iPhonography
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The changing light
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I have been trying to capture more of the beauty around me. The winter light seems to agree with my iPhone camera.
My Current Top Ten iPhone Music Creation Apps
In no particular order:
Bebot
This app is truly made for a touch screen device. No other app gives you as much expressive control as Bebot. Plus it's cute.
NLog Synth
My pick for the best sounding analog synth on the iPhone.
bleep!BOX
Amazing new app. Super tweak-able sounds, great looping/stutter effects in "performance mode", great looking UI.
BeatMaker
Without a doubt, the best drum machine/pad based sample player available for the iPhone.
Star Melody
Super simple/beautiful UI and great sounds. I have created many melodies/song ideas on this app.
Sound Scope Space
Trip out and scare your pets all with one simple app. The "KUZMOSCILLATOR" is my favorite. Plus draw your own waves... It's like an Asian Horror movie soundtrack creator.
Xewton Music Studio
It's like GarageBand on the iPhone... right down to the over dramatically lit, super detailed instrument illustrations. This app has just about everything an entry level DAW should have. ON YOUR PHONE! Unbelievable!
JR Hexatone Pro
Thinking way outside the box on this one, Amidio has changed the game for iPhone music creation apps. This thing is endless...
iTouchMidi (iTM) Series: iTM Keys, iTM Matrix, iTM Pad, iTM Tilt, iTM MCU, iTM Dj
Midi control made easy. Download the iPhone app and the desktop app, run, connect, assign controls, done.
TouchOSC
Midi control made hardcore: Not quite as easy to get running as the iTM series but so much more power. And with the latest release of TouchOSC Editor you can create custom layouts on your laptop/desktop and upload them to your iPhone. Limitless.....
Palm Sounds Group
I read the Palm Sounds Blog daily. It's a great source of information about the current state of moblie music making technology. The site has recently started a group dedicated to mobile music making including software, hardware and anything else related to creating music on the go. Check it out and join us.
Hard at Work
I am currently working on two new tracks. I hope to have them completed in the next few weeks. I have also been digging deeper into some of the music apps that I have been collecting on my iPhone, specifically SunVox, JR Hexatone, 8Bitone and iSequence. These apps are very easy to purchase and play with, but sometimes I have a hard time slipping them into my Ableton Live workflow. I usually get so caught up in Ableton that the songs kind of finish themselves before I can even get to the iPhone. I guess I just need to start by capturing the output from the iPhone and building a song off of that.
Seattle Warped
Took a ride up the 99 last weekend and snapped some shots out the window with my iPhone. I was very surprised with the results.
You can see the whole set on my Flickr page:
Electron: for iPhone
Just downloaded Electron. [App store link] My first impression is that this may be a little more advanced than many of the other "Matrix" style music apps. Electron allows multiple layers and patterns as well as the ability to change pitch and instrument sounds.
Upon opening this app you are greeted with a 16x9 LED matrix. After about 5 seconds the Song List view scrolls up from the bottom giving you the opportunity to either load a current song or create a new one. You get to name your song, tap the Create button and you're back to the matrix. At the bottom of the screen are several navigation buttons. Rewind, Play, Layer and Pattern selection, Options, and Mode.