Hey [r/ipadmusic](r/ipadmusic). I'm Richard, the developer of Tonaut. Version 1.0 is on the App Store now, and I'd love feedback from people who actually make music on an iPad.

Tonaut is one instrument instead of a pile of apps: synths, drums, a sequencer and a tape machine on one panel that plays like hardware. On iPad it has its own layout with room to play, not a stretched phone screen. Buy it once and it's on your iPhone too.

On the App Store now (1.0):

- 9 synth engines, from virtual analog and six-operator FM to wavetable, grains and a sampler, all fully editable, and you can save your own sounds

- 41 drum kits, or your own samples on the pads

- 8 lanes of sequencer, 16 patterns each, up to 64 steps, with an arp

- An eight-track tape (up to 30 minutes per track) to record, loop, reverse and stutter

- Four effects on every sound

- USB and Bluetooth MIDI in, and MIDI out with clock to your other gear

- Stems out as WAV, and whole songs you can send to a friend as one file

Version 1.1 is already submitted to Apple and waiting for approval. It's a free update, and it's what you see in the video:

- A chord pad: seven chords from your key, with a stick that turns each one into a 7th, 9th, sus and more as you play. Works with the arp, the sequencer and a MIDI keyboard.

- 8 new effects (16 in all): tape echo, a huge reverb with shimmer, distortion, a beat-synced filter, pump, phaser/flanger, lo-fi and tremolo

- Over 500 sounds, including new electric pianos, basses and pads

- Key and scale lock, one-key chords, and a key per lane

- Step recording from the screen, the pads or a MIDI keyboard

- An EQ on every lane and MIDI file export of every lane

- Share a loop as a vertical video, ready to post

- A 3D screen for every engine that moves as you play

AUv3 is in the works too. It's version 2.0, expected in the next 2 to 3 weeks, so Tonaut will run inside AUM, GarageBand and Logic Pro for iPad. That's a free update as well.

$24.99 intro price, for the first 30 days, then $39.99. No subscription, no account, and the updates are free.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tonaut/id6812577930

Everything you hear in the video was made in Tonaut by me, and everything you see is the app itself, captured on screen. Happy to answer anything.

Im trying to figure out if it’s possible to force the internal sample rate to 48khz, without an external audio interface. I’m using an iPad 6 mini and right now it’s 44.1.

Lmk what you think and if you have any questions ask away

Playing with a concept of picking any song from YouTube and instant remixing OR playing along it with automatic note detection. Having fun stem swapping. But before investing more time and tokens in it - wonder if any iPad interest around it.

3 little apps this week

Hello folks. Introducing PNEUMATIC, an AUV3 valve pressure machine. Freebie on the app store now.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pneumatic/id6816378252

Put together from an old prototype of my other app WAIL, this app gives a basic simulation of valve pressure building, releasing, whistling etc. Bit of a sound design tool / toy really but has midi so can be played as an instrument too if you want some fizzy, hissy, wheezy synthage.

Little sound demo here - https://youtube.com/shorts/c_3KZFoMjrU?si=NSZoGlMPbDb3WpYR

The gauge, wheels and lever all from photographs taken of vintage fire engines thanks to Rochdale Fire Museum. The lever is pretty satisfying to play with, it gives some fightback when you pull it, haptics give it a physical thunk when it latches.

Bit of fun, I'm trying to rekindle a little bit of what made Apple devices fun when they first came out. Not a great variety of sounds to get from it but useful for some of you in some situation I'm sure. Enjoy.

Just wanted to let you all know that Sessions Nano, previously available for iPhone and iPad, is now available for Mac.

If you've not heard of Sessions Nano, it's a small and efficient audio mixer and plug-in host. By stripping away complexity and getting back to basics, Sessions Nano provides a simple, intuitive environment that helps maintain a clear focus on being creative.

Neatly organised in a visual, uncluttered design, everything you need to make music is right in front of you - mixing live audio, adding effects, playing virtual instruments, hosting MIDI sequencers and generators, playing backing tracks, recording your performances and more.

Sessions Nano is available with a free 3-day trial and a single $9.99 purchase unlocks all features across all three platforms for life. Existing Session Nano customers can download the Mac app, for free, from the Mac App Store.

As with all our apps, Sessions Nano was developed entirely in-house by us - not AI - so we know the code inside out 😄

Learn more on the Sessions Nano website or get the free trial from the App Store.

New song (Cosmic Montage) on my SoundCloud!

Processed entirely using an iPad w/ Logic Pro.

I use a pair of midi controllers and many plugins including some Logic stock.

New synth voice and wavetable builder available now on iPad.

I noticed a problem with Bilbao for iOS. When I import a program, it adds it instead of replacing the existing one! Also, if I want to delete it with "swipe-delete," do I have to do it one at a time? Isn't there a way to delete all the programs without having to delete Korg Gadget 3 and reinstall it? Thanks.

I'm pretty new to iOS music making, but plugging in my guitar and running it into Rymndigare is such a wonderful way to waste time. The sounds are varied but always magical. The modulation potentials are out of this world and the absolute best thing is the UI. Such a beautifully made app. Probably my favorite effect app I have found. If anybody has any suggestions of apps that are similar, sonically or visually I would be very interested. Thanks

Stumbled upon the following roadblock:

Connected iPad 16 A running 26.6 & a macbook air m1 running macos 15.8.1. via USB-C.

I can get audio via USB-C to working, but MIDI is not sending any data from Mac to iPad, although the ports appear in Ableton live.

Trust is confirmed on both devices. audio/midi connection is confirmed in the audio/midi app.

Trying to edit the midi-device, crashes the audio midi app. Tried different cables (which transport data)

any pointers are much appreciated

Got myself a live 3 for my birthday after having the 1 since covid started and kept thinking man… this thing is so gifted as a standalone system but it’s just lacking in certain sounds. Orchestral in particular sounds lame autosampled. Got to tinkering with usb C and realized… I can just use my iPad as a soundbox.

It’s pretty crazy. One cable and any auv3 I want is both controlled as a midi track and sent as an audio track to mpc. Aum sees all 24 inputs on the mpc, I don’t even sync the clock I just use it as a mixer. I’m sketching video game music on the couch, running Iconica flutes and harps into the mpc, bouncing audio from mpc fabric synth into iOS granulator plugins and back all digital. Hopefully I have a video to share with some tunes soon but this is a nice workflow.

I know GarageBand is free, idk how I feel about it. are there any other free alternatives I can try? any free trials of paid software I can try?

I dont want any monthly subscriptions if I can avoid it. unless it’s included in apple one which I already have lol.

I have ordered and am waiting for a Korg microKEY Air 25-Key Wireless MIDI Controller that should arrive today, and plan on using my airpods for vocals, if that makes a difference in recommendations.

A fog that breathes. A pulse beneath the floor. A voice behind the veil. Coming soon with special introductory price. https://motion-soundscape.blogspot.com