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Mobile Rhythm

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Mobile Rhythm has announced a new iPad drum machine, inspired by old-school drum machines like the Roland TR-606, the mobileRhythm Computer Controlled mR-606 (App Store link):

Inspired by classic drum synths of yesteryear, the mobileRhythm mR-606 is a pocket sized classic in its own right.

A fully featured, yet easy to use interface allows editing of all controls and patterns, and 2 banks of 16 patterns gives you plenty of space to store your creations.

The mR-606 iPad drum machine is $6.99 in the App Store. If you’ve used the Mobile Rhythm mR-606, leave a comment with your thoughts!

Features:

• set tempo & beatmatch with your favourite music
• individual level controls for each drum sound
• easily switch between patterns to create whole rhythm tracks
• edit scale and last step for fine detail and crazy effects

All controls on the interface work just like the original drum machines of the 80’s.

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SEM-Pro

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Tom Oberheim has introduced a limited run of another version of his SEM synthesizer: The SEM-Pro.

The SEM-Pro combines the MIDI capabilities of the MIDI SEM, but adds 21 jacks, which allow for additional patching.

We haven’t seen an offiicial announcement from Oberheim yet, but it looks like this version combines the features of the new Oberheim SEM synthesizer and the SEM w/MIDI.

Stromkult reports that the SEM Pro synthesizer will be available in December for 1090 Euro (incl VAT) at SchneidersLaden.

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Wiresq

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Wiresq (App Store link) is a $1.99 Turing complete sequencer for generating musical phrases.

It uses Wireworld, a cellular automata that allows for the construction of digital logic circuits to generate audio triggers. You can construct logic gates, memory circuits, calculators and more.

You may be familiar with similar applications that use the Game of Life, but in this cellular automata is much easier to construct stable repeating patterns and logic gates.

It also includes a simple synthesizer with an aggressive filter. “Enough to sketch out your ideas, but not too much to get bogged down in.”

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IMEA Sequencer

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Features:

• Sequencer
  • 16 Patterns per instrument.
  • Tool to help you create patterns and to improvise drum solos live.
  • Controls and external MIDI keyboard.
  • Compatible with VST instruments.
• Morphing
  • The Morphing allows you to interpolate one or more settings of an instrument simultaneously.
  • It affects the plugin, effects and mixing parameters.
  • Ability to control up to 4 morphings per instrument.
• Mixing
  • 4 effect sends and 2 inserts per instrument.
  • Sampling rate of 44.1Khz to 192Khz.
  • Saving the output mix in WAVE or MP3.
  • Compatible with ASIO audio output drivers.
• Instruments & Effects included
  • SynthI, Drums, Sampler, Reverb, Delay, Compressor, Chorus, Flanger.

IMEA Sequencer is available now for 24 EUR. A demo version also available

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Nanoloop Lite

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Developer Oliver Wittchow has released Nanoloop Lite (App Store link) – a free version of his Game Boy style music sequencer.

Nanoloop was originally developed for Game Boy (first release in 1999) and is a popular platform for mobile music creation. The new iPhone version presented here follows the same basic structure and design concept but otherwise it is an entirely new program. It does not simulate the Game Boy’s sound or other functions but has been fully optimised for the iPhone’s capabilities.

Lite Version Limitations:

• Projects can not be saved or sent, only the current status is kept in memory. The current project can be exported to the full version (if installed on the same device).
• Sample memory is limited to five files.

Otherwise, the lite version is fully functional and shares all features of the full version:

• Straight, minimalistic graphical interface
• Pattern-based stepsequencer
• 6 channels, each can be synth or sampler
• Song editor with loop function
• Synth with envelope, filter, lfo etc
• Sample on the fly
• Re-sampling

Synth

The simple but powerful synthesizer allows to create a great bandwidth of sounds, including beats, noises, basses and pads. Available synthesis types are:

• rectangular wave with filter
• FM
• LFSR noise generator

Each synth channel is two-voice polyphonic and an additional stereo effect can be applied.

