2013
12/29
Stroke Machine iPad Groovebox
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Stroke Machine iPad Groovebox

Stroke Machine is a professional Drum and Groove Synthesizer and Sequencer for the iPad developed by Wolfram Franke.

Program your own rhythm and groove patterns and switch between them in a live performance. Mute or solo individual instruments, change parameters on the fly and record your performance as high-quality audio file for sharing or later editing on your computer.

The high-contrast user interface is perfectly suited for dim light situations on stage and assists in sound creation in the studio.

Stroke Machine’s powerful synthesizer engine features high-quality Oscillator, Filter, Overdrive and Effect models, extremely fast Envelopes and LFO, sample-exact Pattern Sequencer and a sophisticated Sample, Sound and Pattern library.

The deep sound creation possibilities include two oscillators with typical analog waveforms and sample playback, frequency and ring modulation and a separate white and pink noise generator with integrated multimode filter. All tone generators are summed into a transient generator, followed by another multimode filter and a drive module with several types, a sample rate and bit depth reduction stage, and a two-band equalizer with shelf and bell curves.

Freely assignable modulations with an easy-to-understand user interface offer maximum flexibility easily surpassing even expensive hardware synthesizers.

Each sound is mixed into one of four effect busses, each featuring a sum overdrive, a compressor, a modulation effect like chorus, flanger, phaser or sum filter, and a space effect like delay or clocked delay, or natural, plate or non-linear reverb.

Overview:
• 12 drum and percussion sound parts
• 12 melodic sound parts
• number of voices only limited by CPU
• 4 multi-effect busses
• pattern with up to 8 bars and 16th resolution, bar nominator and denominator freely adjustable
• swing
• modulation sequencer for smooth or quantized automation of each continuous sound and bus parameter
• 128 patterns including all sounds in direct access
• track solo and mute
• sample import
• audio export of a pattern or the whole performance
• AudioBus support
• WIST support

Per voice:
• 2 oscillators with waveforms sine, triangle, sawtooth, pulse with pulse width modulation
• sine waveforms can be changed in slope, symmetry and saturation for additional overtones
• sample playback
• frequency modulation of each oscillator by white noise and oscillator 1 by oscillator 2
• ring modulation
• noise generator with white and pink noise, variable density and multimode filter
• transient generator with crack, rattle, spike, click and thump generators
• multimode filter with 6 dB low or high pass, 12 dB and 24 dB low, band or high pass and band stop
• drive stage with light, medium, hard, clip, tube and fuzz overdrive and tone control
• redux stage (decimator) with sample rate and bit reduction
• fully parametric two-band equalizer with shelf and band types
• glide generator with portamento and glissando for melodic sounds
• voice allocation poly, mono and 3 alternate groups
• 1 LFO with waveforms sine, triangle, pulse, positive pulse, sawtooth, 4 step ramp, 8 step ramp, sample & hold, random, rate synchronizable to clock
• 2 Envelopes with (ADSR) or without (2 decay stages with breakpoint) sustain and variable slope for each stage
• modulation sources LFO, envelope 1 and 2, velocity, note number, 4 random generators, pitch bend and modulation wheel
• any continuous parameter can be modulated
• voice mixed into one of four effect busses

Per effect bus:
• sum drive stage with various types and tone filter
• compressor
• modulation effect with 2 to 6 stage chorus, 4 to 12 stage phaser or multimode filter
• space effect with stereo modulation delay, synchronizable to clock, natural, plate, or non-linear reverb

Minimum requirement: iOS 6.0

Stroke Machine is available for $19.99

2013
12/29
Electrify NXT iPad Groovebox
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Electrify NXT iPad Groovebox

Electrify is back! Electrify NXT turns your iPad into a virtual Groovebox with drum loops, synths and effects. All in realtime! Create musical clips or load samples and loops from the 1600+ samples library and arrange them on the fly in the clip matrix. Create dramatic break downs and build ups with the performance effects.

Electrify NXT runs best on iPads with Retina Displays.

• Completely rewritten and vastly enhanced audio engine with Active Freeze Technology gives you the power to create clips with effects and stunning live performances.

• The all new session mode lets you perform with loops and clips by creating arrangements on the fly.

• New brilliant sounding polyphonic FM-style Synthesizer: Electrify NXT comes with a fully fledged frequency modulating synthesizer with 11 Algorithms and wave-morphing oscillators giving you endless sound possibilities.

• The new drumkit combines 8 samplers into one grooving loop factory.

• The powerful looper and slicer lets you deconstruct audio loops or rearrange your own clips beyond recognition.

• Electrify NXT comes with more than 1600 audio loops and one shot samples from the famous Inspire Audio Collection

• A huge load of effects spices up your loops and performances.

• Powerful parameter modulation: nearly every parameter of instruments and effects can be modulated by LFOs, Envelopes or by realtime parameter sequencing.

• Add that little extra portion of groove to your clips with Flexi-Groove templates.

• Use Electrify NXT with other Apps or your Keyboard. Audiobus, AudioCopy and Midi are integrated.

If Electrify was just the beginning, what is next? Electrify NXT. Next Generation Groovebox.

