The CHAiOS SYNTH 2 is a further development of the free and easy-to-use CHAiOS SYNTH, which was formerly developed at the University of Applied Sciences Duesseldorf. The new version is beefed up by a number of new features and improvements. Now the CHAiOS SYNTH 2 has become a full professional synthesizer while staying as intuitive and uncomplicated as its predecessor.
With support for Inter-App Audio and Audiobus the CHAiOS SYNTH 2 can be used together with other audio apps on iPad.
Main features:
16 Step melody generator with unique random algorithm
Wavetable oscillator with three different waveforms
VA lowpass filter with variable resonance and cutoff frequency
Delay and reverb-effects
ADSR envelopes for controlling amp and filter frequency
Support for Audiobus and Inter-App Audio
Improvements to CHAiOS Synth 1
New bandlimited wavetable oscillator
New virtual analog 4-pole lowpass filter
Additional ADSR-envelope for the filter frequency
3 modes for filter resonance
16 step /3 track drum-sequencer
More parameters for reverb and delay
Adjustable oscillator volume
Improved, streamlined design
Workflow:
By placing your finger on the X/Y-pad a looped melody is generated by a random algorithm, the finger position determines how many notes are used. If a melody sounds good to you, it can be looped and the sound can be tweaked by a number of parameters and effects. The options to modify the sound are carefully selected to work well together and provide a creative and fun workflow.
Mixvibes, the maker’s of Pioneer’s Rekordbox, brings you Cross DJ 3.0 for iOS. This powerful Dj app has been rebuilt from the ground up with a new audio engine and now it’s universal.
The Cross DJ for iOS audio engine has been re-engineered. From a user standpoint, this translates into a significant improvement of the battery consumption, better audio quality and optimized recordings.
It has been edesigned to achieve a greater consistency across both platforms. It namely brings the following benefits:
● Change the color of each deck (7 colors: blue, orange, red, yellow, green, purple & pink).
● Portrait mode: switch the device orientation to access a single-player portrait view.
● Vinyls: choose between big & small covers.
● Notification when a loop, an FX, a sample or an EQ is active.
● Small buttons are easier to tap.
Universal app Before, you could:
● buy Cross DJ for iPhone, and possibly run a stretched version of it on your iPad.
● buy Cross DJ for iPad to enjoy the iPad-only layout. Now, you can simply b uy Cross DJ once and use it on both your iPhone and your iPad while enjoying a specific layout for each device. And you are not charged twice for it.
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FEATURES
• 2 decks, 3-band EQ, crossfader, realistic scratch, large pads & controls
• Mix SoundCloud: your SC account, in Cross DJ, for free. Fast loading of tracks.
• iTunes integration: sort tracks by BPM, title, artist, album or genre
• Waveform view: parallel waveforms for pitch-bending + advanced beat-grid editing
• Full-featured sampler: 8 pads, 12 sample banks + sample recording thru device’s mic
• Record your mix and share it to SoundCloud, Facebook & Twitter.
• Automix: your tracks are mixed automatically, from any source: playlist, album, etc.
• Key detection of any track + accurate keylock
• Quantize mode: hot cues and loops are automatically set on the beat.
• Separate tabs: each deck is independent.
• 14 effects: Hi & Low-Pass, Echo, Phaser, Chopper, Brake, Roll, Delay, Flanger, etc.
• Plays MP3, AAC, WAV & AIFF
• Loops (16 to 1/32), slip loop, 16 large hot-cues pads
• Pitch: keylock, wide pitch range + pitch-bend on waveforms (2, 4, 8%)
• Autosync, Autogain
• Split audio: pre-listen tracks in your headphone
• External mixer: control EQs and crossfader with hardware mixers
• Compatible with most Bluetooth speakers
• Multi-audio for USB compliant multichannel soundcard
• 11 supported controllers: Mixvibes U-Mix Control Pro I & II, Pioneer DDJ-WeGO1, Numark Mixtrack Pro I & II, Numark iDJ Live I & II, Hercules DJ Console RMX 2, Hercules DJ Control Instinct, Hercules DJ Control AIR, Vestax Spin2.
There is also a FREE version called Cross Dj Free if you would like to try before you buy. Cross Dj Free
The name Jonatan Liljedahl aka Kymatica is no stranger to those producing music on an iOS device. He has produced several well known MUST HAVE apps for audio production. To see a list of his work visit http://kymatica.com/Software/Software. I was pleased to find out about his latest app AUM.
AUM by Kymatica is a full-featured mixing desk for the iPad. Channel input sources can be other audio apps (including Audio Units), hardware inputs, or audio busses internal to AUM. These busses unleash the full power of AUM.
With AUM multiple channels are assignable to other channels for additional processing including pre/post fader, sends, busses, and more. In addition to sends, you can set levels and add effects to each channel. AUM has extensive MIDI CC support so you can connect an external controller and run AUM in the background.
What’s more AUM supports higher audio rates, multiple hardware inputs and outputs, and fantastic IAA and AU handling. There is also tempo and transport control as well as a convenient built in piano keyboard to use as a master controller without leaving the app.
AUM is now available in the app store
Kymatica AUM
Audioshare is a sound file manager with powerful import and export abilities. If you are using music-making apps, then this tool is a must-have. I use this app on a daily basis. The new update is cool because it now supports iPad Pro and split screen.
