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
04/09
UPDATE: iPulsaret Ver 1 2 Adds Audiobus
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Pulsaret For iPad

iPulsaret is a new real-time software capable of all time-domain varieties of granular synthesis. A genuine granular playground able to generate a wide range of usual and not so usual effects: time/pitch shifting, time/pitch jittering, intricate textures, grain fountain/pulverizer, recording and manipulation of buffers, dynamic envelope shape and many more. iPulsaret for iPad will give you all the basic and advanced tools you need to manipulate sound in subtle and surprising ways. All these features are packed in an optimized, user-friendly, visually sharp interface that is easy to access when fast-improvising live, composing in a studio, or sound designing at home and on the go! You will have the power, freedom, and flexibility to create like never before – on your iPad! iPulsaret allows you to load from some built-in sound samples, record audio directly with your iPad mic and/or add your own WAV, AIFF files via iTunes.
With iPulsaret it is possible to capture the stereo output (of granulation) into the documents folder while play the keyboard or moving granulation parameters in real-time.

What’s New in Version 1.2

– Audiobus support (Sender Effect and Receiver)
– MIDI Input (virtual/network)
– MIDI Control Change learn
– MIDI keyboard and Pitch Bend shows incoming events
– Connection Control: Midi, Scrub Y and Accelerometer X/Y
– Set individual gravity for Scrub Y and Accelerometer X/Y
– Set individual widget rescale range for Scrub Y and Accelerometer X/Y
– Retina display support
– Audio Copy and Paste fixed bug on iPhone 5, now appear in the compatible list
– Snapshots Pad Setting Resolution
– new Sampling rate 32 and 48 kHz
– Import audio from iPod Library ( wav formats)
– Add Live microphone input granulation
– Some general improvements

Control and shape grains, anytime, anywhere with iPulsaret for iPad.

– 16 Polyphony Voices
– ADSR Note Envelope
– Aftertouch Y scrubbing
– Snapshots Presets and Snapshots Morphing Pad
– Documents folder sharing via iTunes
– Sonoma Audio Copy and Paste
– Dropbox Supports
– Sound File and Snapshots rename
– Granulation Wave source: Prototypes WavePad, Trainlet and Sampled Sound
– Grain Envelope Deformation
– Grain Glisson sweep
– Grainlet linkage
– FX chain: Echo, Ring Modulation, Lowpass Moog Diode Ladder and High Shelf filters, Reverb FDN and Dynamic Compressor/Expander
– Record audio directly with iPad mic
– Auto load audio after recorded ( on/off ) in Grab Audio
– Capture Master Audio Output
– Run Audio in Background
– Sliders and Knobs double tap switch to Default/Last values
– Sliders and Knobs Fine step increment/decrement
– Fine exponential Slider
– Settings: AfterTouch Y step
– Settings: Load last UI state
– Settings: Polyphony Grains Overlapping Controls
– Settings: Sampling Rate and Buffer Size
– Quick Help embedded
– etc.Control and shape grains, anytime, anywhere with iPulsaret for iPad.

iPulsaret is available for $8.99.

2013
04/09
UPDATE: Symphonix Evolution Ver 2 0 Adds Audiobus
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Symphonix Evolution Musical Composition App For iPad

Whether you’re an experienced musician or a learner, Symphonix Evolution is a powerful tool that helps take your music to a whole new level. Create music by dragging notes directly onto the score, and record or playback via MIDI devices or using the inbuilt virtual synthesizer. Then print your music to share with others in your group. Learners or musicians who play ‘by ear’ will appreciate the ability to associate note pitch with the notation.

What’s New in Version 2.0

Thanks everybody for all your continued support! We’re finally ready with Version 2.0

New and improved features:
* Audiobus support!
* It is now possible to record from a specific position
* Undo and Redo the last 50 editing changes
* Introducing Markers, which make it possible to quickly navigate anywhere in the song
* New Selection options for Merge and Quantize
* Digital Audio Recording allows 8 tracks of audio to be stored
* A new and more powerful Lyric Editor
* New Guitar Tab and Fret views
* Make your own custom Synth Panels for creating MIDI controller surfaces
* Improved Track Manager screen
* Support for custom Time Signatures
* Added a Synth Gain Control to increase playback volume
* Piano Roll enhancements
* It’s now possible to store multiple external controller profiles
* Use an external MIDI Clock for recording as well as playback
* New controller inputs for setting the selection and marker positions
* New options when creating a new song
* General stability and user interface enhancements

Bugs Fixed:

* Fixed rotation display bug for volume and AirPlay indicator
* Fixed for lyrics in SMF Type 0 files being split across multiple tracks
* Fixed crash when selecting tracks while a song is playing
* Repeat measure symbols did not print
* Fixed crash when attempting to send email but mail is not configured
* The Synth Reset button now works across all channels and not just the current track
* The File “side panel” was sometimes drawn underneath other windows
* Rhythm panel and chord view did not dismiss when switching to Sheet Music view
* Fixed bug where the Drum pad was not drawn correctly if the app was closed while the pad was open.

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Symphonix Evolution has numerous features, including:
* 16 track sequencer
* Full 88 key piano display mode
* Support for external MIDI devices using the USB Camera Connector or Core MIDI devices
* Retina display support
* Wavetable synthesizer with GM/GS emulation
* Over 260 high quality instruments
* Virtual MIDI support
* Load and Save standard MIDI files
* AirPrint support for printing your sheet music
* Integration with email and web for easy file exchange
* Real time recording and conversion to notation
* Quantization of recorded input or MIDI files
* Chord editor and matching
* Dropbox support
* Rhythm Generator for custom drum patterns
* Tap Tempo
* Complete online help to get you started

Symphonix Evolution is available for $12.99.

2013
04/09
UPDATE: Triqtraq Jam Sequencer Ver 1 2 0 Adds Audiobus
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Music sequencer for iPhone

Get into the flow of triqtraq, and discover dozens of possibilities to compose and tweak beats on the fly. Whether you’re an experienced beat programmer, or just started out making your own music.

What’s New in Version 1.2.0

✔ Audiobus support
✔ Background audio playing
✔ iTunes import button in user samples screen: import your samples from iTunes without needing to restart triqtraq

bugfix:
✔ Bugfix for incorrect pattern length when exporting pattern while playing

The unique LOOP RANGE feature lets you come up with poly-rhythms and surprising sound effects easily…

QUEUE your patterns to build up entire tracks, or switch seamlessly between them to add a lot of VARIATION to your beats…

Pick sounds from the included SAMPLE LIBRARY, or IMPORT your own samples to get that unique sound…

Share your real-time jams with the world via SoundCloud, or EXPORT them to other apps for
further tweaking by using Audio Copy.

Triqtraq Jam Sequencer is available for $2.99.

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

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