With energyXT for iOS you can create, record and work with your ideas on the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch and then drag and drop the tracks into your DAW as midi and/or audio files.
energyXT for iOS has seamless integration with Dropbox and can export projects as a mixdown or as multi-track project to any DAW thats support midi and wav files.
Hilights:
– Samples provided by Loopmasters
– Soundfont import from Dropbox
– Three main views for arranging, recording and editing
– Unlimited tracks. 4 types: Drums, Synth/sampler, Chord and Audio (voice/guitar)
– Live playback and recording with multi-touch
– Send your mixdown (midi/wav) or multi-track project to dropbox
– Pattern based arrangement (intro, verse, chorus etc)
– Multi-track audio recording with “multi-take” option
– Drum sampler with filter
– Synth/sampler with vol, pan, envelope, filter, chorus and delay
– Playback and record chords with ‘trigger pads’
– Tempo and time-signature
– Shuffle
– Unlimited undo and redo
studio.HD is the multitrack app for songwriters, producers and musicians. It offers eight multilayered audio tracks (24 total of playback!) with recording, editing, loops and automated mixing plus effects controlled by an elegant touch interface. Get ideas down fast and work with them anywhere!
What’s New in Version 1.6
Version 1.6 adds support for linear recording and playback mode.
NEW via user requests, higher resolution waveform display.
From recording a rap to a beat – to catching the spark of a song before it goes – to producing dance mixes in the airport – regardless of genre, studio.HD ignites creativity. Great for creating iMovie and Podcast soundtracks, or custom mixes for iTunes too!
“studio.HD is perfect for more pop/hiphop-oriented production including loops, remixing, etc… ”
-proaudioreview.com
FEATURES:
BROWSE AND AUDITION LOOPS
Loop Sets logically group instrument parts (drums, bass, guitars, keys, etc.) that work well together. Audition loops at current tempo playing with the current Project.
OVER 900 FREE LOOPS!
Get a great selection of Loop Sets (installed and via download) in Electronic, Rock, Pop, Industrial, Country, Funk styles and more. All the loops in Looptastic HD!
IN-APP LOOP STORE
Hit a creative wall? Buy some loops and get the juices flowing or grab one of the free sets on the store.
8 TRACKS + LAYERS = 24 TRACKS of AUDIO PLAYBACK!
studio.HD accommodates multiple layers per track to give you at least 24 tracks! Workflow is optimized to reduce the endless scrolling found in other apps. Record time limited only by storage!
RECORD YOUR BEST … then make it better!
Just hit Record, listen to the count-off and jam! Use Loop Record to lay down a few takes and choose your best or edit together a hybrid. Touching the track multiple times can put switch between Record, Play or Mute.
ARRANGE YOUR SONG WITH YOUR BARE HANDS!
Grab your audio parts and Edit, Delete, Copy, Paste and Loop them to make your composition the way you want it.
EFFORTLESSLY ZOOM AROUND YOUR MUSIC
Zoom in and out of your arrangement and to fly quickly to a measure. studio.HD even “Auto-Zooms” to put your whole composition in view with a double-touch.
EDIT FASTER
All operations intelligently snap to Bar/Beat based on Zoom level. Regions can be overlapping and layered on each track. Layered Regions explode for selection. A Loop Control Bar lets you loop a play/record area PLUS select all parts on all tracks within that area for editing together whole verses and choruses. Grab the end/beginning of a Region to Loop/repeat it. Multitouch “2-finger” dragging copies a part. 10 levels of Undo just in case you make a mistake. Split lets you cut longer files into smaller pieces and the new CROP feature lets you create new versions of your recordings that ONLY contain the part you want to keep AND lets you loop it easier.
AUTOMATED MIXING WITH VOLUME, PANNING AND 14 EFFECTS!
Each track has volume control and up to 4 real time effects, all with automation. Effects include Low and High Pass Filtering, Compressor, Gate, Stutter Loop, Stutter Stepped, Stutter Gate, Bitcrusher, Flanger, Glitchy Repeater, Delay plus Pan and Reverb! An X-Y touch pad controls effects and faders control volume.
GLOBAL MASTER EFFECTS
Throw some compression and reverb on the overall mix to bind it together.
