ProLoop is a powerful and flexible loop instrument for professional musicians as well as hobbyists. Use it as a live electronic instrument by itself or as an addition to your other gear, or just play around with it and explore the possibilities!
It can play up to 6 loops simultaneously and besides changing the volume each loop can also be pitched/transposed, reversed, muted, panned, ring/frequency/phase-modulated by any other loop, and
synchronized to a masterloop.
Pitch can be smoothly adjusted or quantized to a musical unit such as octaves, semitones or a custom division of an octave. Or put it in sync-mode to automagically fit the length of the choosen masterloop.
The sync offset can be adjusted to have loops sync at other positions than their start, and the sync can be turned off individually to allow the loops to have different lengths to create ever-changing layers of soundtextures.
There is also a Freeze FX that lets you temporarily “freeze” a loop with adjustable grain size and position.
You can control all the loops in real-time, and multi-touch will let you adjust several parameters simultaneously, for example crossfading by changing the volume of two loops at the same time.
ProLoop comes bundled with many loops by professional musicians that you can use and play around with, and demo sessions to get you started, but the real power comes by the fact that you can record your own loops straight into ProLoop or upload your own professionally recorded soundfiles to ProLoop through your web-browser! You can also paste audio from other music apps into ProLoop.
What’s New in Version 1.2.1
– added support for Retina Display
– plays audio in “handsfree” speaker
– app now exits properly
The AxePort Pro from CEntrance is a professional USB direct box for use with electric guitars and basses, and features true plug-and-play installation. The unit is very compact and enables instant computer recording to any audio software running under Windows XP/Vista or Mac OSX. NOTE – it’s a USB device, and it connects to the iPad using the USB Camera Connection Kit. But Apple’s little white dongle doesn’t provide enough power to run the AxePort Pro’s preamp, so you have to use a powered USB hub (or some other powered USB device, like the iConnect MIDI) in between the iPad connector and the AxePort Pro to provide power. You can also use a portable USB juice pack. If you use it with a regular laptop or desktop, no additional power source should be needed.
A rugged chassis allows the unit to be used in virtually any environment, while the AxePort Pro’s low-noise circuitry will preserve high-quality audio sources. The 1/8″ stereo mini headphone output can power most headphones, features a dedicated volume control, and delivers zero-latency monitoring via a direct circuit.
Setup is virtually non-existent, allowing the user to create a mobile recording situation anywhere a computer is available. Native Instruments’ Guitar Combos modeling software enhances the usefulness of the product, especially for the on-the-go musician that needs high quality recording with minimal headaches.
Compact, USB based direct box for electric guitar and bass with 24-bit/96kHz performance
Low-noise with input level control knob
High quality analog to digital (A/D) conversion
Loud headphone amp with output level control knob
Universal driver for use of multiple simultaneous units (including MicPort Pro)
Includes Native Instruments’ Guitar Combos modeling software
USB bus powered – no batteries or external power supply needed
Rugged anodized aluminum construction
USB cable included
Input Connections 1 x 1/4″ TS phone
1 x USB (shared with output)
Output Connectors 1 x 1/8″ stereo mini (for use with headphones)
1 x USB (shared with input)
Input Level +15dBV (minimum gain) to -15dBV (maximum gain)
Output Level -6dBV @ 16Ω load, 0dBV @ 32Ω load
Controls Headphone volume
Input gain
Frequency Response 20Hz to 20kHz, +/- 1.5dB
Noise THD+N: 0.01% (-0.5dBFS, 1kHz, minimum gain)
Power USB
Dimensions (WxDxH) 4.5 x 1.9 x 2″ (114 x 48 x 51mm)
Weight 2.2 oz (62 g)
Specialties USB bus powered with no batteries or external power supply required
A unique instrument/control surface where you can learn every Major/Minor chord in 2 minutes. The hexagon note layout allows songwriters to discover new melodies and musical relations, as well, novices can learn how to play music. If you want more sounds than the built in instrument Musix offers Midi (DSMI) and OSC out to control anything you want.
“Anyone who loves music, regardless of skill level, owes it to themselves to experience Musix. Simply exploring the app will open musical doors you never knew existed.” – 148apps.com
NOTE: Musix is NOT meant to teach you how to play a piano! It is it’s own instrument that has many benefits over a piano. By playing you will learn real relations between notes and patterns within music.
The definitive isomorphic keyboard.
Musix is a fully-customizable multiple-layout isomorphic musical keyboard.
Each hexagon on the screen is a note, and surrounding hexagons are harmonically related.
WHY MUSIX:
– Learn how to play every major and minor chord in minutes
– Play along with your favorite song without practicing for years
– Learn one shape, play in any key
– Explore music by the relationship between notes
not by placement on an instrument
– Play along with your friends without being an expert
– Release the song in your head
FEATURES:
✔ Different Key Sizes
✔ Slide the keys to show the notes you need
✔ Multiple Instrument Sounds
✔ OSC/Midi Support
– Inter-note expressivity
✔ Preset Layouts
✔ Create Your Own Layout (iPad only)
✔ Play along with your favourite songs
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
What this means is that once you have learned a pattern, say a chord
or a scale, that pattern is the same for all keys, even the dreaded
A-Flat! What’s more, you can learn to play melodies on a traditional
keyboard by playing them on the Musix keyboard and watching where the
sharps and flats go.
Songwriters benefit by discovering new melodies and musical
relationships. Novices find it easy to learn to play. Experienced
musicians are rewarded with an intuitive interface.
