Arduino Digital Signal Processing Shield on Kickstarter (4 days left)
It's done well, but there's still a few days left to go if you wanted to fund this one.
Give some feedback for MIDI Pattern Sequencer 1.2
The developer behind MIDI Pattern Sequencer wants your feedback. If you're using the app and have a thought on how to improve it then let him know. Details of the 1.2 release are here together with details of how to contact him with feedback.
If you could code, what would you make?
This is really a question for the non-developers. If you could code, what is it that you would want to make? Would it be something musical or something different entirely?
No more Molecule synth stuff (here at least)
I decided that probably molecule synth stuff wasn't 'mobile' enough for Palm Sounds, but if you are interested in it you can find more about what I'm doing with it here.
Sound Wand MIDI Controller updated
Sound Wand MIDI Controller updates:
- Settings styles bug fixed
- MIDI Pitch Bend option in addition to CC's for device angles
- Better Wifi MIDI connection notification (still not perfect but we're nearly there)
BeatMaker 2.4.5 maintenance update on the way
Just thought I'd let you know what Intua are sending next:
- Audio recordings are compensated with audio and MIDI latency
- The audio latency setting is back (256 to 1024 frames)
- Audio recordings are now saved in a "Recordings" directory
- Audio recordings are now named after their bus/Audiobus app name
- Updated Audiobus SDK to 1.0.1
Cue Play DJ update
It's been a long time since this DJ app updated. Great to see that it's still being supported. Here's what's new:
- Can now play music from your iPod Library
- iTunes playlists can be used to filter the track lists
- Tracks imported from the desktop app will have their BPM data made copied over to the iPod tracks
- Keylock feature has been added (Note that this is only experimental)
- Recorded tracks can now be played from inside the app (selected from the Record Button drop down menu
- Recordings are now in AIFF format
- Max/min pitch can now be set to +/- 10%/20%/50%
- Can play AIFF and Apple lossless files (only if imported from the iPod)
- Gain memory. Tracks will now remember their gain levels for next time.
- EQ v3.0. Rewritten EQ code for better stability on OS5.1
- Can now export/import BPM/cue point data files to your other devices
- New beat bar scale. The beat bar now gives much more accurate information for 0->1 beat.
- Fixed recording stuttering problem
- Fixed flanger issue on iPad 2/iPhone 4s
- Other bug fixes
Gestrument update
Another good update for Gestrument:
- Handle MIDI continue and song position pointer messages in slave sync mode
- Stop all active notes at midi sync stop
- New About box
- Additional bundled sounds: Zvon soundfont demo
- Handle audio session interrupts
- Fix midi-panic button in slave sync mode
- Allow Done button to be tapped while midi or synth settings is open in the editor
Wait list tidy
A bit of a wait list tidy up this morning. I've taken a few things off that have arrived and added FL Studio Mobile HD for Audiobus.
Let me know of anything else.
Let me know of anything else.
Bliss Pad for iPad arrives
Looks like fun ...
Bliss Pad is a fun and simple three voice synthesizer with an easy to navigate, colorful interface. Customize your sounds with the tone editor then play and loop them. Bliss pad is designed to be satisfying no matter your level of musical knowhow.
At a glance:
- Quirky retro sound and graphics
- Autochord makes playing a breeze
- Reverb, pitch delay, wobble effects
- Arpeggiator with randomizer
- Super simple loop bank lets you layer your sounds
- 12 old school drum samples
Live 9 arrives, what does it mean for mobile?
As Ableton brings Live 9 today it makes me wonder what it will mean for mobile app. Obviously there'll be lots of app updates from controllers, but what else?
Mobile Music Pinterest board
If you're a pinterest user you can find my mobile music pinterest board here. You might find some interesting stuff there, you never know.
