Showing posts with label News. Show all posts
Showing posts with label News. Show all posts
loopyapp news
News from loopyapp: Brand new Loopy, real soon! Here's what's coming: http://t.co/q8GMhaiM http://t.co/q8GMhaiM Read it on twitter: http://twitter.com/loopyapp/status/215060312624349185 http://twitter.com/loopyapp
Alesis news
News from Alesis: The latest update to @ikmultimedia's #AmpliTube for #iPad makes it compatible with the @Alesis iO Dock. http://t.co/j1R12lzo #iODock RT! http://t.co/j1R12lzo Read it on twitter: http://twitter.com/Alesis/status/213627132390285313 http://twitter.com/Alesis
WWDC Coverage
Like many others I'll be reading one of the many live feeds from the WWDC keynote and I'll be posting anything I think is significant for mobile music as soon as I see it.
Afterwards I'm sure there'll be lots to comment on.
Afterwards I'm sure there'll be lots to comment on.
MacWorld Photos
Thanks to @Pogemon for this news and pictures from MacWorld:
I went to Macworld today and gathered a few tidbits. It was a 1/3 of the size of last year, and with Apple missing, I'd imagine it will shrink down further next year. Saw big showings from Shure and Sennheiser, selling mics and lots of earbud style headphones etc.
There were some app tables that were showing off some music related apps. A few shots I got were the guys (Agile Partners) that make Guitar Toolkit, they said they had big plans for the new version of Guitar Toolkit coming soon, said they were developing for the ipad as well...they also demo'ed their Guitar Tablature sister product called Tab Toolkit, which looked real nice. He also hinted at a 'secret project' coming soon.
One app that really caught my eye was a recording app by the folks that make McDSP called Retro Recorder, which is a basic recording app but has some good processing and DSP technology to improve recording quality. retrorecorder.com, which is .99 until the end of Macworld.
Other guys I saw were a cool app (in the app pavillion area) called Pattern Music, which appears to be a standard grid style full instruments type of sequencer/song creator, which also lets you jam along with your ipod library. www.patternmusic.com.
If I had $60 or so to spend today I would've bought one of those Blue-Mikey Microphones, but don't find myself recording too often on my iphone.
Big thanks to @Pogemon for the words and pictures from Macworld. I wonder what it will be like next year?
I went to Macworld today and gathered a few tidbits. It was a 1/3 of the size of last year, and with Apple missing, I'd imagine it will shrink down further next year. Saw big showings from Shure and Sennheiser, selling mics and lots of earbud style headphones etc.
There were some app tables that were showing off some music related apps. A few shots I got were the guys (Agile Partners) that make Guitar Toolkit, they said they had big plans for the new version of Guitar Toolkit coming soon, said they were developing for the ipad as well...they also demo'ed their Guitar Tablature sister product called Tab Toolkit, which looked real nice. He also hinted at a 'secret project' coming soon.
One app that really caught my eye was a recording app by the folks that make McDSP called Retro Recorder, which is a basic recording app but has some good processing and DSP technology to improve recording quality. retrorecorder.com, which is .99 until the end of Macworld.
Other guys I saw were a cool app (in the app pavillion area) called Pattern Music, which appears to be a standard grid style full instruments type of sequencer/song creator, which also lets you jam along with your ipod library. www.patternmusic.com.
If I had $60 or so to spend today I would've bought one of those Blue-Mikey Microphones, but don't find myself recording too often on my iphone.
Big thanks to @Pogemon for the words and pictures from Macworld. I wonder what it will be like next year?
Get all your NAMM news from CDM
All things NAMM will be available from CDM (who else?). I know I'll be watching CDM for lots of NAMM goodness and hopefully more on the Ion keyboard and if developers will be able to access it.
Nicolas Collins + Oscillatorial Binnage + Paul B. Davis + Resonance Radio Orchestra
News of an event early next year:
Nicolas Collins + Oscillatorial Binnage + Paul B. Davis + Resonance Radio Orchestra
Sunday 31st January 2010
Cafe Oto, 18 - 22 Ashwin Street, E8 3DL Time: 8.00pm
Tickets: £6 available on the door or from www.wegottickets.com/event/65050
Nicolas Collins makes his first UK concert appearance since 2004's epic Feedback: Order from Noise tour. He performs three typically extraordinary works which explore draw on a lifetime of building radical new electronic instruments. Since 1997 Collins has been editor-in-chief of the Leonardo Music Journal, and since 1999 a Professor in the Department of Sound at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The second edition of his acclaimed book, Handmade Electronic Music – The Art of Hardware Hacking, was published by Routledge in 2009. www.nicolascollins.com
Working with experimental interfaces, video projection, acoustic devices, biofeedback and destabilised equipment responsive to touch, Oscillatorial Binnage create raucous and compelling compositions based on an exploration of the resonant frequencies of found objects.
The Resonance Radio Orchestra is a floating pool of musicians, actors and technicians based around the award-winning radio station Resonance104.4fm. With an ever-changing, fluid line-up and an aesthetic informed by the imp of the perverse, the ensemble is concerned above all with the development of radio art. Tonight the Orchestra presents a new radiophonic sketch based on surreptitious recordings.
Paul B. Davis works in the duo The Potions with DJ LeDeuce (Thrill Jockey), lectures in Fine Art at Goldsmiths and produces beats for St. Louis rapper Wonton. He is the only DJ to ever get thrown off stage at the Technics/DMC World DJ Championships.
As a reminder Nic wrote the excellent 'Handmade Electronic Music' book below.
Nicolas Collins + Oscillatorial Binnage + Paul B. Davis + Resonance Radio Orchestra
Sunday 31st January 2010
Cafe Oto, 18 - 22 Ashwin Street, E8 3DL Time: 8.00pm
Tickets: £6 available on the door or from www.wegottickets.com/event/65050
Nicolas Collins makes his first UK concert appearance since 2004's epic Feedback: Order from Noise tour. He performs three typically extraordinary works which explore draw on a lifetime of building radical new electronic instruments. Since 1997 Collins has been editor-in-chief of the Leonardo Music Journal, and since 1999 a Professor in the Department of Sound at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The second edition of his acclaimed book, Handmade Electronic Music – The Art of Hardware Hacking, was published by Routledge in 2009. www.nicolascollins.com
Working with experimental interfaces, video projection, acoustic devices, biofeedback and destabilised equipment responsive to touch, Oscillatorial Binnage create raucous and compelling compositions based on an exploration of the resonant frequencies of found objects.
The Resonance Radio Orchestra is a floating pool of musicians, actors and technicians based around the award-winning radio station Resonance104.4fm. With an ever-changing, fluid line-up and an aesthetic informed by the imp of the perverse, the ensemble is concerned above all with the development of radio art. Tonight the Orchestra presents a new radiophonic sketch based on surreptitious recordings.
Paul B. Davis works in the duo The Potions with DJ LeDeuce (Thrill Jockey), lectures in Fine Art at Goldsmiths and produces beats for St. Louis rapper Wonton. He is the only DJ to ever get thrown off stage at the Technics/DMC World DJ Championships.
As a reminder Nic wrote the excellent 'Handmade Electronic Music' book below.
Pixelh8's Pixelh8 Music Tech Master Stroke BETA Released today
Pixelh8 Music Tech Master Stroke BETA Released today at Interface Amnesty. I wish I was there, sounds like a truly amazing event.
Mobile Music Workshop 2009
Sad to say it, but it doesn't look like there's going to be an event this year. It is a shame, but not entirely unexpected.
Mobile Music for Everyday People event
If you expect to be in or around Minneapolis on the 23rd of May you might want to try out this event:
Mobile Music for Everyday People: A Symposium on Mobile Music and Sound
Friday, May 22, 8am-6pm
Saturday, May 23, 8am-3pm
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Keynote Speaker:
Michael Bull, author of Sound Moves: iPod Culture and Urban Experience
(2007)
Featuring Ali Momeni and Jenny Schmid with Minneapolis Art on Wheels
More details are available at the Mobile Sound blog.
Mobile Music for Everyday People: A Symposium on Mobile Music and Sound
Friday, May 22, 8am-6pm
Saturday, May 23, 8am-3pm
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Keynote Speaker:
Michael Bull, author of Sound Moves: iPod Culture and Urban Experience
(2007)
Featuring Ali Momeni and Jenny Schmid with Minneapolis Art on Wheels
More details are available at the Mobile Sound blog.
New Palm Sounds site now available
A week or so ago I said that there would be a new site coming soon, and here it is. Although it is really just a bit of an overhaul, there is one new thing, a forum, which I hope works ok, so please do give some feedback.
There will be more pages coming over the next few weeks, and some more interesting features too.
There will be more pages coming over the next few weeks, and some more interesting features too.
New Nic Collins book due very soon
I got this email from Nic Collins:
The new edition of Handmade Electronic Music – The Art of Hardware Hacking, is out! Lots of new circuits and illustrations, more examples of artists’ designs, and a DVD with 87 1-minute video clips by hackers from all over the globe, as well as a series of step-by-step video tutorials.
The book should be available shortly from CDEmusic (http://www.cdemusic.org/) and other fine stores everywhere.
Here are some upcoming events planned around the release.
Chicago
On Saturday April 11 at 9PM I’ll be presenting my first Chicago concert in four years at Lampo (216 W. Chicago Ave., 2nd floor). I’m be splitting the bill with the fabulous hans koch from Cologne. We’ll be doing works for laptop and circuit orchestras. Trombone-propelled electronics, backwards electric guitars, candle-powered oscillators, smart-bomb video and a Blippo Box will also be featured. See http://www.lampo.org/ for more information. Then on Saturday, May 2, at 3PM, Quimby’s Bookstore (1854 W. North Avenue) is hosting a book release party. I’ll screen some video, demo a few projects, and the Chicago Symphacking Orchestra (CSO) will perform. See http://www.quimbys.com/ .
New York City
On Friday evening, April 17, from 6-7PM we’ll celebrate the book release at Bent 2009 at The Tank (354 West 45th Street.) Books will be available for purchase (I’ll sign them with my illegible scrawl), I’ll screen some of the video from the DVD, demonstrate a few projects, and maybe give a brief performance. Check the Bent website: http://www.bentfestival.org/#Event/Nic_Collins_Handmade_Electronic_Music_Book_Release_Party.
Berlin
April 20 and 21 I’ll be presenting a 2-day hacking workshop at NK (Elsen Str. 52, 2. Hof.) The workshops will run from 11AM until 7PM, and we’ll have a concert, party, and book signing on Tuesday evening. For more information see http://www.ausland-berlin.de/hardware-hacking-nicolas-collins.
Amsterdam
STEIM, the Vatican of hacking, is offering a 3-day workshop with me from April 24 to 26. The workshops run 10AM to 5PM. See http://www.steim.org/steim/workshops.php?id=133&b=1&r=1. Then on Tuesday evening, April 28, we’ll have a little concert and book party at STEIM.
Nic Collins
1src moving to Facebook
1src is moving on and setting up on Facebook and twitter. There have been mumblings for a while about 1src shutting up shop, so it is no big shock I guess. A bit sad though as I used to use it a lot for advice and help.
Hardware hacking workshops with Nic Collins in Berlin
Networked music review has details of a couple of workshops being run by Nic Collins in Berlin.
Having been to one of his workshops in London in January I can say that it should be worth it.
CYBERSONICA SOCIAL @ KINETICA ART FAIR - Sunday, 1st March, P3
Sorry about the late notification on this event. It sounds interesting:
Cybersonica Social at Kinetica Art Fair
Sunday 1st March, 8-10pm
P3, 35 Marylebone Road, London NW1 5LS
VIP OPENING PERFORMANCE EVENT: £15 (Limited tickets available)
FULL TICKET: One day Art Fair entrance plus all events and performances: £12/£10 conc
ONE DAY: Art Fair entrance only: £5
WEEKEND PASS: Includes Art Fair entrance for Sat, Sun, Mon and all Art Fair events and performances on these days: £20
Please note that Full and Weekend Pass ticket holders must sign-up to events on the day.
