Too bad for the suspense but Capo touch is awesome! A Chord detector for Guitar, Bass (4, 5, 6 strings), Ukulele and 5 strings Banjo players. The App is very, very well done with a great UI that makes it so easy to use. So, you add an audio track from your Music Library, iCloud Drive, Audio Share or another App via the Open in feature. Then you open it. Capo Touch will detect the Chords (Fast), the Tempo and will display the waveform and the detected Chords in a Timeline. The first view displays the Bar and Beat. Great! (You can use Capo Touch as a Bar counter too. A lot of Loopers needs that you indicate the number of Bars when you are importing a soundfile…). In this view you can change the Tempo. In the second view you can stretch your track! The chords will follow! You can add regions and loop them. Add chords and replace a detected chord by another one. (Capo Touch comes with a huge library of chords). The Capo feature is great too. Set the position of your capo and Capo touch will show you the new fingering. Also a feature allows you to isolate a range of frequency, to solo or mute them. In summary Capo Touch is the best App in this category and it works very very well. Capo Touch is perfect! To be perfect you need to work a lot, every time. So, I have 2 suggestions for a future update. The first one is a PDF sharing feature with the Bars and the associated chords. The second one is a midi out implementation which can be great for a keyboard player. He will be able to use Capo touch too, and others to use it as a midi chords detector and player. Capo Touch is a Killer App, a Must Have! The App of the Day is Magellan! 2 Synthesizers in one App! I love it, and it's always in my iPad. It was impossible to launch the Countdown yesterday because of a very big storm here in Bangkok. It's still the raining season here... I will launch it today... Have a nice day or night depending of where you are in the Galaxy! Cheers Ed Kap! App Store description:
Magellan is the bold new professional analog modeling synthesizer for the iPad. Not content with just one synth, we gave Magellan TWO independent polyphonic synth engines. Individually or together, they deliver a new powerful warmth to the sound of iOS music. Complete with a full FX rack, a total of six oscillators, dual filters per engine, multiple unison stages, extensive modulation matrix, dedicated arps, powerful MIDI capabilities, and a polyphonic step-sequencer - the aural possibilities with Magellan are infinite! Check out our awesome Magellan vids! www.youtube.com/YonacSoftware \\\ Synth /// • 2 independent virtual analog synth engines running simultaneously • 3 oscillators per synth engine; total of 6 realtime oscillators • Osc unison stage w/ adjustable detune & width, up to 24 simultaneous wave generators for supersaw effect • Realtime PWM Modulation for osc 1 & 2 • FM module w/ dedicated blend, ADSR envelope, adjustable contour • Oscillator 2>1 ring modulation • Noise generator w/ adjustable tone • VCA ADSR envelope • Separate voice unison stage w/ settable stereo spread, detune • Dual Keyboards w/ individual pitch & modulation wheels • Dual Touch Pad controls w/ settable key & scale & note-snapping, individual voice parameterization • Polyphonic, Monophonic, Poly/Mono Legato operation modes • Glide • Matrixpad modulation w/ configurable x/y destinations, synth out select, optional snapback • Realtime oscilloscope (iPad 2 & newer) • Synth coupling - run both synths by one control interface • Inter-App Audio • Audio backgrounding • Tap tempo • 20 voice combined polyphony (10 voice combined for iPad 1) \\\ Filters /// • 2 filter banks per synth engine, configurable in series or parallel • Dedicated ADSR envelope for each bank; selectable envelope curve, adjustable contour & tracking • 11 Filter types for each