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Gauss Field Looper

Gauss Field Looper

Bram Bos
Released: 2020-11-13
© (c) 2020-2021, Bram Bos + Hainbach
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£6.990%
Version 2.0
4+
Download on the App Store
£6.990%
Version 2.0
4+
Download on the App Store
Released: 2020-11-13
© (c) 2020-2021, Bram Bos + Hainbach

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Description

Co-designed with Berlin-based electronic musician Hainbach, Gauss brings the oldschool tape-looping art form to mobile devices. This creative field looper works both standalone and as an Audio Unit effect plugin and puts the possibilities of using looped tapes in your hands. Without the need for scissors.
Like real tape loops Gauss takes you off the grid of your DAW: you can adjust tape speed and direction, even during recording. The flow of your loops will drift organically as the tape follows its own cyclical timeline. 
Use overdub, or even multiple instances of the Audio Unit plugin, to create multi-layered ever changing sonic palettes.
We want this app to be a celebration of digital audio technology, so when audio quality is degraded it will do so in a pleasingly crunchy digital way. For example, recording on low tape speeds will give you longer recording time, but at the cost (or pleasure) of a distinctively lower recording quality. So Gauss mimics the behaviour - not the sound - of magnetic tape.
Set the length of the tape, record and overdub your audio, play around with tape speeds; Gauss captures the essence of two ends of tape stuck together in all its unsynchronised, free-running glory. There's even a unique built-in 4-step polyrhythmic sequencer for sequencing tape-speed changes.
- designed as a standalone field recorder and an Audio Unit effect plugin (AUv3) in one package
- universal app: plugin and standalone work on all iDevices, iOS11 and higher
- variable tape speed; seamlessly change direction and speed during playback or recording
- 4-step sequencer lets you trigger (polyrhythmic) tape-speed changes in sync with your host tempo
- variable inertia for the tape drive motors (from instant to very slow speed changes)
- built-in multi-mode filter with LFO modulation
- delay effect with optional host-sync mode
- “1989” mode uses a special 8 bit/11KHz tape head for a last-century vintage digital sound
- 45 seconds maximum loop size at 1x speed, proportionally longer at lower speeds (.e.g 90 seconds at half speed, etc.)
- overdub at any speed or tape direction
- plugin supports global cross-host preset handling (requires iOS13+, compatible AUv3 host)
Find the user manual at ruismaker.com

What's New in Version 2.0

Major update for your favourite field looper:
- import of audio files (WAV, mp3, AIFF, M4A, ...)
- louder playback in standalone (use headphones to avoid feedback!)
- smaller save files; ~50% space saving
- visual UI update (bigger touch strip, less clutter, ... )
- standalone UI now handles both notch and dynamic island
- performance improvements and minor bugfixes

Seller

Name

Bram Bos

URL

http://ruismaker.com

Information

Developer

Categories

Version

2.0

Size

18 MB

Game Center

No

VPP Device Licensing

Yes

Rating

Rated: 4+

Compatibility

iOS 11.0 or later

Devices

iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone SE (3rd generation), iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro, iPad Pro (Cellular), iPad Pro (9.7-inch), iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (Cellular), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (10.5-inch), iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (11-inch), iPad Pro (11-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air, iPad Air (Cellular), iPad Air 2, iPad Air 2 (Cellular), iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini Retina, iPad mini Retina (Cellular), iPad mini 3, iPad mini 3 (Cellular), iPad mini 4, iPad mini 4 (Cellular), iPad mini (5th Generation), iPad mini (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (7th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi), iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi + Cellular), iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (9th Generation), iPad (9th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (6th Generation), iPad mini (6th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (5th generation), iPad Air (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (10th generation), iPad (10th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPod touch (6th Generation), iPod touch (7th generation)

Languages

English

App Store: Customer Ratings

Ratings & Reviews

4.8 of 5 (38 Ratings)

App Store: Customer Reviews

2023-04-24

Lacking AU3 save and export

Gauss is an endlessly fascinating app. Wonderful for ambient composition, and sound track effects, but also capable of adding uniquely twisted sound to more melodic works. With a little awkward effort. Sadly, when placed in an FX slot under AUM for recording, there is no audio threshold setting and no way to save or export anything recorded. Other apps that occupy the AUM FX slot, such as the vastly more complex Loopy Pro, can record and export with ease. So why not Gauss?
TheWightGuy
Version 2.0
2021-06-17

