Introducing the Synthmate for iPad
Synthmate is a new $2.99 musical synthesizer for the iPad.
Synthmate features a simple, elegant interface, programable scales, wave type, lfo and y-axis control and a low-latency audio engine.
Features:
- real-time control, low latency
- multi-touch interface, change anything while playing
- 5 note polyphony
- 1 oscilator unit per touch : control pitch, volume
- 1 lfo unit per touch : control speed, amount
- 1 delay unit : control time, feedback
- Y axis assignable control
- edit scales, range, portamento and micro-tune
- load/save all settings
Ipad Jam: RnL & Jordan Rudess w. iPads – Another One
First 2 minutes of this track are played only on iPad apps, and joined by the traditional instruments for the last minute. Everything you see in the video is the actual recorded performance.
Lyrics by Ray Livnat
Music by Eyal Amir
Apps used:
MorphWiz
Wizbot
Nlog PRO
ThumbJam
Looptastic HD
Mugician
iELECTRIBE
iMS-20
Pocket Organ
Drum Meister
MiniSynth
iShred
VoiceKeyboard
iPad apps: Jordan Rudess, Eyal Amir, Ray Livnat
Keyboards:Jordan Rudess, Eyal Amir
Vocals: Ray Livnat
Electric Guitar: Alon Tamir
Bass Guitar: Eyal Mazig
Drums: Doron Giat
New MIDI controller for iPad
An interesting new MIDI controller introduced at CES (Consumer Electronics Show).
The iON Piano Master uses an Apple iPad as the “brain” of synthesizer. It integrates a basic MIDI keyboard controller with an iPad doc, using the iPad as a giant multi-touch screen for the workstation.
Ion plans to release the Piano Master in late Spring 2011.
Reactable VS analog synth
Two nice videos featuring the Reacatble in action, here´s what they have to say about it:
“Submixpro studio is proud to host Italy’s first and so far unique installation of Reactable. We are happy to contribute to the future of electronic music by sharing our videos, experiments and techniques with all enthusiasts out there.
SubMixPro offers 7 reharsal room where bands can play, a recording studio and a ‘reactable zone’ where people can familiarize with the such amazing innovation. This video is played by Robbo, SubMixPros’ art director and electronic musician. We hope you enjoy it!
Find out more on:
submixpro.com
reactable.com”
http://vimeo.com/18500546
Reactable VS analog synth “Double BUG”
Evolution Music Instruments
Introducing the MelodyMorph
MelodyMorph is an iPad app for constructing melodies and making improvised music. This video is demonstrates some of its features.
Software by Eric Rosenbaum
Performance by Jeff Lieberman
Filming by Jay Silver
This software was made with openframeworks. Thanks, OF!
Amos – a reactive MIDI iPad instrument
Amos sends MIDI notes from the iPad to the Korg Electribe via the Line6 MIDI Mobilizer.”
Amos is a reactive MIDI iPad instrument. It sends MIDI notes through a USB MIDI interface or over a wireless network to trigger sounds from software synths, MIDI-capable hardware or desktop DAWs like GarageBand, ProTools and Live.
In Amos’s physics-simulated room, collisions between objects trigger MIDI notes. Up to three duration discs (half note, quarter note, eighth note) can be grabbed and thrown around the room. There are three 6-octave keyboards that can be configured via the Settings menu. When a disc strikes a keyboard key, it takes on that key‘s note value and emits that value for each collision until a new key is struck. Tilting the device controls the gravity in the room.
USB MIDI Requirements:
• iPad
• Apple iPad USB Camera Connection Kit
• Class-compliant USB MIDI interface
WiFi MIDI Requirements:
• A Mac, Linux, or Windows computer on the same WiFi network as your iPad
• A copy of the free DSMI Server running on your Mac, Linux, or Windows computer
• Some kind of MIDI capable desktop app (Garage Band, Pro Tools, Logic, Live, Sonar, etc.)
See http://anythinghonest.com/amos for further setup instructions.”
Curtis Granular Synthesizer iPad app running in Buffeater
This is the Curtis Granular Resynthesizer app for the ipad.I ran the audio into Reaktor using Buffeater for effects.Well worth it!
Shared via prettyhatedmachine
Audioprom V1.0 audio sequencer for iPad
Demo showing shift the pitch of individual markers
Audioprom was originally called Sausage Sequencer. The idea was to build a sound sequencer that uses slices of sausages placed on the iPad as physical markers to make sounds. After our first prototype we realized that sausages, or any other food item, is sensed reliably only when touching your hand. As soon as you let go of the sausage, the iPad thinks it’s gone too. Our dream of chopping and placing food on the screen to make sounds ended there, but we were left with a decent audio sequencer. So we kept at it, trying to make an intuitive and simple interface that takes advantage of the multitouch screen.
Sausage Sequencer turned into Audioprom, a sequencer for fingers on the iPad.
Indamixx2Pro portable Pro Tools
The machine is not powered by an Atom processor; instead, it uses a low-voltage CULV SU3500 processor, which in turn is based on Intel Core 2 architectures. (The 3500 is a 1.4G Core Solo processor.) Trinity is pre-installing Pro Tools 9 with an iLok key so you can run out of the box. Performance certainly won’t be stellar, but it’s good enough for some applications. Trinity tells CDM they got 8 stereo tracks (16 total) with 2-6 plugins on 2GB RAM; the finished system they say will be tuned for better performance, and will ship with twice the RAM. The price, unfortunately, puts the tablet alongside high-end laptops, at US$1799.
The Indamixx tablet is an interesting proof of concept, but it faces tough competition. There’s nothing stopping you from watching the marketplace in 2011 to find a tablet you like and installing it yourself, and I would hope some of those machines will ship with beefier processors. (Knowing readers of this site, that may hold more appeal, too, with options from Ableton Live to Reaper to SONAR, none requiring an iLok.) And while you don’t get a touchscreen, the MacBook Air is still fairly light and portable, significantly faster, and costs a fraction of the price – and it runs Mac OS in place of Windows, which will be a draw for at least some consumers.
Granular synthesizer for iOS
Curtis Heavy, first Granular Synthesizer for iPhone, from app maker The Strange Agency LLC. Now there is Curtis for iPad version 2.0. The first granular synthesizer for the iPhone comes to the iPad.
Granular synthesis works by combining many tiny grains of sound from an existing recording, creating new sounds with the texture of the original, now with endless temporal possibilities. Play the sound forward, backward, or even a single point. Unlike scratching a record, pitch doesn’t depend on how quickly you move through the recording. Try with spoken word, singing, synths. Mangle your recordings or create soft, gentle textures!
This release allows you to record audio with your iPad or add your own WAV files via iTunes. No more in-app server setup; just drag-and-drop! Available at the app store at http://itunes.apple.com/us/a…
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