There are many isomorphic keyboards out there, from concertinas,
accordions, and “jammers” (which use the wicki-hayden layout) to
harmonic-table keyboards and more. You can have them all in one
application, and more besides.
Hexagonal isomorphic keyboards are defined by the harmonic
relationship between the keys. You can define the relationship in two
directions, say a major third and a minor third, and the third
direction is the difference of these two intervals (in this case, a
semitone).
Musix comes with a set of built-in layouts which use different
harmonic relationships between the notes. Each layout has its own
advantages and disadvantages. For example, the harmonic table layout
allows you to play a major or minor chord with one finger, by
touching at the intersection of any three hexagons. The Wicki-Hayden
layout puts all the white keys together. Try them all and find one
that works for you.
Musix has six real-time FM-synthesized instrument sounds. No wavetables
here. Each note sound is synthesized on-the-fly, meaning that you get
the full richness of bass and brightness of treble that the ipad
speaker or your headphones can generate.
You can change the size of the keys to fit your fingers and your
dexterity – start practicing with epic-sized keys and as you get
better you can make the keys smaller to give you more notes on the
screen. Keyboard layouts are fully customizable – create your own
isomorphic keyboard centred on any note. Remove the note labels for a
clean look.
Rockmate is a breakthrough music creation app. It turns your iPad into a complete music studio easy and super fun to use. You can compose, record and play songs with up to 4 Rock players on one single iPad. Rockmate is easy to play with smart chords progressions, sounds great with separated guitar effects and in-house produced audio samples and is also fully customizable with multiple drums and keyboard styles.
What’s New in Version 1.1
Fingerlab is very proud to announce the new version of Rockmate V1.1 with the addition of new super cool features: microphone, Retina graphics, new sharing options, new drum kits and new keyboard kits, for an even better music experience with your iPad.
Rockmate is ready to rock !
Your guitars are always well tuned, no need to carry your drum kit or to patch your keyboard. A smart metronome and a real-time looper will assist you in composing and recording your songs. Share your songs by email or iTunes sharing folders.
Specifications
• Realistic retina graphics
• Very High-quality samples
• 12 drum kits
• 16 keyboard kits
• Voice recording
• 4 players on one single iPad
• Realtime looper
• Smart metronome
• Mixer with level and pan controls
• Realtime Fx (distortion, multiFX, powerchord)
• Chords progression customizable
• Create your own chords
• Save your styles (Chords progression, FX, Drum, keyboard style…)
• Export: .wav
• Facebook, Soundcloud, iTunes sharing folder and Email sharing
• AudioCopy
• Airplay
Rock Prodigy® is your mobile instructor that works with any real guitar.
Use it to learn guitar and songs faster than ever. Follow the Rock Prodigy lesson plan to take you from beginner to pro.
Rock Prodigy listens to your guitar, shows you what to play, and gives you points for hitting the right notes:
• Use any real guitar
• Learn real skills
• Learn single notes and chords
• Learn advanced techniques such as bends, slides, and alternate tunings
Here’s why it works and why Rock Prodigy is unique:
• HEAR the original master tracks from famous artists
• SEE how to produce the sound the you are hearing
• LEARN in real-time with instantaneous results
It’s like having an instructor listen to you and give you “thumbs up” or “thumbs down” with every note played.
Getting started with Rock Prodigy:
• Use a real guitar: acoustic or electric
• Connect your guitar to your iOS device (iPad, iPhone 3GS, iPod touch 4G or later)
• Tune your guitar (Rock Prodigy includes a built-in tuner)
Awesome app goodness to accelerate your learning:
• Slow-down speed without changing pitch
• Looping – Allows you to automatically repeat a portion of a song or lesson for practice
• Line-in can be enabled so you can hear your own guitar in the mix
• Included Lesson 1: How to use Rock Prodigy
• Included Lesson 2: Play Your First Tune
• Included demo song “The Road”
• Create a free account to download other lessons and demo songs from the Rock Prodigy online store
• Choose and purchase the songs and lessons that you want
• Chromatic Tuner with Alternative Tunings
• Touch-screen time bar – Easily navigate to the exact minute and second of a song or lesson
• Fast-forward and Rewind – Just swipe your finger across the screen to navigate to a specific section
• Auto-pause – Automatically pauses play until the correct note is detected
• Auto-play – Automatically hits every note so you always hear the guitar track
• Adjustable Guitar and Backing Track Volume – Mixer allows you to adjust the volume levels of each track
• Advanced Polyphonic Pitch Detection – get scored on single notes and chords – Yes, it’s a mouthful but this is technology behind the scenes that lets you use ANY guitar
• Authentic Master Recordings – That’s right, the original master recordings so you know exactly how you are supposed to sound. Be inspired!
• Immediate Performance Feedback – This is where the magic happens. Just play and Rock Prodigy listens to the notes and chords you play and tells you immediately how well you’re doing.
• 4 Levels of Difficulty For Each Song – Whether you are a beginner or a pro, there’s a way to jump in and start learning how to play songs immediately.
• Save Scores – Want to see how you are progressing? Where you need to sharpen your skills? It’s easy. Just save your scores and check out your progress on-line at www.rockprodigy.com.
• Share with Facebook and Twitter – Just learned to shred your first solo? Tell your friends about it now and drop the gauntlet!
• and much more…
Choose only the songs and lessons you want. No need to pay $50 or $60 for a CD or DVD full of non-original standards.
You learn what you want, when you want, wherever you want.
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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