r/ipadmusic • u/Michael_R_Grant • 1d ago

RUN4 - First Contact!

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Aox4BkDFIHk&si=Tl9SgPseFJ-Hz876

It's new format time! Here is a 30 minute 'First Contact' video of me using the much hyped RUN4 app on iPad, which definitely seems lovingly inspired by the Torso S4 hardware.

The very talented developer of RUN4, Eugen Schott, describes his app as being, 'Somewhere between tape, sampler and granular instrument. Four tracks to catch a sound, wear it down, and find what lives underneath.' So what can a new user do with it in their first 30 minutes? Is the workflow easily understandable? What kinds of sounds can you make?

Aside from one major user error that left me grasping at straws for a little while, using RUN4 was a really fun time and hopefully this video will give you a small glimpse into what's possible with this app. I may well devote more videos to it, as there's so much you can do!

Alas, there are no chapter headings as it's a warts and all initial dive into RUN4. Please let me know if you like this format in the comments below, and if so I'll do more of them!

(Eagle-eyed viewers may note with puzzlement why my iPad screen is saying it's 'Tue 9 Jan' on this video. Genuine bafflement from me too with this, as the video was recorded on Friday 23 October! Could it be something weird to do with recording the iPad screen in OBS Studio? If anyone has a theory regarding Dategate, please do leave it in the comments!)

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u/goingtocali 1d ago

Any sense on the dev process? The marketing is AI heavy.

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u/Michael_R_Grant 1d ago

I expect there are elements of AI in the development, but that seems to be the case with pretty much everything these days! It doesn't scream vibe coding to me - the dev clearly knows what they're doing in terms of a vision.