Revolutionary app for the iPad Meta.Dj is now available for the iPhone and best of all it’s free!! Comes with Dj Puzzle‘s (the owner of this site) remix of Power by Jah Boogie, loops, and more!
Already a 5 star app on iPad, meta.DJ comes to the iPhone with guns blazing. Just when everything seemed like pretend vinyl, you get an app made for today’s digital DJ/producer.
Get a track rolling, throw-in a drum part, go crazy with effects and then slam in a new track – all using the power inside your humble iPhone.
Basic meta.DJ for iPhone is free, and it’s spec is below. However, if you do the in-app upgrade to the Full version you will get:
MORE CONTENT
• OVER 3X’s more beats for drumtron
• OVER 7X’s more Presets for SaMPL3R
• 130 more Loops in 13 Easy to use Loop Sets
OVER TWICE AS MANY EFFECTS!
Upgrade to the full version to get High-Pass Filter, Gate, Stutter Loop, Stutter Stepped, Bitcrusher, Flanger, Glitchy Repeater, Reverb, Pan and Compressor
HEADPHONE CUE AND HARDWARE CONTROL
Master your mix with headphone cueing and iDJ Live control using knobs and platters!
This download for meta.DJ for iPhone Free INCLUDES:
• iTunes LIBRARY INTEGRATION
Easily pull in any track from your iTunes library.
• EZ CUE/LOOP PRESETS
Set-up Cue points and Looped regions of your tracks as easy to use Presets. Auto-loop lets you throw in a loop on the fly and work it down to the sub-beat, bounce loop level. Work some effects on your loops to make it rise, then hit the drop.
• AUTOMATIC TEMPO/BPM MATCHING
meta.DJ analyzes your iTunes tracks, shows you the BPM, and can conform tracks to play back at whatever master BPM you select. Or turn it off if you just want the track to play at it’s original tempo.
• TWO VIRTUAL DEVICES – YOU CHOOSE WHAT TO USE!
Add any two virtual devices anytime. YOU decide between Track Decks, drum machines, synth parts and loop-based smart instruments and add them any time in your set.
• drumtron for INSTANT, DYNAMIC BEATS
A new take on the drum machine built for performance. You control the intensity/energy level of every drum part (kick, snare, etc) to push the mix or make ’em chill.
• SaMPL3R for a SPRINKLING OF SYNTH
Based on grüvtron, you get a smart instrument for getting quick access to arpeggios, bass parts and more in ANY key at any tempo.
• LOOPTASTIC
Mix and manipulate loops using a Looptastic device based on Sound Trends’ best-selling loop performance app Looptastic.
• COOL EFFECTS UNDER XY PAD CONTROL
You get EQ, Filter, Delay and Stutter Gate effects, up to four (4) effects per device. Upgrade from the Free to the Full version for even MORE effects.
• LOOP STORE
At the airport and at the last minute wish you had some cool, new House loops? Just go to the in-app Loop Store and select from offerings (some even free) that include loops from indie dance producers and established library companies (like beatport, Sonic Reality, AMG and others).
• CROSSFADER
’nuff said!
HAVE AN iPAD? THEN you WANT meta.DJ for iPad, which was carefully crafted for all your iPad has to offer.
Audio export, iPad full-screen support, and many more new features.
NOW SUPPORTS AUDIO IMPORT & AUDIO COPY/PASTE!
iKaossilator Version 2.1 Highlights
● Audio Loop Import
● Seamless operation in tandem with the Kaossilator 2
● Support for “AudioPaste”
☐ New Audio Loop Import function
Audio loop files can now be imported into each part of the sequencer. iKaossilator v2.1 has evolved into an app that provides not just MIDI loop sequencing, but also audio loop sequencing! To import, simply send your audio loop* via iTunes to iKaossilator and load it via the import menu in the sound list (the sound selection screen).
In addition to simply playing an imported audio loop, you can use a filter effect assigned to the touch pad to vary the character of the song just as you would on the Kaoss Pad. This represents a nearly infinite expansion of iKaossilator’s track-making and performance potential.
* Supported file formats: WAV, AIFF, MP3, AAC
☐ Seamless Integration with Kaossilator 2
The Audio loop import feature also enables closely coupled operation with iKaossilator’s sibling — the “Kaossilator 2”. Loop recorder data created with a Kaossilator 2 can be imported into iKaossilator, or an audio loop created in iKaossilator can be loaded into a loop recording bank of the Kaossilator 2. When you do this, data such as the loop length and the BPM of the loop that you created is also loaded; resulting in a seamless transfer between the software and hardware.
