Palm Sounds: August 2011

Polychord Video Contest, win $500

Enter the Polychord video contest to win $500. What could be easier than that? Details here.

GrooveMaker apps sale ends today!

Last reminder. The sale ends today, August 31st, 2011.

iPads at the Apple Store

Genome Sequencer + Ms2000 + Kp3

iPads at the Apple Store

shapesynth update

You saw it in the video, Shapesynth now has a sampler!

untitled by 'dreams of my death' made with NanoStudio

untitled by dreams of my death

Pierre on painting with Android apps

Pierre posts on using a couple of paint apps on an Android tablet, and the paintings look pretty good. More at Pierre's blog.

If you're looking for information on how to send MIDI data from an Arduino ...

... to a computer, then take a look at this article from little scale, it got loads of useful stuff.

instrum3ntal: Interview with Rolf Wöhrmann

A great interview at instrum3ntal with Rolf Wöhrmann, developer of the amazing NLog Synth apps.

Ronin 802 Synthesizer - Arduino Shield

This looks like a really excellent shield for the arduino with great features.

Software Features Currently Implemented:

Modular synthesis engine
Real time reconfiguration of synthesis modules and parameters
Sound presets can be saved and loaded from Ronin GUI
Real time synthesis control from GUI via USB
Signal generators: Sine, Saw, inverse saw, Triangle, Square, Noise and Feedback
Audio input processing
Poloyphony
Various output modules: Constant playback, Mono, Stereo, Volume, Balance, PWM gating and single shot mode envelopes
Amplitude Modulation, Ring Modulation and Frequency Modulation
Supports MIDI input

Neon Indian - Step Into the World With Your PAL198X

Neon Indian - Step Into the World With Your PAL198X from Neon Indian on Vimeo.

Sample Lab 1.5 is bringing

Some great news from Sample Lab:

Testing Sample Lab 1.5 sync'ed to Finger Bassline via virtual MIDI…

JOGGING BOTTOMS by jamiedoughty made with BeatMaker 2

JOGGING BOTTOMS by jamiedoughty

6bit noise

Via Little Scale.

iSynther update

An update to this little synth app:

New notepad.
Added user´s presets.
Updated interface sliders.

iPads at the Apple Store

MEECAS 2011 Accepting Entrees

Via GetLoFi. The Midwestern Experimental Electronics Conference and Showcase looks like it might be a lot of fun.

Fakin Shadows by DJ Agent.M

Vinclaro releases patch map converter for Mac and Windows

Now that version 1.85 of Symphonix Evolution has been released, the developer has also released a patch map converter tool for Windows and Mac OSX.

You find the details and download here.

clicks not chicks by rec.koner

Symphonix Evolution 1.85 released

I meant to post this sooner, but the new version of Symphonix Evolution has been released, with a massive number of new features. You can read all about it at the developer's blog.

SAS-5A update

SAS-5A gets a good update:

CoreMIDI Support (iOS 4.3 required)
Support for CoreMIDI Compatibe Device (e.g. YAMAHA i-MX1)
iPad with iPad Camera Connect Kit Support for external MIDI input via CoreMIDI compatible USB MIDI Keyboard (e.g. AKAI MPK mini KORG ManoKEY)
Change in scanning algorithm of keyboard
The bass priority is changed to the post-sound priority at mono phonic mode

iPads at the Apple Store

HSS3i at Bleep Labs

16 Audio & video modes + 8 video only modes.
RCA, S-video, and VGA video out.
Audio, IR, and trigger input as well as trigger out. IR with Handmade Music Austin or Gieskes devices,
hook it up to a modular via trigger or use the audio input to control the sounds and video of the HSS3i.
Analog low-pass filter controlled via photocell.
MIDI input controls device perameters.
Optional circuit bent video device for even more visual insanity.

HIPPOS DIRTY PROTEST by jamiedoughty made with BeatMaker 2

HIPPOS DIRTY PROTEST by jamiedoughty

Want to run iOS apps on your Android? Back this

Here's a very ambitious Kickstarter project that you might want to back.

Making Griffin Stompbox supporting CoreMIDI on jailbroken iOS devices

Description:
I wrote an jailbroken app to enable CoreMIDI CC messages sent by stomping on Griffin Stompbox. MIDI Monitor app is used to monitor the messages sent from the virtual source of my app.