity. It is another great like these three.

[@SamaOne]

Great vid as always

[@emiel333]

Hi Jakob, I'm working with recording on iOS recently and bought some great synths. Your video's helps me a lot, the overview and reviews are great and actual sound playing alongside the content from the video. Thanks for uploading! Greetings, Emiel.

[@JakobHaq]

Thank you, it really means a lot to me that you find value in my content! ⭐️

[@emiel333]

Jakob Haq You're welcome my friend. I'm discovering music apps I never heard before thanks to your channel! Keep up the good work 🎵🎼🎹

[@maramé.r]

Love the frosty fungi

[@TheAudioDabbler]

I love all of them. Granular is so much fun and always yields great results. I know there are granular synths on PC/MAC but having a touch interface to interact with the samples is almost a no-brainer. It just feels more natural than clicking with a mouse. I have and use all 3 for different things and would recommend them all. By the way, those mushroom pictures are really great. I need to get out in the woods with my camera and see what I can find.

[@JakobHaq]

If you find any shrooms Mitch you gotta include the pics in one of your vids bro! 👊🏼

[@TozBourne]

Great video, and not to take away from it, but those mushroom pictures are beautiful...thanks for sharing those. As to granular synths, I want to use the apps like Borderlands and Tardigrain more but I guess they’re just not my thing. Hope your Uno comes soon!!! (Oh, and it’s “bar none” LOL).

[@JakobHaq]

Thank you Toz! Photography is like meditation for me and I feel privileged being able to do it. And thanks for correcting my language fails, there’ll most likely going to be more of those though. 😂

[@bryanbaker6579]

Just discovered an undocumented (and VERY cool) feature in SpaceCraft. If you load it in ApeMatrix, you can use the built-in modulation controls (LFO's, accelerometers, MIDI controllers) to automate any of the X-Y parameters for both of the sample granulators! I haven't been able to do this in AUM, Cubasis or Audiobus, but it is pretty slick in ApeMatrix. Jakob - if you're still monitoring these comments, perhaps you could amend your video (or make a new one) showing off this nice feature. Edit: You CAN assign MIDI controllers to the various X-Y parameters in AUM, but so far I haven't found a way to do this in Cubasis or AB.

[@ryanmichaelfabayos]

Nice video! I didn’t own one of them but I have FRMS, also fun to use and play with.

[@jorgeramos8553]

I end up buying the all jajaja thanks for the great review

[@Hagchtogow]

Hi Great job as usual. I use Spacecraft and it gives me a lot of satisfaction cause we can easely scult the sound in direct recording (Audio Unit on Garage Band). At this price, for me, its a must have for all the ipad musicians user oriented on sound electro acoustic design. (Scuse my english, i'm french...) One more thanks for your video.

[@JakobHaq]

No worries I’m Swedish myself and my Native-English speaking audience have to keep correcting me whenever I get stuff wrong! ;)

[@bryanbaker6579]

Bass, Base, Bass!

[@akcoen2]

I like Tardigrain because it’s a keyboard instrument. It reminds me of SampleWiz but hipper.

[@tomsalguero7060]

Hey nice videos ! What do you think about quanta? Cheers from france

[@tedrkillian]

I own all three, but Borderlands seems to best fit my work methods most (so far).

[@dramadestroyer825]

Ted Killian I love borderlands but I don’t have an IPad so I only have the other two

[@EdBMetal]

Phenomenal video Jakob! So many things to learn here and such a fantastic video edititing job showing all these options side by side by side. So far i have only used Spacecraft but i never used the other two yet because i never really understood what granular synthesizers are actually all about. It was pretty confusing to me up until i watched your video! Not sure yet which app i like the most after watching this, i think thry are all cool in their own way as you say. Wish i could give your video more thumbs up 👍👍👍 btw I hate heat as much as you do and already look forward to the winter. Its been too darn hot here last couple of weeks and driving me insane. UNO... U NO... U KNOW what i'm saying hehehe.

[@JakobHaq]

Thank you! Here are some cool winds from Sweden to cool you down 🇸🇪💨

[@spooky_zoo]

Brilliant video. Really like the way you presented the apps in triple split screen. Awesome! How did you get each of them in an iPad frame? Was that a Lumafusion trick?

