Funkbox for iPad – new version
The quite nice iPad drum machine, Funbox has after a long time got a well needed update. Funkbox contains all your favorite vintage drum machine sounds in one funky quirky little app! FunkBox has been used by Gorillaz on their album “The Fall”, Joan Osborne (“What If God Was One Of Us”) and Glenn Tilbrook (Squeeze) live in concert, Africa Hi-Tech (Warp Records), and by many other musicians both live and in the studio. It was also featured in Computer Music Magazine’s “Amazing Music Apps” special issue and Electronic Musician magazine’s “Attack of the Killer Apps” best music tools for the iPad.
“We designed the FunkBox drum machine to look, feel, and sound like a classic beatbox from the 70s and 80s. It uses audio samples recorded by us directly from our own personal collection of vintage drum machines. It also features advanced MIDI and audio features that allow you to use it in a music studio alongside your “real” gear. Or just keep it in your pocket to sketch out some dope beats in your spare time.”
Here’s what’s new:
- iOS 6 compatible
- Retina graphics support for iPad and iPhone 5
- Five new classic vintage drum machines: DX, Drumulator, TOM, KR55, and RX11
- New pattern presets, including a bonus bank inspired by classic drum machine presets
- Support for 3/4 time signature
- New box and pattern storage menus
- New improved custom drum box and sample management menu
- Improved Audio/MIDI settings menu
- Easily share your custom patterns and boxes through email
- Edit pattern names
- Closed hat chokes open hat
- MIDI bass line sequencer
- MIDI CC control of volume, pan, mute
- MIDI start/stop control
- OMAC fast switch support, to quickly switch between apps
- PDF manual included with app for offline reading
- Misc improvements and bug fixes
Really good to see Funk Box get update after what seems like a long time. If you don’t know the app then do take a look as it’ll make a worthy addition to your collection of drum and percussion apps.
Poor MIDI Timing and Note Jitter in iOS
According to Kevin McCoy this really prevents iOS from being a serious platform for software instruments, despite its merits of having a touch interface and amazing sounding apps.
“Please comment if you have a solution!”, says Kevin
Getting Started with QuNeo and iMS-20 for iPad
Get started with QuNeo and Korg’s iMS-20 application for iPad.
QuNeo is a different species of pad controller for electronic musicians, DJs, VJs and DIY hackers. While it covers all of the functionality of other pad controllers, QuNeo adds the power of touch recognition in other dimensions. QuNeo ships with presets, templates and scripts for popular music software including: Ableton Live, Serato Scratch Live, Traktor, Apple Logic Pro, Mixxx, Reason, Battery, BeatMaker for iPad, and Korg iMS-20 for iPad.
TANSU Synth DEMO【Train】
Background video description (Googlish from Japanese):
I will be moving to iOS app “TANSU Synth” demo play.
Http://www.music-airport.co.jp/tansusynth/: official site TANSU Synth
The point is that you want to record the sound that blew into the microphone.
I get a sense randomly mixed with the sound generated from the pink noise.
Spectrum Analyzer for iOS – powerful real-time audio analysis app.
ONYX Apps has launched its Spectrum Analyzer for iOS, a powerful real-time audio analysis app.
Designed with musicians and recording engineers in mind, it can also be used by anyone interested in the world of sound. Ideal for room tuning or speaker tuning, the app enables portable, precision audio measurement and visualization.
Spectrum Analyzer harnesses the computational and graphical power of its host device to provide precision, real-time readouts that are smooth and responsive. It has been designed from the ground up to take full advantage of the newest features and capabilities of iOS 6. It is a completely integrated app – there are no plug-ins or in-app purchases available or required.
Spectrum Analyzer features
- Octave Band Real Time Analyzer.
- FFT Plot (Fast Fourier Transform).
- Spectrograph module.
- Test Tone and White/Pink Noise Generator.
- Retina display and iPhone 5 ready.
BeatMaker2 “Electronic Beat”
Sample Collection for BeatMaker 2 by Intua:
32 drum kits with over 400 samples, 64 audio loops, 37 demo pattern
More infos: www.app-sound.com
TANSU Synth DEMO
Released last week, here´s the first demo of the new iOS synth
Description:
The iOS application – which is named “TANSU (dresser)”, is a miniature
version of a Modular Analog Synthesizer. This synthesizer is the same as the
one used and mastered by Hideki Matsutake of LOGIC SYSTEM.
The sounds that were sampled and used for the VCO (Voltage Controlled
Oscillator) come directly from the actual “TANSU” owned by Hideki Matsutake
himself.
In addition, it also contains many original LOGIC SYSTEM recordings. The
application condenses the fun, experience and sound of an actual modular
synthesizer onto the small screen of an iPhone!!
What will the sound be like when using the application? This application is
focused on providing the user with the feeling and excitement of using the
actual synthesizer for which it is based.
Not only for a techno fan, but for any music lover!! Feel what it is like to
create your own music!!
Try this application to experience the “the birth of sound and music.”
TANSU – new modular synth with the sounds of YMO
Developer Music Airport has released a new virtual analog modular synthesizer for iOS, TANSU.
The sounds that were sampled and used for the VCO (Voltage Controlled
Oscillator) come from the actual “TANSU” owned by Hideki Matsutake (Yellow Magic Orchestra, Logic System).
Primary Functions:
- LOGIC BOX – Sound effects such as Shepard Tone and rhythms from music by LOGIC SYSTEM
- have been made directly into the sound source.
- MUSIC – You can use your iPhones own music library as a sound source. (However,
- certain tracks which are covered under DRM may not be used).
- Microphone function – You can use sounds which have been recorded with microphone.
- Preset function – You can explore the potential of the TANSU Synth from various demo patterns. Moreover, it can be utilized as a tutorial for beginners.
- VCO (Voltage Controlled Oscillator), VCF (Voltage Controlled Filter), VCA
- (Voltage Controlled Amplifier), LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator), EG (Envelope
- Generator)
- Enhance the basic functionality of an analog synthesizer. (Various sound
- processing is possible.)
- 2 channel 8 step analog sequencer!
- Connect patch cord to create original sounds
- Three sound sources can be mixed by a three-channel mixer
Note: TANSU has a major downside because of it used of sampled material. The developer notes “Commercial use of the works created by using this application is subject to the copyright clearance from right holders.”
Impaktor Drum Synthesizer app for iPhone & iPad with Drum Sticks! – Demo and Looping Jam
Impaktor for iPhone and iPad (universal app) is a drum synthesizer that you trigger with your device’s built in microphone. The app is EXTREMELY accurate in perceiving the volume (velocity) of the notes you play, and even can trigger different tones from the synth with different sounds. “The real acoustical impulses from the built-in microphone are used as an excitation source for advanced sound modules that simulates behavior of membranes, cymbals, metallophones or strings. This makes Impaktor a highly responsive and expressive instrument.”
The iOS version of Garageband gets updated
Apple has released an update to GarageBand for iOS.
Here’s what’s new in GarageBand 1.3:
- Create custom ringtones and alerts for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch*
- Import songs from the Music library on your iOS device
- Play or record with GarageBand in the background while using other apps**
- Addresses a number of minor issues related to overall performance and stability
* Requires iOS 6 or later
** Requires iPhone 4S, iPad 2 or later
GarageBand is $4.99 in the App Store.
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