Audiobus is here. No looking back

"New, Highly Anticipated iPad and iPhone App Audiobus Bridges the Gap Between your Music Apps"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

London, UK, December 10th 2012

A Tasty Pixel in partnership with Audanika today launched Audiobus, a revolutionary new app for iPad and iPhone set to reinvent iOS music making with its ability to connect music apps together, just as cables connect audio equipment. Support for the app is already built into such leading iOS music apps as Rebirth, JamUp, NLog, Sunrizer and more, with over 750 more developers registered to implement Audiobus in their own music apps.

“Audiobus is going to fundamentally change the way people make music on the iPad and iPhone,” said Audiobus developer Michael Tyson. “The app works like virtual audio cables, turning a platform of isolated apps into a community of pluggable components that work together seamlessly, far greater than the sum of their parts. Nothing like this has even been attempted before.”

The app is the result of a twelve-month collaboration between A Tasty Pixel, developer of iOS audio apps Loopy and Loopy HD, and Audanika, developer of SoundPrism and SoundPrism Pro. Loopy, Loopy HD, and SoundPrism Pro have been placed on sale for the launch.

With a clean and simple user interface, the app allows users to easily connect the output of one Audiobus-compatible app into the input of another, playing a synthesizer live into a looper or multi-track recorder, or using one app to manipulate the live output of another.

“It's what so many iOS music makers want: to be able to use multiple apps at the same time, mixing together the audio from each of them into a single project,” wrote leading musicians’ gear website Music Radar recently, dubbing the app “groundbreaking”.

Audiobus is launching today together with eleven other leading iOS music apps which have added support for the inter-app audio routing platform: Propellerheads’ Rebirth for iPad, JamUp and JamUp Pro, Sunrizer Synth, SoundPrism Pro, Loopy and Loopy HD, MultiTrack DAW, NLog Synth Pro and NLog MIDI Synth, sir Sampleton and Funkbox.

Twenty-five additional noteworthy developers, including Moog and Intua, have been invited to the developer program and have already begun to add Audiobus support, prior to a public launch of the Audiobus Software Development Kit (SDK). Over 750 additional developers have signed up to add Audiobus support to their apps once the Audiobus SDK is made public.

Audiobus is now available on the App Store for $9.99 USD.

http://audiob.us/

Ableton Live 9, Push and some good info for owners of Suite 8 too.

"We've noticed some confusion about upgrade pricing for Live 9, and wanted to clarify things here.

To begin with, pricing in the Ableton web shop adapts according to products that a customer already owns - including versions of Live, Instruments, and Max for Live. As such, people who own different combinations will see different upgrade prices. Nevertheless, we see the confusion amongst customers, and will try to make our pricing as transparent as possible to everyone, as soon as possible.

Existing Suite 8 owners will be offered an exclusive introductory discount on upgrades to Live 9 Suite, to be made available upon release. This introductory discount is not yet shown on the website, as Live 9 Suite is not yet available. We apologize for any confusion or frustration from our oversight in not making this discount clear on ableton.com, and ask for your patience as we iron out the kinks in our new site."

from Ableton forum

UNIQLO Wake Up

This is UNIQLO's alarm app called "Wake Up". It's a simple alarm clock but it incorporates music from Yoko Kanno (Cowboy Bebop, Wolf's Rain, Ghost in the Shell) and Cornelius into the alarm - based on the weather, time and day of the week.




uniqlo wakeup

2x speed iPad, iPad mini, slim iMac, and Fusion Drive

"Too much emotions is always a good thing"

http://www.apple.com/

Still waiting for my iphone 5 though...

Animoog controller with iPad inside

by Synth-Project
http://www.synth-project.de/index.html

Happy Birthday with Monotribe Cake

s(M)exoscope - an important tool for mixing

s(M)exoscope -VST/AU oscilloscope

s(M)exoscope is an oscilloscope  plugin. You can use it to  visually monitor audio wave forms.  http://bram.smartelectronix.com/scope_docs/ http://bram.smartelectronix.com/plugins.php?id=4

Master Yoda and rice field of Bali

more photos of Master Jedi' trip to Indonesia in the near future so follow us on moonbuz blogger and manishikuma twitter, facebook, tumbrl, instagram, loopcam you must

Reason Rack Extensions Ain't Cheap...

