Korg Mini Kaoss Pad – overview NAMM 2012 synth-related links

New Korg Mini Kaoss Pad with Display and additional „slider“. There’s Vocoder in it – 24bit resolution and has SD card slot.. Filter (15), Modulation (15), LFO (20), Delay (10), Reverb (5), Looper (20), Vocoder (5), Synthesizer (10) NAMM: KORG mini KAOSS PAD 2 Kaoss Pad 2 Kaossilator 2 Also there’s a yellow Kaossilator – same data – 50 arpeggiator patterns, 12 notes range, 150 sounds.. NAMM: KORG Kaossilator 2 Forum • KORG NAMM 2012. Korg keeps calm and secret as well, but they seem to work on Apps they call „real…

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iOS: iConnectivity (multiport) audio iConnectMUSE digital audio mixer

this magic little thing gives you more than 2 audio outputs. I don’t see more than 2 ins and outs here, but well – there is USB Host in there.but they say featuring six stereo in / outs, headphone out, two USB ports, a „hub-able“ USB host, Ethernet / network sharing and MIDI pass-thru. so if that’s true and it’s supportet by iOs Core Audio this is WOW! iConnectivity outs iConnectMUSE digital audio mixer for iOSers (video) — Engadget. a mixer or real multiport? hmm..

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iPad Music App at normal speed / iPad iOS 5 auf Normalgeschwindigkeit bringen (seit update von 4.X)

WRONG SPEED ON PODCASTS IN THE MUSIC APP? (iPad only, caused by upgrade from 4.X) I had a lot of problems since iOS 5 to play podcasts at normal speed (some got 1/2 or 2x speed and since there is no more choice on the iPad to set it to other „speeds“ – there is just one solution: 1) go to the Settings > General > Reset > Reset all Settings – it will delete every Wifi passwords and settings as well (start screen, how many emails to load  etc.) important…

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Lemur is back – as an iPad app

App Store – Lemur is back, I knew it had to come, it comes fairly late – after touchOSC and MIDItouch it might be hard since it’s 40€ which is really a lot. I tried a Lemur in 2006 and it was reviewed in Synthesizer-Magazin #2, the second issue ever made but had to sell it to pay my bills to move to another „yet cheaper“ house. I sort of hoped they’d make it to the app world and they did — and yes, the JazzEditor had it’s odds, it wasn’t…

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Phaedra Modulation Sequencer App

new for iPads – the 4 Track Sequencer „Phaedra“ – a classic modulation type of step sequencer (can of course control pitches as well). the name is inspired by Tangerine Dream and may refer to the Zeit and Phaedra Sequencers (Hardware) from Infection Systems, UK btw: the app is not yet up in the Appstore but almost ready,… here’s a closer look.. and controlling NLog – which is also an app on the SAME iPad. we all know that’s almost rare to have 2 music apps working together. all videos…

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Macbook Air vs iPad (sizes of the 11″ compared to the iPad)

just a little change to compare the sizes – this is the Macbook Air 11″ ok, the Air isn’t really made for music, but in fact it’s much faster than the first Intel Macbook 1.1 (2.0 GHz), about twice as fast. It has no firewire, only 2 USB ports – via Thunderbolt there are already „interfaces“ that make firewire, usb from it, the new cinema display 27″ is one of those, but there’s also one that does not force you to buy displays – of course.  they are still rare,…

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