Pepp ... it's universal, it's free, and it has arrived!

I was only talking about this just the other day, and now it's here.

Pepp opens up the joy of electronic music making to everyone. Thanks to an intelligent rythm and harmony engine, no musical knowledge is needed. Pepp is immediate, intuitive and vastly musical by nature.

Make electronic music like there's nothing to it! Pepp is very easy to use yet it can produce a vast range of sounds. Forget about boring factory sounds. Come up with your own mindbending loops in no time, store them in memory slots, mix them live and jam with your friends. Tweak all parameters to the extreme without destroying your original loops.

This twisted groovebox/arpeggiator/synthesizer lets you quickly forge original electronic music using sixteen sliders and a sixteen step sequencer. Instantly save and recall your ideas without missing a beat. With 160 memory slots you're not likely to run out of storage.

Pepp can also be synced via MIDI, played live from a MIDI keyboard or sequenced from your favorite DAW. Naturally, all sliders can be mapped to midi controllers. Pepp is also integrated with Audiobus so you can use it with all of your audiobus compatible apps!

Features at a glance

• Ten synth oscillators
• Five drum oscillators
• FM-synthesis
• Audiobus
• MIDI Clock in
• MIDI in (Notes and CC)
• MIDI Latch/Gate
• Intelligent arpeggiator
• Advanced rythm engine
• Lo-/Hi-pass Filter w/ Resonance
• Delay
• Samle and hold
• Instant resample/reloop
• Detune
• Portamento
• Reverb
• Gain
• Glissando
• Master octave +-2
• Tempo multiplier

Oscillator types

• Sine
• Square
• Sawtooth
• Triangle
• Wavetable
• Noise

Some key features are disabled in this FREE version of Pepp. The full version of Pepp can be unlocked from within the app by using in-app purchase.

UNLOCK NOW AT THE INTRODUCTORY PRICE of £3.99

midimux (universal) arrives

midimux talks MIDI to your Mac - using the standard usb to lightning or 30 pin cable.
Finally.

With midimux, you are no longer forced to rely on wifi-packets or external hardware to communicate MIDI data between a Mac and an iOS Device.
It seamlessly integrates your iPad/iPhone into your studio. worry-free, reliable and at an ultra low-latency.
And it works with all apps that speak MIDI.

midimux lets you..

• control iOS apps with hardware controllers that are connected to your Mac.
• sequence and play iOS apps using a DAW running on your Mac.
• control Mac applications or hardware connected to it, using Lemur, TouchOSC or any other app that uses MIDI.
• use iOS apps to play and sequence hardware instruments that are connected to your Mac.
• create virtual MIDI ports on the iPad/iPhone that can be mirrored to the Mac or other iDevices.
• connect more than one iOS device to the Mac - and send MIDI data between them.

all this wired - via the simple usb to lightning/30 pin cable.

In short: midimux creates virtual copies of MIDI devices connected to the other si.

In long: If you have a MIDI device connected to your Mac, midimux will create a copy of it on the iDevice - and thus allowing other apps to talk to it directly. Any byte of MIDI received by the MIDI device on the Mac will be piped to and received on the virtual copy of that device on the iOS device - and is then usable by its apps.
Data sent out by apps to the virtual copy on the iOS device will be piped back via usb, and then sent to the real device on the Mac.

The same is true the other way around. If an app creates a virtual MIDI port (e.G. Animoog), midimux will create a copy of that port on the Mac, naming it 'Animoog @ iPad'.

If an app does not create a virtual MIDI port, midimux always gives the possibility to create virtual ports manually. these can then be used by any apps on any of the iOS devices to pipe data to the Mac. or other iDevices. or both. and back. at the same time ;)

Features:

• Creates Mirrors of all MIDI devices that are connected to the computer on the connected iOS devices.
• Creates Mirrors of all MIDI devices that are connected to the iOS devices on the Mac.
• Lets you create custom virtual Ports that can be used by both sides of the connection to communicate.
• does it all via a wired usb connection - using the standard charge & sync cable.
• works on all iDevices from iOS 5.

*** midimux currently only works with Mac ***

To work, a lightweight server app has to be installed on the Mac.
Download it from here: http://www.midimux.com -
Or find it in this apps documents folder via iTunes file sharing.

midimux costs $9.99

Sad new ... Tod Dockstader has passed away

Really sad to hear that Tod has passed on. Justin Brierly posted this on his page "Unlocking Dockstader"

What a sad day indeed, especially after yesterday's sad news.

QOTD: What sound would you love to re-create?

Not everyone wants to recreate a particular sound but it can be a good way to start to craft something or it can be a good way to learn how to use an app or instrument. So what's the sound that you're looking to recreate at the moment, or that's eluded you so far?

Back in 2008: An Interview with miniMusic

Strange to look back at this interview with Chad from miniMusic in 2008. Things have changed a lot, but it still makes for interesting reading from today's perspective. You can read the original post here.

MC Studio (Universal) arrives

MC Studio is a powerful digital multichannel real-time audio monitoring and analyzing toolbox for your iPad or iPhone, including an analyzer, oscilloscope, goniometer and a full scale level meter. It displays signals from the internal microphones as well as the 3.5 mm audio jack. In combination with an external multichannel USB-audio-interface it is capable of displaying even up to 8 channels simultaneously.

