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★ “If you like great arpeggiators, this is it!” – Jordan Rudess ★
★ Featured as a Popular New Music App ★
★ Reached top 20 in music apps ★

The Arpeggionome is a musical instrument designed specifically for the iPad. With the Arpeggionome, you can design and perform intricate patterns of musical notes at incredible speeds and with precise control.

MUSICAL EXPRESSION AT 480 NOTES PER SECOND.
The Performance Matrix is the Arpeggionome’s main musical interface. Touch any Control Point in the Performance Matrix to trigger the notes in the pattern.
• Move your finger left and right to set the reference-note of the pattern.
• Move your finger up and down to set the pattern's speed. 

• Control up to 480 notes per second, nearly 30,000 notes per minute.

VIBRATO AND TREMOLO, ESSENTIAL FOR 8-BIT SOLOS.
The iPad's accelerometer controls vibrato and tremolo.

• For expressive changes in pitch, tilt the iPad left and right to apply vibrato.
• For expressive changes in volume, tilt the iPad forward and backward to apply tremolo.

DESIGN AN ARPEGGIO FROM SCRATCH…
Eight touch-knobs are used to design the Arpeggionome's pattern. The touch-knobs are also great for performance. They can be changed in real-time, and then double-tapped back to their saved value.

• Key & Scale – sets the key and scale of the pattern.
• Octave Range – sets the starting and ending octaves of the pattern.
• Octave Style – sets how the pattern moves between octaves
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• Control Range – sets the placement of the Control Points.
• Notes – sets the number of unique notes that will be triggered
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• Step Distance – sets the distance between each note of the pattern
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• Notes Style – sets how the pattern moves between notes
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• Tempo – Sets

 the global tempo.

…OR USE A PRESET.
The Arpeggionome includes a Pattern Library with a wide selection of presets. You can also save your own patterns to the Pattern Library.

BEAUTIFUL AND INFORMATIVE VISUAL FEEDBACK.

The Arpeggionome provides visual feedback for your position in the Performance Matrix, every note you trigger, vibrato amount, and tremolo amount.

• Your position in the Performance Matrix is represented by the intersection of two green lines.

• Every note you trigger flashes green in the keyboard above the Performance Matrix.

• Vibrato and tremolo are represented by the two sliders below the Performance Matrix.

OTHER FEATURES
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• Includes an interactive tutorial.

• Can be used as a tool for learning music theory.
• iPad HD ready.

HISTORY
The Arpeggionome was first a hardware project, called the Kaossonome. At Music Hack Day San Francisco 2012, the project found its new home on the iPad. After receiving some great prizes at Music Hack Day, it became clear that the software successor to the Kaossonome, the Arpeggionome, was ready to rear its head on the App Store.

ThumbJam is a powerful musical performance experience. You get over 30 high-quality real instruments multi-sampled exclusively for this app. Hundreds of included scales allow you to effortlessly play in any style from rock to classical, whether you are a musical novice or a seasoned professional.

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Jordan Rudess, the world-renowned keyboardist for Dream Theater says:

“ThumbJam stands at the very top of the overcrowded music app world. The sounds included absolutely rival those found in pro instruments and making music on the app is a total joy. The only problem I have with this app is that I did not make it myself! Luckily, I'm able to work with the developer and offer a few good feature ideas as well as some choice sounds from my personal collection!”

Two signature sounds from Jordan are featured in the application!

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Even if you've only played air guitar, ThumbJam lets you sound like a pro. Pick an instrument and jam — with all the scales to choose from you'll never hit a wrong note. The high quality instrument samples will make you sound like you just skipped years of music lessons.

For the performing musician, this app is awesome for soloing on an instrument you didn't bring along. Play in any key, any style — go from a string ensemble to a wailing guitar. ThumbJam was developed and tested by musicians to feel and sound like a real instrument. You'll be surprised at how expressive it can be, make sure to check out the videos and audio at thumbjam.com.

