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polychord for iPad: an inspiring way to create music

by Matt Tinsley (May 1st, 2013)

polychord (US$9.99) is a virtual instrument for making and creating keyboard / electronic-style music on the iPad. With its easy-to-use approach and layout, polychord makes it painless to get your head around the basics and start making some really lovely sounding and creatively inspiring music. ...

triqtraq for iOS, an electro jam sequencer app

by Matt Tinsley (Feb 28th, 2013)

If you love Propellerhead's Figure app for iOS, you're sure to love triqtraq, a quick and easy music-inspiration and creation app for short bursts of creativity when you're waiting for a train with a few minutes to spare, or live for improvisation. With a library of more than 350 samples, ...

Figure for iOS updated to 1.4, adds social sharing and Audiobus support

by Matt Tinsley (Feb 27th, 2013)

Figure, Propellerhead's popular and inspiring music-making app for iOS, has been updated to 1.4. The update makes sharing your musical creations even easier, now with SoundCloud integration (and, by extension, sharing on Facebook and Twitter) and AudioCopy, which allows you to copy and paste ...

Review: IK Multimedia's iRig Pre (Updated)

by Matt Tinsley (Aug 30th, 2012)

IK Multimedia is about to launch the iRig Pre (announced at the beginning of the year), joining the iRig, iRig Stomp, iRig Mic & Mic Cast, iRig Midi and iRig Mix as its lineup of music making accessories for iOS devices. The iRig Pre is a mic preamp with built-in phantom power (48v) and ...

Propellerhead announces Figure for iOS (Updated)

by Matt Tinsley (Mar 21st, 2012)

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 ...

Interview: Olivia Broadfield on Macs, apps and DIY music making

by Matt Tinsley (Dec 14th, 2011)

You've probably not heard of UK based singer songwriter Olivia Broadfield before, but chances are you've heard her music at some point, especially if you watch a lot of TV. Songs from her debut album, Eyes Wide Open (released in 2009), reached over 50 TV placements on shows like The Hills, ...

TUAW's Holiday Gift Guide: Music gear for the Mac musician

by Matt Tinsley (Dec 8th, 2010)

Welcome to the TUAW Holiday Gift Guide! We've sorted the treasure from the junk and are serving up suggestions to make your holiday gift-giving a little easier. Choosing the right gift for an Apple-loving musician can be very tricky. Usually, they've got everything they want already because they ...

iOS 4.2 to support MIDI

by Matt Tinsley (Nov 5th, 2010)

It's come to light that the upcoming release of iOS 4.2 (due in November) will support all-out MIDI. According to Mike Keller, writing for PC World, Core MIDI on iOS 4.2 should work just as Core MIDI does on Mac OS X, meaning that your iDevice running iOS 4.2 will communicate with other MIDI ...

Count The Beats: A Welcome Note...

by Matt Tinsley (Sep 11th, 2009)

Welcome to a brand new series focusing on music creation on the Mac and iPhone platform. As you know, here at TUAW, we are crazy about anything Apple. We just love it! But, dear reader, this is not the be all and end all of our hearts. For many, if not all of us, music is a great ...