Matt Tinsley

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Hands on with the iKlip Studio stand for iPad

by Matt Tinsley (May 23rd 2012 12:00PM)

It's difficult to get excited about a stand for the iPad, unless it's something exceptional. But most of the time, a stand is to serve a very practical need. And with IK Multimedia producing a vast array of accessories and applications for musicians to use with their iPads and iPhones, it makes ...

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iConnectMIDI provides for all your MIDI requirements, including iOS

by Matt Tinsley (May 11th 2012 11:00AM)

For musicians who use MIDI, it can be difficult and frustrating to get all your MIDI gear to talk to each other, especially all at the same time. Usually you hit some kind of snag, like your USB port not providing enough power to your MIDI device. Or older MIDI gear with 5-pin DIN MIDI ...

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Watch Fink & The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in HD on your iPad

by Matt Tinsley (May 11th 2012 8:00AM)

Just last night I discovered a real musical treat for the iPad. On April 29th 2012, the fantastic British singer/songwriter, Fink, performed a set with the incredible Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra at the prestigious Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. Conducted by Ivan Meylemans and arranged by Jules ...

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iPad 2's new 32nm A5 processor improves battery life

by Matt Tinsley (May 4th 2012 10:30AM)

If you're in the market for a new iPad 2, pay attention! As Chipworkds reported last month, Apple's put an updated 32nm A5 processor into the new Apple TV and the iPad 2. More specifically, the iPad 2.4. Compared to the previous 45nm A5 chip found in the iPad 2, the new chip comes in almost ...

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Poll: Which music streaming service are you using for iOS?

by Matt Tinsley (May 2nd 2012 11:45AM)

In light of Spotify launching its long awaited iPad app, and iMore's recent in-depth look at the top three music streaming services available for the iPhone, we thought we'd take a little TUAW poll to see just which music streaming services (if any) TUAW readers use on their iOS ...

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iMore compares top music streaming services for the iPhone

by Matt Tinsley (May 2nd 2012 8:45AM)

iMore has conducted an in-depth comparison of three of the most popular music streaming services available for the iPhone: Spotify, Pandora and Slacker. As mentioned in the article, iTunes is certainly king when it comes to the purchase of digital music, but undoubtedly, there's an ever ...

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Simpl. for iPad creates and publishes websites simply

by Matt Tinsley (Mar 30th 2012 10:15AM)

Simpl. is a brand new website creation and publishing tool for the iPad. Version 1.0 has just hit the iOS App Store and I was invited to take a look So how does Simpl. work? By directing your website to simpl.com. To start, create a Simpl. account. Your username will become a part of your ...

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Propellerhead announces Figure for iOS (Updated)

by Matt Tinsley (Mar 21st 2012 2:00PM)

Propellerhead -- makers of the music DAW software, Reason -- had a press conference in Frankfurt, Germany yesterday where it announced some exciting new products and features. Most notably for iOS users, Propellerhead announced a brand new music making app, Figure. As indicated by Ernst ...

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IK Multimedia's DJ Rig arrives on the App Store

by Matt Tinsley (Mar 14th 2012 3:00PM)

Back in January, IK Multimedia announced the iRig Mix and accompanying app, DJ Rig. We're still waiting to get our hands on the mixer (due at some point later this month), but the DJ Rig app has arrived on the App Store. And you don't need the iRig Mix to take advantage of it. DJ Rig is a ...

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Remix & WIN: Winner to be announced live tonight at 9 PM CET (8 PM GMT) (Updated)

by Matt Tinsley (Feb 29th 2012 8:00AM)

Update: Just in case you missed it on Ustream last night, we're thrilled to announce that the winner of our Remix & WIN competition is MIZIM, or Yasmin from Yorkshire, UK. Congratulations, Yasmin! We absolutely loved your remix. To listen to Yasmin's winning remix on Sound Cloud, click here. ...

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