Mastering on your iPad ;)

iMusicAlbum Audio Mastering

Master on your iPad! It has a 10-band graphic equalizer just like the pro's use!

$9.99 at the Apple Store, earbuds not included.

What speakers are you meant to use as monitors that connect with an iPad?

You're kidding!!! LOL!!!!

I would use Bose earbuds with this app.

I would use Bose earbuds with this app.

That would be the "noise-cancelling" model, right? I find that mixing in random sounds 180 degrees out of phase really makes the frequency response organic, warm and musical. And they're pretty expensive, too, which makes them even more appropriate for mastering.


Then again, Beats by Dr Dre come in red.

No mastering would be correct though unless you get the top of the line Lazy-Boy. Relaxation is key.

bitflipper

I would use Bose earbuds with this app.

That would be the "noise-cancelling" model, right?

Of course. How else could I master while mowing the lawn?

mike_mccue


Now you can master in the plane, the airport, or in a cab... just about anywhere.

now you can master in the only place where nobody will ever disturb you, and that place acutally comes with ideal acoustics for all that iCrap ...
 

 

Last night I discovered a thread over on Gearslutz about this product. The vendor actually had the balls to announce it on the Mastering forum there. That will no doubt be an interesting thread to follow.

Kalle Rantaaho


Don't forget to attach bass traps on the back of your head, especially if your head is of cubical kind of form. To reduce early reflections a foam sticker on your forehead might be needed as well.

The FAQ for this app says that duct-taping egg cartons to your head works just as well.

This is the way IK Obi paints iPads and similar devices, as compact but still-powerful computing platforms. He's right, but aside from having powerful CPUs and capable of hosting lots of RAM, that's where the parallels end.

An iPad is a closed system. There is no add-on hardware that doesn't connect through the single I/O port and isn't subject to that port's limitations. USB is implemented in software and suffers from the high latency you'd expect. Analog to digital conversion is also implemented in software. There is no audio I/O except for the 1/8" jack meant for telephone headsets and earbuds. Disk drives are slow and limited in capacity (anyone seen a 3TB iPad?).

While such limitations don't preclude many applications, they fall short of what we've come to expect in a DAW. Most of us have multiple terabytes of storage. Most of us have high-speed USB or Firewire interfaces. Most of us use phantom-powered microphones. Most of us are accustomed to multiple audio inputs and outputs, and balanced connections. Most of us prefer large video displays and many have two or more. Most of us use MIDI, at least occasionally, and those who do want 6ms or less latency. Some of us use dedicated hardware DSP processors. Most of us burn CDs from time to time, or back up projects to DVDs. Many of us need separate cue mixes or at least multiple headphone outputs.

Say goodbye to all of these things in an iPad-does-everything world.

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mike_mccue


[speculation]
I think the iMakingMusic market is fueled by a hope that, some how, if you are so busy that you can't find any time to practice or work at your music studio, that you may be able to find time to practice or work when are busy doing something else.
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Selling *hope* is an old fashioned business. Any Luddite can tell you that. :-)

Zactly. - I travel a lot and in theory some iStuff could help me sketch out ideas while I am away. I practice I doubt if I would find the time.