Futulele by Amidio Inc. Amidio has done it again with a truly unique app. Although it can work on a single iPad, similar to our well-known guitar synth OMGuitar, Futulele really shines with a special guitar-shaped case that holds both an iPad and an iPhone, which are connected to each other via Bluetooth.
Amidio have managed to reduce the chord switch lag to a minimum level and capture every little nuance of a high-grade professional Ukulele instrument. You can use up to 12 chords for each song, and change chord sets on the fly. Full recording and sharing possibilities come straight from OMGuitar, as well as the effects section.
iSample is a very powerful sample based music production tool. iSample ships with over 50 MBs of samples created by Mutato Muzika (founded and run by Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh) that provide a great starting place to create your own jams, and also to get started with iSample.
* 6 separate sampler engines that can record and playback and loop samples up to 30 seconds in length.
* WiFi Sharing that allow you to upload and download samples using a clean and powerful web browser based interface.
* Easily accessible tempo management with a Tap feature.
* Sample trimming with pinch to zoom, two finger scrolling and scrubbing.
* Tempo based sample length quantization.
* Graphical Looper screen that allow you to position samples dynamically while looping.
* 6-channel Mixer.
* Delay and Reverb effects.
* Pattern sequencer with 12 stored patterns.
* Song mode that allows you to chain patterns together to create songs.
* Ergonomically designed for the iPhone or iPod touch screen.
* Even large fingers can play easily.
* Unique multi-touch recording makes for very fast and accurate mutiple sample captures and accurate slicing of sounds.
* Record lock feature allows you to create longer recordings without touching the pads.
* 6 sample pads with direct to file recording.
* Very fast response to pad touches.
* Up to 6 samples can be played at the same time.
* Banks of pads can be saved and loaded.
iSample is a great tool for singer/song writers to capture song ideas because it lets you create up to 6 separate parts on the pads allowing you to play with your songs order or just to preserve ideas for later use.
iSample is a very responsive sampler/looper that lets you create 6 samples in a bank. You can load and save your sample banks to create a library of sounds. When using the built-in speaker as audio output, iSample allows you to overdub by allowing you to play sample pads while recording.
Note: We have submitted an update to Apple to correct an issue with iPod Touch devices that causes iSample to make no sound. In the mean time, if an iPhone style headset (with mic) is used on your iPod Touch or an external mic is connected, iSample will work correctly.
We suggest getting Sir Sampleton instead as iSample is no longer available
A Tasty Pixel just informed the world that there is a new way to link and mix music production apps. This is very exciting indeed. It’s going to be called Audiobus. Audio will go app to app live.
Features include but not limited to:
Live, app-to-app audio streaming.
It’s a virtual mixing board and FX processor for iOS.
No special hardware required.
DJ Spooky official iPhone App developed by DJ Spooky and Musicsoft Arts. Also works on iPhone and iPod Touch.
Download, play and mix exclusive DJ Spooky track created for this App.
Play sound effects over the tracks, including special sound effects created by DJ Spooky for this App. The App will mix music for you automatically or you can use the built-in DJ Spooky Mixer to mix the tracks yourselves in a party.
What’s New in Version 1.7
New free features
– DJ with Headphones with 2 mobile devices over Bluetooth – no Wifi Required!
– Headphones audio improvements – less lags and buffering
– Graceful failure on DRM or iCloud track import
– Improved audio metering and LED display
– Show currently playing track in the iOS 4+ background task bar and support pause and play from the task bar. Show cover art of playing song on device locked screen.
– Show album cover in device locked mode
– Locked screen audio handling. Don’t stop audio when devices locks
Enhancements
– Increased stability
– Recovery from switching to another music app and back
– Downloads queue management and display improvements
– Headphones – handle change in audio route gracefully
– Respond to remote-control events (from the background task bar, or iPod headphones buttons)
– Support multi-touch on the FX filter ribbon
– iPhone startup experience improvement
– Fixed issue with headphones in-app-purchase not showing as unlocked after purchase
The App includes 2 new and exclusive downloadable DJ Spooky tracks and free DJ Spooky sound effects.
You can also purchase additional and exclusive mixable tracks created by DJ Spooky for this App, and purchase additional exclusive DJ Spooky sound effects to spice up your mix.
You can mix your own music in the App by unlocking the mix your own music feature. Once unlocked, you’ll be able to copy your music to the App over WiFi or through http://djmixer.fm
4×4 Maago Mobile App has been designed to wireless control Native Instruments Traktor™ or any other application or device that supports the MIDI protocol through a wireless connection directly from your iPhone/iPod Touch device.
The App lets you control the four decks of Traktor™, the Effects and all the Browsing feature of the software. Also works on iPod Touch and iPad.
All you need to do is download the TSI file for Traktor™ from the Maago website and install it. Then connect the App via wireless Midi and you’re ready to play!
iPad Loops is an iOS music production blog dedicated to exposing the best iPad apps musicians, producers, and Djs. This is not a database of every app. It is, however, one of useful recommendations from someone with many years in music production. I try to update it on a daily basis (ok sometimes every two days) and I do my best to post useful apps only. My name is Jason Donnelly (Dj Puzzle).
Some of the apps that contain my sounds are Synth One, EG Segments, Hammerhead, Retronyms AudioCopy, Audio Evolution Mobile, and iMPC Pro. My work is published by Roland, Antares, Magix, Soundtrack Loops, Sample Logic, Acoustica, Native Instruments, The Grammt Museum and many more. Subscribe to our RSS feed below to get updated when new apps are posted.
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