The internet was made for guys like this! Willing to share and help others. I've been stalling on pulling the trigger on AUM for years. Just couldn't wrap my head around other youtuber's tutorials, but THIS ONE made it very clear. Couldn't find a way to $thank$You$ so I'm gonna stream your Spotify tracks on loop for a week as thanks!!!😂but seriously, they will be on heavy rotation!! thanks a bunch🤙🏽
Either I don't know how to search for iPad videos that explain iPad music-making apps, or there isn't much content out there, but this video showed me a lot of good apps to get, and my Apple Store has gone rampant. Thanks for showing us some of the apps you use to make music.
Man before even starting to get into the course the way you started this video just struck me as one of the most humble, nice, down to earth, and just flat out just wanting to help your fellow producers intro I have seen in a long time. I can tell just through your introduction this is going to be an outstanding youtube channel and hopefully growing community. Liked and subbed even before the intro was over.
I have been using Aum for over a year now and still learned a considerable amount watching your Tutorial...for example I hadn’t even considered that I could connect my audio interface to this application. Recently I have improved the versatility of my work flow by hooking up Xequence 2 to Aum and thereafter capturing tracks in the 4 pockets multitrack audio recorder and all this for a little than the price of a good night out. 🙏
In addition to dragging up the insert line to reveal the +1 circle to click, you can also add insert slots by double tapping/double clicking directly on the insert line. I find that method a bit easier when using the iPad Pro trackpad. Great video!
This is 100 percent golden. Thank you thank you thank you. I’m a newbie in this digital stuff. Been playing classical piano for 30 years and have never branched into this technology.
Wow fantastic I’m completely new to this your video had me flying by the seat of my pants in twenty minutes all set up with the Irig Duo interface Chan-1 Mic Chan-2 Acoustic guitar Apps and effects added I’m over the moon Keep up the good work fella
It is a very interesting DAW. It was perfect for me making generative and improvised music, but I still move into Garage Band if I need to record a basic rock style demo on the go
Logan, thank you so much for such a well structured and well-presented tutorial. You really did cover a lot and cleared up a lot of confusion for me. I have subscribed to your channel and look forward to learning more great things from you.
A good trick to add an effect is to double tap along the line or just under the last one in a midi channel. No need to scroll to the + sign. AUM has a lot of functionality that is not all in your face. I love AUM. There is also another way to assign an lfo app to a parameter. You can do so by tapping the track name at the bottom of the track you want to send midi to and then the mixer icon at the top left corner of the box that comes. It's cool because if you have a very messy setup, you can narrow things by working on each track one at a time.
It’s not… in fact, it’s pretty fucking far from being user friendly, and for no good reason. It’s loaded with too many useless functions that just get in the way and confuse the fuck out of you. Like, why would you use a bus, other than to catch a ride somewhere? What the fuck are they even there for in the first place, and why so many? And panning… why they fuck would anyone want to pan left and right throwing their volume off balance? Set at 0 and leave it the hell alone
Excellent. I’m new to AUM so this type of thing is invaluable for me, although I forgot how to do the stuff at the beginning by the time I got to the end 😀. Looks like a powerful tool. I’m looking at using it in tandem with a hardware mixer with a band in a live setting, so this is a great start to helping understands the art of the possible. Thanks, Logan.
Thanks for the video! It was helpful to see that you are using a USB interface for audio in. I was trying the Lightning to headphone adapter with a TRRS adapter which works poorly at best, and I now see that Kymatica doesn't really recommend that method. For now I'll stick with Logic Pro on my iMac for external devices since my old Roland USB interface doesn't work with the iPad.
Thanks so much for this clear, concise explanation of Aum. I having been using it for a couple of years and didn't know about bookmarks. You just made my life much easier.
One of the best intro videos I have ever seen. Great and crystal clear AUM tutorial, with real and useful examples of using plugins and apps with AUM. Congrats 👏
Great video. I don’t consider myself an expert in AUM but I’ve been using it for a while and still came out of your video with a few bits of info that I wasn’t aware of. I look forward to an advanced AUM video if you choose to do one of those. My only complaint is that I found the background that was in your video a minor distraction. Nice job, though!
you probably dont give a damn but does anybody know a way to get back into an instagram account?? I stupidly lost my account password. I appreciate any help you can give me.
@Maddux Elian i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site on google and I'm trying it out now. Seems to take quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.
This video is the best introduction I found so far! Your channel deserves more subscribers!!! I'm an Ableton Live guy and iOS developer and I'm getting myself into iPad music. I've been enjoying AUM but I had trouble finding thick Synthwave sounds and getting more modular with MIDI. I've just downloaded the Rozeta Suite and it's amazing to spice things up! Thanks for putting this together, it's really well explained and easy to re-check things with the timestamps! Keep up the good work!!
Watching DAW tuts in general, let alone now trying to figure out AUM has actually been incredibly frustrating, my ADD kicks in, I don't know what the hell the person is talking about, they're skipping everywhere, and it's 50x more complicated on how to actually navigate this app when it's touch.... So first off thank you for using a mouse, as well as giving a quick "I'mma use my finger for this" when you need to, and more importantly thank you for treating us like idiots. "BEGINNER AUM" tutorials always assume that I've been using Garageband, Cubasis, AudioBus, Ableton Link and every other god damned fucking app that you can possibly fucking download on a god DAMNED iPad... This is the FIRST video I've found that doesn't assume you already make a shit ton of fucking music on the iPad. It's so incredibly offputting, confusing, and discouraging when videos do that, that I truly thank you for taking your time and going over each and every routing/MIDI/AUv3/and other functions of this. Cause yes, I'm truly starting square one. Yes I'm quite adept at Ableton. Yes I make music. No, NONE of that transfers over to producing on iOS and I'll fist fight anyone on that. If you think that having knowledge of Ableton Arrangement view is going to help you create ANYTHING on iOS you're so sorely mistaken, or you're simply Autistic and figured it out on your own and can't comprehend why someone else wouldn't automatically understand. Thanks again. Fuck these other tutorials from other RUclipsrs, they're less than worthless.
