GyroSynth is a gesture driven music synthesizer for the iPhone 4, which takes full advantage of the gyroscope. Remember the D-Beam by Roland? Similar concept. You can play and modulate the sound by moving your hand through the air – just like the legendary Theremin instrument.
GyroSynth makes use of the gyroscope to measure true roll, pitch, and yaw and translates them to sound parameters like pitch, volume, modulation or filter cutoff. Thanks to phenomenal accuracy (2000 degrees), you can play melodies perfectly in tune.
FEATURES
– Synthesizers: vocal (formant synthesizer), sine wave , square (PWM modulation), saw, granular sample player with recording function and R2D2 – experimental FM modulation
– Effects: delay and boost
– Several control modes
– Included musical scales allow you to effortlessly play in several styles
– Built-in recorder and player with overdub function
No time to delve into the big and serious music apps? PixiTracker is what you need! It is a simple and fun tool to quickly create musical sketches or chip tunes. Without requiring a lot of musical knowledge!
What’s New in Version 1.2.1
* new functions in the sound editor: Reverse and Volume fade; you can find it here: Load/Save -> Clear,Optimize,…;
* new sound pack pack09_bass;
* improved “New Song” dialog; maximum number of steps and tracks: 64 steps, 12 tracks, even for devices with a small screen;
* Zoom function added for the large patterns;
* several bugs fixed.
Features:
* 16 sounds per song;
* unlimited number of patterns;
* five packs with unique sounds;
* MIDI keyboard support;
* export to WAV;
* audio copy/paste;
* iTunes File Sharing;
* true warm pixel interface!
What’s New in Version 1.1
* new example songs;
* new sound packs;
* Mic/Line-in recording;
* added Wi-Fi Export/Import;
* bugs fixed.
Get a lot of fun using PixiTracker together with SunVox, PixelWave or SpectrumGen iOS synths!
BeatPad is a MPC style drum pad and sequencer that comes with lots of samples.
Upload your beats to YouTube, your FaceBook Wall or Email them to Friends and Artists for collaboration! Back Up and Share your music with BeatPad! The latest update fixes a number of issues that users were having following the recent update.
Custom Kits are now possible – Import music you own in your iPod Library stored on your device – Sample using the mic, or import mp3, wav or aiff audio from email and from the web.
NEW FEATURES:
Added 1/12 quantize
NEW BPX song format makes sharing songs with custom kits easy!
Search function for your growing sample library. Tap settings/sound kit then the + button to create a custom kit and access your sample library.
Search function for sounds
New Metronome Design
New Pad highlights
Some new Button Designs
iPhone version is now designed to be entirely landscape
New Kit added from Z-Drums app: Krunk Kit
Share your custom kits with other BeatPad users (BeatPad sound kits can be downloaded from email or the safari browser on your iOS device. Feel free to create, sell and distribute custom kits of your own!
Enhanced volume of metronome clicks
Metronome Sync Fixed during recording & playback
New Full Instructions
Step Sequencer.
Enjoy creating and editing songs using this new visual method.
This is useful for mistakes made when sequencing live with the drum pads.
1.) Download BeatPad
2.) Record a Drum track
3.) Record music over your drums
– (Now Up To 8 Tracks Per Song)
– Record Multiple Sections for Hooks, Verses & Bridges
4.) EMAIL YOUR BEATS + UPLOAD to YouTube & FaceBook + Show Off!
5.) Create New Song and repeat steps 2-5
6.) Email Your Projects to friends and Collaborate!
FEATURES
– Universal App Installs on iPhone, iPad & iPod Touch!
– Quantize: Automatic Note Sync keeps you on beat
– Email Your Beats to EVERYONE!
– Upload Your Beats to YouTube & Your FaceBook wall
– Professional Sound Banks used by Real Producers
– 8 Channel Music Sequencing
– Type and Save Your Lyrics to Each Song
– Easy to use interface..
– Send your song files to friends for collaboration
Thumbjam – probably one of the best iPhone apps ever. Amazing sounds and performance features.
Even if you’ve only played air guitar, ThumbJam lets you sound like a pro. Pick an instrument and jam — with all the scales to choose from you’ll never hit a wrong note. The high quality instrument samples will make you sound like you just skipped years of music lessons.
