Gliss lets you play sound files and mix them easily by drawing on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.
With gliss you can load your sounds and draw them on the gliss sequencer in a quick, intuitive way that lets you make music on the fly.
Play your mix using a tempo or scrub through by tilting your iPhone. The agility of gliss allows you to improvise and perform using the iPhone as a controller and interface.
Launch gliss and experience an hybrid of a sequencer, a game, an instrument and a generative music system.
Put sound under your fingertips with 5 different colors to draw notes, sequences and sounds.
Users giving us less stars might have expected a cheap version of yet another 16 step sequencer. Be prepared for a different approach on sound creation!
List of features:
• 5 colors to draw different sounds / samples / voices
• sample upload via wifi
• sample playback in different pitches using various scales
• physical tilt-controlled playhead, which adapts movements of the hand
• physical randomization option: control random pitches with the phone’s tilt
• muting voices
• glissandi over several octaves
• free or grid enabled placement of notes
• drifting selections
• saving / opening of projects
• let your mp3s play in the background using iPhone’s standard iPod App
• multiple sheets to draw your sounds on
• Sample Sets: A new instrument, which takes a list of samples and puts them on the y axis. So instead of controlling the frequency, multiple samples can be played by one colour. This can be used to create beats and rhythms, because you can have one drum set on one colour. Currently samples are played back in full length, although they are represented only by one dot.
• New Scheduler. The new scheduler is much more accurate and makes it possible to set the tempo by BPM and different types of meters.
• Back to original sequence. With a double tap on the randomization button, you can restore the original sequence. In a similar way you can get back to a default tempo, which can be set in the preferences, by double tapping the tempo button.
• Recording. You can now record your perfromance. Double tap on the playback mode button to start recording.
• Sequence organisation. Tap on the sequence number and you get a table with all sequences of the project. Here you can also change the position of a sequence, duplicate or delete it.
• Change direction but keep tempo. When you lock the tempo, you can now still change the direction. This is the current default.
• Slightly re-designed user interface.
• Upload zip files of samples.
• Soundcloud support: Share your recordings on soundcloud.
• Free samples: download hundreds of samples from soundcloud’s OPLC sample library for free!
• Please note that earlier projects might not work a 100%. So make sure you backup everything.
Fermion–much like a true classic hardware analog synthesizer–makes all synthesis parameters concurrently visible, available and tweak-able, for greater real-time performance control.
For playing hard core dance and techno, nothing beats the classic sound of a monophonic synth. Easily create and play sounds like a classic Moog or or a Roland TB-303.
What is THE best vocoder for iPad? Here are two of our favorites.
iVoxel is a combination of a voice optimized synthesizer and a vocoder. The vocoder part is based on the Matrix vocoder from VirSyn used by many famous artists – one of them the well known german group Kraftwerk. The channel filters used by iVoxel are based on the Sennheiser Vocoder VSM201 resulting in a rich and fat analogue sound characteristic.
The pitch follower and automatic tuning let you sing correct to a selectable scale.
You can use iVoxel in many different ways:
As a realtime vocoder talking into the microphone while playing tunes on the keyboard. The sound character of your voice can be changed in many different aspects like pitch, gender or breath noise. Use it to sing over your favorite iTunes song.
Record the analyzed spectrum of phrases and words from your own voice. Then use this voxel to play with your own voice on the keyboard or with the build in sequencer. Nearly 300 hundred prerecorded voxels are already included.
The output of your creations can be recorded to an audio file which you can use with other Apps and programs for further processing.
Features:
• Realtime analysis/resynthesis of your voice
• 20+2 Channel vocoder
• Pitch Follower and automatic tuning correction to selectable scale
• Voice spectrum recorder (voxels)
• Nearly 300 prerecorded voxels included
• Play your vocoded voice live on keyboard. Drag for slides and vibrato.