Sampler

• Samples of 1 sec length (44 kHz, mono) can not just be used in a drum-machine style, but also be pitched and played as notes.
• Samples can be recorded via microphone (iPhone only), headset microphone (iPhone, iPod touch 2nd gen only) and from nanoloop’s own sound output.

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MorphoX

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LinPlug has introduced MorphoX, a new software synthesizer for Windows and Mac that emphasizes morphing sounds.

Features:

• Sounds can be continuously morphed between two individual sounds including effects, using the modulation wheel.
• Powerfull, yet easy to operate, subtractive sound engine with many modulation options.
• Stereo Filter with simultaneous low pass, band pass and high pass and Filter FM.
• Modulation Matrix (10 routings, 20+ sources, 40+ destinations).
• User programable 16 step Arpeggiator.
• Microtonal support (TUN file import).

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Max For Live

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Liine has released a free Max For Live device, Kapture, that was originally created for Richie Hawtin’s Plastikman Live tour.

The sounds and sonic signatures in Plastikman Live are heavily reliant on complex configurations of sends, returns and feedback loops, as well as combinations of instrument and effect parameters. Liine’s challenge was to build a system to manage this huge number of parameters in a live scenario.

Kapture is the solution that they came up with. Similar to a preset management system for the whole of Ableton Live, it lets you “Kapture” the state of your set.

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Bonus Sample Pack

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Korg has released a free Bonus Sample Pack for the microSAMPLER.

Here’s what Korg has to say about it:

The Bonus Sample Pack provides a convenient shortcut for all microSAMPLER users by offering professionally recorded samples organized into fully-finished banks of sounds with sample-based musical patterns, all fully compatible with the microSAMPLER.

Find it on the Software section of Korg’s microSampler support page.

Contents:

• Korg Vintage Keyboards: Korg M1, CX-3 T1, Polysix, WAVESTATION, Trinity and more
• Korg Vintage Rhythm Machine: 70s & 80s Drum Machines – KPR77, KR-55, S3, DDD1
• Korg ES1/EM1: First generation of Korg Electribes – ES-1, EM-1
• Vintage Keyboards: famous keyboard sounds from the ’70s and ’80s.
• Electrohouse Construction
• Breaks D’nB Dubstep
• Drum and Bass
• Alt Rock
• Electronica

Each bank can also be customized by the player using the free Editor/Librarian software that is provided with each microSAMPLER. The microSAMPLER connects to Windows or Mac OS-based computers via USB.

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iLife-11

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Apple today introduced an update to its suite of personal media tools, iLife ‘11.

Included in iLife ‘11 is GarageBand ‘11. Here are the highlights:

GarageBand ‘11

• Flex time – lets you stretch or shorten recorded audio, interactively.
• Groove  Matching – “a spell checker for bad rhythm” – select one track and the rhythm of other tracks is aligned to it.
• More guitar amps and effects
• New piano & guitar tutorials
• “How did I play” tool that injects a bit of Guitar Hero fun into practicing

Interesting fact: Steve Jobs noted that GarageBand now has 5 million users, making it the most popular DAW, by far.

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Deep Tech + Progressive

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Wave Alchemy’s latest release – Deep Tech & Progressive – “fuses the deeper shades and melodic influences of house with the freshest techno and tech house sounds.”

The sample pack features over 950MB of 24-bit samples, loops and SFX produced with an array of synths and outboard gear including:

• Korg MS-20
• Moog Voyager
• Nord Lead 3
• Pearl Syncussion
• SY-1
• Jomox Mbrane 11
• Elektron Machinedrum UW
• Roland TR-808 & TR-909

The samples and sounds have been further processed with some classic sound shaping devices, including:

• Thermionic Culture Vulture Mastering Version
• Empirical Labs Fatso
• Empirical Labs Distressor
• Cranesong Hedd
• A-Designs EM-PEQ
• Purple Audio Action
• Spectra Sonics 610
• SSL E Series EQ
• SSL E Series Compressor
• SPL Transient Designer
• Sherman Filterbank 2
• API 512c Pre-amp

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