2014
04/30
Fiddlewax Yellow Harmonizer Looper For iPad
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Fiddlewax-Yellow

Fiddlewax Yellow is a live vocal harmony generator, effects processor, and looper all rolled into one.

Create your own music from the ground up using just your voice and whatever is around you! Realtime harmony lets you create and layer sounds as fast you can think of them. Unleash your imagination and build awesome audio tracks in seconds.

Unlike other pitch shifters which often quantize and auto-tune notes relative to a key, Fiddlewax Yellow builds polyphonic full-spectrum harmonies. Slide and bend the pitch of your voice and Yellow will seamlessly follow along.

Yellow lets you make music whenever the inspiration strikes. You will need headphones to record, though, so be sure to have some handy.

Features:

* Realtime 3-part vocal harmony using our very own super fast, polyphonic, pitch-shifting and audio analysis pipeline. Sing and synthesize new sounds and audio textures on the fly.
* Built-in effects to add chorus, distortion, reverb, low-pass, and high-pass filters with the push of a button. Quickly transform your voice into other instrument sounds as you play.
* Synchronized, auto-expanding looper to layer up to 6 audio tracks at once. Easily start/stop any track and clear tracks individually when you want to overwrite/undo.
* Integrated recording function to save and share songs. Send to other installed apps, attach to email, or download later from iTunes when you sync your device.
* Low-level core audio implementation makes everything run super fast and robust (built using The Amazing Audio Engine).
* Headphone-aware control logic reduces the chance of squeaky feedback while you record.
* Great for all experience levels, from beginners to experts.
* Precision interface optimized for 10-finger multitouch.

Fiddlewax instruments are designed from the ground up to enable anyone who enjoys music to experiment, play, and create their own songs without formal teaching or instruction.

Every aspect of Fiddlewax puts music first. The simple interface helps musicians focus on what they’re creating; there are no ads, faux-wood textures, or frivolous interaction to distract from the creative process.

Fiddlewax takes the best of both physical and virtual instruments to create something totally new. Full 10-finger multitouch support and maximum playing area provide for seamless digital interaction, while under the hood, samples are processed and routed as analog signals with variable frequency and timing.

Give Fiddlewax a try, and amplify your inner voice.

2014
04/24
PhonoPaper For iPad
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PhonoPaper For iPad

PhonoPaper is:
• format of graphical representation of the sound (music, human voice, etc.); in other words, it is the 2D audio barcode (by analogy with the QR-code);
• real-time PhonoPaper-code reader (using the camera);
• PhonoPaper-code generator (sound to image converter).

Key features:
• PhonoPaper-code is analogue, so it is not so sensitive to different types of the image distortion (bad camera, dark picture, wrinkled paper, etc.); at least you will hear the “silhouette” of the original sound;
• PhonoPaper does not require access to the network; its code is self-contained;
• PhonoPaper-code can be played in real-time with hand-controlled speed and direction;
• PhonoPaper-code can be drawn by hand (paper version of the Virtual ANS synth);
• PhonoPaper is free!

Examples of usage:
• voice messages (or pieces of music) on the billboards, posters, postcards, goods;
• audio labels for phonorecords;
• audio examples in some textbooks;
• art-experiments;
• learning the basics of the spectral music.

PhonoPaper is based on the Virtual ANS engine – it is a software simulator of the unique Russian synthesizer ANS. So if you want to make more complex PhonoPaper-codes – use the Virtual ANS.

Default PhonoPaper-code length is 10 seconds. But you can make it shorted or longer – playing speed can be changed manually.

PhonoPaper is available for FREE

2014
04/22
birdStepper Audio Effects For iPad
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birdStepper

birdStepper provides you endless new musical possibilities by making time-synced effect automation fast and simple. Filter sweeps? Check. Dubstep wobbles? Ch-ch-ch-check. Complete annihilation of your sound? Better believe that’s a check.