Electrify NXT NO LONGER AVAILABLE

2013
12/20
Caustic 3 Music Production For iPad
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Caustic 3 iPad

Caustic 3 is a music creation tool inspired by rack-mount synthesizer/sampler rigs. Everything is real-time and optimized for mobile devices.

Create your rack by adding up to 14 machines from a choice of:

* Subsynth – Virtual analog subtractive synthesizer
* PCMSynth – Multi-sample wave synthesizer
* BassLine – 303-like monosynth
* BeatBox – 8-channel sampling drum machine
* PadSynth – Harmonic table pad synthesizer
* 8BitSynth – 8bit equation solver synthesizer
* Modular – Fully configurable and routable synthesizer
* Organ – Tonewheel organ with rotary speaker
* Vocoder – 8-band harmonic vocoder
* FMSynth – DX-style 3-operator fm synthesizer

The app also includes:

* Effects rack supporting 2 effects per machine (16 effect types).
* Mixer desk with EQ, panning and global Delay/Reverb effects.
* Master section with effect slots, parametric EQ and limiter.
* Song sequencer

Supports automation recording on most controls and includes powerful editors for modifying automation curves.

Users can record their own WAV files for use in the PCMSynth, BeatBox, and Vocoder or import files through iTunes file sharing or the built-in FTP server.
Supports all uncompressed WAV files (8-16-24-32bit, any sampling rate).
The PCMSynth can also load SoundFont files (.sf2) and FL/Xewton instruments (.instr, .ZIP)

Exported songs can be shared using the AudioShare app.

Supports CoreMIDI for note and velocity data.

See the in-app help section for dozens of informative tutorial videos and full online manual.

There is also a FREE (full version) PC version available for download on the product website.

Come visit www.singlecellsoftware.com to download more presets, request features, share your tracks and hear what others are creating with Caustic 3.

Works on iPhone/iPod but iPad is recommended.

Caustic 3 is available for $9.99

2013
07/06
Praxis Beats Intuitive Drum Machine For iPad
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Praxis Beats Drum Machine For iPad

Praxis Beats is a retro-elegant interface for electronic rhythm composition. Express yourself with absolute precision and maximum control over your beats.

• Drum Rolls: Instantly glitch or retrigger any beat.

• Hifi Wifi: Fetch samples directly from your Dropbox®, Box.net®, Gmail®, or GDrive® accounts. Praxis Beats will stash them for you for future use, too. (You can also use iTunes File Sharing.)

• Maximum Control: Individually control the volume, panning, and speed for every sound down to 1/128th notes.

• Batteries Included: 2 touch-controlled effects pads, programmable to control any of 9 different effects.

• Live Record: Record your sessions as wav files. Upload them directly to Dropbox®, email, or SoundCloud®, or use iTunes File Sharing to retrieve them manually.

• Save Songs: Save and load different songs. Praxis Beats autosaves for you as well. And, you can back up your compositions using iTunes File Sharing.

• Absolute Precision: sample precise rendering from 10 to 999 BPM.

• Multitouch Manipulation: Speed up your creation process by allowing multiple fingers, hands or people to control the sequencer grid, effects pads, or note graphs.

• Meta Controls: Controls provided to clear out the sequencing for any row or for the whole song.

• Feeling Lucky: Randomize the sequencing for any row or for the whole song.

• The Basics: Individual controls for each sample track, including mute, solo, volume, and panning.

• Start Jamming: 7 royalty-free drum kits are included for a total of 112 drum samples. Made by EioN and James Frame, LA’s hottest new producers.

Audiobus Support: Stream audio from Praxis Beats to other apps.

Praxis Beats is NO LONGER AVAILABLE

2013
06/04
UPDATE: Rhythm Studio Ver 1 0 9 Adds AudioBus
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Rhythm Studio For iPad

Rhythm Studio For iPad

Rhythm Studio balances advanced music making 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, menus, or design.

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.

What’s New in Version 1.09

Audiobus Support

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.

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FEATURES:
Dynamic workspace full of awesome audio gear
Full multi-touch support for moving lots of controls
Up to any 4 instruments per song
Audio Paste export
WIST support
Background audio supported on multi-tasking iOS devices
Robust pattern and song sequencer
3 easy methods to making your songs
Recreation of classic drum machines
Recreation of classic synthesizers
6 synths, 2 drum machines, & 15 effects

INSTRUMENTS:
TB-3 – The classic 303 acid synth reborn
DR-8 – Uncanny reproduction of the monster 808
DR-9 – The 909 drum machine
Phoenix – A synthesizer dedicated to the famous supersaw
FM-3 – A three operator FM synth with feedback
Gemini – A two oscillator monster synth with 24db filter
Hornet – A ribbon style synth with character
ST-1 – A sample based synth with a VL-1 look
Mixer – Four channel mixer with send and insert effects
Control Pad – jam live with this X/Y controller

SEND FX:
Delay
Flanger
Chorus
Phaser
D-Verb
S-Verb

INSERT FX:
Distortion
Foldback Distortion
Lo-Fi
Low Pass Filter
High Pass Filter
Gate
Amp Distortion
Equalizer
Auto Filter

Rhythm Studio is available for $0.99

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