An interesting if short video on what's coming next. I would have liked to see more about the javascript implementation and how that can be used, but I'm guessing that'll come soon enough.
Another interesting effect arrives from VirSyn. Tap Delay seems to have quite a lot of promise. Here are the app's details ...
Back in the “old days”, producers and engineers created delay and echo effects using tape machines. Tap Delay combines the warm sound of vintage tape echo machines with a modern, step sequencer-like tapped delay engine which continues the tradition of the tape echo machines into the 21st century.
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The Tape simulation includes all relevant aspects for the recreation of a faithful analog tape sound:
Compression and Saturation
Tape hiss
Tape head bias
Wow and Flutter (Tape speed instability)
Smooth speed / delay time changes
Three feedback filters with hipass/lowpass and bandpass characteristic simplify the creation of authentic dub echo effects.
The built-in Limiter allows for endless feedback sounds.
Use live input from any source - Microphone, Guitar, Audiobus and Inter App Audio - or take a song from your iTunes library for processing.
I posted about Monovista going free the other day, but wanted to give you a little reminder as it really is a huge amount of fun and well worth getting if you don't have it already. It used to cost $1.99 but now it's free.
So grab this app if you don't already have it as it's a really good mobile music making experience and I've had a load of fun using it.
This is what the developer says ...
@PalmSounds the plan is to keep it that way. I just want more people to have it!
"Join the beta! Go to http://getplayground.com and subscribe! Playground - Music At Your Fingertips.
Playground is a new way to experience the music of artists from around the globe. Swipe and tap on the unique template objects and discover your path to musical expression. Fun and easy to use for beginners, become a real performer by growing your skills. Record and share your favourite sessions with your friends."
So it's been rumoured for a while and people have been leaking out news over the last couple of days, but here it is ...
With Audiobus Remote, transport your Audiobus-compatible music apps’ controls onto a second iPad or iPhone: it’s a second screen for your Audiobus session, powered by Bluetooth LE and Apple's iBeacon technology.
Start Audiobus Remote for the first time, then simply hold it near your other iPad or iPhone running Audiobus: the two devices will pair immediately, and you’ll see the apps running on your Audiobus device appear on Audiobus Remote’s control surface. You will see all the Audiobus Connection Panel controls you’re used to, including app switching, transport and record controls.
Apps can also define Remote Triggers, providing access to app-specific functions within Audiobus Remote. For example:
Record or toggle individual loops in Loopy HD.
Trigger drum samples in DM-1.
Move between presets in Bias FX and JamUp.
Change presets and adjust effect controls in Holderness Media’s effects apps including Johnny and Caramel.
Trigger individual sections in Sector, and switch modes.
Play a mini version of SoundPrism Electro in Audiobus Remote.
All this on a second screen, while you can stay focused in one app on your main device.
Audiobus Remote. More space for play.
Discover apps with Remote Triggers on our compatible apps directory at http://audiob.us/apps
Audiobus Remote requires the Audiobus app and two Bluetooth Low Energy-compatible iOS devices: iPhone 4S, iPad 3 or iPad Mini, iPod Touch 5th gen, and newer.
Audiobus Remote is priced at $4.99 on the app store
Songtree is an app & community for collaborative music making.
Songtree makes it super easy to collaborate to create songs with other musicians.
Simply open the app and browse the latest songs that have been posted, then pick a track you like to open it in the built-in audio recorder view.
Record your track on top of the base track by playing your instrument, then click the Share button to post the track back to Songtree.
As new tracks are posted a ‘tree’ of songs gradually grows, with each branch derived from the preceeding.
No login is required to start recording - simply download the app, pick up your instrument and start playing! After you’ve posted a track share it via Facebook and Twitter so that your friends can listed to you playing.
