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Sean | April 30, 2011
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iDousyn for iPad is Available for Free on the App Store

Thanks @freesoulvw for mentioning this to me: iDousyn for iPad is free. “iDousyn is a monophonic synthesizer which includes a voice recorder and a drum to complement the musical experience with a simple graphical interface for all general public.”
-App Store Description

Not sure if this works with the iPad Camera Connection Kit or if it even supports Core MIDI because that quote above is the entire description, but I think it is compatible with the CCK because it requires iOS 4.2 or up…

Grab it at the iDousyn - Jorge Lozada

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Category: synthesizers |
Sean | April 30, 2011
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What Apps Need: SongCatcher

Posted this on the SongCatcher App Website:

Hello! I LOVE the idea behind this app. It’s sooooo perfect for iOS musicians. However, it’s Audio to MIDI conversion feature doesn’t work (at least for me). I was wondering when an update will come that will improve this feature… If you guys got that working to the point where all you’d have to do is correct a few minor mistakes in the piano roll, i’m sure a lot more people, my self included, would find the app more useful.
Thanks,
Sean

Hopefully we’ll see an update for the app soon. It’d be sooooo perfect for taking down ideas wherever you are…

UPDATE: They replied,

Hi Sean! You are in luck, we’ve just finished the update and are hopefully uploading to the store this week… We’ve put a fair bit of work into making the audio to MIDI process much easier to use! It does now take you to the piano roll as you suggest. We’ve also added undo functionality in the MIDI editor and now also offer MIDI exporting so you can use your MIDI work from SongCatcher in your home studio. Stay tuned….
Thanks for the nice words.John.

SongCatcher - John Vella Music

Lite Version: SongCatcher Lite - John Vella Music

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Category: ios audio, songcatcher |
Sean | April 30, 2011
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[Sale] 50in1 Piano is Still $0.99

Special Easter Sale: only $0.99 for a short time.

FEATURES:

• Photorealistic 85-key keyboard
• Instant positioning and resizing with gestures
• 2 keyboard row mode
• Key labels (Cs only, all keys, all keys colored)

• 50 studio-recorded instruments (sampled from real instruments)
• 120 piano lessons (from Mozart to Jingle Bells)
• 100 drum beats
• 18 demo songs
• Microphone recording

• 4 real-time effects:
• 6 reverb styles
• Delay with adjustable timing and feedback
• 3-band equalizer
• Pitch bend controlled via device tilt

• External hardware suppor (MIDI IN only):
• Line 6 MIDI Mobilizer
• Akai SynthStation 25
• Core MIDI

• iPhone 4 Retina Display resolution graphics
• iTunes file transfer: exchange your saved song with your Mac/PC via USB
• Detailed in-app user manual
• Low-latency, high-polyphony, battery saving audio engine

50in1 Piano - Alexander Gross

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Category: 50in1 Piano, piano, sales |
Sean | April 29, 2011
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Alesis iO Dock is Core MIDI Compliant

I think this may already be well known, but the Alesis iO Dock (A.K.A. StudioDock) for iPad 1 and 2 is Core MIDI compliant. Just wanted to make sure everyone was informed…

Pre-order the iO Dock at SweetWater.

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Category: coremidi, hardware, io dock, ipad 2, MIDI |
Sean | April 29, 2011
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Multi Track Song Recorder for iPhone & iPad is Free

Multi Track Song Recorder (MTSR) currently free, so grab it while you can. It’s a great four track audio recorder for iOS, perfect for getting your ideas down when inspiration hits.

Includes:

Playing back all tracks in CD quality; 16 bit, 44.1kHz

Pause, seek, and scrub through recorded Audio easily to help write/record your music

Includes 2 different audio viewing options; Volume meter and Waveform. Each shows detailed audio information including peaks and clipping.

Includes Metronome with 3/4 and 4/4 time signatures

Allows volume control on each track for simple mixing

Allows you to save/load your Audio Sessions

Allows you to import music from your device’s iPod Library into any track you wish.

Multi Track Song Recorder is the perfect iPhone app for musicians looking to write and record simple songs at home or on the fly! Also useful for lecture notes, voice memos, and song ideas!

Multi Track Song Recorder - Derrick Walker

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Sean | April 29, 2011
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What Future Music Magazine has to Say about iOS Music Making

Category: ios audio, iRig Mic |
Sean | April 27, 2011
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MoDrum and Bassline: What I’d like to see Next…

I was playing around with the two apps and really got to know each of them, they work great with each other by the way. There are some more features that I hope will be added in a future update that would really spice things up:

  • The ability to add multiple pitches on the same ‘step’ in Bassline.
  • More kits to choose from in MoDrum.
  • The ability to customize the drum tracks in MoDrum, and add multiple tracks of the same drum. Adding this would allow you to set up two patterns, played on the same drum, and switch between the two durring playback.

MoDrum at the MoDrum - Synthesis-based Drum Machine - finger
Bassline at the BassLine - Analog Modeling Synthesizer - finger
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