Now I get it, Thank you for the introduction to AUM. Now I see why theiPad is so costy, inexpensive high quality apps and sounds hence the more expensive hardware. (Actually worth it, the more I understand )
Thank you for this video. I have never enjoyed the AUM tutorial and understand the App like this. I was able to get more useful and interesting Apps also through you. I appreciate you, man.
One of the best tutorials ever. I was moderately familiar with AUM and I still learned a ton from Logan. I also downloaded the Rozeta Suite and it’s been a blast.
This video was helpfull as in the way of how two work with multiple apps twogether. This has been a problem for my person. As uncomfortable with what I am doing with these iOS apps does not feel like a glove feel. With all the machine style drum machine workflows r sad moments for mi. Nothing like a 202 Dr groove. I'll give Rosetta and patterning a try. Thanx.
There are SO MANY. Here are my favorites: Moog Model 15 Moog Model D Yonac Kaspar Yonac Magellan 2 Spectrum Synth Bundle (Free!! Based on Mutable Instruments modules) MiRack Quanta (Granular, great for drones and ambience) Mononoke just to name a few....
New Sub, I have been moving away from Laptop DAW setups, I feel so stilted and want more touch control, just got an Ipad pro (something something, cant keep track of the versions), and have a LPPMK3 and KSP and Akai APC40mkii, i feel with those hardware controllers, and this app, and others like Loopy Pro, I will have a blast making actual music and not just sitting in front of a screen with a mouse!
Thank you for this. Purchased AUM probably 6 months ago now but couldn’t find a tutorial that was as recent as this one since they’ve updated it. I find programs like this can be daunting if you don’t know where to look but you covered the basics in such a clear and concise way, it was very easy to digest!
I just realized after buying gauss.That AUM is taking over the iPad . And sucking up all the apps. 😤what’s wrong with me? The iPad is now AUM ! The interface AUM which I purchased and hated no matter how many times I tried to use it justify looking at endless menus before a note is sounded. Inevitably I remove it . Case closed I can just use a daw that supports audio units like GarageBand or whatever that DO make sense visually. But now things like GAUSS are native to AUM . My least favorite daw / mixer of all time.this needs some kind of step one step two type demos . Absolutes that are the core method . These setup tutorials seem to focus on setting it up and not making a track . I don’t know. This is just a channel strip with menus ( endless menus ) hidden in cryptic icons from Star Trek . Like “loopy “ another one of my least favorites.you are a cool dude for doing this and it’s not that you aren’t doing a great job I just can’t stand the direction iOS has started going with so called daws . 😕👽🛸🎶☮️christo
Thanks for your comment. I hope you can find a good use for AUM. All of the music on my channel is made from AUM. Maybe you can watch some of those and see how I connect everything together? Not that I’m self-promoting or anything. 😉
@@MobileMusicMaker are you using iOS mobile to produce your racks entirely in AUM? If so why? What is the advantage ? Is it a superior sound engine? I use audio share an audio buss their simple forms . Why is this a purely cryptic interface the Must Have? I respect your tutorials although the AUM platform effects me visually (a total creative buzz kill) like a sleeping pill. It reminds me of the euro rack process endless protocols with results that still don’t sit in a mix. That puts creating a track in the rearview mirror. That’s why blocks wave, gadget, GarageBand,Flip , and several other apps like them took right off. I use many apps to make music design or complete tunes. But I will force myself to once again look at AUM. It might just ruin my mobile experience though. Since now it seems to be more a demand from developers than a choice . Everyone is unfortunately insisting on working this way. Personally I believe AUM will be irrelevant when the m1chips go in the iPad Pro line and the full version of Logic Pro appears for iOS and does this all under one hood with a native engine coded for this hardware specifically.peace Christo 👽
@@christoroppolo8742 The main reason I started producing tracks in AUM is because I found it work very well for the kind of generative, ambient, improvisational music that I create. I also like that the software plug-ins were much more affordable on the iPad than they were on my Mac or Windows machines. Also, the processing for sound on my iPad was significantly better than the Windows machine I had, and the MacBook Pro I was using was old enough that I was running into a lot of problems trying to run effects and software instruments in logic. And of course, there’s also the portability. I was able to create tracks in my office at work during my office hours if I didn’t have something I was working on and not have to worry about taking up time with my family at home. I still use logic to create rock songs or more traditional pop music or “beats” for dance music or hip hop, but I find that AUM is where I create the initial sounds and patterns that go into those. I find it so easy to open it up and get going with a tune, and the connectivity reminded me a lot of modular synthesis, which in also love. I would love to see Logic for iPad, but even more so, I would love to have a better way to connect AUM to Logic on my Mac or GarageBand on my iPad.
@@MobileMusicMaker I agree with everything you said here it’s true that iOS is the future for sure. I I just ant full Logic Pro on the iPad Pro . I love and use GarageBand a lot and would love to expand into a true Logic mobile pro environment. Then apps that are AU or whatever’s on the iPad is up for grabs. Peace Christo👽🛸🎶🐕☮️
Super useful video. I just keep on coming back to it cause I love AUM. Just recently got into it and I love it sm as well as this lovely and informative video ❤ One quick Q though… have you tried recording a real drum set with AUM? Cause I’m about to try that ! Lol
Man I did it !!! AUM really is a game changer ☝🏿 I have an 8 channel interphase and was able to record with it with my iPad and AUM. My banmates were impressed haha and this is how we’re recording ourselves from now on!! Thanks again for the awesome video 🤘🏿
This is such a great video. I’ve heard about AUM since it first came out, and still didn’t understand why I should give up DAWs such as Cubasis and others for this. I was also told that AUM was more geared toward live performances, so at the time it wasn’t of any use to me. Now the time has come and I am going to do a performance soon, so I found this video in the nick of time. I will return to it again soon and use AUM while following, and it’s be made a little easier since I have Model D, Model 15 and the Rozeta Sequencer Suite....all I bought when they first were released. AUM should make using all fo these more fun in this way. Oh, and subscribed. Looking forward to more; thanks again!