Features:
Easy to use, no knowledge of recording software required
Record using your device built-in mic or external adapter
Add effects, mix and edit recordings
Songtree just started, we look forward to your comments, suggestions and bug reports. Please contact us at feedback@songtr.ee
Fixed Audiobus “port unavailable” connection issue, and updated to latest SDK
Fixed possible crash when starting up with midi device attached
Added option to ignore IAA sync
Optimized for iPhone 6 and 6+
Improved round-robin velocity behavior
Added option to set position of Audiobus control panel
Added quantize tap option, which quantizes all pad instrument taps to next repeat rhythmic boundary (midi CC114). Quantize tap can be applied to incoming midi notes (optionally ignored in prefs), and stop hits
Added Choke control, which affects % of sample duration (midi CC75)
MIDI CC BINDINGS
7 - Master Pad volume
85 - Master Loop volume
17 - Pad filter toggle
71 - Pad filter resonance
74 - Pad filter cutoff
91 - Pad Reverb send
83 - Loops reverb level
86 - Reverb Size
87 - Delay time
1 - Auto-repeat rate (optionally channel pressure also)
2 - Auto-repeat velocity
This only affects the most recent actively held NoteOn for the channel.
11 - Touch Pad Velocity
12 - Touch Pad X Position
13 - Touch Pad Mode Enable
14 - Global Repeat type
15 - Repeat 2x sensitivity
16 - Drop %
18 - Delay input level
19 - Delay feedback
20 - Crush
21 - LoFi
69 - Randomize Loop Instruments (with value 127)
70 - Randomize Loop Variations (with value 127)
115 - Stop with hit (with value 127)
117 - Stop
118 - Play Toggle (or Clock Start/Stop)
119 - Record Toggle (or MMC Rec)
78 - Record On/Off
79 - Fade In/Out
102 - Undo
103 - Redo
104 - Tap Tempo
110 - Repeat Swing % (0=50% 127=75%)
CC 36-63 are mixer controls for the first 7 individual loop parts, in blocks of 4 representing Volume, Pan, Mute, Solo. So CC36 = Loop 1 Vol, CC37 = Loop 1 Pan, CC38 =Loop 1 Mute, CC39 = Loop 1 Solo, CC40 = Loop 2 Volume, etc.
Program Change messages with Bank 00 selected load the index of the installed alphabetically listed instruments.
Banks 01-63 will select the Factory preset group with that index, with PCs loading the alphabetical indexed preset in that group. Banks 64-127 will select User preset groups, with PCs loading the
alphabetically indexed preset in that group (where the first user group is at bank 64, the second at bank 65, etc).
So this is the same as the main version but without editing. Here's the detail ...
Takete is an advanced audio visual performer featuring a unique set of tools for musicians and artists. Based on the phenomenon of synesthesia, Takete offers fine control between audio and visual elements to create immersive and tightly integrated AV works.
Combine audio and video loops with granular synthesis, drum machines, modular inline/send FX and extensive programmable and flexible behavior.
Takete Lite contains the functionality of Takete, with editing disabled.
Takete is an app that has been rumoured for a long time now, but has only just arrived on the app store today, but it isn't cheap at $79.99 for the full app. Here's the app description:
Takete is an advanced audio visual performer featuring a unique set of tools for musicians and artists. Based on the phenomenon of synesthesia, Takete offers fine control between audio and visual elements to create immersive and tightly integrated AV works.
Combine audio and video loops with granular synthesis, drum machines, modular inline/send FX and extensive programmable and flexible behavior.
I've been using this app with a Theremini for a while now and it is a very good addition to the hardware. So if you have one, you should check out this app.
Get the most out of your Theremini with ThereMIDI a unique controller and patch editor.
Patch Editor:
ThereMIDI allows full real-tim control of the following parameters:
VCO waveform, transpose, wavetable scan rate and more
VCF cutoff frequency, resonance, filter type and key tracking
Various modulations
Advanced delay controls including effect mix, delay time and feedback
Store and load presents on your iOS device
Store presets to your theremini
Modulator:
ThereMIDI comes with a built in 16step mod sequencer. Sequence filter cutoff, resonance type and more. Even sequencing pitch is possible.
Midi Converter:
In this mode ThereMIDI converts CC data into MIDI notes making it possible to use the Theremini to play other synths. A built-in quantizer makes playing fun and easy to learn, users can choose from a variety of scales.
ThereMIDI costs $4.99 on the app store, and it's worth every penny
Master Limiter effect now has RMS output level meter.
Pianoroll: selected notes which are long enough get resize grip to move start of note (in addition to the one at the end of the note).
