Elastic Drums got a major update with a feature people were asking for a long time already:
With update 2.3 you can now route up to 6 Elastic Drums channels separately into your preferred InterApp Audio host, to use InterApp Audio or AUv3 effects on top of them. You might want to add some great sounding reverbs or delay on a synth of Elastic Drums, or you might want to add some extra compression to the kick, a great room effect on the snare, whatever … with the free update you can do that now 🙂
What many people love about Elastic Drums is, that it already comes with tons of great internal effects (2×13 Mono, 2×11 Stereo), which are playable in a very creative way via the built in XY pad (Kaoss Pad style) and that you can automate/record your tweakings even. But now with Eventide entering the iOS platform with 3 effects, iOS effects are definitely becoming studio-quality. With update 2.3 you can still use Elastic Drums internal effects and go crazy on the XY pad, but now you can also combine that with an Eventide Blackhole reverb on a channel of your choice. When you route an individual channel directly to the host, this channels gets disconnected form ED’s master out and from ED’s effects, to avoid phase shifting effects and audio chaos. Sounds complicated? It’s not not at all …
Version History
2.3 Jul 18, 2019
– Multiple outputs for Inter-App Audio sessions: In Inter-App Audio sessions you can now route the 6 instrument channels of Elastic Drums to external outputs, to add additional effects to them. When routed to an external output the signal is removed from the master output.
Wow Eventide just released three AU plugin effects for iOS and I’m super stoked. Big fan of their hardware AND desktop plugins it’ll be so nice to have these on my iPad. Have a look!
Create out of this world ambiance with Blackhole, a reverb effect as big as the cosmos. Blackhole breaks the rules by allowing you to create virtual spaces that could never exist in reality. At large sizes, its soft attack and lingering, harmonic tails allow it to really shine on guitars, strings, vocals and pads. At small sizes those very same qualities can add an angelic sheen to vocals or turn a simple drum track into an otherworldly rhythm section.
Features:
– Incredibly easy to use with over 80 presets; many created by Eventide artists.
– Ability to create extremely musical effects useful for highlighting key instruments.
– Supernatural settings for abstract spatial effects and drones.
– Subtle settings for ambient washes and track highlighting.
– Unique “Gravity” control reverses the arrow of time by inverting the reverb’s decay.
– Innovative Ribbon and Hotswitch allow for changing any combination of parameters simultaneously.
– Fully flexible mono and stereo options. Bring new realms of stereo imaging to mono instruments.
– Mixlock allows for scrolling through presets or settings while keeping the wet/dry mix constant.
– Available as an Audio Units AUv3 plug-in, Inter-App Audio, and Standalone App.
UltraTap is a unique multi-tap effect capable of rhythmic delays, glitchy reverbs, huge pad-like volume swells and extraordinary modulation. It’s the perfect tool for creating drum fills, vocal choruses, swelling guitar chords and other evolving effects — everything from reversed reverbs to a massed church choir singing a Gregorian chant in Notre-Dame Cathedral.
Features:
– Use up to 64 taps to create simple repeats or morph delays into choruses and reverbs.
– Speed up or slow down the rhythmic spacing between taps using the Spread knob.
– Use the onboard LFOs and envelopes to chop the sound source into stuttered rhythms.
– Use the innovative “Slurm” control to smear taps together or modulate them to create truly unique reverbs.
– Control the stereo image of taps to alternate between hard-panned and mono.
– Over 150 presets designed to inspire; including artist presets by Chris Carter, Colin Newman, Sasha and many more.
– Innovative Ribbon and Hotswitch allow for changing any combination of parameters simultaneously.
– Use Mix Lock to scroll through presets while keeping the wet-dry mix constant.
– Available as an Audio Units AUv3 plug-in, Inter-App Audio, and Standalone App.
MicroPitch is a fine-resolution pitch shifter for subtle tone fattening, plus delays for interesting slap back effects. With origins in the legendary Eventide H3000 Harmonizer®, MicroPitch is the effect that put Eventide on the map. The plug-in allows mixing in detuned and delayed versions of a signal creating depth and dimensions not possible before with expanded controls for deep pitch dives, haunting echoes, and pristine chorusing effects.
Features:
– Two voices of pitch shifting, one from unison to -50 cents, the other from unison to +50 cents, each with up to 2 seconds of delay.
– Create classic stereo-spreading effect.
– Create slapback effects using longer delay times.
