NanoStudio App Reviews

DONT BUY THIS APP IT SUCKSWow just wow...... 15 dollars for a supposed music DAW, with no triplet note repeats at all? I cant believe this piece of junk. Its really not a hard concept to understand. EVERY single other one out there has them. I had the iMaschine and it only has 1 for its note repeat, a 1/16t, and so I thought I would buy this, because FL Studio has always seemed like an inferior product. I have no idea why I thought that, because now FL Mobile Studio is the next thing Im buying. I even upgraded to the 16 instrument tracks for like 5 more dollars, hoping it would give me some dang triplets!!!!!!! Dont waste your money like me. I will delete this review and write a glowing positive one if you can update this thing with some frivkin triplets. Until then, this app I just wasted 20 dollars on will not be on my phone

This app is amazing. Its great to see such a well developed and mature app. It has been around for years and just keeps getting better. Combined with other great apps like audiobus, thumbjam, and soundprism there is really no limit to what you can create when you link them up and start playing. So many possibilities for both live performance and careful composition.

This app is a steal. Get it before they realize they’re giving it away. No it wont replace your entire desktop studio. But they’re is nothing close to it on the iPad/iPhone for sketching out ideas on the go. The thing has a Synth, a sampling synth, a sampling drum machine, a full sample editor with effects, a full sequencer - with full edit and quantize, feature for feature its simply a powerhouse; If you’re looking for a push-button music making app, check out Yellofier or MusicMaker - but if you’re looking for a cross platform flexible, extendable sketchpad - this is the best

Please add more features,I really like your program but you rarely if ever add anything new.

If youre a newbie or just looking for an app to jot down ideas Nano Studio is ok, but if your looking for an app that will give you full functionality with other more superior apps on the web N.S.. Is way over priced. No copy and paste and you will soon find out that their long term goal is to have users stay in the box. Their is no audio copy and paste and Ive yet to find one user thats had to much success with its virtual midi... In my opinion Nano is very limited.

The midi editing makes sense, and is pretty easy to use. That was my one concern and I am very happy with the way they have done it in this app. I use it on my iphone I dont have any problems with programming a beat into it. A couple notes: -I cannot for the life of me figure out how to edit automations. Im not sure if it is even possible. -Before you record automations, make a copy of the section you will be automating or you will have a tough time not losing your midi notes. -This *obviously* doesnt replace a desktop DAW, but you could export a project and do further editing in another DAW. PS Im always worried when I see apps that have nothing but high ratings. It makes me think that the company is making a bunch of fake accounts to hype their product, but this is a good one. Im having fun with it. 4 Stars because deleting automation seems to be impossible.

You can do a lot with this. A lot more than most people would think. Very good and I hope to see more in the future. Well worth the dough.

Uncluttered, efficient, and still amazing after all of these years. Dont hesitate to download, you wont be disappointed.

It needs updates because after a while the same tones get boring

Ive been using this app since the beginning and in the beginning there was Bluetooth connection.. I never complained because I assumed it would eventually come back one day, but Ive waited long enough... BRING BACK BLUETOOTH CONNECTION!!!!

Glad that IIA was included on Nanostudio with latest update. Now I can incorporate NS into Cubasis,GarageBand, and/or Auria without using Audiobus directly. Awesome. Even on my iPhone its comparible to a desktop DAW. REALLY. Even has downloadable PC and Mac versions.

Check me out on soundcloud to hear what Ive been able to do with it. -Itzchrls

Only includes two instruments, a drum machine and a rompler. All the included sounds are pretty uninteresting. Based on the description of the app, I expected a couple actual synthesizers.

Blow away by this app. The ease of making music and even recording and editing live sound made it an instant winner for me. Only issue I have is the inconvenient process for obtaining your music as an mp3. You have to download a nano-studio converter from online on a computer to connect with your device in order to use the music outside of the app. A pain in the butt, but worth it in the end.

I agree with the other guy please bring it back!

At least add itunes sampling support sheesh. I mean u have people buyin this app but its like yall gave up on it or something. Why....

I have used NanoStudio for years. I produced a number of full length albums with it (look up Wrave). I fully converted my workflow over to it. There are pros and cons. THE PROS: Its maleable. Thank you so much for treating us like smart human beings. Touch interfaces are all too often made to be "easy to use" but in fact make themselves more difficult to interact with because theyve been boiled down too much. I can tell that the interface was planned for multitouch from the start. Intended actions are executed quickly, fluidly, and without any fuss, or "smart" snapping. There is no faked sense of interpreting touch-and-hold versus touch versus an accidental drag. No. NanoStudio just does what you tell it to do without being dumb. Its worth the money. This is cheap software that does a lot. Its actually easy to get by on only five patches, and the upgrade to 16 patches only expanded my horizons. Its stable. NanoStudio never crashed once on my 1st generation iPad after thousands of sessions because it has clear boundaries. You can only make one million notes/automation changes. Thats it. It also is quick to warn you about low memory which is always the fault of another app in the background. THE CONS: NanoStudio never received MIDI OUT, and it never will. This saddens me the most as I was really looking forward to using it as a brain for other synths. The Mute and Solo buttons are not multitouch friendly. I asked for this to be fixed as it really affects my live performances but Ive been told it will stay this way indefinitely. We can no longer get updates on 1st gen iPads ABOVE ALL: NanoStudio has become my best friend. Knowing that it will not receive any future updates is, in a way, comforting. It has become like a hardware synth that will never change and though it has a few quirks I learned to work around them. I love it because the pros outweigh the cons. Thank you for NanoStudio, Blip. It has brought me years of joy.

I use it for all my studio recordings.. Its always my output in audiobus and Ive got a bad habit of driving and writing with this thing. The audio from it screams clarity and I cant put it down. You can sample anything you wish and there are really no limits. New features would be nice but not a necessity at all ?! Its the best $$$ Ive spent on an app ever.. Check it out for free via PC download first...Top notch!! Cheers!!

What I like most about NanoStudio are: Pinch-zoom of phrase/song view (horizontal+vertical) which is simply great and time-saving for phrase duplicating/arranging/symmetry and if Im not mistaken NanoStudio is the only standalone music studio w/synth/sampler with this function. If Im not mistaken, Auria is the only other music studio with pinch-zoom but lacks built in synth/sampler. Assignable 16 instruments as sampler/keyboard, with no stuttering when using 16. May be nice to add more tracks to 24 so can use the mixer with less sounds per track. Twin X/Y pad of each synth Scrollable to FX & modulation Sound quality Sampler has easy auto beat-play recording (1/8, 1/16 etc) Sample import File size of the app is under 100mb Lots of other great features too.

Offers nothing much that you cant get from many cheaper or even free apps. Latency is horrible, synths are highly lame, recording anything live is almost impossible due to general lagginess. MIDI editing seems limited at best. I have an IPad Air 2 with the latest iOS 8 version ... its like the positive reviewers are using a different app. It performs like bad PC freeware. Theres nothing impressive or polished here that I can see, despite the premium price-tag. This is the last time I spend more than $5 on a (non-refundable) app. Five minutes with this thing and I desperately wanted my $ back. Bad purchase. Consider very carefully and investigate less expensive options before you dive in on this thing. Its pretty blah.