Pro Music Apps

Ampkit the new guitar amp and stompbox simulator has finally ben released.

A joint venture between Peavey and Agile Partners, Ampkit looks very promising indeed.

Agile Partners and Peavey Electronics are proud to announce AmpKit, the ultimate iPhone amp and pedal studio with extensive recording and re-amping capabilities, and AmpKit LiNK, a high fidelity electric guitar interface.

AmpKit is available in two versions:

AmpKit is a free app, available on the iTunes App Store, that comes with a Peavey ValveKing amp (clean and very-high-gain lead channels), two ValveKing cabinets (4×12 and 1×12), two pedals (Noise Gate, Elevenizer overdrive pedal), two mics (Workhorse 57 dynamic mic, Germann 87 condenser mic), and a built-in Noise & Feedback Filter.

AmpKit+ is a paid app ($19.99 in the US App Store) that includes everything in the free version PLUS the following additional gear at less than half their individual prices: Peavey 3120 amp with clean, rhythm, and ultra-high-gain lead channels and matching 4×12 cabinet; Colonel Vintage amp paired with matching 4×10 and 1×12 cabinets; Vintage Brit amp with matching 2×12 cabinet; and distortion, fuzz, compressor, chorus, phaser, flanger, reverb, and 10-band EQ pedals!

In both AmpKit and AmpKit+, an amazing array of additional gear modeled after real-world equipment is available for purchase through an in-app Gear Store. AmpKit has more than twice the number of components of other apps, with more gear coming!

Features:

• Over 60 predefined amp and pedal setups
• Easily create and save an unlimited number of custom setups, with a dozen or more active pedals in each setup
• Record as you play: AmpKit creates both “dry” (guitar signal before effects are applied) and “wet” (guitar signal with effects applied) recordings
• Ability to “reamp”: re-record a previous session, applying a new amp and pedal setup
• Realistic simulations of high-gain amps (e.g., Peavey ValveKing and 6505+) that you can listen to with headphones (be sure to use AmpKit LiNK which has special crosstalk / feedback reduction circuitry)
• Mic positioning control
• Ultra-low latency (i.e., not even noticeable)
• The same high-precision tuner and metronome technology used in GuitarToolkit
• Upload dry recordings for reamping, or your favorite songs and backing tracks to play along with
• Download AmpKit recordings to your computer, email recordings, or share using SoundCloud

More info and video here

Glocken Jr. is a beautiful little app for iphone and ipod touch.

As the name suggests, it’s a glockenspiel.

It has a simple, clean interface. The sounds I’m guessing are sampled from a real glockenspiel because it sounds fantastic.

There are a few traditional songs built in to the app to listen to, and be guided through to learn yourself.

This app is not new. I came across it while listening to Falling for a Square.

FFAS (Jason Sposa) makes soft electronic music with iphone apps and uses the Glocken Jr. beautifully.

I highly recommend checking him out.  fallingforasquare

I really like it. You might too.

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This is actually a lot of fun, once you spend sometime with it. The sounds are suitably lo-fi which have a great edge to them. We’d like to see some additional features, like recording and layering in future updates, but for now, it’s a pretty sweet deal for the price.

With Badlion’s Garage Synth anyone can be a musician. Just pick a beat and play some tunes over it, add some effects and you already have a hot track to listen to. Don’t forget to connect your loudspeakers or headphones to get the full experience!

> selectable keyboard – flash & rainbow / basic minimal
> 48 beats – changeable volume and tempo
> 8 samples – 4 octaves
> 44 fx – loop or stop (once) functions
> tilt – you can pitch notes by tilting the phone

Sounds are not mixed or mastered, so they are not studio quality. Hence garage. Updates will bring you new sounds and features.

The following sounds can be found in the synth:
- samples: analog synthesizer
- beats: paperbox, metal pin, mac keyboard
- fx: buzzsaw, blower, lawnmower, drill, kids’ toys, guitar, acoustic noises, voices.

If you get the hang of it, you’ll be hanging out with it all the time.

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Probably a pretty niche app, but well produced none the less. These apps are designed to control Symbolic Sounds Music production software, including Kyma for Mac. While the iPad version is pricey, there is a ‘lite’ version for iPhone.

Control Symbolic Sound’s Kyma X Paca or Pacarana sound design system using your iPad!. Conveniently arranged on one screen, vKiP’s controls are optimized in size and layout for the iPad Multi-Touch screen. Adjust faders and rotaries, browse and load in Kyma sound snapshots, plus more! Untether yourself from the computer mouse and screen.

vKiP adjusts for either portrait or landscape orientation, giving you the flexibility to choose your preferred usage mode.

vKiP is Harmony Systems’ latest in its Delora Software family of “v” applications that expand the controller options for Kyma. It uses WiFi and “Midi over OSC” to communicate with Kyma: no other computer “agent” programs, drivers, or utilities are needed. vKiP can be used with any computer and OS supported by Kyma.

