One of my favorite iOS music apps is sir Sampleton. It’s a pretty popular Sampler and drum machine. What I love about it is it’s simple and really fun. I just discovered another app which is very similar with even more quirk built in. Badlion’s Garage Synth gives you some drum loops, very analog synth presets and a weird selections of samples in slots. There’s also a tilt pitch feature. Beware if you’re at my next dinner party because I’m breaking this guy out.
“With Badlion’s Garage Synth anyone can be a musician. Just pick a beat and play some tunes over it, add some effects and you already have a hot track to listen to. Selectable keyboard – flash & rainbow / basic minimal. 48 beats – changeable volume and tempo. 8 samples – 4 octaves. 44 fx – loop or stop (once) functions. Tilt – you can pitch notes by tilting the phone.” – itunes.apple.com/the-badlions…
For more info: itunes.apple.com/the-badlions…
This entry was written by , posted on August 16, 2011 at 6:34 am, filed under drum machine, iPad, iPhone, synthesizer and tagged Badlion’s Garage Synth, drum machine, iOS, sir Sampleton, synthesizer. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
You can sync a Korg Monotribe with another Monotribe. With the SyncKontrol iPhone app you can sync a Monotribe with an iPad and/or wirelessly with Ableton Live (or any DAW). I still can’t get over the fact you can get a fully analog groovebox for about $230. I hope these sell like crazy so Korg keeps on making analog synths and drum machines.
“SyncKontrol offers owners of Korg’s monotribe Analogue Ribbon Station precise tempo control, plus the ability to sync their monotribe to WIST (Wireless sync) enabled apps! SyncKontrol allows you to control the tempo and start/pause of the monotribe Analogue Ribbon Station via the audio output of your iPhone. The app also offers Tap Tempo, a Swing function, and WIST (Wireless Sync-Start Technology) to sync monotribe to WIST-enabled apps such as Korg’s iMS20, iElectribe and iElectribe Gorillaz(tm) Edition. In addition, this application receives sync from Mac based DAW software by receiving MIDI clock and play/stop commands via Wireless Network MIDI.”
For more info: korg.com/monotribe
This entry was written by , posted on July 20, 2011 at 4:38 am, filed under Ableton Live, drum machine, hardware, iPad, iPhone and tagged iPhone, Korg, Monotribe, sync, SyncKontrol. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
I think the iPad makes a very good drum machine. The iElectribe, Funkbox and Tweakybeat have become essential tools in my arsenal. I have a new favorite called the DM-1 from Fingerlab. It has the two most important elements in music creation down pat. It sounds great and it’s very fun to use. I’ve been loving it so much I reached out to Fingerlab for the following interview…
1. Tell us a little about Fingerlab. Is it a one man show or a team? What city/country are you located in?
Based in Paris, France, co-founded by Aurélien Potier and Antoine Lepoutre during 2010, Fingerlab is a small group of independent workers, developers, designers and musicians. Fingerlab is born after the success of MultiPong our first App. For DM1,we have asked Jonas Eriksson (A designer from sweden) to do the graphics design, we discover him by his works on another projects as such as “76 Syntheseizer”
2. How long did it take you to create the DM1?
First Pascal Douillard work alone for half a year to create the prototype. After that, he contacted us in january 2011 in order to find some help to finish the App, the project was so exciting we couldn’t refuse !!. So it’s take approximatively 1 year to do the job.
3. Do you have a room full of vintage drum machines at the Fingerlab’s office? If yes please show us some photos!
[See above]
4. I would love to see a Random pattern generator (per drum sound). Any chance you will be adding that to the DM-1?
We have so many stuff to add in DM1, i can’t make any promises. But it’is a good idea ;)
5. I would love to see Panning (per drum channel) added to the DM1. What do you think? Can you add that for me?
Yes, we are working on it.
6. Are you working on more pro-audio music apps? If yes, can you give us a hint as to what to expect next?
Yes we do, i cant tell you more today, but stay tuned ;)
7. What are a few other iOS apps you use (from other developers)?
Game we love
-Osmos
-Spirit
-forget.me.not
Music
-Djay
-soundrop
-tweakybeat
-soundyeah
-soundythingie
0ther
-uzu
8. Where can Wire to the Ear readers connect with you on the net? Hit us with all the places to follow, spy and send you endless feature requests!
We are waiting for your request by email.
Thank you Antoine!
For more info on the DM1: fingerlab.net
This entry was written by , posted on July 19, 2011 at 9:00 am, filed under drum machine, interviews and tagged Antoine Lepoutre, Aurélien Potier, DM1, drum machine, Fingerlab, interview, iPad. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Rhythm Studio from Pulsecode Inc. is going to draw comparisons with Propellerhead’s Re-Birth. However, if you check out the video above I bet you may still be interested. It looks pretty nice to me. What do you think? This app is not available yet.