For bookings please go to Ticketweb: Kinetica Art Fair @ ticketweb.co.uk
Nearest tube: Baker Street
Nearest overground: Marylebone
www.kinetica-artfair.com
social.cybersonica.org
www.cybersonica.org
Threep & Vent Media
VC Kristi & Oddscene
Steve Nosurname & Barry Gene Murphy
Cybersonica Social creates a little slice of Cybersonica - London's annual celebration of music, sound, art and technology - for a brief but enjoyable two hours this Sunday evening at the Kinetica Art Fair.
The seventh in a now somewhat irregular night, it features a select line-up of new and previously featured talent including the idiosyncratic granular textures and analogue rhythms of Threep accompanied by the minimalist visual waveforms of Vent Media; the edgy electronic grooves and live, gutsy vocal FX of VC Kristi with the evolving and surrealist imagery of Oddscene; and the old-skool electro to 8-bit freakouts to drum n' bass mentalism of Steve Nosurname with the kinetic and potent visuals of moving image artist Barry Gene Murphy.
Kinetica Art Fair, the UK's first art fair dedicated to kinetic, robotic, sound, light and time-based art opens in London on Friday 27 February - and carnivorous art, man-animal-machine hybrids, mechanical drawing machines, subliminal installations, pole dancing robots, light sculptures and cybernetics are just some of the exhibits to be found there - providing unparalleled opportunities for the public and collectors alike to view and buy work from this thriving international movement and to participate in the programme of talks, workshops and performances.
Longtime Kinetica Museum collaborators, Cybersonica's contribution to the Art Fair showcases established names and emerging talent who make their own music or audiovisual work using inventive technologies and then perform it live (as opposed to just pressing play in Ableton Live). We strongly recommend progressive electronic music makers, audiovisualisers, digital artists and fans looking for somewhere to meet like-minded people, share ideas and enjoy fresh, vibrant music and performance to come along and check it all out.
Biogs, photos, links and downloads at the Cybersonica Social website social.cybersonica.org.
Cybersonica Social at Kinetica Art Fair
Sunday 1st March, 8-10pm
P3, 35 Marylebone Road, London NW1 5LS
VIP OPENING PERFORMANCE EVENT: £15 (Limited tickets available)
FULL TICKET: One day Art Fair entrance plus all events and performances: £12/£10 conc
ONE DAY: Art Fair entrance only: £5
WEEKEND PASS: Includes Art Fair entrance for Sat, Sun, Mon and all Art Fair events and performances on these days: £20
Please note that Full and Weekend Pass ticket holders must sign-up to events on the day.
For bookings please go to Ticketweb: Kinetica Art Fair @ ticketweb.co.uk
Nearest tube: Baker Street
Nearest overground: Marylebone
www.kinetica-artfair.com
social.cybersonica.org
www.cybersonica.org
Threep & Vent Media
VC Kristi & Oddscene
Steve Nosurname & Barry Gene Murphy
Cybersonica Social creates a little slice of Cybersonica - London's annual celebration of music, sound, art and technology - for a brief but enjoyable two hours this Sunday evening at the Kinetica Art Fair.
The seventh in a now somewhat irregular night, it features a select line-up of new and previously featured talent including the idiosyncratic granular textures and analogue rhythms of Threep accompanied by the minimalist visual waveforms of Vent Media; the edgy electronic grooves and live, gutsy vocal FX of VC Kristi with the evolving and surrealist imagery of Oddscene; and the old-skool electro to 8-bit freakouts to drum n' bass mentalism of Steve Nosurname with the kinetic and potent visuals of moving image artist Barry Gene Murphy.
Kinetica Art Fair, the UK's first art fair dedicated to kinetic, robotic, sound, light and time-based art opens in London on Friday 27 February - and carnivorous art, man-animal-machine hybrids, mechanical drawing machines, subliminal installations, pole dancing robots, light sculptures and cybernetics are just some of the exhibits to be found there - providing unparalleled opportunities for the public and collectors alike to view and buy work from this thriving international movement and to participate in the programme of talks, workshops and performances.
