Tiger-lily Tremolo effect arrives

Tiger-lily Tremolo is a two-stage harmonic and amplitude tremolo effect with variable wave-shaping and phase-offset parameters.

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: Tiger-lily Tremolo requires either Audiobus or Inter-App Audio capable applications in order to operate. See http://audiob.us for more information.

Tiger-lily Tremolo costs $0.99 on the app store:

Holderness Media brings us Johnny, a Multiwave Tremolo Effects Processor for iPad

Johnny is a highly versatile stereo multiwave tremolo effect designed for Audiobus and Inter-App Audio, perfect for adding everything from classic guitar amp style tremolo to pulsating, rhythmic multiwave modulation effects for guitar, synths, voice and more. Harmonic Tremolo modes create vintage phaser and univibe like tones, you can also modulate the rate of the main LFOs with a second LFO for interesting speed sweep effects.

In addition to Audiobus and Inter-App Audio, Johnny can process external hardware by connecting a professional USB audio interface such as the Apogee Jam or Apogee ONE, and many more compatible USB interfaces. You can also use the built in headset microphone. Guitarists can use the effects live by connecting the output of their audio interface to an amp.

Johnny supports USB MIDI interfaces via the Camera Connection kit, Bluetooth MIDI (iOS 8), Virtual MIDI and WiFi connections. The MIDI Learn function lets you easily assign your MIDI controller's knobs and sliders to control Johnny's effect parameters.

For more info and video demos visit: http://johnnyfxapp.com

Check out our entire FX series including Caramel, Crystalline, Echo Pad, Stereo Designer and Swoopster!

COMPATIBILITY:

• requires iOS 7.1 or later
• iPad 2, iPad Mini 1st gen or newer
• Audiobus compatible (Effect, state saving)
• Inter-App audio compatible (effect node)
• Compatible with DAW apps such as Auria, Cubasis, Garageband and Multitrack DAW
• compatible with USB audio interfaces
• Core MIDI (USB, Virtual, Wifi)
• MIDI over Bluetooth (iOS 8, receiver)

FEATURES:

• Control Left and Right channel Tremolo Rate, Depth, Shape, and Multiwave parameters to produce everything form subtle tremolo to wildly modulated stereo tremolo effects.
• Multiple modes including Classic Tremolo and Harmonic Tremolo.
• Modulate the rate of the main LFOs with a second LFO for interesting speed sweep effects.
• BPM synced tremolo including MIDI clock sync, independent per channel or linked.
• Audiobus compatible with state saving
• Inter-app Audio compatible
• Core MIDI compatible, works with any MIDI controller via MIDI Learn

Johnny works with just about any professional iOS compatible USB audio interfaces. Here is a list of interfaces that have been tested and verified to be compatible:

• Apogee Jam and Jam96k
• Apogee Mic and Mic96k
• Apogee ONE for iPad/Mac
• Apogee DUET for iPad/Mac
• Apogee QUARTET for iPad/Mac
• iConnectMIDI2+
• iConnectMIDI4+
• iRig
• iRig HD
• iRig iMic
• Focusrite Scarlett series (*requires USB hub)
• Focusrite iTrack dock
• Alesis io2
• Alesis IO Dock
• Behringer UCA202
• many more 

 Johnny costs $4.99 on the app store

Also, Vinyl - the Real Record Player, is on the bus too

Should've mentioned that the other app, Vinyl - the Real Record Player is also on the bus too.

Vinyl mini is on the bus ...

Always nice to see an existing app added to list of Audiobus apps. Vinyl mini is a bit of a strange one though.

TubeSynth on the bus

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

Why Elastic Drums is completely awesome (if you didn't know already that is)

Let me start by saying that I really love drum synths. I think that the first drum machine I ever owned was actually four drum synth modules and a sequencer running them. It was hand made too. Ever since then I've loved drum synths and iOS has its fair share of them. However, there are a few that really keep me coming back time after time.

The first of these was tweakybeat (App Store link), and I still think it's a brilliant little drum synth. I'm patiently waited for the MIDI clock update which will make it even better, and I really hope that it won't be too long now. The next, and in fact the app that is my current favourite for making drum sounds is SeekBeats (app store link). Seekbeats is incredible. What you can do with it in terms of sound design is brilliant.

So, enter Elastic Drums. I have to say that I've been completely impressed by this iPhone drum machine. In terms of sound, in terms of design, and in terms of functionality. It is amazing.

