Pro Music Apps

With Midi-Out you can connect your iPad with your Midi-Expander, Synthesizer, Keyboard or any other MIDI-Device to play Midi-Files from your Device.

Features:
- play Midi-Files
- use more than one output to link different channels with different synthesizer
- live lyrics view
- mute Midi channels
- transpose your files
- use midi, mp3 or wave as jingles
- organize your files in playlist
- organize your session in a play queue

To Connect your iPad with your Midi-Device you can use a midi cable (in combination with the camera connection kit) or the “Alesis IO DOCK”.

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MidiBridge is a utility that interconnects all MIDI interfaces (external and network) on an iOS device.

Supported external interfaces include Line6 Midi Mobilizer I and Midi Mobilizer II, IK Multimedia iRig MIDI and all other CoreMIDI devices that are compatible with iOS via the USB camera kit on iPad. For CoreMIDI support, iOS 4.2 or greater is required.

Use MidiBridge to:

- Connect any external MIDI equipment to a remote computer or other iOS device (iOS > 4.2) wirelessly
- Clone MIDI data from any input to any set of outputs
- Filter incoming MIDI data on each input
- Filter outgoing MIDI data on each output
- Merge incoming inputs to one or more outputs
- Split incoming MIDI data (using filters) across any set of outputs

Other features:

- Events can be filtered by type (Note/Program/Controller/Sysex/Aftertouch/TimeSong) and MIDI channel
- MIDI interface ports can be given a user friendly name
- Initiates CoreMIDI network connections from your iOS device
- Visual indication of what is connected to where at all times
- Visual indication of MIDI events received, sent and blocked
- Visual indication of CoreMIDI network connections
- Highlight all connections to/from any MIDI input or output.
- Keeps track of your MIDI interfaces and restores connections/filters automatically
- MidiBridge is delivered as a universal binary so purchase once and run on all iOS devices you own
- Streamlined efficient code passes/filters events very quickly

Suggested uses for MidiBridge include:

- Connect your battery operated keyboard/drum controller into your iOS device and connect it wirelessly to perform on stage with no cables.
- Connect a MIDI transport surface wirelessly to your computer and move around your studio controlling your DAW transport with no cables.
- Duplicate MIDI events from one external device to another and to a remote MIDI destination wirelessly at the same time.
- Use as an inline MIDI filter, cloner, merger or splitter

get the latest on this app - http://www.audeonic.com/support/#midibridge

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Claiming to be the ‘smartest and most advanced composing app in the world’, ezComposer for iPhone, and ezComposer Pro for iPad launched this week in the App Store at pretty lofty prices (if you ask me). The idea behind it is you are presented with a bunch of preset styles and a stack of predefined chords which you can arrange into patterns to form songs. There is also a keyboard for creating melodies lines. Think band-in-a-box by PG Music and you’re starting to get the picture.  Check out the video for a demo on how it fits together. Here’s the official (and rather lengthy) guff on the Pro version -

The smartest composing app. for ipad in the world. Use it now.
This pro version supports ez Sequencer and this is incredibly easy because of the mouse like finger interface.

The user just arrange the chord progression and set the style for each instruments.
The ezComposer Pro sequences midi notes instead of you.
If the chords changed, ezComposer Pro immediately does midi sequencing automatically.
The melody can be easily recorded by keyboard and it supports UNDO to cancel current recording.
You can edit each note with ez Sequencer.

You can easily make moving music through the special composing system in the ezComposer Pro.
ezComposer Pro supports 144 chords set and about 400s styles set for major instruments.
What you need to make a song is just drag-and-drop the chord and style.
No more midi sequencing in the smartphone.

ezComposer Pro is the only professional composing app. in various situation like in the subway, in the bed, when you walk …

First, arrange the chords and styles for each instrument,
Second, record major melody using the velocity-aware keyboard.
That’s all. It’s amazing app.
You can also easily edit each notes with mouse-action-like smart midi sequencer, ez Sequencer.

Also it supports chord progression recommendation system based on 500s chords set for each key.
Ofcourse, you can export your project as a midi file to use in your favorite sequencer like cubase, sonar, logic.

Especially, ezComposer Pro will be useful for
1. Beginners for midi composing
- who have no idea about midi sequencing
- who want to sequence various chords without chord knowledge.
- who want to make various chord progression
- You can open your project through exporting midifile and you can see the midi notes!

