Top free iPad music app in 5 countries, top 10 in more than 50!
Get your groove on with Core Synth HD, the definitive monophonic synthesizer for the iPad. With tons of features packed into a small package, Core Synth is great for live performing. A Pitch Wheel replicates perfectly the real thing!
This free app has the following features:
– Pitch Wheel
– 2 Octave keyboard
– Keys light up in different colors when pressed
Oscillator Module
– Dual overlapping oscillators
– Four wave patterns: Square, Triangle, Sawtooth and Reverse Sawtooth
* Select from 5 octaves
* Adjust glide between notes
* Fine tune Oscillator 2 with option to sync with Oscillator 1
Upgrade to the full version within the app for the following additional features:
– 7 Octave Keyboard
– Octave control to move along entire range
– Modulation Wheel
Patches Module
– Save an unlimited number of individually named patches
– Browse through your collection before applying patch
– Delete unwanted patches
Modulation Module
– Four wave patterns: Square, Triangle, Sawtooth and Reverse Sawtooth
– Modulate Filter, Pitch or Wave
– Adjust LFO Rate and amount
Arpeggiator Module
– Arpeggio moves up to 5 octaves
– Four step modes: Up, Down, Up/Down, Random
– Adjust rate
SampleWiz is an iPad sampler for all. Created by Jordan Rudess. Jordan says: In creating this instrument I wanted to create something that would appeal to the sonic explorer in all of us. Creating a sampler for iOS devices has allowed us to push the boundaries of traditional sampling instruments. From playing a selection of my signature sounds on the SampleWiz keyboard (JR lead anyone?) to getting up close and personal with sounds by playing directly on the waveform screen, our mission was to blow your mind, put a smile on your face, and expand your creativity. In creating SampleWiz, we have created partnerships with leading sound developers in addition to my personally selected onboard presets.
What’s New in Version 1.5.0
– update to AudioBus 2 for compatibility with iOS 8
– SampleWiz-to-Geo copy function works properly again (also requires an update of Geo)
You must have this app if you’re looking for an iPad sampler app that is more of a sound design tool.
Capture your sonic universe!
Listen… Record… Create…
We have poured our hearts and minds into this and driven our families, bandmates, and friends insane by sampling everything that moves. I hope you enjoy this very expressive and wild music app creation!
iPad Sampler SampleWiz
*Choose from three different sampling modes: classic, granular, and modern.
*Classic – the traditional method of sampling where the sound will speed up and slow down as you go higher or lower than the recorded pitch.
*Granular – Wizdom Music’s own take on a granular synthesis engine. Adjust grain size and speed while the entire range of notes maintain the same speed.
*Modern – explore new sampling possibilities using Dirac technology to allow formants and time to be adjusted automatically over a device-selected range.
*Up to 10 seconds per sample.
*Jordan Rudess presets from his private collection.
*Resample anything that you play on the playing surface to create all new samples derived from your existing presets!
*Three playing surface modes allow you to play on the keyboard, wave-edit screen, and the ADSR window.
*Wizdom Music’s Advanced Pitch Rounding for initial attack as well as after a slide.
*Every note you play is an independent event allowing powerful, expressive control of pitch and amplitude.
*Finger vibrato effect allows you to achieve vibrato even when pitch lock is activated!
*Unique visuals for each sampling mode. A glow tracks your fingers and respond to the amount of amplitude of every note you play.
*Choose from many different scales and customize your own.
*Play your samples forward or reverse!
*Looping options include standard looping as well as back-and-forth looping.
*Allows trimming of samples.
*Unique visualization of the amplitude envelope on the ADSR page.
*FX include delay with a choice of tap-tempo, BPM, and seconds control over the rate.
*Have two keyboards on the screen, each with its own range and scale!
*Unique hold mode where every held note can be in a different synthesis mode!
*Share your presets with friends by mailing them as SampleWiz files or standard audio files.
*Play directly on the waveform and hear the audio that is right under your finger. Slide each finger separately in any direction to change pitch and position in the sample.
*MAPI AudioCopy/AudioPaste allows sharing of audio with top audio apps.
*Load your own audio files with iTunes file sharing.
*Onboard help screens explain every parameter. Touch the question mark to activate.
The DB-303 is a TB-303 emulator app for iPhone by Pulse Code Inc.
