TNR-i - US Reviews

Not Cool Yamaha

Modular Mike

I have to agree with others that not having the content available from the tenori-e is an unwise move. You must have known there would be backlash do to this but you went ahead and did it anyway. The only way I will give the tenor-i 5 stars is if you make the tenori-e content available. I'm mean really, why didn't you just add it as an upgrade in one whole product? Just smile and it will be all better, right?( wink, wink)

Not Cool Yamaha

Modular Mike

I have to agree with others that not having the content available from the tenori-e is an unwise move. You must have known there would be backlash do to this but you went ahead and did it anyway. The only way I will give the tenor-i 5 stars is if you make the tenori-e content available. I'm mean really, why didn't you just add it as an upgrade in one whole product? Just smile and it will be all better, right?( wink, wink)

Wonderful music making fun!

Rockson61

This is the first app for iOS that I've truly enjoyed making music with. I am a pretty serious keyboard player and the virtual version of the tenori-on has been a blast to play with despite the fact that I have access to many synthesizers. Once you wrap your head around the concept it's fairly easy to master. Two big thumbs up!!

PLZ Make it ROTATE!

Bluelectrik

I just got the app last night is it's pretty cool but I feel that for all of us trying to use this at a home studio it's pretty nonsense that the grid won't rotate, would make plugging in different devices a lot easier I hope u guys listen and update this feature soon ,it will be pretty helpful specially for those with an ipad2 and the smart cover ...

Better Documentation and ways to export, please!

DenSpin

An outstanding musical instrument and an awful lot of fun but the demo isn't helpful and the documentation is buried in a hard to find place. Not everyone is familiar with the actual instrument, so Yamaha really needs to make this easier to understand and work with. Would be great if I could export in a format GarageBand can use.

Great repro

lttlrck

But I get a notification every time I start it saying it is no recognized by Game Center Would love a darker background.

Very Very Difficult. No Export

Appitap

Let's talk about how difficult this is. One word explains it all. Difficult. It is very hard to understand and find things in the menu, and finding the documentation is a matter of stumbling upon it accidentally. And, there seem to be this trend going around with some developers that release very expensive apps like these. The tend is, the more expensive the app is, the less option you have to export your finished work or no option at all. 1. Music Studio - $15.00 Wi-Fi, iTunes 2. NanoStudio - $15.00 SoundCloud, NanoSync for PC 3. BeatMaker 2 - $20.00 SoundCloud, Wi-Fi (Doesn't work) 4. FL Studio - $15.00 iTunes, FL Studio Desktop 5. TNR-i - US $20.00 Nothing. You can only play. Non of these gives you the option to email you files. I have all 5 of these and I am only able to get my work off FL Studio and Music Studio. I regret buying these. You are most likely to get the option to email your final work from a less expensive app that gets the work done. For example. 1. SoundGrid Live! $3.00 Email and more options 2. FunkBox Drum Machine - $3.00 Email and more options 3. FingerBeat - $5.00 Email and more options I have 3 of these and I love them. No regrets. Don't get this. It's a waste of money. I am already not using it because I have no way of exporting my songs.

So much to offer, yet much is needed

shimoda

I spent time trying to find out what I could about this app before purchasing as there is no Lite version for demo. Compared to other apps at lower prices, the tnr-i seems to fall a bit short in some ways: lack of MIDI integration, inability to export actual audio/copy/paste... However, as others have said, the app is certainly one you can play with for quite some time. If you need a meditative tool, this would go great with SynthPond. As an instrument in its own right, it is an amazing piece of work. You have lots of room to create compositions that can be played back. You can also record a song, make changes, etc, and save the recording. While this is a nice feature, Yamaha could do one better by allowing controlled playback of those performances, even more helpful would be any way to sync this app (again, we need MIDI integration here). From a support standpoint, it is disappointing to see that Yamaha doesn't have appeared to have released any video of their own, in English, or even translate Iwai's video to English. In fact, you can't find anything about this app on their US website as of today (almost two weeks swince US release). If you are serious about your iDevice music production, this could be a powerful tool. Especially if you write on the ipad and transfer the files to play on an iphone thus freeing up the iPad for other creations. I'd actually rate the app 3.5 until Yamaha adds MIDI functionailty and some way to export audio. Otherwise, a solid entry that deserves real consideration when looking for purely compositional inspiration.

Simply amazing

analoghaze

Great at ambient. Anybody who uses their iPad for making music needs this app. The bar has been set. Sounds great. Easy to use. The manual is easy to follow. Highly recommended. This is the real thing in sequencing. Fun!

Like he said + This is it, pretty much...

littlewoodg

As is said above, user voices, and all types of blocks for each block please? But however much it can now be updated, all the top tier mobile DAW apps, (and the best - 20th century - song making UIs of whatever platform) now know what 21st century song making looks like.