LE04 | AR-909 Drum Machine Negative Reviews

LE04 | AR-909 Drum Machine App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024

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LE04 | AR-909 Drum Machine for Negative User Reviews

✓ Of no use whatsoeverDoes not record any of the patterns you create into your DAW. I have searched on line and there are no answers, only people with the same issue. So you can create pretty patterns, but all you can do is sit back and listen to them. They are of no use whatsoever as they will not record into your DAW. You can of course go into your piano roll and laboriously place each note that way, but that renders the sequencer an absolute waste of time. An UTTERLY pointless app. Go elsewhere..PEPGOONERVersion: 1.4.2

✓ Disappointed with timingI like all other apps created by this crew and love the concept of a collective app creation team. But the timing in AUM is just....late. Always. Even when dropping down to low buffer rates, and the cpu hit is just so large that it limits what I can create and is always a flam . As a Stand alone machine it sounds great and the claps get close to that 909 phase variation/analog vibe but it needs work under the hood to get performance and timing in alignment with other drum machines when synced. Will hope for more performance updates,down the road and I do look forward to other apps from this team..MrEmuVersion: 1.3

✓ Unusable due to Terrible latency — timing is way off.Faulty. Have been waiting since release for an update to fix the latency but still waiting. The latency on this plugin is unusable for a drum machine, even with host set to very small buffer. The kick drum is way off the beat, and the other sounds are also off but by a little less. So it doesn’t even keep time with itself. Tested on brand iPad Air 4th gen and iPhone 11. Shame as it sounds good. But a drum machine that can’t keep time?.J-C-CVersion: 1.4

✓ Bad TimingThe sounds are there, but enemies more than a year after release, this is completely unusable when synced to anything else, because the timing is so off. The developers know about it, but haven’t fixed it. Not recommended.Gsm909Version: 1.4.1

✓ Love it but there’s a bugIt’s great fun but unfortunately it quits every time I try to save a pattern. Hope it’ll be patched soon. Will be 5 stars when it’s usable. As it stands it’s been a waste of £2.99 for me..5piggyVersion: 1.1.0

✓ Does not fit on screenSome buttons are inaccessible due to the app not fitting in the viewport. As such, cannot switch back to sequence view (I presume there’s a button for this in top left?). Bit of a disappointingly obvious oversight. iPhone SE (1st). iOS 14.6.Nosher84Version: 1.4.1

✓ Sounds Great But Not In Sync!Sounds Great. Very intuitive interface. Love it. However it is out of sync in AUM, which makes it unusable..KebmasterVersion: 1.4.2

✓ Would be good if it functionedBarely functions with garageband. the customisation is good but the app was a waste of money because i can only play with the drums and not do anything with them. what’s more is the drums will never stop playing unless you mute them even if you haven’t put any on that part of the track. huge flaw.Gustav0420Version: 1.4

✓ Good but missing featuresHaven’t tried the midi yet, but this needs a 64 step sequencer and the ability to start a new sequence at the end of the currently playing sequence rather than starting the sequence immediately when tapping it..Zo1d8ergVersion: 1.4

✓ Awful timingBasically unusable because the latency is so bad..IanHamlettVersion: 1.4

✓ Lots of issues on iPad Pro 10.5Hey. I’m running iOS 14.1 on iPad Pro 10.5 inch. * The ui is not fit to the screen properly. * the buffer issues (crackling sound) seem to occur at 128, but if I set it lower it goes away but causes dropouts. If I set it higher, it causes glitches and dropouts. There are no other audio apps running and I’ve tried rebooting, relaunching etc. * occasionally the sequencer just skips a note. Possibly related to the buffer issue? * bringing in any of the effects section makes audio issues worse. Minor gripes: copy/paste buttons are too small. Full screen button is hard to find/see. I want to like the app, but it’s currently too unstable on my particular device to enjoy using. Looking forward to future updates..MikenofaceVersion: 1.0.4

✓ Hopefully it will get betterBased on the positive reviews I purchased this drum app - It’s not as good as the hype. Some folks even said this was the new best drum apps. I cannot fathom how anyone could come to that conclusion. It’s no where near the top of the list for good drum apps. I like the “vibe it out” and crusher options and that’s about it. This app crashes when I press the save button. It glitches out and kills all audio when I try to solo a track. There is only one drum sample to choose from. There is no ride bell, shaker, or kalimba. There’s no probability options. Limited fx options (give us a reverb and delay bus). Speaking of bussing, there’s no fx busing. No midi mapping as of yet. No randomizer. The decay setting doesn’t really matter when the samples have no sustain information unless you set the tune to 0. Even at zero it has no impact of you want a long snare note (IE: turning the sustain knob to the right is useless) Having a synth engine for bass/snare is worthless when the perimeters only expire a small fraction of the potential range. They may as well be samples for how limited the synth engine is The GUI is very rough for a paid app. Did I mention it crashes when I press save? I have immediate buyers remorse. There’s probably worse drum apps but this does not compete with any of the well known drum app options as if bows.PixeltarianVersion: 1.1.0