Pianoroll: notes that are too high/low to appear in the pianoroll appear dimmed above/below the pianoroll while scrolling vertically.
Score editor: notes shorter than current grid can be added/moved accurately without having to change the grid first.
Supports MIDI via Bluetooth LE (MultitrackStudio acts as Central, so it can connect to Peripherals)
External MIDI Instruments, Virtual MIDI and IAA Instruments: no pitch bend range messages are sent if the pitch bend range is set to zero. Can be useful if the instrument uses controllers 100/101 for something other than RPNs.
Fixed: SoundFont Player ignored note-offs with certain soundfonts. You'll have to re-import these soundfonts.
Better handling of some out-of-storage-space situations.
Fixed recent audio/UI freezing issue. Everest now more frequently changes its audio state to match recently connected or disconnected hardware.
Recording mode can now be cancelled by pressing Undo. The previous loop state will be restored. If the loop was empty before Recording it will go back to being empty, ready for new recordings.
New MIDI CC "Allow Zero Value" MIDI settings switch causes Everest to ignore or not ignore CC values of 0 as valid toggle presses. This is useful for some MIDI controllers that toggle between zero and non-zero CC values for every press of the respective switch.
Updated Audiobus code and library to latest version of the SDK 2.1.6.1.
Minor fix: MIDI global play/pause would silence output when used multiple times.
So I've posted about this before, but it's still sitting there on eBay, and by now I thought that this would get snapped up as a little piece of history.
The iOS companion app for your Arturia Brute synthesizer. MIDIBrute enables you to configure all of your Brutes software only features from your iOS device.
MIDIBrute is especially useful when using an iOS Device together with your music equipment without a Mac or PC on hand to quickly change your Arturia Brute synthesisers settings.
Universal Application
MIDIBrute runs on your iPhone as well as on your iPad. So no need to buy twice.
MIDI Clock Support
MIDIBrute can send a MIDI clock signal to your synthesizer. In case you're unable to sync with something else you can at least configure BPM.
Simple And Intuitive
We worked hard to make MIDIBrute easy to use and nice to look at.
Requirements:
!!! MIDIBrute requires an Apple Lightning to USB Camera Adapter !!! Supported Devices:
Currently MIDIBrute supports Arturias MiniBrute and MicroBrute. We're working on support for MiniBrute SE and MicroBrute SE.
Here is the 2nd Video teaser of machining for our prototype, accompanied by Arpeggio's AVR Synth Engine demo. We're cutting a block of aluminum for our button moulds. Follow our progress and development towards Arpeggio's Kickstarter at:
Here is a Video teaser of machining for our prototype, accompanied by Arpeggio's AVR Synth Engine demo. Follow our progress and development towards Arpeggio's Kickstarter at:
MIDIChordy is the MIDI-only version of the chord player app "Chordy".
With a unique UI, it's very easy for you to play chords and chord tones with your favorite synth app.
(MIDIChordy generates no sound by itself. It works as a MIDI controller.)
Playing:
Easy chord playing with Auto Select Feature (Diatonic Triad/7th)
Select a root note (and a chord type if necessary) to play a chord
Play arpeggio/glissando with Chord Tone Pads
Octave Shift (from -2 to +2)
4 scales available (Major, Natural/Harmonic/Melodic Minor). Select Parallel or Relative scale change between major/minor.
Key Transpose Feature
Latch Mode Feature : a chord sustains until another chord played (Chord Tone Pads are not affected by Latch)
Connection:
Virtual MIDI support: You can control other Virtual MIDI compatible apps (e.g. Animoog, Sunrizer synth, Launchkey, etc).
Wi-Fi MIDI support
MIDI over Bluetooth LE support: available with OS X Yosemite and iOS 8.
DFX is expanding its sonic possibilities with 3 new audio generators. For that matter, the 6 audio generators (Tone Hi, Tone Bass, Flute, FM Bells, String Pulse, Noise Pulse) are now at the top of the list of the first effect as we will strongly believe in DFX powerful and intuitive Sound Design ability. Enjoy.