[@JakobHaq]

Spooky Zoo Yes it was done in LumaFusion and it took several exports to get this result. I made the background video first from the three video layers. I then imported that and added two more video layers, exported that, Imported that video and added the last video layer plus a text layer with thre iPad frames in it and exported that. 👍🏼

[@spooky_zoo]

@@JakobHaq Dedication to presentation paid off. Especially like that look of the triple split screen where each section has the blurred colours of the app as background. Great job!

[@hArtyTruffle]

Yes Jakob, your head is APPsolutely broken 🤣 I got spacecraft after your review more recently, because of the relative ease of use and how it looks so damn awesome. Later, once I’ve learned to use all the apps I got recently, (I’m lying... I’ll probably make my next purchase when Apple Store fixes itself later in the day 😏), I’ll purchase Borderlands due to the layering. I just love the idea of those endless possibilities in sculpting sound.

[@nigelrogers8690]

Great review of all 3, UNO I'm addicted to your channel 🤣 Great photography, what lens u using to get such shallow depth of field?

[@JakobHaq]

Thank you! Regarding your question: You’re going to cringe when I tell you, but whenever you see shots from my studio then they’ve been recorded with an iPhone 5 and a $5 clip-on lense. I’ve always worked with a mindset of “it’s not what you have, it’s how you use it”. The rest of the material have been screen recorded using the built in screen recorder in iOS.

[@nigelrogers8690]

@@JakobHaq They come out great. Mobile phone photography has come on hugely, the quality is better than my digital SLR from a few years back and I also have one of those clip on lenses, very cool and the camera u have with u is always the best camera👍🏽

[@mikewhiteman23]

Great video!!!!!!!!

[@kitschbreeder8546]

Since when can you layer in BORDERLANDS??? That changes things significantly, I see. Need for all three.

[@jessetaldotcom]

Good tutorial/demo, as always, but you’ll have to do an update once Audio Damage release the iOS version of Quanta. :-0

[@JakobHaq]

Haha, Quanta is probably going to be really good! I’ll most likely be doing a full review of it!

[@jessetaldotcom]

Jakob Haq I look forward to your review, God-spare-life.

[@2.7petabytes]

SpaceCraft is AWESOME!!

[@Dickator007]

I’m surprised you didn’t include Samplr in this video which is a good hybrid of all these and very expressive and has a lot more to offer in one space. And it’s uoooo no as 1 in Spanish :)

[@JakobHaq]

Like Juno? I get confused at times. Samplr isn’t on this list for a few reasons. For one it’s not a targeting a Granular synthesizer market in its design, it’s very much more a sampler with a Granular function in it. The other reason is simply because Samplr isn’t one of my favourites. For me it’s the interface. It also needs updates because it’s unstable for me. There’s a lot of us that has been hoping that Samplr would get an update but it’s been three years now. We can keep hoping though! I thought that Borderlands Granular was abandoned too until I saw the Dev posting back in May over at the Borderlands Granular instagram. 👍🏼

[@Dickator007]

yeah i hear you, I love Samplr for its soundscaping and rhythmic sequencing abilities but i am drooling for an update, otherwise I like it never had any issues. Of course i have boaderlands which is also amazing :)

[@DD-rl4mj]

So true about Samplr I glad it’s not just me. I tried really hard with Samplr but could never get it in the groove.

[@chatolars]

Excellent !

[@vcicc]

Amazing comparison! I would agree, how can you just have one! I just purchased Quanta, do you think you'll actually do a walk through of that? With your Seaboard? Because Quanta integrates MPE, but I'm not quite sure how well. MPE integration is one reason I bought it!

[@JakobHaq]

I will be making a video on Quanta sometime after vacation is over. The app is deep so is going to take time to get it done. Btw you might have me mixed up with someone else because I don’t own a Seaboard. I’ve never even tested one nor have I ever featured that device on my channel. 😅

[@vcicc]

Sorry Jakob, I thought I remember you demonstrating a Seaboard! I could never confuse you with anyone else, you are one and only! You should get one though, they're very kool, expressive and squishy!!! Enjoy your vacation!

