2017
01/09
Sexy Saxophone App For iPad and iPhone
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Introducing Embertone’s first Virtual Instrument for your iPhone/iPad: a deeply sampled iOS instrument with true legato, and the only virtual instrument with Sexiness Control. If you’re looking for that George Michael/”Careless Whispers” sound… look no further!

This is your digital solution to sax saturation. Bring your sax levels to 11… Try Sensual Sax today!

FEATURES:
– MIDI input / output
– IAA
– Audio Unit 3
– Audiobus
– True legato sampling for realistic note transitions
– Three sets of articulations

Controls include REVERB (with controllable AMOUNT and ROOM SIZE settings); VIBRATO (with dedicated DEPTH slider); DELAY (with control over AMOUNT and TIME); and switchable LEGATO, SUSTAIN, and STACCATO playing styles using the onscreen lockable keyboard (switchable to DOUBLE KEYBOARD for further flexibility). It goes without saying that it is compatible with all major iOS-based DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations), working with Apple’s Audio Unit Extensions technology — that brings the Audio Units system-level full plug-in architecture model (that was previously only available to third-party developers like Embertone in OS X) to iOS — as well as Inter-App Audio and Audiobus for full communication with the outside musical world.

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Founded by composer/orchestrator Alex Davis and composer/sound designer Jonathan Churchill, Embertone has been producing next-level virtual instruments since 2012. Its mission is simple: sample lots of great instruments, and bring them to market to inspire awesome new music! The co-founders seriously love what they do, admiring the likes of Tonehammer, Sample Modeling, and Sonic Couture — companies that have led the way to this new age of deeply-sampled virtual instruments, and aim to move that tradition forward by finding new ways to capture the essence of an instrument and program it in an intuitive and responsive package… and, of course, offer it to the composing community at an atttractive price! As the go-to company for musicians looking for realistic and fun virtual instruments since releasing the free Intimate Strings LITE for Native Instruments’ industry-standard KONTAKT (4.2.4+), the full-blown Friedlander Violin subsequently became the flagship solo product for the KONTAKT PLAYER platform while setting the production standard for future realistic-sounding releases.

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2017
01/04
Moodscaper Generative Music For Meditation
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Moodscaper is a generative music app and a great personal companion for studying, providing non-intrusive headphone music at work, relaxing, meditating and even sleeping. Just launch the app, tap automatic play, and moodscaper will produce melodic, atmospheric and evocative ambient music in a “light”, “dark”, “space”, “happy” or “sad” mood.

Moodscaper is also an easy to use instrument for creating epic-sounding pads and effects as part of a larger iPad-based music-making setup. You can even create your own custom instrument by loading your own samples, and taking advantage of moodscaper’s generative engine.

Main features:

· Unique generative atmospheric sample-based instrument
· Simple user interface
· Five scale-based moods
· Variable dynamics – from mellow and sparse to full-on drama!
· Five loopers with optional sync
· Provides tasteful auto-accompaniment to your playing in realtime or in loops
· Hints displayed on keys that should sound good with root notes or chords
· Samples are randomly stacked for a bigger sound with more variation
· Effects section with filter, dual-delay and reverb
· Effects tweaks can be recorded in loopers
· Additional 20 key instrument for each mood
· Add your own samples and create your own mood-based instrument
· Additional instruments available as free downloads at moodscaper.com
· IAA support (as a generator) with no special setup required

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Check out Pianoscaper while you’re at it!!

2017
01/04
TB-303 Acid Synth Audio Unit For iOS
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Bram Bos have announced their TB-303 Audio Unit app for iOS. The legendary TB-303 has magical properties; it is filled to the brim with analog shimmer. Its output jack is a gateway to a parallel universe and when you twiddle the filter knobs an army of highly trained pixies chisel the square waves from freshly harvested unicorn souls. So if you want a TB-303, you should buy a TB-303. But if you’re after *that sound* Troublemaker will give you everything you need in spades.

Troublemaker sports a carefully crafted diode filter emulation and among the available oscillators are the typical raspy, nasal sawtooth and rubbery squarewave with its oddball shape and shifting pulsewidth.

Troublemaker is fully Audio Unit (AUv3) compatible, so you can go wild running multiple instances in your favorite DAWs.

It also has:
– Ableton Link synchronization,
– MIDI CC mapping,
– Core Midi, Virtual Midi, Bluetooth Midi input,
– Audiobus support
– Exports MID and WAV files from the standalone sequencer

And unlike the TB-303, it can actually sound like a bass guitar 😉

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Note: Troublemaker requires iPad 4/Mini 2/iPhone 5S/iPod Touch 6 or higher

Testing some new features:
– MIDI start/stop
– MIDI clock sync
– Realtime mutation engine (probability settings)
– Audiobus playback triggers

Update coming soon!

