This is the last post of 2012 from Palm Sounds. We'll be back tomorrow morning for mobile music news in 2013.
All the best, and a very Happy New Year to you all.
sinusoid update
One of the last updates of 2012. sinusoid gets some nice new features:
- New improved audio engine boost.
- Adding new wave shapes (sinusoid, square, triangle, pulse {12.5%,25%,50%,75%}).
- Adding nes like pseudo random noise, as drum option.
- Adding sample divider to bitchrusher.
- Allowing up to 16 bit wave shapes.
GrooveStep DS running under Android on a Nexus 7
A little video of me running The old DS homebrew sequencer GrooveStep app under nds4Droid on a Nexus 7. It runs surprisingly well.
Very useful post from iOS Musician on backing up to iCloud
Well worth a read to save your files and avoid the pain of all that creative work being lost.
You can read the post here.
You can read the post here.
Something to look forward to in 2013
From this comment from Alex on this post:
Ashley, i agree with you. Pixilang IDE would be cool. It is already in the list of requests for future Pixilang updates :)
Now that'll be amazing!
Ashley, i agree with you. Pixilang IDE would be cool. It is already in the list of requests for future Pixilang updates :)
Now that'll be amazing!
Final reminder: Last chance for Korg apps at 50% off
Ok, this is your last reminder! It's the last day to get the iMS-20, both iElectribes, iKaossilator, and of course the new iPolysix at 50% off. It all ends by the end of 2012 so don't leave it too late and miss out.
iPad Synth Guitar with ION All-Star Guitar
Brian's description of the video:
Just made a quick custom controller app to use ION All-Star Guitar to control iOS synth apps. Apps used: ThumbJam, Audiobus, JamUp (for delay & reverb effects), MIDI Bridge, custom controller app for All-Star Guiar (supporting velocity, aftertouch, mod wheel, pitch bending)
A huge thank you to Alex, developer of Sunvox
As I've known of Alex's work since before Sunvox, when he was making things for Palm OS and Windows Mobile it is wonderful to see how people have enjoyed his apps on iOS and on Android too now. The world of NightRadio is truly cross platform.
So a big thank you to Alex for being a part of the mobile music advent calendar this year and I hope that Sunvox and his other apps go from strength to strength in 2013.
So a big thank you to Alex for being a part of the mobile music advent calendar this year and I hope that Sunvox and his other apps go from strength to strength in 2013.
Arpeggionome Pro Demo And Review
This is a real monster of a video showing Arpeggionome Pro controlling a variety of synth apps.
A big thank you to Sonosaurus LLC
Who are the makers of ThumbJam and DrumJam too. A thank you for being part of our mobile music advent calendar this year and for being so generous with promo codes for both of these excellent apps.
Thumbjam remains as one of my all time favourite apps for iOS and just gets better and better in my opinion. Here's to a great 2013 for both apps.
Thumbjam remains as one of my all time favourite apps for iOS and just gets better and better in my opinion. Here's to a great 2013 for both apps.
A few last deals to get on the app store in 2012: Addictive microSynth 75% off
Addictive microSynth is still 75% off with the price down from $3.99 to just $0.99.
Little Pieces Of Peace by JimAward on iPolysix
A lovely piece, very melodic and gentle. Really like this one.
Extremely rare Chimera bC9 synth on eBay
It is expensive though at £300, but then it's a collector's item and there won't be any new ones of these coming out.
chimera bc9 synthersizer on eBay
(A very short video of) Monotron Emulator running under Android on Nexus 7
Not too much to say about this one really.
orbit ( progressive) by Groov2 on iPolysix
Another minimal track but again I enjoyed this one. It has a good feel to it and I like the bass sound especially.
Final Reminder - ReBirth for iPad: Last day
Don't forget that ReBirth for iPad is down to $9.99 just for the rest of this year. Or rather, today!
One final mention of Bhajis Loops for 2012
I couldn't let New Year's Eve go without mentioning one of my all time favourite apps, Bhajis Loops.
I last mentioned both Bhajis Loops and Microbe as part of my 24 apps of 2012 (although there may only have been 23). Both of these are still completely free although you can't use either of these on iOS (there is an emulator for jailbroken devices) you'd have to invest a modest sum in an old Pam Tungsten T3
Of course I secretly (although not so secretly now as I'm about to tell you all) still hold out the tiniest of hopes that Bhajis will somehow come to iOS, or even Android! But of course this won't happen.
Perhaps next year I might make some videos to convince people of the music making abilities of Bhajis. Who knows.
Finally, if you're interested, I've put out a couple of unfinished collections of pieces which were both made using Bhajis which you can find on Bandcamp if you're interested. But I still maintain that Bhajis is one of the best ever mobile music applications. iOS is getting close, but it isn't quite there as yet in some ways.
Last day of Korg's 50% off sale
It's the last day to get the iMS-20, both iElectribes, iKaossilator, and of course the new iPolysix at 50% off. It all ends by the end of 2012 so don't leave it too late and miss out.
Last day of IKM sale
Only two more days of the IK Multimedia sale to go. This includes apps and IAPs for up to 50% off. Their sale will end as soon as 2013 begins, so if you wanted to get something from them a bit cheaper don't miss the deadline.
Welcome to the last day of 2012
Well what an amazing year's been for mobile music, ending up with Audiobus. So what's been the most important thing in mobile for you?
Audiobus coming to Figure (soon-ish)
@nathannice Yay! No spoilers! ;-) But yeah, Audiobus is likely to happen quite soon.