[@JakobHaq]

Ah, I think you might be referring to the Volt synth review I did. I did show pictures of a seaboard in that episode, plus I featured a video of Doug Woods from thesoundtestroom playing a seaboard. 😊 kzbin.info/www/bejne/enbQl5xsj9x1ocU

[@HotStrange]

Borderlands is an entity all its own and it’s one of my favorite things ever. But for straight ahead granular, solo synth and grain science are my favorites. They sound nasty and lofi in the best possible way.

[@buildusarocket3410]

have you had the opportunity to compare it to FRMS?

[@HotStrange]

@@buildusarocket3410 I haven’t tried FRMS yet but it’s pretty high on my list. I love granular stuff so I’m bound to get it eventually.

[@buildusarocket3410]

@@HotStrange I got both, completely different things, damn.

[@HotStrange]

@@buildusarocket3410 It’s the only big granular app I don’t have yet, but I plan on getting next payday. How do you like it?

[@buildusarocket3410]

@@HotStrange Love it! Dont miss out on it.

[@SyntheticSan]

Nice job

[@vio4jesus]

Hi…..sweeEEEEeet video. Which of these can be triggered by a MIDI controller?

[@zetetick395]

Sorry if this is a stupid noobie question (it's my first few days with ios music apps - it's all pretty overwhelming, atm!) - But at 7:40 you show your iphone and you select in real-time the different apps you are running (on the ipad).......What is this app? It looks SUUUPER useful!! Thanks :)

[@JakobHaq]

Ah! That’s Audiobus remote and it connects to Audiobus only. So unless you’re using Audiobus, that app isn’t going to be of much use to you.

[@zetetick395]

@@JakobHaq Thanks man, I'll definitely be using that! :)

[@jfsimard2]

I think it's AudioBus Remote

[@perrypelican9476]

I have a strange question. What is a grain? Is it just a note? In borderlands, I think the dots pick out a very short piece of a recorded piece of music, so it’s not really notes. Do you see what I am getting at? It looks like granular does not have a strict definition at all. I don’t really care because I only want fun sounds, as opposed to definitions, but I am a curious person. Have fun either way.

[@bryanbaker6579]

Here's a nice explanation: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKWnfYWPo7eMkLM

[@JakobHaq]

Perry, you’re contradicting yourself here which is a bit frustrating for me. I can answer your question but I don’t want to waste time if you don’t care in the end. . Granular synthesis is a very much defined type of synthesis used by scientists in labs and developers of musical gear and hardware. Google it and you’ll find resources about its definition and usage. . But we’re talking musical application for it. Ok so here’s the basics. Granular synthesis is basically based on sampling. But samples are not played back in an conventional way. They are basically split into tiny pieces of around 1 to 60 or so milliseconds, in other words “grains”. . These grains can be then be layered on top of each other at various frequencies, volumes etc. . Playing these grains at high speeds will result in notes. Playing these grains at low speeds will result in something more a kin to a soundscape-esque type sound. . Like you’ve noticed, when using Borderlands Granular if you put a node over a clean guitar note sample. Then open up the note and tweak the grain duration to the full, tweak the overlap to the full and minimise voices to a low number (even 1). With these settings, move the node over the guitar note sample and you’ll hear how the node is clearly sampling from it. Then while your listening tweak the duration down and you’ll hear less of a guitar tone and more grainy sound. . Ow there is so many ways of doing Granular synthesis/Granular sampling (which it is) and there’s not one simple answer for this. I have just explained the basics above and every developer uses the synthesis method in different ways. . You’ll basically have to research various Granular Synth in order to grasp how each one does it. There’s a reason why they all sound different and it might be due to the maximum duration length of grains to to just tweaking the speed of the grain playback etc. . In other words, Granular synthesis is the definition. It’s basically a synthesis method based on sampling. . Sorry for any spelling mistakes that might have popped up.

