2013
05/21
UPDATE: Ver 1 1 1bit Pixitracker Adds AudioBus and Jack Audio
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1 Bit PixiTracker For Chiptune

PixiTracker 1BIT is a simple and fun tool to quickly create musical sketches, chip tunes and experiments with TRUE 1-BIT SOUND (like on old microcomputers). No musical knowledge required. Perfect for producing Chiptune and Glitch music.

What’s New in Version 1.1
* Audiobus and JACK support;
* additional audio/gfx settings in the Main Menu -> Preferences -> Audio & Graphics;
* additional background images (Main Menu -> Preferences -> Background);
* now you can play any loaded WAV sound with its original speed on the first note of the 6th octave;
* bugs fixed.

[ Key features ]
• true 1-bit sound: only 1 and 0 in the final mix;
• pattern based sequencer (tracker);
• max number of tracks: 12; max number of steps: 64;
• MIDI keyboard support;
• several packs with unique sounds;
• mic/line-in sound recording;
• Wi-Fi export/import;
• export to WAV;
• audio copy/paste;
• iTunes File Sharing;
• warm pixel interface

PixiTracker 1 Bit is available for $1.99

PixiTracker 1Bit - Alexander Zolotov

2013
05/20
8 Bit Drums For iPhone and iPad
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8 Bit Drums iPhone iPad App

8bit Drums Pro is out! Save your rhythms and share them with the world.

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With this version, you can:
- Set number of steps (1 – 32)
- BPM sync
- Save your rhythms.
- Upload your sequences to a World Sequence List.

8 Bit Drums is available for $0.99

2013
05/19
SquareSynth Chiptune Synthesizer For iPhone
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SquareSynth Chiptune Synth For iPhone

SquareSynth is a table-based synthesizer for iOS, based on old-school chiptune trackers. Using the “tables” you can create sounds similar to 8bit game consoles, and computers. Must have app for chiptune musicians, or musicians in general. If you want to experiment with 8 bit sounds, look no further!

FEATURES:

Authentic 8-bit Sounds! Modeled after NES/Famicom
Polyphonic
Pulse, Short Noise, and Long Noise waveform types
Glide, Full Pulse width modulation, and Vibrato
Control Pitch, Wave-type, and Pulse width, via instrument table
Complex arpeggios
Quality Sound

SquareSynth is available for $1.99.

2013
05/19
Chordassisst Chord Finder For iPhone
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Chordassisst iPhone App

Do you have trouble playing chords? Or creating chord progressions? If you’re struggling with chords, then this composition assistant app could be the solution to these problems and more. It’s packed with features, such as a single-finger performance screen, a suggest feature based on a chord progression database, the ability to change voicings of chords and enter user-made chords.

Main Features:
- Play chords with a single finger on the performance screen.
- Get suggested next chords based on a database of chord progressions on the suggest screen.
- Make your own chords on the chord entry screen.
- Change the voicing of chords on the edit voicing screen.

Included Sound Sources:
- Grand Piano
- Electric Piano

Other Features:
- VirtualMIDI OUT compatibility. The app can be connected to other synth apps or Macs to be used as a virtual keyboard.
- Created chord progressions can be managed with saving and loading features.
- Sharp and flat conversion.

Please Note:
- There is no automatic performance feature.
- There is no record or play feature.
- The chord suggest feature is orientated towards popular music. (The current version is major key only.)

Chordassisst is available for $0.99

2013
05/17
Stria FM Synthesizer For iOS
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Stria FM Synthesizer

Multilevel Interactive Sound Synthesizer. “Stria” is a FM Synthesizer inspired by inventor and composer John Chowning.

Features:

- Up to 240 Frequency Modulation Oscillators or simple Wavetable Additive
- Five Spectral Pitch Grid Generators (Geometric, Harmonic, Fibonacci, Scalar, Temperated)
- Event Pitch Jittering
- Event Envelope
- Oscilloscope and animated XY Pad
- Effects chain: Doppler, Chopper, Glitch Gen, Sync Grain, Spectral Arpeggiator, FDN Reverb, Dynamic Compressor/Expander
- Save unlimited Snapshots number
- Pad interpolating snapshots
- MIDI/Network Control Change input
- Connection Control: Midi, Scrub Y and Accelerometer X/Y
- Capture Master Audio Output
- Run Audio in Background
- Embedded User’s manual
- Up to 25 built-in snapshots presets
- Sonoma Audio copy and paste
- Dropbox supports
- Audiobus compatible

Stria is available for $8.99