2012
12/13
Retronyms Tabletop Version 2
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Tabletop Music Workstation For iPad

This free update adds killer new features including a Timeline Editor, MIDI Controller support, and Session Sharing. Plus the brand-new iMPC from Akai Professional works inside Tabletop as the first Tabletop-Ready App.

Ready. Set. Remix! The exclusive Soundtrack in this video was created in Tabletop by Richard Devine. You can find the song Glitch Breaker Demo inside the Tabletop in-app community, or on SoundCloud. To celebrate the new update for Tabletop we’re making a call for remixes! Download the Glitchbreaker Session right in Tabletop. You get access to all of the custom samples, sequencing, and arrangement. Remix to your heart’s content. We can’t wait to see what you come up with!

What’s New in Version 2.0

• Timeline Editor. Edit, arrange, create notes on a pianoroll style timeline!
• Midi Controller Support. Control Tabletop devices via Core Midi with hardware!
• Tabletop Ready Apps. Standalone apps that work in Tabletop! iMPC is the first!
• Share Sessions. Post and download sessions for remixing, backup and more.
• Improved stability and performance.
• Brand new UI look and feel.
• Panhander. Autopanning effect device.
• iOS 6 enhancements and improvements.
• Improved template system.
• Various bug fixes.

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NEW: Timeline Editor

The Timeline Editor is designed from the ground up to provide a fast and powerful way to create and edit notes in using intuitive multi-touch gestures:

• Piano Roll style timeline editor.
• Cut, copy, paste, duplicate, and create notes.
• Correct note timing with Fix to Grid.
• Edit note length and velocity.
• Undo any changes and edits with Tabletop’s History Menu.

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NEW: MIDI Controller Support

Users can control Tabletop devices with their favorite hardware MIDI controllers. Connect with USB via Apple’s Camera Connection Kit and use Tabletop’s “MIDI Learn” mode to painlessly map controls and set up MIDI devices:

• Features Core MIDI Support.
• Works with any MIDI-compatible hardware.
• Control Tabletop’s keyboards, drum pads, knobs, faders, and other parameters.
• Customize control mapping with Midi Learn mode.
• Connect multiple devices.

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NEW: Share Sessions

Share complete song projects on the built in SoundCloud Community. When you share on soundcloud, other Tabletop users can download your session! Browse and download from the community to remix and collaborate with other users.

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NEW: iMPC — First Tabletop-Ready App!

An important milestone in the evolution of music apps on iOS, Tabletop Ready Apps are stand-alone apps that work inside Tabletop. When users purchase a Tabletop Ready App, a free version is automatically unlocked inside Tabletop. iMPC from Akai Professional is the first Tabletop Ready App! See http://akaiprompc.com/impc/ for more info.

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About Tabletop

An Expandable Studio with 12 included musical devices!

Tabletop is a modular environment where you can mix and match different devices. Select from over 30 devices including samplers, mixers, effects, sequencers and more. Buy only the gear you need from an expanding catalog.

Virtual, Modular Gear.
Plug the output of a keyboard into a delay to add an echo, or wire it up to a mixer and adjust the pan. Chain up multiple effects to create new and evolving sounds. Tabletop is an audio playground where you can create beats, compose songs, mix live, make mashups with samples from your iPod library… the possibilities are wide open.

Tabletop 2.0 is available for FREE

2012
12/12
UPDATE: DrumJam Version 1 1 Adds AudioBus
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DrumJam iOS App

What’s New in Version 1.1
Introducing Audiobus support: Now you can stream live audio from DrumJam directly to other Audiobus-compatible apps!

Other improvements:

– Optimized for iPhone 5 and new iPod touch
– Korg WIST (wireless sync-start) support
– Fixed MIDI sync drift issues

DrumJam is available for $7.99

2012
12/12
Make Your Guitar Sound Like Jimi Hendrix’s Rig
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Jimi Hendrix AmpliTube Guitar Effects For iOS

AmpliTube Jimi Hendrix™ – JIMI HENDRIX™ TONE ON YOUR iPHONE and iPAD.

AmpliTube bring us a new Jimi Hendrix™ app. Play through the legendary guitar icon’s pedals and amplifiers, all from the convenience of your iPhone®.

AmpliTube Jimi Hendrix™ is a full-featured mobile guitar effects processor and recording studio app that lets you play, practice and record with Jimi Hendrix’s gear, anytime and everywhere. Use the iRig or iRig STOMP interface to connect your guitar to your iPhone/iPod touch/iPad®, and use iRig MIDI to control AmpliTube Jimi Hendrix™ with your floor controller.

AmpliTube Jimi Hendrix™ lets you build a flexible guitar signal chain complete with 3 stompbox effects and an amplifier head with cabinet, plus a single-track recorder (expandable to 4 tracks) for capturing your musical ideas quickly and easily.

AmpliTube Jimi Hendrix™ features models of all the legendary gear used by Hendrix, both in the studio and in his live performances. Now you can rock his legendary amplifiers like the JH GOLD based on the Marshall® JTM45™ and the JH DUAL based on the Fender® Dual Showman™.

You can also rock the guitar pedals that allowed Hendrix to make his sonic breakthroughs, as he experimented with the full expressive possibilities of electronic effects while creating his pioneering guitar tones.

You can import/purchase and play along with Hendrix’s™ extensive discography or any music from your music library. Also included is a large collection of Jimi Hendrix guitar tone preset settings, provided as starting points for your own tone tweaking or for just playing along.