ThumbJam makes use of tilt and shake to add vibrato, tremolo, note bends, and volume swells for more realistic and expressive results. It supports up to five (eleven on iPad) simultaneous touches and up to 24 voice polyphony. Delay and stereo reverb add depth to the sound, and a resonant lowpass filter gives you more tone shaping power. Put on your headphones or plug in to your home stereo to experience some of the highest quality instruments in the App Store.

Build your own loops from the ground up or import your favorites and jam from there. Layer as many loops as you want, with different instruments for each. Export your loops as audio files or Ardour DAW sessions via WiFi. Copy and paste audio from other apps using Sonoma Wire Works AudioCopy/Paste as well the general pasteboard used by BeatMaker, via email, iTunes Document Sharing, or open directly in another application. Now supports Audiobus as well!

Want to jam with your friends? ThumbJam lets you broadcast tempo, key, and scale to other nearby devices via Bluetooth so you can be in sync live. Even better, you can use it as a MIDI or OSC controller over WiFi, with any CoreMidi compatible device, Akai Synthstation, or Line6 MidiMobilizer to control software instruments on your computer, other apps on the same iOS device with virtual MIDI, or play ThumbJam with other hardware or software MIDI controllers or apps!

The app includes a huge variety of scales, from western to eastern. Save your favorites for quick access, or create your own in-app. You can even import new scales in the Scala format for complete flexibility.

You can also record your own instruments using a built-in or attached microphone, or from file import.

Included instruments:

+ Cello, Violin, Viola
+ Upright Bass (plucked and bowed)
+ Several drumkits
+ Darabukka
+ Djembe
+ Electric Guitar
+ Electric Bass
+ Trumpet
+ Trombone
+ Tenor Sax
+ Flute
+ Low Whistle
+ Acoustic Guitar
+ Hammered Dulcimer
+ Mandolin
+ Cittern
+ Grand Piano
+ Drawbar Organ (2 types)
+ Rhodes
+ Pipe Organ
+ Synth Strings
+ Synth Choir
+ Theremin
+ Sawtooth Waveform
+ Sine Waveform
+ Triangle Waveform
And from Jordan Rudess:
+ JR Zendrix
+ JR Smooth Steel

Many more for immediate free download in the app including several drumkits, Mellotron instruments, slap bass and more! New instruments posted regularly.

DrumJam is a whole new world of percussion and drums for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Designed by award winning international percussionist Pete Lockett and Sonosaurus LLC, the developer of ThumbJam, this app is a real first for percussion. It's an exciting and powerful tool, opening up the world of rhythm in a completely hands-on and inspiring way. Whether you are a novice just looking for a bit of rhythmic fun, a songwriter or producer looking for a fresh rhythmic idea, a percussion student writing arrangements for a project, a music teacher looking for rhythm ideas to teach, or a drum circle facilitator seeking to expand their repertoire, this app has something for you.

Pete Lockett has been top of his game for decades and has performed with the stars, from Peter Gabriel and Bjork to Robert Plant, Dido, Jeff Beck and many more. He has also worked extensively in the film industry, arranging and recording all the ethnic percussion for five Bond 007 films. The app is a direct and personal route to his rhythm factory with all the individual percussion parts recorded by Pete. These are not ineffective sequenced patterns but actual recorded audio waiting to groove with rhythm at multiple tempos through your very own mobile device.

Through his decades of studio experience Pete has become a master of layering various percussion instruments into mesmerising rhythm fabrics and flowing grooves. Shakers and congas interwoven with Indian ghatam, pop drum set and Arabic req or else a Carnatic kanjira with some Cuban bongos, Latin cowbells, rock drum kit, seed shakes and surdu. There are dozens of different looped instruments to choose from, each with up to 20 different patterns. You can change the levels, alter the pan, mute, solo, and tweak a low-pass filter giving you a great degree of flexibility over each individual part. Or simply press the random button to randomise all (or some) the parts and get some really funky and unexpected changes. It can even automatically randomise periodically for hands-free unpredictability. The excellent time stretch system and multiple-tempo loop recordings mean that you can get great natural sounding audio across a wide tempo range.