MC Studio also fully supports Audiobus and Inter-App Audio!

App features:

• analyzer, oscilloscope, goniometer and level meter separately or simultaneously useable
• real-time data of up to 8 channels (per source)
• save and load records in separate workspace
• compatible with external USB-audio-interfaces (e.g. Alesis, RME Fireface) and stereo microphones (e.g. TASCAM, Røde)
• add additional sources via Audiobus or Inter-App Audio
• select channels of sources
• select built-in microphones and polar patterns
• manual and automated calibration routine
• source display modes: separate channels, combined, sum
• languages: English, Deutsch, Русский

Analyzer features:

• band filter mode: octaves, thirds, semitones
• FFT mode: 10 - 22000 Hz frequency range
• block sizes: 46ms - 1.5s
• windowing of input signals
• real-time peak display
• pinch zoom and cursor magnifier

Oscilloscope features:

• real-time peak display and peak-to-peak measurement
• automatic trigger mode
• pinch zoom and cursor magnifier

Goniometer features:

• select channels for X- and Y-axis
• automatic trigger mode
• pinch zoom and cursor magnifier

Level meter features:

• response time modes: impulse, fast, slow
• peak indication

MC Studio costs $14.99 on the app store

Oh yes, this is coming, and I'm really looking forward to it

GuitarCapo+ Played on iPhone (video)

Apple event coming on the 9th

So Apple have announced an event on the 9th of March. "Spring Forward", as the event is titled, could be about the Apple Watch, or it could be iPad news or something else entirely.

To be honest I'm not even sure what I'd be looking forward to it.

PhonoPaper: playing the cat (video)

Video Interview with Johan Sundhage Swedish app developer [with subtitles]

AlphaSphere me arrives on Indiegogo ...

Having played with the 'big brother' of the AlphaSphere me I can thoroughly recommend it. So I'm eyeing this one very closely ...

Toto - Child's Anthem - iPad drum & GarageBand & C.24×2 (video)

What's your workflow?

Everyone has a different workflow and a different way of working and getting the sounds you want. So what's yours? How about sharing it and explaining why it works for you? Just get in touch (check the 'about' page) and tell me all about your workflow.

What's your app of the week?

What's the app that's been most useful or the most inspiring this week? Or maybe just the app that's been your work horse for the last few days. Tell me which one it is and why.

Borderlands Granular news ...

automated, queued,+actively recording parameters...(from a set of possible screenshots for the updated store content) pic.twitter.com/o4NFgwJ8TA

— Borderlands Granular (@BorderlandsiPad) February 26, 2015

DMT 221: Snapchat, Apple Editorial, MTV Apps, YouTube & Brands, UK Music (video)

QOTD: Where do you make music most of the time?

We all have our favourite places, so what's your favourite place for making music most of the time, and why is it?

What's you fav app and what do you want from it?

So, which app is keeping you busy right now and what would you really like to see it get updated with? What's the feature you really want to see? Comment it in and here.

Hard to find on eBay, a Bleep Labs DAM-FUNKS DAM DRUM ...

About this item  on eBay ...


"DAM-FUNKS DAM DRUM that came out in a VERY limited quantity of 100! in 2013
They sold out in less than a day!
4 unique sounds curated by DAM himself for BLEEP LABS signature drum machine
and stones throw have etched there name to the back and given it a choice FLIGHT CASE!

This is the second generation to the 3 in total series
Ive used it sparingly and its great fun!
in need of money to fix other equipment of mine,otherwise id have kept it for ever!
it comes with instructions,and unfortunately i can't send it with the battery because of royal mail but it runs from a simple 9V battery which aren't hard to find…"

DAM FUNK-DAM DRUM-BLEEP LABS-STONES THROW on eBay

EMDS Mk IV Synthesiser on Etsy

EMDS Mk IV Synthesiser on Etsy

The EMDS Mk IV is a small synth that makes a big noise, it's made from a combination of jarrah and huon pine and finished using natural wood oils.

Main controls:
Pitch: the pitch control allows you to make, 127 tones and 127 white noise variations.

Modulation: The mod control sets the speed each sound is played, from about 1 second to insane.

The output is via a 3.5mm stereo socket which can be plugged into earphones, a computer sound card, mixer or amplifier.

I hope that gives you a basic idea about how the EMDS works, if you have any questions please feel free to convo me.

EMDS Mk IV Synthesiser on Etsy

SoundCloud group of the week is the Nanoloop (iOS) group

QOTD: What was the app that you were looking forward to most but failed to deliver?

Some apps look amazing when you first hear about them or even when you first fire them up but then fail to deliver on your expectations. Which app (or apps) did that for you, and more importantly, why?

Loopseque, it's not over, and that's great

Loopseque has been a long time favourite of mine. From its earliest incarnation I've thought that it was truly a triumph of design and simplicity whilst providing an excellent array of options for making music. So I was really glad to see it get an update, however small. And it is a small update. All that they developer has done is make it 64-bit ready. Well that's good isn't it?