Ok maybe I am  little bit naive but was hoping for lower prices of extensions racks.( more like iOS price tag)
The idea of having Reason with all that new racks is a tempting one but now, I am not sure, especially that most of us already owns tons of expensive or not plugins, soft synths inside Ableton or Logic.

Just have a look
http://shop.propellerheads.se/

Is seeing believing - McGurk Effect

amazing...

via
http://varietyofsound.wordpress.com/2012/04/07/is-seeing-believing/

What would you choose? - Minibrute vs Minitaur

If you want to spend extra cash on synth this spring and had to choose one, which one would it be? Or maybe something else for that money ? Dave Smith or Waldorf or MFB stuff, or Doepfer Dark Energy?

My opinion is - if going modular in the future spare more money and wait or buy minibrute which could be useful also as an interface between your future modular you and computer world
What do you think?

some links on the subject:
http://createdigitalmusic.com/2012/01/arturias-550-minibrute-analog-monosynth-how-it-compares-to-moog-rogue-update-on-fabric-of-reality/
http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=175428
http://www.native-instruments.com/forum/showthread.php?t=163803
http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?2895140-Moog-Slim-Phatty-Phatty-2-Minitaur-or-Arturia-Minibrute
http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2012/01/19/arturia-minibrute-tour/
http://www.moogmusic.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=12748
http://www.gearslutz.com/board/so-much-gear-so-little-time/690661-minibrute-vs-minitaur.html

Propellerhead Figure for iOS is out -1$ for slice of Reason

MegaCurtis for iPhone

Completely rewritten for better performance, longer recording time, session recording, polyphony, high-res display and more!

80% DISCOUNT FOR A LIMITED TIME!

ps
but incompatible with iphone 3gs "requires camera flash" wtf?

Sbtrkt - Something goes right

Yeah, Something goes right,
Yeah, something goes right,
Yeah something goes right
and you're hoping that it goes right, that it goes right, that it goes right oh

You wouldn't even know, you wouldn't even care,
you wouldn't even know, you wouldn't even care
I've been there though, I've been there though, I've been there though-oh.

Standing in a dream world, sitting next to you, up in the clouds, up up in the clouds, up up in the clouds
Sitting on the edge, looking down at the earth
Looking up into space, up up into space, up up into space

(Chorus) Is it better to let you go?
Or is it better to let you know?
You should t-t-t-take it, you should t-t-t-take it back

Is it better to let you go?
Or is it better to let you know?
You should t-t-t-take it, you should t-t-t-take it back

I've only got myself self self to blame
Love something thinking things will never change
These feelings probably will still still remain, I was always hurt

& I've been feeling like this most most of my life woah
I've been feeling like things aint gonna change
Things aint gonna get it back?

(chorus)

I keep on having these conversations & p-p-p-praying
I keep on staring at these constellations & p p p praying
and these bitter thoughts that keep on escaping
I wish that they were staying and something would go right and something will go right, go right

Dont you bring me down. Dont you bring me down. Dont you bring me down.

(Chorus)

Yeah, something goes right,
Yeah something goes right
and you're hoping that it goes right, that it goes right, that it goes right oh

You wouldn't even know, you wouldn't even care,
you wouldn't even know, you wouldn't even care
I've been there though, I've been there though, I've been there though-oh.

Standing in a dream world, sitting next to you, up in the clouds, up up in the clouds, up up in the clouds
Sitting on the edge, looking down at the earth
Up into space, up up into space, up up into space