MIDI Designer Pro updates to 1.5
MIDI Designer Pro updates. Here are the details:
- Piano-key shapes for designing keyboards
- Layer controls front-to-back
- Mail and open individual pages from other apps
- Activate presets and change page banks from controls
- Always-lit display option for buttons
- Improved performance on outgoing MIDI messages
- New: Panic Button
- MIDI Designer comes with the official Antares/Peavey AT-200 Layout included
CMI iOS App, Audiobus, and why you'll need to get an actual bus soon
A big thank you to Kongobot for this new about the Peter Vogel CMI app which is getting some big updates in its version 1.5 (including, well, you can see for yourself right). So, what's in the update?
Here you go:
- Major App rewrite, with lots of improvements.
- Audiobus support, both input and output. Send any audio to other apps, or sample new voices from the output of other apps.
- New Synthesiser and Sequencer Engines. Better accuracy, lower CPU use, new features like polyphonic channels.
- Background synth and song playing. Play your song in the background, or use external keyboards to play your selected voices while another app is in the foreground. Great for looping.
- Stereo voices, voices from MP3, view waveforms and play voices before importing them.
- Page R step/pattern navigation while playing. No need to stop first.
- Skip the startup floppy disk to get right into composing.
Now, that's a brilliant idea! I can't wait to see some entries for this. You can read all the details of what you need to do right here, but suffice it to say that you want to find out more about this!
New photos from the molecule synth
New photos from molecule synth. It'll be interesting to see where all of this goes next.
When there are so many apps on the bus what will we do?
Maybe the Audiobus will have to become the AudioTrain to get faster and take more apps with it? Just a little thought from me on a day when we've seen so many apps get on the bus.
Exactly how big is the bus anyway?
Exactly how big is the bus anyway?
Reactable Huntemann update
Reactable Huntemann updates with some nice new features:
- Control if the application plays while it's in the background.
- Bluetooth headphones are now supported.
- Ipod controls allow you to control the app while the screen is locked.
- Change loops directly by tapping on the loop slots.
- Facebook and Twitter integration.
- Faster installation and Smaller disk space requirements.
- Other minor bugfixes.
Mixtikl user guide available as a PDF
Mixtikl user guide available here. Grab it, and make awesome things ...
Chauliodus bass synth arrives
A new synth app that is specifically for bass. Nice idea. Here's the detail:
Chauliodus is a synthesizer that specializes in the bass. You can play the bass line from built-in sequencer, external MIDI devices, external sequencers, and other iOS applications. It is possible to change the parameters of the filter by using gyroscope; you can get interesting effects by shaking the iPhone or iPad. You can also enjoy dubstep wobble bass since LFO rate is synchronized to the tempo, and settable by each step!
Implemented Features:
- OSC x 2
- Saw Wave / Square Wave
- SubOSC x 2
- Square Wave / Sine Wave
- Glide
- Filter x 1
- LPF/BPF
- Manipulate the CutOff Frequency and Resonance by using gyroscope.
- EG x 2
- LFO x 1
- FX
- Delay
- Over Drive
- Real-Time Recording
- 16 steps Pattern Sequencer
- 300 bars Song Sequencer
- Wireless Sync-Start Technology (WIST) is supported.
- AudioCopy is supported.
- CoreMIDI is supported.
- Supported background playback.
- Universal support for iPod touch, iPhone, and iPad.
Tabletop and Audiobus. Going to be friends?
When iMini arrived with the announcement that it was 'tabletop ready' I found that quite an interesting step, especially after the iMPC arrived with the same label. So, will we see any of this stuff become Audiobus enabled at any point, or are we going to see more of the 'tabletop ready' labels appearing on big apps?
What do you think?
What do you think?
I'd read that this would work, but it didn't
The Makey Makey forums said that if you put a USB hub in the middle the iPad would work with the Makey Makey, but I can't get it to work. If anyone knows what I'm doing wrong please let me know.
And the output ...
Using bleep!BOX to send clock to MoDrum and then audiobus the lot to Beatmaker2. Fun no?