USE YOUR OWN LOOPS
Import your 44.1/16 bit AIF and WAV files from Mac and PC using iTunes File Sharing and App Documents.
FILE MANAGEMENT FEATURES AND MY LOOPS LIBRARY
See only recordings associated with your project. Delete recordings by simply dragging them off the timeline. Mistakes? Just hit “Undo”. New “My Loops” lets you reuse recordings across multiple projects.
EXPORT YOUR MIX!
Create a 16/44 AIFF mix and save it to your Mac/PC using iTunes. Wow your friends with a mix of your latest song!
AUDIO PASTE *AND* COPY!
Copy audio from an app that supports Sonoma Audio Copy/Paste and paste it to a track. Copy a recording out of studio.HD and paste it into another app for extra effects and/or editing.
LoopMash HD by Steinberg is an innovative virtual instrument for blending up to eight four-bar loops together by juggling similar elements across looped beats and tunes. Great as a stand alone Beat Slicer. Now ported to the iPad platform, this sizzling- hot instrument lets you choose from over 30 presets and 258 included loops ranging all the way from ethno to electro. Quality content, 19 cool live performance effects such as tape stop and stutters, intuitive control and 3-D navigation for effortless page browsing make this app a must-have for party-goers, music aficionados and pretty much everyone in between. LoopMash HD for iPad brings the future of music technology to your fingertips.
• More than 250 addictive audio loops included
• Over 30 presets to get you started right away
• Intuitive 3-D swipe-page navigation
• Load and play with up to 8 loops per scene
• 24 scenes available per preset
• 19 stunning live performance effects including stutters, reverse playback, tape stops, scratches, etc.
• 4 studio-grade effects for more sound control
LoopMash HD is an innovative virtual instrument for blending up to eight four-bar loops together by juggling similar elements across looped beats and tunes. Now ported to the iPad platform, this sizzling- hot instrument lets you choose from over 30 presets and 258 included loops ranging all the way from ethno to electro. Quality content, 19 cool live performance effects such as tape stop and stutters, intuitive control and 3-D navigation for effortless page browsing make this app a must-have for party-goers, music aficionados and pretty much everyone in between. LoopMash HD for iPad brings the future of music technology to your fingertips.
• More than 250 addictive audio loops included
• Over 30 presets to get you started right away
• Intuitive 3-D swipe-page navigation
• Load and play with up to 8 loops per scene
• 24 scenes available per preset
• 19 stunning live performance effects including stutters, reverse playback, tape stops, scratches, etc.
• 4 studio-grade effects for more sound control
Want some Halloween sound effects for your iPhone or iPod Touch? Check out this set I produced for Sound Trends. It is available through the in app store for free if you have Looptastic on your iOS device.
Make your iPhone or iPod touch into a live remix and loop-based performance/production tool. Create non-stop mixes and new music tracks. Looptastic is great for adding spice to a DJ set or to pull out at your next party. Keep things grooving as you drag-and-drop loops, mix instrument parts, perform filter sweeps and stutter edit effects. Export your performance as an audio file to share with the world on SoundCloud. Includes 100 loops in major dance styles* plus you can get more via an in-app Loop Store. It’s a party in your pocket!
Looptastic has been 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.” Fox News
“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
Features
• Now includes 100 loops packaged as 10 remixable Loop Sets spanning Trance, Hip-Hop, Dubstep, Ambient, Breakbeat, Drum ’n’ Bass, Minimal, Progressive House and Reggaeton styles. *NOTE: Requires you download your Loop Sets from the Loop Store at no charge.
• Loop Sets include drum beats, basses, synths, effects and other crucial remix elements. Mix and match sets to fuel your own original mix!
• 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 5 effects, including Low-Pass Filter, Stutter, Bit Crusher, Flanger and Delay.
• Perform and layer effects using the XY Touchpad Controller.
• Record your own DJ style mix/remixer performance (including effects) as a new track.
• Multitouch volume controls for each loop plus three mix zones and DJ style crossfader.
• Share your mix with the world via exporting to your SoundCloud account.
• 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 the innovative Scratch Strip waveform display for DJ effects.
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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