Yes, in fact, a resounding yes. Why? Well you may ask. From my perspective it just means that this app is still alive and the developer is still interested in it. That's good news, because I certainly am still interested in it. I like this app so much that in 2013 I used it in our workshops for SoundLab and we even took it to the Royal Festival Hall in London and used it as part of the SoundLab set up for our club night. It was a massive success, and so it should be.

So this is good news. I've no idea what comes next for Loopseque, but I sincerely hope it keeps going as it's a great app for making music irrespective of your level of ability, and that's not something that's easy to achieve in software development.

Here's to more Loopseque!

TouchOSC updated to version 1.9.4, the first update in over a year

It's great to see this veteran iOS app get new features after quite a wait. Here's what's new:

• Added support for MIDI System Exclusive messages
• Added support for sending keystrokes and keystroke-combinations (via TouchOSC Bridge)
• Added "Invert" option to Push control "Y position velocity" feature
• Miscellaneous minor bug-fixes and stability improvements

Please also upgrade to the latest versions of TouchOSC Editor and TouchOSC Bridge at http://hexler.net/touchosc#downloads

Groove Machine Mobile Demo and Tutorial for iPad (video)

QOTD: Do you run more than one OS?

I know that some people use both iOS and Android, and of course some people (you can guess who) also still run things like Windows Mobile and even Palm OS! So do you run more than one OS, and if you do, why and which?

So Apple buys Camel ... What next?

I saw this over at MatrixSynth, and he got it from MacRumors. Interesting development. We all were sad to see Camel go, but what will Apple do with it, and, more to the point, what of Alchemy mobile? I guess we'll just have to wait to see how this develops.

My hope is that they'll bring it back and do something amazing with it in iOS, but I'm not going to hold my breath for that.

Groove Machine Mobile | Getting Started Tutorial (video)

Groove Machine Mobile | Demo - Android, iOS & WIndows (video)

7 Minutes with an Ipad Synth - zMors Modular (video)

Nature - Oscillator. Live #4 (video)

Nature - Oscillator. Live #3 (video)

Synth Lead: Korg MS-20 Mini Vs iMS-20 For iPad (video)

Video description:

The Korg MS-20 mini is an analog synth, the reincarnation of the classic MS-20. The iMS-20 is the iPad version of the same machine.

If you just try to use the same settings on both, the first thought will be "The iMS-20 simply can't sound like the real thing". But in fact, they have different behavior for the same settings on the filter and envelope modules. Don't expect to make the same sounds using the same settings on both!

With some work and listening carefully you can make the iPad app to sound much closer than before.

Here is another example, now using the filter with resonance and a big release time.

Patch images for MS-20 mini and iMS-20 for iPad: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/13574893/MS-20%20mini%20and%20iMS-20%20Lead%20Patch.jpg

Check my first video: http://youtu.be/MQJmdwwbAzg

iMS-20 For iPad:

iPad - Make a film with iPad (video)

Video description:

“Every scene is a lesson. Every shot is a school. Let the learning continue.”
— Martin Scorsese

iPad is the ultimate tool for independent filmmakers. Learn how the students of Los Angeles County High School for the Arts relied on iPad to create films in a matter of days.

QOTD: What desktop apps do you think should be turned into mobile apps?

There's plenty of desktop apps that have already made the jump to mobile, but let's face it that's just the tip of the iceberg. So which desktop apps would you like to see make the move over to mobile?

Let's Play with SoundScaper (video)

Cubasis FX Pack One and Two Full Demo for iPad (video)

Groove Machine Mobile arrives from Image Line ...

Something new from Image Line! Here's the details ...

Create professional sounding music in just minutes. Or perhaps you just want to lay down a percussion track and play keyboards over the top, you can do that too.

About Groove Machine Mobile ....

Synthesizer: Load from the extensive library of bass, keys, lead, pad, sfx and synth sounds. The flexible dual-oscillator, wave-shape driven, design with filters, 3 envelopes and LFO architecture will ensure you can create fresh and unique sounds for years to come. Listen to the presets and you will know how powerful the Groove Machine Mobiles synths are.

Sample Player: Choose from over 20 multi-sampled instruments covering Piano, strings, organ, bass, guitar, flute, harp and more.

Drums & percussion: Punch out a beat on the 10 drum pads. The velocity-through-position feature will allow you to play with feeling to get the right groove. Layer two samples per-pad for complex sample mash-ups. A comprehensive library of percussion samples is included covering kicks, snares, toms, hats, cymbals, sfx and more.

Keyboards: Take control over the synthesizers with Groove Machine Mobiles two-tier touch keyboard, perfect for playing chords and melodies. The visual feedback will even help you to learn to play music just by watching the existing projects play.

Effects: A wide array of modern and classic effects are available including a Bit Crusher (for lo-fi gritty sounds), Flanger & Phaser (to create complex stereo washes and spacey effects), Filters (low, high pass & vowel-voice simulation), Delay (echoes), Reverb (to simulate the sound of large halls through to tight spaces), Panning (so you can spread your sounds across your speakers) and Ring modulation (creating screaming-feedback type sounds).

