2012
07/03
Hand Clap Synthesizer For iPad
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Hand Clap Synthesizer For iPad

Now you can put the legendary Simmons Clap Trap right in your pocket or backpack! The Clap Trap was an iconic 1980s “Handclap Synthesizer” whose unique sound can be heard across much of early electronica.

Clap Box is a perfect emulation of the original that includes modern enhancements like Core MIDI, microphone triggering and BPM matching. Just clap your hands or stomp your feet in real-time to trigger it. Simple, fun and inuitive, Clap Box is a great way to drop some instant retro into your productions.

Simmons Clap Trap For iOS

Clap Box iPad App Screenshot

Clap Box Features:

• Universal app for iPhone and iPad
• Authentic emulation of the original Clap Trap
• Audio Trigger via your device’s built in mic – just clap your hands in real-time to trigger!
• Full MIDI support over WiFi
• Auto Speed triggers at BPMs up to 300
• “Humanize” function creates random variations

Clap Box is NO LONGER AVAILABLE

2012
07/01
Cryptoclash Synthesizer For iPhone
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Cryptoclash Generative Vowel Synth For iPhone

“Cryptoclash is a strange generative synthesizer, which translates letters into sound. By typing in a string of up to 20 letters (a-z), you set up the states of the sound engine, which are represented as roaming particles. Every time they collide, things can change. Use the accelerometers to change gravity, and tap on a ball to give it a velocity boost. Each time you choose the source string, you create a new sounding patch. Some sounds are noisier, and others more meditative; keep exploring and you’ll hear interesting new tuning systems (such as 26 notes per octave), and different amounts of synthesizer feedback.”

The description makes it look good. I put it to the test in the video below. Kinda lame but hey it’s free if you have a couple minutes to waste check it out.

“The central idea behind this work is that of the musical cryptogram, where letters are turned into notes; but the sound engine here avoids such a direct and obvious mapping for a combination of physics engine (thank you Box2D), live coding, sonification, finite state machines, Markov models and feedback FM.”

CryptoClash is NO LONGER AVAILABLE

2012
07/01
Live Acoustic Drum Loops For iPad
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Live Acoustic Drums For iPad

Drum Loops HD is a great way to add live acoustic drums to your musical projects. This app allows you to choose from approximately 700 drum loops (488mb) for only $10. You get 7 styles all based on what is needed to program a great track. The bpms have been carefully chosen and are commonly used tempos in modern music production so that you won’t have to time stretch them too much to get your desired BPM. All loops, fills, and hits can be copied directly to your pasteboard for use in multi-track app that support copy/paste.

Some apps that support copy/paste are Garageband, FL Mobile Studio, NanoStudio, Studio.HD, Beatmaker 2, and Groovemaker.

All loops have been cut into in either 2 or 4 bar loops and have been recorded simultaneously in two explicitly different microphone settings; a ‘modern’ (close miking with room ambiance) setting of 14 mics and a ‘vintage’ mic setting of in total 5 mics around the set. This means that you can use different sounds for verse/chorus/bridge/intro (with fills to glue it together) by either using the same loop in different sounds or using different loops for the respective parts of your song.

A separate chapter has been included with cymbal hits, cymbal hits with kick, cymbal rolls and endings (big fills) to complete a full drum part played by a real drummer.

Drum Loops HD has over a 1000 real drum loops, fills & samples to use with your digital audio workstation – a.o. Garageband, Auria, Cubasis, Music Studio, Multitrack Daw – (plus AUDIOBUS SUPPORT). Nothing is programmed or synthesized, but played live by Hans Eijkenaar, Holland’s first call session drummer. All recorded with state of the art modern and vintage mics and automatically looped within the app.