Actually I would not give up a DAW for AUM, as I feel AUM is 'just' a fantastic mixing environment to glue instruments and effects together. But it is a solid heart of any iOS music making setup for sure!
You might want to show how you connect your keyboard and how you power it without draining your iPad battery in 2 minutes. You can have a different AUM track for each drum track in patterning, which is cool to be able to have different effects for each drum One off the track question is why are audio units called extensions. Extensions of what?
Thanks for sharing! Great tutorial and my long search ended here! Looking for the right tool for about a year, but now I found it. Tried Cubasis and Beatmaker, but that doesn’t fit my musical inspiration. After looking and listening to your tutorials and music I just downloaded AUM to start this musical journey!! Thank you for the inspiration and the great tutorials!
Not entirely sure why I clicked on this, cos I love AUM and never start a project without it. However, you asked for hints, tips, stuff you’d missed, and I thought of a few...a) you can simply double-tap an fx channel to add a new slot, b) if you drag the actual bpm figure up or down it changes in whole number increments, c) you don’t need to put Rozeta stuff in a midi channel- they can simply go at the top of a normal channel strip and be assigned via the matrix, d) always put reverbs last in an fx chain otherwise it gets muddy (thanks to JAde Wii for that tip), e) Riffer is a much more intuitive, user friendly and versatile alternative to Piano Roll (try Autony too- it’s brilliant for introducing semi-controlled randomness). Er- that’s about it, but thanks for reminding me of Rozeta LFO- and I never knew about bookmarking! Thank you! Hope some of this helps...
Your clear and informative video deserved you a new subscriber Sir. Plus I gave you a like the moment you showed how to rearrange mixer channels. I was making a video yesterday and could not for the life of me figure that out on my own ;-)
Suggested approach to making it smaller: Define rectangular boundaries (use them, don't show them, separate by background color if needed) AND narrow the faders. I wouldn't shorten them but add an easily toggled, short-form numeric input mode input instead of finger travel. PS Make shorter faders optional if people really want that.
Hey Logan, I’ve just watched this and felt compelled to say “ Thank you” For me it was next level, clearly laid out, even though I’m sure you did it mostly “on the fly” Thoroughly enjoyed it..would be cool if you could give tips on saving presets/ sessions and assigning midi pc for recalling on the fly in a live situ. .
Thank you for watching, and be sure to check out some of my other videos. I may have answered your questions in some of the other AUM Basics or QuickTips videos.
Thanks for the great Introduction. I realize I’m a bit late to the video, but wondering if you could describe your hardware setup. I think I heard you say that you have an audio interface and you have a keyboard. Do you run those into a multi-port type device and then into your iPad? Any other pieces?
Short answer: I have a usb hub with my audio interface (currently a Focusrite 8i8) and keyboard plus whatever else i want to hook up. For more detailed look, check out my other video specifically on Hardware setup. It’s my older setup, but it’s close enough.
I have had the best experience with an iPad Pro. I currently have an M1 12.9” that is a beast. It’s the precious generation so I got it on sale a few months ago. For audio interface, if you just need a couple of channels for input, I love the Focusrite 2i2. If you need more, I also have the 8i6 in my studio and covers everything I need easily. Of course, if you have the money, Universal Audio or Apollo interfaces are amazing.
Logan, this is the very first of your videos I've watched, and just had to subscribe to you! This is very well-explained. It's going to take me some time to wrap my head around the functionalities within AUM, but I added the video to my favorites because it was so well detailed! I've had AUM under my nose on my 3 iPads now for YEARS, and kept telling myself I was going to get to learn how to use it because I realize the "game-changing" capabilities I can see it being useful for. A couple of questions: 1. Can you bookmark more than 2 channels in AUM? 2. Inter-App Audio is old now? What will be its replacement? I have SO MANY music creation apps on my iPad - favorites like iKaossilator and Figure just to name two... so what's coming up? I'll be looking for you on FB. Hope to connect soon. Thanks so much!
Thanks for checking out my channel! I hope you can learn something useful from it. 1. You can bookmark every if you want. 2. IAA is an old standard that Apple wants to phase out. AUv3 is the new standard, so anything that loads as an audio unit is in the new standard. As far as I know, IAA will still be around for awhile, it’s just the old standard. I hope you can create some great music with AUM!
Oh boy, this was super helpful for making breakcore. Thank you so much for going through this so thoroughly! Also I saw the Jazz logo, repping SLC!!! Also, I have a question are you able to upload certain sounds for the drum pattern 2?
Great video, I’ve had this app for a longtime and never used it bc I was intimidated, wish I watched this earlier. How do you play along with Apple Music or Spotify? Is this how I use a vocal app and a guitar app at same time, using 2 separate inputs of the same interface?
You can certainly use different AUM channels as inputs for vocals and guitar together. As long as the apps you're wanting to use support either AUV3 or Inter-App Audio, then they should work as channels in AUM. As far as Apple Music and Spotify, the only thing I can think of is to have AUM set as background audio while you're streaming from the music apps. I believe there is an AU that let's you play videos from RUclips as a channel input, but I'm not sure what's called.
so I notice the DSP meter wildly jumping for what appears to be no reason... 20% to 60%, even when you’re not doing much in the video. is there a reason for this? how much can AUM take before it hits the wall? great video - so much information here. thanks!