News from molecule synth ...
Via Facebook:
I'm in Shenzhen China right now, looking for ways to make the Molecule Synth better!! --exciting stuff in the works... I'll have some news soon, including new LEGO-compatible cases (getting SERIOUS about "Design Your Own Instrument!" :-) ), better speakers and amps for the set, new physical sensors, and new sound generators... Also, playing with Bluetooth modules to send MIDI and audio between Molecule and iOS... the internet is not so good here, but I will send updates when I can. Thanks! :)
Interesting stuff ...
I'm in Shenzhen China right now, looking for ways to make the Molecule Synth better!! --exciting stuff in the works... I'll have some news soon, including new LEGO-compatible cases (getting SERIOUS about "Design Your Own Instrument!" :-) ), better speakers and amps for the set, new physical sensors, and new sound generators... Also, playing with Bluetooth modules to send MIDI and audio between Molecule and iOS... the internet is not so good here, but I will send updates when I can. Thanks! :)
Interesting stuff ...
AmpKit LiNK HD News
Turquoise DS for iPad arrives
Turquoise is a 3x3 drum synth. Each pad triggers a separate synth. Synth controls for each pad are available in the side panel.
Includes 12 presets and unlimited user presets.
The app is priced at $1.99
Mixtikl and Audiobus, if you have problems then read this
In case you missed it from last week Mixtikl is on the bus now, but if you run into any troubles getting it to work just take a look at this from the nice people at Intermorphic and all will be explained.
Protein Der Klang for iOS arrives
Protein Der Klang - Official trailer from Gorgull on Vimeo.
Looks like this could be very cool:
- Play with 12 simultaneous samples on the 3 coloured tracks.
- Scratch, revert, slice, pause, fade & resync up to 4 clips on each track.
- Play with an effect on each track & a master effect.
- 5 sound effects: Crusher, Repeater, Delay, Phaser, LP Filter.
- Import and export your samples and patches using iTunes Sharing.
- Record live loops from audio-input and internal mixer.
- Exclusive playback resync feature.
- BPM-synced clip trigger and playback & metronome.
- Smart controls for faster actions.
- Low latency audio engine.
- 4 fresh demo patches.
- 140+ audio samples included.
- Support for 16bit wav samples.
- Embedded user manual and feedback.
Lots of new info at the MIDI Pattern Sequencer site
A lot of the pages / posts to do with the manual are being updated. There's lots of new stuff about the latest 1.2 version too.
Sequence (universal) arrives for iOS
Sequence - First Look from Dimitri Diakopoulos on Vimeo.
I've been playing with this app this morning. I think that it has a load of potential
Sequence is a new circular audio sequencer using the euclidean algorithm. Perfect for making polyrhythms, Sequence works well to create all kinds of electronica and techno.
Features
- Eight patterns to play with
- 30 samples from classic drum machines
- MIDI output
- Save and load sequences
- BPM control
The app is priced at just $1.99
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.
Droner on the bus
Another one jumps on this morning. Droner is on the bus now, and still only $0.99.
Adding Noatikl to the wait list
As the lovely people at Intermorphic have announced that they are bringing Noatikl to iOS I thought I'd add it into the wait list.
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)!
MIDI Pattern Sequencer
MIDI Pattern Sequencer updates and just keeps getting better and better. Here's what's new:
- MIDI presets can set initial parameters for tracks such as Bank/Program and CC/RPN/NRPN controllers (learn mode available).
- Presets can be sent at start of playback/recording or at selecting pattern/song or sent at any time using hotkey.
- Hotkeys panel is available in any mode with buttons Start/Stop playback, Send presets, Clear track, Clear automation.
- Hotkey to lock external input to prevent unintended changing pattern notes and automation.
- Export complete song or individual patterns to MIDI files (include automation).
- Possibility upload and download complete project files to copy on another iPad or backup.
- Access through any Web browser to MIDI and project files in local WiFi network.
