So, why is there no Delia Derbyshire iOS app?
It struck me that whilst there is a really good app dedicated to Daphne Oram's work, there's nothing similar in any way for Delia Derbyshire. In fact, even if you search iTunes you'll find very little.
I think it's a real shame that there isn't a Delia Derbyshire app. Something that celebrated her work, something like Berna / Berna 2 maybe?
What do you think?
I think it's a real shame that there isn't a Delia Derbyshire app. Something that celebrated her work, something like Berna / Berna 2 maybe?
What do you think?
Mini Maker Faire Elephant and Castle, last reminder
You might have missed this so I'm going to mention it just one last time as it's tomorrow! Here are the details of the Mini Maker Faire, at Elephant and Castle this weekend. I'm planning on being there on both days if possible, so if you can make it just let me know.
Details here.
Details here.
Thank you Dirty Electronics Ensemble ...
It's arrived ...
(This is what the thunder and lightning thing was from yesterday)
MorphWiz for Windows ...
"Using snagit editor for Windows8 to capture playing around with Morphwiz for Windows8. The audio clipping is the snagit screen capture tool (even at half volume - maybe there's a setting I can change). Morphwiz' sound is actually pretty good; clear range with no clipping..."
The Future is Handmade: Delia Derbyshire’s Universes of Sound
PixiTracker is still free for now
PixiTracker is still free. It was $1.99. Well worth paying for, but you don't have to, so, enjoy!
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.
MIRAnome64, the virtual monome for Max6 / MIRA & iPad
"MIRAnome64 is the basic monome64 for MIRA iPad application.
Official page: http://julienbayle.net/MIRAnome
Basically, it is a proof of concept but a fully fonctional monome64 protocol implementation in Max6 / MIRA for your iPad.
Music is Autechre's VI Scose Poise, obviously."
So, it didn't take too long before some interesting things started happening with Mira Controller.
Anaphobia has been submitted to the app store
Which is great news, and if that wasn't enough here's what's coming in the 1.1 version:
- Add the keyboard from AnaMini
- Increase the number of presets and custom setups
- Add audio export, copy and paste features
- Expand MIDI features
Sound Wand MIDI Controller updated
Sound Wand MIDI Controller has been updated with some very cool new stuff. Here's what's new:
- Massively improved connection setup, including auto-detect (hooray!)
- 3 new motion trackers: Shake, Shuffle & Play Intensity
- Virtual MIDI support - play other apps with SW Midi!
- Improved MIDI setup, including CC# Learn Wizard
Easy Ear Training Apps on sale today only!
These pro level apps are on sale today only from Easy Ear Training. They can help any musician to hear more in music and understand what they're hearing, building skills like playing by ear and improvising. Here are the apps and a little bit about them.
RelativePitch
Was: $6.99, Now: $0.99
(This app was featured by Apple on the front page of the App Store.)
"Whether you are a seasoned musician or a complete beginner, RelativePitch will have you listening with a sharpened ear and a greater appreciation of the music you love."
-- The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW.com)
Chordelia: Triad Tutor
Was: $3.99, Now: $0.99
From the makers of the best-selling ear training app RelativePitch, "Chordelia: Triad Tutor" teaches you to recognise the most important types of chord in a fun, simple way - even if you've never learned about chords or music theory before.
Chordelia: Seventh Heaven
Was: $3.99, Now: $0.99
Whether you're a song writer, guitar player, jazz musician, or any other kind of music lover, Chordelia: Seventh Heaven will give you the vital skills you need to use and recognize advanced 'Seventh Chords'.
Step and a Half: Melody Training
Was: $3.99, Now: $0.99
Step and a Half starts out slow: with short tunes, only a few intervals, and plenty of time to get the answer right. But by the final stage, you'll be tackling long sequences of notes, using any intervals at all, and getting them right - first time, every time.
To find out about any of these apps and get them at the bargain price of $0.99 click below.
RelativePitch
Was: $6.99, Now: $0.99
(This app was featured by Apple on the front page of the App Store.)
"Whether you are a seasoned musician or a complete beginner, RelativePitch will have you listening with a sharpened ear and a greater appreciation of the music you love."