Longtime Kinetica Museum collaborators, Cybersonica's contribution to the Art Fair showcases established names and emerging talent who make their own music or audiovisual work using inventive technologies and then perform it live (as opposed to just pressing play in Ableton Live). We strongly recommend progressive electronic music makers, audiovisualisers, digital artists and fans looking for somewhere to meet like-minded people, share ideas and enjoy fresh, vibrant music and performance to come along and check it all out.
Biogs, photos, links and downloads at the Cybersonica Social website social.cybersonica.org.
Circuit Bending workshop in London
Resonance FM are putting on the following workshop in central London:
Saturday 17 January at 10am. £30.
Resonance FM presents a Circuit-Bending Workshop
Professor Nicolas Collins, author of Handmade Electronic Music, leads an all-day workshop in customised electronics: learn how to modify a radio, create a basic synthesiser and much more. The workshop takes place on Saturday the 17th of January in central London, from 10am til 5pm. The cost is thirty pounds. Spaces are strictly limited.
For full details email workshop@resonancefm.com
Saturday 17 January at 10am. £30.
Resonance FM presents a Circuit-Bending Workshop
Professor Nicolas Collins, author of Handmade Electronic Music, leads an all-day workshop in customised electronics: learn how to modify a radio, create a basic synthesiser and much more. The workshop takes place on Saturday the 17th of January in central London, from 10am til 5pm. The cost is thirty pounds. Spaces are strictly limited.
For full details email workshop@resonancefm.com
MusicThing is no more ...
Sad news, MusicThing is no more. MusicThing has been an excellent source of news and information over the years and I've always found it really useful.
Thanks Tom for all your hard work, and for your encouragement too.
Mobile Music in 2008
Well, it has been an interesting year to say the least. As in previous years I've decided to run through a little review of what's happened in 2008 not only to show how things have changed, but also as a little reminder of many of the high points of the year.
January
January saw the final launch of TuneStudio from Belkin, only a year after they first announced the product. To follow that up they announced their Podcast Studio product as well.
We saw PocketGuitar appear as a jailbreak app for the iPhone and Styletap demoed a version of their Palm OS emulation platform running on the iPhone. Sadly, at the time of writing this has still not seen the light of day.
In other news Gary Kibler made the first album solely with a Kaossilator, and Bug Labs started off their modular PDA / Device (although still not available in the UK).
February
Feb was a slightly quieter time for Palm Sounds, although I did interview miniMusic. Pixilang the pixel based language was updated to version 1.4 and Pixitracker appeared, the first tracker written in the pixilang language.
March
March brought the news that Syntrax (now free) was available for Symbian S60 devices. The first news of the Korg DS-10 arrived. TrakAx mobile, the innovative media editing application for Windows Mobile got updated for VGA devices, and Pixilang moved up again to version 1.5.
April
April was a big month for Palm OS. We saw the release of SunVox, the multi-platform modular music application, which has been a huge step forward for Palm users. Corrosion, a new plug in for Bhajis Loops was released in beta. Corrosion was the first independently developed plug in for Bhajis Loops. PalmBuzzer, the sample player app for Palm OS was released.
Groovestep, the music sequencer / studio for the Nintendo DS was announced.
In addition, Milkytracker got an update and went open source at the same time.
May
For me May was very important. May was the first time I got to take Palm Sounds Live. Hopefully I'll get the chance to do it again at some point.
Little GP Tracker turned 1.0, and glitchDS arrives for the nintendo DS platform.
The other really big news in May was that Intermorphic announced that they were coming back to the mobile market with their app Mixtikl.
June
June brought Apple's WWDC at which Apple demoed the 'Band' app from MooCowMusic. Following the WWDC Intua announced their BeatMaker app for the iPhone. In addition, miniMusic announced that they would be developing for the iPhone platform, but sadly, at the time of writing they have not published any apps.
