Messing around with this after a long time again. I'd forgotten the twitter integration, which I love!
Brother, lots of fun to play with
Messing around with this after a long time again. I'd forgotten the twitter integration, which I love!
Mixtikl tutorial - Introducing deep editing
Older but still useful. Lots of people ask me why I like Mixtikl so much, and even though this is an older video it gives you some sense of what's possible. Of course, the latest version does even more.
Audulus shows up the power of JACK
A good point made by Discchord:
"Audiobus only allows a single effect, and routes all input apps through that effect, but JACK allows you to select individual apps for effect processing and even lets you chain multiple effects together!"
I've often thought that the effects slot in Audiobus was limiting and Discchord's point makes a good case for JACK!
"Audiobus only allows a single effect, and routes all input apps through that effect, but JACK allows you to select individual apps for effect processing and even lets you chain multiple effects together!"
I've often thought that the effects slot in Audiobus was limiting and Discchord's point makes a good case for JACK!
Mixtikl, easy to forget how much you can do with it
In fact it's all too easy to forget just how good it is, and it's getting better too, all the time ...
Getting into Yamaha's MMS
This is really because Miki was raving about it the other weekend and on his blog a while back. I'm getting it, but it's taking a while. I guess as I was never a QY100 user it isn't as intuitive for me.
Rocket and meeblip side by side
Waldorf and meeblip SE side by side to give you an idea of the size of the Waldorf rocket. It's actually a bit bigger than I expected it to be.
Hack Things Meetup: June 13th with PCH International and Molecule Synth
Good to see Molecule Synth getting more attention. If you can get along to the meet up to see it I'm sure you won't be disappointed.
The meet up details are here.
This is not Sonic Logic for the iPhone
However, there was a suggestion that an iPhone version may come along at some point, which is excellent news as far as I'm concerned.
bip 1.2 bringing recording feature
bip 1.2 brings recording, which apparently has been the most requested feature. The app's been submitted to the store for review, so won't be long hopefully.
bip 1.2 submitted
I don't know what's in 1.2, but apparently it's been submitted to the store for review.
Back in 2006 ... NotePad 1.4 was coming
Which is a Palm OS app that I still enjoy! Back in 2006 it was a big deal. You can read about it here.
Nave screenshot 1
From @Smitematter:
"Nave has 10 source to destination modifier slots. It can get pretty wild here. So much to do."
Sounds awesome! Can't wait ...
Meteor V1.6 bringin Video export plugin
Meteor DAW for iPad V1.6 - Video plugin will allow exporting a movie with soundtrack to a file or the camera rollitunes.apple.com/us/app/meteor-…
— 4PocketsAudio.com (@4Pockets) June 5, 2013
Happy birthday to G-Stomper Beat Studio, 2 years old today
How great! An amazing achievement for an app that gets superb regular updates and sales.
Where next?
As we approach the middle of 2013 (and hasn't it gone quick) I started to wonder what the next big thing in mobile music will be. Will it be hardware? Will it be a new app or apps? Will it be a new glue like JACK and Audiobus or a development of one or both?
I have to admit to being often surprised by the ideas and concepts that developers come out with these days and so asking what's next can be a somewhat pointless exercise. Nevertheless, it's always fun to speculate, so here are a few ideas.
Hardware:
Something radically new from Apple? I doubt that WWDC will bring anything amazing and no one expects the iWatch this year, so will we see anything good for mobile music? Possibly some hardware revisions, but as for anything more I doubt it.
What I'd like to see is the CCK for iPhone, but I'm not holding my breath for that one.
Software:
iOS 7? Hopefully something worth shouting about from an audio / music perspective, but my guess is that the focus will be around the UI and bringing an overhaul to this. I just hope that iOS7 doesn't make life difficult for music developers.
JACK. An obvious one really. Hoping for more apps to integrate to see a bigger ecosystem here, and also to see maybe some ways for JACK and Audiobus to move a little closer together.
Audiobus. I'd like to see features like recipes (routes?) and Wifi (which has been hinted at), but also more usability features like the ability to launch all apps from a recipe (or route) in one go and restore the files/tracks/songs at their previous point. Is that asking too much?