bank: • "Magellan" 24dB Resonant LP • "Victor" 24dB Resonant L/H/B Pass • "Voyvoda" 12dB L/H/B Pass • Formant, Comb, All-Pass, Notch filters • True bypass \\\ Modulation /// • Dual LFO's per synth • 4 freely assignable destinations per LFO • Dedicated amp setting for each destination • 3 reset modes • Adjustable phase & delay • Frequency tracking \\\ Arp /// • Dedicated arp in each synth engine • 10 arp patterns; Settable note value & gate; swing • 6 octaving modes, settable note and octave repeats \\\ Sequencer /// • Analog inspired 16/32 step polyphonic sequencer • 8 track poly out per pattern in 16-step, 4 track poly out in 32-step "link" mode • Trackwise selection of target synth engine • Settable pitch, velocity, gate, octave per step • 6 sequence algorithms for each pattern • Swing • Timeline for creating song length sequences w/ patterns • Share or bounce song files containing sequences \\\ Chordmaker /// • Dedicated Chordmaker module for each synth • Create/save chord progressions; play by pressing a single key \\\ FX /// • Comprehensive FX rack: EQ, Compressor, Reverb, Stereo Delay w/ BPM sync, Phaser, Chorus, Flanger, Waveshaper, Bitcrusher, Expander • Configurable FX signal flow \\\ Record & Share /// • Tape deck for recording app audio • Metronome • Export via email, SoundCloud • Export/Import via WiFi, Copy/Past, Sonoma • Audiobus for Input or FX slot \\\ MIDI /// • CoreMIDI / Virtual MIDI • Individually configurable synth MIDI In & Out ports • Keyboard splitting • Control Magellan w/ external MIDI controllers • MIDI Learn w/ 350+ destinations • Sync w/ external MIDI clocks - control sequencer or arp • Share Magellan MIDI CC maps \\\ Presets /// • Over 300 factory presets • 2 banks & song designed by Sunsine Audio • SPAWN - use SPAWN's artificial intelligence to automatically create amazing new sounds • Share presets, banks via email or iTunes; Save unlimited banks & presets OS >= 8.0 Samplebot, the new App from A Tasty Pixel! A Tasty Pixel = Loopy HD! A looper that I am using with my 2 pedalboards every time that I have to play on stage… So, Samplebot is also a looper, a 15 tracks looper. ... no, it’s not exact, it’s not a looper even if it can be use as this because of its Midi implementation. The same that you find in Loopy & Loopy HD with the add Binding & Action feature witch allows you to control it with an external App or hardware. Check out the tutorial below. So, if it’s not a looper what is Samplebot? A Drum Pad! Yes, it’s a Drum Pad! . no, it’s not a Drum Pad because it comes with any sound excepted the Kick, the Snare and the HH that can be loaded from the funny and helpful introductory tutorial (if you are not able to record them with your voice). Note that you can plug Samplebot in the Audiobus Audio output Slot and record the input signal of another App or hardware. So, if it’s not a Drum Pad it can not be Drum Machine even if it comes with a Sequencer. A Sequencer with a feature that comes from the Tasty Pixel Galaxy. A feature that we have never seen in our Galaxy before: The rhythmic template… (if you look at the Pads page, the 3 first Pads are white. They belong to the Drum group. In the Sequencer page, you select a rhythmic template and you paste it to the sequencer… in half a second Samplebot plays a Rhythm that you will be able to edit after like all the other tracks. Check out the videos demos. So, if it's not a Looper, a Drum Pad, a Drum Machine what is Samplebot? A Robot? ... yes it's a robot which comes from the Tasty Pixel Galaxy. A robot that can help you to create a Drum Track, a Song, in a record time and fun! A robot that you can beat to play Drums too. A robot who can be use as a looper too. It’s the 1.0 version of Samplebot, a lot of new feature will be add in the future, but it’s already an awesome App, a Killer App!
