Koala Sampler & iOS Music Production - why I canceled my Maschine+ order
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ก.ย. 2020
- In the past few weeks, I've been having a lot of fun with Koala Sampler. iOS music production is new to me and I was starting to enjoy it. Then Maschine+ was announced, something I had been waiting for quite some time. I had to make a decision if I wanted to continue with a new Maschine, which was somewhat of a disappointment, or continue to explore the possibilities of making beats solely on my iPad.
I dedicated a week to seeing what's possible on iOS, this video is what I have and what I'm sharing with you, hope it helps!
Follow me on spotify to listen to my Koala Songs (dropping an EP this November)
open.spotify.com/artist/7hjO2...
Links that I talk about in the video:
Jacob Haq has taught me a lot, he's been doing iOS music production for a few years:
/ @jakobhaq
J Filt has taught me more, been watching for years, check out his Koala Sampler tutorials:
• Koala Sampler 1st Look - ภาพยนตร์และแอนิเมชัน
I came for Koala - I'm staying for the stache.
LMAO
what gear do you se with koala?
I could listen to you talk about this shit all night. Thanks for the chill vibe
Thanks J Berry! I appreciate that 🙂
I like what you're doing here. Minimal setups are real interesting to me, although I can be a gear hound and just pre-ordered the + I may reconsider. Definitely don't need it, already have an MPC. Although I have other reasons to buy more than necessary. Keep it up! Looking forward to more videos.
Thanks Lifted Noise! I definitely appreciate the encouragement 👍
Yeah, the minimalism is exciting to me. The ultra-portability too. Walking into a cafe with an iPad and chopping samples is wonderful, a Maschine+ and a plug, not so much 😝
Smart move, I’ve been selling a lot of my old gear too after realizing how much I can get done on just an old 6th Gen iPad, Akai MPK mini and a few good apps. definitely a game changer. Just bought Koala Sampler last week and it’s amazing. still not getting rid of my SP-404 though. That’s one machine I’ll keep forever. Great channel, subbed.
Thanks, glad you like the content 👍. SP404 is staying for me too! And I'm still using Koala 🙌🐨
@@-ronzoni-beatslife5251 Bro.I'm planning on getting a midi controller for spicing up my workflow on Koala and having fun overall fingerdrumming. Would you say Mikro Mk3 is a good option for Koala beatmaking or nah?...
old 6th Gen iPad, Akai MPK mini and a few good apps. Is that Akai mpk still the way to go?
@@-ronzoni-beatslife5251 What gear goes well with the koala??
@@JJ-vp3bd I used a MPD218, good drum pads and 6 knobs. I mapped the three banks of the MPD to the first three banks of Koala. MPD only has 3 banks
You can now edit individual note pitchs in the piano roll expanded view with the latest update. It’s hidden and i didn’t notice it at first inside the new sequencer, but you can expand the sequencer into the piano roll
Great video
Wow. great video. unexpectedcoffeebreak!
LJ in the house 🙌Lot of coffee breaks over here, our espresso machine aka Dr. Melfi keeps us sane
Welcome to the club .. Its lost of fun ..
Yeah loving it so far 🙌 !
I’ve ditched my MPC one. It’s midi mapping is abysmal. So now I use beatmaker 3 on an iPad Pro. Much more reliable midi mapping. The sampler in beatmaker 3 is fab.
The stache is legendary
Haha. Thanks Jay! 👍🥸
You can run them in split screen too. Koala on one side and AudioShare on the other.
Yep! I do that now. Send to Koala from AudioShare in split screen mode is a great way to get samples into Koala 👍
I’ve gone almost totally iOS. Even when I had maschine mk ii I still liked beatmaker 3 better. iOS has really arrived in terms of music production. My main tools are individual instruments and AUV3s, AUM, and Cubasis 3. Ive decided to accept whatever limitations they have as the fence around my playground...
I’m probably about 60% iOS right now. I still have a few hardware synths and I don’t think I’ll ever get rid of them completely, but my iPad dominates the majority of music.
Yes you can arrange notes
I’m intrigued by the way you use regular keyboard to control Koala, do you have a full list of supported commands?
