Geo Synthesizer
Published November 28, 2011 | 
The Geo Synthesizer is a collaborative creation from several noteworthy names in the iOS music world. The ever popular Jordan Rudess and Kevin Chartier of Wizdom Music and Rob Fielding who gain a reputable name with development of the app Mugician. These three powerhouses came together to create the Geo Synthesizer – a revolutionary synth for the iPad.
Vocalive for iPad
Published November 25, 2011 |
Vocalive is a sound recording and effects processing app for the iPad. While it’s main focus is the recording and manipulation of vocals, other sounds can be recorded and processed as well. The iPad version of this software comes housed with vocal effects like Pitch Fix (vocal tuning), Choir (harmonizer), Morph (tonal modifier), and Double (sound doubler).
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1 CommentSteinway Etude for iPad
Published November 24, 2011 |
Ever wish you could read and interpret sheet music? This tends to be a dilemma for the majority of us who didn’t grow up taking lessons or join the high school band when we should have. I know this to be true because I am one of these people. I have a good insight on musical theory and I produce music full time for a living (Pop, Hip Hop, and RnB), but put me in front of sheet music and I’m about as useful as a sprinter with two left feet running circles around his elbow just to scratch is backside.
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Published November 22, 2011 |
VocalizeU is a comprehensive vocal suite for singers most noted for its vocal assessment and training regiments to help vocalists improve their performance. Owners of this app can run through different vocal tests to evaluate their strengths and weaknesses and then get feedback, as well as, a customized exercise program to make improvements. Sounds pretty cool right?
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Published November 21, 2011 |
Unless you’re younger than a quarter century, you at some point in your childhood, owned or played one of the very first video gaming consoles that came out in the 80′s and early 90′s (think ATARI and Nintendo). Do you remember the weird, quirky sounds used in the videos games at that time?
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Published November 18, 2011 |
Introducing Tabletop, a music production and remixing app for disc jockeys and producers alike. Tabletop is a great production workstation because of it’s extensive number of tools (for iOS) and the ability to mix and route these devices within the app. Retronyms (the developer) call this program an audio playground and I think that description is dead on. You can choose from mixers, samplers, effects, sequencers, and expand your options even further with the purchase of app store additions.
Posted in iPad Beatmaker Apps, iPad Multitrackers | ipad, ipad 2, ipad music apps, music apps, remix, remixing, remixing app, tabletop | 1 CommentSound Cells for iPad
Published November 16, 2011 |
Sound Cells is a music generation app for the iPad (iPhone and iPad Touch as well). The interface comes laid out on a matrix grid that allows you to create moving cells that interact with each other and the surrounding environment to create sound. Once an active cell is made it begins to move throughout the matrix grid and then you can add other cells in real time to generate melodic sequences. The sound is essentially created by the cells crashing into the exterior matrix walls.
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Published November 9, 2011 | iSequence is a music workstation for you iPad. The program gives you 8 tracks to work with (but you can layer multiple sounds on 1 track), 160 virtual instruments, a mixer with effects and automation capabilities, a sampler, and a step sequencer – not bad for $14.99.
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Published November 7, 2011 |
The Korg iMS-20 is an analog synth workstation modeled after its popular hardware predecessor the Korg MS-20 (monophonic synthesizer). The iMS-20 is a little different in that it houses a vitrual Korg SQ-10, which is a drum machine/sequencer, and a built-in mixer.
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Published November 5, 2011 |
The Korg iElectribe-R is a music app modeled after Korg’s hardware Electribe series. The hardware version of this beat box is quite common amongst electronic producers, so it’s cool Korg gave us a software emulation for the iPad.
The first thing you will notice is that the program is easy on the eyes and responds to touch well. Next, are its classic analog sounds that give it a vintage, electronic feel.
The iElectribe is mainly a beat maker so most of the sounds are drums and some quirky FX.
To create beats, simply choose your set of sounds and begin to program them into the touch screen step sequencer. In addition to that, the app comes with some cool template grooves to get you going. These templates are fully customizable from sequence arrangement to sound choice.
There are some on-board effects like chorus, flanger, decimator, filter, delay, etc.. and you can oscillate the pitch as well. You can record automation of these parameters and create real time effects.
Overall, the Korg iElectribe is a cool, virtual beatbox. It’s a little pricey at $20, but not so much when you consider that the hardware gear this software is based on cost several hundred dollars. If you’re into electronic music and you own an iPad this an app worth taking a look at.
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