UAD Apollo at NAMM 2012

Features
Audio Interface
Sample rates up to 192 kHz at 24-bit word length
18 x 24 simultaneous input/output channels:
Eight channels of analog-to-digital conversion via mic, line, or high-impedance inputs
14 channels of digital-to-analog conversion via:
Eight mono line outputs
Stereo monitor outputs
Two stereo headphone outputs
10 channels of digital I/O via:
Eight channels ADAT Optical I/O with S/MUX for high sample rates
Two channels coaxial S/PDIF I/O with sample rate conversion
Two FireWire 800 ports for daisy-chaining other FireWire devices
32-bit and 64-bit device drivers
Microphone Preamplifiers
Four high-resolution, ultra-transparent, digitally-controlled analog mic preamps
Front panel and software control of all preamp parameters
Switchable low cut filter, 48V phantom power, 20 dB pad, polarity inversion, and stereo linking
Monitoring
Stereo monitor outputs (independent of eight line outputs)
Digitally-controlled analog monitor outputs maintains highest fidelity
Front panel control of monitor levels and muting
Two stereo headphone outputs with independent mix buses
Independent front panel analog volume controls for headphone outputs
Front panel pre-fader metering of monitor bus levels
S/PDIF outputs can be set to mirror the monitor outputs
Onboard UAD-2 Processing
DUO and QUAD models featuring two or four SHARC processors
Realtime UAD Powered Plug-Ins processing on all of Apollo’s analog and digital inputs
Same features and functionality as other UAD-2 products when used with DAW
Can be combined with other UAD-2 devices for increased mixing DSP
Includes UAD Powered Plug-Ins “Analog Classics” bundle
Complete UAD-2 Powered Plug-Ins library is available online 24/7
Software
Console application:
Enables Realtime UAD Powered Plug-Ins processing
DSP mixer for realtime monitoring and tracking
Remote control of all Apollo features and functionality
Console Recall plug-in:
Saves Apollo configurations inside DAW sessions for easy recal
Enables control of all front panel parameters from within the DAW
VST, RTAS, and Audio Units plug-in formats
UAD Meter & Control Panel application:
Configures global UAD-2 and Powered Plug-Ins settings and monitors system usage

Behringer introduces electronic durm kits at NAMM 2012

So how does it compare to Alesis, Roland, Yamaha drum kits? What the best price/value/features/quality electronic drum kit  for the beginner or intermediate drummer would be?
If you have an opinion leave the comment please
http://www.alesis.com/drumscompare
http://www.roland.com/V-Drums/
http://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical-instruments/drums/el-drumkit/
http://www.behringer.com/EN/Category/Musical-Instruments.aspx?s=S600



p.s. In last Rythm magazine Geoff Nicholls gives some advice on the subject in proce tag under 800 quids, but what about 300 euro/dollars price tag ?

Alesis Amp Dock and DM Dock at NAMM 2012

Behringer iStudio for iPad at NAMM 2012

Professional iPAD Docking Station with Audio, Video and Midi Connectivity
Universal Docking Station for APPLE iPAD and iPAD2
Connect your microphones, instruments and audio sources to virtually any audio/MIDI app with the iSTUDIO
Core Audio/MIDI compatible for use with any iOS App
Versatile I/O functionality with adjustable headphone output and direct monitoring control
Separate Video output for connecting your iPAD to TVs and projectors
Standard MIDI I/O plus USB-to-host connectors for ultimate MIDI connectivity
iPAD powering and battery charging via the iSTUDIO dock
Ergonomic design layout – all control elements on top panel with headphone connector on front
Slide-in access for mating with iPAD dock connector (suitable for iPAD 1 & 2)
Locating holes for BEHRINGER P16-MB mounting bracket to attach iSTUDIO to a standard mic, music or drum stand (P16-MB not included)
Universal switch-mode power supply with country-specific wall socket adapter included
High-quality components and exceptionally rugged construction ensure long life

TASCAM IXZ IM2 IU2 for iphone, ipad at NAMM 2012

iRig stomp, iRig Mic Cast and iRig PRE at NAMM 2012

DigiTech iStomp - future of the stompbox

The iStomp™ works just like every other stompbox. Step on the footswitch to turn it on and off. Adjust the knobs to get the sound you want. The biggest difference between the iStomp and other stompboxes is you can completely change the iStomp to be any pedal in the entire pedal line. Simply connect your iPod touch®, iPhone®, or iPad® to the iStomp and select which pedal you’d like from the DigiTech® Stomp Shop™ App. In about the same time it takes to download a song you can change the iStomp from a distortion to a reverb, a phaser to a tube overdrive, or a delay to a chorus. iStomp includes DigiTech’s Total Recall™ digital delay and Redline™ overdrive to get you started. 

Mackie DL1608, iPad and Psychodelic Trip into the Mix

With the Mackie DL1608’s seamless wired to wireless mixing capabilities, you can mix in real time from anywhere in the venue on your iPad®.* Instantly adjust mix functions from tuning front of house trouble spots to ringing out stage monitors.

*An additional Wi-Fi router is required and must be connected to the DL1608. The iPad must be within range of the Wi-Fi router to enable wireless mixing functionality. Wi-Fi router not included. 