The only time I’ve ever run into issues is when I’m using an old IAA app. Especially Final Touch. It may have just been spiking because I was recording my voice and the screen recording at the same time , so i was pushing it pretty hard. I’ve never had it crash just doing audio.
Good tutorial! Subbed ..btw if you put your delay b4 your reverbs you’ll avoid a lot of mud in your mix. Unless that’s what your going for. Also Kymaticas Push is a monster compressor. . IterApp is going away ? Care to elaborate? Ps the drum pattern at 19:20 reminds e of Dave Stewart’s Don’t Come Around Here (TomPetty). Sorry I hate when listeners compare like that but know that it’s a compliment . Stewart is a genius
Apple announced in June of 2019 that they are discontinuing support of IAA. It was depreciated as of iOS13 in favor of AUv3. I think soon it won't be supported at all. And I would assume that's because of the new M1 chips. AUv3 will work much better with Mac apps than IAA will.
Awesome video! I’ve heard about AUM but really had no idea what it did. I mainly work in GarageBand iOS but I’ve been thinking about getting Cubasis for its advanced features. My question is.. How do you record what you create with AUM? And if you’re using something like Cubasis or GarageBand do you think moving to Cubasis is worth it? I mainly write rock but with a lot of electronic elements in it. I feel like GarageBand is lacking when it’s time to mix down. Thanks for the great video. Consider me subscribed. I’ll be checking out your other video very soon.
My apologies for not getting back sooner. I usually record each track in AUM, then move it to Adobe Audition or Logic Pro to mix. I only use GarageBand for the LiveLoop feature and I don't use Cubasis at all. My brother and I have collaborated on some rock with electronic elements, and so far he's sent me stems, which I mix down to a basic scratch track, then open in AUM with the file player and record my stuff over (on a separate track) then I send my tracks back to him or I mix it all in Logic. I hope that helps!
Logan J. Smith Since writing that comment I’ve gotten AUM and figured out right away you can record in it. I like the way it saves each track as a file because all you have to do is drop them into the DAW of your choice. I’ve mainly used the AUM recordings as loop samples and cut/copy/paste them in the DAW. Working in AUM really helps with inspiration and ideas. Stuff I would not have necessarily thought of on my own.
The internet was made for guys like this! Willing to share and help others. I've been stalling on pulling the trigger on AUM for years. Just couldn't wrap my head around other youtuber's tutorials, but THIS ONE made it very clear. Couldn't find a way to $thank$You$ so I'm gonna stream your Spotify tracks on loop for a week as thanks!!!😂but seriously, they will be on heavy rotation!! thanks a bunch🤙🏽
Just saying thanks is huge. I’m blessed to have a good salary and do the videos and music for fun. Thanks for listening!
I agree. This is a fabulous tutorial! Thank you, Logan J. Smith!!
Either I don't know how to search for iPad videos that explain iPad music-making apps, or there isn't much content out there, but this video showed me a lot of good apps to get, and my Apple Store has gone rampant. Thanks for showing us some of the apps you use to make music.
Man before even starting to get into the course the way you started this video just struck me as one of the most humble, nice, down to earth, and just flat out just wanting to help your fellow producers intro I have seen in a long time. I can tell just through your introduction this is going to be an outstanding youtube channel and hopefully growing community. Liked and subbed even before the intro was over.
I did the same too 🎉😂
I have been using Aum for over a year now and still learned a considerable amount watching your Tutorial...for example I hadn’t even considered that I could connect my audio interface to this application. Recently I have improved the versatility of my work flow by hooking up Xequence 2 to Aum and thereafter capturing tracks in the 4 pockets multitrack audio recorder and all this for a little than the price of a good night out. 🙏
Thanks for checking it out! I'm glad you found something useful!
Excellent video. I've been using AUM for months but decided to watch this in case I missed something, and I certainly have. Very clear and helpful.
In addition to dragging up the insert line to reveal the +1 circle to click, you can also add insert slots by double tapping/double clicking directly on the insert line. I find that method a bit easier when using the iPad Pro trackpad. Great video!
Getting away from not "playing all day" is why I've found following Doug Woods so difficult. ;)
Just gotta say, this was the best I could have hoped to find on day one with AUM.... Thank you for taking the time !!!!!
Glad to be of service. Thanks for checking it out!
This is 100 percent golden. Thank you thank you thank you. I’m a newbie in this digital stuff. Been playing classical piano for 30 years and have never branched into this technology.
Awesome! I’m glad to help! You should link your music!
Probably my first ever introduction to DAWs! Always kinda avoided DAWs since it's not 'Physical'! Thank you, I reconsider for a bunch of reasons!
Wow fantastic I’m completely new to this your video had me flying by the seat of my pants in twenty minutes all set up with the Irig Duo interface Chan-1 Mic Chan-2 Acoustic guitar Apps and effects added I’m over the moon Keep up the good work fella
I was hesitant to watch this because it’s so long but I’m so glad I did - absolutely fantastic, I feel much more comfortable with AUM now :)
Glad you found it useful!
The concept of AUM as a DAW is a new one, to me. But, the way you've explained it, it makes perfect sense.
It is a very interesting DAW. It was perfect for me making generative and improvised music, but I still move into Garage Band if I need to record a basic rock style demo on the go
@@MobileMusicMaker I use Garageband, also and I'm trying to get started with Cubasis 2, which I've had for a while, now.
Logan, thank you so much for such a well structured and well-presented tutorial. You really did cover a lot and cleared up a lot of confusion for me. I have subscribed to your channel and look forward to learning more great things from you.
