"Navigate around your live set with the touch of a finger, control mixer, instruments and fx with full automapping and unlimited tracks & parameters. Play your favourite synths with the unique double keyboard or record your rhythms with the 128 drum pads, both with 5 step velocity. Access most important transport and clip functions without losing focus on your set and tweak the same set with several iPads with the unique Multi-user-mode." iPads on Ebay
"Arnaud Bertrand was in Berlin for few days, rehearsaling a show with Sarah Trägner, a circus performer, previous to Solycirco 2010, Artistikfestival, Sylt, in Germany, where they won the inovation award few days after that...
Arnaud Bertrand is a sound designer, music composer, and audio engineer from France, he's been working with famous theatre, contempory dance companies, and contempory circus all around the world.
touchAble is available at itunes App Store iPads on Ebay
"Creation of an Ad-Hoc network on mac is actually rather simple and can be done in a few easy steps. it is actually the best way to get maximum performance from touchAble. If you connect your computer to the internet using a wired Lan-Connection and you want to share this internet connection with your iPad, please go to our website: http://www.touch-able.com/Site/AdHoc-..." iPads on Ebay
YouTube via AddYtech | December 15, 2010 | 0 likes, 0 dislikes nlog comes in at 2:42 "Playing live with touchAble and Mutlitasking using NLog Synth app for iPad .... enjoy jam ....)))
Playlist:
Velix Touchable synthesizer with a built-in effect processor
Velix sonic shaper
Using Effect input on Velix
Using input in the effect processor off Velix Playing together
Velix Sonic shaper.
Is it touch texture feedback organic Synthesizer .
Analog engine With a Digitaal effect processor .
Use for soundscapes different noises deep Organica sounds The effect processor
is also use for different devices .
It has a mini jack in So you can use the effect standalone or together
"touchAble allows live users to walk away from their computer and perform live from anywhere within Wi-Fi range while keeping latency at a minimum. Here a little demonstration around 100 meters from the laptop, in a public parc in Berlin.
Short clip but very cool to see. Exposure for our world at an Apple store. BTW, anyone looking forward to the iPad Pro? I started with the original iPad excited to use it as a controller and for virtual synths. It works well as a controller and I still use it to this day. It was a little underpowered for synths, especially newer ones. I picked up an iPad Mini Retina which works well for synths, but I'm missing a larger screen. I'm definitely tempted by the Pro, but man, the price...
Video description:
"Live jam from our talk we gave at Apple Store Berlin.
Featuring Elastic Drums, zMors Modular, Studiomux (Midimux&Audiomux), Touchable and Ableton Live on a Laptop.
Elastic Drums and zMors Modular were synced via Midimux to the Laptop, which was the tempo host. zMors Modular went directly into the laptop via Audiomux VST Plugin. 2 other iPads were controlling Ableton DAW and Ableton instruments with Touchable. All connections were made with standard lightning cables, no special soundcards or connectors have been used."
This is one of my new songs integrating the new multi dots XY pad feature in touchable 1.2, I would like to add more controllerism (iphone and axiom) but i don't know if i could handle it :P ... Although... i really love that level of expression
You might remember Dualo from previous posts. It looks like it will be making its way to Kickstarter for funding on April 12. The following are some details and pics from their website:
"A playful and intuitive keyboard
The dualo keyboard is based on an unique key layout, where notes that sounds good together -from the harmonic theory point of view- are arranged next to each other.
The dualo keyboard is very quick to master. Thanks to the dualo principle, scales and chords are represented by geometrical patterns, therefore easy to play and learn. Whether you are beginner or musician, it only takes a few minutes to play and improvise.
116 editable sounds
4-preset memory per sound
1 Muti-effect for each track
Multitrack looper
7 simultaneous tracks
58-song memory, 24 loops each
Metronome, quantizer, score player
The instrument-studio mobile and expressive
Dualo merges the pleasure to play music and the easiness of creation in a home-studio into one unique and self-sufficient interface.
Thanks to its ergonomics, the du-touch empower your creativity and your spontaneity. It allows you to play and compose in any musical style, in a matter of seconds, without the use of a computer.
