2015
10/17
REVIEW: Takete VJ and Groovebox App For iPad
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Takete iPad

Ever want to VJ and perform a live music set all from one app? Back in July of 2015 I received Takete from the creator Refined Stochastic Technology. Takete is a VJ and Groovebox app For iPad and to be honest I instantly bonded with it which is a good thing because one must be determined to learn their way around this app. It did take me a bit to wrap my mind around operating it but once I did I had lots of fun. Problem is I’m still on an iPad 3 so it didn’t run smoothly the whole time. The app is recommended for iPad Air 1 or equivalent. Takete gives you four audio instruments to use in a mix as well as a live audio input PLUS flexible effects busses for each. It also features a separate VJ section for triggering and manipulating video loops. You can sequence the drum samples and granular synth in a step pattern style sequencer. You’re limited to certain number of steps though hopefully some day this will get updated. This app is quite deep and I am merely scratching the surface here with this review but I plan to compose a much more in depth review soon as well as some tutorials. STAY TUNED.

File Player is just that. It plays a file like a one shot sample. You can set it to trigger or loop.

Takete Importing Samples

Touch Loop is a way of looping a sound file and triggering sections of the waveform similar to how a gate operates and it all occurs in a linear fashion while staying in sync with the project tempo.

Takete Touch Loop

As for the Granular Synth I think we all know what that is but just in case the granular synth allows you to select a small bit of the waveform and loop it to create a playable synth patch. You can play on the keyboard controller as well as sequence notes with the matrix controller. There is no way to record your keyboard controller performance into the matrix they are separate.

Takete Granular Synth
Takete Matrix Sequencer

Drum Sampler is a four pad drum player. You can tap the pads and use the matrix controller to sequence your beat pattern.

Takete Drum Sampler

Here is something I know you’ll appreciate. You can record your video and audio output and then access it through iTunes. There’s a button in the global section. Currently it records both video and audio simultaneously. You can copy the files from the documents folder in iTunes and then open it with any software on your computer.There is a lot of potential for this app and I must admit it is quite addictive. Plug the video out to a projector and you’ll be set up to perform a cool visual audio experience. You can import videos from your camera roll which is convenient and the video effects and video mixer are quite nice. You can trigger video dissolves and effects from sounds and the video responds to the audio as well.

Takete Global

Takete comes with a pretty hefty price tag as it sells for $79.99 but there is also a light version available for free. Takete Lite contains the functionality of Takete but with limited editing and saving disabled.

The video below was my second day with the app. I shot the video with my iPhone so forgive me for not getting a direct audio feed.

FROM THE DEV: “Takete is an advanced audio visual performer featuring a unique set of tools for musicians and artists. Based on the phenomenon of synesthesia, Takete offers fine control between audio and visual elements to create immersive and tightly integrated AV works.

The flexible architecture allows audio and visual elements to be combined in unlimited ways and routed dynamically to suit the performer.

Combine audio and video loops with granular synthesis, drum machines, modular inline/send FX and extensive programmable and flexible behavior.”

Takete Lite contains the functionality of Takete, but with limited editing and saving disabled.

FEATURES
– Flexible architecture
– Audio Instruments (File Player, Touch Loop, Granular Synth, Sample Drum, External Input)
– Import your own audio and video files from iTunes, other apps and the camera roll
– Controllers (External MIDI, Matrix and Touch)
– MIDI Learn functionality
– Audio FX (Overdrive, Lofi, Delay, Plate Verb, Filter, Compressor)
– Video FX (Contrast, Repeat, Pixellate, Tunnel, Mirror, Reverb, Posterize)
– Switchable video blend modes (Add, Subtract, Dodge, Saturation, Multiply, Divide)
– High quality video output to projector using VGA, HDMI and Airplay
– Professional audio quality
– Record video and audio output
– Extensive automation available
– MORE COMING SOON

Takete Lite – FREE

Takete $79.99

2015
09/02
Korg iElectribe For iPhone
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The iELECTRIBE (iPad) reborn in an even smaller form A full-fledged rhythm machine for iPhone. This app’s intuitive operation allows anyone to easily create powerful beats on the ELECTRIBE series. The enormously popular ELECTRIBE-R instantly became a must-have item for track-makers around the world, and now it’s been reborn as an app for iPhone.

