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finally Iphone/itouch music app that does not suck*

Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 5:55 pm
by Neutron
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSt ... 09944&mt=8

BeBot is a lot of fun, it has a silly robot that "sings" while you play. but forget about that its a great and playable instrument.
the synth is incredibly simple but you can express the filter or pulse width on the touch screen.
it can be played like a theramin, or with steps (and you can program the scale) and you can set it to glide or snap to the closest pitch of your scale.

this afternoon i hooked it up to all the guitar effects in my roland VG-99 and played along with a tune i was "working" on. once you get some guitar effects and amp sims on there its pretty convincing as a guitar.
you can go completely nuts like Eddie Van Halen or Steve Hillage :D and its really playable.

im probably going to make a little youtube of it tomorrow.

i really dont think the programmer knew he was creating a monster, probably just thought it was a little cute fun thing.
best $2 i spent in ages.

*yes i know theres that cool OSC control thing but i dont have a MAC so i cant use it :(
*yes theres that noise synth thing its a pain to use and can crash my ipod
*maracas and stuff like that i grab them all but they are one trick ponies.

Re: finally Iphone/itouch music app that does not suck*

Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 6:14 pm
by wayne
I've been jamming on the Korg DS-10 for Nintendo DS - that thing rocks as well. Assignable recordable kaoss pads for the two twin osc monosynths, 4 drumsynths, seq and FX. Choose key & mode for pitch etc.

Make electro while sitting up a tree! I like it.

Re: finally Iphone/itouch music app that does not suck*

Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 6:37 pm
by Shroomz~>
wayne wrote:Make electro while sitting up a tree!
There were people talking about making music up a tree, on a mountain top, or in a field somewhere decades ago. That's partially why laptops & the portable audio & midi accessories for them have been so successful. :cool:

Re: finally Iphone/itouch music app that does not suck*

Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 6:49 pm
by Shroomz~>
Bollocks, I was stating the obvious again. :oops:

Re: finally Iphone/itouch music app that does not suck*

Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 6:50 pm
by Neutron
actually i dont really care about its portableness as much as its fun-ness :D sure you can practice on the bus, but you cant put scope in an iphone