What's so good about it? Well, for starters the range of sounds you can get from it. It is superb. Basically there are 6 drum sounds. Each one can be a different synth engine ranging from kick, hat, snare, clap, square, fm, fm4op, wobble, grain, or tom. Enough to be going on with? Then on top of that each engine has specific parameters for tweaking. Each drum sound can be panned where you want it, and send to two FX. But it gets even better, each parameter for each drum sound can be automated individually. This gives amazing possibilities for creating some really great synth drum tracks.

There's more too, a good mixer and export options etc. It's audiobus ready too.

I can't praise this drum synth enough. All it needs next is MIDI clock sync, which is apparently coming in the next release and it'll be perfect in my view.

If you don't know it, then I urge you to take a look. It's a great app.

Elastic Drums 1.1 brings AB and more

Elastic Drums gets its first update since launch, which is very quick indeed given that it only launched 5 days ago!

Here's what's new:

• basic Audiobus support
• first version of a detailed manual (-> file -> options -> manual)

And don't forget that the app is still at its launch price of $3.99.

MiMiX arrives for your iPad allowing you full mix control over Audiobus!

Here are all the details ...

With MiMiX You can take total control of mixing of Your favorite Audiobus enabled apps’ outputs in the most convenient way. Just insert MiMiX into the Output Slot of Audiobus, even into multiple chains to mix the sound of the connected input or effect apps. You can even insert MiMIX into the input slot to send the mix to an other app, like a DAV to record the mix.

Features:

• Mix up to 8 Audiobus enabled apps including the system input or multiple channels of a multichannel input hardware
• Set the main mix volume level between -INF and +12dB
• Set the volume level of each input port between -INF and +12dB
• Set the panning or balance of each port (selectable)
• Mute any port
• Set any port to solo
• Monitor any port or the main mix on the built-in oscilloscopes and VU meters
• Control the main mix volume and volume, balance, mute and solo for each port using a MIDI controller or a Core MIDI app
• Set the MIDI CC parameters of each control via MIDI learn
• Set the MIDI channel and button behavior in the System Settings
• Double-tap on each knob or slider to set its default value
• Check the saturation indicator for each port to check if the pots power reached 0dB
• Check the clip indicator on the main mix to avoid clipping.
• MiMiX uses a 32 bit integer engine so clipping can only occur at the main mix
• MiMiX is lightweight - minimal CPU usage and memory footprint

Compatible with iPad2 and newer. Requires iOS7 or newer and Audiobus 2. Fully iOS8 compatible.

MiMiX is priced at $2.99 for launch which includes a 25% discount.

TRAKTOR DJ 1.6 (iPhone and iPad) brings AB and more

TRAKTOR DJ 1.6 introduces these new features and enhancements for both versions of the app:

• Audiobus integration – chain apps like GarageBand and Effectrix with TRAKTOR DJ
• Inter-app audio integration – stream audio output to other apps
• Open your recorded mixes in other apps like Dropbox
• Double-tap EQ and volume sliders to reset
• Relative EQ and volume slider control
• Improved search functionality
• HotCue drawer remains open after loading

Traktor for iPhone on the app store:



Traktor for iPad on the app store:

unimator for iOS is a nice way to make and export text art

unimator looks like it could be a great deal of fun for making text art, so I thought it was really worth showing. Here's what the app has to say about itself:

Create quick and fun text and sign animations! Use the whole character set of the device including Smileys, Emojis, and other symbols and scripts.
Enter the texts with a special keyboard that shows all possible characters. Make animated ascii-art and astonishing text animations in a very short time.

Features

• Export to video & animated gif
• Share animations on twitter and facebook easily
• New unicode keyboard to enter all possible characters
• Similarity function assists in the search for similar characters
• Sounds to accompany the animations
• Text to speech
• Use any music on your device as a background soundtrack for your animation
• Display animations on an external screen
• Send the sound via Audiobus to other music or sound effect apps (requires purchase of Audiobus app)

And it only costs $0.99, so it really isn't going to break the bank is it?

