iPad DAW Auria is currently on sale for 50% off the regular price.
Auria is a 48-track digital recording system, designed from the ground up for the iPad.
Developer Wavemachine Labs has announced an update, Auria Pro, that will add MIDI sequencing. Auria users will be able to upgrade at a discounted price.
Features:
- 48 tracks of simultaneous playback of stereo or mono files. (24 tracks on iPad 1)
- Up to 24 tracks of simultaneous recording when used with compatible USB audio interfaces (Camera Connection Kit required)
- 24-bit recording
- Vintage-inspired ChannelStrip on every channel by PSPAudioware includes Expander, Multiband EQ and Compressor
- MasterStrip on all subgroup and master channels featuring PSPAudioware
- BussPressor, EQ and Mastering Limiter
- 64 bit double-precision floating point mixing engine
- Third party plugin support available via in-app purchase
- MIDI Sync support with MTC Chase, MIDI Clock and MMC
- MIDI Remote Control (Mackie MCU and HUI protocol)
- Supports sample rates of 44.1KHz, 48KHz and 96KHz, at 24 bits (iPad 1 only 44.1KHz and 48KHz)
- AAF import and export allows transferring complete sessions between popular DAWs like Logic, Pro Tools, Nuendo, Samplitude and others
- Convolution reverb plugin with included IR library by MoReVoX
- ClassicVerb reverb plugin included
- StereoDelay and StereoChorus plugins included
- 8 Assignable subgroups and 2 aux sends
- Time Stretching using Dirac 3 Pro technology
- Real-time audio scrubbing
- Ripple Edit mode
- Tempo sync and side chain support for plug-ins
- Powerful waveform editor with features like cut/copy/paste, crossfade, duplicate, separate, gain, normalize, dc offset, reverse, and more
- Flexible snapping tools allow snapping to events, cursor, bars, beats and more
- DropBox, SoundCloud and Audio Copy/Paste support
- Inter-app Audio support (IAA)
- Audiobus support
- Track freeze for minimizing CPU usage
- Full automation support on all controls with graphical editing
- True 100mm faders when used in Portrait Mode
- Adjustable pan law
- Optional video import feature allows sample accurate sync of video to an Auria project
- Timeline ruler options include minutes:seconds, bars:beats, samples and SMPTE time
- Auto-punch mode
- WIST support for wireless syncing of other compatible music apps
- AuriaLink allows two iPads running Auria to play and record in sync, allowing for 96 tracks of playback and 48 tracks of recording
- Full delay compensation on all tracks, subgroups, and aux sends
- Adjustable metering modes, including pre or post fader, RMS and peak
- Sample accurate loop function
- Automatic sample rate conversion
- Built-in metronome
Auria is currently available for US $24.99 in the App Store.
If you’ve used Auria, leave a comment and share your thoughts on it!
I am amazed at how powerful and well thought out Auria is, and the update is going to make it a pro-level DAW.
One caveat, though, is that I’d recommend an iPad 4 or better. It can run on slower iPads, but I saw the developer mention somewhere that iPad 4 would probably be the minimum for the new version.
UHM, has been for a while now, wondered why until I heard about the midi update
Interesting…wonder what the discounted upgrade price will be. Anyone care to relay their experience with this DAW?
I expect this is a kind of neutral move. If the pro version is $50, and the upgrade price is $25, then selling the old version for $25 just allows people to jump on and get a little bit acquainted before going to the pro version. If they don’t go pro, they probably wouldn’t have anyway.
Will Auria Pro be the new standard format of the app, with a discounted upgrade for current Auria owners? Or will the pro upgrade be an IAP for Auria, making the complete package $75 when not on sale?
for those who want to try but save some money there is a LE version for 12.99