“Rhythm Studio balances advanced features by using an easy to understand interface resembling real instruments. This means that one button does one thing just like it would with real hardware. Knobs turn, switches slide, and buttons press. You won’t get lost in abstract interfaces or design. Rhythm Studio is the next best thing to having the real hardware. Rhythm Studio includes a full 808 drum machine, 303 synthesizer, sample based synthesizer, XY style control pad, and mixer with FX.” – pulsecodeinc.com/rhythm-studio/
For more info: pulsecodeinc.com/rhythm-studio/
via Palm Sounds
This entry was written by , posted on July 18, 2011 at 5:31 am, filed under drum machine, iPad, iPhone and tagged iOS, iPad, iPhone, Propellerhead, Re-Birth, Rhythm Studio, Roland TB-303, Roland TR-808. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
MIDI-fied Roland TR77 from Brandon Daniel on Vimeo.
I would certainly love to get some classic analog drum machines MIDIed like this. According to Wikipedia the TR77 was Roland’s very first product. Hey Brandon how about some individual outs and some tuning for the kick drum (always the one weak point in most early drum machines)?
“Just finished building trigger shaper/converter circuits x12 for this project, and it works! Still need to work something out for the Guiro, but all in all, I’m happy with it.Sounds triggered over MIDI from the Electribe.” – Brandon Daniel
For more info: wikipedia.org/Roland_Rhythm_77
This entry was written by , posted on July 17, 2011 at 6:52 am, filed under drum machine and tagged drum machine, midi, roland, Roland TR77. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
DM1 – The Drum Machine for iPad – By Fingerlab from Fingerlab on Vimeo.
The Fingerlab DM1 is a very good iPad drum machine. I think it ranks up there with the iElectribe and Funkbox. It’s quite fun and easy to make patterns and the initial sert of drum machines sound great. After laying in a basic beat on the step grid you can jump onto the pad page and lay sounds in live. There’s a song mode, effects and a mixer page where you can control sound length and more. Highly recommended for anyone who likes drum machines.
“DM1 is an advanced vintage Drum Machine. It turns your iPad into a fun and creative beat making machine. Easy and fast to use, loaded with 24 superb electronic drum kits and beautiful hyper-realistic graphics, DM1 has been designed for a lot of instant fun.” – fingerlab.net
For more info: fingerlab.net
This entry was written by , posted on July 7, 2011 at 5:42 pm, filed under drum machine, iPad and tagged DM1, drum machine, Fingerlab, iPad, Roland TR-606, Roland TR-808. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Nick from Sonic State’s full review of the Korg Monotribe. I can’t believe these things are $229 (link)! I can’t believe people are complaining that’s too expensive. You have to make and enjoy music of a certain retro style to really get this box. If your looking for a sound source of that retro nature this is going to get you there better/easier than any plug-in. I can’t wait to see Korg’s next analog thing. Imagine what they can do at $999.
“c’mon korg, give us a? ms-20 mkII!” – nekrobot
For more info: korg.com/monotribe
via sonicstate.com
This entry was written by , posted on May 27, 2011 at 5:03 am, filed under drum machine, hardware, synthesizer and tagged analog, drum machine, Korg, Monotribe, synthesizer. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Nick from Sonic State opens up the new Korg Monotribe. Who is this marketed to? Me! I’d buy it just for the little analog drum machine. For the music I do this thing sounds right on.
“In addition to analog synthesis, monotribe brings together intuitive ease of use and a three-part discrete analog rhythm section, plus the proven appeal of Electribe-style sequencing.” – korg.com
For more info: korg.com/monotribe
This entry was written by , posted on May 17, 2011 at 6:25 pm, filed under drum machine, hardware, synthesizer and tagged analog, drum machine, Korg, Monotribe, synthesizer. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
I try almost any audio creation app for iOS. I definitely have a group of favorites and Polychord is one of them. If you make verse chorus type of music connect Polychord to your DAW and recording. The MIDI generated is a nice secret weapon. Polychord 2 was recently released so if you passed by the original I suggest taking a look at 2.0.
“Shoulda Woulda Coulda, Inc. is readying a major update to their iPad music composition tool, Polychord. The version 2 update brings a vast quantity of new exciting features to this highly-rated app including the ability to record your song data, a new graphical user interface, and Palettes.” – Future Music
For more info: polychordapp.com
This entry was written by , posted on at 6:46 am, filed under drum machine, iPad, synthesizer and tagged drum machine, iPad, midi, Polychord, Polychord 2, synthesizer. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
The iElectribe is one of the best iPad music creation Apps so I’m into this limited edition. Do you really think they are going to stop selling it after 10,000 copies are sold?
“Korg has teamed up with the hugely popular and globally successful virtual band Gorillaz to create a new dedicated beatbox for the iPad: The iELECTRIBE Gorillaz Edition. A limited run of 10,000 units released at a very special price of US$9.99. The iELECTRIBE Gorillaz Edition features: a unique design and synthesizer engine including 128 new sounds created by Gorillaz; and 64 ready-to-use pre-programmed patterns by the sound team Gorillaz, Stephen Sedgwick, and Korg.” – Gwen Alexander
iTunes Store: http://itunes.apple.com/korg-ielectribe-gorillaz-edition
This entry was written by , posted on April 18, 2011 at 4:44 am, filed under drum machine, iPad and tagged drum machine, Gorillaz, iElectribe, iPad, Korg. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
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