2. People who are interest in composing, and professional composers
- who don’t want to be bothered by ordinary midi sequencing.
- who want to see various chord progression
- You can sketch anyplace with the combination of various chord sets and style set

*** Features ***
+ Drag-and-drop based chord and style editing
- 144 chords : major, minor, 7th, 6th, m7, m7, m7-5, aug, dim, dim7, Maj7, sus4 chords
- 132 drum styles : 4 beat, 8 beat, 16 beat and various feel-ins
- 132 piano styles : Well-sequenced midi playing sets like professional pianist’s play
- 72 guitar styles : various sets from stroke to arpeggio (A1-1 ~ B9-3)
- 60 base guitar styles : various bass guitar styles (C1-1 ~ D6-3)
- Double tapping support to insert chord and style.

+ Chord recommendation system
- Next chord recommendation system based on current chord progression.
- instant chord progression guide
- 500s various chord progression for each Key(12 Major Keys, 12 Minor Keys)

+ ez Sequencer
- If you’re familiar with mouse sequencing, the ezComposer Pro will be the best app for you.
- In the sequencer, your index finger will be the mouse pointer and if you locate the pointer, then click the screen with middle finger like mouse click. It’s really natural and easy way to use sequencer.
- In other words, you can use your fingers as a mouse.
- It supports two fingers scrolling and three fingers actions like note length editing and velocity editing.

+ Keyboard and Drumpad
- Velocity-aware Drumpad : for drumkit, you can use drumpad to record drum notes!
- Velocity-aware Keyboard : 2-layered Keyboard.

+ Instruments
- 49 various high quality instruments with 16bit 44.1khz
- Standard, Jazz, Rock, House,…. 7 various drum kits.

+ Editing
- User-friendly made user interface and interactive instant help system
- midi file exporting
- Copy & paste
- Volume and pan control for each track
- midi tempo control
- Block the auto sequencing ( double tapping the the style editor )

White Noise Audio Software, maker of the bleep!BOX iPhone/iPad app, has released it’s first video of the soon to be released, Genome MIDI Sequencer for the iPad.

Genome MIDI Sequencer (GMS) is a pattern based MIDI sequencer. With a focus on fun and portability, it’s a great solution for controlling all your MIDI gear from your iPad. You can sequence single patterns or an entire 16 track song.

Features:

-CoreMIDI, Line6 Mobilizer Mk I & II compatible
-Supports Network MIDI
-Sends and Receives MIDI Clock Sync, Start and Stop events
-Also sends Note On, Note Off, Pitch Bend, Aftertouch, Channel Pressure and CC’s
-Pattern Based, pattern changes occur on bar boundaries so song stays in sync
-On screen keyboard interface
-Up to 16 simultaneous tracks, unlimited number of patterns
-Song / live modes
-Record incoming CC’s and Notes
-Undo / redo for most actions

The song in the video was made using GMS and just two pieces of gear.

More info is at
http://www.whitenoiseaudio.com/apps/genome-midi-sequencer/

MIDI Fretboard Controller: Designed to be the most playable iOS guitar, control instruments in Garageband, Logic Pro, Ableton, Reason, etc with a fretboard (guitar, ukulele, bass guitar, etc.) Hardware MIDI Guitar cost $1000+. This app gives everyone a chance to experience a MIDI fretboard.

Features
- Tilt up/down for Pitch Bend (Equivalent to whammy bar)
- Tilt left/right for key velocity (Simulates the strength with which you hit a key on the piano or a string on the guitar)
- Double tap a note to bar that fret entirely or partially
- Rub near the sound-hole to simulate vibrato (a.k.a Modulation)
- Hammer-ons and Pull-offs can be timed, enabled or disabled
- Set a timer to fade out all notes or just the open string notes.
- Green lights indicate when a note is on/off
- Supports both left and right handers
- Apply a capo up to the 8th fret.
- Hold down the BAR icon and swipe your finger on the mini-fretboard to bar any fret on the guitar neck.
- Swipe your finger on the mini-fretboard to move to any fret position on the guitar neck.
- Tune your guitar with 60+ tuning presets. Submit a tuning and I will include it in the next update.

Further details and PC software 0 http://wp.wkode.com/?page_id=78

 

 

 

 

IK Multimedia have been teasing us that a new piece of kit was on the way. Considering they already have analogue interfaces for Microphones and Guitars, it really wasn’t too hard to work out what this next interface would be. Today the news is officially out, and rather than read about it, simply check out this promo video they put together for their new iRig MIDI interface.

