Each node has a distinct tone. Tapping a node makes it “excited” and it makes a different sound. Once the node is tapped, it is ready to connect it’s edge to other nodes (indicated by surrounding circles). The excitement of nodes are spread via edges. The cycle of the edges will produce an interesting sequence of sounds.
***Unfortunately, this app does not run properly iPodTouch 2ndG or earlier due to hardware limitation.***
Jordan Rudess is back again with another wicked app for the iPad. Ladies and gentlemen, Tachyon by Wizdom Music.
Do you want to play an electric guitar and a piano at the same time? What about choosing the electrifying buzz of a drill and blending it into the soothing tone of a human voice? Jordan Rudess and Kevin Chartier’s Tachyon gives you all these options and more.
From the makers of the award winning app, MorphWiz, comes a new creation that allows images and sound to become one as they magically blend under your fingertips. Each note you play is an individual expression, allowing independent control of pitch and tone far beyond that of traditional instruments.
Most instruments only allow you to play one sound at a time, but with Tachyon, you can seamlessly blend between any two sounds as you slide your fingers up and down the screen.
The visual experience of Tachyon is just as mesmerizing. As you move along the playing surface, a field of twinkling stars morphs into the shape of your selected instrument, allowing a direct correlation between sight and sound.
As described by Jordan Rudess, “Tachyon is simple to use and at the same time offers a unique musical expressive power. The sonic core of the app is a custom crafted sound set from my personal library, encompassing sounds as familiar as those you would find in your home toolbox, and as exclusive as the ones I use on tour with Dream Theater.”
Whether you’re a seasoned musician looking for a next generation instrument to further express your creativity, or just a regular Joe browsing the app store looking for a fun and simple purchase that will delight the whole family, Tachyon is the app for you!
“Tachyon will allow you to get very deep into the sonics of a sample. You can do things like get a hundred thousand points of automation inside of a ten second sample. You can freely draw your automation, you can put in points and you can put in steps. In addition to all that, you can also convert one kind of automation to another. You’ve got things like formant filters in it to get vowel-type sounds. It’s got bit crushers and ring modulators and other types of filters and ways to change the pitch. Basically you’re just drawing everything. The end result can be moved into anything that will play a .wav file or an .aiff file. You can put it directly into SampleWiz so you can play it in SampleWiz or GeoSynth.”
Composer and director Ned McGowan composes the first concerto for iPad in Orchestra. This is his attempt to prove that the iPad is a new and unique instrument that is unlike any other. There are also live visuals tied into the performance as well.
Here is quick peak at his concert. The premiere will take place on the 1st of June in the Doelen in Rotterdam, performed by the Sinfonia Rotterdam conducted by Conrad van Alphen with Keiko Shichijo as iPad soloist.
Performed by Keiko Shichijo on the iPad with the Sinfonia Rotterdam, conducted by Conrad van Alphen. This work is the 2nd in the Rotterdam Concerto series initiated by the Doelen and Sinfonia Rotterdam.
The app used in this concert is Geo Synthesizer by Jordan Rudess.
Brother is the brainchild of IDM producer and programmer ERik aka Humble from Norrköping, Sweden. This is a polyphonic cleaner brother of shapesynth, which comes with 4 preset waveforms. It is both capable of running on its own with background audio and core MIDI or as a slave to shapesynth. Brother comes with a kind if quirky sequencer loading tweets and converts them into sound, endless source of compositions. Capable of exporting to send with email, upload to soundcloud and MAPI audio copy.
Version 1.4 now universal app for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch.
+++ Adding Oscilloscope. Comes in two modes, normal and red/cyan colour anaglyph.
+++ Navigation bar default bug fix.
+++ Minor graphic bug fix.
+++ NEW slave algorithm. Now works between devices using bonjour and tcp.
+++ Saving tweets.
+++ Adding blank space silence mode.
+++ Setting for base octave.
+++ Introducing the Paul Collins navigation bar shift. Tadah! 🙂
+++ Polyphonic.
+++ Sine, Square, Triangle and Saw.
+++ Double Delay.
+++ Background Audio.
+++ Core MIDI.
+++ Virtual MIDI.
+++ Email.
+++ Soundcloud.
+++ MAPI Audio Copy.
+++ Shapesynth slave mode (Please make sure they both run on the same buffer size and midi channel.
Produce Dubstep music in seconds with this handy new app by Fresh Touch Media.
Make wobbles bass sounds, dubstep loops and throw in some drops and fx at the touch of a few fingers by sliding, touching and tapping the screen; no musical knowledge is required.
This easy to use app is perfect for dub steppers, bass heads and music producers, musicians and non-musicians alike.
Making dubstep has never been so easy and enjoyable.
Features:
◆ Studio quality samples, created by professional musicians and producers.
◆ Over 300 wobble bass variatons, 10 drum loops and 10 extra FX.
◆ Colour assigned buttons, for clear and straightforward use.
◆ Pitch resample all of the built in samples.
◆ 12 fully editable sample pads
◆ 1 octave keyboard (13 keys) with pitch shifting spanning 5 octaves.
◆ 3 different wobble synthesizers
◆ ADSR
☐ Sample Pads
Select a sample for each pad and customise its volume, pitch, and loop duration. Layer up to 12 looping or touch triggered pads at once.
☐ Wobble Synth
Choose from 3 different wobble bass synth types. Select the central octave with the octave + or – buttons, and pitch shift up to three notes at once in real time with the pitch shift wheel. Use the LFO buttons to change the wobble speed and make intuitive wobble bass riffs!
☐ ADSR
Use the rotating potometers to alter the attack, decay, release and sustain of your wobble synth to get the perfect sound to fit your creation.
This is the ultimate compact dubstep keyboard and sampler. So what are you waiting for, start making some wobbles!
iPad Loops is an iOS music production blog dedicated to exposing the best iPad apps musicians, producers, and Djs. This is not a database of every app. It is, however, one of useful recommendations from someone with many years in music production. I try to update it on a daily basis (ok sometimes every two days) and I do my best to post useful apps only. My name is Jason Donnelly (Dj Puzzle).
Some of the apps that contain my sounds are Synth One, EG Segments, Hammerhead, Retronyms AudioCopy, Audio Evolution Mobile, and iMPC Pro. My work is published by Roland, Antares, Magix, Soundtrack Loops, Sample Logic, Acoustica, Native Instruments, The Grammt Museum and many more. Subscribe to our RSS feed below to get updated when new apps are posted.
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