Sequencing: After recording a performance Groove Machine Mobile's touch-optimized easy editing features make it a breeze. You can edit in all the musical parts from scratch here too. The Piano-roll allows note entry and step-entry for percussion tracks. Finally, record and edit the movement of almost any knob or control with the Automation editor.

Online manual: http://www.image-line.com/support/GMMobileHelp/

Groove Machine Mobile costs $9.99 on the app store ...

CZ App for iPad 1.0.3 arrives

Here's what's new in CZ App for iPad:

• Sustain point will be drawn by the dotted line
• Optimized preset sounds
• Stability improvements and bug fixes
• MIDI IN messages change keyboard view ON and OFF state

Samsung Soundcamp: Android Music Apps With Low Latency on Galaxy Note 3 (video)

Video description:

"Here is my Galaxy Note 3 running the new Android Lollipop with Soundcamp app and Samsung Professional Audio technology. It is the first time I can use the Note 3 for making music with really low latency! Soundcamp is a free mobile DAW available on GALAXY apps Store. Up to now, it is compatible with Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Edge and Galaxy Note 3/ Galaxy S5 running the new Android Lollipop. It supports MIDI controllers and third party apps which work like plugins."

TubeSynth on the bus

TubeSynth is now on the bus. Version 1.3 brings Audiobus support and also precise frequency input with text field.

SynthMaster Player for iOS / iPAD - Product Review (video)

Audreio 1.1 improves lots, adds a little new functionality

Here's what's new in Audreio 1.1

UI

• Swiping right now clears the status area text

Functionality

• Improved streaming performance
• Better latency handling

Fixes

• Fixed crash when tapping the "share" button on an iPad
• Fixed intermittent bug which sometimes caused connection to fail
• Fixed rare crash when exiting the app
• Fixed empty tooltip bubble when tapping empty status window

DMT 220: Future of Copyright Pt. 2, Zane Lowe, Songwriters, Pandora, Vessel, Abbey Road (video)

BeatHawk 1.0.2 arrives

Here's what's new in BeatHawk 1.0.2:

• Fixed Inter App Audio
• Fixed App icon
• Huge Memory optimization
• Added possibility to rename a project from user library
• Fixed japaneese writing on MIDI devices selection panel
• Fixed SongMode recording behaviour
• Fixed "Saving project" with projects that contains user samples (It is still needed to reload samples to pads that have user samples in order to update past projects made with version 1.0.1 and earlier)
• General purpose fixes

How Do It: Paste to Animoog from AudioCopy (video)

haQ attaQ 44 - iOS subtitle settings - Tutorial (video)

DJ Hombre & friend with Tenori On & Bastl Microgranny (video)

Funka Shitta Noisa Jam (video)

Some nice devices in there ...

"Spring jam session on the Minisynths: Roland PMA-5, Bleep Labs Nebulophone, Cracklebox and Bug Brand Board Weevil v.2012 & 2009."

New things coming to Figooroo

New features coming soon. Do you use Figure 1.7? You can help make these features available to all Figure 1.7 users! Reply if interested.

— Figooroo (@figooroo) February 20, 2015

Loopy Masterpiece: A Second Design Pass (video)

Back in 2008: A first look at StyleTap on the iPod Touch

Of course in 2008 when this came up we didn't know what restrictions Apple would put on apps and that any kind of emulator would be almost impossible as StyleTap is, at least in terms of the regular app store anyway. You can read the original post here.

QOTD: Which companies would you like to see enter the app market?

Which of the big (or little) music tech companies would you like to see enter the app world and what with?

Bell Constellation (Space Jouney #8) by jakoB haQ

Made with Figure for iOS. Don't have Figure yet? It's a fun, easy and bargain-priced music making app that anyone can use! Read about it here: http://ift.tt/1rywUnA

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No Harm No Foul by RedSkyLullaby

Made with various ipad apps

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MainStreet by Hey; GO! Figure

Made with Figure for iOS. Don't have Figure yet? It's a fun, easy and bargain-priced music making app that anyone can use! Read about it here: http://ift.tt/1rywUnA

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Favourite Point 2015 by Analog OAP

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Guitar looper 1 by Ashley Elsdon

A track made using bhajis loops on a Palm Tungsten T3. I took some samples of a guitar and made this.

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Twinkle by Ashley Elsdon

A little piece I made using Bhajis Loops.

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Wfp-track3 by Ashley Elsdon

This is a work in progress made with Bhajis loops. I'm hoping that at some point it will be finished and form part of a small collection

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Ancient Glimmering Monster by HEAVY SYSTEMS, Inc.

Hip hop. All samples by me except some drums. All sample edits, eq, etc. completely done in bhajis.

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Mobilize the Creatures by Loonie

From the murky depths of a PalmTX running Bhajis Loops. Drum and Bass with a little dark here, a little ambient there, and a slightly quirky arrangement.

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Chipopo space technology by jkirchartz

Here's a selection of some ideas I've put together on Bhajis Loops by Chocopoolp software on Palm

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Atari transistorized peanuts by jkirchartz

Here's a selection of some ideas I've put together on Bhajis Loops by Chocopoolp software on Palm

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Agencies by joel putman

A noisy track composed,mixed and rendered completely on a Palm T5.