Glad it was helpful!
Great tutorial! Thanks for making this for the iOS Music community! 🚀
My pleasure!
A good trick to add an effect is to double tap along the line or just under the last one in a midi channel. No need to scroll to the + sign. AUM has a lot of functionality that is not all in your face. I love AUM.
There is also another way to assign an lfo app to a parameter. You can do so by tapping the track name at the bottom of the track you want to send midi to and then the mixer icon at the top left corner of the box that comes. It's cool because if you have a very messy setup, you can narrow things by working on each track one at a time.
This is the first time I've heard about AUM. Looks really cool, and user friendly.
It’s not… in fact, it’s pretty fucking far from being user friendly, and for no good reason. It’s loaded with too many useless functions that just get in the way and confuse the fuck out of you.
Like, why would you use a bus, other than to catch a ride somewhere? What the fuck are they even there for in the first place, and why so many? And panning… why they fuck would anyone want to pan left and right throwing their volume off balance? Set at 0 and leave it the hell alone
Excellent. I’m new to AUM so this type of thing is invaluable for me, although I forgot how to do the stuff at the beginning by the time I got to the end 😀. Looks like a powerful tool. I’m looking at using it in tandem with a hardware mixer with a band in a live setting, so this is a great start to helping understands the art of the possible. Thanks, Logan.
Yes, AUM works great for recording live bands, if you have the hardware for it. Especially for recording demos in a rehearsal session.
Very helpful thanks a lot man
Cool video Logan! I’m just starting with AUM and this video is so helpful Logan!
THANK YOU for this. I play live and AUM is going to change the game for me.
Awesome. I'm working on a new series with that included some of the new updates. Definitely check those out.
I love it! Just got it yesterday and boom just doin Gadget, Animoog and a mic but FUN!!!!!
That's an excellent overview of a complicated app. Thank you very much.
Thanks for the video! It was helpful to see that you are using a USB interface for audio in. I was trying the Lightning to headphone adapter with a TRRS adapter which works poorly at best, and I now see that Kymatica doesn't really recommend that method. For now I'll stick with Logic Pro on my iMac for external devices since my old Roland USB interface doesn't work with the iPad.
Thank You! Got me started. Very Helpful! Subscribed. Best Regards and Best Wishes!
Thanks so much for this clear, concise explanation of Aum. I having been using it for a couple of years and didn't know about bookmarks. You just made my life much easier.
in what way concise?
@@kaiherrmann4800 He clearly covers all the necessary information without much of the rambling I find in some tutorials.
Thanks a bunch for this. Much appreciated!
Glad it was helpful!
One of the best intro videos I have ever seen. Great and crystal clear AUM tutorial, with real and useful examples of using plugins and apps with AUM. Congrats 👏
Thanks! Glad you found it useful!
Great video. I don’t consider myself an expert in AUM but I’ve been using it for a while and still came out of your video with a few bits of info that I wasn’t aware of. I look forward to an advanced AUM video if you choose to do one of those. My only complaint is that I found the background that was in your video a minor distraction. Nice job, though!
Thanks for the feedback! And thanks for watching!
you probably dont give a damn but does anybody know a way to get back into an instagram account??
I stupidly lost my account password. I appreciate any help you can give me.
@Jaxon Graysen instablaster :)
@Maddux Elian i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site on google and I'm trying it out now.
Seems to take quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.
@Maddux Elian it worked and I now got access to my account again. I am so happy!
Thanks so much, you saved my account !
Just picked up AUM on sale. This is a great video! I learned a lot. Very helpful!
This video is the best introduction I found so far! Your channel deserves more subscribers!!!
I'm an Ableton Live guy and iOS developer and I'm getting myself into iPad music. I've been enjoying AUM but I had trouble finding thick Synthwave sounds and getting more modular with MIDI. I've just downloaded the Rozeta Suite and it's amazing to spice things up! Thanks for putting this together, it's really well explained and easy to re-check things with the timestamps! Keep up the good work!!
Thank you! It's growing every day! I'll have more videos up soon
You gotta be joking the guy waffles on and procrastinates and states the obviously mostly.
Fantastic job Logan. You finally got me over the starting line on midi connectivity. I thank you, can’t wait to watch your next one.
Watching DAW tuts in general, let alone now trying to figure out AUM has actually been incredibly frustrating, my ADD kicks in, I don't know what the hell the person is talking about, they're skipping everywhere, and it's 50x more complicated on how to actually navigate this app when it's touch.... So first off thank you for using a mouse, as well as giving a quick "I'mma use my finger for this" when you need to, and more importantly thank you for treating us like idiots. "BEGINNER AUM" tutorials always assume that I've been using Garageband, Cubasis, AudioBus, Ableton Link and every other god damned fucking app that you can possibly fucking download on a god DAMNED iPad... This is the FIRST video I've found that doesn't assume you already make a shit ton of fucking music on the iPad. It's so incredibly offputting, confusing, and discouraging when videos do that, that I truly thank you for taking your time and going over each and every routing/MIDI/AUv3/and other functions of this. Cause yes, I'm truly starting square one. Yes I'm quite adept at Ableton. Yes I make music. No, NONE of that transfers over to producing on iOS and I'll fist fight anyone on that. If you think that having knowledge of Ableton Arrangement view is going to help you create ANYTHING on iOS you're so sorely mistaken, or you're simply Autistic and figured it out on your own and can't comprehend why someone else wouldn't automatically understand. Thanks again. Fuck these other tutorials from other RUclipsrs, they're less than worthless.
Thanks! I'm new to AUM and I'm completely mystified!
Now I get it, Thank you for the introduction to AUM. Now I see why theiPad is so costy, inexpensive high quality apps and sounds hence the more expensive hardware. (Actually worth it, the more I understand )
Thanks this is helpful!