MIDI. Of course I want to see more MIDI and more apps adding simple features like start/stop for starters. Lately I've felt that MIDI implementation has been patchy and I think that there's still plenty of room for improvement in a lot of areas. Perhaps Midibus will help there?
Undoubtedly what will arrive will be out of the blue, and I like to be surprised, but I'd like to think that we can hope for some more innovation soon as it feels to me like the mobile music world has slowed down just a little.
I have to admit to being often surprised by the ideas and concepts that developers come out with these days and so asking what's next can be a somewhat pointless exercise. Nevertheless, it's always fun to speculate, so here are a few ideas.
Hardware:
Something radically new from Apple? I doubt that WWDC will bring anything amazing and no one expects the iWatch this year, so will we see anything good for mobile music? Possibly some hardware revisions, but as for anything more I doubt it.
What I'd like to see is the CCK for iPhone, but I'm not holding my breath for that one.
Software:
iOS 7? Hopefully something worth shouting about from an audio / music perspective, but my guess is that the focus will be around the UI and bringing an overhaul to this. I just hope that iOS7 doesn't make life difficult for music developers.
JACK. An obvious one really. Hoping for more apps to integrate to see a bigger ecosystem here, and also to see maybe some ways for JACK and Audiobus to move a little closer together.
Audiobus. I'd like to see features like recipes (routes?) and Wifi (which has been hinted at), but also more usability features like the ability to launch all apps from a recipe (or route) in one go and restore the files/tracks/songs at their previous point. Is that asking too much?
MIDI. Of course I want to see more MIDI and more apps adding simple features like start/stop for starters. Lately I've felt that MIDI implementation has been patchy and I think that there's still plenty of room for improvement in a lot of areas. Perhaps Midibus will help there?
Undoubtedly what will arrive will be out of the blue, and I like to be surprised, but I'd like to think that we can hope for some more innovation soon as it feels to me like the mobile music world has slowed down just a little.
Whilst we wait for Noatikl for iOS: Getting started with Noatikl 2 VST in a DAW (Reaper) - create your first basic piece
Following on the series of posts about Noatikl as we wait for the iOS version to arrive ...
PMA-5 Manuals
I've posted a few PMA-5 videos a while back, but I didn't have the manuals as they didn't come with the eBay auction. Luckily, the chap who sold it to me emailed me to say he'd found these and did I want them. What's more, he sent them to me without me having to pay the postage!
So now I can delve deeper into the old PMA-5 and get going with it a bit more.
Expect more videos soon(ish).
Kapture Pad being discontinued on the 1st of July
Kapture Pad will be discontinued on July 1st 2013, no updates coming. @babyjsmooches
— LiineWire (@LiineWire) June 4, 2013
Get MIDI Designer before the price goes up
MIDI Designer is going up in price on the 21st of this month. It is an awesome app, so if you've been planning to get it, meaning to get it, or waiting for it to get cheaper, then stop, and get it now whilst it's $18.99, because after the 21st it'll be $24.99.
Retronyms are looking for some help
If you're a developer or can test iOS software then get in touch with them, or meet them at WWDC. Read their post here.
Genome, Shruthi-1 and MU15
Showing just how versatile Genome is in terms of accessing the CC's on shruthi-1 whilst powering the MU15.
Sorry for the bad synth pop though.
While we wait for Noatikl for iOS: Getting started with Noatikl 2 Desktop Standalone - create your first basic piece
So you may have noticed me post about Noatikl for iOS hopefully being submitted this month. Well as we look forward to that I thought it might be useful to have a few posts about Noatikl on the desktop.
Audulus 2.1 arrives with JACK support and introduces the Poly Pack
Subatomic Software has announced the release of Audulus 2.1 for iPad and Mac. This update to the modular music processing app adds support for JACK on iPad, as well as five new nodes for both iPad and Mac versions.
JACK for iOS is a free app that allows JACK-compatible apps such as Audulus to be connected in any way, with the only restriction being CPU power.
"JACK is a mature, powerful inter-app audio system," explains Audulus developer W. Taylor Holliday. "It's great to see it ported to iOS."