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Waves by broken clock

this track was made in collaboration with Paris-based musician Sacho, in 2007.

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Watching The Dawn Rise (v) by Ashley Elsdon

This is an old track I made using Bhajis Loops with some samples of an old guitar track.

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Walkmanology II by Ashley Elsdon

This is an old track that I started in Microbe and finished in Bhajis Loops.

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transient - crazy by transient / beat.dowsing

for whatever reason, this tune seems to be my 'fan favorite' :) from http://ift.tt/18cXVts

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transient-deep robot by transient / beat.dowsing

hmm, forgot all about this track from a while back that never got released on anything.

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Made on caustic 3 by Ernie Vasquez

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LittleBits Korg Experiment #3 - Yeah, Yeah, Yeah by oldlibmike

Synth-heads only - like the Beatles, starts with "Yeah, yeah, yeah" and quickly gets weird. This is an experimental noise mix done in one pass with one track from the littleBits Korg synth and my Akai MPK mini keyboard. I use an oscillator into a sequencer both as a sound source and as a modulator - into another oscillator via FM into an envelope into the lowpass filter. Mix all of this with another oscillator that I tune randomly, twiddle the cutoff and frequencies into a delay module and voila - chaos! Added some light EQ and stereo spread in Logic X.

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LittleBits Korg Experiment #4 - Air by oldlibmike

4th little piece from the littleBits Korg synth. This one features two pure analog tracks from the littleBits Korg. For the lead, I used the Korg M1 plugin though. Its hard to get a clean sound from the "dirty" filter used in the littleBits.

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LittleBits Experiment #5 - Percussive by oldlibmike

This is another LittleBits Korg Synth composition using the modular LittleBits synth. I used the LittleBits Arduino board to feed MIDI from my Akai MPK Mini through the synth and recorded the audio into Logic X. With the exception of the drum kit, all other parts (bongoish, bass and synth) are all from the LittleBits Korg modular synth. This piece emphasizes percussive sounds using the arpeggiator on the MPK mini and tight envelopes on the synth.

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Perhaps by 39en9Ue7

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Awkward Spark - Jazzy Gadget by Fludio

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Dust Devils by GrahamWest

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You'll Be Dead (FAWM:2015:08) by Frozen Lonesome

Our hero faces danger and death!

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iMPC Professional - [choir1] by iMPC Professional

Created with iMPC

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Eternal Loveliness (FAWM:2015:11) by Frozen Lonesome

FAWM:2015:11 - Noise drone created with the new app SoundScraper, Earhoof, and Photophore.

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Skyliner by Carbonish

for Kirston. Created without wires.

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Form Of A Human (FAWM:2015:12) by Frozen Lonesome

The wolf strikes again.

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Don't Seem Fair (FAWM:2015:13) by Frozen Lonesome

FAWM:2015:13 - We are who we are and sometimes that does not seem fair.

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What Will Be by Figure Addict

Th present is an illusion...and the past a mere echo of that illusion. The future is all that truly exists for us to act on...we must be ever-focused on what will be

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Last One Picked (KORG GADGET) by SeYSMIC

Wanted to make something both catchy and silly o:) Enjoy! :D

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The Transition by MariaCalfa-DePaul

I wrote this composition next to my mom's bedside. She had been in an unresponsive state for almost 5 days and I couldn't sleep...I used the miselu keyboard for the first time...my mom died two days later. I used Auria and Jordantron as well as Z3TA and Sampletank for the flute. I used AudioMastering and then uploaded to soundcloud. It was a tough 6 days.......I miss my mom so much already and when I listen to that song I feel the pain I was in because I knew it would all end badly.....Except for my beautiful mom who is flying with the angels now...no more in transition.....thanks for listening

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Finger Trip by Figure Addict

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Goodbye, Starfighter Gordan - #FiguREmiX of Greetings, Starfighter by Brewmeisterbean by TjTheEpicOne

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Brewmeisterbean - Pieces (R3z Raw Oysters Mix) #FiguREmiX by R3z0n8r

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Brewmeisterbean - Pieces of my H3art #FiguREmiX by R3z0n8r

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Back With A Slight Vengeance by iamjustajosh

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deadarmz - Call to armz by deadarmz

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I Feel Techno (Raywon Loves Techno Remix) by RAYWON

Made with Figure for iOS. Big up to http://ift.tt/1EARI4l for showing me Pixlr! :D Based on: http://ift.tt/19Pgh49

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Below Zero - Remix of Freezing by Mikehrom by TjTheEpicOne

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Fleet by mikehrom

Boom Bap / Nubass / Glitch Keys / A major / 90 BPM points to whoever can guess which video game music inspired this one! [hint: it's not the classic video game pictured]

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Dark Machinery (FIGURE LOOP) by SeYSMIC

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Waiting (FIGURE LOOP) by SeYSMIC

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Flight by Pendagram

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walk among the blind by When in Roam

Inspired, created and mixed using Figure app on iPhone 5. Enjoy_ As always, pushing the boundaries in mobile recording

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Chatting up by knightcircle

Made with Figure for iOS. Don't have Figure yet? It's a fun, easy and bargain-priced music making app that anyone can use! Read about it here: http://ift.tt/1rywUnA

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Chunky by Ad Bombinem

Made with Figure for iOS. Don't have Figure yet? It's a fun, easy and bargain-priced music making app that anyone can use! Read about it here: http://ift.tt/1wJEUry

Get the SoundCloud app to listen on your iDevice.

