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IPad apps for recording, etc?

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NolaJ

I picked up the iPad mini earlier in the week...what are some good apps for our industry?

I'm particularly interested in an app to multitrack record (weather, weather bed, etc) then export to mp3/wav then an FTP app to upload to automation.

Any other suggestions that may be useful would be awesome.

Thanks!
 
iPad not capable of multitrack recording to .wav files. Need a proper computer for that. No audio interface workable with iPad. Ultrabook can do both.
 
NolaJ said:
I'm particularly interested in an app to multitrack record (weather, weather bed, etc) then export to mp3/wav then an FTP app to upload to automation.
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Help us understand what your needs are. You used the words "multitrack record" and I suspect many of us use those words differently than what you were trying to convey in your question. Multi-track is typically used to mean four to 16 tracks side by side which can then be mashed down to a final audio track, mono or stereo.

O.K. Your live voice over a weather bed. Two sources into a recording. Maybe some external play-back and mixing device into the i-Pad? Oooops! Pretty soon you have a bag full of external devices to carry around in addition to the i-Pad. Let's hope there is some "think outside the box" person tuned into this conversation who can surprise us all.
 
Hmmm. Behringer has one that looks almost identical. One thing they don't mention (at least Behringer doesn't) is is does not work with the latest generation ipad with the "Lightning" interface. You can make it work if you add a $29 adapter from Apple that converts the Lightning connection to the older Apple multi-pin plug. It is kind of inconvenient, because that make the ipad stick out of the docking station, but it does work quite well. Incidentally, using an ipad with Skype and these adapter makes a nifty (and cheap) way to do remote broadcasts. It sounds quite good on voice, and is acceptable in short blasts for spots that have music beds under them. It sure beats the cell phone remote....

So what is a good 2 track recording ap for the ipad. Is there something beyond Garage Band?
 
As bulky as external devices are to get the iPad to work, why not just lug an Ultrabook PC with a USB audio interface to the remote and a 4G hotspot? Would give you much better results. And be able to run proper editing tools. Even a 13" or 14" business lightweight laptop would serve you well. They'll run Adobe Audition or Sony Sound Forge just fine. And be able to give you 4 tracks of audio broadcast grade.
 
Kent T said:
As bulky as external devices are to get the iPad to work, why not just lug an Ultrabook PC with a USB audio interface to the remote and a 4G hotspot? Would give you much better results. And be able to run proper editing tools. Even a 13" or 14" business lightweight laptop would serve you well. They'll run Adobe Audition or Sony Sound Forge just fine. And be able to give you 4 tracks of audio broadcast grade.
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I actually have that, but the ipad with the Behringer docking station is only about the size of a small laptop and it includes two XLR mic inputs a stereo line level input and a headphone amplifier. Plug in a couple of headsets with mics and your choice of audio playback devices for spot play back and you have a very compact remote package that works quite well. The whole thing fits easily in a small briefcase style canvas bag. Since this works for me, the missing link is some basic recording software other than Garage Band. For simple recording and quick editing, I'm a fan of Sound Forge and/or Wavosauer. Wavosaur is cool because it is free, although as the name implies it only outputs WAV files, but that is OK. Any suggestions?
 
I've been hanging out with some of the "Big Boys" of the Voice Over world and for Apple products, some of them are really struck on software by Twisted Wave which I don't see mentioned in this thread. It is about $60 give or takel You can download a trial copy to see if it works on your hardware.

Where I could use some help along this topic: Which of the Apple products will work with an external USB analog-to-digital converter
 
Thanks Goat! The demo looked great. It actually looks like something a client can use to record his show as I was asked just today if there was a way to record a program then FTP it to the station.

What I'm looking for as well is more of something along the lines of Adobe Audition for iPad where I can record an announcement on one track, import an instrumental track, then mixdown the two to one mp3 to upload.
 
I guess I'm just 'Old Fashioned' but my hours and years of creating digital recordings tells me you want to have a mic and a playback unit (turntable or whatever) to produce the music or other sounds and just mix them on the fly.

If you really want to actually mix-down side by side audio tracks of digital sound, then get a REAL computer and REAL software (a DAW).

And that from someone who just invested in an Android Tablet to capture some voice recording. (What ever is recorded in that Tablet will come out and jump into a full blown noisy computer to be limited, compressed, de-noised and equalized and MIXED.)
 
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