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A Tasty Pixel has released version 1.4 of its Loopy live-looping app that lets musicians and tinkerers alike rapidly build multi-layered musical pieces by recording or importing looped layers of sound.

A Tasty Pixel’s recording and loop-layering iPad and iPhone app Loopy today gets a significant update, bringing loop effects to the app’s already extensive feature set. The new effects, reverse and decay, introduce new possibilities for musical expression and have been the features most frequently requested by users.

“Loopy lets anyone with an iPad or iPhone create music in an exciting and novel way: By recording and looping layers of music,” said A Tasty Pixel founder and developer Michael Tyson. “Both Loopy’s hobbyist and professional users love it for the creativity boost it gives them, and I think they’ll love the things they can do with these new effects.”

Developed by the same developer that produced Audiobus, the revolutionary inter-app audio routing platform, Loopy already works with Audiobus’ large and growing community of apps, allowing users to record and loop instrument and synthesizer apps, or apply an extensive variety of live effects to recordings.

Other features in the new update include a number of new actions that can be toggled by MIDI controllers, several significant improvements to the recording workflow, and enhanced latency compensation.

Loopy for iPhone is available to purchase for $2.99 USD. Loopy HD for iPad is currently on sale for $3.99 USD (regular $7.99 USD).

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Positive Grid has released version 2.3 of its JamUp guitar & bass multi-fx processor app for iOS.

JamUp turns your iPad/iPhone into a powerhouse Multi-Effects Processor, 8-Track Recorder, Loop Station, iTunes Jam Player, Tuner and Metronome for guitar and bass.

Changes in JamUp v2.3

• New 8-Track Recorder (via in-app purchase, not support 3GS), it supports iTunes music import, Audio Copy/Paste, and you can share songs via Email, iTunes or SoundCloud.
• Sampler supports iTunes music import and email sharing.
• New MIDI assignment page, MIDI learning and MIDI on and off switch.
• Double tap each knob will reset to its default value
• Bug fixes: SoundCloud sharing, Fireball gain, Multi-Head delay.

The JamUp app is available to download at the iTunes App Store now. The new 8-Track Recorder is available via in-app purchase for the special launch price of $4.99 USD.

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Image-Line has announced that it will showcase version 11 of its FL Studio music production software at the upcoming Musikmesse.

We are excited to announce that Image-Line will be at Musikmesse April 10-13, 2013. See us at Image-Line Booth E50, 5.1

Featured products include:

• FL Studio 11
• Deckadance 2
• FL Studio Mobile 2.1 (iOS)
• FL Studio Mobile 1.0 (Android)
• FL Groove (Windows 8 and iPad)

Also meet nucleon from the FL Studio forums & Sacco, winner of the FL Studio Performance mode competition (demonstrating in the ComLine booth nextdoor).

More information: Image-Line

Audiobus Pty Ltd, developers of the revolutionary Audiobus inter-app audio routing app for iPad and iPhone are today making the Audiobus SDK publicly available for all iOS developers. The public release comes after having reached over 100 compatible applications during the SDK’s closed beta.

After a three-month closed beta, the Audiobus Software Development Kit (SDK) is being made available to the public today. The SDK, which allows apps to support the Audiobus inter-app audio routing platform, has already been integrated into more than 100 apps including Animoog, Figure, BeatMaker 2, Auria, and KORG’s entire iOS app lineup. Over 1,000 additional developers have signed up to add Audiobus support to their apps.

The Audiobus SDK beta has already had an extremely positive response from developers. Alex Mathieu, developer of Glitchbreaks said, “It is a fantastic SDK to work with, and the people developing it are super helpful, and extremely responsive.”

Developers can get access to the Audiobus SDK, read the extensive documentation and communicate with other developers at the Audiobus Developer Center.

More information: Audiobus

Gospel Musicians has announced the release of Neo-Soul Keys for iPad, a virtual electric piano app.

Neo-Soul Keys for iPad is specifically designed for professional gigging or live studio work. Gospel Musician’s goal was to build a professional app that could compete with any hardware synth and/or desktop audio electric piano solution.