Audulus 2.1 introduces the Poly Pack, an In-App-Purchase upgrade consisting of four new nodes which facilitate stereo and quadraphonic processing of audio input. Audulus nodes can process multiple channels of audio.
"Previously, the only way to generate a polyphonic signal in Audulus was via the Keyboard node in Poly Mode," explains Holliday. "Now, you can do polyphonic processing of audio input. You can even use the QuadToMono node to apply separate processing chains to each voice of a synth."
"I'm not aware of another app on iOS that gives you this fine-grained control of multi-channel processing," adds Holliday.
Version 2.1 also adds a phasor node (not to be confused with the phaser effect), which outputs a phase angle suitable for driving custom oscillators.
Audulus development is user-driven, and these new features were requested by users on the Audulus forum.
Audulus for iPad is available on the App Store for $9.99, 30% off for the remainder of June to celebrate JACK support.
Audulus for Mac is available on the Mac App Store for $29.99.
The Audulus Poly Pack In-App Purchase upgrade is priced at $4.99.
SequenceApp on Prepared Piano
SequenceApp on Prepared Piano from Dimitri Diakopoulos on Vimeo.
A quick shot of SequenceApp ($2.00) being used on a prepared robotic Steinway ($120,000) via the work of Trimpin. Trimpin's electromechanical preparations included several batteries of solenoid strikers, pluckers, bows, and electromagnetic coils designed to infinitely resonate particular strings -- all controlled via MIDI. Shot during the 2013 Digital Arts Expo at the California Institute of the Arts.
Intermorphic to submit Noatikl for iOS this month
Now this is great news, as a very long term fan of Intermorphic, in fact from before they were Intermorphic I was really pleased to hear that the long awaited Noatikl is on the way soon. They've confirmed that they plan to submit Noatikl during June although I don't know quite when that will be.
So I think I might post a few bits and pieces about Noatikl (and maybe Mixtikl too) over the coming days in the run up to this unique app arriving for iOS.
So I think I might post a few bits and pieces about Noatikl (and maybe Mixtikl too) over the coming days in the run up to this unique app arriving for iOS.
What do you wish for at WWDC?
It's just around the corner, starting from the 10th, but what would you love to see announced at WWDC? iOS7? New hardware? What's most important for you?
Sonic Logic Developers blog on bluetooth capabilities for Sonic Logic
Interesting stuff and useful background from Sonic Logic.
Looking for a book on OSC?
I found this. I don't know what it's like, but it's the only one I've found so far.
CDM on laptops and touch convergence
It's an interesting piece from CDM, but I'm not sure that I agree completely with convergence between touch and laptops, I'm not sure it works, but I'm prepared to be wrong.
What do you think?
What do you think?
[Music] Swiveling Marble Eyes (Sunvox + Pixilang)
I'm constantly amazed by what people make with Sunvox and PixiLang.
PixiTracker best music of 2012-2013 (so far I guess)
From the Sunvox blog. Take a look, have a listen.
Breadboard Based Modular Synthesizer System by Pete Edwards and Phillip Stearns
After emSynth comes the Breadboard Based Modular Synthesizer System by Pete Edwards and Phillip Stearns at Steim. Read all about it here.
The emSynth is available for pre-order
There are now paypal buttons available to pre-order your emSynth modules. Check out the site here.
LiveControl 2 — Next generation Ableton Live control
The long-awaited Live iPad controller from Liine and ST8 is finally here. LiveControl 2 gives you every single feature you need to jam, produce and perform with Ableton Live. The interface is divided across four pages: Launch, Modulate, Play and Sequencer. Each page is deep and feature-rich, while the layout is clear and intuitive. Compatible with both Live 8 and Live 9. Best of all, LiveControl 2 is completely free for all Lemur users.
Smite Matter reviews Audio Mastering Studio
Another comprehensive review from Smite Matter, this time of Audio Mastering Studio.
Coming soon to SequenceApp in version 1.1 ...
long time no tweet! SequenceApp 1.1 in the works with @audiobusapp integration & better sample selection, sample import, and iPhone5!
— Sequence (@SequenceApp) June 3, 2013
Hope for Caustic Modular
If you're a Rhythm Studio user then you might want to try ...