Noatikl 2 adds IAA, AB2 and more

Here's what's new in Noatikl 2:

• Added support for Apple Inter-App Audio, meaning you can record directly in e.g. GarageBand without requiring Audiobus
• Audiobus updated to Audiobus 2
• When you make a change to a Partikl knob setting the pop-up bottom slider no longer immediately auto-hides; you now have have a few seconds to make further changes via the slider
• Selecting a SF2 patch in the Wavetable Unit no longer auto closes the dialog, improving sound previewing
• We've refined how the IAP and timeout works to give more granularity and allow ads; purchasors of the prior all-in-one IAP will see no ads and have the same unlocked functionality they had before
• Various bug fixes, plus other changes to support the above

Different Drummer 3 arrives

Here's what's new in version 3 of Different Drummer:

• Audiobus 2 with State Saving and remote toggle
• New Beat Wave that manipulates the beat value
• New Triangle Wave Shape Type that adds chaos to the mix
• New Noise Wave Shape Type that adds chaos to the mix
• New Wave Inverter
• Improved performance, especially when running longer
• Cleaner audio
• Entirely revamped Automation Panel gives tons of new controls
• Metronome toggle
• CPM and Phase wheels now use entire screen
• Improved UI
• Now sends MIDI to connected hardware without MIDI Bridge as well as some other MIDI bugs fixed
• Various minor bug fixes

Wotja update brings IAA and more

Here's what's new with Wotja:

• Added support for Apple Inter-App Audio (turned on with the Audiobus toggle), meaning you can record directly in e.g. GarageBand without requiring Audiobus
• Audiobus updated to Audiobus 2
• Bug fixes

LiquidSonics Mobile Convolution

Another convolution reverb arrives for iOS ...

LiquidSonics Mobile Convolution is a true-stereo reverb processor for use with Audiobus and Inter-App Audio hosts. It allows the IR to be stretched, cropped and envelopes applied to shape the sound of the reverb in a very natural and musical way. A collection of impulse responses is provided, and external impulse responses can be added via Open-In... support in apps like Mail, Safari and Dropbox, or downloaded directly from within the app.

The app costs $9.99.

NanoStudio 1.44 arrives with AB2.1 support

NanoStudio gets a little update to include the latest Audiobus SDK, but as a result now requires iOS7. iOS 5 and 6 users can of course continue to still use the previous version.

Gumdrops for iPad arrives

Looks like an interesting development in the drum app space ...

Gumdrops takes your beats to the next level with the power of a 64 track / 32 step sequencer combined with the expressiveness of a hand-crafted instrument.

Features:

• Inter-App Audio
• Audiobus
• AudioCopy/Paste
• MIDI Clock
• WIST
• SoundCloud®

I am a drummer and the idea for Gumdrops came to me when a friend and I were discussing making beats using devices like the Roland TR-808 and the Native Instruments Maschine. Gumdrops exists because tapping out beats on pads in time is very hard to do and programming in steps on a sequencer then playing it back to see how it sounds is boring.

When I'm on a drum kit I can play quarter, eighth or sixteenth notes easily with either of my hands and feet. If you have your right hand holding steady eighths on the hi-hat, introducing your left hand in between produces sixteenths. Then removing your right hand leaves eighths but on a syncopated pattern. This sort of natural pattern adaptation is what makes Gumdrops so revolutionary.

There are eight groups of eight pads on the board. By default, each group is assigned to a single sampled sound. The two pads at the bottom of a group are half notes, then moving up to quarters, then eighths, then sixteenths. The left column of pads is filled with the patterns that would be played by your right hand if you were on a drum kit, and the right column has what would be played by your left hand. Playing both the left and right together produces a pattern twice as fast. You could think of the left column as down beats and the right as up beats. So playing a pad in the right column will sound funky and off beat. Playing a pad in the left column will sound solid and on beat. Making up combinations of different patterns is easy by just tapping multiple pads.

Of course Gumdrops offers so much more than the defaults. You can edit the 32 step pattern on all 64 pads. Set the velocity for each step by just dragging across the pattern with your finger. Assign samples to pads by recording directly or by AudioPaste. You can synchronize with other apps and equipment using MIDI clock. Record and apply effects using Inter-App Audio and Audiobus. Upload your recordings to SoundCloud®.

All product and company names are ™ or ® trademarks of their respective owners. WIST is a trademark and software of KORG INC.

Special thanks to David Demeter of The Drum Lab, Sahir Hanif of Masters of Maple, Brady Drums, and the awesome beta test team.

Gumdrops costs $4.99 on the app store:

ToneStack GO for iOS arrives

Yonac brings us ToneStack GO (universal), the freemium version of ToneStack GO. Here's the detail:

ToneStack GO is the ultimate in signal processing: with the largest variety of amps & FX, the latest advancements in modeling technology, and an unbelievably powerful yet simple interface – it simply shreds all the other guys.