- Copying entire measure or defined area to clipboard and paste in specified position.
- Changing number of patterns in project and song pages (increase).
- Fixed some minor bugs.
GlitchBreaks brings full MIDI support and more!
What a great update. Here's everything:
- Added Full MIDI support, Virtual MIDI, MIDI Clock Sync In and Out, MIDI Learn
- Made Waveform Touchable for Loop Modulation
- Added Large Waveform view for iPad
- Added Waveform to Cut Editor for iPad
- Cut Offset now works from first cut
- Bug Fixes
MIDI Control Coming to nils
In upcoming nils you can assign midi controls. twitter.com/humbleTUNE/sta…
— Erik [unknown] (@humbleTUNE) March 2, 2013
Gravity Beats for iPad arrives
A free app for your iPad. Anyone think it looks like sound drop?
Draw lines to compose simple melodies! Use lines as guitar or as bouncing objects, add as many balls as you like!
Futulele update on the way
Futulele 2.0 submitted to Apple. Now with new interface, MIDI, Audiobus, andthe best Ukulele sound ever! twitter.com/AmidioInc/stat…
— Amidio (@AmidioInc) March 2, 2013
New Ableton scipts for OP-1 (including live 9 beta)
Teenage Engineering haven't said whether it is compatible with the full version of Live 9 which will be released next week.
Anyway, the new script is available here.
Anyway, the new script is available here.
New at the Audanika Theory blog
There's a new post at the Audanika harmony theory blog on the three basic models of western tonality.
Samplr du noir
Video description:
Having fun live with Samplr app on iPad, in the Potcheen bar of Mont de Marsan
Sinusoid on the bus
Sinusoid catches the saturday bus service, and in case that just doesn't make sense, it's added audiobus capability. Which, is excellent news in my opinion.
n-Track Studio Multitrack Recorder
n-Track Studio Multitrack Recorder gets an update:
- Added channels stripe view
- Create group channels
- Pan and volume automations drawing
- Grid division in timeline view
- Bpm and meter selection
- Delete multiple files in browser view
- Graphic restyling
- Phaser effect
MONOTRIBE WITH CV/GATE JACKS
MobMuPlat updates
MobMuPlat brings its first update. Here's what's new:
- PureData console
- GUI widget translucency
- MIDI input
- set GUI widget state without message output
- can load/host .pd files without an interface
- knob indicator color
- enable background audio (for use with iOS controllers/sequencers)
DJ Thomas White live at the Crosby, Jan 2013
Bit of a live set from the TE party at NAMM. Good what you can do with one of these little things isn't it?
Reactable mobile is still 50% off
Reactable mobile is still 50% off until the 3rd (tomorrow), so get it while you can, it's only $4.99.
Multiponk (from the makers of DM1 etc) is 65% off right now
I know that this is a game and not even a music game for that matter, but it's by the lovely people who brought us DM1's full MIDI implementation this week, so I thought I'd give it a plug for them.
OP-1 Drum kits from blip drums
If you got the latest Teenage Engineering newsletter then you'll already know this in which case please ignore this. If not you might be interested in these OP-1 drum kits from blip drums.
Nebulophone IR sync - not working (can you help Rob)
Rob's having issues with his nebulophone. Here's what he has to say:
I'm trying to sync my Nebulophone's arpeggio with a flashing IR led. When I put the Nebulophone into "follow" mode (0:35), it should lock on to the speed of the flashing IR led but it doesn't seem to ever respond to the incoming IR. I've tried IR leds, remote control LEDs and IR blasters but never get a response.
If you have a Nebulophone, can you tell me what yours does in Arpeggio "follow" mode? As you can see, mine just goes to a solid green LED when switching to "follow" and turning the Arpeggio knob (1:09) just does weird things!
I also tried recording a sequence in "lead" mode and then put it into "follow" mode - no joy.
MIDI Designer 1.5 submitted
Wow, that's a big update, take a look!
