suggested iPad apps for "Lead Sounds"

Sam CA · Post by **Sam CA** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 3:45 am

I appreciate if you guys provide a list of apps that provide useable lead sounds. I don't really need crazy pads, sound scapes, drum and bass and stuff like that. All I want is a collection of lead sounds that you can actually use to play melodic passages. Please advise!

hazabikit · Post by **hazabikit** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 3:05 pm

Here are three suggestions to get you started:

Korg iMS-20 if you want to sound like an MS-20:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/korg-ims ... 42966?mt=8

Moog Animoog if you want to sound like a Moog:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/animoog/id471638724?mt=8

Jordan Rudess' Morphwiz if you want a lot of different sounds:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/morphwiz ... 45348?mt=8

Hugo · Post by **Hugo** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 5:45 pm

I would recommend th following:

NLog Pro
Sunrizer
Akai Synthstation

Bertotti · Post by **Bertotti** » Tue Jan 24, 2012 8:16 am

I love animoog and geo synth!

axxim · Post by **axxim** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 6:26 am

Animoog, specially if you want or have to play them on the iPad

Sam CA · Post by **Sam CA** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 7:37 am

Please keep them coming guys!

Actually, i don't want to play anything on the ipad itself. I kind of wanted to use the iPad more like a sound module.( Traditional Keyboard controller midi connection) I have a feeling all these apps aren't designed to be used this way.

narf · Post by **narf** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:45 pm

I agree with the previous posts:
Animoog... check out 2:22
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I also recommend iMS20, Nlog, GeoSynth, Sunrizer, Samplewiz, Morphwiz, Bebot and nanostudio...

axxim · Post by **axxim** » Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:55 pm

Assyrianpianist wrote:......I have a feeling all these apps aren't designed to be used this way.

I think you are wrong with that. IMHO the animoog is one of the apps that exactly takes advantage of the iPads features opening new forms of performing, which would be very dificult to do with a keyboard.

Sam CA · Post by **Sam CA** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 6:10 am

Hey guys ,
I did get the Korg iMS-20, and it's a really nice app. I was kind of disappointed with the fact that it only came with 7 or 8 Lead Presets. Is there any Lead library developed for iMS-20?

stingray1059 · Post by **stingray1059** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 1:41 pm

i think the threadstarter wants to have a korg ios app as a sound module.
me too. i want that to happen. please port korg legacy collection to ipad.

i suggest 50in1 piano and music studio. theres also sampletank by IK multimedia.

Sam CA · Post by **Sam CA** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:44 am

There's truck load of apps with sound scapes, pads, and all kinds of wild synth effects. I've tried out a few, and almost all have a very little collection of useable melodic lead sounds unfortunately.

axxim · Post by **axxim** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 5:53 pm

For lead sounds and a very good way to play them, you should also take a look at ThumbJam