July
July brought us Apple's App Store on iTunes together with the 3G iPhone. Intua released their Beatmaker app and the companion BeatPack application.
The Korg DS-10 was finally released, but in Japan only.
August
August was dominated by new apps for the iPhone / iPod Touch platform. The notable ones from my point of view are, Noise IO Pro, ProRemote, iDrum, BtBx, ITM series of apps, and PaklSound.
In hardware news N>Trans (the audio CF interface for windows mobile devices) was made known to me, but at a price of £281 it still seems very expensive.
September
It was no real surprise that September was also dominated by news of new iPhone apps. For me the most interesting ones were Cosmovox due to the way it used accelerometer parameters to map to musical elements, miniSynth as it was one of the first real synthesis applications for the iPhone, and 4 Tracks Lite for being the first 4 track app on the platform.
There were of course lots of other apps that appeared including, Bedrum, FMScreen, Haplome, Guitarist, and Thereminator.
In Windows Mobile news, we saw the first update to Griff in years, even though it was just an update for new skins, and Theresa the Windows Mobile MIDI controller appeared.
Groovestep went to public beta and cellDS, a lua extensible grid sequencer arrived.
Finally, corrosion moved up to beta version 2.
October
October brought us the next version of Sunvox, version 1.1 which added a huge range of new features and capabilities. We also saw Alleygate arrive, another new Bhajis Loops plug in.
October was a busy month for the iPhone too, with generative music arriving in the shape of Bloom. Noise IO Pro arrived and with it an updated an highly interactive new version of their web site. SynthPond the ambient sequencer arrived. Cosmovox got OSC support, and RJDJ arrived providing unusual musical creation on the iPhone platform.
November
More iPhone apps arrived in November and lots of updated too. Four Tracks for Sonoma Wire Works arrived, another multi-track app. Zoozbeat and Zoozbeat lite arrived for making music with gestures. Smule released their wind sensitive ocarina application for iPhone.
FingerBassline brings us a TB303 for the iPhone, and 4Pockets announce that they will develop for the iPhone too (games only so far).
Mixtikl went into beta testing and Palm Sounds get a look in.
December
The big news in December has been the final released of Mixtikl, a year and a half after the demise of Tao Group and miniMXA, Intermorphic have built of the success of their BAFTA winning miniMIXA app with the Mixtikl suite of applications.
This month also sees the announcement of a new pink kaossilator and of course a number of new iPhone apps.
iStylophone is one of the coolest apps I've seen so far on the app store. GigBaby arrived as another multi-track but with many more features to boot, and FutureSound brought artists like Scanner and David Toop into generative music for the iPhone.
So, what a year. It is fair to say that this year has been a major year for mobile music and that has been largely driven by the arrival of the iPhone platform. Whether you like Apple or not, at the very least they've stimulated the market and developers have shown that there is real value in mobile music apps.
I'm hoping that 2009 will be just as eventful for mobile music and that we'll see even more innovation in hardware and software.
All the best. Palm Sounds.
January
January saw the final launch of TuneStudio from Belkin, only a year after they first announced the product. To follow that up they announced their Podcast Studio product as well.
We saw PocketGuitar appear as a jailbreak app for the iPhone and Styletap demoed a version of their Palm OS emulation platform running on the iPhone. Sadly, at the time of writing this has still not seen the light of day.
In other news Gary Kibler made the first album solely with a Kaossilator, and Bug Labs started off their modular PDA / Device (although still not available in the UK).
February
Feb was a slightly quieter time for Palm Sounds, although I did interview miniMusic. Pixilang the pixel based language was updated to version 1.4 and Pixitracker appeared, the first tracker written in the pixilang language.
March
March brought the news that Syntrax (now free) was available for Symbian S60 devices. The first news of the Korg DS-10 arrived. TrakAx mobile, the innovative media editing application for Windows Mobile got updated for VGA devices, and Pixilang moved up again to version 1.5.
April
April was a big month for Palm OS. We saw the release of SunVox, the multi-platform modular music application, which has been a huge step forward for Palm users. Corrosion, a new plug in for Bhajis Loops was released in beta. Corrosion was the first independently developed plug in for Bhajis Loops. PalmBuzzer, the sample player app for Palm OS was released.
