Video says prototype but this product is currently available. I saw it at Winter NAMM 2011. Very nice.
In many ways, the iPad is a terrific device for reading music, thanks to its slick design, light weight, and excellent battery life. However, one drawback has been the fact that you still need to use a finger to touch or swipe the screen to “turn” pages, which can be a distraction for musicians who need both hands to play their instruments.
At AirTurn, we’re developing a Bluetooth version of our wireless, hands free automatic page turner that will be compatible with computers equipped with Bluetooth, including the iPad. You’ll be able to turn pages by tapping a footswitch to turn pages forwards, and another one for turning pages backwards. Expected availability of the Bluetooth AirTurn is Q4 2010.
Performable. Recordable. Polychord 2. A musical instrument for experts and beginners alike. Write songs, play music, record and share.
Hit any of the chord circles to play a chord. Slide your fingers over the strum keys and play the notes. Go from Major to Minor. Switch Keys. Play a scale. Turn on auto accompany and play along to drums, bass, and an arpeggiator that has a whole range of time-signatures to choose from.
Turn on MIDI for any of the instruments in polychord, and use it as a powerful controller for your favorite audio programs.
Like chiptunes and 8-bit music? Polychord has bitshift effects, including detailed controls for the drums. Decimate and distort your sounds with full control over bits and bitrate.
Combining music production tools that were behind the success of countless artists, BeatMaker 2 is a powerful, easy-to-use composition interface for amateurs and professionals alike.
New features in version 2.4
► Stereo bus recording on audio tracks
► Four audio sends available per mixer tracks
► New 6-band parametric equalizer (LPF, low shelf,band pass, peak, notch, high shelf, HPF)
► New side-chain option in compressor effect
► Double-tapping track handles in the sequencer brings instrument/audio track configuration
► iPhone 5 specific graphical update
► UI and engine improvements
► Time-stretch and pitch-shift quality/settings have been improved
► Ability to zoom vertically in the sequencer
► Faster graphic rendering on iPad 3 with iOS 6 installed
Improvements/Fixes
► Fix a bug in empty keyboard sampler when LFO settings were changed
► Dropbox will now work when background mode is disabled
► Fix file transfer lock issue on iOS 6
► Fix QUICK LOAD browser files not showing up (uppercase extensions)
► Improve virtual MIDI
► Background mode has been enabled back by default
► MIDI OUT enabled by defaultNew features
► Stereo bus recording on audio tracks
► Four audio sends available per mixer tracks
► New 6-band parametric equalizer (LPF, low shelf,band pass, peak, notch, high shelf, HPF)
► New side-chain option in compressor effect
► Double-tapping track handles in the sequencer brings instrument/audio track configuration
► iPhone 5 specific graphical update
► UI and engine improvements
► Time-stretch and pitch-shift quality/settings have been improved
► Ability to zoom vertically in the sequencer
► Faster graphic rendering on iPad 3 with iOS 6 installed
Combining music production tools that were behind the success of countless artists, BeatMaker 2 is a powerful, easy-to-use composition interface for amateurs and professionals alike.
Build your own virtual home-studio, create multiple instruments and connect them to a full-range of audio effects.
Compose, record, arrange and transform your ideas into complete songs, ready to be shared with others.
Import your own sounds or use the sound library provided: more than 170 high-quality instrument and drum presets from synthesizers to realistic orchestral sounds. You can even import songs from your iPod library!
Connect your MIDI accessories for an external control of BeatMaker’s instruments, effects and mixer, ideal for home-studio productions and live performances.
BeatMaker 2 is an universal application. Works on all iPhone, iPod and iPad models starting with third generation devices (iPhone3GS, iPod3G 32GB, iPad 1 & 2).
* STUDIO:
– Create multiple instruments with Drum Machine or Keyboard interface
– 10 effects: Reverb, Compressor, Filter, Delay, EQ, Flanger, Chorus, AutoPan, BitCrusher, Overdrive.
– 3 effect slots for each instrument, unlimited global effects racks, with customizable cross controllers.