Found it! www.elf-audio.com/koala/help/macKeys.php
Maybe try flip sampler
Is it possible to map the knobs on my midi controller to adjust/trim/crop my sample slices on koala??
Great Vid ,
Question.. is your audio interface hookd up to a computer via USB? Or do you have it connected to monitors
Thanks! Yeah I can plug the audio interface directly into the iPad via usb.
I’m using a hub though and also plugging in my midi keyboard and drum pads into the hub along with the audio interface
Be careful using usb-C on the hubs, it may not register
Hey can you explain your audio hookup a little further? I’m trying to hookup my focusrite so the sound from koala travels into my SP303 and back out into Koala, without feedbacking. Tried a few different ways but still not sure.
Check out my video on how I set up my Maschine: th-cam.com/video/-5ECl4N7dcI/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=-ronzoni-beats%26life
I do the same thing with my iPad. Literally unplug the usb-c from my laptop and plug into my iPad
My only complaint with Koala is they didn’t make a AUV3 version. I wanna use it in AUM. That would be next level!
Like if you could run multiple tracks with Koala as the Audio Unit Extension of each track? That would be next level!
@@-ronzoni-beatslife5251 you can
Perfect thanks 🙏❤️🙏
With the latest update of koala you can move notes
Yeah it’s a game changer 🙌
What are the advantages of using audioshare over opening files in a side window, so that both Koala and files are open on screen at same time?
This way I can preview sounds in files, while my beat is also playing in koala. Once I find a sound I like, I simply drag it over from the file window straight onto the specified koala pad, and voila! I’m good to go!
What advantage does Audioshare offer? Great vids btw
Wow I didn’t know you could drag and drop from Files! That’s something I’ve wanted for AudioShare. I’m not sure now about the advantages. I feel like the UI is better. It’s easier to browse sounds in a list. I use it to trim, fade and normalize sounds often. It’s integrated nicely into AUM. It’s got a record feature and I use it for sampling if I’m not in Koala. It’s a good tool for music production on iOS, not necessary for Koala
@@-ronzoni-beatslife5251 broooooo, samurai mode just dropped, absolute game changer! Koala just levelled up something different! 👏🏽
@@-ronzoni-beatslife5251 yea a few ppl have recommended audioshare to me. Personally I do all my iPad sampling simply through the built in ‘screen record’. And then use the video import option in koala to get the raw audio straight onto the pad. Works perfect. I sometimes use this method when playing different synth apps and keyboards etc, and then screen record what I am playing to then dump it back into koala again via video import. I have been considering AUM tho. At the moment, when I get to a point I am satisfied with my koala project I sometimes record it into GB, and then use AUV3 instruments etc to add some extra layers and spice. But as good as it is I find GB quite ‘stiff’ and sometimes frustrating in ways. So poss AUM can solve these issues for me? I also want to find an easier way of using my 404 in my work flow so AUM maybe the way. Thanks again brother
@@KrissyKr1s I haven’t used GB with Koala, but in AUM you run Koala and then also your other tracks. You’ll be able to record your keyboard straight to a track and save it as a file. And then you use the file player in AUM to loop it. There is an AUM plugin to record midi and then send the midi to another source like a keyboard. It’s crazy you can do so much. Google “LK & AUM” to find a video on that. I haven’t gone that far yet.
If you want to use your SP404, watch my video on Maschine and SP404. You can do that setup and just plug the audio interface into the iPad instead of a laptop
This is my main workflow. I can record audio directly in Koala from anything playing on my iPad and I can also run everything through the SP
@@-ronzoni-beatslife5251 so I checked out the vid u recommend, great vid btw. I sort of get it in principle. I need to figure out if/how to connect my macs audio interface to my iPad, gonna try find a vid on it now. I have an interface for my iPad but it only has usb, hdmi, SD card, jak inputs, but no audio in and out, oh and I’m using a iPad model 4 which only has usb c input itself.
In regard to the 404, right now I go from the jack out (ipad audio interface) to the 404 in. Sample onto a 404 pad, re sample adding further fx etc.. Then when I’m happy I have to eject the SD card from the 404, put it back into the iPad audio interface and copy the 404 file back into koala or whatever app to play with further.
It works, but massively slows down the work flow and as a result I hardly even use the 404 now, not even as an fx unit even. So what ur saying using AUM and this set up sounds perfect for me....I just need to figure out exactly how...
