Soooo close – ILRemote Review

Update: App hasn’t been updated in over 3 years which is frustrating. The good: This is such an awesome concept, and getting it connected without needing extra software or configuration (like TouchOSC bridge for example) is so convenient. Works well on Mac and PC devices, and real-time control has no problems. I probably wouldn’t use it live, but I wouldn’t use any sort of WiFi controller live for that matter. I’ve hopped over to friends studios with just my laptop and phone and had a great, functional, and convenient DAW and controller setup for a session in seconds. I generally like to have a very basic midi controller with toggles and faders / knobs, this saves me from having to buy/carry around extra hardware for that. Also, it’s free. The bad: Unfortunately when trying to edit the layouts or create new layouts, this app loves to crash. It would be really nice if there were a way to create a default layout on my computer and send it over instead, or if the editor in app didn’t crash so regularly. It would also be nice if they implemented iCloud storage to save the layouts you’ve made for syncing between devices. There’s also a few graphical bugs and things don’t always “snap” when trying to resize in the editor. In general, editing layouts needs a ton of work, but I get that IL makes an awesome and very affordable DAW that probably requires way more real-time attention from their coders than this does. With just a bit of time and effort this could easily be a feature that would completely set IL apart.
Review by Chaosmouse on ILRemote.