Drambo (iOS)

[Skypainter]

Drambo with my 10.5 ipad pro is maybe going to replace my Octatrack.
I must do some testing first, make sure midi clock is solid and stability is good.

So far what I’m missing with Drambo sequencer v OT is fills. Also, I find having to add modules for conditional trigs not so convenient. I’ve still to test program/project change from external midi (for now Drambo must be hosted in AB or AUM for this) and whether the new project loads in sync, is there a delay on loading etc. For performance ,I personally I prefer the OT knobs, scene buttons and crossfader to touchscreen. Drambo and OT will surely make a dope combo! But I’m holding back to get more familiar with Drambo before hooking it up to the OT.

I’d describe Drambo as Reaktor 6 streamlined!

@sovietpop Thinking back to your posts from a couple of weeks back in the Coronavirus thread… hope you’re keeping well.

[jb]

Yeah bit disappointed with the most recent iPad announcement. I suppose the 3d lidar camera thing is good for…3d modellers? I don’t know. Don’t see that many applications for it but it who knows.

@Skypainter the main thing keeping OT in the race for me right now is that it’s my weirdo tape recorder x8 . Youve made me think to dig into some reaktor modules and try to recreate them as drambo patches. Could be fun

[sovietpop]

Im keeping my Octatrack I really like Drambo and a part of me want to find an alternative to the Octatrack because the workflow is not that intuitive for me but me too i prefer knobs to touchscreen.

Btw thanks , its tough to be honest but im doing what i can. I have a brother with serious mental health problems and this virus is not helping . Thanks for the kind words.

[GirTheRobot]

Does anyone know how to copy, paste and clear scenes? I do the edit and copy and paste but don’t really get how it works?

[mrcrappypantson]

Does anyone know how to copy, paste and clear scenes? I do the edit and copy and paste but don’t really get how it works?

Double tap the letter next to the crossfader you want to copy/paste/clear. You can also clear individual parameters when editing a scene by double tapping the knob,slider,etc.

[GirTheRobot]

Some of you might have followed my OT stem-journey.

Want to start performing with some stems on my Octatrack....I'd really like some advice!

Here’s a song I’d like to start with! I get it, I only have eight tracks to work with. Let me try and lay this out for you guys: I want the beginnings and endings of songs to ebb and flow more. So that tom part that’s happening? I maybe want to hear that tom part looping over and over again for the beginning, and I play with sounds and whatever while that’s going on. Maybe the guitar, too. So does this mean I should take a, say, two-bar chunk of the tom/guitar and tell it to loop? Or should …

I’ve just put these same stems on Drambo (much easier btw…just upload them to the iCloud) and played around with getting this song performed. I just might be using Drambo for this project now. Have access to 8 tracks AND a master track (all with unlimited FX and modulation…) is a huge plus to me. On the OT I had to forego one of my tracks in order to have a master.

The only downsides are that Drambo isn’t as tactical, of course–the age old hardware vs software. I also don’t yet know my way around Drambo quite like I know my way around OT so I end up scratching my head a bit. An iPad doesn’t look as cool on stage as an Octatrack.

But setting slices on transients is way easier with the touch screen. The pattern length features are of course way better.

I may use both. Because I don’t know (and I’d like help with this if someone knows) a way to go from one song to the next smoothly. On Drambo I’d want to load up the next project as the next song, leaving some empty space in the middle. I can use the Octatrack to fill that empty space, I think. Maybe just have the Octatrack there for sounds and colors while I get things set up for the next tune. Makes me wish I hadn’t sold my 404SX.

[re5et]

Could t u use octatrack as midi controller to drambo ?

Or another iPad / iPhone via Bluetooth.

[J0n35y]

Lack of iOS/iPadOS knowledge here but would you say I’m better just using iCloud for sample management or should I look to transfer samples into my iPad “permanently”?

It doesn’t look like you can offline folders in iCloud and I’m thinking ahead to times I’ll be away from WiFi. I know there is some behind the scenes magic that will store recent/regular files locally (I think) but not sure how reliable that’d be.

Likely not taking huge sample libraries here. Just some of my favourite Sample From Mars drum kits to begin with. I’ve got a 256gb to play with so won’t be lacking in space any time soon.

[GovernorSilver]

The old way would be get something like a RAVPower Filehub and use that for wireless backup of your iPad files.

New way is to use the Files app for file management and any USB drive you want - if the iPad is one of the newer ones with USB connector.

[GirTheRobot]

I honestly didn’t see another way to do it but I must be blind. It didn’t seem possible to just drag/drop files into my iPad…So I had to use iCloud. Which actually isn’t too bad, because it’s less stuff to plug in. Just upload a folder of drum samples, and then go into Drambo and download them. It’s more convenient than, say, connecting my Octatrack, dragging the files over, loading them into the slots, blah blah blah…

[echo_opera]

It’s Saturday. Had a great day with the family. We’re all exhausted. Everyone is dreaming. Sleep can wait.

Time to Drambo.

YouTube:

SoundCloud:

[J0n35y]

Yeah saw that way but I presumed Drambo was making a shortcut to the file in I cloud rather than downloading them permanently. I could be wrong though!

I got around it for now by putting the files I want on to a usb in the structure I want then copying them over into a folder under “iPad”. I can also copy folders out of iCloud over to “iPad” I guess.

Maybe I’m overthinking things

[Jazzmess]

Hi there !
Great one !!!
Btw you seem to be playing on an 12.9 ipad, would you mind sending a screenshot of the normal view in Drambo ?
I run it on a mini and find it a bit cramped !
Thanks !

[GirTheRobot]

It seems to me they’re downloading them permanently because theres a little loading circle whenever I import them and it always says how much space is left on my ipad

[Skypainter]

That really is rather beautiful

[Skypainter]

It doesn’t look like you can offline folders in iCloud and I’m thinking ahead to times I’ll be away from WiFi. I know there is some behind the scenes magic that will store recent/regular files locally (I think) but not sure how reliable that’d be.

Audio Share is the app for storing and sorting files on your iPad and moving them between apps

[echo_opera]

Many thanks. Glad you enjoyed the track ™

[GovernorSilver]

This is the tutorial I’ve been working with over the weekend to learn more about module connections and modulation ideas. Ben gets very speedy at times, just sending modules flying in and out, so I had to pause and rewind a lot to understand what’s going on. I think he assumes you already watched another video on the basics of putting modules together. But I don’t mean to sound whiny - just putting the caveat out there for fellow beginners to modular patching.

I’m truly grateful to Ben for making this video

[echo_opera]

Took the above track into flexiSampler with some additional bits and decided to reimagine it a bit differently…man oh man how i love this Drambo workflow from BeepStreet

SoundCloud:

YouTube:

[Skypainter]

A minimal / acidic vibe on this one… Again, all Drambo only. No sampler modules used.