Compact & mobile
With only 28 cm high (11,2 inch) for 1,2 kg (2,6 lb) and a 8-hour battery life in playing mode, the du-touch will follow you everywhere.
Connected and upgradable
Thanks to du-station software, import and export your compositions to your computer and share them with the dualo community.
Update your du-touch software regularly and enjoy new features and new sounds. Soon, you will also be able to create your own sound bank and load your own sounds. And of course, updates are free and always will.
Groovebox is a free, beautifully designed music studio app packed with inspiring synths and drum machines. In minutes you’ll be making beats, melodies, and playing with world-class instruments. Expand your own collection with more sounds and instruments available in the store. From the creators of Launchpad, Groovebox helps you produce music on iPhone & iPad.
• A BEATS & SYNTH MUSIC STUDIO
Play with touchable instruments to quickly create your own beats and melodies, or draw in notes. Need inspiration? Groovebox has hundreds of patterns and sounds to get you started. Two powerful synthesisers, designed in partnership with Novation, deliver deep retro basslines and analogue harmonic melodies. The modern drum machine, with expanding drumkit library, will turn Groovebox into your go-to beat production studio.
• SYNTHS DESIGNED WITH NOVATION
Designed in partnership with Novation, legendary synth pioneers, Groovebox packs a world-class sound. Each instrument uses a new powerful synth engine capable of recreating classic warm analogue sounds and rich modern harmonics.
• EASY TO START, DEEP TO ENOUGH MASTER
Groovebox is designed to kick-start ideas, but it has serious features for artists and producers too. The advanced synth parameters* let you sculpt your own sounds. Included iPad mixer, note sequencer, key and scale modes let you control your sound. Export your sounds easily to a laptop to produce further. Sync to other apps or a laptop with Ableton Link. Connect using Audiobus, Inter-App Audio and even Export to Ableton Live seamlessly.
FEATURES
• Discover and build ideas - Quickly explore sounds with hundreds of melody and rhythm patterns
• Play touchable instruments - Create your own melodies and beats
• Three powerful instruments - Drumbox, Retrobass and Poly-8
• Build beats - Play drum pads or keys, sequence notes or use patterns
• Sound innovation - Synths developed in partnership with synth pioneers Novation
• Expand your sounds - Regular, fresh-content drumpacks, presets and patterns*
• Production-ready sounds - Crafted by world-class sound designers and artists
• Extendable Instruments - Expose more tweakable synth controls
• Sequence your music - Draw notes and build patterns instead of playing them
• Stay in time and key - Choose from any tempo, key or musical scale
• Mix your music - 8-track mixer on iPad. Instrument focus mixer on iPhone.
• Share your music - Easily create a mix of your music to share with others
*Requires In-App Purchase
ADVANCED FEATURES
• Jam with others - Audiobus, Inter-App Audio, Ableton Link and Ableton Export
• Ableton Export - Easily send your project to Ableton Live
• Full scale support - All keys and major, minor and modes supported
• Project management - Rename, duplicate and delete
• iPad Pro support - Optimised to use the entire iPad Pro screen
• Send your ideas to a laptop - Batch export your pads as a .zip file, or use Ableton Export
• Bluetooth speaker supported
SUPPORTED DEVICES
Groovebox is compatible with iPad 4th Generation, iPad Air 1/2, iPad Pro 9.7/12.9, iPad Mini 2/3/4, iPod Touch 6th Generation, iPhone 5/5C/5S, iPhone 6/6S, iPhone 6S/6S Plus, iPhone 7/7 Plus. Requires iOS 10."
"Please visit my soundcloud page for more of my music! http://soundcloud.com/vaw023
Trying out the iPolysix App on the iPad, with Ableton, Touchable iPad App and Maschine! I love the sound of the iPolysix! Great App already! I'm 16 years old and from the Netherlands! filmed by my little brother Jinne Weemhoff"
"Sliver is a powerful tool for soundscape and sonic texture creation.
Working beautifully with any audio content... melodic, rhythmic, noise, or otherwise, Sliver is well suited for a broad range of project types including:
Soundscapes
Ambient
Drone
Glitch
Noise
Pads
Sound Design / Sound Effects
Unique Sonic Textures
Cinematic Sound Elements
Creating a playable instrument from any sound.