You should make a video! 😉😉
Bro quick question,
I already using Koala Sampler.
How would I go about hooking up my SP-303 to my iPad Pro. I can't find any videos on it.
Thanks
I have a video on my Maschine and SP404, it’s the same set up except I plug my iPad into my audio interface instead of my laptop. Lmk if that makes sense 👍
Here is the video for my Maschine + SP404 setup. When I switched to my iPad, I just plugged my interface into my iPad instead of my laptop: th-cam.com/video/-5ECl4N7dcI/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=ronzoni-beats%26life
Just got the iPad Pro newest addition and have been trying out these production apps especially koala ant korg gadget.. they been freezing up relentlessly like every 10 minutes, both but especially koala, I have to force close all the time. Does yours do this?
Damn that sucks. No Koala has never froze really for me
@@-ronzoni-beatslife5251 which ipad do u have and what about other apps freezing?
@@natekiz I have a 2019 pro and have never experienced any freezing on any apps. I also use my iPhone and no freezing. It’s really surprising that it’s happening on yours. Although I haven’t been doing any iOS music the past few months so maybe it’s a new issue. Wish I could help you more. If it was just Koala I’d use their support or go to their Discord, but if other apps freeze sounds like an iOS problem
@@-ronzoni-beatslife5251 I talked to the koala support, they have never seen it. Its happening on multiple apps. And even some apps at the same time In the split screen mode, the audio just stops and need to force close everything. Sometimes eith koala i lose the progress I made on the beat
Which audio interface are you using?
I have the Scarlett Focusrite 4i4, it has 4 inputs and 4 outputs
I see you didn't mention "Flip Sampler?"! Fft... tftul... cheers
Thanks for sharing. Woah hold on. iPad is connected to the interface via usb c?? What? And the mpd is connected to a hub? How is that hub connected to the iPad? I’m so confused.
iPad has a USB-C that I plug my hub into. The hub has all regular USB ins. Which I connect my interface and midi instruments to. An all USB-C hub doesn’t quite work for some reason. Old school USB has no problem
@@-ronzoni-beatslife5251 ooohhhhh. its a newer ipad, i thought this was the older lightning port, as far as I know, us on the older formfactor need to use the "Camera kit" =(
Bro im going crazy trying to map my mpd218 to koala just play the samples in cromatic i cant midimap, hoy do you do it?
Hmm not sure about chromatic mode. I only mapped samples in sample mode. Been awhile since I’ve fired up Koala sorry I can’t be more help!
-ronzoni- beats & life I fixed, for some reason got stock in my proyect cus I conect a midi keyboard and use it koala like Auv3, so all I have to do is just start a new proyect and do it all again from scratch, thanks for you attention 🤙
And you can’t timestrech. And it’s not a AUv3. Other than that I agree 👍
Time stretch is coming soon as an in-app purchase 👍. Hoping for AUv3 🤞 missing that for sure
@@-ronzoni-beatslife5251 ooo nice ! After that its game over
It's out now!!!
@@REAL6 already made a beat with it haha gotta go fast bih
@@REAL6 amazing update 🙌
My MK1 is sitting in a drawer gathering dust - I’d be more sympathetic if the software hadn’t become more bloated
Also thanks for the links, I’ve been looking for more Koala tuts (iPhone guy here using NS2 mostly)
How do you like using the MPD controller?
It’s great! I wish it had 4 banks instead of 3, but other than that I love it
You look like gilfoyle from silicon valley
Oh yeah. I’ve gotten that before. Especially when I had a beard 😂
Are you really sure about the mustache? You're a good looking guy, but that `stache is working against you.
Not sure at all! Less sure now?? Thanks Tim!! 😝 It’s my first stache and it’s brand new as of August, my mom approved, but I think she just did’t like the beard
@@-ronzoni-beatslife5251 The stubble beard looks good on your jaw. Just the mustache was distracting.
Keep the mustache! Great tutorial, thankyou.
@@judgeworks3687 thanks! The mustache stays 😂
@@-ronzoni-beatslife5251 Tim’s on the pipe again apparently 😒 You’re puttin the must in mustache, my guy. Let that thing thrive and prosper