Incredible App with SP404MKII ETC!
After years of tapping to determine BPM using hardware and apps, I never understood why it seemed so difficult to find the BPM of a sample or song. My Korg KP3 did a good job, but now that hardware music devices have audio and MIDI over USB-C, this app is a must-have for me. I've never written a review of an app before, but I tried several other BPM apps which still required me to tap for BPM or only showed popular music BPM. This app is perfect for use with new samplers and any app where your loop needs to be perfect. Unless you're only producing dance music that hovers around 120 BPM or whatever and you don’t change the original beat in samples, you need a simple app like this. I use old vintage analog live 'standards' samples or obscure things for sound design, and while it will fluctuate, the app includes an option to use a different algorithm, each of which works slightly differently. It's fun to watch the BPM needle move along and draw out the beat as a fluctuating line on a heart monitor. I just got this the other day, and I was amazed when I opened the app on my iPad Pro M2, plugged in my SP404 Mk2 to a daisy-chained third hub with USB-C, and instantly saw the BPM of everything I was doing while the music was playing via monitors or headphones! I didn’t believe it was working, so I tried different samples, and it matched right away. It may need more features to thrill others, but it’s great as it is. I have a couple of requests at the end. I've been quickly fixing samples that I thought were good by ear, but the app synced them perfectly. I'm on a steep learning curve with two new hardware samplers, every decent iPad app (2000+), and I just got the SP404 and recently a Polyend tracker, plus the new Zoom R4 4-track recorder and the new Minifreak I got last year. I am overwhelmed, but I'm an artist with ADHD who is also obsessed with sound design since I first heard Kraftwerk on reel-to-reel in high school!