– Mod Depth and Rate provide chorusing effect on each voice.
– Use Feedback to perform pitch dive or rise effects.
– Incredibly easy use with included presets.
– Innovative Ribbon allow for changing any combination of parameters simultaneously.
– Use Mix Lock to scroll through presets while keeping the wet-dry mix constant.
– Available as an Audio Units AUv3 plug-in, Inter-App Audio, and Standalone App.
SF-1 is a dual Stereo Filter Effect with a special focus on expressiveness.
Built around 2 multimode filters with multiple filter models that can be configured to run in series, parallel or one per channel, SF-1 is true filtering powerhouse.
It’s built-in XY-Pad can be automated over a maximum of 4 bars which makes sequencing complex filter sweeps as easy as it could possibly be.
With Pad-Lock, the XY-Pad will always return to a set location after lifting a finger allowing for a wide range of play styles.
In addition, Pad-Engage/FX-Release only enables the effect while the XY-Pad is being touched and applies a tempo synced delay effect when lifting the finger making it a great option for expressive live performances.
Whether it’s a few friends at a house party, or a few thousand in a warehouse, we want to make mixing tunes and playing sets something everybody can do. TRAKTOR DJ 2 is a DJ app without barriers; it’s free, SoundCloud Go+ integration means you have access to an endless track collection, and TRAKTOR’s song recommendations help you choose which one to play next.
STAY IN SYNC
Throw on a couple of tracks, and TRAKTOR DJ 2 keeps them on-time and in-tune. Because everything’s on-beat, you’ll have plenty of time to start mixing things up.
SOUNDCLOUD GO+
From chart toppers and guilty pleasures, to underground edits and bootleg bangers, SoundCloud GO+ integration means TRAKTOR DJ 2 packs a record bag that’s got it all. All your likes and playlists are available right in the app – just drag and drop any track you want into a deck and spin away.
SHAPE YOUR SOUND
Adjust the sound of your mix with EQs and a filter on each channel – this means you can cut the bass of one track, for example, and blend in only the vocals and higher frequencies for a smooth and creative mix. Effects let you manipulate your sound and twist up your tracks when things start getting groovy.
FREEZE MODE: REAL-TIME REMIXING
Hit the snowflake icon on TRAKTOR DJ 2 for iPad to freeze the waveform. The track will carry on playing, but you can tap directly onto the frozen section to play it like an instrument. It’s great for chopping up vocals, or for dissecting interesting drum beats to make them your own.
MADE FOR TRAKTOR KONTROL S2
TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 MK3 is our take-anywhere DJ controller. It’s made for TRAKTOR DJ 2, so you can plug and play straight away. TRAKTOR DJ 2 is also fully integrated with the TRAKTOR AUDIO 2 and TRAKTOR KONTROL Z1.
Features:
SYNC: Hit play, and TRAKTOR gets your tunes in sync.
MATCH: Get recommendations on what track to play next, based on what’s playing.
HOTCUES: A bit like bookmarks in a track – jump to breaks, vocal sections, or drops for live re-edits.
FREEZE MODE: Instantly slice a track into one-beat segments, and play them like an instrument.
FLUX MODE: Flux Mode means that the track’s relative position is never lost when mixing things up, so you’re always back on-groove after scratching or backspinning.
NUDGE TO BEATMATCH: Use the jog wheels, or nudge and stall the beat to beatmatch manually.
QUEUE LIST: Add tracks to a dynamic playlist that’s always at hand to plan your set on the fly.
An iOS port of Dexed, an FM Synthesizer. Comes with AudioUnit AUv3 plugin for GarageBand and other apps like AUM. iOS Midi, bluetooth MIDI supported, get a camera kit and plug in through USB. Dexed is a multi platform, multi format plugin synth that is closely modeled on the Yamaha DX7. Dexed is also a midi cartridge librarian/manager for the DX7. More information on the original Dexed soft synth here https://asb2m10.github.io/dexed/
Multi platform (OS X, Windows or Linux) and multi format (VST, AU, LV2)
The sound engine music-synthesizer-for-android is closely modeled on the original DX7 characteristics
144 DAW automatable DX7 parameters available from one single panel
Fully supports DX7 input and output Sysex messages; including controller change. This means that you can use this with a native DX7/TX7 as a patch editor and sysex manager
Each operator have a realtime VU meter to know which one is active
Can load/save any DX7/TX7 sysex programs. It is also possible to save a single program into a different sysex file.
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).
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