iPhone App Directory

Fingerpainted on Sketchbook Pro 1.1


Fingerpainted.it posts on the latest version of Sketchbook Pro.

iPad Omnisphere/Logic trick with Air Display (via Matrixsynth)

Disquiet on Chris Carter 'No Keyboards, No MIDI'


Disquiet is always a good read. This post on Chris Carter is no exception at all.

Groovemaker 'Win an iPad' competition

Looks like a very worthwhile competition from Groovemaker.

Shruthi-1 pics and sounds



Polychain tkmage by mutable.instruments

Polychaining (osc1: tampura ; osc2: bowed) by mutable.instruments

Looptastic HD on CNN Money

Drum Track8 demo track video



DrumTrack8 at the app store:
DrumTracker

Useful Sonorasaurus Rex review



A useful review of Sonorasaurus Rex here.

Sonorasaurus at the app store:
Sonorasaurus

Featured iPad Artist


Amazing to see some really good art works made using the iPad. I just wish I could do stuff like this. More at JustiPhoneArt.

Jasuto 1.2.2 for Android now available

1.2.2 is now available for Android users.

iDevices and Android:
  • Zoomable/slidable Scale module, basically lets you define scales and play them with a keyboard.
  • The sequencer supports odd loop lengths, independent rates (up to 64x the tempo!), and trigger resets now.
  • Transposing of sequencers now scale properly.
  • Fixed the .wav case sensitivity issue.
  • Fourier transform modules (FFT, iFFT, Band, Bands) for some spectral fun! Check out the new Spectral category which contains a Vocoder example!
  • Recording/Resampling now only listens to the selected Speaker modules, if nothing is selected then it records everything (just like the current default behavior).
  • Fixed a browser tabbing issue that would popup after saving a scene.
  • Much better sounding Noise module.
  • Sonoma AudioCopy/Paste 1.1.
  • Sequences/Motion now start on the initial note on loading.
  • Fixed a bunch of number editor bugs, and yes, you can now enter 0!
  • You can now disable motion smoothing on nodes when dragging them around in the scene. The option can be found in the Motion menu under Smooth.
  • Replaced the screensaver with something a little less arbitrary, a spectrogram!
  • Many other minor bugs that I don't feel like writing about
Android specific:
  • Audio recording from the mic.
  • Help and About buttons now work.
  • Splash screen should display on all device now.

Bloom HD appears


An iPad only version of Bloom. The app's description doesn't really make me want to buy this app as I can't see how different it is from the original iPhone app.

If anyone's tried it and has a view then please let me know.

Bloom HD at the app store
Opal Limited

iSequence for iPad getting even more features

Some great new things coming to iSequence for the iPad, including:
  • mono/poly/glide keyboard
  • open sampler with ADSR envelope
  • x-fade looper (sample import/export)
I've just got a copy of this app and hope to play with it later today. It does look amazing on the iPad though.

iSequence at the app store:
iSequence

Palm Sounds Big Birthday Competition is still going

I've decided to keep the competition going for another week or so. If you've got pictures you wanted to get you've still got time.

To enter, all you have to do is email in a picture of yourself making music somewhere strange. It could be high up, under the ground, in a jungle, but please, no pictures on the toilet!


The best picture (as judged by me) will get a copy of Handmade Electronic Music: The Art of Hardware Hacking which is a great book on circuit bending an electronic music making, and I will happily send it to the winner wherever they live in the world.


So send in your pictures as soon as you can this week. Each one sent in will get featured on the blog as well!

Welcome to June

Well, after an amazing month of May you might think that June will be a big let down. No way! Lots of good things to look forward to in June. Here's a few things on the radar.
  • Updates to the app directory and some new categories
  • More promo code give aways
  • The Palm Sounds picture competition
And there's lots of news to come up in June too, like WWDC. And if that wasn't enough I'm sure there'll be lots of app news to cover as well.

The Last of the Mobile Music Alphabet: X, Y, and Z

X is for Xewton Music Studio


Xewton is an amazing composition tool. Xewton is a brilliant canvas for composing and arranging. Xewton has a good range of instruments and now an in-app purchase store for a bunch of other instruments. A great app.
Music Studio

Y is for ?

I drew a blank with Y, there wasn't one piece of mobile software or hardware that begins with Y

Z is for Zoozbeat


Zoozbeat is a really interesting concept and I think it helps make mobile music more accessible to a lot of people. Their Jackson 5 apps have had a really good response and hopefully they'll build on that in the future.
ZOOZbeat

So, there's the end of the mobile music alphabet. It has been a lot of fun to write, and I hope that you've found a few things along the way that you haven't heard of before. I will be doing a sweep up of the apps I've missed during the month.

Thanks for an amazing May

As May comes to a close I thought I'd say a big thank you to all the developers who've given promo codes, dropped the price on their apps, donated software for competitions and made special patches.

The response to Palm Sounds turning 4 has been truly amazing and overwhelming. I hope that Palm Sounds will still be around in another 4 years.

If you can, spread the word about Palm Sounds. Link to the blog, tweet about Palm Sounds, whatever you can do.

Most of all though, make mobile music and tell people about the apps you're using and how amazing they are.

Thanks for a great may, thanks for all the kind comments from you all. I really appreciate it.

There's just one thing left for me to do and that's to finish the mobile music alphabet, and that's coming up very soon.

DJ Apps page updated

I've just updated the drums and DJ directory page. The main update was to add DJ Player Blue Edition to the DJ section.

Updates will happen a bit more regularly soon.

miniSynth Pro Promo Code Give Away CLOSED


Sorry, Should have posted this earlier but it slipped my mind. This promo code give away is now closed. Thanks to everyone who entered. Winners will be notified soon.

Yonac at the app store:
Yonac

iSequence Tutorial: Sequence Editor

MultiTrack 2.0 submitted to Apple

MultiTrack 2.0 has been submitted to Apple! Can't wait to see the new version! As a reminder here's what's coming up.
  • Non-destructive editing
  • Looping
  • Copy/Paste
  • Bounce
  • Email
  • Soundcloud
  • Undo/Redo
  • In-app upgrades/help
  • iPad
  • Some surprises!
MultiTrack at the app store:
MultiTrack - 16 Track Recorder