2011
12/23
Noisepad iPad App
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Noisepad 2

Noisepad is a user friendly drum computer packed with the latest samples, beats and vocals from A-list artists and producers.

It adds a new dimension to your live-sets, parties and all places where you want to make noise. Realtime built in effects such as pitch, delay, cut-off, phase, reverb and bit-crush will bring your noise to life. If all that isn’t enough, you simply upload your own samples to the custom soundbanks using iTunes.

What’s New in Version 2.1.1
Version 2.1.1
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Fixed a compatibility issue with iOS 5

Version 2.1
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Noisepad is now more stable and more powerful than ever!

– Audiobus support! Combine the power of Noisepad with other Audiobus compatible apps, the sky is the limit!
– Added interface to remove (factory) soundpacks
– The pitch slider now automatically snaps back when released
– Sample preloading for even smoother playback
– Noisepad continues playback in the background
– Audio Output meter smoothed
– Patterns are now exported as a loopable sound (file)
– Memory footprint reduced
– Performance tweaks
– Fixed: After being suspended, audio would sometimes not work
– Fixed: Bugs in SORT control fixed
– Fixed: Some other bugs needed to be squashed (they have been terminated)

Designed for musicians, producers, dj’s and music lovers who need a flexible and suiting tool for studio, live set or couch performances. Be sure to watch the tutorial video on the website to unleash the full potential of Noisepad, www.noise-pad.com

● Picked by MixMag as #2 in Best Dance DJ app 2012
● “Perfect Companion for Roaming DJ” – best10apps.com
● “The future of Noisepad could develop into something very special.” – SmiteMatter Music
● “This new and stelar drum machine goes beyond the basics because its really a sample player with drum machine features. Loading your own sample and creating your own sample libraries and pad sets are super easy.” – Anthonyfalves

Features
✓ Beautiful black & gold interface to put you in the groove mood
✓ Retina graphics
✓ Preloaded with 60 samples by Chuckie, Bong-ra and LoopBased
✓ Add your own samples using iTunes!
✓ Alternatively: in-app purchases provide additional samplepacks.
✓ Download FREE samples made by Chuckie from the in-app shop.
✓ Audiobus support
✓ Sequencer, record patterns
✓ Soundbank management
✓ Import/export patterns as .wav or with AudioCopy/Paste
✓ FX panel: pitch, delay, reverb, cut, phase, crush
✓ Switch instantly between the tap pads, sequencer, and pattern layouts
✓ Load an unlimited amount of samples
✓ Organize samples, create, (re)name, add and remove soundbanks
✓ Program up to 12 patterns, each with their own length (1 – 99 bars).
✓ Set BPM manually or with tap tempo
✓ Swing setting
✓ Cut, Hold, Mute, Solo or change the volume of each sample

Online you can find tons of free and paid samples, for example our partner www.loopbased.com has a stunning collection. They offer hundreds of affordable sound and sample libraries for all popular genres including House, Techno, Minimal, Tech-House, Electro, Trance, Hip Hop, Dubstep, Drum & Bass and Ambient.

Noisepad is available for $0.99 for a limited time

2011
12/23
Free Drum Machine For iPad
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Free Drum Machine For iPad

S4-Rhythm composer is a beatbox allows you to compose 64 beat patterns. To check all beat patterns in a bar immediately, use the large screen of iPad. Use various Effect Functions while playing a beat; you can enjoy the beatbox as you play the beat actually.

The beat patterns can be exported as WAV files. You can use the files on various DAWs by importing them into PC via iTunes.

S4 drum machine for iPad

What’s new:

Added support for CoreMIDI
Added support for AudioCopy
A few minor bugs have also been addressed.

Specifications
– PCM Sound (Number of parts: 10)
– 14 preset drum kits
– Tempo: 30-300BPM, Tap tempo, Swing function
– Step Sequencer (16 steps/32 steps)
– Song function (Maximum 300-bar)
– Tone editing (Name, Volume, Panning, Mute Group, Tune, Dynamic Processor, Wave Trimming, Attack/Decay Time)
– Audio Import (AudioCopy, iPod Library, File)
– Audio Export
– Real-time recording
– Various Master Effects (Distortion, Dynamic Processor, Delay, Reverb)
– Control in real time, assigning the effect parameters to the FX XY Pad
– Real-time Effects (Slicer, LPF, Glitch, and Roller)
– WIST (Wireless Sync-Start Technology) is supported
– Audiobus (Input) is supported
– CoreMIDI (Input) is supported
– AudioCopy/Paste is supported
– Playing in the background is supported

S4 Rhythm Composer is NO LONGER FREE it is $4.99

2011
11/30
Gorillaz iELECTRIBE iPad App
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Gorillaz iPad App

Korg has teamed up with the hugely popular and globally successful virtual band Gorillaz™ to create a new dedicated beatbox for the iPad: The iELECTRIBE Gorillaz Edition.

