zMors gets IAA and more
A bit update and a lot going on with zMors. Here's what's new in this update:
- add Interapp audio
- add new filter envelope per channel
- add 4 automation tracks per sequencer channel
- add new oscillator wave vector linear mode
- optimize synth engine
- fix a keyboard problem in iOS7
- audiobus SDK 1.0.2.5 update
Apple's 12 Days of Christmas
In case you weren't aware, Apple are running their usual 12 days of Christmas give aways from Boxing day onwards (the 26th). So, if you want to get nice little reminders to check to see if you want one of the goodies or not then just download their 12 days app.
Although, I'll probably remind you if there's anything really worth having.
Although, I'll probably remind you if there's anything really worth having.
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.
Here's the weekly round up
Well it's been another busy week for everyone. Sorry that the round up is pretty late, but I've been ill all day so I just haven't had a chance to do it. Anyway, enough of my woes, here are the highlights ...
New Apps:
Significant app updates:
Things to watch out for:
Interesting Stuff:
Here's to next week and the holidays too.
New Apps:
- Of course the biggest news was the arrival of Caustic 3 not just for Android and also for iOS, which was a massive surprise, and there are loads of videos too, just click here to find them
- A free version of Voice Synth arrived on the store
- Orphinio for iPhone arrives, a nice little version of Orphion, but for the iPhone, and there's a video too
- 432hz Synth arrives and looks amazing, but according to users it has a lot of audio ads, so beware if you're thinking of trying it out
- SnowChime from NTHsynth arrives in time for Christmas
- IKM delivers up GrooveMaker 2. Will there be as many versions as the original one?
- Electrify NXT arrives on the app store
- VibraNode for iPhone arrives and looks very interesting
- Serato Remote Mini arrives
- Stroke Machine from Wolfram Franke although I've heard that there are a lot of problems with this app so far
- AUFX; PeakQ arrives as the next app in the AUFX series
Significant app updates:
- SoundFont Pro 1.2 brings lots of new things
- Magellan Jr 2.0 brings SPAWN (Smart Preset Aggregation with Windowed raNdomization) and loads of other things too in a great update
- WaveGenerator 2.0.2 arrives and bridges the gap to the desktop VSTi version
- Robotic Drums 1.1 brings new voices and MIDI
- rsTouch Pro for Reason 2 arrives
- Yamaha's Mobile Music Sequencer version 3 goes totally QY
- FL Studio Mobile HD 2.3 brings MiniSynth and more
- n-Track Studio Pro goes even further and is fast becoming my DAW of choice
- Ampkit+ gets MIDI and more
Things to watch out for:
- Looks like RealBeat will be getting on the bus
Interesting Stuff:
Here's to next week and the holidays too.
AUFX:PeakQ (universal) arrives
Another great app in the AUFX series from Kymatica (Jonatan Liljedahl). Here are the details:
A versatile 4-band parametric stereo equalizer for everything between subtle frequency enhancements and agressive boosting/cutting or special resonator effects.
This app is part of the AUFX series, a collection of simple and powerful audio effect apps.
- High quality 32-bit DSP engine.
- Two parametric peak filters with gain, frequency and Q.
- Low-shelf filter with gain and frequency.
- High-shelf filter with gain and frequency.
- Displays the resulting frequency response graph in real-time.
- Process hardware input/output.
- Process other apps through Inter-App Audio or Audiobus (input/filter/output slots supported).
- Save, load and share user presets.
- Comes with several bundled presets.
- Fully MIDI controllable, including Virtual MIDI.
- Background Audio.
- Built-in lookahead limiter to prevent clipping.
- Record the result directly in app.
- Email recordings or export to AudioShare audio document manager app.
- Access user presets and recordings through iTunes File Sharing.
The app is priced at $3.99.
AmpKit+ gets some very nice new features in this release
AmpKit+ brings new things to their app that just keeps on getting developed after more than 3 years on the app store. Here's what's new:
SETLISTS
MIDI & AirTurn™ CONTROLLER SUPPORT
AirTurn is a trademark of AirTurn, Inc.
SETLISTS
- Setlists deliver masterful control over your setups for playing live shows, practicing, or simply organizing groups of setups just the way you want them.
- You have total control of the order of setups within the Setlist.
- Each Setlist can include a mix of your personal setups and AmpKit presets.
- Extra-large navigation buttons enable fast switching between setups, even when playing live.
MIDI & AirTurn™ CONTROLLER SUPPORT
- Use MIDI and AirTurn-style devices to control AmpKit amps and pedals, as well as navigate setups and Setlists—perfect for live gigs but also great for jamming and practicing.
- Easily map an external control, such as a stomp switch or expression pedal, to any of over 350 AmpKit functions.
- Works with most iOS-compatible external controllers, including local, network, and Bluetooth MIDI devices, as well as Bluetooth foot controllers like the AirTurn.
AirTurn is a trademark of AirTurn, Inc.
Stroke Machine arrives from Wolfram Franke ex-Waldorf
Stroke Machine is a professional Drum and Groove Synthesizer and Sequencer for the iPad developed by Wolfram Franke.
Program your own rhythm and groove patterns and switch between them in a live performance. Mute or solo individual instruments, change parameters on the fly and record your performance as high-quality audio file for sharing or later editing on your computer.
The high-contrast user interface is perfectly suited for dim light situations on stage and assists in sound creation in the studio.
Stroke Machine's powerful synthesizer engine features high-quality Oscillator, Filter, Overdrive and Effect models, extremely fast Envelopes and LFO, sample-exact Pattern Sequencer and a sophisticated Sample, Sound and Pattern library.