Whether you’re a guitarist, singer, or synth player, you’ll be amazed at what you can create with birdStepper. birdStepper comes with 8 jaw-dropping effects that you can re-order and automate with a flick of your finger. Better to show than tell:

birdStepper is compatible with Audiobus and can be synchronized to an external clock source via Core MIDI. Its simple yet powerful clock allows you to quickly change tempo, time signature, beat divisions and more.

birdStepper was designed with performing musicians in mind, so whether you’re on stage or in the studio, you can count on birdStepper’s sound and stability no matter what you throw at it.

Stop fiddling with the knobs on your pedals. It’s time to change your sound.

FEATURES:

Automatable effects:
Pitch Shift
Fuzz
Ambience
Delay
Wobble
Filter
Spectre
Chorus

Post-processing effects:
Noise gate
Compressor
Output volume

Audiobus compatible (Input + Filter slots)
MIDI clock sync
Flexible clock and tempo controls
Unlimited preset saving

Optimized for iPad 3 or later.

birdStepper is available for $4.99

2014
04/21
dot Melody For iPhone
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dot Melody For iPhone

Move dots around to create intertwining melodies, bass lines, and drum beats. Switch chords and patterns on the fly. Select from a variety of instruments and process them through delay and reverb effects.

Best with headphones or over AirPlay.

Sequencer
Tap or drag anywhere to create new dots.
Move dots horizontally to change pitch within the current chord.
Move dots vertically to change duration/rhythm.
Tap a dot to make it a rest.
Double tap to delete it.

Chords
Switch chords/scales on the fly to change the notes in your pattern.
Unlimited number of chords
Choose from suggested chords or create your own.

Patterns
Unlimited number of patterns, each with 3 instrument layers.
Copy, reverse, clear, randomize, and generate functions.
Easily re-order patterns.

Instruments
3 instrument layers
23 carefully created built-in instruments
Mod Wheel enabled
Independent volume controls with the mixer.
Independent delay effect sends.

Effects
Tempo-synced delay with feedback and low pass filter.
Reverb with mix and decay controls.

Tempo & Time Signature
Tap Tempo function
Choose from a range of time signatures for pattern syncing.
Use x/x time signature to enter “free mode” and let your instruments create phase patterns.

MIDI Out – In App Purchase
MIDI out is available as an In-App Purchase.
Each instrument layer can use independent MIDI ports and channels.
Mod Wheel support included.
Advanced MIDI timing implementation

File Management
Create new files from templates in any key
Easily duplicate or re-name files

Record
Hit the record button to record your jams in real-time.
Recordings are saved to iTunes File Sharing.

dot Melody is available for $2.99

2014
04/19
Bluetooth Compatible Synth Keyboard For iOS
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Nice-To-Be-Your-Friend-Synth

Nice To Be Your Friend is an inexpensive synth keyboard with some unique features. There are two keyboards to play, with the top keyboard rotating around so that you can make music with a friend. What is played on one keyboard is highlighted on the other, so that you can share songs, and improvise new music.

The app is universal, and features more than one hundred sounds from an amazing SoundFont engine. The app is polyphonic and multi-timbral. Warm pianos, electric and acoustic bass, guitars, strings, and even synthesizer tones — a huge array of instruments, all at your fingertips in one app.

With full support for both MIDI input and output, you can use NTBYF to control other iOS synthesizers, or use a sequencer to trigger sounds from the app. There’s even Audiobus support, allowing you to easily record your music, or to send the sounds through the wide range of filtering and effects apps.

The app also has an integrated Apollo MIDI over Bluetooth “A” endpoint, letting you send MIDI wirelessly between a pair of iOS devices, or between iOS and a Mac. This will require the Apollo app running on the other device — the Mac version of Apollo is free, so it’s easy to try out. Once you’ve experienced the low latency of MIDI over Bluetooth, you’ll never want to use WiFi MIDI again. Bluetooth LE is available only on the iPad mini, iPad 3 and newer, and the iPhone 4S and newer; this feature is not available on the iPad 1 or 2, and on earlier iPhones.

Nice To Be Your Friend Synth NO LONGER AVAILABLE

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