The iELECTRIBE is a virtual analog beatbox for the iPad; sound creation is easy, fun and intuitive – just as on a vintage analog synthesizer. Simply choose a part and touch the 16-step sequencer to quickly build a groove. The aggressive sound, unique functionality, and intuitive beat-building style of the iELECTRIBE made it a favorite of Gorillaz for their latest album “The Fall”.

While retaining the intuitive beat-making features of the iELECTRIBE, the special Gorillaz Edition is a new machine customized to generate Gorillaz samples from their fourth album “The Fall” which allow the user to create music in a wide variety of musical styles. The iELECTRIBE Gorillaz Edition features: a unique design and synthesizer engine including 128 new sounds created by Gorillaz; and 64 ready-to-use pre-programmed patterns by the sound team Gorillaz, Stephen Sedgwick, and Korg.

❮Specifications❯
Sound Engine:
• PCM Synthesizer; 128 PCM Samples; 8 parts x 16 types

Instrument Voices (Parts):
• 8 Total : 8 PCM synthesizer parts

Effect Section:
• Master Effect : Assignable per step/per part
• 8 Effect Types : Short Delay, BPM Sync Delay, Grain Shifter, Reverb, Chorus/Flanger, Filter, Talking Modulator, Decimator

Sequencer Section:
• Patterns : 64 steps maximum per part (Motion Sequencing can memorize all knob motions in a pattern)
• Tempo : 20 – 300 BPM (with Tap tempo and Swing function), Pattern-set function (iELECTRIBE has no “Song” function)

Pattern Memory:
• 160 Total : 32 preset patterns x 2 banks; 32 blank patterns x 3 banks

Other:
• Virtual Valve Force Tube Modeling
• Audio Export feature : Bounce Pattern, Real-Time Recording (16-Bit / 44.1 kHz Stereo WAV format)
• Publish and share songs online with the SoundCloud music distribution site*
• Supports WIST (Wireless Sync-Start Technology)
• Supports “AudioCopy” function
• Supports performance and controls on an external USB-MIDI device (via the Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit)

* In order to post data on SoundCloud, you will need to register for an account on SoundCloud. A variety of accounts are available, ranging from a free account that lets you upload up to two hours of data, to paid upgrades that expand the available time. For details, refer to the SoundCloud website: http://soundcloud.com

* When using SoundCloud, you must observe the terms of use prescribed by SoundCloud Ltd., including the prohibition on uploading songs whose copyright is the property of a third party.

Notes:
• iELECTRIBE Gorillaz Edition is a dedicated iPad app and cannot be used with iPhone and iPod touch.
• Commercial use of the works created by using this application is subject to the copyright clearance from right holders.

Gorillaz iElectribe is available for $9.99

2011
09/06
Visual Music Sequencer For iPad
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Noteplex iPad App

Noteplex By mode of expression, LLC offers a new and unique way to create and experience music. In noteplex, you see the music happen before your eyes.

Noteplex presents composers with a hexagonal board of cells on which can be placed nodes. A noteplex song begins when the first node fires a pulse. These pulses hit other nodes, which play their sounds and fire more pulses. Those new pulses hit other nodes, and so on. You’re hearing a noteplex song!

Share your best work online and explore what other noteplexers are creating. Favorite your faves and see what’s getting attention.

Everything from drum loops to “Happy Birthday” to extended compositions can be created with Noteplex. This radically different paradigm for composition will push you to new and unexpected places creatively.

2011
08/28
Virtual Midi Syncing iOS Apps
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Polychord iPad App

Here’s another example of syncing apps within the same iOS device using virtual midi. This example is using Polychord and MoDrum. Polychord is one of the first few apps to use this new feature but all apps will support this very soon.

The future of iOS music. Polychord virtual MIDI (BETA preview) from Shoulda Woulda Coulda on Vimeo.

The upcoming MIDI update to polychord lets you do some exciting and powerful new tricks with your iPad. Now you’ll be able to have your music apps talk to each other, while they run in the background, and use polychord to control them.

In this video we show how polychord can control another app (MoDrum) running in the background — all through virtual MIDI, all without any cables. Polychord sends MIDI clock signals out, keeping everything in sync.

Stay tuned — we’ll have even more exciting things to share soon as we test out polychord with some of the iPad synthesizers that are supporting this game-changing new feature.

Get Polychord here:


Also check out MoDrum!

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