With the kind of patch-scanning Camelot does, it could mean that all these neat Korg presets could become part of one giant database on an iOS device. For instance, it’d be amazing if Korg could release AUv3 versions of its Gadgets on iOS… and add MPE support. Related to the partners’ track record is the idea that they can coax manufacturers to release new versions of their wares. As says, much of this can be done in AUM. So, assuming Camelot supports everything in a proper way, this could be a cool way to keep my favourite Model D patches with my bs16i soundfonts and my AudioShare recordings. This might be very obvious to a lot of people but it didn’t even come up in a Lynda course about MainStage. My fourth hope is related: been noticing how much of a problem it can be to manage patches and samples and sounds and loops and stems and presets and snippets… Never thought about using MainStage to organize these things but, come to think of it, it could make a lot of sense (at least for AU plugins, including samplers). Though there are other pieces of software which can help in live performance (including MainStage and Gig Performer), this struck me as a welcome addition. The third thing which made me hopeful is the focus on live performance. (MIDI-CI isn’t mentioned, but it does sound like the software would leverage any kind of MIDI-CI functionality.) But just the fact that MPE is announced as one of the initial features is a good sign. What’d be amazing is if the software could somehow provide a sort of wrapper to make non-MPE plugins into MPE ones. The fact that Camelot explicit supports MPE is a good sign, given the adoption of that spec two months ago. The second hope-generating impression is more realistic: the new MIDI specs are becoming a concrete reality. But those plugins are pretty expensive and they probably wouldn’t sell iOS versions at a reasonable price without bundling them with desktop version. Audio Modelling could do this and it’d be a great play. The first one was mistaken: initially thought that the “MainStage replacement” angle was about providing a series of cross-platform virtual instruments. What gave me hope, in all of this, was a series of things. (The same app just came out with support for Haken Continuum and Moog Model D, so maybe Rudess has been having chats with Ed Eagan and Geert Bevin? Some of this might also explain the timing of GeoShred specifically adding support for Audio Modelling (desktop) plugins. Don’t know about Fatar but it sounds like they design the actual parts of keyboard for pianos and such, so the part about hardware manufacturers makes sense in that context. The agreement with Sample Modelling is probably an important step as well. The fact that some of them are sold within ROLI Noise is a good sign. Audio Modelling has been doing a very good job with its SWAM Engine instruments. Jordan Rudess has demonstrated his ability to serve as both a spokesperson and quite an enabler, for iOS-based musicking. Given the track record of the players on this project, I think Camelot will eventually be a viable option for people who need this functionality and aren’t well served by main stage or similar apps.Īgreed that our experiences with Camelot’s partners plays an important part. MIDI was founded on the principle that a high tide raises all boats as just like everyone else, musicians want their equipment/software to work well together so they spend more time making music than sorting through technical frustration.
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