2013
03/23
Connect Audio Apps For Free
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Jack Audio Connect Audio Apps For Free

Looking for a FREE alternative to AudioBus? Try Jack. JACK is more than just one app. It is a system that connects the music and audio world on your iOS device. JACK allows audio channels and MIDI ports of your audio & music apps to be connected with each other. It does not force a predefined schema in which way apps shall be connected with each other. You can freely connect them in any way you want, intuitively like drawing on a paper. Besides audio & MIDI interconnection, JACK provides other very useful mechanisms to let your audio apps work together like never before. For example record/playback synchronization between DAWs and sequencer apps. Arbitrary data sharing among apps and much more. Even though JACK is quite new on iOS, it already came a long way. Providing you the most professional and powerful environment for your audio apps, highly optimized with explicit multi core support, low latency and maturity which it gained over many years of usage and development on other operating systems already. JACK is an open standard, which can freely be supported by anybody.

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Current Features:
– Audio connections between apps and external devices¹.
– MIDI connections between apps and external devices¹.
– Record/Playback synchronization between apps.
– Multi Core CPU support for high performance (parallelized internal audio graph).
– Low Latency Performance (configurable, i.e. 2ms buffer sizes).
– Arbitrary, custom data sharing among apps (allows easy extensions of the system).
– Arbitrary amount of audio & MIDI ports per app, changeable at runtime.
– Intuitive user interface that allows you to easily manage all audio and MIDI connections, environment settings, monitor current overall CPU usage and more …

Your favorite audio app does not support JACK yet? Ask the app vendor to add support for it! Any developer can add JACK support to his app in less than an hour. SDK, example apps with full source code and complete documentation available on our website now!

Jack is available for FREE

2013
03/18
Protein Der Klang Performance Sampler
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Protein Der Klang Performance Sampler

Protein Der Klang is a fresh audio sampler fit for public performances.

Play, record and manipulate your audio samples on stage or in your bed using an intuitive multi-touch musical application.

Features:

– Play with 12 simultaneous samples on the 3 coloured tracks.
– Scratch, revert, slice, pause, fade & resync up to 4 clips on each track.
– Play with an effect on each track & a master effect.
– 5 sound effects: Crusher, Repeater, Delay, Phaser, LP Filter.
– Import and export your samples and patches using iTunes Sharing.
– Record live loops from audio-input and internal mixer.
– Exclusive playback resync feature.
– BPM-synced clip trigger and playback & metronome.
– Smart controls for faster actions.
– Low latency audio engine.
– 4 fresh demo patches.
– 140+ audio samples included.
– Support for 16bit wav samples.
– Embedded user manual and feedback.

What’s next:

– Audio Copy & Paste
– Audiobus support

Protein Der Klang is available for $4.99

2013
03/17
Real-time Spectrum Analyzer, EQ, Compressor Limiter for the iPad
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Spectrum Analyzer, EQ, Compressor & Limiter for the iPad

Level.24 is a pro-quality real-time spectrum analyzer, EQ, Compressor and Limiter. With up to 1/24 octave band analysis precision and 12 parallel parametric equalizers and ultra low latency, Level.24 redefines audio control on the iPad.
Fully Audiobus compatible to receive, process and record sound from other Audiobus apps.

Special introduction price $9.99

Level.24 helps you get perfect sound. In a live sound situation, a (home) studio or an Audiobus configuration, analyze the incoming audio to find peaks and dips and inspect the overall spectral balance. Shape the sound with up to twelve parametric EQ’s, and adjust the output levels with the Compressor/Limiter to add maximum punch.

Specifications:

• Input: microphone, external hardware, Audiobus.

• Real-time analysis: 3, 6, 12 and 24 bands per octave spectrum analyzer with average and peak display.

• EQ: up to twelve parametric EQ’s in parallel, with adjustable center frequency, gain and Q factor.

• Dynamics: compressor with graphically controllable threshold and ratio, 10 dB soft-knee mode and switchable Automatic Attack and Release. Peak Limiter.

• 32-bit floating point internal signal bus.

• Ultra low latency mode with 1.5 ms delay.

• Recording: uncompressed recording and playback; EQ and dynamics stages can be applied to playback as well.

Level 24 is available for $9.99

2013
03/16
Modular Dj App For iPad
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d(---)b-iPad-Dj-App

d(- -)b, the first Modular DJ App for the iPad. Looks promising. I have not tried it and they don’t have any reviews at the moment so it’s tough to say but yes it looks good.

Mаԁе bу thе people behind touchAble, d(- -)b provides endless possibilities for DJs with an iPad. Its modular approach lets the app adapt to the user, not the other way around.
DJs can choose from pre-installed templates or create their own interface with up to 6 decks – on one or several pages – making it the perfect tool for any use-case.

The comprehensive in app editor makes it simple to configure your very own DJ setup. The numerous modules include everything a DJ needs, and allow for an incredible amount of flexibility and customization.

With beautiful color-coded waveforms instead of fake vinyl platters, and accurate tools for both worlds of beat-matching: Grid & Sync or Pitch & Nudge – it opens the door to a whole new world of touchable DJing.

With support for Multi-Route Audio, d(- -)b turns the iPad into into a professional DJ setup – powerful, customizable, portable.

Features:

+ Zoomable realtime waveforms with spectrum colorcoding

+ 4 cue points per deck
+ 3 band EQ with kill switches
+ loops from 1/64th to 8 bars
+ loop roll while track keeps playing

+ automatic beat & grid detection
+ manually grid tracks if the detection is off
+ pitch coarse & fine faders for 10% / 1% pitch control

+ custom browser with access to the iTunes library

+ record stereo mixes – even without multi-route (optionally listen to the dry/wet monitor signal instead of the recorded main signal)

+ multi-route audio to precue tracks in stereo
-> use any class compilant USB Audio Interface as a secondary stereo output

+ split output audio to do mono monitoring

d(- -)b is available for $9.99

2013
03/14
UPDATE: Amplitube Features AudioBus Support
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Amplitube Guitar Effects

AmpliTube for iPad puts a full guitar/bass rig at your fingertips with 4 stompboxes, amp-head, cabinet and microphone. Choose from 11 built-in stomps (delay, fuzz, overdrive, wah, envelope filter, chorus, flanger, phaser, octave, noise filter + distortion once registered), 5 amps (clean, crunch, lead, metal, bass) with full controls, 5 cabs and 2 mics (dynamic and condenser).

What’s New in Version 2.9.5
AUDIOBUS SUPPORT! USE AMPLITUBE WITH OTHER AUDIO APPS IN REAL TIME.

– Added selectable input channel for multitrack audio devices

Amplitube is available for $19.99

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