The core of Sliver is the 4 real-time resizable clips (slivers) that can be moved around the waveform. Each sliver has it’s own channel with independent volume, pan, filter, and sliver size. These controls can be set in motion with Sliver's automation engine. Sliver uses a real-time automation system to movement in your textures. This system also allows for override to be able to shape the ongoing captured performance. The filters and size windows are controlled by XY pads, giving Sliver a natural playability, creating a new type of instrument.
Touching along the waveform places, moves, and sizes the slivers, allowing you to intuitively scrub the waveform with a variable loop size.
A chain of effects assigned to XY Control pads allows you to shape and mangle the sounds produced by the slivers.
You can Automate every control.
Sliver uses Apples UIKit Dynamics to create physics on the XY Pads, allowing customized settings for the controls to shape the sound randomly with physics.
Sliver supports Audiobus, sitting in an input slot.
You can import samples via AudioShare import or Audiocopy.
You can resample, record your own samples via the Mic, or do both at once.
This app uses Background Audio and Records from the Mic. You will see a red bar when placing the app in the background.
Sliver supports MIDI learn and is fully controllable from Virtual, Network, and MIDI hardware.
Make some noises, mangle some sounds, create your own soundscape.
Features:
4 Real-time Manipulation Slivers
4 Independent Audio Channels
Full Automation Control
Apple UIKit Dynamics Physics Controls
8 X/Y Pad control
Touchable Waveform
Low Pass Filter
Temp Sync'ed Delay
Reverb
Realtime Pitch-shifting without effecting Time Domain (TimeStretch)
BitCrush
Saturation
Audiobus Support
AudioShare Import/Export
Email Import/Export (Sounds and Presets)
AudioCopy/Paste
Sample Recording
Resampling
Playable Virtual Keyboard
MIDI (Virtual, Network, or Hardware)
MIDI Learn
40+ Factory Samples
60 Factory Presets"
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video upload by Chris Menes Sound
"A short demo of my 'Macumbista' sound box. Built at a workshop in London with sound artist, Derek Holzer a few years ago. It is a simple amplifier circuit with a speaker. The spring has a contact mic attached to it and it generates feedback when it's placed on the speaker. The touch points connect to various parts of the circuit so you can circuit bend it with your hands."
"Macumbista Fuzztone SoundBox Synthesizer Super Rare
Purchased directly from Derek Holzer of Macumbista
Rarely used and in perfect condition
Comes with Spring/Contact Mic
This was over an 8 month waiting list and they are no longer being made
Runs on a 9 volt battery
This has touch points and can be played alone as a noise source or you can use the contact mic or plug any line level source in and create
Full details from the Macumbista Website:
A new generation of the SoundBoxes is born, combining the touchable body contacts and high-gain portable amplifier from the original design with a nasty distortion with enough controls to keep your fingers busy wiggling for a long while.
OVERVIEW
* Large, high-efficiency (read: LOUD!) 12cm speaker * High-gain input, suitable for contact microphone, electric guitar, etc. (Line level signals can be attenuated if clipping is not intended.) * Line output * Neutrik 6.3mm (1/4 inch) jacks on both input and output * Four-control, switchable, extreme[!], vintage hand-selected Germanium transistor distortion * Six “circuit-bending” touchpoints * 9V battery operation * Includes a resonant spring contact microphone.
This SoundBox could easily be used as a portable guitar amplifier with built-in distortion, for example, or can be used as an instrument in it’s own right to create a wide range of electronic sounds and textures.
The sound of this instrument is quite similar to what can be heard in the following video (however the video was done with the SoundBox and FuzzTone distortion pedal as separate units). Through the creative use of feedback, as well as the CHP and SQZ settings on the pedal, generative tones and chaotic patterns can emerge"
"Weird and wonderful noise synth with 16 touch points. I've put it in a little bamboo box with an acrylic panel and 2 speakers. The touch points are banana jack sockets for a bit of self patching - I'm including a few banana jack leads for that. Power supply included, too (though not pictured)."
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