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
04/11
UPDATE: NodeBeat Ver 2 0 4 Adds AudioBus
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NodeBeat App

Make music with NodeBeat, the intuitive and fun visual music app for all ages. Whether you’re 2 or 92, NodeBeat will make you sound like a pro. Create your own music in a matter of minutes or listen to NodeBeat generate its own. Easily share your creations with others or save them for later to show your friends. Discover your musical genius with NodeBeat!

What’s New in Version 2.0.4

– Introducing Audiobus support: Now you can stream live audio directly to other Audiobus-compatible apps! See http://audiob.us for more information.

★ Audio Features ★
– 20 Musical Scales
– All 12 Musical Keys Signatures
– 7 Octave Range
– 3-finger Background Keyboard/Piano
– Audio Waveform Adjustment (Sine, Triangle, Sawtooth, Square)
– Creative Sound Sculpting (Echo, Attack, Decay, Release)
– Stereo Panning
– Audiobus Support

★ Rhythm Features ★
– Adjustable Tempo (BPM) & Note Beat

★ Sharing/Exporting Features ★
– Record and save creations
– Create Ringtones from recording
– Share Recording on SoundCloud
– AudioCopy to Another Application
– Save/Load Creations

★ MIDI Features ★
– Send Node and/or Keyboard MIDI
– Assign unique MIDI Channels to Generators
– Adjust latency for perfect sequence timing

★ General Features ★
– Background Audio support
– Adjustable Node Physics (gravity, speed, proximity)
– Drum and Octave Sounds
– Start/Stop Nodes by double tapping
– Sleep Timer for falling asleep to NodeBeat
– Child-lock for children-friendly exploration

NodeBeat is available for $2.99.

2013
04/10
iFretless Guitar App
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iFretless Guitar App

iFretless is a guitar fretboard, completely re-designed for maximum playability on iOS devices. It replaces two handed playing and strumming with a one-touch-per-note design that enables fast, precise playing of melodies, scales, and arpeggios and real-time control over the pitch of each individual note.

iFretless is not an imitation guitar for your iPhone; it’s a totally new way to make music.

What’s New in Version 2.6
1. Added help system to explain the controls and settings
2. New digital delay effect
3. Various other improvements and bug fixes

FEATURES
1) Audiobus support allows you to connect to effects processor apps or recording apps like garageBand
2) Fretless note bending
3) Velocity sensitive multi-sampled instruments
4) Play up to three guitar sounds at the same time
5) 7 high-quality guitar sounds – 2 free and 5 for in-app purchase
6) MIDI input and output
7) Audio Copy to other apps

IN APP PURCHASES
The package of 5 sounds includes the following patches:
1) Snarling Synth
2) Steel String Acoustic
3) Bridge-Mid Pickup Bright Strat
4) Blues Neck Pickup Strat
5) Hollow Body Electric

iFretless Guitar 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.

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