Drum Loops HD Features Include:
* Full drum loop library for anyone making music on an iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch!
* Copy/paste to your favorite multitracker!
* Perfect drummer to play along with when practicing your timing on any instrument (all grooves loop perfecty in app itself)
* Performed, recorded and built only for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch.
* Many styles in many bpms (check content list) including unique Jazz loop library!
* Two sounds for all loops,fills and samples in every style and tempo (modern and vintage).
* 4/4, 6/8 loops and shuffles, brushes loops, loops in straight time and shuffled time.
* Uncut, not time stretched, not chopped but actual high end recordings.
* Audio quality: 44.1 khz, 16 bit (cd). For copying to any multitracker including GB.
* All loops and fills actually played in all bpms, by a living and breathing drummer!

All 8 styles are cut into either 2 or 4 bar loops and recorded with two different mic settings, a ‘Modern’ with 14 mics and a unique ‘Vintage’ setting with 5 old school mics placed around the sets.

Every style comes in a wide range of tempos including:
* Ballads- 5 loops and 3 fills at 60, 66, 72 and 78 bpm (beats per minute)
* Pop/Rock- 5 loops and 3 fills at tempos ranging from 80-170 bpm, in 10 bpm increments
* Funk/Hip-Hop- 5 loops and 3 fills at 80, 90, 100, 110, 120 and 130 bpm
* Dance/DnB- 5 loops at 120, 130, 140, 160 and 180 bpm
* Soul- 5 loops and 3 fills at 100, 110, 120, 130 and 140 bpm
* Brushes- 5 loops and 3 fills at 60-130 bpm (10 bpm increments), plus 2 crashes and 1 crash+kick!
* 6/8 and Shuffles- 5 loops and 3 fills at 75, 85, 95, 110 and 130 bpm
* Jazz, 3 loops and 2 fills at tempos ranging from 100-280 bpm, 20 bpm increments
* Tom Loops in 4/4 and 6/8 for completing your intros, bridges and other creative ideas
* Jazz kit sampled, long list of samples of perfectly tuned Jazz set, including 22″ Old K
* Pop kit sampled, long list of samples of the set used in
pop/rock and other chapters

With all of these choices, you have a real, live drummer at your fingertips to add to any piece of music. And, to make your track complete, ending drum fills (pop and jazz), crashes and double crashes are incuded to make your track the real thing!

Drum Loops HD is not just great for creating music, but it’s also perfect for practice sessions. If you need to learn a new style or work on your rhythm and timing, just pick a loop and play along. Practice makes perfect, and the Drum Loops HD drummer is perfect every time! And the upright bass player can study with a swinging jazz drummer!

Don’t settle for an app that gives you programmed drum-like sounds. Download Drum Loops HD now and put a real drummer in your GarageBand!

Drum Loops HD is available for $9.99

2012
06/28
BeatMaker 2 start guide
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Beatmaker 2 Screenshot

A quick workflow video using Beatmaker 2 on iPad. Learn to chop up samples and sequence them to create patterns.

BeatMaker 2 is available for $19.99

2012
06/28
MultiTrack DAW For iPad
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The power of a digital audio workstation in the palm of your hand. Release your creativity with up to 24 high quality audio tracks. Record multiple takes, harmonies, solos, and experiments. No more worrying about bouncing – each instrument can have its own track.

Build new songs just like in a real recording studio, with the monitoring and overdubbing capabilities of MultiTrack DAW. Move and trim audio until it’s perfect, and mix the sound until it’s just right. Share your creations with iTunes File Sharing, Wifi, email, and SoundCloud.