First I would like to apology for my silence yesterday, but I was cool on my floor working on the What's hot today post when I received a phone call form the casting director.... Casting call back in one hour! Today 2 Apps of the Day... Syntronic from IK which seems to be awesome... And? And? Samplebot! Check out the video further down.... Also, did you remember the MovieSpirit and Pinnacle Studio post? I told you that the waveforms were not displayed in MovieSpirit... I received an email from the developer team the day after... A very nice email and you will certainly understand why this next Sunday.... They told me that they will add all my suggestions in a future update. Top! Excepted one.. The waveforms display because this feature was already released in the last update. I send a new email to them, telling that it was impossible for me to see them. I had a look to the App Store screenshots, and yes, there, we can see the waveforms... ???? So, I deleted MovieSpirit from my iPad, install it again, but it was still the same for me. Crazy! A new email to the developer... I sent one of my project to them, and from this moment, I think that they work a lot to understand what was the problem,.. A few hours later, I received a new email. They found the reason why, and it wasn't a bug... In fact, they had a 1Gb of free space limitation for this feature... They will reduce it in the next update, a,d this is really cool because I think that the only time that there was 1 Gb of Free space in my iPad was the day when I bought it.. In summary: MovieSpirit displays the waveforms and I will have to add a correction to my Post... I also received another email from a Tasty Pixel It seems that as usual Apps4idevices has been hacked... Check out the screeshot below... Can you let me inform in case of you meet the same alert while you are trying to visit me. Thanks in advance... Also, I will launched the Countdown for the Sunday Contest #009 tonight! Thanks for the likes, for your shares, and videos watching! Have a nice day or night depending of where you are in the Galaxy! My best Ed Kap! App Store description : Samplebot is a collector of sounds. It's a crafter of songs. It's a finger-drummable looping sequencer of rainbow glory, and it wants to be your friend. Come. Play. Robo-boogie. - Record or import samples, then play them back on beautiful, sproingy rainbow pads! - Then record or input arrangements using the sequencer, featuring built-in drum patterns, loop record and playback, quantization and copy/paste - Trim samples, and adjust volume and balance for the perfect mix - Share your creations to Facebook, or export them to other music apps - Comprehensive MIDI control with velocity, for play using a grid controller like the Launchpad - Helpful and fun-loving intro tutorial App Store description :
Play the vibe. Hear the magic. Syntronik is IK’s cutting-edge synthesizer that features the sound of the most iconic machines to ever grace the planet. Syntronik comprises 17 powerful virtual synths recreating the legendary sonic signature of 38 of the most sought-after classic analog synthesizers and string machines ever created, recognizable by their elegantly designed, easy-to-navigate interfaces. Thanks to IK’s exclusive DRIFT™ technology, which emulates the way real analog circuits behave over time, the astounding circuit-modeled filters and the multi-sampled oscillators, Syntronik is the most authentic sounding analog virtual synthesizer to date and is the one-stop solution for musicians, discerning producers and synth aficionados demanding utmost sound quality and extreme playability both live and in the studio. Our team of developers and sound designers worked relentlessly to capture each machine’s “DNA” for the most realistic and flexible instruments possible that maintain the real character of the originals while extending their creative potential even further. Syntronik offers Multis with 4 parts. Each part has its own synth, dynamic arpeggiator and a dedicated 5-slot effect section for unprecedented sound design flexibility, allowing for highly sophisticated sonic palettes. The instruments available in Syntronik cover an incredibly wide range of sounds, triggering inspiration right from the start with 1200 instrument presets, easily accessible with a smart browser, 200 multis*, 129 arpeggios and much more. Features: - 17 virtual synths provide the iconic, timeless sound of 38 legendary machines: (Alesis Andromeda, ARP 2600, ARP String Ensemble (Solina), Elka, Rhapsody 490, Hohner String Performer, Micromoog, Minimoog Model D, Modular Moog, Moog Opus 3, Moog Prodigy, Moog Rogue, Moog Taurus I, Moog Taurus II, Moog Taurus 3, Moog Voyager, Multimoog, Oberheim OB-X, Oberheim OB-Xa, Oberheim SEM, Polymoog, PPG Wave 2.3, Realistic Concertmate MG-1, Roland Juno-60, Roland Jupiter-4, Roland Jupiter-6, Roland Jupiter-8, Roland JX-10, Roland JX-3P, Roland JX-8P, Roland RS-09 Organ/Strings, Roland RS-505 Paraphonic, Roland TB-303 Bassline, Sequential Circuits Prophet-10, Sequential Circuits Prophet-5, Yamaha CS-01II, Yamaha CS-80, Yamaha GX-1, Yamaha SY99) - Dynamic arpeggiators: create complex and compelling