Get_Out_Speed_Loud_DBSpace by VirusMech

Made with Figure for iOS. Don't have Figure yet? It's a fun, easy and bargain-priced music making app that anyone can use! Read about it here: http://ift.tt/1rywUnA

Get the SoundCloud app to listen on your iDevice.

QOTD: If you were a developer what kind of app would you make?

What's that app that you have in your mind but has never quite been done so far? If you could make your own apps what is it that you'd make, and why?

What's your app of the week?

What's the app that's been most useful or the most inspiring this week? Or maybe just the app that's been your work horse for the last few days. Tell me which one it is and why.

What's your favourite SoundCloud group?

I've been posting a variety of the SoundCloud groups that I like, but of course I don't know every mobile related group. So, if there are groups that you'd like me to mention or just think are full of wonderful tracks please do let me know.

QOTD: How many apps do you have in your wishlist?

I always have a few in my wishlist in iTunes that I'm not sure if I want or not. So I was wondering how many apps you have in your wishlist and what prompts you to put them there? Do they stay there long or do you tend to delete them off or buy them eventually.

PO-12 ≈ Tropicana glitch Cumbia (video)

Remember these Artist and Engineer synths?

Well they're still coming along, but just the other day the website changed and now says they're going to be available in 2015. Nothing more specific than that sadly.

You can take a look at the site here.

MobMuPlat 1.64 has arrived

Here's what's new in MobMuPlat:

• New Multislider output mode, Table range and draw mode.
• Remember user network settings.
• Fix OSC while in background - can finally do inter-app OSC.
• Get key strokes from a hardware keyboard.
• Built on libpd's tracking of PureData 0.46: no more MobMuPlat-specific build of PureData necessary. Use the new PdWrapper.pd and PureData .46 to develop!

Spectral Techno #3 (new music genre?)

LF1 Monosynth gets on the bus

I don't seem to get to say that too often these days, but, LF1 Monosynth is now on the bus with version 1.3.

haQ attaQ 43 - A LOT of stuff happening (video)

Auxy: Beat Studio 1.2.2 arrives

Here's what's in the latest version of Auxy: Beat Studio:

• Added "Auxy Out" destination to support apps like iMini and DM1
• Improved performance to avoid hiccups when multitasking between apps
• Now preventing the iPad from locking while Auxy is playing

Hydralic Tom Vidobox, Pixlr, 8mm, Matter, VHS FX Maker for iPad (video)

SoundCloud group of the week is the Samplr group

GrainProc update looks interesting

Here's new in GrainProc ...

• Save your granular setups as AudioBus states! (this bit has got me intrigued)
• New Icon
• Bugfixes for the sliders showing at incorrect positions at times

SoundScaper Experimental Sound Lab Tutorial for iPad (video)

Borderlands update getting closer

more late night bugfixes. catching the last few before prepping for app store submission in the next two weeks.

— Borderlands Granular (@BorderlandsiPad) February 17, 2015

QOTD: Do you leave app reviews?

One thing that developers often say to me is that positive reviews can make a big difference to app sales. So do you leave reviews for your favourite apps? If you don't, why not? What is it that's stopping you?

Live Looping Sessions - Holding back the Years (video)

Video description:

"Live looping cover version of Holding back the Years by Simply Red.

This is done live in real time with all parts recorded on the fly. No pre-recorded parts are used.

EQUIPMENT:

• Ipad running Audiobus and Loopy HD
• Behringer iStudio interface
• Behringer FCB1010 midi foot pedal
• TC Helion VoicelivePlay GTX
• Morpheus Capo pedal
• Handsonic 10
• ipad mini running Bismark bs-16i and TB midi stuff
• 3 tone cajon from M.a.D. Drums Perth WA
• Warwick bass
• various mixers"

Cubasis 1.9 arrives with new FX IAAs

Cubasis 1.9 has arrived with some new IAAs. Which is all fine and understandable as developers need to fund ongoing development of their apps, right?

Well I think that the new FX packs from Steinberg look like good value actually. Each one contains six effects:

• FX Pack 1: Reverbs & Delays (Tape Delay, Stereo Delay, Long Delay, Stereo Width, Non-Linear Reverb, Early Reflections)
• FX Pack 2: Vintage FX (Pan & Tremolo, Rotary Speaker, Bit Reduction, TalkBox, Wah Pedal, Enhancer)

Each pack costs £4.99 (GBP)

QOTD: What app are you using

What's the plan today? What are you using, finishing stuff off in or with? What's the app of the moment for you?