• Polyphonic sequencer for notes & lyrics
• Voice optimized polyphonic synthesizer with up to 64 analog waves
• Time warping of voxels
• Gender changer
• Breath noise
• Pitch vibrato with delay
• Hi-end Reverb and Chorus/Delay effects
• Export/Import of projects and voxels
• Export of audio recordings
• Upload recordings to SoundCloud
• Copy audio recordings to Clipboard
• Virtual MIDI and Background audio
• flexible MIDI control for Gender and Vibrato
• compatible to Korg/WIST standard
• CoreMIDI and SynthStation 25 support
• Audiobus 2 support (Input/Filter/Output) with state saving (requires iOS 7 or newer)
iVoxel is available for $9.99
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Voice Synth is a professional live instrument to create incredible new voices, choirs, sounds and soundscapes, based on your own unique voice. Includes inter-app audio, three 24-band live vocoders, AutoPitch, multiple voice harmony arranger, spectrum stroboscope, pitch and formant shifter, sampler, 24-band equalizer, distortion, delay, chorus and reverb. Selected by Apple in USA Music App Collection “Vocals”
Take a journey into sound design and discover the endless possibilities: Speak, sing, hum and beatbox in the mic, to turn your voice live into a baby or tenor, a popstar on AutoPitch, a robot from Cylon to iDalek, a church or close harmony choir, animals from birds to dogs and lions, musical instruments from organs, guitars and a groovy bass to percussions and rich 70’s vocoders, amazing effects and ambient, lush string/storm soundscapes. To get you started, we included over 100 factory presets!
For musicians, DJs, sound designers, voice artists: Voice Synth is a must-have in your audio toolbox. Voice Synth has a dedicated interface designed for iPad, and a compact interface for iPhone and iPod that includes all features so you can create anywhere you go.
What’s New in Version 3.1
• iOS7 inter-app audio input/effect support:
– Use Voice Synth as input or effect in other inter-app hosts
– Control Voice Synth remotely via inter-app MIDI
– Control the host recorder remotely via Voice Synth
• iOS7 inter-app audio hosting support:
– Select inter-app input and effect
– Record input directly into the sampler
– Record the final result into the tape recorder
– Operate Voice Synth’s tape recorder remotely from the input and effect
• Voice Synth engine can now be used together with
– sampler recording, to hear your live-transformed voice while recording
– tape play, to sing live while playing an earlier recording
• Note: iPhone 4 does not support inter-app audio
• Bugfix for use with VoiceOver on iPhone
TECHNICAL SPECS
• Sound engine 2×32 bit at 44.1 kHz
• All effects simultaneous, 12-voice polyphonic, live, real-time, low-latency
• Background audio
• Apple inter-app audio instrument/effect with midi, host with recorder
• Full MIDI support
• Auto engine sleep to save battery power
• In-app help, tutorial video and email support
• Audio dock compatible
• Audio import/export in WAV/M4A format, iOS pasteboard, iTunes File Sharing and email
• VoiceOver support
Note: iPhone 4 does not support inter-app audio
• 3 play modes: Live, Repeat and Sampler
• Sampler to record, import and play with your voice, with instant zoom, start/end, loop/hold, extensive trigger methods
• Performance recorder to record, play and export your creation
• 100 factory presets, unlimited user presets, 8 quick presets, import/export
• Keyboard 2.5 octaves (iPad), 1 octave (iPhone/iPod), hold on/off, mono/poly
• Noise gate, input & output mute/volume, engine bypass
• 3 vocoders with 24 bands, 5th order filters (Natural, Robot and Breath voice)
• Low/high register (add voice brilliance)
• Equalizer, 24 bands +/- 12 dB, VU 0 to -80 dB, stereo VU meter, with 8 presets (loudness, low-pass, telecom voice, etc)
• Pitch Shifter 8 octaves (e.g. for lion voice, tenor, gender change, child, baby, duck, squeak)
• Formant Shifter adapts voice spectrum, range +/- 1 octave, (change headsize from child to giant)
• Tune modes to alter pitch: fixed, free, inverse, double, auto
• AutoPitch (always sing in tune)
• Harmony synthesis of multiple voices in all 12 major/minor musical scales (choirs and rich 70’s vocoder sounds)
• Autogain, distortion, stereo panning, delay, chorus and reverb
• Slew rate: special vocoder reverb (plucked strings, wind, thunder, storms)
• Stroboscopic gate: special vocoder effect to sample and hold your voice spectrum
Alchemy Mobile (Alchemy Synth Mobile) by Camel Audio
Turn your iPhone/iPad into a powerful synthesizer! Alchemy Mobile includes everything from evolving soundscapes and fat bases to lush pads and pulsing arpeggios. This is the iOS version of Camel Audio’s award-winning Alchemy synth – the leading sample manipulation synthesizer which can be heard on thousands of records and films by world-class artists.