What’s New in Version 4.3.3
Preamp gain controls how much signal is sent to IAA track effects.
Effect Knob drag types (horizontal, vertical, or both). Option available in Settings App.
IAA Track effects now work on underlying regions of armed tracks as well as input monitor.
“Sound Copy” App Extension, converts audio to wav and copies to the general pasteboard from outside MultiTrack, including ogg files.
Tempo Controller redesign, separate spinner controls for Ruler type and Display type, ‘Accent’ button to accent the first beat of the bar.
Custom metronome sound (drop a short wav file into the Documents folder named ‘metronome.wav’. Max duration for metronome sound is 0.1 seconds. Accent sound is created automatically by pitching up the sound.)
MultiTrack now rotates 5 backups of a project. If anything goes wrong, the latest backup is loaded.
Improved Input Selector box now groups core audio inputs, IAA effects, generators, instruments, and Audiobus sources.
Waveform previews are now built while recording, instead of after. No waiting for a lengthy preview build after long audio recordings.
Bins and Regions are named by track and take number, or audiobus source port names.
MultiTrack can now be launched into the background, when hosted from another app.
Now supports retina 3x displays on iPhone 6+, 6S+, and 7+ (5 tracks visible). iPad pro displays 11 tracks landscape and 15 tracks portrait.
Bluetooth A2DP and Airplay now works for iOS 10 devices (enabled in the Menu).
Non-Exclusive solo, now you can solo as many tracks as you want.
‘IN’ volume meter now displays up to 24 input channels on iPad and 3x iPhone
Select from the 3 different built-in microphones on newer devices.
Reworked IAA plugin system for better stability and compatibility with particular apps.
Updated for iOS 10. Audiobus 3 ready.

INPUT OPTIONS

MultiTrack has a wide range of input capabilities, including the built-in mic, headset mics, and USB interfaces and mics. Please see our support forum for a list of supported input devices.

AUDIO FILES

File types for import include mp3, wav, aac, m4a, aif, and m4a. MultiTrack now offers 7 ways to get audio files in and out: iTunes File Sharing, Wifi, Copy/Paste, “Open in…”, Email, Music Library Import, and SoundCloud.

FEATURES

8 stereo audio tracks, upgradable to 24.
Up to 24 bit / 96kHz, professional quality sound for each track.
Inter-App Audio – Generators, Instruments, and Effects supported.
Audiobus 2.0 – Can be used as a sender for any track or master out. Supports saving and restoring state.
Non-linear, non-destructive editing using Regions and Bins.
Per track Compressor and EQ (2 bands parametric, 2 bands shelving)
Sweet Reverb and configurable stereo Delay available as bus effects.
Supports up to 16 inputs simultaneously (USB hardware required)
Grid View with Snap to easily align regions.
Freeze tracks for improved performance and to free up the IAA plugins for use on other tracks.

Metronome adjustable from 40 to 240 BPM
Time Signatures (2/2, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 7/4, 6/8, 7/8, 9/8, 11/8 and 12/8)
Ruler showing bars/beats/divisions/ticks or timecode.
Individual controls for volume, pan, mute and solo.
Volume faders have +12db of gain boost.
Fade in and out per region (editable fade points)
Input selection allows splitting stereo input onto 2 mono tracks.
Ability to monitor the input signal with effects.

Opens email attachments or audio on web pages (mp3, m4a, AAC, wav, aif, ogg)

Bounce Regions using multi-region copy and paste.
Looping with the Loop Markers.

Hotbox popup control with context sensitive buttons.
Audio Browser allows preview of audio files in the song.
Snap, Punch, Input Monitor, Auto Input, Undo and Redo, and many more features.
Smart Snap displays red vertical lines with exact snapping placement, snaps to any other region or ruler line.

MORE FEATURES

Beautifully rendered waveforms at multiple zoom levels.
Low latency VU meters for each track.
32 bit / 64 bit audio processing.
Multi-touch pinch/zoom support.
Unified Copy/Paste system means internal copying works in other apps.
Latency compensation with selectable buffer sizes.
Recorded material perfectly synced with other tracks.
Fades use quadratic interpolation in dB space.
Fully Bit Transparent when faders set to 0dB.
Zip compression of song projects for backup/restore.
Sharing of Zipped songs with AirDrop or “Open In…”

Native iPad support (landscape and portrait, up to 11 tracks visible)
USB Audio using Camera Connection Kit or Lightning to USB Camera Adapter.

Wav, Ogg, and m4a compression for Wi-Fi download, mixdown, email attachments, and SoundCloud upload.

“Sound Copy” app extension allows copying audio to the General Pasteboard (Intua format) from outside MultiTrack.

MultiTrack Daw Screenshot

MultiTrack Daw Screenshot

MultiTrack DAW is available for $9.99

  • 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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