Thank you for this video. I have never enjoyed the AUM tutorial and understand the App like this. I was able to get more useful and interesting Apps also through you. I appreciate you, man.
Without reading manual I thought app very easy to use. Thanks for the video.
One of the best tutorials ever. I was moderately familiar with AUM and I still learned a ton from Logan. I also downloaded the Rozeta Suite and it’s been a blast.
Thanks! I love Rozeta, glad you're having fun with it!
Fantastic video! Nice job, I just got AUM and am going to use it for live. This has been a great blessing!
Just getting into the AUM game. This was a massive help! Will be following you for more! Thanks!
This video was helpfull as in the way of how two work with multiple apps twogether. This has been a problem for my person.
As uncomfortable with what I am doing with these iOS apps does not feel like a glove feel.
With all the machine style drum machine workflows r sad moments for mi. Nothing like a 202 Dr groove.
I'll give Rosetta and patterning a try. Thanx.
Great vid. FYI at about 14:00 I started wondering how to change the background in AUM... :)
this was a great video. now i need a list of the best audio unit compatible synths
There are SO MANY.
Here are my favorites:
Moog Model 15
Moog Model D
Yonac Kaspar
Yonac Magellan 2
Spectrum Synth Bundle (Free!! Based on Mutable Instruments modules)
MiRack
Quanta (Granular, great for drones and ambience)
Mononoke
just to name a few....
This video is amazing. Thank you for your time spent making this. This really helped me.
New Sub, I have been moving away from Laptop DAW setups, I feel so stilted and want more touch control, just got an Ipad pro (something something, cant keep track of the versions), and have a LPPMK3 and KSP and Akai APC40mkii, i feel with those hardware controllers, and this app, and others like Loopy Pro, I will have a blast making actual music and not just sitting in front of a screen with a mouse!
Thank you for this. Purchased AUM probably 6 months ago now but couldn’t find a tutorial that was as recent as this one since they’ve updated it. I find programs like this can be daunting if you don’t know where to look but you covered the basics in such a clear and concise way, it was very easy to digest!
Thank you! That was the goal! I just need to find time to make more!
Great tutorial, thanks. I’ve been using AUM for a while but learning new stuff here 👍
Glad it was helpful!
I just realized after buying gauss.That AUM is taking over the iPad . And sucking up all the apps. 😤what’s wrong with me? The iPad is now AUM ! The interface AUM which I purchased and hated no matter how many times I tried to use it justify looking at endless menus before a note is sounded. Inevitably I remove it . Case closed I can just use a daw that supports audio units like GarageBand or whatever that DO make sense visually. But now things like GAUSS are native to AUM . My least favorite daw / mixer of all time.this needs some kind of step one step two type demos . Absolutes that are the core method . These setup tutorials seem to focus on setting it up and not making a track . I don’t know. This is just a channel strip with menus ( endless menus ) hidden in cryptic icons from Star Trek . Like “loopy “ another one of my least favorites.you are a cool dude for doing this and it’s not that you aren’t doing a great job I just can’t stand the direction iOS has started going with so called daws . 😕👽🛸🎶☮️christo
Thanks for your comment. I hope you can find a good use for AUM. All of the music on my channel is made from AUM. Maybe you can watch some of those and see how I connect everything together? Not that I’m self-promoting or anything. 😉
@@MobileMusicMaker are you using iOS mobile to produce your racks entirely in AUM? If so why? What is the advantage ? Is it a superior sound engine? I use audio share an audio buss their simple forms . Why is this a purely cryptic interface the Must Have? I respect your tutorials although the AUM platform effects me visually (a total creative buzz kill) like a sleeping pill. It reminds me of the euro rack process endless protocols with results that still don’t sit in a mix. That puts creating a track in the rearview mirror. That’s why blocks wave, gadget, GarageBand,Flip , and several other apps like them took right off. I use many apps to make music design or complete tunes. But I will force myself to once again look at AUM. It might just ruin my mobile experience though. Since now it seems to be more a demand from developers than a choice . Everyone is unfortunately insisting on working this way. Personally I believe AUM will be irrelevant when the m1chips go in the iPad Pro line and the full version of Logic Pro appears for iOS and does this all under one hood with a native engine coded for this hardware specifically.peace Christo 👽
@@christoroppolo8742 The main reason I started producing tracks in AUM is because I found it work very well for the kind of generative, ambient, improvisational music that I create. I also like that the software plug-ins were much more affordable on the iPad than they were on my Mac or Windows machines. Also, the processing for sound on my iPad was significantly better than the Windows machine I had, and the MacBook Pro I was using was old enough that I was running into a lot of problems trying to run effects and software instruments in logic. And of course, there’s also the portability. I was able to create tracks in my office at work during my office hours if I didn’t have something I was working on and not have to worry about taking up time with my family at home. I still use logic to create rock songs or more traditional pop music or “beats” for dance music or hip hop, but I find that AUM is where I create the initial sounds and patterns that go into those. I find it so easy to open it up and get going with a tune, and the connectivity reminded me a lot of modular synthesis, which in also love. I would love to see Logic for iPad, but even more so, I would love to have a better way to connect AUM to Logic on my Mac or GarageBand on my iPad.
@@MobileMusicMaker I agree with everything you said here it’s true that iOS is the future for sure. I I just ant full Logic Pro on the iPad Pro . I love and use GarageBand a lot and would love to expand into a true Logic mobile pro environment. Then apps that are AU or whatever’s on the iPad is up for grabs. Peace Christo👽🛸🎶🐕☮️
@@MobileMusicMaker I just released a cd set on Bandcamp all done on iOS apps. It can be found at christo.roppolo@bandcamp.com peace Christo 👽
Thanks for this I this earlier than must Daws
Tons of great tips and great overview - thanks for posting ! (new Aum user as of today)
Thanks so much Logan. Gone from intimidated by AUM to having fun.