"Multiple Hardware sequenced (and synchronized) with G-Stomper over MIDI / G-Stomper Studio 4.3 Mobile App (Device :Google Nexus 9) This clip shows G-Stomper Studio with multiple hardware hooked up over MIDI. All sequences are done in G-Stomper Studio, while the sounds come from G-Stomper Studio and the attached hardware. The Nord Lead as well as the ESX1 act only as Sound Module (MIDI Extender), note that the ESX1 Sequencer is NOT running and its sequence is empty. - The Drum Sounds on T01-T12 come from G-Stomper Studio, +triggers are fired to the backlit pads of the MPK225.
VT01-VT04 are pure MIDI instrument tracks which control the 4 Nord Lead Synth instances.
VT05 is a pure MIDI instrument track which controls the the ESX1.
VT06 is a regular VA-Beast synth.
Furthermore all hardware components are synchronized over MIDI clock (to keep the delay effects and LFOs in the right timing). The Nexus 9 runs on OpenSL with an internal Latency of 10ms + manual Latency compensation of 20ms. Required equipment:
Frobulator is an experimental stereo modulated filter and delay effect. A combination of time and frequency domain processing gives it a different sound to a normal echo box. The special "FAIL" mode adds chaotic variations driven by an iterative map -- perfect for those times when your music is just too harmonious and listenable.
Apply Frobulator to live audio input, or connect with other music apps like GarageBand via Inter-App Audio or Audiobus. Frobulator supports Audiobus state saving and has IAA host transport controls.
NB: to avoid some nasty feedback, Frobulator is muted by default if you're using the built-in microphone and speakers on your iOS device. If you aren't getting any sound out, try pressing the mute button.
Video description: "Four independent LFOs with configurable shape, rate, clock sync, offset, lag, inter-LFO modulation and more! Quick to configure, easy to use. Simple but powerful. Looking for a MIDI controller LFO app for your iPad? You've found it."
"Quick MIDI session / G-Stomper Studio 4.3 Mobile App (Device: Google Nexus 9) Quick G-Stomper Session with a Nordlead3 hooked up over MIDI. All Synthesizer sounds come from the Nordlead3, sequenced and modulated over MIDI with G-Stomper Studio 4.3 (tracks VT01-VT03)."
midiLFOs is a MIDI controller app that sends modulation control data to other music apps and external synthesizers. It consists of four independent LFOs that are used to send 7 bit MIDI CC messages in repeating Low Frequency Oscillating patterns. The LFOs can be the various standard shapes (sine, saw, triangle, square, sample and hold) but can also modulate each others amplitude and rate to create even more interesting shapes.
midiLFOs does not make music or sound by itself, it controls other MIDI capable synth apps and devices in your studio. You can use it to modulate the filter cutoff frequency of your favorite synth app, the pan position of the hi hats in a drum machine app, the feedback amount of a delay effect, or the pitch of an external hardware synthesizer. Or you can do all four at the same time.
midiLFOs features:
Four independent LFOs that send 7-bit MIDI CCs
Easily configure CoreMIDI port, channel, CC# per LFO
Easily adjust shape, rate, offset, lag per LFO
Modulate the rate and amount of an LFO using other LFOs
Sync LFOs to MIDI clock
Map trigger, LFO rate, and modulation amount values to incoming MIDI
Designed to be easy to configure and use, midiLFOs gives you a quick to configure and easy to use MIDI LFO controller toy with some nice extra features that also make it a useful pro music studio tool. midiLFOs costs $4.99 on the app store:
So in the latest version of audiobus there's a cryptic message saying "additional bug fixes for the new super secret upcoming app made by the Audiobus team"
You can play Tubes you created in TubeSynth using MIDI keyboard and Piano Roll.
support recording with MIDI keyboard.
multi-track support (up to 4 tracks).
Inter-App Audio support.
Caution:
You can use this app without TubeSynth, but it only comes with simple Tube generator. For editing Tubes, you need TubeSynth.
WARNING!
Some waveform with rapid changes in sound pressure could be damaging to your ears at high amplitudes or for long periods. Please avoid using earphones or headphones when editing waveforms.
Zillidrone Free turns up so you can check out the app and see if it's for you or not. I do like these kinds of trial version apps. They're useful for trying out stuff.