rhythmic lines - Multis: combine instruments, easily define ranges, split points, FX and sequences for never-heard-before sounds - 37 astounding effects: (Black 76, White 2A, Model 670, Parametric EQ, Vintage EQ-1A, Channel Strip, Crusher, Overdrive, Overscream, Lo-Fi, Phonograph, AM Modulation, Ensemble Chorus, Chorus C1, Electric Flanger, FM Modulation, Opto Tremolo, Phaser, Rotary Speaker, Small Phazer, Uni-V, AutoPan, Slicer, LFO Filter, Env Filter, Wah, Multi Filter, Digital Reverb, Digital Delay, Spring Reverb, Tape Echo, Stereo Imager, Amp & Cab Echo, Modern Tube Lead, SVT Classic, Jazz Amp 120) - DRIFT™ technology: exact emulation of analog circuit behavior over time - 4 analog-modeled classic filters: Moog transistor ladder, Roland's IR3109 chip, Curtis CEM3320 chip, Oberheim SEM state variable filter - Efficient browser: find sounds fast - Based on SampleTank 3’s engine - 1200 stellar sounding presets - 200 carefully edited Multis* - 129 ready to use, expressive arpeggios - Inter-App Audio and Audiobus compatible. - Single models are available separately via in-app purchase - Available as a free version (includes 25 presets from all 17 synths) More info http://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/syntronikipad *Available by purchasing the Full Version of Syntronik or all the 17 single models. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are not associated with IK Multimedia. OS >= 9.1 A Theremin. On the top, 4 switches to select the waveform type, and a tune slider. Then a Filter with 2 rotary knobs for the frequency and the resonance. Then, an ADSR and an Amp Fader. In the middle of the screen, a big expression Pad. Move your finger on it go play the Theremin. The Theremin is an instrument, so don’t try to use 2 fingers, or 3 or 11… it will not works. On the bottom, a little Pad allows you to play with the Amp and Rate on the Y & .X axis. After, a Delay, a Reverb and 8 patches (presets) with a Save button. A keyboard is also available… E-Theremin MKII is very well done, the generated sound great, with a good quality of Reverb and Delay… the expression Pad allows you to control the volume so you can easily re create a real Theremin. A Super App! Audiobus / IAA Review by Ed ChordUp is a Chord & Notes Player, a midi controller too. The App is very easy to use. On left side, a Pad allows you to choose a Chord and its type. You to lock a Pad on a desired Chord ‘s type. 9 types are available per chord. A hold pedal with a mute feature which allows you to set the release is also available. 2 arrows allows you to change the octave. On the right side, the playing surface. 3 different “surfaces” are available. The first: 9 Pads. 3 Pads on 3 horizontal lines. Each Pad plays one note. The second surface is called Strings. Strings for guitar. So, you can strum the Strings… The Last surface: The Expression Pad. 12 horizontal lines. Here you can use the x axis while you play. The built in library comes with 10 instruments. In summary, 3 different surfaces in one App, it's really cool. The UI allows you to play fast. I forgot one thing,.... You can set the size of the UI it's top too. My only regrets is that you can not play your own chords. A Super App!
Review by Ed Wth this part 2 of the tutorial, we are starting to enter for real inside BeatMaker 3... We can now say that BeatMaker allows you to work with 128 MIDI Tracks. That this tracks can control another App or external hardware. That they can be controlled by them too. That you can also load a Bank to them with an associated pattern or not, a Sample from the built in library or via iCloud Drive or AudioShare. That the Pad surfaces can be set to 16 or 64 individual Pads. That we can rename a Bank, Save or Copy it with the associated samples and pattern if we like That we can change the color of a track... All this is great, but I kept the Awesome for the end... The Layer mode! In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a new layer for a Pad. I wanted to know how many layers BeatMaker 3 allows me to create but after the 38 ones and a little bit boring I stopped. The Layer mode is awesome, because with one Tap on a Pad you can play 38 or 10000000 (I don't know...) samples! All the settings that you have made for this Pad will be applied to all Layers. You can use this to play a Chord with one Tap, to play a Kick with a Crash at the same time, to play several loops, or else. This is awesome! Coming soon, the Pads and Keyboards: Tutorial part 3 Before to start this review, I had to confess something. I still not really understand what is the Grunge. Sure, I can recognise a Grunge people in the street because of his look, but for the music... So, because of this, it's hard for me to tell you if the loops inside this App are Grunge or not... Particular or not. Rock, yes. Laid back, yes. So, here 15 loops. 1 stick count 1,2 - 1,2,3,4 / 7 breaks / 7 rhythms The sound quality is great as usual with this developer excepted for the loop number 13. A little bit distorted... You can set the Tempo but no info about the BPM as usual with this developer. You can set the volume too... As usual with this developer too. A very good App.