Really transparent and helpful Logan, I subscribed, thank you.
Super useful video. I just keep on coming back to it cause I love AUM. Just recently got into it and I love it sm as well as this lovely and informative video ❤
One quick Q though… have you tried recording a real drum set with AUM? Cause I’m about to try that ! Lol
I have not. Let us know how it goes!
Man I did it !!! AUM really is a game changer ☝🏿
I have an 8 channel interphase and was able to record with it with my iPad and AUM. My banmates were impressed haha and this is how we’re recording ourselves from now on!! Thanks again for the awesome video 🤘🏿
This is such a great video. I’ve heard about AUM since it first came out, and still didn’t understand why I should give up DAWs such as Cubasis and others for this. I was also told that AUM was more geared toward live performances, so at the time it wasn’t of any use to me. Now the time has come and I am going to do a performance soon, so I found this video in the nick of time. I will return to it again soon and use AUM while following, and it’s be made a little easier since I have Model D, Model 15 and the Rozeta Sequencer Suite....all I bought when they first were released. AUM should make using all fo these more fun in this way. Oh, and subscribed. Looking forward to more; thanks again!
Actually I would not give up a DAW for AUM, as I feel AUM is 'just' a fantastic mixing environment to glue instruments and effects together. But it is a solid heart of any iOS music making setup for sure!
This is amazing. I did not realize the possibilities of this app. I'm in the midst of making a portable music setup this has helped immensely!
You are very welcome! Good luck! Post videos of your performances!
Great tutorial! Thanks for posting this
Thanks, simple, clear, to the point !
You might want to show how you connect your keyboard and how you power it without draining your iPad battery in 2 minutes.
You can have a different AUM track for each drum track in patterning, which is cool to be able to have different effects for each drum
One off the track question is why are audio units called extensions. Extensions of what?
flex them teaching muscles baby .....
I have learnt something today ..thanks
I'm using this as a review quote on my resume. Thanks!
I needed this. Thanks. New subscriber.
Well thought out, clearly presented and full of useful information - perfect and thank you!
neither well nor clearly
@@kaiherrmann4800 not according to all the other comments. I suggest you take your negatively somewhere else
To add more effects to a channel you can just double tap in the effect area (line).
Thanks for sharing! Great tutorial and my long search ended here! Looking for the right tool for about a year, but now I found it. Tried Cubasis and Beatmaker, but that doesn’t fit my musical inspiration. After looking and listening to your tutorials and music I just downloaded AUM to start this musical journey!! Thank you for the inspiration and the great tutorials!
You're welcome!
Not entirely sure why I clicked on this, cos I love AUM and never start a project without it. However, you asked for hints, tips, stuff you’d missed, and I thought of a few...a) you can simply double-tap an fx channel to add a new slot, b) if you drag the actual bpm figure up or down it changes in whole number increments, c) you don’t need to put Rozeta stuff in a midi channel- they can simply go at the top of a normal channel strip and be assigned via the matrix, d) always put reverbs last in an fx chain otherwise it gets muddy (thanks to JAde Wii for that tip), e) Riffer is a much more intuitive, user friendly and versatile alternative to Piano Roll (try Autony too- it’s brilliant for introducing semi-controlled randomness). Er- that’s about it, but thanks for reminding me of Rozeta LFO- and I never knew about bookmarking! Thank you!
Hope some of this helps...
Thanks for watching and for your comments. Greatly appreciated!
Great Tutorial! Thank you! Is there a way to force a refresh of the plugin list while still in AUM?
Thank you....AUM makes insane things possible .
Such a great, great video. Definitely learned some new ways to use AUM. Thank you.
Great introduction to AUM- thanks so much for taking the time to make and post this.
Huge thanks for putting this together.
Your clear and informative video deserved you a new subscriber Sir.
Plus I gave you a like the moment you showed how to rearrange mixer channels. I was making a video yesterday and could not for the life of me figure that out on my own ;-)
Thanks and welcome!
Wow thank you soooo much! that's exactly what I needed to improve my setup! 🤩
Excellent video! So well explained. Thank you so much!
Thanks dude!
You bet!
Great explanations!
Suggested approach to making it smaller: Define rectangular boundaries (use them, don't show them, separate by background color if needed) AND narrow the faders. I wouldn't shorten them but add an easily toggled, short-form numeric input mode input instead of finger travel. PS Make shorter faders optional if people really want that.
I’m not the developer, just a guy who uses the app.
It’s it good for mixing and mastering a song
Thank you. Really well done.
Thank you so much 4 this exactly what I was looking 4
Can you do a video just showcasing the invert phase option?
Hey Logan, I’ve just watched this and felt compelled to say “ Thank you” For me it was next level, clearly laid out, even though I’m sure you did it mostly “on the fly” Thoroughly enjoyed it..would be cool if you could give tips on saving presets/ sessions and assigning midi pc for recalling on the fly in a live situ.
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Thank you for watching, and be sure to check out some of my other videos. I may have answered your questions in some of the other AUM Basics or QuickTips videos.
@@MobileMusicMaker thank you. I must have missed it. I’ve watched quite a few of your videos now. Could you point me to it please. Thanks again
I finally get it! Thank you! 🤘😌✨
Thanks for the great Introduction. I realize I’m a bit late to the video, but wondering if you could describe your hardware setup. I think I heard you say that you have an audio interface and you have a keyboard. Do you run those into a multi-port type device and then into your iPad? Any other pieces?
Short answer: I have a usb hub with my audio interface (currently a Focusrite 8i8) and keyboard plus whatever else i want to hook up.
