Meet LOON — A New Software Instrument by Jamstik

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"Meet LOON, a new software instrument from Jamstik built for musicians, producers, composers, and sound designers.

LOON combines multiple sound sources—including oscillators, sampled instruments, FM synthesis, and more—into a single expressive instrument. Layer sounds, shape them with powerful effects, and assign macros to create dynamic presets that are as simple or as deep as you want them to be.

Whether you're starting from scratch or exploring the included factory library, LOON is designed to make inspiring sounds quickly without sacrificing flexibility.

Features
• Layer multiple sound engines in a single preset
• Powerful macro controls with flexible modulation
• Built-in effects and creative sound design tools
• 200+ factory presets
• Standalone application plus VST3, AU, and AAX plugin support

Compatible with macOS and Windows.

Learn more about LOON and download it at: https://jamstik.com/loon"

Playing Synthesizers...with a Guitar?! Jamstik Visits the Perfect Circuit Showroom

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"Jamstik makes a line of wildly fun guitars—but hey, you might be wondering...why does a synth shop like Perfect Circuit give a heck about a guitar? Well, for one, all instruments are beautiful—and two, Jamstik makes MIDI GUITARS. They function perfectly well as standard electric guitars, but they also use proprietary technology to translate your guitar playing into MIDI data that synthesizers understand.

Not only that, they use a clever mapping of detected audio data in order to generate MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression) data...making them a nuanced and quite powerful and expressive means of interfacing with MPE-capable synthesizers.

Jamstik recently came by our Burbank, CA showroom to see what they could do plugging their guitars into our synthesizers. With the expert guidance of our very own Jacob Johnson, they narrowed in on the Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave, Roland Juno X, and, of course, a Eurorack modular system featuring Tiptop Audio's new ART-equipped modules.

Learn more about Jamstik on our blog, Signal

Pick up a Jamstik guitar of your own"

Jamstik studio midi guitar first day jams, unboxing and ios walkthrough

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"Jamstik Studio Midi Guitar arrived almost two weeks ago and I loved it instantly.

In this video you get to see:
-how the guitar arrives and unboxing of the extras
-pairing and setup using Jamstik portal on ios
-first try jams with multiple apps and setups (aum + auv3 & standalone app)
-first try jams using bluetooth, usb-c & midi 3.5 to 5 pin din
-first try jams with audio and midi at the same time
-recording in a daw on ios

VIDEO CONTENTS:
0:47 UNBOXING OF THE GUITAR AND ACCESSORIES
3:55 CONNECTING USING BLUETOOTH
4:20 ROUTING MIDI IN AUM / USB-C
4:38 FIRST TRY / USING MIDI & 4 SYNTHS
5:27 ADD AN ORCHESTRA TO THE MIX
5:45 1 MORE SYNTH-TOO MUCH FOR AUDIO
BUT MIDI IS STILL JUST AS RESPONSIVE
6:09 USING JUST ONE APP - KORG MONO POLY
6:47 ANALOG AND DIGITAL TOGETHER 1ST TRY
8:28 WATCH THE PITCH WHEEL / EXPRESSIVE MIDI
& SEVERAL PRESETS WITH THE MOOG MODEL D APP
9:50 TRACKING MIDI IN A DAW FIRST TRY (CUBASIS 3)
10:14 THOUGHTS AFTER A DAY OF USING THE JAMSTIK

After using fOR A DAY:
-GREAT TRACKING
-WORKS STRAIGHT AWAY WITH IOS
-Very intuitive design
-Single cOIL OR HUMBUCKER SWITCH
-hidden pick tray in neck
-hidden magnetic tuning TOOL
-SLIGHTLY SMALLER THAN FULL SIze
FOr studiO (3/4)
-cOMES WITH EVERYTHING BUT A STRAP!
-LOOKS, PLAYS AND FEELS GREAT!
-REAL-TIME TRACKING NOT LIKE OTHER MIDI
PICKUPS

-THE VST/AU CAME OUT AFTER I RECORDED THE VIDEO (beta)
SO I WILL MAKE ANOTHER VIDEO ONCE I HAVE IT RUNNING ON MAC"

PUC Wifi MIDI IN or OUT for iOS - Indiegogo Campaign

PUC: Free Your Music From The Tyranny Of Wires Published on Sep 5, 2013 JamStikVideo·11 videos
On Indiegogo here.