Pulse Code, Inc. is proud to present the Digital Bass Line synthesizer.
Digital Bass Line is the ultimate 303 emulator for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
Get this classic synthesizer emulation that has all of the characteristics of the original. From the growling bite of the oscillators at the low end to the sublime resonating screams at the high end, Digital Bass Line is a must-have for all electronic music lovers.
Armed with the passion to bring to life a virtual 303, we have gone to great lengths to recreate the ultimate acid machine. We used our very own vintage 303 as reference, running the machine through a battery of feature specific tests to better understand and emulate in our application. What we discovered is that the 303 is not just another subtractive monosynth as some may claim and we believe that our emulation captures its true expressive essence. Our emulation has nuances that only owners of a real 303 know such as what happens when all of the pattern steps are slides or how each parameter truly reacts to the tempo.
Not only does Digital Bass Line give you a full featured virtual analog synthesizer, it also gives you two versatile effects stomp boxes to bring more life to your bass lines.
The easy and intuitive design makes creating bass lines fun and quick, whether you are a veteran of analog and digital synthesizers, or a newcomer to electronic music.
Find out for yourself what this little silver app is capable of.
Giving the Propellerheads Rebirth a run for the money is Rhythm Studio. This app boasts a full electronic music production kit including TB-303 synth, TR-808 drum machine, and so much more. In fact, the updates and features list almost seem to never stop growing with this app.
Version 1.07:
1. FM-3 synthesizer included
The FM-3 is a 3 operator FM (frequency modulation) synthesizer capable of making gritty mean noise to sparkling digital chaos. Designed to make FM synthesis simple and accessible, the FM-3 allows you to get results fast. This synth is a lot of fun when you explore its sonic possibilities.
Rhythm Studio FM Synthesizer
What’s New in Version 1.06
The third major update is now included in the app (you asked and we listened!):
1. Phoenix Synthesizer included – The famous Supersaw sound is now in your hands.
2. WIST support included!
3. Background Audio enabled allowing you to play other audio apps while Rhythm Studio is playing (multi-tasking iOS device required)
4. Share song via bluetooth
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Version 1.05:
1. Gemini Synthesizer included – 2 oscillators modeling analog waveforms – 24db resonant filter – oscillator sync – ring modulation.
2. New FX, including: Phaser, D-Verb, S-Verb, Amp Distortion, 2 band Equalizer, & Auto Filter.
3. Improved navigation with a zoom button and panning which snaps to each device.
4. Full multi-touch enabled. Now you can control and move as many knobs and switches as you like!
+ Optimizations and bug fixes.
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Version 1.04:
iOS 5 audio is fixed. Power cycling your device might be necessary to restore audio after the update.
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Version 1.03:
1. You can now have FOUR instrument devices in your song!
2. You now have the ability to choose what devices go into your song. Four TB-3’s? No problem!
3. The DR-9 Drum Machine has been added. This is a 909 style drum machine. Let the legend continue.
4. The Hornet Ribbon Synth has been added. The Hornet is a funky subtractive synth.
5. Export to Audio Paste has been added!
6. The Mixer and FX have been integrated into a single mixer device that fits on one screen.
7. The Control Pad has been improved with a larger control surface and the ability to erase mistakes.
8. You now have the choice to move the knobs linearly or angularly.
9. Email functionality has been added. Email us for support or email your song file to a friend.
10. The Gate FX has been added for slicing and dicing your sound.
11. You can now lock a song to prevent future editing.
12. Single tap from bird’s eye view to zoom into device.
13. Minor Bug Fixes.
14. Lots of optimization!
15. Improved Graphics.
Rhythm Studio by PulseCode Inc is a premier universal electronic music making app, boasting richly detailed graphics and incredible sound, with impeccable recreations of classic synths and drum machines such as the 303 and 808 along with other amazing studio hardware.
Rhythm Studio is a workspace style app with a studio of realistic electronic music instruments. It is a universal app available on all current iOS hardware.
Rhythm Studio balances advanced features by using an easy to understand interface resembling real instruments. This means that one button does one thing just like it would with real hardware. Knobs turn, switches slide, and buttons press. You won’t get lost in abstract interfaces or design. Rhythm Studio is the next best thing to having the real hardware.
Rhythm Studio includes a full 808 drum machine, 303 synthesizer, sample based synthesizer, XY style control pad, and mixer with FX.