REQUIREMENTS

* iPad
* Symbolic Sound Kyma x.75 with Paca or Pacarana sound design engine running latest firmware
* WiFi access to same network Paca(rana) is connected

vKiP FEATURES

* Manipulate and set Kyma sound parameters through faders and rotaries optimized for touch-screen control
* Control eight faders and eight rotaries at a time
* Full VCS bank support
* Swap fader and rotary controls
* Control parameters with normal or fine adjustment mode
* Browse or load-in Kyma sound snapshots
* Adjust Kyma’s master volume or mute all sound
* View current parameter values using Selector buttons
* Supports systems with one or multiple Paca(rana)s

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This looks interesting, and one we hope to try out for ourselves shortly. Not to much else to go other than the following info -

Vocal Beater allows one to make beats at or away from home by beatboxing with your mouth. You can then send it via email and have it waiting for you in your email inbox. Turn your beatbox into a VELOCITY SENSITIVE MIDI FILE!!!!!

You can edit what each drum hit is as well, and train the app with your own individual beatbox sounds.

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The folks at Sonoma Wire Works have added to their InstantDrummer collection with three new musical genres this month, including Nu Metal, Country and Supa Funk. As before, the features are basically the same across the series, it’s just the sound loops that are different.

The InstantDrummer iPhone App provides easy to use, customizable drum loops in your pocket. Pick a groove, tap in a tempo, and InstantDrummer inspires you to play along with continuously varying drum tracks using perfectly matched, full kit studio drum recordings.

InstantDrummer: Supa Funk is first in a series of InstantDrummer iPhone Apps based on forthcoming Discrete Drums UrbanBeat collection.

Better than a metronome! Set the tempo and let InstantDrummer keep the beat for you.

Better than a drum machine! InstantDrummer gives you a pro drummer recorded in a real studio. Adjust and build the recordings into drum tracks for your songs.

Spin the INTENSITY wheel to set the mood from mellow to aggressive. Add some VARIATION to get a constantly evolving beat. AMBIENCE adds room sound and GAIN sets the level. No tedious editing or disappointing sounds, just a great drummer, ready to jam.

Some of InstantDrummer’s Features:

• 60 MB of funk and hip hop drum recordings
• Adjustable tempos – Originally recorded at 86 BPM, but still sounds great at tempos above 150.
• 8 parts (including Bridge, Chorus A, Chorus B, Ending 1-bar, Ening 4-bar, Extras, Lead-ins and Verse) many with auto-fills on the last bar
• 65 loops (includes room and dry)
• Quickly build an entire song using the part sequencer
• EQ/Compressor and Master Effects
• WiFi sync your drum recordings to your laptop with or without a router
• AudioCopy from InstantDrummer and then AudioPaste into compatible apps like FourTrack
• AudioCopy – AudioCopy your drum arrangement into FourTrack 3.0 multitrack audio recorder for the iPhone and iPod touch 2nd Gen
• Duplicate Arrangements – Duplicate your sequence so you can make further changes without losing your original arrangement

Grab InstantDrummer: Supa Funk now –

For details on the whole series, head to the developer’s website – http://www.sonomawireworks.com/iphone/instantdrummer/

Not looking for anything too fancy, but need a no frills multitrack recorder? This could be your answer, if you don’t mind the price tag.

Audiostar Multitrack Recording Mixer

Powerful portable multitrack recording mixer. Great for laying down tracks to your music sessions. Can be used as a standalone voice recorder too!

Full featured portable recording studio for musicians. Also functions as a sophisticated easy to use general purpose voice recorder.

* Professional Quality Audio Output
* Real-Time Input and Output Level Monitoring
* 4-Track Recording Mixer
* Synchronized Playback
* Auto-Extend Session Feature

Great for:
Musicians
Singers
Instrument Practice
Business Meetings
Personal Memos
Classroom Notes

NOTE: Works on all iPhones and all iPod touch 2G and up. iPod touch 2G requires external microphone. External microphone is optional for all other devices with built-in microphone.

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There’s a new Bass guitar app on the block. iJBass.

Here’s what developers Sardine Studios have to say.

Early 70’s J-bass in your pocket!
iJBass is a bass app which reproduces vintage J-bass’s look & feel. Playability panel makes this nice looking bass accommodate realtime playing by placing your favorite intervals as buttons.

For best results we recommend playing iJbass through external outputs.

Features :
- Authentic vintage bass look & feel
- Hi-quality sound samples from original 1971 J-bass
- Fully configurable playability panel supports diverse playing style with 6 factory presets and 3 user presets
- Muting is easily controllable to play your own groove
- Scrolling fretboard, by dragging screen or tilting device
- Floating bar makes open string accessible at any time.
- Vibration or trill by shaking device
- Left-handed mode

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Soundprism from Audanika is a is a brand new music composition tool for the ipad.

It’s a gorgeous looking app with a unique interface, that breaks away from the traditional keyboard layout making it easy for anyone to write beautiful music.

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Good news for owners of bleep!BOX. The guys have released a new bank of percussive goodies which are free to download. Read on -

bleep!BOX, the app that MusicRadar.com ranked #3 for music making on the iPad, is receiving a free new bank of drum beats. The highly usable set features standard Funk, Rnb, Dance and Rock patterns to use as a basis for your own songs and loops. More info and links to the new patterns are available here: http://www.bleepboxapp.com/blog/2010/08/free-bleepbox-patches/

Some samples of the new patterns: Sample – Funk | Sample – Rnb

Hear what other users are doing with bleep!BOX here: http://soundcloud.com/groups/bleep-group

Features and more info about bleep!BOX: http://www.bleepboxapp.com/about/