Phase84 Available Now
At the App Store: http://bit.ly/p84yt
Phase84 is a next generation phase distortion synthesizer. It fuses gritty digital sounds with traditional analog punch.
Phase84 is an extremely capable synthesizer and features over 110 presets, containing all sorts of basses, leads, pads, bell tones, sweeps, atmospheric sounds, pseudo-realistic tones, and more. While you don’t need to know much about synthesizers to get a lot out of Phase84, experienced synth tweakers will be thrilled at the sheer variety of unique sounds that can be produced with this incredibly versatile synth.
*All synth sounds (bassline, chords, lead) were created with Phase84 with no external effects or post manipulation.
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Phase84 – next gen phase distortion synth inspired by the Casio CZ
Retronyms has released Phase84 – described as ‘a next generation phase distortion synthesizer’, inspired by the classic phase distortion synthesis sounds of the Casio CZ line of synths.
Phase distortion synthesis is a form of waveshaping synthesis that has its roots in Casio’s CZ line of digital synthesizers from the 80s. It is designed to have the warmth of a subtractive (analog) synthesizer, yet be capable of the squelchy tones and sharp attacks of an FM synth.
Phase84 is an extremely capable synthesizer and features over 110 presets, containing all sorts of basses, leads, pads, bell tones, sweeps, atmospheric sounds, pseudo-realistic tones, and more. While you don’t need to know much about synthesizers to get a lot out of Phase84, experienced synth tweakers will be thrilled at the sheer variety of unique sounds that can be produced with this incredibly versatile synth.
Features:
- More than 100 presets.
- MIDI support.
- inter-App Audio support.
- Advanced Keyboard section.
- Expressive Perform Mode with Groove Gate.
- Tabletop Ready App.
- Precision Knob mode.
- Phat, naturalistic unison feature for super thick pads and sweeps.
- Oscillator Section: 9 Params, 2 General-Purpose Oscillators, 1 Formant Oscillator.
- Mix Section: 8 Params including Delay Amount and Pulse Width.
- Envelope Section: Amplitude and Shaper Envelopes. Fully visualized and interactive
- ADSR plus special Fade Param.
- Delay/Filter Section: Stereo delay with loss modeling and a punchy overdriven analog-style filter.
- 3 LFOs: More flexible than your average LFO, this has 4 waveforms, optional delay and repeat count, and can go into the audible frequency range.
The Build — Phase84 Perform View
Phase 84 is now in review and will be available to all soon! In the meantime Louis demos the Perform View with an awesome Groove Gate and XY pads.
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The Build is a semi-regular series of videos showcasing what’s in development! Take a peek behind the scenes at our new tech and latest progress in Audio and Music creation.
The Build — Codename Digits: Oscillators
In this week’s development video, Louis delves into Codename Digits’ powerful phase distortion oscillators. This is only one of the features that makes Codename Digits such a unique and rich sounding synthesizer.
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Teaser from Retronyms: The Build — Codename: Digits
Introducing our newest Tabletop ready phase distortion synthesizer, currently codenamed “Digits.” Louis, from the Adventures in Funk, is back to demo the prototype. Stay tuned to see Digits in development!
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Teaser: The Build — Tabletop 2.6 performance and stability
The next update to Tabletop improves performance and stability across the board. To showcase this, JP shows plays around with not one but two iMPC Pro’s on an iPad 2
Tabletop 2.6 is in review now with Apple, and should be available soon! Subscribe to find out when it ships, and get more project updates from Retronyms.
Tabletop 2.6 also adds the final Tabletop Ready App from #summerofepic! More details an that soon!
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The all new Tabletop from Retronyms – Ready. Set. Play
Big update Tabletop introduces Midi controller support, timeline editor, session sharing, and Tabletop Ready Apps with iMPC from Akai Pro! The update is free! Tabletop is free! http://bit.ly/TXTbd0
Ready. Set. Remix!
The exclusive Soundtrack in this video was created in Tabletop by Richard Devine. You can find the song Glitch Breaker Demo inside the Tabletop in-app community, or on SoundCloud. To celebrate the new update for Tabletop we’re making a call for remixes! Download the Glitchbreaker Session right in Tabletop. You get access to all of the custom samples, sequencing, and arrangement. Remix to your heart’s content. We can’t wait to see what you come up with!
Richard Devine: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Richard-Devine/105387759760
Glitch Breaker https://soundcloud.com/richarddevine/glitch-breaker-made-with-1
Tabletop App For iPad – A Detailed Introduction
In this video series Freth Productions go into detail about the Tabletop interface and the specifics about how the devices work, up to and including making music.
This video was made using Reflection (iPad screen and audio to PC wirelessly), Camtasia (recorded with) and Power Director 10 (processed for YouTube from a raw AVI to MP4). NOTE: There are audio glitches during extended audio, caused by the Reflection software. It is not caused by Tabletop.
Video of Retronyms’ Drum Deranger for Miselu
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We finally had a chance to sit down with John-Paul Walton (co-founder of Retronyms) to have him showcase the early version of the XOX Drum Deranger. This video doesn’t include all the final features and polish yet, but can provide you an idea of the final product that Retronyms is building for the neiro. It is only the first device they are bringing to the neiro with much more to come.
Tabletop 1.5 – new version adds SoundCloud support
Retronyms today updated Tabletop, its virtual studio for the iPad.
Here’s what’s new in Tabletop 1.5:
- CloudSeeder – access the Tabletop Community (powered by SoundCloud)
- Audio Copy – collaborate with other Apps
- Module Bundles – discounted collections of in-app add-ons
Here’s what Retronyms has to say about it:
CloudSeeder makes it easy to publish your songs to a music community and receive feedback. It’s also the perfect place to find inspiration before diving into a new track. Your fans are waiting, so don’t be shy and jump in! Publish a track, leave a comment, find listeners and collaborators.
Tabletop is a free download from the App Store. It comes with a small collection of virtual modules. Additional modules are available as in-app purchases.