☐ Support for “AudioPaste”
iKaossilator now supports the “AudioPaste” function that was developed by Sonoma Wire Works, which allows audio data to be copied and pasted between iOS apps. You can export audio data from the Korg iELECTRIBE or iMS-20, or from any “AudioCopy” compatible app, and then import it into iKaossilator with ease.
● Audio Export records and saves your performance, just as you heard it
● iPad native support allows the iKaossilator to fill the iPad’s large 9.7″ screen
● “SoundCloud” allows users to share and remix loops with other users worldwide
● “AudioCopy” provides an easy way to copy audio data between musical instrument apps
● Flex Play makes it easy to generate fills and breaks
☐ Audio Export saves your performance as a file
Now you can record your performance in real time, or export a completed loop as an audio file. By sending your creations to a Mac or PC via iTunes, you can share them with your friends or use them in a full-fledged music production. You can also upload them directly to SoundCloud.
☐ iPad native support provides full-screen (9.7″) iKaossilator enjoyment
Now you can perform taking full advantage of the iPad’s large 9.7″ display. Enjoy iKaossilator on your iPhone while riding public transportation, and on your iPad while performing live!
☐ “SoundCloud” allows sharing or remix loops with users worldwide
“SoundCloud” is a music distribution and sharing service that’s very popular among musical creators. The loops you create can now be uploaded directly to “SoundCloud” from within the app. If you attach the loop data when doing so, it will be shared to other users’ loop lists. Users worldwide will be exposed to new loops they’ve never heard, and can combine them with their own loops to create remixes. It’s a new way of enjoying music by and unleashing your iKaossilator’s potential throughout the world.
☐ “AudioCopy” lets you share audio data between musical instrument apps
Newly added support for “AudioCopy” from Sonoma Wire Works means that you can copy and paste audio data between apps. Audio data you export from iKaossilator can be sent to apps that support AudioPaste.
☐ Flex Play makes it easy to generate fills and breaks
Designed for live performance, the Flex Play feature makes it easy to generate fills or breaks. Touch and hold Length or Tempo buttons, and then try stroking the touchpad. Movement in the X-axis will change the Length of all parts, and movement in the Y-axis will change the Tempo, allowing you to add dynamic changes to your song that will further expand your performance possibilities.
What’s New in Version 2.0.1
● You can now paste exported audio directly into Apple GarageBand, etc. using the AudioCopy feature.
● Reloading shared loops has been stabilized.
● New functions have been added to the shared loop list.
Korg has revolutionized the musical instrument world with their dynamic line of Kaoss products, using an intuitive X-Y pad to provide expressive musical control. The palm-sized KAOSSILATOR synthesizer placed modern music-making in the hands of thousands of musicians and non-musicians alike. Now that same excitement has been captured in the iKaossilator app for iPhone!
iKaossilator for iPhone Highlights :
● Play sounds by simply stroking, tapping, or rubbing the screen with your finger
● Bold Visual Effects move along with your performance and add excitement
● 150 diverse built-in sounds cover any style of dance music
● Scale/Key settings allow anyone to perform with musical precision
● Easily create tracks with the loop sequencer using up to five parts
● Control loops in real time for DJ-Style live performances
● WIST capability allows wireless sync-start with other apps such as the iELECTRIBE
☐ Perform Using A Single Finger
iKaossilator uses the unique X-Y interface made famous by Korg’s entire Kaoss Line, including the original hand-held KAOSSILATOR. Create melodies and phrases simply by stroking, tapping, or rubbing the touch screen with your finger; no musical knowledge is required.
☐ Bright, Colorful Visual Effects
iKaossilator is also focused on its graphic design, which shows up beautifully on the iPhone’s high-quality display. The visual effects on the iPhone’s display move along with your performance and add excitement. These bold, colorful graphics provide an exciting performance experience.
☐ 150 Diverse Sounds Covering Many Musical Styles
Use the 150 built-in sounds to perform and produce a broad range of dance music styles including hip-hop, house, techno, dubstep, nu-disco, and electro. Enjoy the synth leads and synth bass sounds you expect from a synthesizer, as well as acoustic sounds that simulate piano or guitar chords, even the popular sound effects used by DJs. The drum sounds let you play and manipulate various patterns simply by moving your finger.