Manipulant is a customizable wireless MIDI control surface for iPad. It takes advantage of some of iPad’s best features to put all of your controls on the same surface with quick access:

- Put all of the buttons, knobs and faders in your set on a single large surface.
- Trigger multiple overlapping controls with a single touch.
- Quickly travel across your workspace using pan, zoom and rotation gestures.
- Connect to the same control surface with multiple iPads and see control actions on each one in real time.
- Host multiple control surfaces on the same computer and connect a different iPad to each one.

Additional Requirements:
- Intel Mac running OS X 10.5/10.6 or PC running Windows XP/Vista/7
- The free Manipulant Base application for designing and broadcasting control surfaces. Download from: http://epeen.info/manipulant/
- A MIDI loopback device. See the User’s Guide in Manipulant Base for more information.

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Own a MIDI-equipped keyboard controller, guitar, drum kit, or any piece of gear? You can now tap into the unlimited power of the App world! Just connect your Apple gadget to the iConnectMIDI and connect your MIDI gear to it too over USB or a standard MIDI port. It’s just like connecting your MIDI gear to your computer! Now, you’ll have a professional MIDI connection that’s blazing fast too. It’s the perfect way to take charge of the latest music apps. And even if you’re not using your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch, the iConnectMIDI works as a standard MIDI interface to give you a pro MIDI connection to your Mac or PC, so it’s a two-in-one value. For MIDIheads and Macheads alike, the iConnectivity is the perfect partner to your favorite gear!

iConnectivity iConnectMIDI Features at a Glance:

• iPad/iPhone/iPod touch MIDI Interface
• Three USB ports and two banks of MIDI I/O (5-pin) connectors
• Works as a standard Mac/PC USB-MIDI interface
• Offers a high-speed connection at full USB speed (12 megabits/second)
• Supports up to eight USB devices using standard USB hubs
• Two MIDI DIN ports support the standard 16 channels each for chained MIDI devices
• 5V DC power connector

For more details, click here - http://www.iconnectmidi.com/

Unveiled at Musikmesse 2011, Yamaha was showing off a new portable MIDI interface designed for iOS devices called the i-MX1. – a new MIDI interface for the iPad.

Not unlike the existing product from Line 6, this plugs directly into your device of choice and offers native CORE support for MIDI in and out with music apps that offer this.

There is no word on pricing or a launch date yet.

Here’s the official word from Yamaha -

Yamaha introduces the i-MX1 on the Frankfurter Music fair – a MIDI interface that‘s connected to the Apple iPad and thus offering vast possibilities to control MIDI equipment.

The Apple iPad has proven itself as a very handy tool, combining  a very nice touch panel with a reasonable size. It has sold in large quantities. On Winter NAMM 2011 Yamaha introduced a series of Apps that will allow a wireless controlling of the MOTIF XF Music Production Synthesizer.

To be able to control synthesizers that won‘t allow a wireless connection to the iPad, Yamaha now presents a MIDI interface that‘s connected to the iPad.

In a small, black device the i-MX1 carries the needed electronics and two connectors for the included adapter cables which represent the MIDI input and output (with the well known 16 MIDI channels each).

It does not just connect to the iPad, but to the iPhone and the iPod Touch, too. Since these devices are much smaller, they are even more handy controllers.

The i-MX1 is compatible to the drivers provided by the iPad-OS (iOS, Core MIDI), there‘s no need for special drivers. So even thirdparty applications that are using the iOS drivers can use the i-MX1 as MIDI-Interface.

The i-MX1 will help the iPad to continue its triumphal procession to the shores of ‘old school’ MIDI.

Symphonix Evolution Player is a basic MIDI file player that supports General MIDI files using the GM/GS specification with up to 16 tracks. It also allows you to play Symphonix Evolution files created in our Symphonix Evolution iPad app on your iPhone using a suite of over 150 wavetable instruments!

Open MIDI files directly from Safari or Mail, or drag them into iTunes on your PC and sync to your device.

Symphonix Evolution Player also contains a Piano Roll viewer and editor that allows some basic note editing and quantization to be applied (Use our Symphonix Evolution app for full notation editing and MIDI recording). Core MIDI output is supported for the iPad using a suitable interface connected to the USB Camera Connection Kit.