What’s New in Version 2.7.3
• Native support for iPad Pro
• Support slide-over and split-screen on iOS 9
• Minor fixes and tweaks
A sound file manager with powerful import and export abilities. If you are using music-making apps, then this tool is a must-have!
“If you make music with an iDevice, you need this app. It just makes sense.” – smitematter.com
“AudioShare is a Must Have App for musicians, a Killer App!” – apps4idevices.com
Organize all your soundfiles and midifiles on your device. Record, trim, convert, normalize, transfer, export, import, zip, unzip. Create folders, rename and move files and folders around, put everything where you can find it.
Built-in Inter-App Audio host with 4 node slots. Record Inter-App Audio compatible instruments and effects, or process files through the chain! AudioShare is also a node itself that can be used in other hosts like Garageband or Auria.
Use it to transfer files between apps and between your device and computer. For example, transfer your new track from your favorite music-making app and import into the AudioShare library, then share it on your SoundCloud account, or transfer it into other apps. Or record your live-jam from other Audiobus-apps.
You can record directly in the app, from hardware, Inter-App Audio, or other Audiobus compatible apps. Preview and play soundfiles with waveform display and looping, trim and normalize soundfiles, and convert to other file formats.
FEATURES
• Record external input (such as microphone) directly in app
• Record the live output of other Audiobus-compatible apps
• Record Inter-App Audio node apps
• Plays and records in 96k, 48k, 44.1k, 22k, 11k and 8k sample rates
• Plays and records 16, 24 and 32 bit files
• AudioCopyPaste (General pasteboard, Retronyms ACP2.0)
• Import/Export through iOS8 Document Pickers like iCloud Drive
• AudioShare Document Picker extension allows direct access to your sound file library from within other apps
• Built-in Dropbox client
• Use “Open in” from other apps or to open a file in other apps
• WiFi Drive: transfer files from/to any computer on your local network
• Import songs from iTunes music library
• Import/Export from/to AudioShare-compatible apps
• Access files through iTunes File Sharing
• Playback of almost any kind of sound file
• Trim, apply fade ins and fade outs
• Convert between sound file formats
• Normalize
• Share your sounds on your SoundCloud account
• Send your sounds by email
Watch world famous beatboxer and song writer Dub FX perform a demo on Loopy HD. Looking forward to the new Loopy Masterpiece but in the meantime I’m enjoying Loopy HD with Ableton Link.
What’s New in Version 1.5.1
By popular demand, this update introduces a new “Play from start” mode, where loops start playing from the beginning no matter when you start them. Turn it on in Track Management settings. Try it with a 1 bar quantization setting and mix it up to your heart’s desire.
This update also fixes a couple of minor issues with record-on-unpause and tempo changes.
Loopy HD is 25% off for a limited time! — As seen on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Create music with Loopy HD by layering looped recordings of singing, beatboxing, or playing an instrument with a savvy, sophisticated, tactile new looper that totally reinvents the formula.
Now compatible with Ableton Link, a new technology that synchronizes beat, phase and tempo. It works between Ableton Live and Link-enabled iOS apps over a wireless network, or iOS apps on the same device. Just turn it on in Settings to get started.
Compatible with the Audiobus app: Now you can receive live audio directly from other Audiobus-compatible apps.
While other music creation apps tend to be either powerful but difficult to learn, or easy to use but limited in features, Loopy doesn’t compromise. Loopy offers a sleek, expressive, instantly understandable interface that beginners can start using effectively straight away. It’s fun, right from the start.
More advanced users, however, will not be disappointed by Loopy’s rich feature set, with extra features many other loopers just don’t have. Plus, a sophisticated interactive tutorial system lets users discover Loopy’s more advanced features at their own pace.
RECORD & LAYER
– Six, nine, or twelve beautifully rendered circular loops, with simple yet powerful controls.
– Count-in, count-out and record chaining lets you keep your hands free to play an instrument.
– MIDI control, to control Loopy via foot pedal or other controller.
– Overdub, to build beautiful, complex soundscapes from many layers.
– Support for tracks of any multiple or fraction of a beat, for flexible and expressive looping.
– Sophisticated audio or visual metronome to keep you in time – no matter what time signature you choose.
– Perfectly synchronized, low latency audio engine.
IMPORT & CONSTRUCT
– Import loops from your computer via iTunes, with support for AIFF, WAV, MP3, M4A, CAF and more.
– Bring in audio from many other audio apps with integrated audio copy and paste.
– Imported loops are automatically fit to your beat, no matter what tempo.
MANIPULATE & TWEAK
– Full stereo audio, with pan controls for each track to create custom stereoscapes.
– Fix up timing by twisting tracks around to line up the beat, or make funky sound effects with dynamic time shifting.
– Drag a track onto another track to merge tracks, and clear up a space.
– Live, dynamic tempo adjustment to speed up or slow down your creations, without altering the pitch.
– MIDI clock sync, to play in time with other MIDI-capable devices or apps.
PERFORM & SHARE
– Record whole performances with in-app session recording facilities.
– Upload performances or single loops straight to SoundCloud, and post to Twitter or Facebook.
– Email audio clips.
– Share audio with many other audio apps with audio copy and paste.
– Transfer loops or performances to your computer via iTunes.
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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