2013
04/12
UPDATE: Grain Science Ver 1 4 Adds Audiobus
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Grain Science is a beautiful synthesiser for iOS. Designed for musicians, soundscape artists and SFX engineers who want to go beyond our Sylo Synthesiser, Grain Science is built on similar principles of granular synthesis, but is vastly more powerful. Unlike many “experimental” granular apps, Grain Science mixes it up with traditional synthesis techniques to bring you an exciting hybrid synthesiser.

What’s New in Version 1.4

NEW: Introducing Audiobus support — now you can stream live audio directly from Grain Science to other Audiobus-compatible apps! See http://audiob.us for more information

Use the built-in waveforms, or record or import your own — then use the sophisticated grain engine to create something completely new from them! Grain Science is easy to get to grips with, but offers lots of depth to explore: instead of offering one or two LFOs, almost any parameter in the system can be programmed to vary over time in complex ways.

Using careful optimisation techniques we provide two grain units per voice, which you can combine for morphing or complex modulated sounds, then send through a configurable FX chain. Pick any 4 from the collection of FX units (including various types of distortion, high- and low-pass filters, phaser, flanger, chorus, resonance and echo), and connect them up in any order. Other audio tweaks include soft loop, reverb, glide and supercharger controls, and the ability to affect granular synthesis in realtime (live grainbending).

Also featured are an arpeggiator with both chord and step-sequence modes; Core MIDI support, including Virtual MIDI, background audio, and “tap & twist” learning for setting up controls; and a customisable performance screen with a collection of XY Pads and wheels.

Rounding it off, Grain Science plays nicely with others: Dropbox, Twitter and email integration are all included, for sharing or exporting your waveforms, recordings of your performances, and instrument (patch) designs. And now featuring Audiobus support to stream your performance live to other compatible apps!

Hear Grain Science in action at http://soundcloud.com/wooji-juice

Grain Science is available for $9.99.

2013
04/10
MicroTones Micro Tonal Synthesizer
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MicroTones Synthesizer

MicroTones is a microtonal synthesizer for iOS, allowing simultaneous playback of up to forty sine waves set with accuracy to one hundredth of a hertz.

Easily place multiple sine waves with full multitouch support, move them around in full audible frequency spectrum, create ambient textures and drone noises by combining multiple sine waves close to each other, or create unusual harmonics spreading them around!

What’s New in Version 1.2

MicroTones was rewritten from scratch.

New version brings:

– optimization for newer devices (including iPhone 5 & iPad mini)
– better sound engine (support for up to forty simultaneous sine waves)
– background audio
– new improved interface

Record your sounds live, with full background audio support, and import them to your DAW of choice using iTunes file sharing.

Features:

– up to forty simultaneous sine waves
– full audible frequency spectrum
– multitouch support
– background audio
– live audio recording
– iTunes file sharing of recorded samples

MicroTones is available for $0.99

2013
04/09
UPDATE: Reactable mobile Ver 2 1 3 Adds Audiobus
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Create and improvise music in an intuitive and visual way. This app brings the full creative power of the internationally awarded interactive Reactable instrument used by renowned musicians like Björk to your mobile device.

What’s New in Version 2.1.3

Added new setting to control audio in background.

New version of Audiobus SDK.

*Reactable Mobile* enables you not only to create your own sound tables but also to act as producer by remixing tables of fellow Reactable musicians, adding your personal touch and share it again in a seamless way.

Based on the very same audio and graphics engine as the Reactable, the mobile version brings a complete range of objects to multi-touch devices:

• Generate sound with a set of generator objects including are loop players, synthesizers, oscillators and input object.
• Modify generated sounds with a set of effect objects including wave shapers, delays, modulators and filters.
• Modify other objects parameters with a set of controller objects including sequencers, LFOs and accelerometer.
• Modify the settings of the entire table with a set of global objects including tempo, volume and tonalizer.

The new version gives you mobile access to the brand new *Reactable Community* where you’ll be able to listen and remix tracks created by your friends and musicians, to watch videos of their performances, to comment and to share your favorites.

Reactable Mobile is available for $9.99.

2013
04/08
UPDATE: Bebot Ver 2 Adds AudioBus Support
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Bebot 2 Robot Synthesizer

Part robot, Part synth – Bebot is a versatile musical synthesizer with a unique multitouch control method, built into an animated cartoon robot.

What’s New in Version 2.0
– Use the Audiobus app to route Bebot’s audio to other apps. Record, add effects and multitrack using GarageBand, and much more. More info at http://audiob.us/
– Supports the iPhone 5’s wider screen, plus retina iPhone graphics and redesigned backdrop.
– Plus: Five new presets, UI-free video output and various minor improvements.

Featuring four different synthesis modes, juicy analog-sounding filters, effects and overdrive distortion, Bebot is a feature-packed polyphonic synthesizer, offering a wide range of sounds and a high degree of control via the multitouch screen.

Musicians and non-musicians alike will find that the unique multitouch control system and programmable scales make Bebot an unusually easy to play. Even if you have no experience with a musical instrument, you can simply have fun making sound with your fingers, and watch the animated robot sing along.

Bebot has been used both on-stage and in the studio by major recording artists including Dream Theater, The Flaming Lips and How To Destroy Angels. Not bad for a little cartoon robot!

Bebot is available for $1.99

2013
04/08
UPDATE: Electronic Piano Synthesizer Ver 1 3 0 Adds Audiobus
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Electronic Piano Synthesizer iPad App

The ELECTRONIC PIANO SYNTHESIZER (EPS) is the worlds first piano synthesizer for the iPad. Based on a 32-bit realtime sound engine the sounds are computed on the fly and no samples are used.
The EPS gives you possibilities you don´t have with any other Piano, EPiano or Synthesizer on the iPad. You can adjust the sound while you play on the keyboard and hear the changes immediately. That is what you need to tweak your own sounds. The EPS is not only for EPiano sounds, you can also make sounds like bass, brass, bells, chimes, toms, vibraphone, synth pads…

What’s New in Version 1.3.0

– Audiobus support

– 32bit float point polyphonic realtime sound engine
– Core MIDI support
– Audiobus support
– MIDI Learn for all knobs
– background audio support
– other audio apps can play audio in background
– 32 library patches to load and save
– 21 factory preset sounds
– multiple FX (vibrato, tremolo, delay, tube overdrive)
– Recorder (up to 6 minutes in 16bit 44.1 kHz)
– iTunes file sharing
– copy audio to Pasteboard
– more than 7 octaves
– keyboard scrollable
– two different keyboard sizes
– second keyboard available via options
– simulated touch velocity
– single screen edit
– last session save on closing app

Electronic Piano Synthesizer is available for $4.99.

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