Palm Sounds

Another noise update

Noise Machine gets yet another update. Here's the detail:

Global volume multiplier control added

Global Pitch multiplier control added

Cleaner audio
> random partial beats removed
> Audio pops when saving/loading/resetting removed

Beat tempo controls now have a 'synch' button: in 1.1 the different beats could get out of synch as each note as it's own beat counter, this keeps them all using a global beat counter. An option since out of synch beats can be quite interesting.

Dragging a note doesn't stop the notes beats.

Reset now resets the local beat tempo multiplier

Reset now resets the global beat tempo

Shake now randomises beats for the active notes

Save and Load UI reduced to make way for more UI - you now pick the save/load slot first, then pick the operation (save or load). Saved patterns are unaffected.

Slider marks would load slightly offset from expected positions.

A Noise Machine at the app store:

Music Made with Pattern Music

A couple of great videos where the music has been made using Pattern Music.

Pattern Music at the app store:

RJ Voyager World Premiere Live Performance

Jasuto Classic update

Jasuto classic gets a really big update and also news of native iPad support and OSC for Jasuto Pro!

Jasuto is available at the app store:

tags technorati : iPhone Jasuto Synth Modular

More E.S.G.I. shots via Synthtopia

A good slideshow at Synthtopia.

Zoozbeat Jackson 5 Remix Competition Extended

The Zoozbeat Jackson 5 competition has been extended until the 1st of June. Read the rest here.

Zoozbeat Jackson 5 Remix at the app store:

Looptastic HD now with JR goodness inside

Looptastic HD now Includes tap tempo and 3 new effects developed with Jordan Rudess.

Looptastic at the app store:

NYC Fingerpainters Convention is for everyone!

A correction to yesterday's post on this event. The convention is being held in NYC but is for anyone who is interested in iPhone / iPod / iPad art.

Zoozbeat Free for until 29/6!

Apparently to celebrate the 3rd anniversary the 3rd anniversary of the iPhone Zoozbeat's app is free!

Zoozbeat at the app store:

Zoom PFX 9003 on eBay

Having seen a couple of these in Chris Carter's improv rig I had a look for one on eBay. They've come down a bit in price since I last looked.

Zoom PFX 9003 on eBay

RJDJ on Digital Music Trends podcast

Episode 43bydigitalmusictrends

RJDJ interviewed on Digital Music Trends podcast talking about RJ Voyager / RJC1000 and more.

Buddha Machine on sale

Just noticed that Buddha Machine is currently on sale or has a price drop anyway from $3.99 to $1.99.

Buddha Machine at the app store:

Pixelh8: “An Apple A Day : Childhood Remixed” Continues

More on Pixelh8's circuit bending month at his blog.

Scratch may come to the iPad

Having posted on the removal of the scratch app form the app store I found this statement from the scratch team at MIT:

We're disappointed that Apple decided not to allow a Scratch player on the iPhone or iPad (as part of Apple's policy against apps that interpret or execute code). As we see it, there is nothing more important than empowering the next generation of kids to design, create, and express themselves with new media technologies. That's the idea behind Scratch. Kids around the world are using Scratch to program their own interactive stories, games, animations, and simulations with Scratch -- and sharing their creations with one another online. In the process, kids learn to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively. Since the launch of Scratch in 2007, kids have shared nearly 1 million projects on the Scratch website (http://scratch.mit.edu). We hope that Apple will reconsider its policies so that more kids can experience the joys of creating and sharing with Scratch. (By the way, the Scratch player for the iPhone was created by a third party, not by our group at the MIT Media Lab. But our group is planning to make Scratch authoring tools for the iPad in the future, and we hope Apple will allow us....)

I really hope that Apple make an exception to their rule for Scratch on the iPad. I think it would be an excellent app for children, and me too.

More noise possibilities

I was playing with the latest version of 'A Noise Machine', which is a great little app in my opinion. I've said before that it makes me think of Berna, and I still hope that one day Cycling 74 will bring a runtime out for Max/MSP although I guess that Apple might step on that.

Anyway, I do like the features in the new version of noise machine although you will need tiny fingers to use them. Having said that, it almost introduces a randomness to the app because of the smallness of the controls which I kind of like too.

I've had a lot of fun with this app! It'd be nice to be able to record the 'performance' from this app, but as it is I still find it very diverting.

A Noise Machine at the app store:

Nanoloop on sale!

Whilst checking my app updates this morning I noticed that Nanoloop has a small bug fix, but more importantly it seems to be on sale again at just £0.59 / $0.99 which is worth letting you know as I remember that some of you missed the last sale price on this app.

Oliver, if you're reading this please let me know when this sale ends so I can let people know.

Made with Nanoloop

Symphony update

Symphony has a small update. Here's what's new:

Addition of the natural symbol within the score. Tap the natural symbol on the toolbar to apply it. To deselect an accidental, simply tap the symbol again. Much easier to select rests when there are multiple staves. Minor bug fixes

Symphony at the app store: