Impaktor app good for
this is a very serious tool, but also very limited by using one mic in only. theoretical you are able to use this like a e-drum for real. i tried a piezo for triggering (via headset) and it works very well with impressive dynamic.
anyway, a lot of potential, but still very limited in use.
wishlist:
more quantisation steps ((64,32 and triples)
background audio
more hardware and iaa inputs (may be multiple outs too)
midi controller connection, midi note trigger (gate, pitch), trigger to midi out
may give away the fx section, but give it iaa and midi function.
i know, you can =)
Impaktor is a hoot to play, quite flexible, so easy to figure out, and very expressive. But the contact mic is very sensitive, and causes random noises even at low sensitivity settings.
Sure its fun to turn any surface into an instrument but Impaktor also works great with drum triggers! I use my iPhone on a mount and a drum trigger live on stage and it works great. My iPhone is on a mount within reach so I can change presets on the fly. It takes some work but with a little ingenuity, it can be very useful.
I do have a few suggestions for the developer; sensitivity is a necessary setting which you have included but just as crucial for drum triggers is retrigger and threshold. This would give users the ability to properly calibrate a drum trigger. Also an audio import function seems like a no brainer to me. We want to play our own sounds too. Adding these features would be expand the demographic of Impaktor from novelty to professional application.
Great percussion app, but needs MIDI implementation. Unfortunately this is unlikely to happen as it would appear to have been abandoned by the developer.....shame
I was worried about latency before I bought this - there is none. I was also concerned that I would have to be overly careful about where to place the phone while Im tapping - I dont.
This app brings the human feel to the world of iOS percussion instruments, a world teeming with apps that lack velocity control and variable accent control. The sounds it comes with are great but it has enough flexibility for you to make your own. Im incredibly unique instrument for five bucks - its a steal.
For the people that arent giving it five stars because they cant use it on stage or find a way to work with its limitations... people just dont use their brain and find ways to work around obstacles. Even the most prestigious studios in the world have limitations. It uses a live sound source as an impulse generator, its got to be quiet. Duh. If youre having retrigger problems youre probably putting the phone on a surface that is too resonant. If you want to use it on stage get a korg wavedrum. This is exactly what I was looking for to create some ambient tribal experimental electronica and I already know how Im going to do it. Jam out on the table, hit record, trim and loop in AudioShare or cubasis or BM2 and then find the tempo. If I like the sounds and I want to use them on stage Ill sample them and set velocity layers. Problem solved. Its not that hard people you need to try harder. If it doesnt work on your iPad do it on your iPhone. Problem solved. Its five bucks and it doesnt crash. Five stars.
You should add a G sensor mode without mike. If enough sensitivity, no larsen.. Try it!
Some bad moments
lag seems to be gone, but now the issue is that Impaktor "hears" itself, so you cant use looping! if you use external mic connected, the headphone audio signal is routed back into Impaktor, so kick drums will trigger hats, etc... even with no playing. synth engine is cool, but looper is worthless..
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Per another review I read, I agree that something seems broken with this app now.
Ive tried iPads internal Mic, and external mic, even connecting to a real drum trigger (which is just a piezo mic in a housing basically) and they all are worthless. Lag is at least I the .1s of a second... Cool sounds, but pointless now due to lag.
Without a doubt a truly innovative app.
What do you expect though from the folks who made gyrosynth. Audiobus would be great I hope that becomes a reality.
Right off the bat it doesnt work with my blue tooth headphones. Really? I have to carry two sets of headphones because beep street couldnt figure it out? I hate paying for half done apps that I cant use because some flaw isnt revealed! In its defense it showed great promise plugged in to my mixing board, but when it should of saved because I hit the save to disk button and named it, it erased when I hit clear all..Erase all saved files? How can an app be so cool and so stupid? . Might be great but has unnecessary flaws and unintuitive design..
This app is fantastic. Great sound quality and you can even tweet sound. This app has better deal than any other drum machine app.
If the place is too noisy, go to setting and turn down the sensitivety. If you dont like the sound then tweek it. Need to use it on DAW? Record it and export it. This app has everything, and specially in $3 this is steal.
Try it out. You wont regret it.
right now, as said by another before, the audio does crack severely. also, there should be an option to turn off the microphone, which enables the triggering of the pads using our fingers. maybe each pad could then be an one-hit XY pad, to replace the modulation done using the mic? I cant use this app in noisy place which limits where I can play. everything else is impressive, especially the synth portion. above all, I do hope you guys resolve the cracking audio soon!
Right off the bat, this app is perfect for the price. However, it would be even better if it had bluetooth capability and iTunes file sharing. This will greatly improve my recording experience. Thank you, BeepStreet!