[@perrypelican9476]

Thanks for the explanation. When I said I don’t really care, I meant that I don’t have any judgement on what it is, as long as I can create cool sounds with it. I had a crazy heated discussion with a guy who said that a real musician doesn’t use other people’s samples. I couldn’t believe he judged people who don’t make their own stuff from scratch. I don’t care how someone creates sounds if they enjoy it or it sounds good to me. I Care a lot .about your explanation. It’s different caring. I hope I cleared it up. Thanks for that. Now I know

[@artistleaf]

Hi thank you for all your good teaching. This apps work with AudioShare? Thank you

[@uyscuti5376]

Mushroom photos!!!

[@MenschFilmsUK]

Hi Jakob. Thanks for all your videos over the years. I’m interested in that app you have on your phone. Is it a remote app switcher or something? Looks like it would be really useful for me. Would you mind telling me what it is?

[@JakobHaq]

Ah, that’s the “Audiobus Remote” app and it has been designed to work with the Audiobus app. 👍🏼

[@MenschFilmsUK]

Jakob Haq Supercool thanks for your reply.

[@stephenteller]

Hey I just broke my brain- my brain is smashed! It’s broken! My favorite part

[@nusense808]

Great content!. How can I intregrate this into my workflow if im using Fl studio as a DAW? It feels like its possible but i may have to take a ton of steps to route and record. Just wondering if theres a way to patch it all together in realtime if that makes sense

[@conzept7470]

Space craft is causing sound glitches on Ipad 3 (9.3.5)... Will it be the same with Tardigrain?

[@ИНТО-п4з]

I use all of that “synth’s”. AU of tardigrain is great

[@jackcimino8822]

Hey HaQ, still working on that PPG Infinite video? PPG Infinite Pro just got a TEC nomination!

[@LeVi-mq1ok]

I cant wait for the new synth too... Is it weird that I also cant wait for you to get your synth???

[@ew5607]

I feel like Spacecraft has a sequencer too.

[@jimifive3454]

How do you get the sequencer working?

[@buschovski1]

Jakob your photos were beautiful man. Mushrooms are a magical thing. And are so great to photo. Thank you for the video on this. Been messing around with borderlands with some acoustic guitar I recorded into AudioShare. A couple things are weird like the recordings I make it says it can’t play them. I get an error message. Also, as much as I love reverse, it seems to only play samples in reverse. And the third thing was, It doesn’t seem to allow you to play your samples. It only allows you to put the circle on the sample and do its thing. Idk bro, I’ll do some more digging and see. I think it sounds so beautiful that’s why I got it.

[@cartoondesignrevealed]

🔴‼️This is sooooo good ‼️🤩‼️💯👊🔴

[@Gymae]

Alright buddy. I feel win u do comparison of apps. They get down and derrti. With a enuff grit. U get grittz!! Just sayin'. What do u think about a remake of your granular apps u have done in the past. compare to koala sampler?? And hainbach & bram bos fluss?? Meaning u have talk about koala sure!! But not as a granular app. I ask because I have not been very successful with choppin' and screwin' samples. I just get a mess. Idk if dat is where I need to focus on with my craft. I feel I am wasting my time. Doin' my best to manipulate a sample a few ways than just str8 play. I do this couple times. Wanna find interest in using a sample many more ways. But..... U know to get the value of what I bought the sample or download the sample. Please hint a questionnaire survey to your subscribers what would they like to know about such I am sure I am not the only 1. Peace!!

[@psyxerxes]

When I play SpaceCraft with four styluses simultaneously I feel like I'm controlling a real alien SpaceCraft, if UNO what I mean 👾

[@JakobHaq]

😂👍🏼 Nice trolling at the end there! 💙

[@electronicbagatelle]

3 years on still the same verdict?

[@whitenoisefromelectronicto1728]

These are better played on the iPad I suppose, no iPhone right?

[@GaryR55]

Can these apps be played via a MIDI keyboard?

[@dimllc]

So, in a previous life Jakob was a mushroom that lived in winter wonderland...this answers so many questions.

