Multi performance instrument for iOS – ThumbJam
ThumbJam is a powerful musical performance experience. You get over 40 high-quality real instruments multi-sampled exclusively for this app. Hundreds of included scales allow you to effortlessly play in any style from rock to classical, whether you are a musical novice or a seasoned professional.
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Jordan Rudess, the world-renowned keyboardist for Dream Theater says:
“ThumbJam stands at the very top of the overcrowded music app world. The sounds included absolutely rival those found in pro instruments and making music on the app is a total joy. The only problem I have with this app is that I did not make it myself! Luckily, I’m able to work with the developer and offer a few good feature ideas as well as some choice sounds from my personal collection!”
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Even if you’ve only played air guitar, ThumbJam lets you sound like a pro. Pick an instrument and jam — with all the scales to choose from you’ll never hit a wrong note. The high quality instrument samples will make you sound like you just skipped years of music lessons.
For the performing musician, this app is awesome for soloing on an instrument you didn’t bring along. Play in any key, any style — go from a string ensemble to a wailing guitar. ThumbJam was developed and tested by musicians to feel and sound like a real instrument. You’ll be surprised at how expressive it can be, make sure to check out the videos and audio at thumbjam.com.
ThumbJam makes use of tilt and shake to add vibrato, tremolo, note bends, and volume swells for more realistic and expressive results. It supports up to five (eleven on iPad) simultaneous touches and up to 24 voice polyphony, for each of up to 8 loaded instruments! Delay and stereo reverb add depth to the sound, and a resonant lowpass filter gives you more tone shaping power. Put on your headphones or plug in to your home stereo to experience some of the highest quality instruments in the App Store.
Build your own loops from the ground up or import your favorites and jam from there. Layer as many loops as you want, with different instruments for each. Export your loops as audio files or Ardour DAW sessions via WiFi. Copy and paste audio from other apps using Sonoma Wire Works AudioCopy/Paste as well the general pasteboard, via email, AudioShare, iTunes Document Sharing, or open directly in another application. Supports Audiobus and Inter-App-Audio for streaming sound to/from other apps in real-time, including state save/restore with Audiobus2.
Want to jam with your friends? ThumbJam lets you broadcast tempo, key, and scale to other nearby devices via Bluetooth so you can be in sync live. Even better, you can use it as a MIDI or OSC controller over WiFi, with any CoreMidi compatible device, or other apps on the same iOS device with virtual MIDI, or play ThumbJam with other hardware or software MIDI controllers or apps!
The app includes a huge variety of scales, from western to eastern. Save your favorites for quick access, or create your own in-app. You can even import new scales in the Scala format for complete flexibility.
You can also record your own instruments using a built-in or attached microphone, or from file import.
Included instruments:
+ Cello, Violin, Viola
+ Upright Bass (plucked and bowed)
+ Several drumkits
+ Darabukka
+ Djembe
+ Electric Guitar
+ Electric Bass
+ Trumpet
+ Trombone
+ Tenor Sax
+ Flute
+ Low Whistle
+ Acoustic Guitar
+ Hammered Dulcimer
+ Mandolin
+ Cittern
+ Grand Piano
+ Drawbar Organ (2 types)
+ Rhodes
+ Pipe Organ
+ Synth Strings
+ Synth Choir
+ Theremin
+ Sawtooth Waveform
+ Sine Waveform
+ Triangle Waveform
And from Jordan Rudess:
+ JR Zendrix
+ JR Smooth Steel
Many more for immediate FREE download in the app including several drumkits, Mellotron, basses, banjo, tabla, ukelele, guitars and more! New instruments posted regularly.
Look Inside the Roland AIRA VT-3 Vocal Transformer
A quick look inside the Roland Aira VT-3 . nothing much to see really but I end the video by trying out a few instruments through it and using it as an effects unit for the TR-8 and TB-3 and AX-Synth
BPM – Beat Production Machine
BPM unites drum machine-style operation with advanced virtual instrument technology to give you the ultimate rhythm programming experience. Combine drum kits, sequenced patterns, sliced loops and instrument sounds to realize your rhythmic vision, mixing and matching any playing style with any drum kit. Or plug in your pad controller or MIDI keyboard to capture your live, groove-quantized performance directly in BPM.
Browse BPM’s vast 15 GB sound library of expertly recorded and mastered 24-bit 96 kHz rhythmic material for urban, R&B, hip hop, techno, electro, house, pop, rock and other music styles. Sample your own drum sounds directly into BPM’s drum pads, or simply drag and drop clips from your computer desktop, to add infinite possibilities to your own, unique sound. Add further punch with BPM’s Drum Synthesizer. Combine unlimited sample layers per pad with programmable layer switching. Now add guitar, bass and other multi-sample instrument sounds from BPM’s included library, MachFive or any other MOTU or UVI sample instrument library.