The deep sound creation possibilities include two oscillators with typical analog waveforms and sample playback, frequency and ring modulation and a separate white and pink noise generator with integrated multimode filter. All tone generators are summed into a transient generator, followed by another multimode filter and a drive module with several types, a sample rate and bit depth reduction stage, and a two-band equalizer with shelf and bell curves.
Freely assignable modulations with an easy-to-understand user interface offer maximum flexibility easily surpassing even expensive hardware synthesizers.
Each sound is mixed into one of four effect busses, each featuring a sum overdrive, a compressor, a modulation effect like chorus, flanger, phaser or sum filter, and a space effect like delay or clocked delay, or natural, plate or non-linear reverb.
Overview:
- 12 drum and percussion sound parts
- 12 melodic sound parts
- number of voices only limited by CPU
- 4 multi-effect busses
- pattern with up to 8 bars and 16th resolution, bar nominator and denominator freely adjustable
- swing
- modulation sequencer for smooth or quantized automation of each continuous sound and bus parameter
- 128 patterns including all sounds in direct access
- track solo and mute
- sample import
- audio export of a pattern or the whole performance
- AudioBus support
- WIST support
Per voice:
- 2 oscillators with waveforms sine, triangle, sawtooth, pulse with pulse width modulation
- sine waveforms can be changed in slope, symmetry and saturation for additional overtones
- sample playback
- frequency modulation of each oscillator by white noise and oscillator 1 by oscillator 2
- ring modulation
- noise generator with white and pink noise, variable density and multimode filter
- transient generator with crack, rattle, spike, click and thump generators
- multimode filter with 6 dB low or high pass, 12 dB and 24 dB low, band or high pass and band stop
- drive stage with light, medium, hard, clip, tube and fuzz overdrive and tone control
- redux stage (decimator) with sample rate and bit reduction
- fully parametric two-band equalizer with shelf and band types
- glide generator with portamento and glissando for melodic sounds
- voice allocation poly, mono and 3 alternate groups
- 1 LFO with waveforms sine, triangle, pulse, positive pulse, sawtooth, 4 step ramp, 8 step ramp, sample & hold, random, rate synchronizable to clock
- 2 Envelopes with (ADSR) or without (2 decay stages with breakpoint) sustain and variable slope for each stage
- modulation sources LFO, envelope 1 and 2, velocity, note number, 4 random generators, pitch bend and modulation wheel
- any continuous parameter can be modulated
- voice mixed into one of four effect busses
Per effect bus:
- sum drive stage with various types and tone filter
- compressor
- modulation effect with 2 to 6 stage chorus, 4 to 12 stage phaser or multimode filter
- space effect with stereo modulation delay, synchronizable to clock, natural, plate, or non-linear reverb
Minimum requirement: iOS 6.0
The app is priced at $14.99.
It's that time again, time to listen to Kasio Kristmas ...
Visit their site, get the free track and then decide if you're going to buy the album or not!
Trinity Introduction - Bastl Instruments
It's a quirky video, I'll certainly give them that, but I also found it interesting to hear what the little boxes sound like, which, if you want to skip to it, is at around 4 minutes in.
Serato Remote Mini for iPhone
Another one I've been meaning to post but just haven't got around to. Here's the details:
The Serato Remote Mini is a special version of the Serato Remote, designed specifically for use with your iPhone or iPod touch. Designed to compliment an existing Scratch Live or Serato DJ setup, we took the best parts from the Serato Remote and stripped it back for better usability with the smaller screen of the iPhone and iPod touch. Now you can have the Serato Remote with you at all times, ready to whip out for a little extra control at your next party.
Serato Remote Mini will connect seamlessly to your Serato laptop software and work with all supported Scratch Live and Serato DJ hardware. Load tracks, instant double, set and trigger Cue Points, Loops and Samples and manipulate FX. Connect over USB for ultra low latency or wirelessly, freeing you to move around the stage.
We’ve designed the app with real world performance in mind:
- Plug & Play with easy set up
- Big easy to hit buttons that are quick to locate on the fly
- Control Cue Points, Samples and FX
- Perform Auto Loops and Loop Rolls
- Perform super fast Instant Doubles
- Roll FX Mode combines Loop Rolls with momentary FX
- Cue Point inherited from the Serato laptop software
- Virtual Decks, BPM and time information mirror the information on your laptop
- Scroll your library and load to deck.
- Control of your Scratch Live or Serato DJ Sample Player.
Similar to the Serato Remote for iPad, the Serato Remote Mini has library control, plus three performance tabs: PADS, SP6 & FX, all have been meticulously designed for the iPhone and iPod touch.
PADS
The PADS performance tab gives you control of 4 Cue Points per deck, with a pop out loops panel for controlling Auto Loops and Loop Rolls.
SP6
We've kept it simple and focused on performance, with a play button for each slot, plus a global volume control and stop button. Trigger those airhorns straight from your phone!
FX
The FX performance tab gives you an easier and more creative way of controlling Scratch Live or Serato DJ FX
- Select your favorite FX and control them in latched or temp modes
- Trigger Loop Rolls and FX simultaneously using the FX Roll Mode.
LIBRARY CONTROL
Control your Serato software library on your laptop with the Library controls. Navigate your tracks and TAB to your crates, files or folders.
- Drag to Virtual Decks to load
- Perform super fast Instant Doubles by dragging from deck-to-deck
- Fast Scroll View with two-finger track load.
SET UP
Serato Remote Mini is designed to compliment an existing Scratch Live or Serato DJ setup, you will need:
Scratch Live or Serato DJ supported hardware.
PLEASE NOTE SERATO REMOTE MINI REQUIRES SERATO SCRATCH LIVE OR SERATO DJ LAPTOP SOFTWARE AND SUPPORTED HARDWARE.
The app is priced at $4.99.
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