This week, iZotope announced their Spire Recorder for iPhone. Spire offers musicians and “audio dabblers” the capability to record, mix, and share their content via an “easy-to-use and powerful” four-track recording app, powered by iZotope’s digital signal processing (DSP) technology. Users can record up to four tracks, tap and set tempo with a streamlined metronome,… Read More iZotope Announces Free Spire Recorder for iPhone
Olympia Noise Co has released Patterning – a new drum machine for iPad that they describe as ‘as beautiful as it is powerful. Here’s what they have to say about it: Create dynamic drum patterns with the swipe of a finger. Make evolving, poly-metric rhythms, four-on-the-floor dance party jams, or laid back R&B grooves. Use… Read More Patterning Drum Machine App For iPad Now Available
This video, via Synth Anatomy, is a sneak preview of the upcoming update to iVCS3 – the software recreation of the classic EMS VCS3 synthesizer.
Sunday Synth Jam: This video, via Perplex On, captures a synth jam in the park, featuring an iPad, a homemade wooden box (used as a trigger for the Impaktor app), a Korg nanoKontrol and a Korg Volca Keys. Technical details on the setup below:
Ninja Tune has released its live ‘mixing and jamming app’ Ninja Jamm for Android devices. The app is a free download, with 4 packs of content from Coldcut, Roots Manuva and sample dons Loopmasters.Additional content is available via In-App purchases. Ninja Jamm was originally released in 2012 for iOS, and is still available for iPad… Read More Ninja Jamm Now Available For Android
Secret Base Design has released Stompwatch – a new app for iOS that turns your mobile device into a virtual MIDI pedal board. You won’t want to step on it – but you can use it to control both apps and MIDI hardware, using the screen, a Bluetooth keyboard, the Audiobus Remote app, or the… Read More Stompwatch Turns iPhone, iPad + Apple Watch Into MIDI Controllers
Livid Instruments has launched a crowdfunding campaign for their newest instrument, Minim. Instrument developers describe Minim as “the world’s first pocket-sized wireless instrument designed for mobile music creation.” Minim’s design allows for “intuitive” control over iOS apps, DAWs, software plug-ins, MIDI effects units, among others.
Steinberg announced today that it has discontinued Cubase iC Pro for Android, the Android version of its tablet control app for Cubase: After careful evaluation, we now need to inform you about the discontinuation of our remote control app, Cubase iC Pro, for the Android platform since the current available solution does not match the… Read More Steinberg Discontinues Cubase iC Pro For Android, iOS Version Lives On
VirSyn has introduced Tap Delay – a new iOS effect app that combines the sound of vintage tape echo machines with a modern, step sequencer-like tapped delay engine, which they say ‘continues the tradition of the tape echo machines into the 21st century’. Here’s the official video intro:
The latest episode of Mitch Gallagher’s iOS Update takes a look at the Korg iM1 software synthesizer for iPad.