✓ Has potential, but some serious bugs need addressingCons - Like someone else mentioned The clock isn’t synced correctly. No matter what I run it with played on the 1 of the beat it never aligns. This is without any shuffle. 😦 - In GarageBand it doesn’t record midi information as an Audio unit extension. 😞 - The screen doesn’t fit the iPad like others have said. 🙁 - Some Crashing issues. 😕 - in the spirit of the 909 wouldn’t it be nice to be able to route individual outputs from the BD, snare etc to whatever FX sends we wanted in AUM or Audiobus? 🤔☝️(this would be a game changer) Pros - Sounds very good, nice features, nice bread n butter portable house and techno machine. 😀 - Workflow is pretty good. Easy enough to switch between patterns, and pretty intuitive copy and pasting. 🙂 - The price is generous. For less than a cup of coffee you have a faithful software emulation of a 909 that on your phone will fit into your pocket. 🥳 Overall 6.5/10 I think it’s got potential to one of the better bread and butter drum machines on iOS. If the above issues and suggestions could be addressed I think it would have more usability as a tool to play live with. As it stands I think it’s certainly more than equipped to be a decent sketch pad for techno and house tunes. At this price I’m not expecting any more than that..Fad PlasticVersion: 1.0.9

✓ Ableton Link?Given that nearly all of the other AudioKit apps feature Ableton Link compatibility, it surprised me to see it omitted from this drum machine. Hopefully we’ll see it added in an update. The 16/32 switch is nice for getting 32nd notes, but I would *really* love the ability to shorten / extend the overall loop length (if this feature is in there then I just haven’t found it yet). So many beat making apps restrict the user to a 4/4 time signature and that’s a huge drawback for the style of music I make. The most important thing though is that this app sounds top notch, and it totally does. I *really* dig the level of control to sculpt each drum’s tone. The “Vibe it out” section is particularly cool and adds a unique (and useful) twist to an otherwise very traditional drum machine. As with any AudioKit app, the interface is absolutely fantastic, and a pleasure to use. Many thanks to the devs for another brilliant yet SO affordable app!.Motor DVersion: 1.1.0

✓ Wont fit me screenIphone 8 it comes up large on my screen and chops off some of the functions :( help.Larry d diamondVersion: 1.4

✓ Not what i was thinkingThis app sounds too mechanical , i thought i could play guitar to some great beats but it impossible. The app doesnt have a real feel to it and all the sound adjustments are not as close to reality as i expected . Just a cheap , drum machine like all the rest , with no rockin sounds to it ! Really very dissapointing.Puppy73163Version: 1.0.9

✓ I think I found a glitchFor the kick bass when I bring the drop down menu to change the volume on my iPad the decay goes up if I put the volume up on the iPad, to see this happen bring up the drop down settings of the iPad increase the volume of the iPad, get rid of the drop down menu you should hear that the decay has increased and also see it in the knob parameters the decay has gone up without ever touching the decay, if you were on the screen to see the knobs prior to switching the volume of the iPad the decay knob won’t turn but you can still hear the decay has gone up, also this app doesn’t sound like a 909 it’s a new version of 909, it’s a little bit harsher sound which is not terrible if you like hardcore techno, the pattern creation is comfortable to use very straight forward, I have a 909 and this doesn’t do it for me, its still a fun drum machine hope you guys make more we need more instruments on iPados.BossHaussguymanbrothaVersion: 1.1.2

✓ Looks like it could be good but doesn’t work on all modelsDoes not display right on 5 se and won’t load on my iPad 3....DjwahsVersion: 1.4

✓ How do you import sounds?Good app, but I don’t know how to change the drum sounds into audio files that I have would rate higher if I knew how or if it had a help that would tell you how to?.CharlieCheezleVersion: 1.4

✓ Some bugs but looks like it’s going to be greatSo I’ve got some bugs on my 12.9 iPad Pro... no big deal. Thank you for the great app. I’m hoping to get into AudioKit as a programmer in the near future so thank you for setting some standards for us, and wish me well! Thanks again..Master AcendantVersion: 1.0.4

✓ Misses First BeatThere appears to be a bug with this app in Cubasis 3. After recording, the 909 does not play the first drum hit of the recorded midi clip. Unusable in Cubasis..BoSchafersVersion: 1.4.1

✓ Crashes with ios15 in auv3! Please fixCrashes with ios15 in auv3! Please fix, thanks.Khos-85Version: 1.4.1

✓ Brilliant if it wasn’t so broken.Very impressive recreation of the TR-909, sadly like many other audiokit apps it’s a buggy mess. Unfortunately this app has some serious issues staying in sync when used with other apps or midi gear. It not so bad when used standalone but when it’s used as an audio unit it becomes mostly unusable..UnufnufnunfundVersion: 1.4.2

✓ Pattern doesn’t saveWhen you try to save it asks for name. Then touch save and it exits program 😔.Helldriver1957Version: 1.1.0

✓ Why are you deleting my negative reviews?Posted a negative review yesterday with detailed feedback that any developer would have paid to hear. Not wasting my time writing it again. Avoid this app, it is poorly designed, slow and overall boring..CalvinbrodiceVersion: 1.0.8

✓ Give this one a missCpu/dsp heavy, no sound editing parameters exposed to midi cc or in the au3 wrapper... only midi this takes is notes to trigger the samples inside. stop it with the lame sequencer, 16 steps? it’s 2020! why can yous just make a tight au3 app like DRUM by unklepop?.DONT8Version: 1.0.1

✓ Fix the kick timing and it’ll be 5-StarsI love the sound of this app, but it drives me nuts that after more than ONE YEAR, the kick drum is still significantly behind the beat. What is up with that? I love what the AudioKit Team does for iOS development, and I love the sound and spirit of this app, but I’m sorry, leaving such a glaring defect on a drum machine is just bizarre. I hate to slam an app in a review, but no one is taking action despite this being repeatedly reported and graphically measured. It is literally making AudioKit a laughing stock, and I hate to see that. Maybe this’ll get some attention. Maybe..WareismikeVersion: 1.4.2

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