Tag Archives: iPad

New Microtonal Synth For iOS, Cantor (Sneak Preview)

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Developer Rob Fielding has created a new synth for iOS, Cantor, that goes where other apps fear to tread.

Fielding, who has pioneered microtonal instruments for iOS, has this to say about Cantor:

This app has nothing at all to do with beat making, sequencing, creation, DAWs, or iPad-only workflows.

It’s a pocketable instrument that’s as playable as a guitar or a piano for a lot of uses. It should be reliable and simple, for you to plug into an effects processor or a computer *like* a guitar or hardware synth.

I tried initially to ship this without any audio engine at all, as a pure MIDI controller. But the current state of MIDI with respect to continuous pitch instruments is still bad. I only implemented an internal engine to demonstrate a full exercise of the playability parameters.

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Sequencing Software & Hardware With Genome Sequencer

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This is a quick tutorial, via jimmclaren1, that demonstrates his approach to MIDI sequencing both hardware and software synths using Genome Sequencer on the iPad.

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Akai Pro SynthStation49 Overview

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This video, via AkaiProVideo, offers an introduction and overview of the Akai Pro SynthStation49.

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MIDI Studio For iOS Now $3.99 For Limited Time (Or Free For Fast Synthtopia Readers!)

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Reader Nick Mayer sent word that MIDI Studio – a software MIDI controller for iOS – is discounted from $10.99 to $3.99 through tomorrow.

Better yet – he sent along codes (below) that will let 15 Synthtopia readers get MIDI Studio for free.

Midi Studio Features:

  • CoreMidi
  • WI-FI
  • USB
  • True Velocity Sensitive (with the force of impact)
  • Modulation
  • Drums
  • Faders
  • Knobs
  • Buttons
  • Touch pads
  • Two Keyboards
  • Different Keys Size
  • Custom Key Scale – (Like: Major, Minor, Klezmer, etc…)

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Ipevo Perch Desktop Stand For iPad Review

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Ipevo has introduced the Perch line of iPod stands – a set of three stands that are designed for use at your desktop, when you’re sitting in a chair or when you’re standing.

We took a look at the desktop version, right, which seems like the version mostly likely to be of use to musicians.

The Perch Desktop Stand can hold an iPad in a variety of positions. The head can swivel in two directions:

  • From the front, you can tilt it forward and back smoothly, from a front-facing position to horizontal.
  • It also rotates 360 degrees, so you can use the iPad in portrait or landscape orientation, or anything in-between. .

The Perch lifts the iPad high enough off your desk that you could use it over a MIDI controller or even most keyboards. The clearance between the bottom of the stand and the desk varies between about 2″ to 8″, depending on how you’ve got the stand positioned. The base thickness is about 3/16″, so it will slide under devices that allow that much clearance.

The multi-position iPad holder includes cut-outs that give you access the various iPad controls while it is in the stand.

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S.709 Synth For iPhone & iPad

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Refined Stochastic Technology has released a new synth for iOS, S.709.

S.709 is described as an intuitive synthesizer using four multitouch points on the screen and the accelerometer to give a large amount of control over a sine wave output.

Controls:

  • Orange – Volume and Pitch (radius control pitch range)
  • Pink – Ramp speed and note length
  • Blue – Delay Length and Pitch (hold down for delay)
  • Green – Delay Filter and Feedback
  • Accelerometer controls pitch and wave shape.

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New App, iYM2151, ‘The World’s First FM Synthesis Music Workstation’

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Detune has released iYM2151, a new iPad music app that they describe as ‘the world’s first FM synthesis music workstation’.

Here’s what they have to say about iYM2151:

YM2151, aka OPM, is a single-chip FM synthesis implementation, an eight-channel four-operator sound chip. it was used in many 80′s arcade games and home computers.

iYM2151 is the The world’s first FM synthesis music workstation app, using YM2151 simulator engine for iApp.

iYM2151 not only tries to recreate the 80′s FM sound, but it also recreates the experience of working with an 80′s FM interface.

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MicroTones – Microtonal Synthesizer For iOS

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Reader Szymon Kaliski has released a new microtonal music app for iOS, MicroTones.

MicroTones is a microtonal synthesizer, allowing simultaneous playback of up to thirty sinewaves set with accuracy to one hundredth of a hertz.

You can place new sinewaves by touching the screen, adjust volume (moving up and down) and frequency. Combination of multiple sinewaves lets you create drones and ambient atmospheres.

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