Apple announced Logic Pro coming to iPad.. time for BIG rethink of KK and other NI products
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I think it's great news for all Logic users, and Apple is setting new boundaries with this.
However if you want to step in, and you're not owning a compatible iPad it could become quite costly and it might be a better idea to just get a MacBook Air instead. Almost equally portable (minus the touch functionality), equally powerful, a regular OS with all the advantages as far as music software goes, and no subscription needed to get Logic.
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No subscription yet ;)
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fingers crossed
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I suspect they are thinking about introducing subs when Logic 11 comes out on desktop, this is to test the water first
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I personally hope that there is a well-designed and priced OPTION to subscribe to all of Soundwide to use in a unified macOS/iPadOS environment.. with AUv3 accelerated DSP via Apple Silicon GPU.
Might take another year to get there.. but it could be spectacular for both Native Instruments and Logic users alike.
A vibrant and forward-thinking expanded market opportunity for NI.
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Any software optimised to work on M1/2 should in theory play very well on iPad from day 1 with little modification, the biggest challenge really is the interface - and the Kontrol keyboards are a good example of how NI can adapt the visual interface from Kontakt to work with knobs etc, so I don’t see why they couldn’t develop one adaptable visual interface to work on iPad across all plugins. Fingers crossed!
(and please can we move on from arguing about subscription models? It’s all anyone all over the internet seems to be focused on and it’s taking away from discussing the exciting potential of having logic on a portable device)
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I’ve posted this on the other topic too.
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Just realized I still had an Element One subscription going, even though I stopped using it. Canceled it and reckon that 5$/mo will find a better use in LCP iOS 😎
I hope getting all that audio software ported to Apple Silicon will mean that further ports to iPadOS AU3 will be easy for developers/manufacturers.. Companies such as UA, Arturia, NI are no doubt already looking into this.. there will be a lot of new users to sell to real soon
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Yes... this can be a big market for NI if they can jump on it soonish.
As you said hopefully NI's work in getting their products Apple Silicon ready has done a lot of the groundwork for AUv3 and iPad OS. And to simplify this path toward GUI and touchscreen, perhaps focus on the Play series stuff first and the new Kontakt 7 Library.
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Would be iPad users willing to pay the same price like Mac users? If not, it will hardly happen...
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NI needs a Kontakt 7 sub plan that is just the content of the new K7 Library and the Play series, $10/month. Win, macOS, iPadOS... scalable UI for all platforms, and touchscreen optimized when on iPadOS. One sub good for all 3 platforms.
Get this done ASAP.. Much of the Komplete content will take much longer to get ready and some will never make the jump. Sub price can move into higher tiers as more content becomes prepped.
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Pianoteq 8 is EXACTLY what NI should be doing.
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Maybe Kontakt 8 or 9.
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That'd be FAR too late. Gotta be before year end 2023.
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This is precisely the reason LCP on iPad is subscription based. iOS app ecosystem pricing is too dissimilar to macOS app pricing, and needs another approach than trad desktop software
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