Pick from a wide range of solo instruments where you can jam away over the top of the grooves you create. These include all sorts of ethnic percussion instruments from Kanjira and Ghatam, to Djembe, Bongos, Dube and Cajon, and more. There are also custom drum kits from great drummers such as Johnny Rabb, Russ Miller, KJ Sawka, Dave Langguth, Steve Sidelnyk and Scott Pellegrom. With a detailed and complete range of quantize options performed by simply dragging your fingers around, it is possible for even the absolute novice to get some funky grooves immediately.

There are also incredible filter, pitch bend, delay, reverb, lofi, and distortion effects available for the solo instruments, which really adds a whole new dimension of live performance possibilities. With multiple save and export options, it is possible to record loops or a whole performance to later import into your DAW or other audio app as 44.1kHz 16-bit WAV files. This is great for studio use and can form the basis of a new song idea very easily.

DrumJam supports export via iTunes file sharing, open directly in another app, email, AudioCopy, and export to SoundCloud. There is support for background audio, Audiobus support, and a comprehensive MIDI implementation that supports clock sync in and out to lock in with whatever you have via CoreMidi to/from hardware devices, network MIDI, or other apps using virtual MIDI ports. You can even play the solo kits externally triggered via MIDI input, and output your live pad performance via MIDI output!

Whatever you do in music, we are certain there is a use for DrumJam in your world. Give it a try and join forces with an ancient percussive energy.

With Audiobus, the revolutionary new inter-app audio routing system, you can connect your Audiobus-compatible music apps together, just like virtual cables.

With a simple and clean interface, easily connect the output of one Audiobus-compatible app into the input of another. Use Audiobus to play a synthesizer live into a looper or multi-track recorder, or use one app to manipulate the live output of another.

You’ve never before been able to use your apps together like this.

☆★☆ One of the Top 10 Best Paid iPad Apps Of 2012 – AppAdvice.com
☆★☆ Best Music App for iPad 2012 – ipadmusic.com
☆★☆ Best Music App of 2012 – smitematter.com

The ever-growing supported apps list includes:

✔ Animoog for iPad
✔ KORG iMS-20
✔ KORG iPolysix
✔ KORG iKaossilator
✔ KORG iELECTRIBE
✔ KORG iELECTRIBE Gorillaz Edition
✔ Rebirth for iPad
✔ PPG Wavegenerator
✔ JamUp
✔ JamUp Pro
✔ NLog Synth Pro
✔ NLog MIDI Synth
✔ Sunrizer for iPad
✔ SunrizerXS for iPhone and iPod Touch
✔ Loopy
✔ Loopy HD
✔ SoundPrism Pro
✔ MultiTrack DAW
✔ sir Sampleton
✔ FunkBox
✔ ThumbJam
✔ DrumJam
✔ Arctic Keys
✔ Glitchbreaks
✔ Orphion
✔ Audulus
✔ Magellan for iPad
✔ Echo Pad
✔ Bit Wiz
✔ AudioShare
✔ GyroSynth

…and many more coming soon.

NOTE: AUDIOBUS REQUIRES IPAD 2, IPHONE 4S, OR NEWER. DO NOT BUY IF YOU HAVE AN OLDER DEVICE.

➤ Evolver.fm/Gizmodo: ‟Audiobus will let you play the drum sounds you like in one app and record them in another app, all while keeping the drums in time. Or it could let you play your actual guitar through one app to apply an effect and output it in the sampler of another app.”

➤ Music Radar: ‟It's what so many iOS music makers want: to be able to use multiple apps at the same time, mixing together the audio from each of them into a single project.”