AmpliTube Jimi Hendrix™ also features a robust Song player section that allows you to play along with songs or backing tracks by importing them directly from your device’s iPod library or from your computer. The song section also features links to Jimi Hendrix™ music available for purchase on the iTunes store that can be downloaded and added to your library and the app for play-along.

The Song section also includes our popular SpeedTrainer learning/practice feature, which can slow down or speed up the tempo of audio material without affecting pitch. A digital chromatic tuner and metronome are also included.

Jimi Hendrix AmpliTube Screenshot

Jimi Hendrix AmpliTube Screenshot

AmpliTube Jimi Hendrix™ features:

– Real-time guitar mobile multiFX + recording app with Jimi Hendrix tone

– Jimi Hendrix™ gear models: 5 Stompboxes (Noise Filter, Fuzz Age, Octa-V, Uni-V, Wah 46) 2 Amplifiers (JH Gold, JH Dual) and 2 cabinets (2×15″J, 4×12″J)

– Complete Jimi Hendrix™ Discography Presets

– Jimi Hendrix™ song links directly within the app for play-along

– Single-track recorder expandable to 4-track studio with master effects (via in-app purchase)

– Import and play songs as backing tracks from your iPod library or computer

– Export via E-mail, SoundCloud, FTP or File Sharing

– Audio Copy/Paste – Slow down/speed up the tempo of imported songs without affecting pitch

– NO VOICE feature removes the lead vocal or guitar solo from imported songs

– Powerful preset system to manage presets and favorites

– Tuner/metronome

– Digital audio in/out

– MIDI controllable (available as in-app purchase and free for iRig MIDI users)

– Low-latency for real time playing

AmpliTube Jimi Hendrix™ is available for $14.99

2012
12/12
UPDATE: uPhase Version 1.1 Adds Audio Copy Paste
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uPhase+ By Gregorio Zanon

Composer Gregorio Zanon has released version 1.1 of uPhase+ a instrument for the iPad that allows the performer total control over phasing patterns which can then be “spatialized” on up to seven devices. The update adds Recording and AudioCopy to the mix, allowing uPhase+ to be used as a music production tool and not only a live instrument.

Solo Mode Improvements:

Record a stereo mix and AudioCopy
4 displays (3 before)
Pan slider for each display
Minor improvements and bug fixes

Below is a sound demo of the new recording and AudioCopy capabilities.

uPhase+ is NO LONGER AVAILABLE

2012
12/10
Simple Sampler For iOS Supports AudioBus
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Easy to use audio sampler for iOS

Sir Sampleton is an easy to use sampling musical keyboard that allows you to record sounds through the microphone and then play them on dual piano keyboards. You can sample your voice, your pets, synthesizers, drums, or anything that makes noise. Samples can be looped and customized, and the app includes a rhythm machine to accompany your music.

Sampleton’s warm sound and simple interface are inspired by sampling Casio and Yamaha keyboards of the 80’s, but with many additional modern features like MIDI, Audiobus, and adjustable sound parameters.

Supports CoreMIDI, Audiobus, Line6 MIDI Mobilizer 1 and 2, and AKAI Synthstation 25 keyboard. Compatible with Beatmaker 2 and Genome sequencer.

• Sample through the microphone and then play your sounds on the dual keyboards
• Save and email sample packs to friends, or to yourself for backup or transfer
• Download samples from our website and send in your own samples for others to download
• Built-in beats and computer beat generator
• Adjustable sound parameters like vibrato, note trail length, sample time, and more
• Record, add effects, and sample from other apps (requires Audiobus app)
• Put one sample on each keyboard in dual-sample mode
• Multitouch with 18 voices for rich sound
• Automatic smart microphone level adjustment
• Supports all CoreMIDI devices, Line6 MIDI Mobilizer 1 and 2, and AKAI Synthstation 25
• Virtual MIDI and background audio, works with Genome sequencer and Beatmaker 2
• Multichannel MIDI mode places different samples on each MIDI channel, up to 24 samples
• Supports iRig external audio input adapter and iRig microphone
• Low latency
• Coming soon: better iPad control layouts, additional sample storage, and more!


Demo of Sir Sampleton with AudioBus
INSTRUCTIONS:

TO SAMPLE: press the red button and speak into the microphone. It will sample for about 3 seconds.

TO PLAY A DRUM BEAT: press the drum icon button in the upper left to open the Rhythm Menu, and then select the beat you want to play. To change the tempo or beat volume, use the buttons on the right. Press the X to return to the keyboard.

TO GENERATE A RANDOM BEAT: press the drum icon button to open the Rhythm Menu, and then press the RANDOM button. To generate a new random beat, press the button again.

TO SAVE A SAMPLE: press the keyboard icon button in the upper left to open the Sounds Menu. Press SAVE and then choose one of the flashing numbered buttons. Your sample is then saved on that button. Press the X to return to the keyboard.

TO LOAD A SAMPLE: press the keyboard icon button in the upper left to open the Sounds Menu. Press the numbered button where you saved the sample. Press the X to return to the keyboard.

TO PREVIEW A SAVED SAMPLE: press and hold the numbered button in the Sounds Menu.

TO SAVE CHANGES TO A SAMPLE’S SOUND SETTINGS: press and hold the ‘save’ button in the Sounds Menu.

Sir Sampleton is available for $3.99

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