The iOS Music Community's Rhythm Studio challenge. It's not a competition, it's a challenge, but have a go, you've got until Saturday the 8th. Full details here.
DroidBeat for Android running on the Google Nexus 7
Just making some noise with this free app for Android.
Junglator - iOS & iPad app
From the people making Amplify.io ...
A live performance using Junglator, a new Jungle & Drum and Bass app for iPhone & iPad - Coming soon to the app store.
Miki's experiments with USB to MIDI
iMIDIPatchbay 1.1 almost here
iMIDIPatchbay 1.1 is currently in review and hopefully will be arriving very soon indeed!
Synthrotek Eurorack Clock Capture Module Demo w/ Make Noise WoggleBug
A bit tenuous I know but I thought this was a cool use of the DS.
Anything new for the wait list?
It's Monday, is there anything that needs adding into the wait list? Let me know if there is, or just take a look and see what's coming up.
Are you using Dropbox with your apps?
If you're not using dropbox then it's something you should to check out as loads of apps are now using it as a default for online storage and for a variety of other purposes too, and it works quite well in my view. If you're not using it you can get your own dropbox by clicking this link, and what's more you'll get an extra 500mb just for using this link (and so will I)!
That was yet another busy week so here are the highlights as I see them
So, even though we had a bank holiday in the UK we managed to get through a lot of mobile music news.
New apps:
New apps:
- Musyc from Finger Lab, see a demo here.
- LH Rubbing, a new free iPad synth arrives
- Rhythm Studio gets on the bus
- Unity Synth is on the bus
- Rooms gets on the bus too
- Symphonix Evolution 2.0.1 brings a lot of new features
- Echo Pad 1.4.3 arrives
- VoKey 2.0 arrives
- Alchemy Mobile gets a very good update
- After what seems like forever TouchOSC gets an update
- Cubasis 1.4 arrives
- IKM's Amplitube becomes a DAW. Videos: iPhone, iPad, Overview.
- Beatsurfing videos: Get Started, The Goto X Behaviour Enhancement, How to use the Goto X behaviour, Use the quantize module, Set note's velocity, Create chords with a circle object.
- Symphonix Evolution 2.0 videos: Using Chord Sheets, Digital Audio, Entering Lyrics, External Controller Commands, Guitar Functions.
- MIDI Designer 1.5.1 demo videos: Snap to default value, Accelerometer.
- Something new from humbletune
- First screen shot of TouchAble 2.
- csSpectral from Boulanger Labs, Video sneak peaks 1 and 2.
- Animoog template for MIDI Designer
- Sunvox is on G+
Has the Caustic Modular come to a halt?
There's stuff on the wait list that's been waiting a long time now. Some of if you get the odd hint or snippet of news that something's happening. Other items have seemed to just go cold. This falls into the second category unfortunately.
I'd hoped that this modular concept for Caustic (Android) would see the light of day sooner than this as it was being talked about for a release after the last update to Caustic itself. Sadly, the forum thread seems to have gone cold and it's been nearly a year since the original concept was posted.
If anyone knows more I'd like to hear about it.
SquareSynth update
SquareSynth updates:
- New Oscillators
- Smoother PulseWidth modulation
- Fixed polyphony bug at startup
- Updated Presets
- UI Updated
CDM on cSpectral, CAUTION! If you read this you might want to get lost in using Csound stuff
It looks like a huge amount of fun from what Peter says, but I can see a weekend slipping if I let myself go too deep today. Read it at your peril !
CDM on cSpectral / Csound.
CDM on cSpectral / Csound.
Any suggestions for how the weekly round up could be better?
So, what could I do better on the weekly round up? Do you have any suggestions? Anything that really annoys you? Or, is it just totally amazing already? Whichever it is, please let me know.
Unity Synthesizer is on the bus
Unity Synthesizer is the latest app to add Audiobus support in version 1.2.3.
I've never tried this app, mainly because of all the IAPs, but I'd like to know if anyone has any views on whether it's worth a try or not.
I've never tried this app, mainly because of all the IAPs, but I'd like to know if anyone has any views on whether it's worth a try or not.
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