For more detailed look, check out my other video specifically on Hardware setup. It’s my older setup, but it’s close enough.
Lovely video. You just convinced me to get AUM. What audio interface and iPad do you recommend?
I have had the best experience with an iPad Pro. I currently have an M1 12.9” that is a beast. It’s the precious generation so I got it on sale a few months ago.
For audio interface, if you just need a couple of channels for input, I love the Focusrite 2i2. If you need more, I also have the 8i6 in my studio and covers everything I need easily. Of course, if you have the money, Universal Audio or Apollo interfaces are amazing.
@@MobileMusicMaker
Thanks for your reply and info. Love your videos!
Logan, this is the very first of your videos I've watched, and just had to subscribe to you! This is very well-explained. It's going to take me some time to wrap my head around the functionalities within AUM, but I added the video to my favorites because it was so well detailed! I've had AUM under my nose on my 3 iPads now for YEARS, and kept telling myself I was going to get to learn how to use it because I realize the "game-changing" capabilities I can see it being useful for.
A couple of questions: 1. Can you bookmark more than 2 channels in AUM? 2. Inter-App Audio is old now? What will be its replacement? I have SO MANY music creation apps on my iPad - favorites like iKaossilator and Figure just to name two... so what's coming up?
I'll be looking for you on FB. Hope to connect soon. Thanks so much!
Thanks for checking out my channel! I hope you can learn something useful from it.
1. You can bookmark every if you want.
2. IAA is an old standard that Apple wants to phase out. AUv3 is the new standard, so anything that loads as an audio unit is in the new standard. As far as I know, IAA will still be around for awhile, it’s just the old standard.
I hope you can create some great music with AUM!
Appreciate your work - really helpful!
Great & useful, thks a lot
Thanks for watching!
Have a look at MixBox by IK Multimedia. It’s reduced as an introductory offer for IPad at the moment. Very powerful. Great tutorial. Thanks.
I’m definitely check it out. IK software is always excellent
Excellent video!
I’m listening and watching. Although this is the first video I’ve watched.
Amazing, thankyo !
Oh boy, this was super helpful for making breakcore. Thank you so much for going through this so thoroughly! Also I saw the Jazz logo, repping SLC!!! Also, I have a question are you able to upload certain sounds for the drum pattern 2?
I believe you can create custom drum kits in Patterning 2. I know that there are ton of free ones available that are all super cool.
Great video. Do you know how to use AUM to send my DAW audio (Cubasis 3) on my iPad to RUclips Live, etc. with my audio interface connected?
awesome presentation!! thank you.
You're very welcome!
Thank you!
Great video, I’ve had this app for a longtime and never used it bc I was intimidated, wish I watched this earlier. How do you play along with Apple Music or Spotify? Is this how I use a vocal app and a guitar app at same time, using 2 separate inputs of the same interface?
You can certainly use different AUM channels as inputs for vocals and guitar together. As long as the apps you're wanting to use support either AUV3 or Inter-App Audio, then they should work as channels in AUM. As far as Apple Music and Spotify, the only thing I can think of is to have AUM set as background audio while you're streaming from the music apps. I believe there is an AU that let's you play videos from RUclips as a channel input, but I'm not sure what's called.
so I notice the DSP meter wildly jumping for what appears to be no reason... 20% to 60%, even when you’re not doing much in the video. is there a reason for this? how much can AUM take before it hits the wall? great video - so much information here. thanks!
The only time I’ve ever run into issues is when I’m using an old IAA app. Especially Final Touch. It may have just been spiking because I was recording my voice and the screen recording at the same time , so i was pushing it pretty hard. I’ve never had it crash just doing audio.
Awesome video ❤
Thanks for the visit
Wow...great stuff. New sub....
Good tutorial! Subbed ..btw if you put your delay b4 your reverbs you’ll avoid a lot of mud in your mix. Unless that’s what your going for. Also Kymaticas Push is a monster compressor. . IterApp is going away ? Care to elaborate? Ps the drum pattern at 19:20 reminds e of Dave Stewart’s Don’t Come Around Here (TomPetty). Sorry I hate when listeners compare like that but know that it’s a compliment . Stewart is a genius
Apple announced in June of 2019 that they are discontinuing support of IAA. It was depreciated as of iOS13 in favor of AUv3. I think soon it won't be supported at all. And I would assume that's because of the new M1 chips. AUv3 will work much better with Mac apps than IAA will.
Awesome video! I’ve heard about AUM but really had no idea what it did. I mainly work in GarageBand iOS but I’ve been thinking about getting Cubasis for its advanced features. My question is.. How do you record what you create with AUM? And if you’re using something like Cubasis or GarageBand do you think moving to Cubasis is worth it? I mainly write rock but with a lot of electronic elements in it. I feel like GarageBand is lacking when it’s time to mix down. Thanks for the great video. Consider me subscribed. I’ll be checking out your other video very soon.
My apologies for not getting back sooner. I usually record each track in AUM, then move it to Adobe Audition or Logic Pro to mix. I only use GarageBand for the LiveLoop feature and I don't use Cubasis at all. My brother and I have collaborated on some rock with electronic elements, and so far he's sent me stems, which I mix down to a basic scratch track, then open in AUM with the file player and record my stuff over (on a separate track) then I send my tracks back to him or I mix it all in Logic. I hope that helps!
Logan J. Smith Since writing that comment I’ve gotten AUM and figured out right away you can record in it. I like the way it saves each track as a file because all you have to do is drop them into the DAW of your choice. I’ve mainly used the AUM recordings as loop samples and cut/copy/paste them in the DAW. Working in AUM really helps with inspiration and ideas. Stuff I would not have necessarily thought of on my own.