The incredible music info archive site Discogs now has an optimized version for iOS and Android devices. I’ve used the site thousands of times. Often I go there to get info I can’t remember about my own releases! Here’s the page for some of my music on Discogs: discogs.com/artist/Horrorist
“To access Discogs mobile, simply navigate to www.discogs.com using your preferred mobile browser. By default, you’ll see the mobile version of Discogs with an option to switch to the full site if desired.” – discogs.com
For more info: discogs.com
This entry was written by , posted on December 13, 2010 at 1:29 pm, filed under business, iPhone, promotion and tagged Android, Discogs, iOS. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz is another must have iOS music app. It’s universal and is currently priced at $1.99. It was created by Jörg Piringer and it’s hard to describe what it does. In fact in this case I’m not going to attempt a description. Just watch the video above. Awesome.
“Create and control tiny sound-creatures in the shape of letters that react to gravity or each other and generate rhythms and soundscapes. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz blends biology, physics, chemistry and art to create a unique and dynamic sound ecology.” – joerg.piringer.net
App Store link: click here
This entry was written by , posted on December 9, 2010 at 4:20 am, filed under iPad, iPhone and tagged abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz, iOS, Jörg Piringer. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Singing Fingers is yet another reason the iPad is a must have for musicians. How can you not like this? The iPhone version is available now and looks ok on the iPad: click here (App store link). A made for iPad version is on the way. If you still ready to complain keep in mind this App is free. It was created at the MIT Media Lab’s Lifelong Kindergarten.
“Singing Fingers Lets You Finger Paint with Sound. Make a sound while moving your finger to record a sound-drawing. Touch the drawing you just made to play the sound back: forward, backward, sideways, or any way. That’s it! Singing Fingers lets you see music, hear colors, and re-see everyday sounds for the beautiful playground that they are. Singing Fingers lowers the floor to let beginners play with sound as if it was finger paint, and raises the roof by letting advanced DJs break out of the grooves of the records into a world where sounds take any shape you give them.” – singingfingers.com
For more info: singingfingers.com
This entry was written by , posted on November 6, 2010 at 3:03 pm, filed under iPad, iPhone and tagged iOS, iPad, iPhone, Singing Fingers. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
This week Peter Kirn of Create Digital Music posted a great article on the upcoming full MIdi support in iOS 4.2. We are getting “WiFi Midi” which appears to be an Apple proprietary system for Apple devices to communicate wirelessly and official USB Midi support via the iPad Camera Connection Kit (Amazon link). It seems we will enter the next phase of music software and hardware on iOS devices once developers have the new Core MIDI goodness in their hands for a while. Is my Atari ST jealous yet? Read the full article on CDM here: createdigitalmusic.com/on-ipad-midi
“In iOS 4.2, best known for leveling the playing field between Apple’s handhelds and tablet, you’ll get full-blown MIDI support. It was clear in leaked details from earlier releases that Apple’s Core MIDI framework was finding new life on the mobile OS, but not directly what that would mean for hardware. Now, the hardware picture is clear.” – Peter Kirn
photo credit: ConfortModerne
This entry was written by , posted on November 5, 2010 at 6:15 am, filed under apple, iPad, iPhone and tagged apple, iOS, iPad, iPhone, midi. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Every time I’m with a friend with small children I show the kids SoundPrism. They always react nicely to it. The latest update adds note names. This is a great addition making it easier to perform already known music. It’s also useful when bringing SoundPrism audio into a DAW to choosing what Scales to merge the audio with. They also added a record function and improved sounds. App store link: click here
“An intuitive and fun way to express myself. An incredibly easy way to compose great music. A tool to create emotions with. A musical landscape for me to explore.” – audanika.com
For more info: audanika.com
This entry was written by , posted on October 29, 2010 at 5:26 am, filed under iPad, iPhone and tagged Audanika, iOS, iPad, iPhone, scale, SoundPrism. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Moog Music is about to release an iPhone/iPad App called Filatron. It’s a Sampler with a Filter, LFO, Feedback Generator, Delay, XY Pad and Moog GUI. You can also use the mic in for live input. Like the recent Minimoog Voyager XL I have mixed feelings on this release. On one hand Moog should be applauded for moving itself somewhat into the future. On the other hand it goes against the analog purity that was Bob Moog design. I guess it’s good we can have both.
“There’s no question this could be a gateway drug to Moog’s genuine analog gear for the mass market on iOS.” – Peter Kirn, Create Digital Music
For more info on Filatron head over to Create Digital Music who has the full scoop: click here
Oh by the way here’s another leak this time via Synthtopia. A rack mount Little Phatty for $799:
“The Moog Slim Phatty is reportedly priced at $799. This is about $700 less than the Little Phatty keyboard, making it a pretty killer price for a real analog Moog synth!” – Synthtopia
For more info: moogmusic.com
This entry was written by , posted on October 12, 2010 at 3:10 am, filed under iPad, iPhone and tagged delay, feedback, filter, iOS, iPad, iPhone, moog. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Reactable mobile for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch from Reactable on Vimeo.
I remember the first time I saw a video of The Reactable synth/audio engine. A guy was moving real objects across a touch screen connecting objects that were making sound. He was able to insert effects and by twisting real hardware cubes LFOs would speed up or slow down, etc… it was a wow to watch. Smartly Reactable Systems have ported the engine into the iOS world and instead of hardware blocks and such everything is in the glass. You get 20 virtual objects and there is Accelerometer and mic input. Most importantly you can import your own samples. It’s $9.99 available in the App Store: click here
“Reactable mobile brings the power of the award winning Reactable synthesizer to your mobile device. Based on the Reactable Live! software, the Reactable mobile is a versatile synthesizer that allows you to play and process your own sound samples and audio input. A complete and flexible live performance instrument with professional audio quality.” – reactable.com
For more info: reactable.com/products/mobile/
This entry was written by , posted on October 6, 2010 at 2:52 pm, filed under iPad, iPhone and tagged iOS, iPad, iPhone, ReacTable, Reactable Mobile. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Here’s a few recordings I made with 5 iOS music creation apps. Many of these apps I’ve owned on the iPhone but never really used because the screen was too small. On the iPad these are all quite joyful.
5 iOS Music Apps by thingstocome
nanloop – iTunes link
TweakyBeat – iTunes link
Dropophone – iTunes link
Sampletoy – iTunes link
Tiction AV – iTunes link
Which one do you like best?
This entry was written by , posted on August 4, 2010 at 4:34 am, filed under iPad, iPhone and tagged Dropophone, iOS, iPad, iPhone, nanoloop, sampleToy, Tiction Av, TweakyBeat. 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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