Category: iPods & Portable Media Players

Echo Pad Lets You Use An iPad As A Real-Time Effects Processor

Swedish producer Foona reminded us about Echo Pad, which has received a some significant updates since we last covered it. Echo Pad is a realtime Multi-FX processor, compatible with Audiobus and Inter-App Audio (iOS 7). Effects include: Tape Echo, Oil Can Delay, Multi-Tap, Stereo Delay, Shimmer Delay, Smooth Filter, Decimator, Flanger, Distortion, Loopers and more.… Read More Echo Pad Lets You Use An iPad As A Real-Time Effects Processor

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iPad Air “Approaching Laptop Performance Levels’

When Apple introduced the iPad Air, they claimed it has ‘desktop class’ architecture, offering ‘up to two times faster CPU and graphics performance than its predecessor’. But does it really deliver the bang for musicians? Yes, according to iOS developer Don Fletcher (Symphonix Evolution – an orchestral notation app). “We’ve now had a chance to… Read More iPad Air “Approaching Laptop Performance Levels’

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iStomp Programmable Stomp Box Now More Affordable

SOS reports that DigiTech has repriced its iStomp FX pedal – a reprogrammable hardware effects pedal – cutting the price from about $150 to just $50. And, along with the hardware price cut, their 47 ‘e-pedal’ programs are now free. Available e-pedals include overdrives, distortions, pitch shifters, delays, an acoustic simulation and even a Lexicon Hall… Read More iStomp Programmable Stomp Box Now More Affordable

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Mellotronics M3000 Update Offers ‘Two Mellotrons For The Price Of One’

Omenie has released a new version of 50th Anniversary Edition Mellotronics M3000, now offering ‘two Mellotrons for the price of one’. Using two MIDI keyboards from a powered USB hub, voices A/B/C continuous blend and voice D may be played independently and concurrently. A single iPad can now power 2 Mellotron players in the same… Read More Mellotronics M3000 Update Offers ‘Two Mellotrons For The Price Of One’

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Synthecaster An iOS Synth Designed For Shredding

Developer Daniel Resnick has released Synthecaster – a new software synth that fuses elements from guitars and keyboards into a full range polyphonic instrument. According to Resnick, Synthecaster ‘fits on a mobile screen, yet allows for technical playing styles such as shredding and complex chord formation’. Features: Keys are arranged in string-like rows (tuned in perfect… Read More Synthecaster An iOS Synth Designed For Shredding

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