The holy grail for iOS MIDI.  I hope it supports MIDI sysex.

Update2: I heard back from PUC on Facebook and it will support MIDI In or Out.  It looks like it will be configurable.  Striking out the first Update below so there is no confusion.  MIDI Out on the iPad is supported so you can use this for wifi control of your synths - think sequencers, synth template editors, and other controllers. We'll find out about MIDI sysex support hopefully soon.

via PUC on the Facebook thread: "Actually the PUC can serve as either a MIDI input or output from iOS. I'm going to pass along your SysEx details to the engineers that can let us both know how big the byte packet can be without causing other issues. Might take me a couple of days to get the answer, we're at DISRUPT in San Francisco this week."


Update:  I'm only seeing one MIDI port and based on the video and image below it looks like it's MIDI In only for iOS devices.  No MIDI Out for iOS.  If that is indeed the case, this will not work for using your iPad to control your synths - no editors, sequencers, controllers, etc. I left a comment on their Facebook page here. My first comments were before I realized MIDI Out didn't appear to be supported. Feel free to leave a comment there so they can gauge interest.

"The PUC is a wireless MIDI interface designed specifically for iOS devices.
PUC allows you to wirelessly connect any MIDI device (keyboard, DJ controller, drum pad, floor pedal controllers, etc.) directly to your iPad.
PUC can also work with any platform that supports a MIDI connection over WiFi.
For more info go see: http://igg.me/at/PUC
http://www.facebook.com/pucwireless
http://www.twitter.com/pucmidi
http://www.mipuc.com"

"We are changing the future of MIDI technology- and we want you to be part of the movement. With your help, we’re creating a unique solution that will revolutionize an entire industry.

The Vision

When Zivix was developing the proprietary wireless MIDI technology for their award winning JamStik™, we saw the need for "legacy" MIDI gear screaming for the ability to connect wirelessly to iOS apps. Sure, there are a number of gadgets with more wires to tether your gear down with, but "mobile" devices should be just that - mobile. After a couple of hardware and software tweaks, the extracted design’s container got a mobile makeover and the PUC was born! Now everything that has a MIDI port can easily connect to your iPad, iPhone, Mac, and compatible PC.

The PUC

The PUC is a wireless MIDI interface designed specifically for iOS devices. The PUC allows you to wirelessly connect any MIDI device (keyboard, DJ controller, drum pad, floor pedal controllers, etc.) directly to your iPad. PUC can also work with any platform that supports a MIDI connection over WiFi.

The PUC communicates directly to the iPad via WiFi directly as a device, no "host" WiFi network is necessary. PUC uses an open standard for CoreMIDI over WiFi. Once your legacy MIDI signals are translated into CoreMIDI by the PUC, any CoreMIDI compatible app can recognize it.

Additional details on Indiegogo here.

Daft Punk - Get Lucky // Jamstik & iPad Demo

Published on Jun 13, 2013 JamStikVideo·8 videos

"Armed with only a JamStik, an iPad, a handful of apps, and a microphone - you can create some amazing music.
Check out http://www.jamstik.com for more info, or goto http://igg.me/at/JamStik/x/2880027 before July 9 to preorder via Indiegogo.
In "Get Lucky" we use:
Audiobus - http://audiob.us [iTunes]
Loopy HD - http://loopyapp.com [iTunes]
Animoog - http://www.moogmusic.com/products/app... [iTunes]
Sunrizer - http://beepstreet.com/sunrizer [iTunes]
Peter Vogel CMI - http://petervogelinstruments.com.au/ios/ [iTunes]
Sampletank - http://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/... [iTunes]
iVoxel - http://www.virsyn.net/mobileapp/index... [iTunes]
@JamStik

"Get Lucky" by Daft Punk on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/get..."