New Features:
• Allows background recording, when TJ is being controlled by other MIDI-enable software or hardware, records both the generated audio and the incoming MIDI.
• MIDI Thru mode option (translates scale lock mode if enabled)
• Added Instrument Mute option which silences instrument audio output (Sound->Volume), useful when using ThumbJam as a MIDI controller
• MIDI file export of active loops with ‘Open In’ in another app, or via email. Now puts all loops into a single Type 1 MIDI file, one track per loop.
• Now responds to MIDI bank and program change messages, to change the loaded instrument, or quick key/scale slot (see manual for details)
• Export/Import of user presets added (for backup purposes), accessible via Wifi Transfer interface
• VoiceOver support improved dramatically: on iOS5 you can now play the instrument on the main play area without switching out of VoiceOver mode. Sliders are now more accessible, properly announcing their name and value, as well as being swipe adjustable.
• Split multi-instrument presets can now be saved
• Can now specify category for user-created instruments
• Added options parameter to specify the concert A reference tuning in Hz
3D Touch
For the performing musician, this app is awesome for soloing on an instrument you didn’t bring along. Play in any key, any style — go from a string ensemble to a wailing guitar. ThumbJam was developed and tested by musicians to feel and sound like a real instrument. You’ll be surprised at how expressive it can be, make sure to check out the videos and audio at thumbjam.com.
ThumbJam makes use of tilt and shake to add vibrato, tremolo, note bends, and volume swells for more realistic and expressive results. It supports up to five (eleven on iPad) simultaneous touches and up to 24 voice polyphony. Delay and stereo reverb add depth to the sound, and a resonant lowpass filter gives you more tone shaping power. Put on your headphones or plug in to your home stereo to experience some of the highest quality instruments in the App Store.
Build your own loops from the ground up or import your favorites and jam from there. Layer as many loops as you want, with different instruments for each. Export your loops as audio files or Ardour DAW sessions via WiFi. Copy and paste audio from other apps using Sonoma Wire Works AudioCopy/Paste as well the general pasteboard used by BeatMaker, via email, or iTune Document Sharing.
Want to jam with your friends? ThumbJam lets you broadcast tempo, key, and scale to other nearby devices via Bluetooth so you can play together live. Even better, you can use it as a MIDI or OSC controller over WiFi, with any CoreMidi compatible device to control software instruments on your computer, or play ThumbJam with hardware MIDI controllers!
The app includes a huge variety of scales, from western to eastern. Save your favorites for quick access, or create your own in-app. You can even import new scales in the Scala format for complete flexibility.
You can also record your own samples using a built-in or attached microphone and play them instantly. Create your own presets with different settings, scales and keys based on the existing instruments. You can even import samples from other apps using audio copy and paste!
Included instruments:
+ Cello, Violin, Viola
+ Upright Bass (plucked and bowed)
+ Several drumkits
+ Darabukka
+ Djembe
+ Electric Guitar
+ Electric Bass
+ Trumpet
+ Trombone
+ Tenor Sax
+ Flute
+ Low Whistle
+ Acoustic Guitar
+ Hammered Dulcimer
+ Mandolin
+ Cittern
+ Grand Piano
+ Drawbar Organ (2 types)
+ Rhodes
+ Pipe Organ
+ Synth Strings
+ Synth Choir
+ Theremin
+ Sawtooth Waveform
+ Sine Waveform
+ Triangle Waveform
And from Jordan Rudess:
+ JR Zendrix
+ JR Smooth Steel
Many more for immediate free download in the app including several drumkits, Mellotron instruments, slap bass and more! New instruments posted regularly.
I stumbled across this app by chance. It was one of those “customers also bought” apps in the app store. I’m glad I found it though. It’s quite simple but that is what is appealing about it. Clean design. Very minimal. You will like this if you like groups who make music like Lullatone (which I am now a fan thanks to this app).
Create your own minimalist melodies with this exciting new app. Based on Lullatone’s album “Little Songs About Raindrops,” this app allows you to make songs that sound like drips and drops falling on a tiny orchestra of instruments. Pressing the multi-colored raindrops triggers notes that loop every six seconds. Combine different colored drops and notes to compose your own rainy-day melodic backdrops. A metronome is also included to help you keep time. This app is super simple on purpose. Simple is magic!
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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