➤ Create Digital Music: ‟[Audiobus] finally helps you make sense of your collection of apps. They make each other more powerful, rather than just crowding space on the app screen and competing with one another.”

For more information and demo videos:
http://audiob.us

See the constantly growing list of supported apps at:
http://audiob.us/apps

Musicians can start tearing it up in the studio with Genome MIDI Sequencer (GMS), a powerful pattern based MIDI sequencer for the iPad. With GMS you can control all of your MIDI gear and apps* – sequence single patterns or an entire 16 track song.

GMS is fun, easy and portable. Whether you want to make music from the couch, a hotel room or on stage, GMS is the right tool for the job.

It is great for people looking to try an alternate studio setup, searching for a compact sequencer to bring to band practice or those who just want to find a way to ditch the bulky laptop.

GMS easily syncs your drum machines and arpeggiators by sending and receiving MIDI clock messages. General MIDI files can be exported and imported for integration with desktop apps**.

Genome MIDI Sequencer is made for accessories like the Alesis ioDock, Line6 MIDI Mobilizer, the Yamaha i-MX1, the iRig MIDI and compatible MIDI devices using the Camera Connection Kit.

Genome also works great for sequencing other iOS apps. Now you can program melodies and basslines for apps like NLog PRO or Sunrizer while keeping a beat synced with Modrum.

IMPORTANT NOTE: GMS does does not produce any sounds by itself. Some MIDI gear, plugins or other music apps that support virtual midi connections are required to use this app.

List of MIDI USB devices that do and do not work with the CCK: http://iosmidi.com/devices/

Features:
- CoreMIDI, Line6 Mobilizer Mk I & II compatible
- Network MIDI for sending MIDI to other iOS devices and Macs***
- Sends and Receives MIDI Clock Sync, Start and Stop events
- Also sends Note On, Note Off, Pitch Bend, Aftertouch, Channel Pressure and CC’s
- Pattern Based, pattern changes occur on bar boundaries so song stays in sync
- On screen keyboard interface
- Up to 16 simultaneous tracks, unlimited number of patterns
- Song / live modes
- Scales
- Supports background operation for multitasking
- Record incoming CC’s and Notes
- Undo / redo for most actions

Rated as a Killer App by Apps4iDevices – http://apps4idevices.com/read/genome-midi-sequencer.html

Computer Music gave it 4.5 Stars – http://www.musicradar.com/gear/tech/computers-software/mobile-apps/ipad-apps/genome-505059

* Apps must support virtual MIDI ports
** Supports exporting songs and patterns from GMS and importing MIDI loops (not complete multitrack songs).
*** Your local network conditions will affect performance. The Windows rtpMIDI driver is not officially supported at this time.

Enhanced for The New iPads Retina Display

“App Of The Week” at iDesignSound.com

EPS is used in the movie score of the film Gothic Assassins. More infos at GothicAssassins.com

The ELECTRONIC PIANO SYNTHESIZER (EPS) is the worlds first piano synthesizer for the iPad. Based on a 32-bit realtime sound engine the sounds are computed on the fly and no samples are used.
The EPS gives you possibilities you don’t have with any other Piano, EPiano or Synthesizer on the iPad. You can adjust the sound while you play on the keyboard and hear the changes immediately. That is what you need to tweak your own sounds. The EPS is not only for EPiano sounds, you can also make sounds like bass, brass, bells, chimes, toms, vibraphone, synth pads…

- 32bit float point polyphonic realtime sound engine
- Core MIDI support
- Virtual MIDI compatible
- MIDI Learn for all knobs
- background audio support
- other audio apps can play audio in background
- 32 library patches to load and save
- 21 factory preset sounds
- multiple FX (vibrato, tremolo, delay, tube overdrive)
- Recorder (up to 6 minutes in 16bit 44.1 kHz)
- iTunes file sharing
- copy audio to Pasteboard
- more than 7 octaves
- keyboard scrollable
- two different keyboard sizes
- second keyboard available via options
- simulated touch velocity
- single screen edit
- last session save on closing app
- fast download and small app file size about 3.8MB

***Limited time intro price!*** Magellan is the bold new professional analog modeling synthesizer for the iPad. Not content with just one synth, we gave Magellan TWO independent polyphonic synth engines. Individually or together, they deliver a new powerful warmth to the sound of iOS music.

