Can’t seem to get enough synths for your iPad? Check out Synthmate.
Synthmate : a musical synthesizer with a simple and elegant interface, programable controls including scales, wave type, lfo and yaxis control with a low-latency audio engine.
Features :
• real-time control, low latency
• multi-touch interface, change anything while playing
• 5 note polyphony
• 1 oscilator unit per touch : control pitch, volume
• 1 lfo unit per touch : control speed, amount
• 1 delay unit : control time, feedback
• Y axis assignable control
• edit scales, range, portamento and micro-tune
• load/save all settings
Cool synth with a wicked name. XENON includes highly tweakable polyphonic hybrid synthesizer, 2 x VA monophonic synthesizer, polyphonic PCM synthesizer, rhythm machine, sequencer, mixer and also includes over 350 preset sounds. For iPad and iPhone.
* Rhythm Machine for six tracks
– 185 PCM rhythm sounds
* Pattern Sequencer
– 16 step Pattern Sequencer
– Real-Time Recording
– Pattern export as a wav file or copy to clipboard.
(compatible with Intua Beatmaker, GarageBand)
* Song Sequencer
– Make your own song using pattern.
– Song export as a .wav file or copy to clipboard.
(compatible with Intua Beatmaker, GarageBand)
* Mixer
* CoreMIDI Support (iOS 4.2 required)
– Support for CoreMIDI Compatible Devices (e.g. YAHAMA i-MX1)
– iPad with the iPad Camera Connection Kit
Support for external MIDI input via CoreMIDI compatible USB MIDI keyboard (e.g. KORG NanoKEY, AKAI LPK25, EDIROL UM-1G[Advanced Driver:OFF]) with the iPad Camera Connection Kit
* AKAI Synthstation25 Support
Support for Akai Pro’s SynthStation25 keyboard controller is included.
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.
Latest version updates have been announced.
Enhancements:
Rhythm Maker now allows creation of custom rhythms and beat patterns
Files can now be opened or saved from Dropbox
It is now easier to locate files by filtering between All Files, Symphonix files and MIDI files
Double tap in the Selection bar to select a measure, triple tap to select the whole song
Touch the Measure button on the main toolbar to Go To a Measure
Added Go to Measure button to the Sheet Music View screen
Bug Fixes:
Fixed bugs in File Manager for filtering and default file names
Fixed bug where Repeats could not be added
After saving in MIDI format with lyrics, the file was not able to be loaded
The song was corrupted if duplicating or splitting tracks containing beamed or tied notes
Cut and paste operations could cause incorrect display of beamed notes
The client could crash when attempting to go to a measure
The Clear button on the Track Management screen did not operate correctl
Connect your iPhone and iPad, sync them, and use your iPhone as an additional controller!
Symphonix Evolution has numerous features, including:
* 16 track sequencer
* Support for external MIDI devices using the USB Camera Connector
* Wavetable synthesizer with GM/GS emulation
* 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
* Complete online help to get you started
Use Symphonix Evolution to take your music studio with you wherever you go!
Can’t believe I didn’t post this a long time ago. This is one of my all time favorite apps. All my friends have it and it is one of those apps that fit the “smart phones make people do dumb things” category =) It’s great for improvising, jammin out with your friends, whaling out a solo, and more. Djs, did I mention it’s also good for creating Dirty Dutch leads, blistering Mord Fustang-esque solos, and pitch ramp build ups? *hint**hint* Good on both iPhone and iPad!
What a great update for this app v 1.8. I didn’t know they cared =)
What’s new:
New sub-oscillator lets you make huge, more complex sounds.
Bebot is no longer affected by your device’s mute/silent settings.
More control over the overdrive distortion effect to provide greater versatility.
User-editable preset file format allows you to organize and share your library of sounds.
12 additional factory presets provide a variety of new sounds and demonstrate new features.
Part robot, Part synth – Bebot is a musical synthesizer with a unique multitouch control method and a versatile sound engine.
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 autotune system and user-programmable scales help you to play in tune with ease. Don’t just listen to your iPod music – play along! Or simply have fun making noises 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 and How To Destroy Angels. Not bad for a little cartoon robot!
Been saving up for that Hang, but don’t have quite enough yet? You can get busy on our version of the infamous steel instrument. Start it up, bang away, even record your own loop to play along with. So authentic, your friends will think yours has already arrived. Fill them in on the secret, and they too can download and record their own creations. Do I hear a “Hang out”???
Little bit of information about the Hang … The Hang is a steel percussion instrument that is typically played using the hands and fingers while it rests in the musician’s lap. It was developed in Switzerland in 2000 by Felix Rohner and Sabina Schärer. There are currently 5 generation models.
Ours is a first generation Hang that defaults to the Aeolian tuning with a D3 central note and a A3 C4 D4 E4 F4 G4 A4 tone loop. The eight notes are arranged in a ‘Tone Circle’ that zig-zag from low to high and are harmonically tuned around the low ‘Ding’ note in the center. Select from 45 tunings including microtonal tunings. These various tunings can be mixed into loops that are being constructed.
Many thanks and kudos to Felix Rohner and Sabina Schärer for creating such a unique, elegant, and fun instrument. For more information about the origin of the Hang, to hear some sound samples, or just to see someone kickin’ it, visit one of the following:
The loop recording in all of the OddTunes apps is roughly modelled after the Gibson / Oberheim Echoplex Digital Pro. While there are only a few buttons, there is much more functionality there than meets the eye.
* 45 tunings!
* Includes micro-tuned scales
* Loops can contain notes from multiple tunings
* Strike logic completely rewritten to allow more simultaneous or near-simultaneous strikes
* Muted notes are now in the 4 corners and are not dependent upon holding a note
* Settings menu
* Strike animation (can be turned off for performance reasons)
* Start loops on first strike option. Now get a perfect loop every time!
*iPad Support
All of the original tunings for the first generation Hang are included plus more that have been used with Hangs.
iPad Loops is an iOS music-production blog dedicated to highlighting outstanding iPad apps for musicians, producers, and DJs. Rather than cataloging every available app, the site offers carefully selected recommendations based on years of experience in music production.
My sounds have been featured in apps including Synth One, EG Segments, Hammerhead, Retronyms AudioCopy, Audio Evolution Mobile, and iMPC Pro. My work has also been published by Roland, Antares, Magix, Soundtrack Loops, Sample Logic, Acoustica, Native Instruments, The GRAMMY Museum, and many others. Jason Donnelly, also known as DJ Puzzle.
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