Almost Perfect…

As huge fan of music concrete and Eno’s early tape loop experiments I naturally gravitated towards this potentially amazing plugin, I say potentially because as of now, there’s no saving the buffer contents to Apple Files. (Plug-in mode)
I would easily give this full stars if an update adds buffer saving!
forgemasters
2021-01-29

Dusting off my tape machine

Really great for creating atmospherics. Has a lovely feel-takes me back to the days working with tape. It’s inspired me to get the old tape machine out too!
One thing I’d love - or maybe it is possible already - is to have fine adjustments for the tape loop section. The pitch/reverse don’t always increment in single digits, so slowing or speeding up to adjust the pitch to fit with my out of tune piano can be tricky!
And if I’m being picky-would love to have the app fill the screen more to allow for bigger controls.
A very useful and detailed app though. Keep up the great work!
opencreative
Version 1.0
2020-12-31

Happy customer

Bought a field recorder for iPhone which does make a difference in clarity if that’s what you want. Made some great dub techno style sounds. Very quick to make. All ready got 100’s of interesting sounds. Thanks a bunch it was just what I needed to give me the motivation to go on long walks.
ricardovillalobos
Version 1.1.1
2020-11-29

Brilliant

Just brilliant fun and easy to use and inspiring. Just the best.
iklooshar
Version 1.1.2
2020-11-24

Love it

This is a great app though I agree with soniquest that a cut and splice feature would be a worthy addition. Another thing I would really like is for the loop to last much longer; several minutes rather than seconds.
The laughing policeman
2020-11-20

Great actually

Sorry! This is actually brilliant. I hated it, now I love it. Where are the factory/user presets in AU?
MrGoozy
2020-11-17

Creative looper

To the person that said the sonic quality is high fidelity - try recording a simple sine or triangle wave then look at a spectrum analyser (but you can also hear it). The plugin is adding distortion by default. Slow the loops down and you get a lot of artifacting. This is not a clean looper but it’s clear that it was designed that way. Functionally it’s nice to use and you can get some interesting rhythms with the sequencer.
When you press stop on the record button it sets that as the length of the loop which is nice but as you can’t do this with overdub so any sustaining sound gets cut off so not so useful.
When sync is enabled, in AUM it produces a click at the end of the loop (tested it with long pad sound), turn sync off and the loop plays cleanly.
mbt101
2020-11-16

Where are the controls?

I have two logos, tempo arrows, a preset menu and some loop import options lower left.... and that’s it. There’s a big empty space in the middle.
Yes it’s started working correctly now and I’ve been enjoying it all day. Another brilliant unique instrument from BB. (And HAINBACH also)
sagnier
2020-11-15

Truly inspirational.

For me one of the best iOS apps for years. An amazing take on a pretty dried up genre. The triggered loops can be as funky as hell and slow multi-directional loops subtle and mesmerising.
Wonderful.
agarman
2020-11-14

A work of art

This is an astoundingly good app . Firstly the sonic quality of the loops it produces are for some reason, I don’t understand , rich in fidelity ...they sound tremendously good.
It is also a very versatile sound shaping tool , so probably it will become an essential in many IOS musicians goto apps.
Best Limbic 🦄🎶🎩👏👏🙏
Nuggins
2020-11-14

Loops of soup madness

This is one of the most original loopers I have ever discovered. Imagine a tape loop of 10 machine straped around a block of flats and thats just a start point. If you love soundscapes this is for you. Equally if you are a dancehead then this offers new ryhmic possibilities.
Toastedghost
2020-11-14

Fun creative app

Bram Bos is a great developer so I was excited to see this collaboration with Hainbach. I’m loving this so far. There’s two things I might put on my wish list (quite unreasonably, given this is already pretty perfect)
1) It would be really cool to be able to cut a section from the tape loop and stick the rest back together. A virtual craft knife and glue please :)
2) Maybe some input compression. For field recording you can get an overwhelmingly loud environmental noise that unbalances all the nice other stuff you’ve recorded, perhaps some way of smoothing that out would be nice.
soniquest
2020-11-14

Instant buy. So good get it!!

This is an amazingly expressive app
Straight to the top of my list
Well done guys
Brian Rice
2020-11-14

Great!

Very contemporary looper conceptually. Sounds beautiful. So far we can’t export loops to Files folder from AU though, so currently loops are locked inside the plugin. Hopefully this gets addressed then it’ll be a lot more useful and a 5 star app.
Mmmmaybe