I’m between production projects so I thought I’d take a bullet for the community and just upgrade my iPad 3 to iOS6 without knowing if any apps would work – lol. If you are in the middle of a project I suggest you wait to upgrade. This is a general rule I follow for all my equipment and software.
I restricted my testing to the following criteria. Will the app start? Will it function in a basic way (GUI works, makes some noise)? I don’t own ever app made so this is just my list of what works and what doesn’t. If you find issues with apps feel free to make a comment – and of course notify the developer so they can upgrade the app for iOS6.
App Crashes After Splash Screen Displayed
Update: Both of these apps are now working in iOS6.
- PPG WaveGenerator
- Akai SynthStation
If you double-click the button on your device you’ll see these apps are running in the background.
App Functions at A Basic Level
- TC-11
- Alchemy Mobile
- CrustalSynthXT
- GeoSynth
- GrainSicence
- iElectribe
- iMS-20
- iRigMIDI
- Lemur
- Magellan
- Midi Monitor
- Moog Animoog
- Moog Filtatron
- MorphWiz
- NanoStudio
- Nlog
- Orphion
- SampleWiz
- SoundPrism Pro
- Sunrizer
- SynthX
- TC-11
- ThumbJam
- TNR-i
Proceed with Caution
Again this is a basic test just to see if apps function at a basic level. I’ll let you know if I bump into more serious issues as I work with the apps on iOS6 in the comments.
Electronic Musician, Boulder CO
http://www.ModulateThis.com
www.MarkMosherMusic.com
Mark Mosher 
5 responses to “First Try at iOS6. Which Musician Apps Work, Which Don’t.”
Thanks. I’m happy to ride it out on iOS6 as I’m not mid-project. Good link for others who want to go back though so I appreciate you sharing.
Mark
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http://www.maclife.com/article/howtos/how_downgrade_back_ios_5
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Ah yes, I can reproduce it now! Hopefully the fix won’t be too much work. 🙂
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Re-install doesn’t fix it for me. Wolfgang verified others are having similar issue. Something to do with background mode.
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I’ve not seen any issues with any audio or MIDI apps I’ve tested so far. PPG WaveGenerator works fine for me here. Maybe it would be worth deleting/reinstalling your problem apps?
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