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I really enjoy the sounds and the virtually endless ways to mix and tweak..however, this app needs an update for compatibility with IAA and Audiobus and probably Ableton Link too...the other thing that might be cool would be some effects to apply to the final mix (reverb, delay, filters, etc.)...If they update, I will update this review to 5 stars. Show more

I love this app for live stage sound or just for relaxing at home. I do agree with other users that when selecting a new sound its kind of a bummer that it auto plays a sample. Also, if this app would be compatible with audiobus that would be wonderful. Then we really could drone out. Not at all a bad app for the price. Minor changes could really make this thing great. Show more

AWESOME app, LOVE the interface and sounds! :) Please,please,please,please,please add Audiobus support! Inter App Audio would be fantastic as well. This is one of the best sounding drone apps out there. It would be the ultimate drone app if Audiobus support is added! :D Show more

I saw a recent review about Drone FX being incompatible with iOS 7. I emailed the developer to ask, and received a prompt, detailed response. I purchased the app this morning and it is running without any problems on my iPad 4 with the latest version of iOS 7 installed. Beyond that… it sounds great. It's got an interesting & creative interface. It's even easy on the eyes. I'm sure it'll make its way into some of the music I record. I'd love to see more features added, but it's easily worth $2.99 as is. Show more

I bought this app day one, years ago. I love the app. I use it to help score indie movies. Amazing sounds!!! Some of the best synth sounds avail. As good as Alchemy. I would love to see an update adding midi and Audiobus support. Even without this I had to give5 stars because it just sounds So good. Developers...please don't let 5 stars go to your head, and update. Please some midi support, maybe core audio and def Audiobus support. Great app. Can be so much more. It's really a Pro App with high quality Pro Sounds Show more

I really like this app but you need to add background functionality! Please! This would make the app 100x more useful

As others have said, this needs an update. If nothing else, background audio and Audiobus support would make a big difference. The lack of updates to this app shows a sign of poor customer support. Show more

C'mon !!!!! Please update it and don't abandon this app.....it's so great and with unique sounds!!!! Recorder,sample selector,audiobus support and so many tweaks can be done....

Drone FX is one of the best sounding drone applications that I've yet to try on the iPad. It features 200 some samples all of which have use when working within a framework. This is not to say that samples may not be all usable together but with volume changes and pan controls you can still find some of the most unlikely and useful matches that are available on such an instrument. As to criticisms raised about Drone FX, it's true, if the app has been orphaned that is unfortunate but not deadly to those that use it. For instance, regarding on the fly sample changes, consider the volume control which lowers the sound considerably. When changing samples you have to hit that control as it loads but it's far from impossible. You do need to spend some time identifying complimentary sounds, but you do so on most soft and hardware synths in multi mode, that is if they have one. As to orphaning, does the nominal $2.99 give value to what you get in Drone FX? To me it certainly does, though I'm a new user and haven't experienced a year of no updates. Then again I knew what I was buying upon purchase. I agree there is room for improvement, most of which would be addressed with Audiobus integration. More could be addressed with Core MIDI, but, if it is correct that the developer has stopped development on Drone FX I am still pleased to use it as an external source from iPad to computer or digital multitrack (available for $130/for 4 track solid state) then I can live with the inconvenience. Drone FX works as it says it does. I docked it a star for lacking the features that some are docking it to a single star. It could be me but the samples are good for what they are - very good. Show more

i am changing my 5 star review to a 1 star review because the developers have obviously abandoned this app...it has been a year since the last update and i haven't received a response to my last three emails...this would be a 5 star app again if we could get audiobus support or even a record function...the app is really not useful unless you just want to play it live...I was told 6 or 7 months ago that there would be an update, but i guess i should just give up on this app too Show more

I've only just started using Drone FX but I'm already impressed. To be truly useful though, the app needs some way to get audio out. Some options, in order of preference: Audiobus, copy/paste, Soundcloud, Dropbox, iTunes clunky file sharing. Did I mention Audiobus? Audiobus. Nice-to-haves include: a true mute/solo for tweaking things just so; ability to import my own loops; and skipping the clock ahead when I hit play so the first sound plays right away. I can't wait to see where this goes! Show more

The app, overall, is pretty decent. A great selection of instruments, good sound, and an easy enough interface that even allows non-musicians free reign to create... HOWEVER, there is a fatal flaw. When you insert a new instrument, you choose it from a list- and when you click on the new instrument, the sound IMMEDIATELY plays, loudly, with no attack or fade-in. This makes it impractical to play on-the-fly or for an audience, since your playback is being constantly interrupted by an intrusive "sample" of sound, whenever you want to change instruments. The only work-around, apparently, is to save your instruments to your favorites, and then insert them, as the selection of your favorites does not cause the app to play an intrusive "sample" that disrupts the flow of music. I am sincerely hoping that the creators of the app are reading this, because I'll be glad to bump up my star rating, and give a more positive review, when they fix this annoying, glaring fault in what otherwise is a solid app. (Protip: add a 'play' button next to the instrument in the selection list. This will give the user the option to hear the sound, or just select it, without hearing an unwanted sound in their composition.) Show more

...it would be a five star app. As it is now, it is just a lovely novelty, but it's useless as an app to use for nighttime. Give me this, I will rate five stars. Show more

I felt like getting a drone app, was going to get the new eno one but it was $6 so I wouldn't be able to get the cd I want to get in October afterwards. Was guided to this by a review on that. This app is really good. It's just a little randomness and setting magic, but it's relaxing and fairly configurable. I look forward to pushing a cd or something out of it. Can't comment on if it has saving or not yet, I hope it does but if it doesn't ill just use my h2 or something (it really should have saving, though ...). Show more

Great, but please add recording and copy to work with other apps.

Please add background audio support for use with other apps such as drum machines, will give 5 stars then. All the pro music apps support background audio - Drone FX could be one of them! Show more

For musicians interested in creating ambient music in a beautifully designed interface, making the creation process quite simple, I highly recommend this app. While it is not so intricate to where you can sequence each note, it is more about setting various parameters (key, volume, occurance, length...etc) of all sorts of various ambient soundscapes and letting this amazing app take care of the triggering. Wicked cool app. Show more

Tweakers rejoice. Dig in. Or don't. Either way, making deep, droning ambience with this is a completely rewarding experience. Well done.

Really good sound quality, lots of sound options, easy to use

Drone FX has to be one of the best ambient music creators I have found (and I have well over 70+ music apps). Within minutes, I was creating some really amazing background music. The layout was simple and I was able to figure it out without even going to the Help section. The more I played around with it, the more impressed I was. Especially with the number and quality of sounds packed into this. It worked wonderfully as a super easy to use generative music app, but once I discovered all of the options I could manipulate and the keyboards for each of the 5 instruments (which are AWESOME), I realized how powerful it was. I literally couldn't put it down for a couple hours. This is the perfect addition to the music app arsenal for anyone interested creating ambient and background music. Great job! I can't wait to use it in some projects I am working on. Show more