"Given the fact that every serious digital musical instrument has a MIDI port onboard, the ability to control and interact with all these devices from an iPad, whether live or in the studio, is truly power at your fingertips. It's a remarkable experience...mind-blowing when you consider that this kind of configuration costs a fraction of what a similar arrangement would have cost a few years ago." 5/5 Stars!!!
Here are quotes from the iPhoneLife review of SampleTank for iOS and iRig MIDI from author Mike Riley:
"Given the fact that every serious digital musical instrument has a MIDI port onboard, the ability to control and interact with all these devices from an iPad, whether live or in the studio, is truly power at your fingertips."
"Hooking up the iRig MIDI is a snap - just plug it into the iPhone or iPad's interface port, launch SampleTank or Garageband and you're ready to rock.Ā I also appreciated the fact that the iRig MIDI designers allowed me to power my iPhone/iPad during jams, courtesy of the onboard micro USB port (located on the left side of the iRig MIDI) and included a micro USB cable for me to plug into a powered USB port."
"If you need MIDI control of your iPad or want it to be a participant in MIDI trigger events with other instruments on your MIDI bus, the iRig MIDI interface is a must have."
5/5 Stars
"SampleTank is similar to Garageband in that sample loops can be triggered for real-time jams. But what really makes SampleTank powerful, especially when the tank is topped off with the full $39.99 in-app purchase of over 400 instrument samples, is the fact that you are literally carrying around a full blown, very powerful sampler/synthesizer in your pocket.
"While SampleTank provides access to a small (er, very small) section of a keyboard for one-handed jamming, the app shines when iRig MIDI joins the picture, as a full-sized MIDI keyboard can connect in and drive the samples with all the expressiveness you would expect from a sampler. It's a remarkable experience when it works, and even more mind-blowing when you consider that this kind of configuration costs a fraction of what a similar arrangement would have cost a few years ago (and it's unlikely that such a setup would have been as portable, compact and as fully featured as the iRig MIDI+SampleTank have to offer)."
4/5 Stars
Read the rest of Mike Riley's award-winning review of SampleTank for iOS & iRig MIDI from iPhoneLife.com.
Learn more about SampleTank for iPhone and iPod touch, and how to plug a keyboard or MIDI controller into your iOS device with iRig MIDI.
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