-- The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW.com)
Chordelia: Triad Tutor
Was: $3.99, Now: $0.99
From the makers of the best-selling ear training app RelativePitch, "Chordelia: Triad Tutor" teaches you to recognise the most important types of chord in a fun, simple way - even if you've never learned about chords or music theory before.
Chordelia: Seventh Heaven
Was: $3.99, Now: $0.99
Whether you're a song writer, guitar player, jazz musician, or any other kind of music lover, Chordelia: Seventh Heaven will give you the vital skills you need to use and recognize advanced 'Seventh Chords'.
Step and a Half: Melody Training
Was: $3.99, Now: $0.99
Step and a Half starts out slow: with short tunes, only a few intervals, and plenty of time to get the answer right. But by the final stage, you'll be tackling long sequences of notes, using any intervals at all, and getting them right - first time, every time.
To find out about any of these apps and get them at the bargain price of $0.99 click below.
Chordion Conductor for the Leap Motion Controller
I know this isn't mobile related, but it's gestural and it looks pretty damn amazing.
Praxis Beats Drum Machine for iPad arrives
A new drum machine arrives for your iPad. Here's the app's description:
Praxis Beats is a retro-elegant interface for electronic rhythm composition. Express yourself with absolute precision and maximum control over your beats.
- Drum Rolls: Instantly glitch or retrigger any beat.
- Hifi Wifi: Fetch samples directly from your Dropbox®, Box.net®, Gmail®, or GDrive® accounts. Praxis Beats will stash them for you for future use, too. (You can also use iTunes File Sharing.)
- Maximum Control: Individually control the volume, panning, and speed for every sound down to 1/128th notes.
- Batteries Included: 2 touch-controlled effects pads, programmable to control any of 9 different effects.
- Live Record: Record your sessions as wav files. Upload them directly to Dropbox®, email, or SoundCloud®, or use iTunes File Sharing to retrieve them manually.
- Save Songs: Save and load different songs. Praxis Beats autosaves for you as well. And, you can back up your compositions using iTunes File Sharing.
- Absolute Precision: sample precise rendering from 10 to 999 BPM.
- Multitouch Manipulation: Speed up your creation process by allowing multiple fingers, hands or people to control the sequencer grid, effects pads, or note graphs.
- Meta Controls: Controls provided to clear out the sequencing for any row or for the whole song.
- Feeling Lucky: Randomize the sequencing for any row or for the whole song.
- The Basics: Individual controls for each sample track, including mute, solo, volume, and panning.
- Start Jamming: 7 free drum kits are included for a total of 112 drum samples. Made by EioN and James Frame, LA's hottest new producers.
- Audiobus Support: Stream audio from Praxis Beats to other apps.
Audiofile Engineering on what's next and life after 'starting the FIRe'
I can understand where they want to focus their energy and it makes a lot of sense to me. But I won't give away too much. If you want to know what they've got planned then have a read of their post "So ... what's next?".
Rode Microphones purchases FIRe iOS app
Audiofile Engineering have sold their app FIRe to Rode Microphones. It comes as a surprise, but I guess it is good news. For the app anyway.
What would you like to see next in Audiobus?
Audiobus has been a great step forward for iOS music, but it's been a while since there have been any new features. So I thought I'd ask what you're waiting for in Audiobus? What do you want next?
For me it would be mainly around recipes or routes and better routing for effects apps, and of course, MIDI.
How about you?
For me it would be mainly around recipes or routes and better routing for effects apps, and of course, MIDI.
How about you?
Something new from Lucky Frame: Gentlemen! Official Teaser Video
I loved Wave Trip, and Mujik is still one of those apps for me that exemplify mobile music's best qualities, so it's a pleasure to see something new coming from Lucky Frame.
Looks like
New 'crippled' version of Orphion is in review
If you want to get the non-cripped version of Orphion then do it now! Of course if you've got the original version then don't update when the new version of the app arrives.
Which is imminent!
Which is imminent!
Mini Maker Faire Elephant and Castle this weekend
You might have missed this so I'm posting it a few times. There's a Mini Maker Faire, at Elephant and Castle this weekend. I'm planning on being there on both days if possible, so if you can make it just let me know.
Details here.
Details here.
Free Thor Essentials Soundbank via iPad Music
You can find them here thanks to the nice people at iPad Music.
