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Started by tramano, February 06, 2018, 05:26:23 PM

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tramano

Hi Everybody here !

Yamaha forces us to buy Apple products (iPhone, iPad, etc.) if we want to connect our Genos and other arrangers to a mobile device, right?
Or do I miss something? Is there any professional-like app available in the Android world?

Musical Regards !

StuartR

Quote from: tramano on February 06, 2018, 05:26:23 PM
Hi Everybody here !

Yamaha forces us to buy Apple products (iPhone, iPad, etc.) if we want to connect our Genos and other arrangers to a mobile device, right?
Or do I miss something? Is there any professional-like app available in the Android world?

Musical Regards !
Good question. If there are any Android apps for Genos,I haven't seen them yet.

voodoo

Most professional Music apps are only available in iOS, because iOS offers:

* built in midi support (core midi)
* built in audio routing (audio bus)
* built in midi over bluetooth and WiFi support
* midi and audio processing with low latency

That's why there are so many professional music apps for iOS:

* Apple Garageband
* Korg Module, Gadget, iM1, iWavestation, iMono/Poly, iPolysix etc.
* IK Multimedia iGrand, iLectric, Sampletank
* Yamaha FM Essenstial
* Many more synthesizer apps (iMoog, iProphet)

I tried to find any working music app for my android phone, but they all were terrible and had big latency.

So if you want to use professional apps, buy a device with a professional operating system with built in support for real time apps.

Uli

Yamaha Genos
Yamaha MODX7
Yamaha P-125 Digital Piano
Nord Electro 5D

Jørgen

The Unofficial YAMAHA Keyboard Resource Site at http://www.jososoft.dk/yamaha
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StuartR

Quote from: Jørgen on February 08, 2018, 01:03:26 PM
Hi

This sounds like big news for us - the Android users

https://www.androidauthority.com/android-6-0-marshmallow-audio-latency-670727/

Jørgen

Latency is reported to have gone back up in the latest version of Android 8 0 which is close to release.

voodoo

Jørgen,

very interesting read. Thank you very much.

Uli
Yamaha Genos
Yamaha MODX7
Yamaha P-125 Digital Piano
Nord Electro 5D