I love samplers. I especially love sampling my own voice and putting little 80s’esque panned repeating vowels throughout my own tracks. iOS has a good selection of samplers already such as sirSampleton and SampleWiz. I Am Sampler is new and is also quite good! It has 4 sample banks, LFO, bit crusher, delay and a reverse mode. We live in G-g-g-olden times. $1 USD in the App Store (link).
“i have no knobs,no technical terms but just only cute icons waiting for your tap and flick.” – detune.co.jp
For more info: detune.co.jp/iamsampler.html
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This entry was written by , posted on June 19, 2012 at 5:15 pm, filed under iPad, iPhone and tagged I Am Sampler, iOS, iPad, iPhone, sampler. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
The wonderfully titled abcdefg has been one of those iOS music apps I show friends to blow them away. Konsonant (iTunes link) is Joerg Piringer’s follow up. Don’t be afraid to use your konsonant creations in your own music productions.
“konsonant is an extraordinary exploration of letters, voice and technology by the media artist joerg piringer. Following the award winning success of piringer’s app abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz konsonant is the next iteration of the artist’s ongoing research on the potential entertaining qualities of letters and sound.” – joerg.piringer.net
For more info: apps.piringer.net/konsonant.php
This entry was written by , posted on April 17, 2012 at 6:49 am, filed under iPad, iPhone and tagged iOS, iPad, joerg piringer, konsonant. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Propellerhead’s Figure for iOS has been released on the App Store (link). For less than a dollar you get some of the Reason sound engine in a pocket touch interface. When you first load it up you can a modern looking interface with a mini 808/303/Melody combo. Within a minute you can “figure” out the interface easily changing patterns and manipulating the sound. I’ve been playing with the App and yes it’s very fun as advertised.
“World-class synths? Sure. Beast of a drum machine? Totally. But here’s what matters most: Figure is fun.” – propellerheads.se
For more info: propellerheads.se/products/figure
This entry was written by , posted on April 4, 2012 at 4:14 am, filed under iPhone, Propellerhead Reason and tagged Figure, iOS, iPhone, Propellerhead. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
I love songwriting helper Apps. ProChords helps you find the next chord. I was using it last night and it definitely helped me make a progression I wouldn’t have thought of on my own. It’s a bit more than your standard App at $8.99 and keep in mind your still doing to have to work hard to create a song.
“ProChords is a hand held road map of chords from 9000 songs. So if you are working on a song Fx. “Am7, Em7, Am7, Em7″ and don’t know how to get out of the loop. Tab it into ProChords and you will instantly know 31 different ways to continue. It makes it fun to explore odd chord progressions and get inspiration for more original songwriting” – prochords.dk
For more info: prochords.dk
This entry was written by , posted on March 1, 2012 at 9:32 am, filed under iPad, iPhone, song writing and tagged iOS, ProChords, songwriting. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Presets for Animoog. Yes some are Dubstep. $19 USD
“Expand your Animoog! 64 new presets for Animoog covering a broad range of genres from Ambient to Dubstep. Smooth ambient pads, wobbly basses, subtle drones, rhythmic sequences and organic sound effects such as a true budgie tweet, the hypnotic song of whales and the natural purr of a cat. Luftrum 8 is compatible with both the iPhone and iPad version of Animoog. Included is an easy install instruction, describing how to get the sounds onto your device. All presets are nicely sorted with LUF initials to separate them from the factory presets.” – Luftrum
For more info: luftrum.com
This entry was written by , posted on February 20, 2012 at 4:00 pm, filed under iPad, iPhone and tagged Animoog, iOS, Luftrum, moog, presets. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
As usual in January I’ve been reading a lot of best of last year lists. One iOS game that was on everyone’s list that I overlooked is called Forget Me Not. I mention it here because its got great retro arcade sounds to it. I’ve been playing it over and over just to hear it. In the app store for $1.99.
“Run around the infinite, ever changing corridors of the NEON DUNJUN, gathering flowers and shooting everything. ZAP! Grab the key to the next floor.. try not to let monsters take it off you. Once you’ve picked all the flowers, the doorway shall appear… Grind the walls for a speed boost and the power of squishing!” – nyarlu.net
For more info: nyarlu.net/blog/videogames/forget-me-not/
This entry was written by , posted on January 2, 2012 at 7:34 pm, filed under iPad, iPhone and tagged Forget-Me-Not, game, iOS, iPad, iPhone. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Here is another interesting sequencer for iOS just released called PixiTracker. This is the new baby of Alexander Zolotov who also brought us SunVox. I love the full screen view that flashes the large sound icons!
“No time to delve into the big and serious music apps? PixiTracker is what you need! It is a simple and fun tool to quickly create musical sketches or chip tunes. Without requiring a lot of musical knowledge!” – Alexander Zolotov
For more info: warmplace.ru
This entry was written by , posted on November 19, 2011 at 3:36 pm, filed under iPad, iPhone and tagged Alexander Zolotov, iOS, PixiTracker. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
If your into retro noise you may like Zx Plectrum. It’s a one trick pony but then again it’s just a buck. I grabbed it and annoyed everyone around me for a good twenty minutes. That alone was worth the dollar.
“Play the ZX Specturm loading sounds as a musical instrument on your iPhone/iPod/iPad! Relive the crisp sounds of your youth! Change the loading phase and pitch to make some weird but familiar sounds!” – davesapien.com
For more info: davesapien.com
This entry was written by , posted on November 5, 2011 at 6:42 pm, filed under iPad, iPhone and tagged computer, iOS, retro, Zx Plectrum, ZX Spectrum. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
I was thinking to myself the other day, “It’s been a while since SoundCloud added new features. I hope they keep innovating.”. Well it seems the Berliners have been busy getting us an iPad app. I think musicians are more keen on design than the regular person and that’s one of the reasons I like the new iPad app. It’s pretty.
“The iPad is a revolutionary device that has changed the way we interact with content of all types. Our amazing iOS and design teams have created a fantastic app to reflect this, enabling you to interact with the sounds shared with you in a very intuitive way.” – Soundcloud.com
For more info: blog.soundcloud.com/2011/10/27/ipad/
This entry was written by , posted on October 27, 2011 at 6:55 am, filed under iPad, promotion and tagged Berlin, iOS, iPad, SoundCloud. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
A new Moog synthesizer is here. The Animoog for iPad looks nice, has an X/Y Pad, a “Notes Follow on Screen” function (see video above), Rates & Orbits LFOs, touch keyboard with individual and polyphonic articulation, custom key scales, envelopes you can touch to adjust and more. In my fantasy brain I would have liked a true polyphonic hardware Moog with no controls on it; just a dock for an iPad and some Moog control software. That said, Moog is going what makes sense I think. You have to be in it to win it as they say and touch interface is something they need to cut there teeth on. At a .99 intro rate it also let’s everyone into the Moog world. The bottom line is it’s one of the better pro-audio apps for iOS and a creative tool in the hands of an artist. Download it now: click here
“Animoog is the first professional synthesizer designed for the iPad. Powered by Moog’s new Anisotropic Synthesis Engine, Animoog captures the vast sonic vocabulary of Moog synthesizers and applies it to the moderntouch surface paradigm, enabling any user to quickly sculpt incredibly fluid and dynamic sounds that live, breathe, and evolve as you play them.” – moogmusic.com
For more info: moogmusic.com/products/apps/animoog
This entry was written by , posted on October 17, 2011 at 4:03 am, filed under iPad, synthesizer and tagged Animoog, iOS, iPad, moog, synthesizer. 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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