The Mackie DL1608 comes loaded with 16 studio-quality Onyx mic preamps that deliver depth, headroom and immense detail to your live mix. Plus, with 12 XLR and four combo mic/line inputs, connecting mics and instruments is quick and easy.

The Mackie DL1608’s high-end 24bit Cirrus Logic® AD/DA converters offer a remarkable 114 db dynamic range. We align our Onyx pre-amps precisely with the converters to provide you with the most headroom and the lowest noise and distortion possible—resulting in brilliant sound quality from a vocal whisper to a wailing guitar solo.

The DL1608 is loaded with a choice of powerful plug-ins on every channel, so you won’t need to set up additional racks of outboard gear. With just the touch of a finger, you have total control over 4-band EQ, compression and gate plug-ins. Plus, sweeten your sound with a full-featured reverb and tap delay or adjust your mix to the room with the 31-band graphic EQ and compressor/limiter on the main and aux outs.

Supporting up to 10 iPads simultaneously, the Mackie DL1608 allows multiple engineers to control the mix. Plus, it gives band members the ability to adjust their own monitors. Now, the band can dial in the mix they want to hear in real time right on stage.

The Mackie DL1608 allows you to recall mix functions with just the touch of a finger. With Total Snapshot Recall*, you can now easily save and access sound check settings for multiple bands, complex song mixes, previous mixes from challenging venues, recall scenes for theater productions and more. You can even pre-set the mixing board and be ready to go the moment you arrive. *Mic pre-amp gains are not recallable.

Quickly set up a new mix with the DL1608’s Channel Presets. With simple touch screen control, you can immediately assign a factory or your own custom channel preset for kick drum, bass, guitar, keyboard and more to any channel you choose. And when you’ve made the perfect settings, easily save them for later use and share them with your friends.

The Mackie DL1608 lets you to record your mix from the L/R stereo outputs directly to your iPad, allowing you to upload it to your favorite application and share it with others.

Whether you want to play pre-show music or add a Garage Band track to your live mix, with the Mackie DL1608 you can bring in stereo audio from any iPad application. Best of all, with the pre-assigned iPad channel, you can do it without using up one of the mixers 16 channels.*

*iPad must be docked.

The DL1608 lets you take a picture of band members with your iPad or choose your own picture to help you easily identify your assigned channels. There's a choice of included icons to get you up and running.

The Mackie DL1608 is perfect for installing in venues. With its easy to use Master Fader iPad application it has never been easier to train up new sound engineers. Plus, forget the bulky racks of outboard gear, the powerfully small, low profile design lets you install it just about anywhere.

The DL1608 is big on security. The PadLock™ feature locks down your iPad for permanent installs, while the Kensington lock—the industry standard in protecting technological equipment—secures the mixer to guard it from theft.

AKAI MPC Fly for iPad 2

PRODUCT FEATURES

MPC FLY HARDWARE
The first MPC designed specifically for iPad 2
Fitted compartment for iPad 2 provides fully integrated portable MPC solution
16 backlit genuine MPC pads with MPC Note Repeat & MPC Swing
Works seamlessly with the MPC App: sequence & sample editing, effects, EQ and more
Create beats on the go and transfer to a Mac or PC for further mastering
Double-hinged case sits upright, lies flat or closes for transport
Compatible with virtually any Core MIDI app
Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Charges iPad when plugged into wall power

MPC FLY iPad APP - DEVELOPED BY RETRONYMS
Sequence four tracks simultaneously: four-track mixer built in
Built in sound library of samples and drum kits
Record and overdub sequences and create and edit your own Programs
16-Levels mode: play one sample at 16 levels of attack, velocity, length, and tuning
Note variation slider allows you to manipulate attack, velocity, length, and tuning as you play
Built-in effects: delay, bit crusher, master compressor/limiter
Time correct: 1/8 note – 1/32T with variable Swing setting
Note Repeat: 1/8 note – 1/32T timing
Sample using internal mic or line-in and trim and categorize samples
Sample from your iPod library with turntable interface
Share on SoundCloud, Facebook or twitter
Supports WIST, Wireless Sync Start protocol from Korg
Supports AudioPaste


TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
GENERAL

Pads: 16 velocity sensitive with aftertouch.backlit by velocity
UI Buttons: Ideal performance controls available, including:
Note Repeat
Transport Controls
Mute / Solo
Track Select
Erase
Timing Correct
Height: 1.2 inches (30.5mm)
Width: 9.7 inches (246mm)
Depth: 8.0 inches (203mm)
Weight: 2.02 pounds (0.92kg)
Power: Internal Li-ion battery, 6VDC/3A AC adaptor for charging MPC Fly and iPad2
MPC App works with iPad & iPad 2(Hardware works with iPad 2 only)

Arturia MiniBrute

MiniBrute is a revolutionary new analog synthesizer from Arturia. Featuring a pure analog signal path and a host of unique features, it sets a new standard for what a hardware synthesizer should be. 