Sugar-bytes Effectrix Feature from Jordan Rudess (video)

iMPC Pro Jam Session (video)

Shut Up and Play Dedalus Delay Audio Mangler for iPad

SunVox Compo now open for entries

You've got until the 2nd of March to enter. Full details here.

SoundScaper live demo (video)

GrooveCloud launches their own development blog ...

GrooveCloud now has a tumblr all about their development of their excellent app. You can find it here.

7 Minutes with an Ipad Synth - PPG WaveMapper for IOS (video)

BeatHawk 1.0.1 arrives

Here's what's new in BeatHawk:

• Added "send to selected pad" option in preferences. When unselected, BeatHawk do not override incoming MIDI channel with selected pad channel
• Added Audio and MIDI Preferences to main menu
• Fixed UNDO behavior
• Fix crash generated with certain sounds
• Fix sounds on EDM soundbank
• Fix display issue with Japanese packages
• User interface improvements within browser
• Fixes (general purpose)

JORDAN RUDESS explores ZED Synth (video)

A Cheesy Pocket Techno Jam (video)

Video description:

"A truly portable electronic setup consisted of a PO-14 from teenage engineering, a monotron Delay from Korg and a talking translator by an unknow brand bought in a fleamarket"

Need to get in touch with PalmSounds?

If you do, take a look in the 'about' page in the menu above. It's very easy to get in touch and there's lots of different ways to do it depending on what you need, whether it's news or questions or anything else, it'll be lovely to hear from you.

Tangibleinstruments arpeggio prototype and demo video coming soon

#arpeggio prototype almost ready for the demo video shoot. This is happening!

A photo posted by Tangible (@tangibleinstruments) on Feb 12, 2015 at 2:22pm PST

DXi FM Synthesizer - "FM-EDGE" Demo Sound (video)

QOTD: Which app has made the biggest difference to your music making so far?

Which app really helped you turn the corner or made the biggest impact on your music making, mobile or otherwise, and why? What was it about the app, its UI, its workflow, the sound design, what really helped? I'd love to know.

Pepp Prerelease Jam (video)

Video description:

"Celebrating the fast approaching release of Pepp with a quick jam session in the kitchen! Pepp is currently awaiting Apple review and will soon be available in the App Store. For more info check http://facebook.com/peppsynth"

R-Drone Synth for making experimental musical performances on Etsy

This R-Drone Station handmade synth has a minimal black front panel. This is the same as the unit I play on stage and has been indestructible in a performance situation.

The R-Drone Station is a small electronic musical instrument that allows you to create deep drone loops at various frequencies and speeds.

Use the Freq and D-Level controls to build up super fast loops or slow drones, once looping this device can make sounds for more then 24 hours(limited only by the life of the 9v battery).

The R-Drone Station has 3 main controls;

The Freq control:
This control adjusts the frequency of the tone in the first half of the dial and the level of noise in the second half of the dial, giving two distinct sounds.

The D-Level control:
This control adjusts how deep the drone is played. With this control CW only one sound layer is played, as the knob is moved to the left the sounds are added in layers. As layers are added the drone gets deeper and the speed of the loop is also reduced.

The write control:
The third control is the write button, when pressed it writes a sound to memory which is then replayed next time the loop is run. With the sound control knob adjusted anticlockwise, you can add a rest to the loop by pressing the Write button.

The output is via a 3.5mm stereo socket which can be plugged into earphones, a computer sound card, mixer or amplifier.

The R-Drone Station runs on a 9v battery.

R-Drone Synth for making experimental musical performances on Etsy

Luna Mod loop synth - electronic musical instrument on Etsy

The Wicks Looper Luna Mod is a small electronic musical instrument that allows you the create real-time noise loops and experimental sound performances.

The wicks looper has 3 main controls;
The sound control:
This control adjusts the frequency of the tone in the first half of the dial and the level of noise in the second half of the dial, giving two distinct sounds.

The tempo control:
The second control is Tempo, which controls how fast the loop is played. Write the loop at a slow tempo then speed it up for a great effect. The Wicks Looper has a loop duration that goes from 1.1seconds to 7.5 seconds.

The write control:
The third control is the write button, when pressed it writes a sound to memory which is then replayed next time the loop is run. With the sound control knob adjusted anticlockwise, you can add a rest to the loop by pressing the Write button.

The output is via a 1/4in socket which can be plugged into earphones, a computer sound card, mixer or amplifier.

Happy noise making...

Luna Mod loop synth - electronic musical instrument on Etsy

Lumanoise V2 on Etsy

OVERVIEW
Small drone generator with two classic oscillators, two sub-harmonic oscillators, a 12dB lowpass filter and photo resistor control. Interesting, unusual small machine inviding to play instantly! Very lovely is the handmade bag made of felt :)

DETAILS
The tone generator section consists of a square wave oscillator, a digital 12Bit sawtooth and two subharmonic oscillators, inspired by the Trautonium which generate sub-frequencies derived from a master frequency.

The level can be set for each oscillator and the frequency range is selectable between high and low. For the subharmonic oscillators that's possible only for both at the same time but you can set the frequency divider individually. A variable frequency control is possible only via three photo resistors on top of the unit which makes the Lumanoise V2 so outstanding. No oscillator is at the same base frequency which provides for frequency beating, so typical for drones.