What’s New in Version 1.1.23
What’s New in v1.1.23
– Tilt your device to move remix pad (Extra->Tilt)
– Inertia for remix pad (Extra->Inertia)
– Quantize to lock your recordings into time
– Unlimited record, bounce and export time
– Improved keyboard display
– Improved menu layout
– Full control over MIDI input and output
– iPad 3 retina display graphics
– Splash screen on start up
– Bug fixes
New in Pro Upgrade:
– Record remix pad movements
– Mark presets as favourites for easy lookup
– Additional quantise options including triplets
– Clear MIDI performance and loops option (File->Clear)
Discover an almost limitless palette of sounds using the unique remix pad to morph between sound variations. 16 controls including cutoff, resonance, ADSR and effects parameters are specially selected for each preset to make tweaking sounds to fit your music easier than ever.
The Alchemy Mobile interface was designed with ease of use in mind. You can play the mini keyboard built into the app, which features scalable key size and one touch major and minor keys so even the clumsiest fingers can play along with friends. You can also plug in an external Core MIDI keyboard.
Using Alchemy with other apps like NanoStudio and Garageband is easy, thanks to the included loop player. Simply paste a loop from your sequencer into Alchemy Player, hit record, and play in your killer bass part, and then paste the resulting loop back into the sequencer. Alchemy Player is the first iPhone app to feature exposé, which makes switching between pages a breeze.
Want to know why Alchemy Mobile has such amazing sounds which can change so drastically with a tap of the remix pad? The performance controls and remix pad are linked to the most powerful synthesis engine on iOS, which allows you to morph and change the sound in radical ways not possible with any other synth. Alchemy’s VA synth, sampler and granular and additive resynthesis, combined with almost unlimited modulation sources, effects and a flexible arpeggiator are used to power this expressive way of creating new sounds for your music.
The free version of Alchemy Mobile includes 25 sounds, with a further 25 available when you register for free with Camel Audio. You can expand Alchemy Mobile with a wide range of sound libraries such as BigTone, Cinematic and Arp Dimensions from world class sound designers. The libraries each contain 50 sounds (400 variations) and are available as in-app purchases.
Alchemy is programmed to make the most of your device, so the more recent your model the higher the polyphony and the lower the latency.
FREE FEATURES:
• Remix Pad to morph between sound variations and create your own sound
• 16 Performance Controls so you can easily tweak sounds to fit your music
• Most Powerful iOS Synthesis engine with VA, sampler, granular and additive resynthesis
• External MIDI Keyboard support
• Loop Player with 25 drum loops included
• Copy and Paste support for easy integration with sequencers
• Keyboard with velocity sensitivity and per note filter sweeps
• iPad Native version included
• 25 Sounds with 25 more free when you register
• Add On Sound Libraries available as in-app purchases
What’s New in Version 1.1.8
NEW FEATURES in FREE: (Pro Upgrade 25% Off with Many Extra Features)
• Velocity Sensitive – press lower down the key for louder sounds
• Individual Note Filter Sweeps by sliding your finger up and down the keys
• Improved Copy/Paste – integrated Sonoma Wireworks AudioCopy/AudioPaste
• Dubstep, Dance & Trance and Guitar Mutations available as in App purchases
• Smaller downloads and faster installs of Sound Libraries
PRO UPGRADE EXCLUSIVE NEW FEATURES: ★★ 25% OFF ★★
• Load/Save Projects so you can recall your song sketches
• Virtual MIDI – control Alchemy from other Apps such as SoundPrism Pro
• Export MIDI and WAV files
• Load Alchemy Desktop Presets
• Pitchbend Each Note by sliding your finger left and right
• Bounce – layer up as many synth parts as you like
• Auto Sync to External MIDI tempo
• Poly control – set the number of notes to play at once
• Polyphonic Aftertouch MIDI messages sent to desktop Alchemy
PRO UPGRADE DESCRIPTION
With the Pro upgrade, you can remotely control Alchemy or the free Alchemy Player on your desktop computer. Easy one touch access to the remix pad and preset selection means you’ll spend more time getting inspired and less time reaching for your mouse. The Pro upgrade comes with an extra 75 presets and 25 loops and you can download Mobile versions of the desktop Sound Libraries you own for free. Since the same presets are available in the desktop version, you can find the perfect sound for the tune you are working on whilst you’re on the go. Upgrade to the Pro version via in-app purchase from the presets menu.
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).
You might know me from my royalty free loop packs and sound design. Some of the apps that contain my sounds are Synth One, EG Segments, Hammerhead, Retronyms AudioCopy, Audio Evolution Mobile, LP-5, iPRO.DJSAMPLER, Looptastic. My work is published by Roland, Antares, Magix, Soundtrack Loops, Sample Logic, Acoustica, Loopmasters and many more. Subscribe to our RSS feed below to get updated when new apps are posted.
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