— Kalle Paulsson (@kallepa) December 29, 2012
AmpKit deals good until the 2nd of Jan
Don't forget, there's AmpKit on the Mac App store too.
Looking for a recommendation for a Ukulele app
As I've not had a Ukulele before I've not had to look for a handy app for tuning, chords etc, so if anyone can recommend one that would be great.
MIDI Pattern Sequencer submitted to the app store
Just got to wait for it to get approved now! No idea on pricing as yet though. When I know I'll post about it.
Droneo gets on the Audiobus
Another app adopts Audiobus. This time Droneo from Henry Lowengard, maker of a number of fine iOS music making applications.
"Droneo is a synthesizer which drones with various timbres and precise intonations that blur the distinction between tones, timbres and chords."
It's certainly an interesting app and one of the more unusual apps to be added to the Audiobus stable. Personally, I hope to see a lot more like it in 2013.
"Droneo is a synthesizer which drones with various timbres and precise intonations that blur the distinction between tones, timbres and chords."
It's certainly an interesting app and one of the more unusual apps to be added to the Audiobus stable. Personally, I hope to see a lot more like it in 2013.
Bits and Pieces from Ugo Capeto
If you like your music on the DS side then have a listen to this set of reworked pieces from Ugo Capeto who's been making DS music for quite some time now.
Last 2 days of Korg 50% off sale
It's the last couple days to get the iMS-20, both iElectribes, iKaossilator, and the new iPolysix at 50% off. It all ends by the end of 2012 so don't leave it too late and miss out ok.
KORG M01 + Stylophone, and MicroSynth - The Swallow / BakaOscillator
Description:
Composed By BakaOscillator.
Use, KORG M01, Stylophone, Electro Harmonix MicroSynthesizer BOSS NF-1.
Well that's some great Stylophone work if nothing else!
ReBirth for iPad: 2 days left
Don't forget that ReBirth for iPad is down to $9.99 for another two days until the end of the year.
IKM Sale has 2 days left to go
Only two more days of the IK Multimedia sale to go. This includes apps and IAPs for up to 50% off. Their sale will end as soon as 2013 begins, so if you wanted to get something from them a bit cheaper don't miss the deadline.
What I need is something like ViziBasic for PixiLang
Wouldn't that be awesome? If you're wondering what on earth I'm talking about then don't worry. I'm not going mad.
ViziBasic was (is) a visual editor for a BASIC language for the Palm OS. It let you create apps for Palm OS on the device, including compiling them. So wouldn't it be amazing if you could have something like that for iOS or probably more likely for Android that could be used with PixiLang which has some awesome sound generating possibilities.
Just a thought. Alex, if you're reading this, what do you think?
ViziBasic was (is) a visual editor for a BASIC language for the Palm OS. It let you create apps for Palm OS on the device, including compiling them. So wouldn't it be amazing if you could have something like that for iOS or probably more likely for Android that could be used with PixiLang which has some awesome sound generating possibilities.
Just a thought. Alex, if you're reading this, what do you think?
A little reminder for developers
Take a quick look at the developers page, it might be useful to you.
A big thank you to Oliver Wittchow, developer of Nanoloop
A big thank you to Oliver Wittchow who's Nanoloop for iOS and for Android was on sale as part of our mobile music advent calendar. It's an excellent application and a truly cross platform one as well.
So a big thanks to Oliver Wittchow. May Nanoloop got from strength to strength in 2013.
So a big thanks to Oliver Wittchow. May Nanoloop got from strength to strength in 2013.
The Lemur and the Shruthi-1 (sounds)
Some of the sounds from recent sessions with Lemur and the Shruthi-1.
The Casio VL5
I saw this over at Matrixsynth and thought I'd take a look, but it's really expensive so I didn't bother. But take a look.
Caelestis arrives for your iPad and it's free
Caelestis is a unique, sample based generative music app that creates sounds with bouncing balls. Three shapes on the screen are used as 'rooms' that contain a sound. Different coloured balls can be thrown around inside these rooms, generating notes when one collides with a side. Using different combinations of balls and sounds, all kinds of beautiful performances can be achieved.
Features:
- Three rooms, with up to three balls at one time per room.
- Each room can be spun around to change the path of the balls inside.
- Balls added and removed easily by dragging or tapping in the middle of each room.
- Four different ball colours.
- Speed control for the balls.
- Pitch control using the built in keyboard, octave control using the different coloured balls.
- Delay and Reverb FX.
- A mixer unit, allowing volume and FX control over each room.
- 30 presets in three categories: Tuned, Abstract and Percussive.
- Import your own samples into the app via Audio Paste. Audio can be re-pitched by up to 12 semitones. Please note that only WAV and MP3 are supported formats.
- Record your performances and export them via Audio Copy
- Please note that Audio Copy and Paste is only available after a paid upgrade.
OP-1 EP by thewholeheart: woods walking
From the OhPeeWon forum:
Wanted to share a short 5 song freak-folk experiment using only the OP-1 4 track. The songs are very improvisational and are meant to explore the immediacy and playfulness of the OP-1. It's a free download and will be available for a limited time as I will take them off my sound cloud in a week. :)
Not really indicative of OP-1 stuff, but interesting to think that this was made on the OP-1.
Make's best Arduino projects of 2012
Make's best Arduino projects of 2012. I thought I'd post it as there are a couple of musical items in there.
Rediscovering the SS25: Nanostudio
I'm always amazed at just how good NanoStudio is. In the process of rediscovering the SS25 I fired up Nanostudio and was amazed to find how responsive it was in the SS25.
