2017
11/14
Bismark BS-16i V3 Audio Unit
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bs-16i is a 16 multi-timbral playback sampler. It supports SoundFont and DLS (Downloadable Sounds, and can be used for keyboard instrument, MIDI sound module, and MIDI player. bs-16i has the synthesizer engine that has been adopted for many professional / commercial equipments. Using SoundFont / DLS libraries, you can play with your great number of Instruments. With Hi-Res Engine option prepared as In-App purchase option enables high-quality and low-noise audio outputs by 100% floating point calculations.

What’s new in bismark bs-16i v3.0:

■ Support AudioUnit v3 extension
■ Added new features (In-App purchase option)
・ Hi-Res synthesizer engine (Fully floating point internal calculation)
・ 128 polyphony
■ Replace the internal reverb with new high quality model
■ Add the internal delay effect
■ The number of WaveTable slots has been increased to 8 (64bit device only)
■ Support AudioBus v3
■ Support AudioCopy SDK v3.4
■ Import WaveTable / MIDI files directly from iCloud drive, DropBox, …
■ Support iOS11 and iPhone X

Bismark App Screenshot

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All standard MIDI messages are supported, and your iPhone and iPad can be used as a GM (General MIDI) sound module by using pre-installed GeneralUser GS SoftSynth v1.44.sf2 (S. Christian Collins).

As a keyboard instrument, you can play with scalable screen keyboard, pitch bend wheel, and many control change controllers.

Internal MIDI player supports SMF (Standard MIDI File) format, and bounced wave can be shared with other apps using AudioCopy.

SoundFont, DLS and SMF files can be imported from iCloud Drive, Dropbox, etc, directly from bs-16i.

Moreover, this application supports Core MIDI Interface like as IK Multimedia iRig KEYS / iRig MIDI, YAMAHA iMX-1, LINE6 MIDI Mobilizer 2, Apple Lightning -USB Camera Adapter with USB Generic MIDI Interface, and Bluetooth accessory (Miselu C.24, QUICCO SOUND mi.1, etc. iOS8 or later only). With them you can communicate with other external MIDI hardware like as synthesizer, sequencer. Also bs-16i can be background and drived from other apps using Virtual MIDI.

Audiobus 3, and Inter-App Audio is supported. You can send bs-16i’s output stream to other apps.

Also AudioUnit v3 extension is included. You can use bs-16i in GarageBand as plug-in instrument.

– To load the specified soundfont / DLS file, the device have to ready free memory larger that file size of it.
– This application collects following information: Device name, OS version, User Location, SoundFont / DLS file name, CoreMIDi I/F name.

Get Bismark BS-16i

2011
08/29
Play Sound Fonts On iPad And iPhone
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Bismark BS-16i App

bs-16i is a 16 multi-timbral playback sampler. It supports SoundFont, and can be used for keyboard instrument, MIDI sound module, and MIDI player.

The sampler engine is ported from bs-1 / bs-16, which is developed as professional plug-in for Logic (Audio Units) and Cubase (VST instrument).

What’s New in Version 1.4

– Allowed loading 4 SoundFont files
– Added Virtual MIDI Port / Background support
– Integrated CoreMIDI implementation
– Added pre-install SoundFont by S. Christian Collins

Using SoundFont libraries, you can play with your great number of Instruments.
It supports all standard MIDI messages, using pre-installed GeneralUser GS SoftSynth v1.43.sf2 (S. Christian Collins), your iPhone and iPad can be used as a GM (General MIDI) sound module.

As a keyboard instrument, you can play with scalable keyboard, pitch bend wheel, and many control change controllers.

Internal MIDI player supports SMF (Standard MIDI File) format.

SoundFont and SMF files can be sent using internal Wi-Fi server. Also you can use file sharing functions of iTunes.

Moreover, this application supports Core MIDI Interface like as IK Multimedia iRig MIDI, YAMAHA iMX-1, LINE6 MIDI Mobilizer 2, Apple Camera Connection Kit with USB MIDI Interface, and LINE6 MIDI Mobilizer 1. With them you can communicate with other external MIDI hardware like as synthesizer, sequencer.

– internal WiFi server may be unstable for a part of environments. iTunes file sharing will be recommended.
– To load the specified soundfont file, the device have to ready free memory larger that file size of it.
– Internal player is not connected to MIDI Mobilizer’s MIDI output.
– According to the specification of MIDI Mobilizer, timing error may occur when a lot of messages are sent to the application. It can be fixed by using “Buffering” option in application’s setting menu.
– This application collects following information: Device name, OS version, User Location, SoundFont file name.

BS-16i is available for $8.99

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