With this app, we’ve effectively “put the original hardware chassis into your iPhone,” by faithfully reproducing the sound engine and design of the ELECTRIBE-R. We’ve also included the latest preset patterns and many new functions that are currently featured on the “iELECTRIBE for iPad”, released in 2010. , taking a further evolutionary step in technology. Taking advantage of the ease of use that you expect on iPhone, we have maximized the intuitive nature of the ELECTRIBE to make this new product worthy of its name: the iELECTRIBE mkII.

It won’t take long for you to enjoy the ultimate experience of the Electribe series. This apps intuitive nature and familiar interface make it easy to create beats with an analog feel that’s like nothing else.

iElectribe iPhone

● Amazing rhythm machine that generates powerful grooves
We’ve perfectly replicated the thick-sounding synth engine of the ELECTRIBE-R and its intuitive step sequencer. Now you can instantly obtain extreme tonal changes and powerful rhythms with just one touch
Not only can iELECTRIBE for iPhone be easily enjoyed by anyone, but it also allows detailed beat-making that transcends iPhone specs. In addition to playing back the provided audio data, you can also freely synthesize sounds from a single waveform and combine those sounds into your own original beats. This allows for the true experience of music production that connects all musicians.

● Three hundred built-in rhythm patterns that only this app can produce
With 64 of the latest preset patterns, 192 from the first-generation ELECTRIBE-R, and 32 template patterns for various genres, this app successfully draws out the full potential of the thick sounding analog beats. There are approximately 300 inimitable rhythm patterns that you’ll hear only from iELECTRIBE for iPhone. Electro, house, techno, drum’n’bass, dubstep, hip hop, techno pop, and IDM are some of the wide range of electronic music genres that are provided.

● An ELECTRIBE that you can put in your pocket and take anywhere
Whether you’re on the train or bus while commuting to school or to work, at a coffee shop, or in your bedroom, you can enjoy beat-making anywhere and anytime you like. Your completed beats can be transferred to your DAW software via the audio export function. You can also use the WIST function to play wirelessly with a friend using two devices simultaneously.

Korg iElectribe iPhone screenshot

● Powerful functions that bring infinite possibilities to your grooves
We’ve packed maximum potential into this machine with eight types of powerful master effects featured on the upper-level models of the ELECTRIBE. This includes the ring modulation function of the ELECTRIBE-R and the cross-modulation function of the ELECTRIBE-R mkII. This app allows you to switch back and forth to choose between the two. It also includes the BEAT FLUTTER function that uses a proprietary randomizer to create fresh rhythms and the motion sequence function that remembers your knob movements. In addition, you can use an external USB-MIDI device such as the nanoPAD or nanoKONTROL for performance and control. There’s also support for the latest iOS technologies such as Inter-App Audio, Audiobus, Virtual MIDI, and iCloud.

● Operating Requirements
OS: iOS 8 or later
Device: iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5, iPod touch fifth-generation, iPod touch sixth-generation
*Because of differences in screen resolution between models of iPhone, the display is smaller on the iPhone 4s. For the best experience, we recommend using iPhone 5 or later.

iElectribe iPhone

2015
08/02
Gumdrops Drum App for iPad
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Gumdrops by Hanson is an interactive drum app for iPad with the power of a 64 track / 32 step sequencer with a unique and powerful user interface.

One feature that truly stands out is the ability to trigger entire patterns on and off by tapping one of the circles. You can set the trigger to retrigger or to latch and loop. Gumdrops also lets you customize all 32 steps on each of the 64 pads. Set the velocity for each step by simply swiping your finger across the steps in the pad editor. Load your own samples by using Open-In from another app or directly from AudioShare or AudioPaste. You can also record directly to a pad and trim or reverse your sample for unlimited creative control.

Another unique feature has to do with the user interface and layout. There are eight groups of eight pads on the board. By default, the 8 pads in a group are all assigned to the same sound. The two pads at the bottom of a group are half notes, then moving up to quarters, then eighths, then sixteenths. The left column of pads is filled with the patterns that would be played by your right hand if you were on a drum kit, and the right column is filled with patterns that would be played by your left hand. Playing the left and right pad in the same row combines into a pattern twice as fast. You could think of the left column as down beats and the right as up beats. So playing a pad in the right column will sound funky and off beat. Playing a pad in the left column will sound solid and on beat.