2017
01/04
Hart USB and Battery Powered Mixer
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JUST MIXER – Battery/USB Powered Compact Portable Pocket Sound/Audio DJ Mixer for Easy Connection to Your Smart Devices w/ 3 Stereo Channels Plus On/Off Switch

Hey mobile musicians this handy little mixer is just perfect for multiple iOS devices in a live situation. It is compact and portable – The perfect way to mix multiple sound sources whenever and wherever you are.

Features:
Stereo 3 in / 1 out Configuration – 3 stereo channels on JUST MIXER allows up to 5 mono input connections
Microphone Setup – Gain knob allows adjustment of input signal to prevent distortion. (High-sensitivity microphone recommended)
Overload Indicators – The Overload LEDs allow you to set the best signal level for optimal audio performance
Stereo Output – Stereo headphones can be connected to this jack for convenient mix monitoring

SIMPLE AND TO THE POINT
The JUST MIXER by Maker Hart is just as its name suggests, a mixer without bells and whistles. Designed by professional sound equipment makers, the Just Mixer serves to fulfill a need that has not been met till now. Whether a professional needing something simple while away from your equipment or an amateur wanting something simple and uncomplicated, Just Mixer can free you from lugging around cumbersome equipment or being tied to a single location.

SMALL AND MOBILE
Be it classrooms, meeting rooms, restaurants, home studios, or anywhere you’d like to perform or set up a recording studio, the Just Mixer makes it possible. With 3.5 mm jacks for input/output, you can connect Just Mixer to your everyday headphone, microphone, MP3 player, mobile phone, laptop, tablet, PC, CD player, etc. You can even use Just Mixer as a sub-mixer to monitor stereo output.

CONTROLS AND JACKS
• 3 x 3.5 mm STEREO INPUT: 2 x input jacks that can be split into 4 mono for instruments and microphones, plus 1 x Aux In
• 1 x 3.5 mm STEREO OUTPUT: Connects to speakers for output of the final mixed signals
• OVERLOAD INDICATOR: Lights up when mixed signal level is too high
• BALANCE KNOBS: Adjusts input balance for each channel
• AUX KNOB: Adjusts input level of device connected to Aux In
• GAIN KNOB: Adjusts and optimizes input volume for each channel to avoid distortion
• MASTER VOLUME SLIDER: Adjusts overall output of Just Mixer
• CHANNEL VOLUME SLIDER: Controls volume output for each channel for easy adjustment
• POWER JACK: Micro USB socket for connection to 5V USB power source
• POWER SWITCH AND INDICATOR: Power on/off as needed and check easily with the indicator

SPECIFICATIONS
Gain: Max. 20dB
Power source: 2x 1.5V (AAA) batteries or 5V USB power source
Weight & Dimensions: 3.2 oz, 2.7 x 4.1 x 0.9″
Content: Just Mixer, 2 x 1.5V AAA batteries, pouch, manual

Get the Hart Just Mixer for 39USD

2017
01/03
Geoshred and Roli Seaboard Rise 5D
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Geoshred MPE Midi and Indian Scales

Here’s some exciting news for Seaboard RISE users! Wizdom Music’s award-winning GeoShred instrument for iPad is now fully compatible with the RISE. The factory presets all support 5D Touch and can also be modulated with the XY Pad and and the three Touch Faders which are mapped to GeoShred’s control surface.

GeoShred, winner of a 2017 Electronic Musician Editor’s Choice Award as “one of the most innovative, groundbreaking products to emerge in the past twelve months”, has been enhanced with unprecedented MIDI/MPE I/O control, new effects, and additional model control parameters.



ROLI Seaboard RISE 25 MIDI Controller – more info here

GeoShred is highly expressive when being controlled by instruments like the RISE that use the “MPE” MIDI specification. It’s a fusion of Wizdom Music’s Geo Synthesizer user interface (Jordan Rudess), and moForte’s powerful, modeled guitar and effects chain based on the next generation Physical Modeling research of Dr. Julius O. Smith III of Stanford/CCRMA.

With GeoShred’s physical modeling synthesis, you can achieve realistic guitar sounds that bend, stretch and manipulate the sound into endless possibilities. You can explore, edit and control the physics of a guitar model – including solid or hollow body, nylon or metal strings, pick position, harmonics and more.

Free Seaboard 5D

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