[@JakobHaq]

Omg, how did you manage to put that together! Now I have to delete my internet! ❄️🍄🌈

[@LeVi-mq1ok]

AHHHH!?! JAKOB I BOUGHT ALL OF THESE APPS AND ITS ALL YOUR FAULT THAT I DON'T LIKE THEM!!! ... HAHAHAH!!! ... JUSs KIDn'!?! Actually, I LOVE THEM!! Although i haven't purchased Borderlands Granular yet, it seems very similar to Spacecraft just not as pleasing to the eye. Personally, being more into the performance oriented aspects, my #1 vote goes to TARDIGRAIN!!! Honestly, I think it's my most used iOS application. I absolutely love its unique UI, the endlessly unpredictable sonic capabilities, & truly admire it's modulation assignments. I could go on forever and a day about my newest addiction consisting of heavy doses of tardigrain, and how I believe it to be uncomparable to ANY other app really. I have only messed around with Spacecraft for only a few hours since it's release, and sadly, I anticipated a little more. I think the interface is very enticing, but I wish I could venture a little deeper as it feels/sounds so very limited. Therefore, instead of considering it like an instrument, it comes off more like a toy for children when no matter what sample is loaded I generally get the same outcome every time, HINTs THE NAME "SPACECRAFT"... I'm hoping for a surprising update that maybe allows more producing or performing friendly aspects.. Again, thanks for yet another great comparison video, AS ALWAYS!?! Looking forward to the next...

[@JakobHaq]

You got me good! I’m like oh no 😓, then I press read more and I’m like YEAH BABY! 🤩

[@LeVi-mq1ok]

hahahh thats pretty funny, i didnt purposely intend to do that... Are you excited for QUANTRA by Audio Damage???? I cant wait to see what the iOS version is like, and also in comparison to these 3 great apps... I wish i knew when we all could expect it. The desktop version is really nice looking, similar to NI Form.

[@mmsound3667]

Hello Can you try to recommend my which iPad should i buy? I want use it only for music. First of all to reading music sheets etc. and second of all as an additional equimpent for my live setup. I don't want to produce the whole music in my iPad. I prefer macbook, ableton and some vst/hardware stuff but i want to use it as an additiaonal instrument for my live setup. I watched a lot of ipad music videos on youtube and to be honest apss that im really interested is Tardigrain, Samplr, Borderlands, Noise (by Roli) and Lemur. Don't know how much cpu this apps will take. As i said before i don't want to use it as an whoel groovbox/mixer/DAW machine. What do you think? iPad 8th generation 2020 will be ok? Don't want to buy the newest ones and the most expensive because i prefer to spend money on some other musical stuff

[@jb2868]

Doesn’t Spacecraft have a keyboard spanning a few octaves?

[@jb2868]

Keyboard/sequencer*

[@JakobHaq]

It’s a sequencer with four rows of seven-note scales across 4 octaves. It does not operate like a keyboard. 👍🏼

[@unkatom]

I have all these... but i still like Apesoft iPulsaret best! It covers all the things you’ve mentioned in the video. Its very musical but can become spooky and “artsy” with its many detailed modulation aspects. I guess its good to have options ;)

[@JakobHaq]

I have the iPulsaret, Stria and a few other ones. I don’t know exactly what it was that turned me away from them since they’re really since apps. Might have been the interface. Maybe I’ll have to revisit them for another video. Btw do you remember Earhoof? That’s another one with a really unique GUI.

[@unkatom]

Jakob Haq i remember reading about Earhoof, but it just seemed odd and i haven’t heard more... hmmm... i guess we both have some digging to do **hehehe**

[@TonySkiens]

You forgot samplr

[@JakobHaq]

I didn’t forget about it. I just didn’t feel that it fit this list. It does so much more. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIrRoKKjjsqlbKs

[@JakobHaq]

To me it’s like a sample based Groovebox. So powerful.

[@TonySkiens]

@@JakobHaq what is the best app to do evolving drone ?

[@JakobHaq]

I don’t know what would be “best” for you. However I love using Borderlands Granular because of how you can layer sounds, record movements of the sounds and also nodes. Makes it very interesting for making drones that keep changing.

[@ew5607]

Nor should you be satisfied with just one of them.

[@cultofours2648]

Bar none

[@tompoynton]

The answer is obviously “all of them”

[@JakobHaq]

😂👍🏼

[@mon_nobi]

Soo much talking and not nearly enough demoing of the differences of the audio capabilities that you're describing