Key Features
Key Features
- Piano key shapes for designing keyboards in MIDI Designer
- Always-lit LED display option
- Persistent layering (ordering) of controls and Send-to-Back button per user suggestion
- Mail and open individual pages from other apps. Delete pages from within MIDI Designer.
- New control types: Page bank changes, global presets and a panic button.
- Higher performance and snappier visual response on MIDI sending
- New: Persistent filenames for layouts and pages
- Better performance on outgoing MIDI messages
- Better memory management on layout loading
- Option for design-mode lockout (saved with layout): makes design mode inaccessible
- Roland 3-byte model ID for sysex
- Current values get sent with saved templates
- New supercontrol option for subs: buttons are send on only for button groups
- Option to shut off finger slideup for pedalboards (performance and design mode)
- MIDI Designer comes with the Peavey AT-200 Layout included
- Channel Changers now work with sysex up to 127
- New: Make panels shorter for min height if possible
- New: Smaller knobs per request
- Fixed: Need to long-press to open MIDI Designer layouts from other apps like Dropbox
- Fixed: Bug in which pages with control copies cause pages to fail to load
- Fixed: Change banks together setting not persisting
- Fixed: Virtual MIDI connections were not persisting
- Fixed: Send-on-only momentaries and toggles should not send “off” messages to subs
- Fixed: Layouts brought from iPad to iPhone will now cap max height of controls correctly
- Fixed: Next-control-selected after delete should be nearby
- Fixed: External hardware buttons now trigger “on” for any non-zero input
- Fixed: height of controls especially panels to span entire height
- Fixed: phantom subcontrols on page load; extra protections added
- Fixed: small bug mailing layouts on iPhone
- Fixed: Small adjustments to design pane
- Fixed: Send-On-Only not working correctly for drumpads
- Fixed: Send-On-Only now propagates correctly from super- to sub-.
- Fixed: File-save dialog boxes for iPhone/iPod touch
- Fixed: Channel changers presets not persisting/reapplying correctly (usually on just one channel)
- Fixed: Wide drumpads are now louder to the right
- Fixed: Bugs in make similar
- Fixed: Add panel is popping up after pedalboard reveal/hide (just wrong)
- Fixes for default values and channel-CC editing
- Other smaller fixes
A huge list of stuff coming in Cubasis v 1.2
Here’s what’s coming to Cubasis in v1.2:
- Cubasis now supports up to 24 physical inputs giving you the possibility to record up to 24 audio tracks simultaneously!
- New information overlay for UNDO/REDO operations.
- Effect windows will now open immediately after they have been inserted.
- The overall stability of the app has been improved.
- The Audiobus integration has been improved and many user reported problems have been solved.
- Resolves a problem that occurred when undo and redo could lead to loss of audio data in some cases.
- Loading a project that contains Audiobus tracks no longer renders Cubasis unreliable.
- Recording audio tracks that are assigned to the microphone input of Audiobus work now as expected.
- Virtual MIDI can now be chosen in the MIDI connections panel of the inspector (independent of connected hardware devices or MIDI network connection settings).
- Importing zipped Cubasis project files that contain audio data no longer lead to missing audio files.
- The overall level of an audio mixdown no longer differs from the master output level of a project.
- Audio input settings can now be changed when working with audio interfaces that support more than two input channels.
- A problem that appeared when trying to select an audio input using audio interfaces with more than eight input channels was solved.
- The VU meter of a channel in the mixer now reacts accordingly to the panner position.
- UNDO and REDO operations after a track has been recorded no longer affect the input assignment of a track.
- UNDO and REDO operations after a track has been recorded no longer affect the track naming.
- UNDO changes within the audio editor no longer result in displaying partly invisible waveforms.
- The pitch bend range of MIDI tracks that are routed to external apps will now be played back correctly.
- The MediaBay view now remains at its position after an item has been deleted.
