Dingsaller 1.2 is available!
NEW in v1.2:
- MIDI Channel Filter
- MIDI Output
- NoteToControl Node
Dingsaller 1.2 is available!
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Category Archives: Music
MIDI on the iPad.
If you’ve updated to Dingsaller 1.1 you’ve surely noticed the two new MIDI input nodes.
So far I’ve tested it using an AKAI MPK Mini through the Camera Connection Kit and using OS X’s network MIDI capability.
For a great page on the myriad ways you can use MIDI to make your iOS device more awesome, head on over to Create Digital Music.
iOS Rotary Slider Controls – AKA Knobs
We’re now 4 versions into iOS, and Apple still hasn’t brought UISlider up to speed with NSSlider. OS X gets horizontal, vertical, and rotary sliders while iOS is stuck with only horizontal. There’s probably some UI guideline which states that rotary sliders are no good for touch interfaces but honestly, it is really hard to make an attractive layout with a lot of controls using only horizontal sliders. Music apps tend to need a lot of controls, and making EQ adjustments using a slider reminds me of the bad old days of generic AudioUnit interfaces.
After a cursory Google search, I couldn’t find any code out there for rotary sliders so I wrote my own UIControl subclass. I tried to stick as closely as possible to the UISlider interface so that it won’t be too hard to switch when Apple gets around to making a standard control. There is a precision property that changes how quickly the knob rotates, this lets you make very accurate adjustments.
VocaForm Feature Demo Video
VocaForm 1.4 demonstration of audio effects, key selection, landscape keyboard, and envelope control.
Staff Picks
VocaForm caught someone’s attention. It made it into the Staff Favorites section on iTunes. Maybe I should have made a landscape keyboard sooner. (iTunes Link)
Running the marathon – Best App Ever Awards
Thanks to all of your votes, VocaForm is one of ten finalists in two categories in the 2009 Best App Ever Award contest.
The winner in each category will be selected over the month of January by daily votes from their fans. So go there and help me get the most votes.
Best Musical Instrument: http://bestappever.com/v/miap/325691191
Best Synth App: http://bestappever.com/v/msap/325691191
I don’t want to spam anyone so if you want to receive a daily reminder follow @VocaForm on Twitter or send an email to timbolstad [at ] gmail.com
Hurt
Nine Inch Nails’ “Hurt” played on my iPhone instrument VocaForm and acoustic guitar. There is one guitar track, everything else is played on an iPod Touch.
Audio recorded with a PreSonus Firepod and Garageband. Video recorded with a Canon T1i and a Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5. Edited in Final Cut Pro.
More info: http://timbolstad.wordpress.com/vocaform
iTunes Link: http://itunes.com/apps/VocaForm