Complete with a full effects rack, a total of six oscillators, dual filters per engine, multiple unison stages, extensive modulation matrix, dedicated arpeggiators, powerful MIDI capabilities, and a polyphonic step-sequencer – the aural possibilities with Magellan are infinite!

Check out our awesome Magellan demo! www.youtube.com/YonacSoftware

\ Synth ///

� 2 independent virtual analog synth engines running simultaneously?
� 3 oscillators per synth engine; total of 6 realtime oscillators
?� Osc unison stage w/ adjustable detune & width, up to 24 simultaneous wave generators for super-saw type effects
?� Realtime PWM Modulation for osc 1 & 2?
?� FM module w/ dedicated blend, ADSR envelope, adjustable contour
?� Oscillator 1>2 ring modulation
?� Noise generator w/ adjustable tone
� VCA ADSR envelope
?� Separate voice unison stage w/ settable stereo spread, detune?
� Dual Keyboards w/ individual pitch & modulation wheels
?� Dual Touch Pad controls w/ settable key & scale, individual voice parameterization
� Polyphonic, Monophonic, Poly/Mono Legato operation modes?
� Glide
?� Matrixpad modulation w/ configurable x/y destinations, synth out select, optional snapback
?� Realtime oscilloscope displaying output signal (iPad 2 and 3)?
� Synth coupling – allow running both synths by a single control interface?
� Audio backgrounding
?� Tap tempo?
� 16 voice combined polyphony (8 voice combined for iPad 1)

\ Filters ///

� 2 filter banks per synth engine, configurable in series or parallel
� Dedicated ADSR envelope for each bank; selectable envelope curve, adjustable contour?
� 11 Filter types for each bank:
� “Magellan” 24dB Resonant Low Pass
� “Victor” 24dB Resonant Low/High/Band Pass
� “Voyvoda” 12dB Low/High/Band Pass
?� Formant, Comb, All-Pass, Notch filters
� True bypass

\ Modulation ///

� Dual LFO’s per synth?
� Up to 4 freely assignable destinations per LFO
?� Dedicated amp setting for each LFO destination
� 3 reset modes?
� Adjustable phase & delay
� Frequency tracking

\ Arp ///

� Dedicated arpeggiator in each synth engine
� 10 arp patterns; Settable note value & gate; swing
� 6 octaving modes, plus settable note and octave repeats

\ Sequencer ///

� Analog inspired 16/32 step polyphonic sequencer?
� 8 track poly output per pattern in 16-step, 4 track poly out in 32-step “link” mode
� Track wise selection of target synth engine?
� Settable pitch, velocity, gate, octave per step?
� 6 sequence direction algorithms for each pattern?
?� Swing
� Timeline for creating song length sequences w/ patterns
?� Import/Export song files containing sequences

\ Chordmaker ///

� Dedicated Chordmaker module for each synth?
� Create/save chord progressions, played by pressing a single key

\ Effects ///

� Comprehensive FX rack: Reverb, Stereo Delay w/ BPM sync, Phaser, Chorus, Flanger, Waveshaper/Distortion, Bitcrusher, Sonic Expander

\ Recording & Sharing ///

� Built in tape deck for recording app audio
?� Metronome?
� Export audio files via email, SoundCloud
� Export/Import audio files via WiFi, Intua or Sonoma Audio Copy / Paste

\ MIDI ///

� CoreMIDI
?� Virtual MIDI, both vMIDI In and vMIDI Out ports
� Control Magellan w/ external MIDI controllers
?� Synth-wise MIDI In channel select
?� MIDI Out w/ settable channel or omni?
� MIDI Learn w/ over 80 control destinations
?� Save MIDI CC configurations to file for later use
?� Sync w/ external MIDI clocks to control sequencer, arp modules

\ Presets ///

� Over 242 factory presets
� 34 presets and a song designed by Sunsine Audio
?� Export/Import presets, banks via email or iTunes; Create/save unlimited banks & presets

Visit Yonac.com for Magellan’s FULL spec list!