Here's the details for Zillidrone Free:
Get the full version to unlock features:
save projects
loops and tracks recording
MIDI in/out
Audiobus and Inter-App audio
Zillidrone is a sample-based groovebox for creating, performing and interacting with 32-step sequences for snares, kicks, hi-hats, sampler and two multioscillator synthesizers. With Zillidrone you can easily create, modify, save sequences and arrange them on the fly during a live performance. Use drum pads for making extra drum shots over the saved drum patterns. Shuffle samples, randomize patterns, use synth preset sequencers, apply DSP effects with automations to produce a wide range of sound transformations for your composition. Upload your own samples and use the magic of randomization without any editing to discover more ideas for your music. Record loops or full tracks in real-time, export recordings to other applications or share them via dropbox or email. Features:
Drum machine and drum pads for real-time groove production with 4 types of touches. Tap or swipe drum pads within different areas to produce different shots.
Change samples manually or shuffle samples randomly during performance.
Two oscillator synth with 5 presets, preset sequencers and automations for each controller.
Sampler with piano keyboard (6 octaves).
5 real-time DSP effects: distortion, free verb, pitch shifter, wah-wah, ring modulator , one non-realtime "looper" effect and global delay effect.
Mixer for panning and sending to global delay effect for each instrument and DSP effect.
Arrangement editor for storing 16 different scenes. Each scene saves all states of controls, sequences, automations. You can change scenes manualy, randomly or create a song arrangement.
Included library of 397 samples (99 per each drum instrument and 100 for sampler).
In-app sample packs creation tool. Record audio input to create your own sample packs.
Upload sample packs (wav, aif, aiff formats) via iTunes and assign them to each instrument separately.
Demo projects, help and video tutorial are included.
Saffron Saturator is a filter drive, distortion and saturation effect.
Built upon the tenet of simplicity, the flora project presents great sounding, lightweight audio effects using Inter-App Audio and Audiobus technologies to allow you to get the sound you want, without sacrificing processing power.
More information about the flora project can be found at http://timothy-j.com/flora
NB: Saffron Saturator requires either Audiobus or Inter-App Audio capable applications in order to operate. See http://audiob.us for more information. Saffron Saturator for iOS costs $0.99 on the App Store:
Personally I think it's a sign that the whole mobile music thing is completely mainstream now. There was a time when I could remember pretty much every app, but those days are gone. There are far too many to remember and I find myself missing them these days.
This is a good example. It appears to be a nice little synth app, it's universal and cheap too ($0.99). I also like how it looks like a calculator!
Here's the app's description:
FM Sound Synthesizer for iPhone and iPad
Three oscillators for frequency modulation and subtractive synthesis
"MIDI Drum Pads Feedback / G-Stomper Studio 4.3 Mobile App (Device: Google Nexus 9) Quick G-Stomper Session with an AKAI MPK225 hooked up over MIDI. All sounds come from G-Stomper Studio, while MIDI Events are fired back to the MPK225 to let the pads flash for each trigger."
What a great idea for an app, I'm surprised it hasn't been done sooner!
Sysex Base is a MIDI sysex file manager for iPhone and iPad. Back up your synth sounds, organize libraries, and load them back onto your synths! Designed to be quick and easy to use.
Some of the features:
Record and send sysex data via a connected MIDI interface, or wireless MIDI
Organize your sysex files into folders, rename them, delete them, etc.
Open sysex files from other apps such as Mail, Dropbox, Google Drive
Export sysex files to other apps just as easily
Quickly view the data inside of a sysex file, including the individual bytes, the Manufacturer indicated, the file size, and the number of sysex messages in the file
Also, Sysex Base allows you to record incoming sysex data and transmit sysex to your synth at the same time! So you can even do backups of older synths (such as the Casio CZ series) that require a message to be sent to them to trigger a data dump. These trigger files can be saved within Sysex Base like any other file.
I'm looking forward to trying this out and seeing what it means by 'connected', as it doesn't seem to say very much about that in the description ...
Icaro is the best way to get started with sample-based music on iPhone and iPad. Choose from the fun and simple packs, and perform live using the colored pads.
Sample packs are updated weekly, and include a mix of percussive and melodic sounds to encourage randomness and ‘happy accidents’ while you play.
