iPad Music App – Korg iKaossilator
Demo of iKaossilator from Korg.
Details of version 2:
Dynamic Synthesizer
Version 2
iKaossilator Version 2 is available now!
Audio export, iPad full-screen support, and many more new features
Having hit the Number 1 sales ranking in the Music Category of App stores around the world* the “iKaossilator” gadget instrument app has now been updated to Version 2! With the inclusion of many often-requested new features, iKaossilator is evolving at high speed. Announcing iKaossilator Version 2, the updated synthesizer app that allows anyone to make tracks like a pro using just their fingertips, regardless of their musical instrument abilities.
*Number 1 in gross sales for Japan, the USA, the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Canada, and Australia
New features added in iKaossilator Version 2
- Audio Export records and saves your performance, just as you heard it
- iPad native support allows the iKaossilator to fill the iPad’s large 9.7″ screen
- “SoundCloud” allows users to share and remix loops with other users worldwide
- “AudioCopy” provides an easy way to copy audio data between musical instrument apps
- Flex Play makes it easy to generate fills and breaks
Audio Export saves your performance as a file
Now you can record your performance in real time, or export a completed loop as an audio file. By sending your creations to a Mac or PC via iTunes, you can share them with your friends or use them in a full-fledged music production. You can also upload them directly to SoundCloud.
Exploring Soundplane by Madrona Labs
A first look and try of the new instrument by Madrona labs called Soundplane. More info here: http://madronalabs.com/
The Soundplane A is a computer music controller with the sensitivity and feel of an acoustic instrument. It detects a wide range of touches on its walnut playing surface, from a light tickle to a very firm press. The Soundplane A can be configured as either a 150-note keyboard with position and pressure sensing on each key, or as one continuous surface.
The playing surface is a material custom developed for us, an articulated sheet of walnut veneer bonded to a fiber backing for strength. The case is milled out of alder, a sustainably harvested Northwest hardwood. We have sourced all of the construction locally and test and assemble Soundplanes by hand here in Seattle. The entire instrument is about 28 inches wide by 8 inches deep by 1 inch thick.
Included with the Soundplane is Aalto for Soundplane, a custom, signal-driven version of our patchable software synthesizer. The Soundplane client software can send MIDI and OSC messages to control other software and hardware.
See this Soundplane onesheet PDF for specifications: [3 Mb PDF]
Mobile particles (AVAILABLE on AppStore)
This application provides an unique way to enter inside the digital artist protofuse’s world.
Protofuse proposes an unique iOS application providing visuals & audio.
It includes an EXCLUSIVE 13 minutes Ambient track which makes you relax, zen and quiet.
This minimal music application offers an amazing way to enter inside the world of this digital artist by listening an original 13′ track and by watching these strange particles clouds moving, grouping themselves, focusing in one or more point on the screen.
You can change 7 parameters in order to modify the global behavior.
This application is an unique experience inside the ambient & electronica minimal music world of Protofuse aka Julien Bayle
Available NOW on App Store : http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mobile-particles/id509804829?mt=8
Animoog on a Voyage
Showing some of the many possibilities when using the Moog Voyager as a MIDI controller for the Moog Animoog app and feeding the iPad audio back into the Voyager’s filter.
MusikMesse teaser: Vestax VCI-380 Introduction
The VCI-380 is the new ITCH controller from Vestax.
Featuring 5 performances modes, Pad FX and stand-alone mixer, the VCI-380 provides an arsenal of musical craft tools with perfect integrity, straight out of the box.
Available worldwide this Spring 2012.
Qneo – Voice Synth 2.0 : Audio Demo
Voice Synth is an innovative synthesizer controlled by voice and keyboard. Available for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch in the Apple AppStore at http://itunes.com/apps/voicesynth. All audio samples in this video have been made with Voice Synth 2.0 on iPad/iPhone, a standard Apple headset and live human speech/singing/beatboxing, without additional processing.
Tutorial
New Claude Controller Demonstration
Here are some musical examples using my Claude Controller with keyboard ‘Vibe Bar’ and peddle board. I explain how to use the wheels etc to shape the sound in real time, thereby allowing the synthesiser to become a much more expressive instrument.
It’s still early days and I’m working on my technique to fully exploit the vast sonic possibilities of VST plugins.
For a more technical explanation, check out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h2hjW1QwvQ
Vince Clarke 1984 with Fairlight Sampler (Audio)
Very rare tape recording of Vince using the Fairlight Computer back in 1984.
This is an audio recording that was done for Electronic Soundmaker and Computer Music magazine. I found the original magazine and tape in my loft. I thought you’d like to here it so I’ve converted it into a digital format. Now go make a cup of tea or get a beer, sit back and enjoy this blast from the past.
Via Bonnline
The Arturia MiniBrute – Introduction
Here is the introduction to a series of videos that demonstrate the sound and functionality of the Arturia MiniBrute.
MiniBrute is a revolutionary new analog synthesizer from Arturia. Featuring a pure analog signal path and a host of unique features, it sets a new standard for what a hardware synthesizer should be.
Its 100% analog audio signal path features a VCO wave mixer, the classic Steiner-Parker multimode filter, as well as numerous analog innovations such as the Metalizer, Ultrasaw, and the Brute Factor™. Boasting a complete MIDI, CV and USB connectivity, MiniBrute is right at home with your computer or your vintage synths, making it the ideal companion to deliver a pure analog blast anywhere you go.
Tomorrow’s World on sampling and MIDI with Midge Ure
The first half of the video is an interview with Midge Ure on sequencing, guitar synths, and sampling.The second half features some behind-the-scenes footage of Peter Wilshire and Robin Lumley gathring field recordings at a zoo for sample-based compositions.
“From a very old VHS (1986/7?). The reasons I just had to upload it were: a) it has to be the inspiration for Look Around You’s Synthesizer Patel; b) Midge Ure demonstrates the keytar by playing Stairway! There’s a big jump in the middle as this is a cut-and-shut job.”
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