Nanostudio is a sampling, synthesis, sequencing (and according to their website, mastering) ap for the iPhone.
It's been described as "Reason for the iPhone", and that's enough to make me want to have a go (have to get Kore Audio to put it on the LSS iPad!). There's a fully featured synth, with CV patching, and the TGR-16 Trigger Pad.
Here's the full specs:
Compatible Devices
- OS version 3.1.2 or later (tested on iOS 4)
- iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4
- iPod Touch 2G, 3G (mic recording possible with external accessory)
- iPod Touch 1G (mic recording not available)
- iPad (1/2x zoom compatibility mode)
General
- Instruments - 4x Eden synths, TRG-16 trigger pads, 6 track sequencer, 7 input mixer with two sends
- Insert Effects - 2 per synth (waveshaper, chorus/flanger/delay)
- Send Effects - 2 (reverb, chorus/flanger/delay)
- Total polyphony - 48 stereo voices
- Buffer latency - 10ms
- Stereo 44.1kHz floating-point signal path (only the final output is reduced to 16 bit)
- Individually optimized for new and old hardware (chooses between VFP or NEON technology)
- Maximum size for a single sample - 8MB (total sample memory will depend on your device)
Extra Features- Audio copy/paste with other compatible music apps - both Intua and Sonoma standards supported
- Direct SoundCloud sharing straight from your device
- Compatible with Line 6 MIDI Mobilizer accessory for MIDI input from external hardware
- MIDI file import/export
- Eden Synth (x4)
- Maximum polyphony - 8 voices per synth
- 2 anti-aliased oscillators per voice, each with 36 basic waveforms including noise
- Oscillators can be mixed or sync/ring modulated
- Resonant filter per voice - low pass, band pass or high pass with 12dB or 24dB slope
- Samples can be used in place of basic waveforms
- 4 LFO's, optional sync to note start/sequencer tempo
- 3 ADSR Envelope generators (amp, filter and aux)
- 2 X/Y controllers, 1 configurable control knob, pitch bend wheel and accelerometer input
- Virtual patchbay for connecting controllers, LFO's and envelopes and other synth parameters
- 2 insert effects per synth (waveshaper, chorus/flanger/delay)
- 192 Global presets (shared between all projects) and 64 Project specific presets
- TRG-16 Trigger Pads and Sampling
- Number of trigger pads - 16
- Maximum polyphony - 16 voices
- Adjust volume, pan, pitch, output bus, attack, release and loop type per sample
- Exclusive groups for use with high hats etc.
- Three output busses, each with its own filter and send effects
- Load/save individual samples or whole kits
- Upload wavs or aiffs to your device using NanoSync for Mac or Windows
- Record your own samples using the internal mic (iPhone only) or external mic (iPod Touch 2G, 3G)
- Resample NanoStudio's main mix output
- Crop and normalize samples on the device using NanoStudio's built in sample editor with 4 levels of undo/redo
Sequencer
- Realtime record with undo
- Pattern editor and song arranger
- 6 tracks (4 Eden synths and 2 tracks dedicated to the TRG-16)
- Record unique parts or turn them into patterns for repetitive loops (100 patterns supported)
- Draw note and controller events such as XY pad movements, pitch bend, velocity and accelerometer
- Editing functions include delete, merge, copy, move, note length, transpose, clean and quantize
- Controller editing and automation
- Time signatures 2/4 - 7/4
- 4 levels of undo/redo on every editing operation
- All editing operations are possible while the sequence is playing
Mastering
- Mixer with 7 stereo inputs (4 Eden synths, 3 TRG-16 output busses), 1 stereo output and 2 stereo sends
- 2 Simultaneous global effects sends per input (reverb, chorus/flanger/delay)
- Stereo VU displays for all inputs and outputs
- Offline mixdown - stereo mix, individual tracks or individual song parts
And if that's not tempting enough, have a look at this:
There's support for the Akai Synthstation on its way!
And after you've done that, head
here for a stack of free Nanostudio samples from LoopMasters!
"Nanostudio for the iPhone" > read the full post
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