Groovestep, the music sequencer / studio for the Nintendo DS was announced.
In addition, Milkytracker got an update and went open source at the same time.
May
For me May was very important. May was the first time I got to take Palm Sounds Live. Hopefully I'll get the chance to do it again at some point.
Little GP Tracker turned 1.0, and glitchDS arrives for the nintendo DS platform.
The other really big news in May was that Intermorphic announced that they were coming back to the mobile market with their app Mixtikl.
June
June brought Apple's WWDC at which Apple demoed the 'Band' app from MooCowMusic. Following the WWDC Intua announced their BeatMaker app for the iPhone. In addition, miniMusic announced that they would be developing for the iPhone platform, but sadly, at the time of writing they have not published any apps.
July
July brought us Apple's App Store on iTunes together with the 3G iPhone. Intua released their Beatmaker app and the companion BeatPack application.
The Korg DS-10 was finally released, but in Japan only.
August
August was dominated by new apps for the iPhone / iPod Touch platform. The notable ones from my point of view are, Noise IO Pro, ProRemote, iDrum, BtBx, ITM series of apps, and PaklSound.
In hardware news N>Trans (the audio CF interface for windows mobile devices) was made known to me, but at a price of £281 it still seems very expensive.
September
It was no real surprise that September was also dominated by news of new iPhone apps. For me the most interesting ones were Cosmovox due to the way it used accelerometer parameters to map to musical elements, miniSynth as it was one of the first real synthesis applications for the iPhone, and 4 Tracks Lite for being the first 4 track app on the platform.
There were of course lots of other apps that appeared including, Bedrum, FMScreen, Haplome, Guitarist, and Thereminator.
In Windows Mobile news, we saw the first update to Griff in years, even though it was just an update for new skins, and Theresa the Windows Mobile MIDI controller appeared.
Groovestep went to public beta and cellDS, a lua extensible grid sequencer arrived.
Finally, corrosion moved up to beta version 2.
October
October brought us the next version of Sunvox, version 1.1 which added a huge range of new features and capabilities. We also saw Alleygate arrive, another new Bhajis Loops plug in.
October was a busy month for the iPhone too, with generative music arriving in the shape of Bloom. Noise IO Pro arrived and with it an updated an highly interactive new version of their web site. SynthPond the ambient sequencer arrived. Cosmovox got OSC support, and RJDJ arrived providing unusual musical creation on the iPhone platform.
November
More iPhone apps arrived in November and lots of updated too. Four Tracks for Sonoma Wire Works arrived, another multi-track app. Zoozbeat and Zoozbeat lite arrived for making music with gestures. Smule released their wind sensitive ocarina application for iPhone.
FingerBassline brings us a TB303 for the iPhone, and 4Pockets announce that they will develop for the iPhone too (games only so far).
Mixtikl went into beta testing and Palm Sounds get a look in.
December
The big news in December has been the final released of Mixtikl, a year and a half after the demise of Tao Group and miniMXA, Intermorphic have built of the success of their BAFTA winning miniMIXA app with the Mixtikl suite of applications.
This month also sees the announcement of a new pink kaossilator and of course a number of new iPhone apps.
iStylophone is one of the coolest apps I've seen so far on the app store. GigBaby arrived as another multi-track but with many more features to boot, and FutureSound brought artists like Scanner and David Toop into generative music for the iPhone.
So, what a year. It is fair to say that this year has been a major year for mobile music and that has been largely driven by the arrival of the iPhone platform. Whether you like Apple or not, at the very least they've stimulated the market and developers have shown that there is real value in mobile music apps.
I'm hoping that 2009 will be just as eventful for mobile music and that we'll see even more innovation in hardware and software.
All the best. Palm Sounds.
Palm's NOVA coming soon?
PalmInfocenter writes about Palm's announcement that they will be talking about some 'Palm New-ness' at CES next month.
Let's hope that NOVA is coming and new devices too!
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