GarageBand turns your iPad, iPhone and iPod touch into a collection of Touch Instruments and a full-featured recording studio – so you can make music anywhere you go. Use Multi-Touch gestures to play pianos, organs, guitars, drums, and basses. They sound and play like their counterparts, but let you do things you could never do on a real instrument. Enjoy a full range of Smart Instruments that make you sound like a pro – even if you’ve never played a note before. Plug an electric guitar into your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch and play through classic amps and stompbox effects. Use the built-in microphone or a guitar to record, or capture any performance. Then mix up to eight tracks to create a song you can share.

Play your iPad, iPhone and iPod touch like a musical instrument
- Perform on dozens of musical instruments on the innovative Multi-Touch keyboard
- Tap out beats from the seat of acoustic and electronic drum kits
- Recreate legendary guitar rigs with 9 amps and 10 stompbox effects
- Record your voice using the built-in microphone, and apply fun sound effects
- Use the Sampler to create an instrument from sounds you record, then play them on a keyboard

Sound like a virtuoso with Smart Instruments
- Tap chords to instantly create keyboard grooves with the Smart Keyboard
- Strum chords on acoustic and electric Smart Guitars, or trigger fingerpicking patterns for popular chords
- Groove with an onscreen electric or upright Smart Bass by tapping on chords
- Drag drum instruments onto a grid to create your own beats with the Smart Drums

Create a song anywhere you go
- Arrange and mix your song with up to eight tracks using Touch Instruments, audio recordings, and loops
- Trim and place musical regions exactly where you want them to play
- Use the Mixer to fine-tune each track’s volume – solo or mute any track, or adjust pan, reverb, and echo
- Use over 250 professionally prerecorded loops as a backing band to your song

Share your songs
- Email songs right from GarageBand (AAC)
- Export your song and add it to the iTunes library on your Mac or PC
- Send a project to your Mac and open it in GarageBand to continue refining your song

ReBirth is back! Propellerhead Software’s legendary Techno Micro Composer has been resurrected and customized for the iPad. ReBirth faithfully emulates dance music’s three backbone devices: The Roland TB-303 Bass synth and the Roland TR-808 and 909 drum machines. Combine these with FX units, fully featured pattern sequencers and a gorgeous-looking interface and you’re ready to make killer tracks on your iPad. Share your music with friends on Facebook, Twitter and more using the built in sharing features.

Features
2 x TB-303 Bassline Synthesizer with pattern sequencer
The original Acid House and Techno bass synth. Unrivaled power, unmistakable sound.

TR-808 Drum machine
Roland’s sub-heavy 1980 beat computer. Instant hip-hop.

TR-909 Drum machine
The go-to beatbox for everything House and Techno. Press play and you’re dancing.

Tempo-synced digital delay
Bouncy and hypnotic, always in time with your music.

Compressor with threshold and ratio
A bare-bones compression unit for added beefiness.

Distortion unit with amount and shape
Raw and rugged distortion for that extra edge. Works wonders with any 303 bassline.

PCF effect
Pattern controlled Low-pass / Band-pass filter – a tweaker’s delight.

Mixer
Device specific mixer sections with pan, delay sends and FX switches

Mod support
Includes 7 original user mods with alternative sound sets and graphics

Sharing features
Share function with easy publication of songs to Facebook, Twitter and other social networks.

Argon is a monophonic synthesizer for your iPhone. Features the standard touch keyboard, a loop recorder and a slick interface.