What’s New in Version 1.5

+ Audiobus 2.2 w/ remote triggers for playback, A/B/C/D quick patterns and first 3 groups of pads
+ AudioShare
+ Auto sets beat mark upon loading sample (Applying sample to all pads in group also applies the same beat mark)
+ Now supports “Open In” so you can easily import audio from your favorite apps directly to a pad in Gumdrops
+ Now supports the standard Document Picker so you can easily import audio from your iCloud Drive and 3rd party storage providers like Dropbox and Google Drive.
+ Long press in MIDI learn to un-learn a mapping
+ Fix IAP (In-App Purchase) download progress
+ Fix bugs in MIDI Learn
+ EZAudio updated

[ Legacy Features ]

* Live performance oriented drum machine
* 64 tracks * 32 steps * 4 patterns per “Beat”
* 24 step pad setting to play any pad in “triplet” timing
* Record directly to a pad or import from other apps
* Share “Beats” with other Gumdrops users
* MIDI note send
* MIDI clock send/receive
* MIDI controller support lets you adjust master volume and level for each group using a hardware mixer as well as control playback and switch patterns.
* Audiobus
* Audiobus Remote for Playback, A/B/C/D quick patterns and first 3 groups of 8 pads
* AudioShare
* AudioCopy/Paste
* Inter-App Audio
* WIST

[ Background ]

CJ Hanson is a drummer and the idea for Gumdrops came to him during a discussion about making beats using devices like the Roland TR-808 and the Native Instruments Maschine. Tapping out beats on pads can be tiresome and manually programming steps on a sequencer then playing it back to hear how it sounds is painstaking.

On a drum kit playing quarter, eighth or sixteenth notes is easy with either the left or right hand (or feet). If you have your right hand holding steady eighths on the hi-hat, introducing your left hand in between produces sixteenths. Then removing your right hand leaves eighths but on a syncopated pattern. Gumdrops is revolutionary because it makes playing these sort of natural patterns easy.

Synchronize with other apps and hardware using MIDI clock sync. Connect your MIDI mixer to control the overall mix, group levels, and pan.

Record and apply effects using Inter-App Audio and Audiobus.

Gumdrops is available for $1.99 (60% off for a limited time)

2015
06/30
OLYMPIA NOISE PATTERNING iPAD Drum Sequencer
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Patterning by Olympia Noise

The iPad Loops music app blog is proud to share news about Patterning by Olympia Noise.

Olympia Niose the makers of popular apps such as Ondes, Dot Melody, and Chordian have announced a new app for sequencing drum patterns called Patterning.

More about the app:

Patterning is an inspiring new drum machin from Olympia Noise Co. As beautiful as it is powerful, Patterning is a deep and flexible sample-based drum machine unlike any you’ve encountered before. With its elegant circular interface, Patterning transforms the iPad into a serious tool for beat-making.

Create dynamic drum patterns with the swipe of a finger. Make evolving, poly-metric rhythms, four-on-the-floor dance party jams, or laid back R&B grooves. Use Patterning’s independent loop settings to explore untapped rhythmic possibilities. Automate parameters to create intricate & complex beats. Arrange patterns on the timeline to construct songs. Use the built-in effects–delay, reverb, distortion, and 3- band EQ–to add atmosphere, shimmer and noise. Connect to other apps with Audiobus, Inter-App Audio, and MIDI.

Patterning comes loaded with classic drum machine samples as well as exclusive drum kits created and curated by contemporary producers and musicians. For the independent producer, it’s easy to import samples for custom kits.

With an extensive and uncommon feature set, Patterning redefines what an iOS drum machine can be.

Patterning

2015
06/25
Auxy: Beat Studio Version 2
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Auxy is a free easy to use groovebox type app for iPad. It comes with drum sounds, a synth, and samples. Easily draw in notes and sequence pattern blocks to get your musical ideas out on the fly.

What’s New in Version 2.0
– New synth and effects (partnership with Sonic Charge)
– New sounds included for free
– Upload and share links to your tracks
– New pump feature for “side chain” effects
– Chromatic editing added in addition to scales
– Precision editing options now included for free
– Lots of improvements to design and performance

Auxy Beat Studio Version 2 is available for free. More features are available via IAP.

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