Coming up on today’s epsiode:

We’re going to show you how we can use the iPad as a midi controller, this means we can use it to remotely control Logic Studio, Pro Tools, Reason, and a whole bunch of other programs, Lets take a look!

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Unlike the iPhone, the iPad has a lot more room when its comes to using it as a practical surface controller. It’s feels real controller surfer, the latency bad at all, it’s very responsive and we can actually play in tempo with any DAW! So today I’m going to show you how to hook it up to Logic Studio.

First, you’ll need two programs. OSCulator for your Desktop and Touch OSC for the iPad. OSCulator will receive messages from Touch OSC and convert them into MIDI events.

• Download Touch OSC for iPad.
• Download OSCulator
• iPad &amp Desktop must be same Wifi Network

Creating your own Custom Touch OSC Interface

Touch OSC Editor allows you to create custom interfaces for your iPad. You can create up to 11 different types of controllers, faders, pads and buttons. They can be styled to 6 different colors and you can label and name each controller for ultimate customization. To sync custom interfaces to iPad, simply open the interface file in Touch OSC Editor, and click on the “Sync” button. Now on your iPad, choose the interface by tapping Layout > Add. Once your host appear in the list just tap on the file.

Download Custom Ecken Interface Files

Setting Up Touch OSC + OSCulator

Once your iPad and Desktop have joined the same wifi network, open up your favorite DAW program. Open up Touch OSC on your iPad, and OSCulator on the Desktop.

In Touch OSC, under Network, locate your local host. Now select your interface under Layout, then tap TouchOSC, and tap Done.

Assigning Controllers to Midi Events

To add controller messages to OSCulator, all you need todo is simply tap on the sliders and faders, and OSCulator will automatically add the controller messages to the template window. From here all you need todo now is assign a midi event for each controller. In my demonstration I used Midi CC’s and Midi Notes.

Controlling Sculture with iPad

In the demonstration, I’m controlling the shape of the sound with the XY Pads. To set this up in Sculpture, at the bottom of the synth under MIDI Controller Assign, change the MorhpX and MorhpY midi CCs to your liking, or just simply set your desired controller to the default 16 and 17 Midi CC.

Alright there you have it fokes, iPad works great a surface controllers, and it’s easy to do! I hope your enjoyed my performance! I hope your try it out for your and make some really cool projects! Have any questions or suggestions? Definitely let us know what you think!

Coming up on today’s epsiode:

Audio production techniques for iPhone Application Development. Today we’re going to take a look at audio production workflows I use for iPhone development.

Developing audio assets for the iPhone sounds easy enough, but the real challenge is how you’ll need to optimize for file size.

Optimize File Size

When your working on audio for an iPhone application, it’s best practice to keep your file size as low as you can. Here are some settings I’ve found that keep your file relatively low, without too much quality loss.

Export Audio from DAW for the iPhone.

In your DAW, export your audio at a Sample Rate of 22050, with a file format of AIFF, and a resolution of 16bit. Using this setting should keep your file size small, and your quality at a medium.

Using Folders and Markers in Logic for organization.

When working on a project with multiple parts, a great way to group them is to pack them into a folder, and export them individually. To create a Folder in Logic, select your Regions from the Arrangement Window, goto the Region Menu, and then select Folder > Pack Folder.

Now you can double click to enter the folder, create a loop cycle and if you click and drag down, you’ll create a marker. Using Markers are a great way to keep your project organized. Now we can Bounce it out.

Testing your audio translation on iPhone.

Alright so once you get your audio files on your iphone, you definitely want to spend a lot of time testing your audio translation. Most of the time you’ll find yourself going back and editing your levels. some things are hard to hear on the iphone speaker, like low bass sounds. so listen carefully, and make sure to have fun.

Coming up on today’s epsiode:

Using your iPhone as a Wireless MIDI controller. Find out how we can remotely control Logic Studio with our iPhones. Very few apps out there that can do it, IMHO TouchOSC has got to be the best app that can do it. TouchOSC is a remote control app for your iPhone that lets you send and receive messages over Wi-Fi. Used along with OSCulator app for your desktop, You can very easily assign controllers and faders to your Logic Setup.

UPDATE: Osculator app now comes with TouchOSC templates!

Alright so first we’ll need to download TouchOSC from the App Store.

So while we download that, lets go over to the desktop and download OSCulator. OSCulator is basically going to make Touch OSC work with Logic.

Make sure your iPhone and desktop are on the same wifi network. In TouchOSC, your desktop name should show up in network list. Make sure the layout you pick matches with the osculator template you want to use.

Once your connected, test out the controllers in TouchOSC and check OSCulator for a solid green connection. Now in Logic, you can use the Controller Assignment window by hitting Cmd+K. When assigning controllers, always make sure to set the value settings with an unsigned format and a scaled mode.

Heres a quick tip for assigning XY pads with Logics Sculpture Morph Pad.

Goto OSCulator and verify which midi CC is set to the XY. Then in Sculpture, go down to the Midi controller assign area and change the MorphXY settings to the OSCulator midi CC’s. Now your the iPhone can smoothy change the shape of sound in Logic

Alright there you have it, you get the idea. Of course you can also set this up as a piano, or a drum machine, lots of other cool stuff, I hope you enjoyed the epsode, I’ll cya next time with another tutorial.