Trigger scenes during live performance from pads or MIDI notes. Drag and drop scenes into a song to build an entire track in seconds. Finalize your track with BPM’s comprehensive graphic mixer, unlimited effects processing and dozens of world-class effects, including multi-band EQ, filter, delay, drive, distortion and convolution reverb. Advanced features include drag & drop audio import/export, multiple outputs, universal plug-in compatibility and stand-alone operation.
Arduino Teensy Synth – Feature Overview
An overview of all the features on my “Teensy Synth”.
You can find the materials to make this synthesizer in the Arduino Projects section of www.brianpeters.net
Hear this synthesizer in action with 4 other chip-based synthesizers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0git…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfXdt…
MUTE video: Maps – A.M.A.
Taken from the new Maps album ‘Vicissitude’ – Out Now!
Signed Edition (receive 9 bonus MP3s & audio parts to create your own Maps remixes) – bit.ly/112Ki5M
iTunes – smarturl.it/vicissitudeitunes
Standard CD – smarturl.it/vicissitudecd
Vinyl – smarturl.it/vicissitudelp
Video directed by Alan Masferrer
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20th anniversary box set of Pink Floyd’s “The Division Bell” album
Out on June 30th is the 20th anniversary box set of Pink Floyd’s “The Division Bell” album. Set for release on 30 June 2014, “TheDivision Bell” was the last studio album to be released by the band consisting of David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright. This 20th anniversary box set features six discs, including 3 replica coloured or clear vinyl discs, 5 collectors’ prints, a Blu-ray disc and for the first time Andy Jackson’s 5.1 audio mix of “The Division Bell“.
“The Division Bell” has since its release in 1994 reached total album sales of over 12 million. The album was recorded by the band at Astoria and Britannia Row Studios with the majority of the lyrics being written by Polly Samson and David Gilmour. David Gilmour said at the time: “The three of us went into Britannia Row studios, and improvised for 2 weeks. Playing together and starting from scratch was interesting and exciting, it kick started the album and the process was very good, it was collaborative and felt more cohesive.”
ROLAND TR-909 look inside and repair service
Here is a look inside the Roland TR-909 Rhythm Composer where I do a quick service and repair and look around the circuitry.
The Knife – Without You My Life Would Be Boring (Shaken-Up Version)
The Knife have announced a new mini album, Shaken-Up Versions, consisting of reworked tracks from The Knife’s back catalogue and coming off the back of their U.S. tour in support of last year’s Shaking The Habitual Tour this spring. The eight-track LP is out on June 17 through Rabid/Brille/Mute Records, and has been preceded by the release of the ‘Without You My Life Would Be Boring’ remix, out today as a single alongside other reworks from Rroxymore, J. Phlip and Kat Knix, details below:
On June 20, The Knife are digitally releasing Shaken-Up Versions a mini album of classic tracks reworked especially for the band’s recent North American leg of their Shaking The Habitual Tour.
To preview the new versions, the Shaken-Up version of ‘Without You My Life Would Be Boring’ is being released today, accompanied by a video directed by Bitte Andersson.
Buy the ‘Without You My Life Would Be Boring’ Single bundle here:
http://smarturl.it/wymlwbb?IQid=youtube
Pre-order the ‘Shaken-Up Versions’ mini-album here:
http://smarturl.it/shupver?IQid=youtube
Subscribe for more from The Knife:
http://on.theknife.net/youtsub
REAKTOR 5 in 4 Minutes
Native Instruments REAKTOR opens up to you an infinite horizon of sonic possibilities. Here’s what you need to know.
DIAMOND VERSION (Slices Feature)
For a long time now, Raster-Noton label founders Carsten Nicolai aka Alva Noto and Olaf Bender aka Byetone have both been on everyone’s radar as solo artists. Now together as Diamond Version the two have created an audiovisual Gesamtkunstwerk which suggests industrial associations while disregarding familiar boundaries. It should come as no surprise then that Daniel Miller’s Mute Records signed Diamond Version.
The live side of things plays a central role for the act, resulting among other things in an opening spot for the duo supporting Depeche Mode for several concerts on their Delta Machine tour. EB.TV visited Nicolai and Bender in Berlin for a Slices feature.
Find more SLICES videos here:
http://www.youtube.com/ElectronicBeat…
http://www.dailymotion.com/electronic…
http://www.electronicbeats.net
Links:
http://diamondversion.info
http://mute.com
http://www.raster-noton.net
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