[Harp-L] IOS Synths for the DM-48

[Michael Rubin]

I downloaded the two for my iphone. I will report back soon.

On Fri, Jun 9, 2017 at 11:37 AM David Fairweather <dmf273 at xxxxx> wrote:

> Richard,  I own a DM-48 but I'm not an Apple/Mac guy.   I mainly use my
> DM-48 on a desktop PC with Presonus Studio One 3 or Reason/Electro Harmonic
> Voices.    I did dig out an old Ipad 4 just to have a portable solution.
> I got an older version of Garageband to run - current versions do not
> support the Ipad 4.
>
> One of the first things I tried was streaming the Garageband output to a
> Bluetooth external speaker. No go.   Immediately got a message saying that
> Garageband was already so processor intensive that Bluetooth was not
> supported.
>
> Do you own a DM-48?   Have you had any success streaming the Garageband
> output through Bluetooth?
>
> So I'm stuck with using the headphone jack to listen.  And I'm not
> impressed.  The Garageband synth voices sound pretty cheesy compared to my
> Presonus or Reason voices.
>
> So I read your post about other IOS synths with great interest.   But most
> of the synths listed in your article aren't free.  Before I pay for any of
> them,  I'm wondering if you've actually tried any of them with the DM-48,
> and if so, which do you recommend.  Not all synth voices are optimized for
> wind controllers and polyphony.   If you have any specific recommendations,
> please share.  Thanks.
>