Waldorf has introduced Rocket Control for iPad – a free “assistant app” for users of the new Rocket synthesizer.
Features:
- Rocket control is an assistant app for the Waldorf Rocket hardware synthesizer.
- Manage your patches
- Play Rocket with the virtual keyboard
- See your edits onscreen
- Edit directly on your iPad.
It’s not clear from the app description how Rocket Control expands on the capabilities of the hardware Rocket – especially since users of a synth module will have existing hardware and software for playing the synth.
It’s a free download from the App Store, though, so, if you’re a Rocket owner, check this out and let us know what you think of it!
Hi,
Rocket Control is an synth editor for the Waldorf Rocket. It allows you to edit and/or save your patches or drive the Rocket connected to your iPad (via CCK, WiFi MIDI or a CoreMIDI compatible device)
Does the ipad enpower the rocket via the Camera Connection Kit?
You need a powered USB hub in this case (the iPad doesn’t allow more than 20mA and the Rocket need a bit more)
Yes, but, why? Rocket is ULTRA simple. It doesn’t need an editor…especially for the ipad!
To save patches as example.
Wow they made an editor for this… What about the Blofeld? I mean come on.
What ever!
I just saw today that MonstrumMedia have a more sophisticated editor for the Rocket and are releasing one for the Blofeld in October . Why doesn’t Waldorf do this themselves for their synths.
I forgot to say it’s a PC/MAC editor
Most significant is the ” send cc s ” function that allows this editor to know the state of the device , as it could presumably communicate with other feedback reading controllers/editors also ?
So yes please to this function added to Blofeld , along with Waldorf Ipad editor , …
but could this midi function be implemented by more manufacturers to allow controllers /editors to update CC values without needing sysex ?
Darn it, at first I thaught this was the Waldorf Wavetable app that was announced a year ago.
The Rocket does send/receive MIDI CCs. The editor IS important, since you can save and create presets with it too.
Hi guys… I made a MacOS app , first for my personal use, but since it works very well, I make it public…
It’s downloadable on moosefactory.eu
I already works on the next version.
Cheers 😉