A 12dB low pass filter with resonance shapes the sound. The cutoff frequency can be set either with the potentiometer (working in opposite direction, by the way) or two more photo resistors.

CONNECTORS INC POWER SUPLY only at errorinstruments.com

input for external power supply, 9-12V DC, center positive
1/4" audio out mono

DIMENSIONS:
117 x 83 x 55mm

WEIGHT:
0,3 kgfree pwer

Lumanoise V2 on Etsy

zMors Modular - weekend fun with polyphonic midi

Spectral Techno #2 (video)

Video description:

"Made in Virtual ANS spectral synth. Virtual ANS is a software simulator of the unique Russian synthesizer ANS - photoelectronic microtonal/spectral musical instrument created by Russian engineer Evgeny Murzin from 1938 to 1958."

iPAD ANIMOOG RHYTMIC PATCH 001 by KOSTISTLAC™

Spin and turn : KORG DSN-12 (video)

MIDIbit - Monosynth trills (video)

Video description:

"MIDIbit - the advanced MIDI interface for the LittleBits synth kit.

Just a quick video to demonstrate how the latest MIDIbit firmware handles trills. Holding down and releasing multiple notes, the order of held notes is stored and recalled as notes are released - MIDIbit can remember the order of up to 128 held notes up and down the keyboard.

Visit us at www.midibit.org for more information."

iOS-Odors - #006: SoundScaper (video)

Planet Quest - Launch Trailer (video)

I don't often post about games, but on the odd occasion that there's a game that is even vaguely music based I'll post something about it, and Planet Quest is. It calls itself a rhythm based game, and I suppose that's fair. It's fairly easy to play (which is good for the likes of me, a non-gamer), and also it's FREE on the app store too. So you've no reason not to give it a try out.

Spectral Techno (video)

If you haven't already, why not visit SoundLab?

I haven't posted about this in a while, so if you're new to Palm Sounds you might not be aware that I've been heavily involved in a project called SoundLab which started back in May this year. The SoundLab project is all about making music, and when you visit the site it'll become clear why I'm involved.

Our project site has been up and running for some time now and I'd love you to go take a look if you can. There's a lot of good content already, including stuff about the team talking about what the project means to them, and the results from our workshops.

If there's anything about the project that you want to follow up on with me, you can use the form on the SoundLab site, or contact me in the normal way.

SoundScaper for iPad overview (video)

If you haven't already, then you should take a look at the London Sound Survey

I've posted about this before, but it really is worth revisiting as it changes regularly and is added to of course, so if you haven't heard of or visited the London Sound Survey then this is something you really should do, and even if you have, but haven't been to the site for a while you should take another look, especially if you have an interest in field recording or found sounds.

AUFX Push by Kymatica Tutorial, Brilliant Dynamics App for iPad (video)

Navichord 1.2 brings IAA, Audiobus and more

Here's what's new in Navichord 1.2:

• Audiobus and Inter-App Audio
• Roman numeral chord names on the harmonic grid - play chord progressions from Hooktheory, http://www.hooktheory.com/theorytab
• Automantic sharp-flat detection
• Enhanced MIDI settings (octave control, channel, velocity)
• Performance optimizations
• Separate control for internal audio
• Keeping the device awake in the foreground

DEDALUS App Demo (video)

DFX - Digital Multi-FX sees it's first update

Here's what's new:

• Added animation to Leslie effect
• Added Export to iTunes
• Added Export to Mail
• Added Export to appropriate apps (Open In AudioShare, DropBox,...)
• Fixed Live Waveform potential crash
• Fixed occasional frozen animations in IAA
• Fixed (some potentially) broken IAA connections
• Fixed frozen Sources popup when connection to Audiobus
• Recordings sorted by date

haQ attaQ 42 - #Collab - Valentine Special! (video)

A bit late in posting this I know ...

iGrand Piano 1.2

iGrand Piano 1.2 arrives. Here's what's new:

• Piano Expansion 2 with 22 all new instruments for in-app purchase
• 3-band equalizer with sweepable mid frequency
• Variations system that lets users store up to 4 Variations per instrument
• Dynamic Tooltips
• Compatibility with Audiobus and Inter-App Audio in iOS 8
• Demo player added to the in-app Store

PhonoPaper Ambient (video)

More GrooveCloud tutorials ...

If you are already using GrooveCloud on Android, or wondering whether or not you should, then check out this tutorial on arranging from them, also it's worth taking a look at the full list of tutorials they have as well.

Portable Dandy Demo for iPad (video)

MIDI LE now working over USB / lightning

Here's what's new in MIDI LE:

• You can now use MIDI LE directly with your computer connected over a USB-Lightning/30 Pin Cable, which is convenient if your Mac doesn't support Bluetooth LE or you want to rely on cable instead of wireless.
• Just get the tool from http://www.s-r-n.de/midile and start jamming!
• (The USB MIDI Ports will show up in MIDI LE's list, once the device has been connected to your Mac and the software been started)

• Fixed a bug with the background timer