Its 100% analog audio signal path features a VCO wave mixer, the classic Steiner-Parker multimode filter, as well as numerous analog innovations such as the Metalizer, Ultrasaw,and the Brute Factor™. Boasting a complete MIDI, CV and USB connectivity, MiniBrute is right at home with your computer or your vintage synths, making it the ideal companion to deliver a pure analog blast anywhere you go.

MAIN FEATURES: Monophonic synthesizer 100% Analog Audio Signal Path Steiner-Parker Multimode Filter (LP, BP, HP and Notch) Voltage Controlled Oscillator with Sub-Osc Oscillator Mixer (Sub, Sawtooth, Square, Triangle, White Noise, Audio In) LFO1 with 6 waveforms and bi-polar modulation destinations LFO2 with 3 vibrato modes Brute Factor™ delivering saturation and rich harmonics Ultrasaw generating shimmering sawtooth waveforms Metalizer bringing extreme triangle harmonics Two ADSR Envelope Generators 25 note Keyboard with Aftertouch

Rugged Aluminium Enclosure External Analog Audio Input CV In/Out controls: Pitch, Gate, Filter, Amp MIDI In/Out with 5-Pin DIN connectors USB MIDI In/Out 1/4” Audio Output and 1/4” Headphone Output Gate Source Selection: Audio Input, Hold, Keyboard Arpeggiator: 4 Modes of Arpeggiation 4 Octave Range Control 6 Time Divisions Swing Control

USD 549.00 / EURO 499.00- AVAILABLE APRIL 2012

Voice Synth for iPad, iPhone: Demo & Tutorial

Spark Digital: USB Microphone for iPad

Spark Digital is the world's first studio-grade condenser microphone to offer both USB and iPad connectivity. Expanding on the professional and sound of Blue's Spark XLR studio microphone, Spark Digital features the same studio-grade condenser capsule and hand-tuned components for high-fidelity recording and consistence performance in any situation– vocals, drums, piano, speech, location recording and more.
Spark Digital also includes the Focus Control, providing two different sonic options in one mic at the push of a button. Complete with an adjustable desk stand and built-in shockmount, Spark Digital also includes y-cables for each platform with a headphone jack for zero-latency real-time monitoring. With a full range of recording capabilities, Spark Digital turns your iPad into a true mobile studio.
via
http://www.idesignsound.com/blue-microphones-announce-spark-digital-usb-microphone-for-ipad/
http://www.bluemic.com/spark_digital/

Somebody That I Used To Know

Gotye (feat. Kimbra) and the cover by Walk of the Earth played by 5 people on one guitar !





Now and then I think of when we were together
Like when you said you felt so happy you could die
I told myself that you were right for me,
But felt so lonely in your company
But that was love and it's an ache I still remember

You can get addicted to a certain kind'a sadness
Like resignation to the end, always the end
So when we found that we could not make sense
Well you said that we would still be friends
But I'll admit that I was glad it was over

But you didn't have to cut me off
Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing
I don't even need your love, but you treat me like a stranger
And that feels so rough

No, you didn't have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect you records
And then change your number
Guess that I don't need that though
Now you're just somebody that I used to know

Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Now you're just somebody that I used to know

Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over
But had me believin it was always something that I'd done
But I don't wanna' live that way,
reading into every word you say
You said that you could let it go,
and I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know-oh-oh

but you didn't have cut me out
Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing (oh)
I don't even need your love, but you treat me like a stranger
and that feels so rough

(oh)

No, you didn't have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect you records
And then change your number (oh)
Guess that I don't need that though
Now you're just somebody that I used to know

somebody that I used to know
somebody (now your just somebody that I used to know)
that I used to know
somebody that I used to know
somebody (somebody)
that I used to know

I used to know
That I used to know
I used to know
Somebody