– CoreMIDI support: connect your MIDI accessories to control instruments, effects and mixer.
* DRUM MACHINE:
– 128 trigger pads: 16 pads over 8 banks
– Chop Lab: Slice audio loops to automatically create new sound presets
– Control sound parameters on individual pad: volume, pan, mute, output bus, semitone, fine tune, reverse and autoscaling
– Low/high pass filter per pad
– Pad trigger modes: one-shot, hold & loop
– ADSR Envelope ADSR control for each pad
– Exclusive groups and polyphony management
– “Live” modes: trigger, mute, reverse, velocity and tune spreading.
– Pad copy & paste
* KEYBOARD SAMPLER
– 128-key keyboard with pitch wheel, double keyboard mode, note display and zoom controls
– Easily create your own instruments from any sample combination with the keygroup editor
– Volume and filter ADSR envelopes
– Low/high pass filter with key tracking
– 2 LFOs to control volume, pitch and filter parameters
– Polyphony control, up to 32 voices
– Legato play mode with glide
* MULTI-TRACK SEQUENCER
– Create unlimited instrument and FX tracks
– Automations: Record, edit and replay instrument and effect parameters
– Record, draw, arrange and resize patterns along the timeline to build your song
– Compose and modify patterns with a piano-roll interface. Edit notes, parameters and automations.
– Instrument and effect recording options: Quantize, take or partial undo, pre-roll, Overdub, note erasing.
* WAVE EDITOR
– Full-fledged wave editor with intuitive interface for manipulating samples
– Basic edition tools: trim, cut, copy, paste, with undo/redo
– High quality time-stretching and pitch-shifting algorithms
– Audio tools: normalize, silence, reverse, fade in and out, cross-fade
– Record new samples from microphone or instruments
– Loop points and tempo/signature editor
* MIXER CONSOLE
– Realistic multi-track mixer with level meters
– Edit volume, pan, solo, mute and bus routing features for each track
* LARGE SOUND BANK INCLUDED
– 68 Drum Machine presets from all genres
– 111 Keyboard Sampler presets, from synthesizers to realistic orchestral instruments.
– More than 1800 quality samples available
* SHARING & GLOBAL OPTIONS
– Native iPad & iPhone interfaces, Retina display
– Import MIDI files
– Export your songs to Audio or MIDI files
– MIDI Out, Sync, Thru support
– Virtual MIDI support: connect multiple music iOS apps together
– Korg’s WIST support
– Transfer and manage your files from your computer
– Import songs from your iPod library to create new remixes
– Upload songs to your SoundCloud account
– DropBox support
– Share audio content with other music applications using the iOS pasteboard
Works on all iPhone, iPod and iPad models beginning with third generation devices (iPhone3GS, iPod3G 32GB). iPad 2 support is coming in the next update.
Really cool synth for the iPad. Highly recommended by the ipadloops team. See for your self!
SynthTronica is a powerful, flexible polyphonic synthesizer for the iPad — a unique blend of virtual analog synth, sampler, and precision vocoder. SynthTronica has many innovative and complementary features which take full advantage of the multitouch interface of the iPad. Watch the video below and visit the links above for more details.
PERFORMER is a music control and performance instrument that was designed to utilize multitouch technology to the full. instead of faders and knobs, an intuitive, remote operation of software instruments on the computer, made through manipulation of an abstract objects on your device.
In the studio, it allows the artist to approach sound-design routine from a new, inspiring angle; to re-connect to his software instruments and Audio Workstations by using Performer’s interface as an alternative to the familiar scheme.
But PERFORMER was also made to be seen! On the stage, alongside with VISUALISER (PERFORMER‘s big-screen visual output module, which is coming soon), PERFORMER creates an engaging live show that is indeed “alive”.
New features & enhancements:
Multitouch now supports up to 11 touches (previously 5 touches)
Bank buttons now issue OSC (up/down/value)
OSC In supports up to 10 node length/angle (previously 4 nodes)
Info splash screen when installing app for first time
Default OSC ports changed to 10000 & 10001 for more convenient Reaktor compatibility
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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