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Casio CZ App?

Looks like, they got a Casio  CZ on the iPad for us? The classic CZ series with phase distortion – possibly on the Casio booth on some/a 19.99€ – not cheap but … UPDATE: they got it! named CZ App for iPad fair What’s it about? These Synths: CZ1 Digital Synthesizer , CZ5000, CZ3000 Digital Synthesizer and CZ101, CZ1000 Digital Synthesizer – I’d still also like to mention the more advanced  VZ-series, which is sort of FM-competitor and capable of a lot more and casios outstanding 8-level-rate multistage envelopes, that are still quite unique. 【楽器フェア2014】CASIO「CZアプリ」Dieses Video auf YouTube ansehen Forum: Casio CZ Series…

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Primal Audio 4Operator-FM-Synth FM4 with emphasis on emulation (ios app)

there’s 2 FM Synth apps all with 4 OP FM (not like the DX7’s 6OPs) but here’s another one upcoming FM app the FM4 by Primal Audio. coming in december – since I am a big fan of FM synthesis – here’s what’s different in here: unisono fatness microtuning arpgeggiator 8 voices on iPad 2 -3 sound engines – retro sound emulation so this may sound more authentic than DXi (which is a no brainer as well) and another one which is quite expensive.. will cost 99cent (introductory price)  

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zMors Modular App controls up to 8 analog CVs

This modular has not only a sequencer, it is also capable of something others did for the iPad output like BruteLFO – but they are mostly limited to one CV which is not that much for such an expensive desire like the iPad – so zMors can address 8 outputs and control analog synths via multiport audio interfaces – so the trick is – get a nice interface – and here’s what to do: expert sleepers ES3 is also working with the iPad when using this super tiny ADAT interface…

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Interview mit Urs Heckmann / u-he

Interview mit Urs Heckmann / u-he Interview mit Urs Heckmann / u-heDieses Video auf YouTube ansehen the synths in here are / was man im Hintergrund sieht… left stand: Roland Alpha Juno 2, Alpha Juno 1 Alesis Andromeda A6 Moog Memorymoog Roland Jupiter 8 right stand: remote key (CME, right?) or emu e4k? Roland SH7 Yamaha CS30 Roland Juno 60 Roland Jupiter 6 right on the floor: Formanta Polivoks monitors: Adam, Mac Pro under the table, non-apple mouse, 1 nice guy type human

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Modulares Interface B.A. – iPad more physical

there it is – another modular knob, slider and knobs addition for iPad. here you got a case where all controls are added to and the iPad inserted below so the display can shine through – but – well – makes everything else a bit hard to control – so it might not be a perfect solution but allows to display things.. designed by Florian Born it looks totally cool – sort of steampunk style.. (more steampunk stuff) check: Modulares Interface B.A. – Physical controller interface for iPad / by @BornFlo.

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B-Step Sequencer Version 2

B-Step is a Sequencer (mentioned here before) that runs on almost deny platform and now it’s going into it’s second round – version 2.   here’s the updates and there is a lot of stuff going in like „roll/flam“ in another way – this time called ratcheting (the older word for playing some steps faster) has several new modes that allow song construction and complex polyrhythmic stuff. the trick is: it is a 4 row sequencer but you can set a number of chords / scales to it and switch them…

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Was aktuelle Apple Geräte mit OS X 10.10 für Musiker bedeuten – Tipps für OS X und iOS

Das neueste iPad Air 2 ist laut Geekbench3(ich verlinkt mal die Gesamtliste aller Macs) so schnell wie ein Macbook Air von 2014 und besitzt 2GB RAM und 3 Kerne und ist deshalb erneut leistungsfähiger als dessen Vorgänger. Perfekt für die Musik und Synthesizer sowie die Kombination über Audiobus erlaubt komplexe Sounds. Man kann bekanntlich das iPad jetzt über Bluetooth MIDI, WLAN (nur direkt, nicht über einen Rooter; wie das geht habe ich mal hier beschrieben und wo was zu klicken ist). So kann man nun das iPad via Logic in…

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