SPC - Music Sketchpad 2 updated
Here's what's new:
- New RD4 folder in the browser section for easy integration of RD4 - Groovebox loops into SPC scenes
- External SD card integration improved
- Fixes when switching between landscape and portrait mode (10 inch tablets only)
- GUI fixes for the portrait mode (10 inch tablets only)
- Crash in Steps mode fixed
- Performance enhancements
Abandoned Dance Party - Frozen Lonesome
When I saw this at Discchord I knew I had to post the video too. Once you read the description you might understand why:
Abandoned Dance Party is my contribution to the compilation Bedroom Cassette Masters 1980-89 Volume Three. "Sounds like vintage electronica, looks like vintage electronica..."
A third compilation of synth & drum machine tracks (with the occasional vocal) most of which were recorded in bedrooms all over the world between 1980-89. All have been produced with the same DIY, lo-fi analogue spirit in mind. In my case this was produced in 2013, but attention was paid to give it a 1988 sound and feel. Music, programming and video done by me. Check out my contribution to BCM 2 - Travel Ban by Transit Authority.
https://soundcloud.com/steve-raizen/t...
Via Discchord.
More info on Arpeggio
Arpeggio (a new hardware synth) posts a few more details on the feature set they're working on. Looking good ...
Now go and like their facebook page.
- Create, play, and save arpeggios instantly with live arpeggio sequencer.
- Up, up-down, down, down-up, sequence, & random arpeggiator modes.
- Access and chain together up to 512 user created arpeggio patterns.
- Internal 2-oscillator virtual analog monosynth.
- Note division sequencer (1/16th, 1/8th, 1/4 notes etc ).
- USB, 1/4" & 1/8' audio out, MIDI in, MIDI out, CV trigger out.
- MIDI & CV clock sync for syncing to external drum machines (master or slave)
- Control external hardware and software synths. Add an arpeggiator to a synth that doesn't have one!
- High quality internal speaker
- Perfect for bass and lead lines
- arpeggio takes batteries or power from an AC adapter. Make melodies anywhere!
Now go and like their facebook page.
Gestrument sale on until Saturday
Gestrument MIDSUMMER SALE continues with the app's price down from $5.99 (from $9.99) from the 21st of June to the 6th of July.
MIDI Designer Anushri Layout
Not that I own an Anushri, but if I did I think that this would be amazingly useful.
Arpeggio, new hardware synth sequencer, arpeggiator ...
Arpeggio looks like a very interesting piece of hardware. Take a look at the facebook page for more information.
Glitch Editor coming to GlitchBreaks
@PalmSounds the Glitch Editor for Glitchbreaks is coming soon.
— Alex Matheu (@distraub) July 1, 2013
OOgie MIDI Test 1
Description:
"Oogie is a musical instrument that converts your pictures into sound. I just finished coding the MIDI output today and here you can see OOgie sending music out through a Korg Electribe"
Nord Beat 2 update
Nord Beat version 2 includes the following features:
- Step sequencer expanded to support 6 tracks
- Added Flam, 32th and 32 triplet modifiers for individual steps
- New MIDI settings menu with flexible MIDI output routings
- Send and receive MIDI Clock Sync
- Added the option to save a Program Change together with a program
Cubasis 1.5 arrived with Micrologue virtual analog synthesizer and more
Micrologue looks awesome! Here's what's in the update:
- Micrologue virtual analog synthesizer incl. 50 factory presets
- 16 Allen Morgan Signature drum kits incl. 80 MIDI loops
- Open/close hi-hat problem solved
- Instrument track freeze for internal instruments
- Instrument rack to load and edit Cubasis' instruments
- Modulation wheel support for Micrologue synth
Watching the Rob Papen 4 Element Synth DVDs
Actually watching these has been a lot easier than I expected. Often these kind of DVDs can be very dry indeed and not much fun to watch, but even though the Rob Papen book / DVD set is very technical and does go down into a low level of detail it's not boring in my opinion.
In fact I've found myself realising that there's been quite a few things I've learnt from this package and even more things that have been worth going over again.
It's a detailed package but I've been surprised by how much fun it is to use.
Mini Maker Faire is coming this weekend at the Elephant and Castle
You might have missed this so I'm posting it a few times. There's a Mini Maker Faire, at Elephant and Castle this weekend. I'm planning on being there on both days if possible, so if you can make it just let me know.
Details here.
Details here.
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)!
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