Gospel Musicians is one of the first app developers to feature flash memory streaming using Apple CAF lossless format. Gospel Musicians worked directly with Apple’s engineers to refine this new custom feature in the iOS, which allows for larger samples to be streamed via the on-board flash memory.

Not having to rely solely on a limited amount system RAM resources allows for a more rich and expressive sample playback experience, which almost equals the experience of their desktop predecessor versions. In fact, all but the extended effects are featured in the iPad version. All mechanical effects, Spring Reverb, Chorus, and Vibrato are present.

The Neo-Soul Keys Suitcase electric piano for iPad.

Neo-Soul Keys for iPad features

• 1.25GB of Sample Memory (328.4MB Lossless Compression).
• Up to 8-Velocity layers for sustain samples.
• Dedicated Tine.
• Realistic EP release that decays with time.
• Dedicated Key-up and Key-down mechanical effects.
• Pedal Up and Pedal Resonance noises react with sustain pedal messages.
• Able to play app in the background.
• MIDI Learn.
• Dedicated panic.
• Wi-Fi MIDI capable.
• Ability to save and load presets.
• Treble and Bass Boost.
• Full Retina display.
• Works with iPad 2 and higher.
• Polyphony dependent upon processor, i.e. an iPad 4 can yield better polyphony than an iPad 2.

The app runs on a limited time basis, yet fully functional, free of cost. Each electric piano is available as an in-app purchase for the introductory price of $9.99 USD.

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Zerodebug, formerly known as AppBC, makers of the popular touchAble app, has announced d(- -)b, the first Modular DJ App for iPad.

d(- -)b delivers the full DJ experience on the iPad.

Made by the team behind touchAble, the popular controller app for Ableton Live, d(- -)b provides endless possibilities for DJs with an iPad. Its modular approach lets the app adapt to the user, not the other way around.

DJs can choose from pre-installed templates or create their own interface with up to 6 decks – on one or several pages – making it the perfect tool for any use- case.

The comprehensive in app editor makes it simple to configure your very own DJ setup.
The numerous modules include everything a DJ needs, and allow for an incredible amount of flexibility and customization.

With beautiful color-coded waveforms instead of fake vinyl platters and accurate tools for both worlds of beat-matching: Grid & Sync or Pitch & Nudge – it opens the door to a whole new world of touchable DJing.

With support for Multi-Route Audio, d(- -)b turns the iPad into into a professional DJ setup – powerful, customizable, portable.

“We waited a long time for a professional DJ application for the iPad ..and ended up doing it ourselves. We are very happy to finally share this with the public.”, states Christian Blomert, head of development.

d(- -)b features

• Custom browser with access to the iTunes library.
• Ultra low-latency touchable waveform with spectrum color-coding.
• Comprehensive in-app editor lets you create your own interfaces with up to 6 decks – on one or several pages.
• Track analysis with automatic tempo and grid detection.
• Manually grid tracks if the detection is off.
• Stereo-Pre-Cueing: -> multi-route audio to precue tracks in stereo. Works with any class-compliant audio device via USB and the iPad Camera Connection Kit. -> split output audio to do mono monitoring.
• 4 cue points per deck.
• 3 band EQ with kill switches.
• optional limiter with variable headroom
• EQ Snap and EQ “Magic Triangle”.
• Pitch coarse & fine faders for 10% / 1% pitch control.
• Loops from 1/64th to 8 bars.
• Loop roll while track keeps playing.
• Listen to the dry/wet monitor signal on headphones while recording the main stereo mix – without multi-route or split-audio!
• Wide range of settings make the app less restrictive, more customizable. d(- -)b is just at the beginning of its journey and will be updated regularly.

The already impressive list of planned features spans audiobus support, MIDI mappings, MIDI Clock as well as several Effects.

d(–)b is available at an introductory price of $9.99 USD from the Apple App Store (regular $16.99 USD). d(–)b officially supports the iPad 2 and up, including the iPad mini, running iOS 6 and above.

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