The music happens before your eyes. A plex consists of a network of nodes. Each node has a tone associated with it. When a pulse hits a node, nodes create pulses. The resulting chain reaction creates a noteplex song.
* Multisampled instruments and synths: Three complete drumkits — a Rhodes-like piano — multiple bass sounds — lead synths — strings — and more! Add your own samples to create an even more unique noteplex.
* Online sharing of plexes: Share your best work online and explore what other noteplexers are creating. Favorite your faves and see what’s getting attention.
* A natural interface: Zoom, drag, draw, edit. The editing panels can even be minimized so you can enjoy the display your creations make. noteplex lets you focus on creating.
Everything from drum loops to “Happy Birthday” to extended compositions can be created with noteplex. This radically different paradigm for music will push you to new and unexpected places creatively — and it’s fun, too!
I had the pleasure of contributing content for this cool new app by Sound Trends. It’s also available for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
Grüvtron = Jam, perform, and produce with the new Sound Trends electronic music app, Grüvtron. Now available for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, Grüvtron features sounds, sequences / patterns, and drum beats in electronic music styles and is designed to allow for easy jamming by one or multiple users.
To use Grüvtron, choose from the list of Presets (arpeggios, basses, leads, loops, and so forth) and the app will automatically load the appropriate sequences, sound, and drum beat. Then hit Play and touch a square on the grid to jam. If you hold multiple squares, Grüvtron morphs between the sequences and keeps it all grooving with the beat. Use the Modulation strip to control filter and add vibrato and other expressive effects.
The BeatSync feature allows two iOS devices to automatically sync their tempos for simplified jams and performance setups. Moreover, you can use two devices each with a copy of Grüvtron playing different instruments and beats, or use Grüvtron with Sound Trends Looptastic (HD or Producer).
Grüvtron features at a glance:
* Preloaded electronic riffs and performance presets
* Sounds are in dance styles like techno, trance, dubstep, and more
* Adjustable keys, scales, sounds, and other musical parameters
* Grid-based touch interface lets you create Bass, Lead, Chords, Pads, and other musical Parts with control over note density
* Morph and combine musical patterns
* Modulation strip adds filter, vibrato, and other effects
* Choose any key and Grüvtron automatically keeps you in that key
* Live Play Mode lets you play the synthesizer sounds for free form musical performances
* Built-in drum beats for jamming
* BeatSync function lets you jam with another Grüvtron or Looptastic (Producer or HD) user
* Save your performance as an audio file to export to the Mac / PC
* Copy and paste your new creations into other Audio Copy / Paste compatible music apps
iSequence is a complete mobile music production environment designed to play and compose real music. ?Thanks to intuitive, single screen sequencer and 55 instruments built-in you can easily create, edit and mix your compositions just like in a “big” audio creation software.
iSequence is one of the most powerful music creation studio designed exclusively for iPad.
Thanks to intuitive 8-track sequencer, tons of instruments, flexible mixer with DSP effects you can easily program and record profesional loops, beats and melodies. Now you control every aspect of your music project.
MUSIC IN MOTION
The workflow is extremely fluid, you can now record tracks and control movement in real-time, edit them using step sequencer and automation editor, switch between instruments, tracks and views without stopping playback. You can compose, jam and mix at the same time!
INSTRUMENTS
– Use one of 160 built-in instruments: a collection of acoustic instruments, drum kits, pads, leads, sweeps and ambient atmospheres recorded with top classic and modern hardware synthesizers.
– Buy additional banks in the BankShop
– Play using adjustable piano keyboard or large drum pads
– Create custom instruments using built-in sampler.
REAL-TIME RECORDING AND PARAMETERS AUTOMATION
– Record as you play the notes. Change instruments and tracks without stopping playback
– Use metronome and “slow down” mode if you are not a piano virtuoso
– Record parameter changes as you move controls
STEP SEQUENCER
– 8 tracks and FX curves editor. Instruments are not bound to tracks, so you can play chords or use multiple instruments on a single track
– Edit music events using piano keyboard, drum pads and other controls
– Set note duration, panning, velocity and gliss
– Copy/paste, move and transpose selected area or patterns
– Arrange pattern sequences to create a complete song
MIXER AND EFFECTS
– Adjust tempo, master volume and beat shuffle
– Set level / mute or solo mode for each of the 8 tracks
– Route tracks to one of 5 configurable effect channels. Available effects: Filter, Reverb, Flanger, Delay, Ring Modulator, Equalizer, LO-FI crusher, live looper, Distortion.
SAMPLER
– Upload, record or paste samples to create custom instruments.
– Use sample editor to set a looping area, ADSR envelope, sample-mapping
– Powerful loop slicer and automatic tempo synchronization
SHARING FILES OVER WI-FI NETWORK
– Export your work as HSQ, MIDI or WAV
– Import samples and create custom presets
– Copy your tracks to the audio clipboard
– Import HSQ songs
A MELLOTRON-INSPIRED SYNTHESIZER. The world’s smallest Mellotron! Jordan Rudess from Dream Theater shows the Mellotron on his iPhone. There is also an iPad version of this app called Ellatron HD. Developed by Phil from Omenie Software.
MORE NEWS!
Streetly Electronics – manufacturers of the original Mk I, Mk II and M400 mellotrons – and Omenie, Home of the ELLATRON – have joined forces to bring you the MELLOTRONICS M3000 HD.
The M3000 is an uncannily accurate, beautiful-sounding and immensely playable instrument, packed with 13 huge, authentic voices from the Mellotronics tape vault. These are the same production tapes that featured on Strawberry Fields Forever, Nights in White Satin, Watcher of the Skies, Odessey and Oracle, and hundreds more timeless classics.
The M3000 is powered by a reworked ELLATRON engine and packs a gorgeous reverb unit and 12 programmable chord pads
Beatwave offers a comprehensive range of instrument samples, and endless ways to mix n match them, all wrapped in a stunning visual interface that gives even the most tone deaf would-be Dj the ability to visually create perfectly in sync hit tunes.
Features Include:
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✔ Kaleidoscopic Beat Visualizer
10 years of piano lessons? No way man. Lay down your music the touch way. FEEL the music flow from your fingers and see the patterns performing before your eyes.
✔ Instruments
An assortment of High-Quality samples of garage, hiphop and funk keyboard & synth sounds to get you started.
✔ Mixer
Accurately mix the levels of your tracks including adding effects such as reverb.
✔ Tone control
Variable pitch control lets you adjust your sounds on the fly.
✔ Tempo control
Adjustable speed settings to let you move your tunes from the dancefloor to setting a more intimate mood.
✔ Unique “Layers” Feature.
Lay down up to 4 seperate tracks allowing you to have multiple instruments playing at once.
✔ Tune Sharing.
Created the next No.1 smash hit? Don’t keep it to yourself!
Invite others to get onboard and enjoy your masterpiece or create their own for FREE.
✔ Enhanced iPad visuals.
Built-in support for the iPads large higher resolution display.
✔ SoundCloud.com support
Upload your tracks directly to SoundCloud.com from within the app.
Extra Features (requires purchase)
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✔ Additional Instrument Packs.
Choose from an ever increasing library of super hi-quality digital samples available individually or as packs via in-app purchase, giving you virtually unlimited ability to create custom sounds.
✔ Audio export.
Have your wicked beats prepped for their debut in the real world. Beatwave exporter creates .WAV , .MP4 and even Ringtones (M4R) for your iphone!
This is a fun little app. It is free and can be upgraded for a small fee. It’s similar to the Tenori-On.
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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