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OH! Yes, you are correct. Tempo always defaults to 110 and doesn’t do the same thing the “recording style” choice does. Would be cool if it did, though. I’m usually recording melody ideas and as I don’t know what scale I’m humming (music theory dunce), so, I never set the key. :)

One thing I thought was wild was that Music Memos records the tempo you’re playing at as you play. And if you change up the tempo, it changes up what it captures. If you take a recording from Music Memos and put it in GarageBand, GarageBand adheres to the variable tempo that’s captured in Music Memos! I assumed that, with that type of compatibility already built in, getting it in GarageBand was the next logical step, but I guess not. Or at least not yet. :)
I actually didn’t know MM can do variable tempo (and key?) detection. Never needed to do that so far, but pretty cool. Yeah it would seem like GB should be able to take on any features MM has, and actually if Voice Memos is replacing MM, I wouldn’t mind if all the tempo/key detection and ability to adjust chords was moved over to GB, and VM is just for quick capture. But so far at least in recent versions of iOS/ipadOS (I’m on 17.5), there doesn’t seem to be any integration between VM and GB. I don’t see a way to export a VM recording to GB. I really hope the new VM app can. They need to have seamless integration like MM and GB have.
Has anyone been able to try it out yet?
Also wondering how many tracks VM can layer. I have a feeling it’s just two total. Much better than one, but the more the better.
 
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The phone has mics and speakers, the speakers play music, while the mics record the voice being sung with the music, and then they filter what’s playing from what’s being recorded so you end up with a vocal track on top of the music. No Bluetooth required.
Ah so just a toy then and not the semi-serious creators' sketchpad that the original Music Memos was. Too bad.
I guess the absolutely crazy idea to delete the headphone jack was the reason that app was killed because it was unusable with bluetooth.
 
Ah so just a toy then and not the semi-serious creators' sketchpad that the original Music Memos was. Too bad.
I guess the absolutely crazy idea to delete the headphone jack was the reason that app was killed because it was unusable with bluetooth.
I think you’re confused. First of all, Music Memos doesn’t even have layered audio recording. Plus even if it did, how would having the option of being able to layer recording without headphones make it more of a toy in comparison? It only makes it MUCH more useful as a quick idea capture tool.

However, as far as I know Voice Memos does lack other crucial features that Music Memos has, such as tempo/chord detection and integration with GarageBand.
 
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Ah so just a toy then and not the semi-serious creators' sketchpad that the original Music Memos was. Too bad.
I guess the absolutely crazy idea to delete the headphone jack was the reason that app was killed because it was unusable with bluetooth.
It’s as much of a sketchpad as Music Memos because neither required wired or wireless headphones to work, and it still worked with any wired or wireless mic anyone wants to use. MM was just recording. If you wanted to play over it, you’d have to take the audio into some other app that offers recording while playing back.
 
I think you’re confused. First of all, Music Memos doesn’t even have layered audio recording. Plus even if it did, how would having the option of being able to layer recording without headphones make it more of a toy in comparison? It only makes it MUCH more useful as a quick idea capture tool.

However, as far as I know Voice Memos does lack other crucial features that Music Memos has, such as tempo/chord detection and integration with GarageBand.
Pretty sure I used to multitrack with it, only two tracks mind you. Maybe I'm wrong.
 
Pretty sure I used to multitrack with it, only two tracks mind you. Maybe I'm wrong.
I’ve been using MM since it was released and it’s never had multi track. All it can do is auto-generate drums and bassline, but you can only record one track. So you’re probably either thinking of that or mixing MM up with Garageband.
 
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Not at the same level as feature releases the Pixel phones get. Not even close.
Other phones are irrelevant to this conversation. You said, “Rarely do they (Apple) add functionality to older devices once new models launch” implying that new software features are mostly reserved only for new devices, which is plainly incorrect.
 
The new feature marks a notable advancement in mobile audio recording, but it appears it will be unavailable for older iPhones or the standard iPhone 16
And from what heard from source at Apple this is in fact hardware limitation.

This feature requires the new neural engine in order to work and older A series chip and standard A18 chip does not have enough neural engine power to make this work.

(I just finally watched Apple event and catching up on Apple news after avoiding it for three months so apologies for weird reply post here)
 
And from what heard from source at Apple this is in fact hardware limitation.

This feature requires the new neural engine in order to work and older A series chip and standard A18 chip does not have enough neural engine power to make this work.

(I just finally watched Apple event and catching up on Apple news after avoiding it for three months so apologies for weird reply post here)

I thought this was because of the 'studio mic's the new iPhones have vs the processor.

Looking forward to 18.2 to get this feature :)
 
How is it "seemingly" exclusive to the iPhone 16 Pro? They clearly said as much during the presentation. Only the Pro phones have the 4-mic array and the A18 Pro chip. They were very clear about that!
Glad I read this before I lit the torch. But, gotta take the pitchfork back to the barn now. At least it’s sharpened. :)
 
This seems like a core Apple strategy: introduce new software features that are dependent on new hardware capabilities. In an era when even basic smartphones and computers are more than sufficent for everyday uses, seems like an effective way to drive high-end hardware sales.
I think a good way to think about anything Apple’s doing is to consider that if someone has bought a device, yay, they gave Apple money. If that person buys another device in the future, also good for Apple. However, Apple appears to always be aiming for future users, folks that have never owned a smartphone before or have never used an iPhone before. And, are not posting in forums “I think it sucks that the phone I didn’t buy doesn’t have that feature!”

But, the above still applies to them. If they buy a new phone in the future, Apple says “thanks a bunch!” But, because they MIGHT not, Apple needs to be continually looking for ways to delight new users. In come cases they’ll be able to delight new and old alike. BUT, if there’s EVER a situation where delighting new and old come into conflict, Apple will ALWAYS lean into getting a new customer.
 
This seems like a core Apple strategy: introduce new software features that are dependent on new hardware capabilities. In an era when even basic smartphones and computers are more than sufficent for everyday uses, seems like an effective way to drive high-end hardware sales.
Yes it seems to be the new model. when these chips are as powerful as they are Apple will build features around other components that improve in new releases, mics, cameras, speakers. Your M4 chip very well can run this, but your microphone… probably not. 😉
 
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