Really cool synth for the iPad. Highly recommended by the ipadloops team. See for your self!
SynthTronica is a powerful, flexible polyphonic synthesizer for the iPad — a unique blend of virtual analog synth, sampler, and precision vocoder. SynthTronica has many innovative and complementary features which take full advantage of the multitouch interface of the iPad. Watch the video below and visit the links above for more details.
Synthtronica is NO LONGER AVAILABLE
hmmm, what’s this all about?
PERFORMER is a music control and performance instrument that was designed to utilize multitouch technology to the full. instead of faders and knobs, an intuitive, remote operation of software instruments on the computer, made through manipulation of an abstract objects on your device.
In the studio, it allows the artist to approach sound-design routine from a new, inspiring angle; to re-connect to his software instruments and Audio Workstations by using Performer’s interface as an alternative to the familiar scheme.
But PERFORMER was also made to be seen! On the stage, alongside with VISUALISER (PERFORMER‘s big-screen visual output module, which is coming soon), PERFORMER creates an engaging live show that is indeed “alive”.
New features & enhancements:
Multitouch now supports up to 11 touches (previously 5 touches)
Bank buttons now issue OSC (up/down/value)
OSC In supports up to 10 node length/angle (previously 4 nodes)
Info splash screen when installing app for first time
Default OSC ports changed to 10000 & 10001 for more convenient Reaktor compatibility
NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Griffin’s Mic Stand Mount for iPad screws onto a standard microphone stand (5/8″ with 27 threads/inch for those of you playing along at home) so you can raise or lower your iPad to the perfect height. It also slips into most standard mic clips.
Rubber-lined grips at the ends of the Mic Stand Mount’s four arms hold your iPad securely on all four corners without blocking the controls, dock connector or audio jack. The mount rotates and locks into either portrait or landscape view, and tilts up to 90 degrees. The grips accommodate most shell- and skin-type cases for iPad.
The Mic Stand Mount for iPad: the most secure way to mount your iPad in the studio (at least until your entourage grows to include “Dude Who Holds My iPad Like a Music Stand”).
Features
Mount your iPad on a mic stand
Screws onto industry standard (5/8″ 27-thread-per-inch) microphone stands
Fully adjustable tilt and swivel; locks safely and positively into landscape or portrait orientation
Rubber inserts securely grip your iPad on its four corners
Full access to volume controls, dock connector, and audio jack
OMGuitar is the best iPad guitar emulation ever created – realistic strumming, 8 guitars, 10 FX, record, MIDI, Audiobus, Remote control & More!
OMGuitar comes from the makers of Seline HD & Touch DJ! It is a synth with unique interface and new-generation sound hybrid engine that allows anyone to produce realistic synth guitar sounds.
There are 6 guitar types to choose from (more in updates), both electric and classic.
OMGuitar is very playable and truly expressive. It responds to the speed of your guitar strumming, catching the emotion of your melody. The quality of the guitar synth sound is so high that it can easily be used in studio work as a quick method to produce realistic rhythm and arpeggio guitar tracks. You can also engage the autoplay functionality with lots of built-in rhythms!
True guitar simulation on the touch-screen device is now possible thanks to the advanced artificial intelligence algorhythm that analyzes your style of playing and alters the sound accordingly.
There is a dedicated string-picking/arpeggio interface, represented as a column of 6 buttons, which can easily be played together with the string strumming interface. Note bend effect is achieved by swiping the button area.
The glowing neon strings themselves respond to the speed of strumming and the distance between themselves and the initial screen tap. The player is supposed to strum the guitar with one finger and place the second finger on the guitar at any time for muting all the strings (this option can be turned off in the settingsmenu). With such approach, many common guitar playing techniques can be easily accomplished.
You can choose from about 300 chords to play 99% of the songs ever written. The songs are conveniently saved as chord sets and can be loaded with a single tap.
Some of the world’s best and most expensive guitar models have been sampled with great precision and act as the source for the synthesis engine. There are 6 completely different playable guitars, 3 acoustic and 3 electric. The tone can be further shaped with the 3-band equalizer.
OMGuitar has 10 built-in effects with over 50 presets: 2 types of Distortion, Reverb, Delay, Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Wah-wah, Vowel filter, Compressor, Tremolo.
OMGuitar now supports external fretboard running in iPhone via the free Amidio Remote app (just like the Futulele).
+ The best mobile guitar emulation ever!
+ Expressive playing is now possible
+ Amazing sonic quality, the sound is very impressive
+ Support external freatboard (a-la Futulele app) with Amidio Remote (free iPhone app)
+ Audiobus! Use it with guitar processors!
+ Autoplay with LOTS of beautiful presets!
+ Record to .WAV, .MIDI, export to iTunes
+ Full MIDI compatibility (virtual/hardware)
+ 6 guitars (3 acoustic, 3 electric)
+ 10 On-board FX with 50 presets
+ File Manager
+ Save own chord sets
Coming in updates:
+ More guitar sounds
+ Even better sound engine for faster devices
+ More effects
+ Effect presets
+ Skins for different guitars
OMGuitar is available for $2.99
Check out my buddy Xander from Apple as he gives us a demo of the Garageband instruments.
Requirements: Compatible with iPad. Requires iOS 4.2 or later.
GarageBand turns your iPad into a collection of Touch Instruments and a full-featured recording studio — so you can make music anywhere you go. Use Multi-Touch gestures to play pianos, organs, guitars, drums, and basses on your iPad. They sound and play like their counterparts, but let you do things you could never do on a real instrument. Enjoy a full range of Smart Instruments that make you sound like a pro — even if you’ve never played a note before. Plug an electric guitar into your iPad and play through classic amps and stompbox effects. Use the built-in microphone or a guitar to record, or capture any performance. Then mix up to eight tracks to create a song you can share.
Play your iPad like a musical instrument.
• Perform on dozens of musical instruments on the innovative Multi-Touch keyboard.
• Tap out beats from the seat of acoustic and electronic drum kits.
• Recreate legendary guitar rigs on your iPad with 9 amps and 10 stompbox effects.
• Record your voice using the built-in microphone, and apply fun sound effects.
• Use the Sampler to create an instrument from sounds you record, then play them on a keyboard.
Sound like a virtuoso with Smart Instruments.
• Tap chords to instantly create keyboard grooves with the Smart Keyboard.
• Strum chords on acoustic and electric Smart Guitars, or trigger fingerpicking patterns for popular chords.
• Groove with an onscreen electric or upright Smart Bass by tapping on chords.
• Drag drum instruments onto a grid to create your own beats with the Smart Drums.
Create a song anywhere you go.
• Arrange and mix your song with up to eight tracks using Touch Instruments, audio recordings, and loops.
• Trim and place musical regions exactly where you want them to play.
• Use the Mixer to fine-tune each track’s volume — solo or mute any track, or adjust pan, reverb, and echo.
• Use over 250 professionally prerecorded loops as a backing band to your song.
Share your songs.
• Email songs right from your iPad (AAC).
• Export your song and add it to the iTunes library on your Mac or PC.
• Send a project to your Mac and open it in GarageBand to continue refining your song.
