Category: Virtual Musicians

New App, Sopranotron, Turns Your iPad Into A Virtual Soprano

Omenie has introduced Sopranotron – a new app that they call the first ‘virtual soprano’ for iPad. Sopranotron is Omenie’s M3000 HD ‘English Soprano’ library, provided as a standalone instrument. Soprano Caitlin Downie, right, has been recorded and assembled into a huge vocal collection. The instrument features 525 different samples, 15 different voices, with chromatic sampling over the… Read More New App, Sopranotron, Turns Your iPad Into A Virtual Soprano

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Building An Artificial Soundscape With Robotic Insects

Cicadas is a sound art project, created by Berlin-based musician/sound artist Bob Meanza, that explores the idea of creating artificial ambient soundscapes with robotic insects. The project is based on small, battery-powered ‘insects’, which are built using programmed AVR microcontrollers and sound emitting components (relays, piezos, buzzers…). 

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The Computer Orchestra

The Computer Orchestra is a crowdsourcing platform, created by Simon de Diesbach, Jonas Lacôte, Laura Perrenoud, that allows users to create and conduct their own orchestra. Users can choose to upload their own music or download samples to integrate into their formation Once the ‘orchestra’ is configured, users can direct it with the movements of their… Read More The Computer Orchestra

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DrumPerfect Brings ‘Human’ Drum Sequencing To The iPad

Marinus J.G. van de Molengraft has released DrumPerfect – a drum sequencer for IOS 7, designed for creating natural sounding drum tracks. DrumPerfect features three extensive editors to create very ‘human’ drum sequences: An extensive pattern editor in which each individual drum stroke has its own velocity, timing and probability. Each pattern has its own BPM,… Read More DrumPerfect Brings ‘Human’ Drum Sequencing To The iPad

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