Right away, enjoy a classic amp & cab, and 7 meticulously designed FX. Expand to a total of 24 amps & cabs, and 71 FX – the largest collection on iOS.

Thanks to ToneStack GO's state-of-the-art “Virtual Circuit” technology, each ToneStack GO unit is the digital mirror image of a real analog topology. Unlike other FX apps that try to copycat with EQing and other gimmicks, ToneStack GO recreates the intricate designs of the real thing. The result is a warm, responsive tone with the natural behavior you find in analog units.

Amazing Selection of Pro Amps & FX

ToneStack GO offers a huge range of amps, cabs & FX: sizzling tube amps, iconic stompboxes, pro-grade rack units, and high-end reverbs make ToneStack GO the most complete plugin suite on the iOS.

ToneStack GO also brings many powerful guitar FX to the iOS for the first time: polyphonic octaver, harmonizer, realistic spring reverbs, virtual-reel tape delays are just a few examples.

The Most Versatile Signal Chain on iOS

Why be limited with just 4 or 8 FX that other guys max you out at? ToneStack GO lets you run a whopping 64 amps & effects simultaneously* so you can let your imagination run wild.

For even more power, ToneStack GO includes a unique ABY unit not found in other FX apps. Split your signal anywhere: run dual amp setups, switch or blend FX chains, or multiplex your signal via frequency splitting – countless permutations, all up to you.

You can match any amp with any cab (all cabs have 3 mics with distance & position settings); you can insert any unit anywhere – even between amps and cabs like a true FX loop. Managing your signal chain is as easy as dragging and dropping an icon!

All the Pro Features of iOS

Enjoy the full power of the platform’s top MIDI and Preset systems. MIDI learn is super-intuitive thanks to ToneStack GO's interface: all the amp & FX controls are MIDI-programmable. Effortlessly create UNLIMITED banks and presets – share them at the touch of a button. ToneStack GO is an Inter-App Audio effect, and works in any Audiobus slot.

Highlights

• “Virtual Circuit” amp & FX modeling technology
• Units modeled after real-life topologies
• ABY: split signal anywhere, use dual amp setups, blend, pan or switch FX chains & more
• Complete collection: 24 amps & cabs, 71 FX, with stompboxes & rack-units and more!
• 64 simultaneous amps & FX*
• Independent amps & cabs
• 3 mics per cab w/ distance & position setting
• 8-Track recorder w/ 2 tracks free
• Tapedeck w/ punch looping, sample-accurate rec, pitch/time manipulation, FX send & more
• Tuner w/ permanent & fullscreen modes
• Metronome, tap tempo, settable time signature
• BPM sync mods & LFOs
• onSTAGE mode w/ quick preset load & FX toggle
• Unlimited banks & presets; easy preset sharing & more
• Extremely powerful MIDI: control any amp or FX parameter
• Easy MIDI Learn
• MIDI prog changes + bank & preset up/down
• Audiobus: input, FX, output, state-saving
• Inter-App Audio FX
• Audio copy/paste, email, WiFi, iTunes sharing
• And a lot more!

Hardware

• Works with iOS compatible USB or headphone jack interfaces (USB recommended for best audio quality)
• Requires iPad 2, iPhone 4S, iPod Touch 5 or newer

Visit us at www.yonac.com

* Device CPU limitations apply

GliderVerb update brings AB and IAA improvements

Here's what's new with GliderVerb:

• AudioBus 2.1 compatible
• Audiobus and Inter App Audio improvements
• UI improvements
• AudioCopyAndPaste latest SDK update
• Some built-in new presets
• New: Prevent the Audio feedback without headphone accessory
• Minor bug fixed

This update require iOS 7 for Audiobus Compatibility

Crystalline - Shimmer Effects Processor update

Here's what's new in Crystalline - Shimmer Effects Processor:

• NEW feature: MIDI input with MIDI learn
• update Audiobus 2.1.2 SDK
• improved sound quality and bass response when using built in microphone
• bugfixes

SeekBeats gets IAA via AB2 and a bit more in the latest update

Here's what's new in SeekBeats:

• Length of the pattern can be set (all the patterns in the session have the same length).
• Inter App Audio (via AudioBus 2).
• Some other minor fixes.