☐ Loop Sequencer
The built-in loop sequencer lets you layer up to five musical parts. To create a track, simply assign a loop such as synth, bass, chords, sound effects, or drums to each part. Fifty loops created by professional musicians are built-in to help you get started quickly. In addition to its track-making capabilities, this loop sequencer is also a great feature for live performance. The Mix Play feature makes it easy to enjoy live remixing; you can switch seamlessly to another loop or extract a specific part from another loop while the playback continues.
25% OFF Introductory price, until the new version with AudioCopy is released.
Beatshuffler is a music app that slices loops and allows you to trigger those slices, always on time. It is a great beat sketching tool where almost everything sounds interesting, since the slice triggering always falls on the beat. At its core, it is inspired by the mlrv app, for the Monome and other grid devices.
I bought this app and here are my thoughts. Cons: You can not sequence the slices. There is no stop button. You can not sequence effects changes. There is no tap tempo. Changing the tempo is cumbersome. There is no way to enter the desired tempo in. No Audio Copy. Pros: Good for live slice triggering. Audio Copy on the way.
NOTE – Ability to import WAV and MP3 files. I do not recommend MP3s as they can’t loop properly. I recommend wav or OGG
It features:
– 6 tracks for loops.
– Ability to import WAV and MP3 files.
– iOS File Sharing import for exchanging files with the app.
– A mixer.
– A master channel with effects.
– A separate channel for each of the tracks, with effects.
– Available effects: Delay and Low Pass Filter.
Among the upcoming features are Audio Clipboard support, to import loops from other apps and an expanded loop library.
Beat Shuffler is available for $2.99 for a limited time.
Thumbjam – probably one of the best iPhone apps ever. Amazing sounds and performance features.
Even if you’ve only played air guitar, ThumbJam lets you sound like a pro. Pick an instrument and jam — with all the scales to choose from you’ll never hit a wrong note. The high quality instrument samples will make you sound like you just skipped years of music lessons.
New Features:
• Allows background recording, when TJ is being controlled by other MIDI-enable software or hardware, records both the generated audio and the incoming MIDI.
• MIDI Thru mode option (translates scale lock mode if enabled)
• Added Instrument Mute option which silences instrument audio output (Sound->Volume), useful when using ThumbJam as a MIDI controller
• MIDI file export of active loops with ‘Open In’ in another app, or via email. Now puts all loops into a single Type 1 MIDI file, one track per loop.
• Now responds to MIDI bank and program change messages, to change the loaded instrument, or quick key/scale slot (see manual for details)
• Export/Import of user presets added (for backup purposes), accessible via Wifi Transfer interface
• VoiceOver support improved dramatically: on iOS5 you can now play the instrument on the main play area without switching out of VoiceOver mode. Sliders are now more accessible, properly announcing their name and value, as well as being swipe adjustable.
• Split multi-instrument presets can now be saved
• Can now specify category for user-created instruments
• Added options parameter to specify the concert A reference tuning in Hz
3D Touch
For the performing musician, this app is awesome for soloing on an instrument you didn’t bring along. Play in any key, any style — go from a string ensemble to a wailing guitar. ThumbJam was developed and tested by musicians to feel and sound like a real instrument. You’ll be surprised at how expressive it can be, make sure to check out the videos and audio at thumbjam.com.
ThumbJam makes use of tilt and shake to add vibrato, tremolo, note bends, and volume swells for more realistic and expressive results. It supports up to five (eleven on iPad) simultaneous touches and up to 24 voice polyphony. Delay and stereo reverb add depth to the sound, and a resonant lowpass filter gives you more tone shaping power. Put on your headphones or plug in to your home stereo to experience some of the highest quality instruments in the App Store.
Build your own loops from the ground up or import your favorites and jam from there. Layer as many loops as you want, with different instruments for each. Export your loops as audio files or Ardour DAW sessions via WiFi. Copy and paste audio from other apps using Sonoma Wire Works AudioCopy/Paste as well the general pasteboard used by BeatMaker, via email, or iTune Document Sharing.
Want to jam with your friends? ThumbJam lets you broadcast tempo, key, and scale to other nearby devices via Bluetooth so you can play together live. Even better, you can use it as a MIDI or OSC controller over WiFi, with any CoreMidi compatible device to control software instruments on your computer, or play ThumbJam with hardware MIDI controllers!