Rhythm Studio has three ways of creating music.
Manually program the drum machine and synthesizers like the original hardware.
Use the Control Pad to play the drum machine or synthesizers live.
Create randomized patterns based on the key and scale of the song.
What makes Rhythm Studio stand out?
Imagine having a studio of rare vintage synths and drum machines in the palm of your hand. Beautifully rendered synthesizers make seeing the app as enjoyable as hearing it. Rhythm Studio is the next best thing to having the real hardware.
Rhythm Studio allows you to make music the way you want to by giving you three different ways to create your song.
1. Use the step sequencer like the real hardware.
2. Use the Control Pad to play the synths live.
3. Instantly create a random pattern.
Björk Biophilia interactive music app for iPhone and iPod Touch. Listen, Learn, and Create.
This is not so much a music creation app but I thought it was pretty cool so here you go!
“Biophilia” for iPad includes ten separate apps, all contained within one “mother” app. Each of the smaller apps relate to a different track from the album, allowing people to explore and interact with the song’s themes or even make a completely new version of them. It is considered to be an evolving entity that grows with new elements added over time.
Description
Biophilia is an extraordinary and innovative multimedia exploration of music, nature and technology by the musician Björk. Comprising a suite of original music and interactive, educational artworks and musical artifacts, Biophilia is released as ten in-app experiences that are accessed as you fly through a three-dimensional galaxy that accompanies the album’s theme song Cosmogony. All of the album’s songs gradually become available inside Biophilia as interactive experiences, beginning with the first single Crystalline.
Björk has collaborated with artists, designers, scientists, instrument makers, writers and software developers to create an extraordinary multimedia exploration of the universe and its physical forces, processes and structures – of which music is a part. Each in-app experience is inspired by and explores the relationships between musical structures and natural phenomena, from the atomic to the cosmic. You can use Biophilia to make and learn about music, to find out about natural phenomena, or to just enjoy Björk’s music.
Biophilia opens into a three-dimensional galaxy with a compass allowing navigation between the 3-dimensional universe and a two-dimensional track list. Take a closer look by tapping on stars within the constellations and you’ll see that each is an in-app purchase that gives access to the inspired combination of artifacts for each new Björk song: interactive art and games, music notation which can be used to sing along karaoke-style, abstract animations, lyrics, and essays that explore Björk’s inspirations for the track. These artifacts bring together conventional and alternative ways of representing and making music to create an environment for entertainment and learning. Biophilia challenges the way we think about music. Here, for the first time, is a music album that exploits the multimedia capabilities of mobile interactive technologies.
Biophilia was created by Björk in collaboration with interactive artist and app developer Scott Snibbe, and Björk’s longtime design collaborators M/M (Paris).
Features:
• Three-dimensional galactic interface with the song Cosmogony
• Access to new songs and apps immediately as they are released
• Music scores with karaoke playback
• Abstract song animation
• Lyrics
• Essay
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 4.1 or later
Get this app now in the AppStore
ALSO…
Check out this iPad app called Solar System. It features music from Bjork. Solar System for iPad Raises the Bar (Again) for Electronic Books :
Solar System for iPad, the first publication to emerge from the recently-announced partnership between Faber and Faber and Touch Press, is available today worldwide for sale from the Apple iTunes App Store.
Eight months in development, and with a production budget approaching 1 trillion dollars (if you count location filming by NASA), Solar System for iPad sets a new standard for interactive books.
The title combines stunning fully-manipulable 3D realisations of the planets and moons with an intelligent specially-written text by best-selling Faber author and radio astronomer Marcus Chown.
This new electronic book follows on from The Elements, the runaway best-seller published by Touch Press to coincide with the launch of the iPad. Over 160,000 copies have now been sold and the Elements has just won a place in the forthcoming Brit Insurance Designs of the Year 2011 exhibition at the London Design Museum.
Theodore Gray, creator of The Elements, comments: “What sets Solar System for iPad apart more than anything is that it is not just an app or reference guide or tour, it’s a real honest-to-goodness book you can sit down and read.”
Like The Elements, the new title include a song that plays once on the very first launch: this haunting and majestic track has been specially adapted by Björk from her forthcoming Biophilia project and for the moment it is available only in Solar System for iPad.
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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