Review by Ed Today a lot of Apps... Awesome ones like Beat Vibe, iProphet, iMini, expression Pad and Phrase84. Despite this, it was easy for me to select the App of the day. The 2 Apps of the day... The first App of the day is iMini, and this, because of a particular reason. The day after I posted its review, I checked out the number of visits on the A4i website as I do it everyday... More than 200 000 visits in 1 day! I was a little bit surprised and checked out the reason why... All this visits came from the BMW website... You know that I like to make stupid jokes... I can't remember exactly how I started my review, but it was something like this... "I always knew that BMW will be the first to release a car in the App Store." My review was on the BMW homepage during 1 week! Life is luck... The second App of the day is expression Pad! An awesome App for Free no App in Purchases and no ads... Why? I don't know why, but it's cool, so a very very big Thanks to the developer. If you need a midi controller, with customizable layout, a built in Synthesizer with Fx... Check it out! I answered to DK here Have a nice day or night depending of where you are in the Galaxy! Cheers Ed Kap! App Store description: iMini offers a level of sound quality never before found on the iPad, as well as over 500 sounds by leading sound designers. iMini is a recreation of the legendary synthesizer created by Bob Moog in 1971, one of most iconic synthesizers of all time. Use it in Tabletop to compose your music. Need help? Have an issue or question? Please email us at [email protected]. The 1971 reference of the iMini was made famous by artists and bands such as Stevie Wonder, Depeche Mode, Kraftwerk, Keith Emerson, Devo, Jean Michel Jarre and more. We brought the features and sound of this classic to the iOS platform! iMini not only recreates the look and feel of the most legendary synthesizer, it does it with unparalleled sound quality. iMini is based on the award winning Arturia Mini V software that was created in partnership with Dr. Robert Moog himself, back in 2003. Thanks to this heritage, continuous research and refinements over the years, iMini comes with amazing sound quality and a large collection of preset sounds created by top sound designers such as Klaus Schulze (Tangerine Dream) and Geoff Downes (Asia). You can play iMini’s numerous sounds from the iPad keyboard. You can create your own sounds and start building your personal sound palette. If you are an owner of the Arturia Mini V software on your Mac or PC, you can import and export sounds between your laptop or desktop Mini V and iMini. You can also control iMini from a MIDI keyboard via CoreMIDI and integrate it into your studio or live performances. iMini is a Tabletop Ready app. The connect menu allows you to connect iMini to the Retronyms Tabletop app, giving you an integration with a complete studio environment. You can use multiple instances of iMini; record your performance into a real-time sequencer; automate any of the parameters; add effects; process other modules through the iMini filters, and more. Tabletop also features add-ons for more effects and instruments from other 3rd party companies. iMini is compatible with as old as iPad Mini, iPad 2, and newer. iMini supports iOS 8 and higher. iMini supports InterApp Audio and Audiobus. Features: - Classic sound of the 1971 legendary synthesizer - 3 Oscillators - 24db per octave filter - Simulated headphone jack/external input feedback - 2 Assignable XY pads - Chromatic or tuned scale keyboard modes - Polyphonic mode - Full featured arpeggiator - Repeat - HOLD and MEMORY latch modes - Octave span - 5 note order modes - Speed and sync controls - Virtual analog chorus and analog delay - Owners of both the iMini and Mini V software apps can transfer sounds from one platform to the other via iTunes. - Full user MIDI mapping of panel controls - Supports WIST sync with other iOS devices - Tabletop Ready app - Soundcloud seeder (via Tabletop) - Render to .wav file (via Tabletop) - AudioCopy to paste your audio into another iPad application (via Tabletop) expressionPad is a new kind of musical instrument. Continuous multi-touch support means you can control pitch bend, dynamics, and modulation with each touch, even as you change notes.
We've created a flexible and intuitive interface so you can focus on music. Watch our video and see for yourself! Tune your expressionPad in fourths, fifths, or in guitar tunings such as standard or Open C. expressionPad features a built-in polyphonic synthesizer/sampler so you can start making music right away. Experience the flexibility of polyphonic portamento -- an electronic music first! Connect to your music studio via Core MIDI, Apple's inter-app music protocol. With expressionPad, you can play Reason, Ableton Live, Logic, Garage Band, and Logic more expressively than ever! A clean interface, a flexible synthesizer/sampler, and lightning-fast MIDI response. Push your musical ideas to new limits with expressionPad. |
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