iPad Music App Essentials by MarkMosherMusic.com
A mind map with recommendations to help you get started making making music with iOS and iPad by https://MarkMosherMusic.com
1. Self-Contained music studio
1.1. Korg Gadget
1.1.1. I started with this but mostly use AUM with plugins these days.
1.1.2. Can export to .als Ableton Live format
2. Recommended Synths
2.1. AudioDamage Continua iOS
2.2. Waldorf Nave iOS
2.2.1. Nearly same synth engine as Iridium wavetable
2.3. Sugarbytes Aparillo FM Synth
2.4. Moog Animoog Z
2.5. SynthMaster 2 iOS
2.6. Moog Model D iOS
3. Looper
3.1. AudioDamage Enso iOS
3.2. Loopy Pro iPad
4. Drum Machines
4.1. Patterning 2
4.1.1. Can export to Ableton .als format!
4.2. EG Pulse
5. Sampler / Granular
5.1. ios Samplr
5.2. iOS Spacecraft
5.3. Koala Sampler iPad
5.3.1. Can export to
5.3.1.1. Ableton .als
5.3.1.2. Ableton Drum Rack
6. Effects
6.1. Eventide (All their FX are fantastic)
6.1.1. Especially Black Hole Reverb iOS
6.1.2. Eventide UltraTap delay for iPad
6.1.3. Eventide Crystals iOS
6.2. SugarBytes
6.2.1. Turnado iOS
6.2.2. SugarBytes Saturn Distortion iOS
7. Sequencer (Would plug into AUM)
7.1. Fuge Machine iOS
8. Bluetooth MIDI Controllers
8.1. MPE
8.1.1. Sensel Morph
8.2. Keyboads
8.2.1. CME Xkey Air
9. Other Must-Have Multimedia Apps
9.1. AudioShare iOS
9.2. Video Editing
9.2.1. LumaFusion
9.3. Image Editing
9.3.1. Affinity Photo iOS
9.4. Drawing
9.4.1. Procreate iOS
10. Some of my performance videos featuring iPad
10.1. 2022 Videos
10.1.1. Channeling the Krell on Aparillo and Sensel Morph with Buchla Thunder #shorts
10.2. Jamuary 2020
10.2.1. Cinematic Piece with Drums
10.2.2. Piano & Frippertronic Looping
10.2.3. iPad at a Local Coffee Shop
10.2.4. Jam
10.3. Sonic Ecnounters Soundscapes made with iPad
10.3.1. Robot Dreams, by Mark Mosher
10.3.2. The Signal Within the Signal, by Mark Mosher
10.3.3. The Mysterious Shortwaves That Haunt Our Airwaves The Mysterious Shortwaves That Haunt Our Airwaves, by Mark Mosher
11. Rack & Plugin Host
11.1. ios AUM
11.1.1. Clock
11.1.2. Audio
11.1.2.1. Host
11.1.2.1.1. Instrument
11.1.2.1.2. FX
11.1.2.2. Routing
11.1.3. MIDI
11.1.3.1. Host
11.1.3.2. Routing
11.1.3.3. Clock
11.1.3.3.1. Supports Ableton Link
11.1.4. Recorder
12. Utilities
12.1. AudioShare iOS
13. External MIDI and Audio Interface Setup
13.1. How to connect a USB audio interface to an iPad/iPhone
13.2. Powered USB Hub
13.2.1. Audio Interface
13.2.2. MIDI Controllers
13.3. Camera Kit Adapter so you can connect to USB Hub
13.3.1. iPad Pro
13.3.1.1. Can connect natively via USB-C
13.3.1.2. You can still use a dongle or hub as well
13.3.1.2.1. Amazon.com: Apple USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter : Electronics
13.3.1.2.2. USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter
13.3.2. All other iPads
13.3.2.1. iPad Lightening to USB Adapter Camera Kit