The app includes a huge variety of scales, from western to eastern. Save your favorites for quick access, or create your own in-app. You can even import new scales in the Scala format for complete flexibility.
You can also record your own samples using a built-in or attached microphone and play them instantly. Create your own presets with different settings, scales and keys based on the existing instruments. You can even import samples from other apps using audio copy and paste!
Included instruments:
+ Cello, Violin, Viola
+ Upright Bass (plucked and bowed)
+ Several drumkits
+ Darabukka
+ Djembe
+ Electric Guitar
+ Electric Bass
+ Trumpet
+ Trombone
+ Tenor Sax
+ Flute
+ Low Whistle
+ Acoustic Guitar
+ Hammered Dulcimer
+ Mandolin
+ Cittern
+ Grand Piano
+ Drawbar Organ (2 types)
+ Rhodes
+ Pipe Organ
+ Synth Strings
+ Synth Choir
+ Theremin
+ Sawtooth Waveform
+ Sine Waveform
+ Triangle Waveform
And from Jordan Rudess:
+ JR Zendrix
+ JR Smooth Steel
Many more for immediate free download in the app including several drumkits, Mellotron instruments, slap bass and more! New instruments posted regularly.
Create non-stop mixes and new music tracks on your iPhone and iPod touch. Use it as a live remix and loop-based performance tool. Great for adding spice to a DJ set or to pull out at your next party. Looptastic always keeps grooving while you drag-and-drop loops, mix instruments, perform filter sweeps and stutter edits. Export your performance as an audio file or share it via SoundCloud. Includes 380 loops in major dance styles plus you can import your own. It’s a party in your pocket!
Looptastic Producer was featured in the What’s Hot section of the App Store.
“Looptastic Producer offers elite producers the most bang for their buck.” Wired.com, “Best Ways to Produce Music on an iPhone”
“You’ll be mixing like a pro.” FoxNews
“A cool and intuitive remixing environment” Electronic Musician
“What an amazing app. The tempo / stretch control is completely seamless. This app has gone from strength to strength and I hope it keeps on going.” Palm Sounds
“Its so easy to perform different mixes in real time that saying it is smooth is a total understatement. A real winner! Good work guys!!” KeyWiz
“Deep [yet] easy to use.” AppCraver.com
See Looptastic in action. Check out the videos and audio clips at www.soundtrends.com. Or download the FREE version, Looptastic Gold to get a little taste of what Looptastic can do!
Features
• Now includes 380 loops packaged as remixable Loop Sets spanning Electro, Trance, Hip-Hop, Dubstep, Ambient, Breakbeat, Drum ’n’ Bass, Minimal, Progressive House and Reggaeton styles. NOTE: Requires that you download Loop Sets from the Loop Store at no charge.
• Loop Sets include drum beats, basses, synths and other crucial remix elements. Mix and match sets to fuel a new mix!
• NEW – Record your own loops with the iPhone microphone. NOTE: Recording does not work for iPhone 2G (2nd Generation) models.
• Load up to four minutes of CD-quality loops per set.
• Automatic beat synchronization makes loops of different tempos play in sync! The pitch stays the same–only the BPM changes.
• Manipulate the sound with any of 9 effects, including Filters, Delay, Repeater, Bit Crusher, Flanger and more.
• Stutter Loop effect for cool Glitch effects!
• Perform and layer effects using the XY touch Controller.
• Record your own DJ style mix/remixer performance (including effects) as a new track.
• Multitouch volume control with three mix zones and DJ style crossfader.
• Import your own loops in AIFF, WAV, or OGG format using a iTunes Shared Documents or a web/browser interface and Wi-Fi connection.
• Export your mix to Mac or PC via WiFi as a CD quality track.
• Share your mix with the world via your SoundCloud account.
• Use AudioCopy/AudioPaste with other mobile apps like Sonoma Wire Works’ InstantDrummer and others.
• Play up to 20 loops at the same time.
• One Shot mode plays samples without time-stretching — ideal for trigging samples on top of your tracks..
• Manually trigger loops using a waveform display and use the innovative Scratch Strip for DJ effects.
• Sync tempo/BPM wirelessly with other iOS apps on multiple iOS devices and/or a Mac running MIDI music apps like Live with NEW Core MIDI support.
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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