Pro Music Apps

We saw this impressive synth/sequencer land on the app store a few weeks back, yet still haven’t had a chance to try it out, but with news of the latest update offering iPad optimisation, it looks set to be on our download list this weekend for sure. If you’ve tried it already let us know what you think…..

XENON is now a universal binary for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.

XENON includes polyphonic hybrid synthesizer, 2 x VA monophonic synthesizer, polyphonic PCM synthesizer, rhythm machine, sequencer, mixer and a number of sound presets(363) are also included. All parts of xenon allow you make sound, song, and enjoy performance anytime, anywhere. Please visit our website for checking out a demo video and detailed usage instructions.

http://iphone.icegear.net/xenon/

* Hybrid Polyphonic Synthesizer
(V.Analog, FM, Formant, PCM(112))
2OSC + FILTER + AMP + 4LFO + 8ENV
- 210 factory presets

* V.Analog Monophonic Synthesizer x2
2OSC + FILTER + AMP + 3LFO + 6ENV
- 45 factory presets

* PCM Polyphonic Synthesizer
OSC (112 PCM sounds) + FILTER + AMP + 3LFO + 6ENV
- 108 factory presets

* Rhythm Machine for six tracks
- 185 PCM rhythm sounds

* Pattern Sequencer
- 16 step Pattern Sequencer
- Real-Time Recording
- Pattern export as a wav file or copy to clipboard.
(compatible with Intua Beatmaker)

* Song Sequencer
- Make your own song using pattern.
- Song export as a .wav file or copy to clipboard.
(compatible with Intua Beatmaker)

* Mixer

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This is a Multitouch iPad synthesizer named knobs.

Multitouch control allows you to adjust many control knobs at the same time while generating notes with the control surface. You can modify the following types of controls with the knobs.

Attack
Sustain
Release
Decay
Low Frequency Oscillator Rate
Low Frequency Oscillato Amount
Cutoff
Resonance
Arpeggio
Octaves
Rate
Arpeggio Step
Arpeggio Samples
Semitones
Oscillator SYNC
Glide
Oscillator 1 Volume
Oscillator 2 Volume
Wave 1 Octave
Wave 2 Octave
Modulation Destination
Modulation Source

Have fun experiment.

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Aussie based developer, Smoco, has just released one of our favourite apps so far this year! Retro Sound Generator isn’t limited to just video game sound, but that’s certainly what it will be immediately suited to. Even if it wasn’t FREE, we would still give it a huge wrap! Looking forward to seeing what these guys add in the future!!….

Retro Sound Studio is a synthesiser application for the iPad that is aimed at creating retro electronic sounds reminiscent of 80′s arcade games. It is intended to be used by game developers to create sounds for their games or by music producers as a sample source, particularly for producers working in dance music genres such as tech house and electro.

Saved sounds can be accessed by using iTunes. Select the device, then go to the Apps tab and finally select Retro Sound Studio under File Sharing.

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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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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.

Grab Soundprism now –

This app doesn’t have a great amount of information available, so we’re not sure what else to tell you. If the sounds are good and the recording works, then it probably isn’t a bad buy.

Try Easy Synth – Professional synthesizer in your iPhone!
You can play 35 different instruments.
You can record and listen to your play.
You can save up to 10 recordings, and even transfer your play via email!

Grab Easy Synth now –

Just caught a look at this today in the App Store, and must say, I like the interface, but the developer really should think about adding more than a 5 words description about it, if he/she expects anyone to shell out the asking price… I mean why go to all that effort, then not bother telling anyone what it actually does…!!

The description reads – “Drum Set and Musical Composing”

Grab Moco Crystal Sound now –

Just saw this over at Matrixsynth. Looks awesome!

Another great little noise app is Noise Machine. It’s not free, but it is cheap and a lot of fun.

Originally for iphone and ipod touch, there’s now an ipad version as well.

An experiment in touch based controls of pitch and volume for multiple tones resulted in an app that’s fun to interact with, and produces a wide range of different sounds and textures.

Drag some dots into the work area and carefully position for controllable out of phasing, or shake the device to randomize the whole mess.

Use touch to position up to 40 tones in the work space
Slider controls for motion setup
Pause so you can grab the fast moving ones
Save/load your compositions (can they be called that?)
Auto save/load of active composition when exiting/starting app
Shake device to randomize all active tones
Individual tone randomization option
Help screen

Version 1.2 has features and bugfixes:

Global volume multiplier control added
Global Pitch multiplier control added
Cleaner audio
- random partial beats removed
- Audio pops when saving/loading/resetting removed
Beat tempo controls now have a ‘synch’ button: in 1.1 the different beats could get out of synch as each note as it’s own beat counter, this keeps them all using a global beat counter. An option since out of synch beats can be quite interesting.
Dragging a note doesn’t stop the notes beats.
Reset now resets the local beat tempo multiplier
Reset resets the global beat tempo
Shake now randomises beats for the active notes
Save and Load UI reduced to make way for more UI – you now pick the save/load slot first, then pick the operation (save or load). Saved patterns are unaffected.
Slider pips would load slightly offset from expected positions.

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There’s nothing like some random relentless noise to get you in the mood.

Cats, loved ones and old people love it!

Trust me, break out one of these beauties at a party and watch the dance floor fill.

And best of all they’re free, so download  and have a play!

First up, iGendyn.

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Next, TOPLAPapp.

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Finally, h.fbk.

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