- Importing a Cubasis project file that contains a project name that already exists no longer fails.
- Solved a problem where the input metering displayed an incorrect value after an external audio device had been connected.
- Swipe horizontally over the MIDI channel numbers of the MIDI Connections to change the channel number.
- UNDO and REDO no longer reset user-defined track names to its default name.
- An issue that occurred after copy-pasting events has been solved.
- It is now possible to record pitch bend on top of existing MIDI events.
- The order of tracks no longer gets mixed up when importing MIDI tracks.
- The pitch wheel no longer keeps its position when closing the keyboard/drumpads while being used.
- A problem that occurred moving MIDI events that contained pitch bend data was solved.
Problems with Mixtikl and Audiobus? Read on ...
It's simple, take a look at this from the nice people at Intermorphic and all will be explained.
eDrops Dubstep arrives
Another eDrops app, this time, Dubstep!
- Create amazing sound textures and loops.
- Thousands of combinations.
- Load and save your patterns.
- Adjust Tempo.
- Modify the behaviour of the dropping pulses.
- Reduce your stress.
eDrops House arrives
A new version of eDrops arrives. eDrops House. Here are the details:
- Create amazing sound textures and loops.
- Thousands of combinations.
- Load and save your patterns.
- Adjust Tempo.
- Modify the behaviour of the dropping pulses.
- Reduce your stress.
- Get super creative.
Mixtikl on the bus
Excellent news for a Friday afternoon. Mixtikl, the superb generative app from Intermorphic is now on the bus!
Celebrating 4 years since the company was founded, Reactable is 50% off until 3.3.13
Reactable is 50% off with the price down from $9.99 to $4.99 in celebration of Reactable Systems being founded 4 years ago!
If Android is your thing then read this
I've posted a few things from Musical Android today and thought I should just give them a general shout out. It looks like a great Android blog.
VoKey on the bus too this morning
Another app on the bus this morning. Here's the Vokey update:
- Audiobus Support
- AudioCopy AudioPaste Support
- Transpose Feature
- 32-bit audio-engine for crystal clear sound
AmpKit+ on the bus
More Audiobus goodness in AmpKit+. Here's the update:
- Stereo effects support*
- Compatible with Audiobus (input, effect, output)*
- New "distant" mic position
- VoiceOver improvements
- Enhanced support for AmpKit LiNK HD digital guitar interface
- Bug fixes
- *Not available on iPhone 3GS and iPod touch 3rd generation
External USB MIDI Controller Keyboard on Android ICS (Galaxy Note)
Video description:
I upgraded my Galaxy Note to the official ICS today and the best feature about it is the ability to now connect an external USB MIDI keyboard to an Android device via a USB OTG cable.
This is a quick demo of my Akai MPK Mini connected to my Galaxy Note and playing Grand Piano.
Hopefully we'll see some more apps with this functionality included, and also some existing apps like Caustic adding this functionality in the near future.
ProChords site adds lots of new tutorials
You can find them all here. Lots of helpful stuff if you're new to the app or haven't used it in a long time.
Musical Android intervew with Gilzad on his Sunvox metamodules
Interested in Sunvox metamodules? Why wouldn't you be! Musical Android has an interview with Gilzad plus download. Read it here.
AudioShare 2.4 arrives very quickly with dropbox and more
It was on the way yesterday, and now it's here.
New features:
New features:
- Integrated Dropbox access! Transfer multiple items to and from your dropbox.
- Allow deleting items from audio pasteboard to free up RAM.
- Sonoma AudioCopy: support any file format, not only 16bit 44.1kHz wav
- Embedded Users Manual, available in info screen.
- Automatically detect when files are added and removed externally (using iTunes File Sharing, etc.)
- Allow upside-down portrait on iPhone.
- Various tweaks and improvements.
- Reload player correctly after deleting last played file.
- Fix graphic glitch when choosing destination for moving files.
- Fix handling of audio session interruptions.
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