Android music applications

Samara Morgan Machine - Free Cursed Sample Pack!

10/31/2017

So this is not a big thing but thought that it could be interesting to share anyway as it is Halloween. Have been obsessing about the character Samara Morgan from the first american "The Ring" film since it got imprinted on my mind twelve years ago.
Liked it so much that have not seen it since, as it should live on untainted in my memory bank forever and be a constant source of inspiration.
In either case was working on some sounds the other day for a song called "Samaras Moon Box" and using the Android app "Flux" through some effects this came out and a lot of the sounds have the same character as Samaras voice.
So if you dare, load them up, take some mushrooms, turn of all the lights and whisper her name.
Then there is seven days to unload the samples unto someone else (as I am doing now...) or death will for certain occur!

samara_machine_samples_d_minor.7z
File Size:	3452 kb
File Type:	7z

New Android synthesizer Fang preview

10/31/2017

A preview of what is to come by the same developer of the Lo-Fi noisy interesting Dragon drum machine. Here is what he says:
Mobile music app Fang Synth demo. Everything can be modified by tilting or shaking the device through accelerometer control. Contains a stepped arpeggiator with diatonic scale locking, wave shaping oscillators, resonant filter, and a multi fx (including formant filter, pitched delay, reverb.) Can do strange sonic textures or complex evolving arpeggios

Remixlive - Now with better sample editing

10/27/2017

Remixlive is being sold as a remix of already made loops, but is that really fun for anyone serious about music making?
Luckily it is also possible to do direct recording and load loops all made from scratch. What makes it attractive too is that it is made with performance in mind and as such can be used in live settings and jams.
Like that the effects comes with X-Y pads and not faders or similar.
So it can be a good thing to look into Remixlive if working a lot with samples.

Anyho this is not why this post is being made it was more to mention that it is more control over the sample editing with the latest update which makes things more interesting.

Google Play:
Remixlive

This version adds Waveform zoom, a new feature offering more control and improving the sample editor!
Display samples in full screen and edit them accurately:
- Edit start & end points to create a new loop.
- Adjust ADSR sample parameters to make them crispier or softer.

Making a Trap Beat from Scratch FL Studio [EP #32] - Kyle Beats

10/24/2017

Pipe Life - thIIIrd ||| industrial electro jam made with Dragon Drum Machine

10/24/2017

SNAP Beta - Reactable looking for Beta testers for drum machine

10/24/2017

Reacatable will release a new drum machine by the 15th of November.
If this is something and there is an itch to try out right now go here:

http://reactable.com/snap-beta/

Glitch! - Photo and Video Glitch app

10/21/2017

By Moon Dub Media

Have tried a lot of the glitch apps with the thought of using it as material for videos.
The one that so far have been the best is Glitch! by Luca Grillo.
Most Glitch apps do not allow for direct video conversion and had to take a lot of photographs and later import into a video editor. There is a fair amount of glitch effects in the free version, but there is a video function in the paid version where it is possible to choose after recording which one you want to use.

It is a little bit of a lie to say that the end product is a video. What really happens it is that the app transforms the video into images and then recompiles them, effectively making more of an animation.
In either case it is excellent for anyone that wants to add a little bit extra to a music video for example. So for me the 3€ spent was a good investment and am having a lot of fun with it!
Yes must mention to that it is actively developed. In the two months it has been installed there has been two/three nice updates.

Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lucagrillo.ImageGlitcher&hl=en

Photo editing app that allow you to quickly generate random and real glitch in your picture without using photoshop or computer!

Upload photos from camera or gallery, edit with multiple effect and filters.
Save your artwork or share it with everyone.
Become a digital artist, create real and completely random glitch, to add that "nerd" touch to your pictures!

★★★★★ Amazing app
★★★★★ Awesome updates
★★★★★ Sweet app. Keep up the great work

Imperfection creates uniqueness out of diversity.
By changing the paradigm, that which standardisation views as an error, to the free thinker becomes the unexpected source of a new beauty.
- Gaetano Pesce, Italian sculptor, designer and architect

Social
♥ http://glitch4ndroid.tumblr.com
♥ http://www.facebook.com/GlitchApp
♥ http://instagram.com/glitch4ndroid/

----- HOW TO USE -----

You can simply swipe several times the image with your finger in X and Y coordinates for generate errors in your picture.

• Touching the screen on the BOTTOM-LEFT you'll have your original picture
• Swiping on the TOP-RIGHT you'll increase number of errors
• Change resolution and image quality for generate stunning combination of glitch!
• Try different effects ( VHS scanlines, 3D, Window Lag, Pixel, Wave, Hacker, Triangol)
• Make Mp4 or GIF animations and share it via Whatsapp, Facebook or Instagram
• Hashtag #Glitch4ndroid

----- LEARN MORE -----

In several usages in information technology, the therm "glitch" is a systematic error, typically found in an electronic or computing device.
This bugs, usually keep devices from completing their main function properly

----- WHAT IS THE INSPIRATION -----

Just like doors of perception, glitches are everywhere and all around us, even if you can't perceive them:
lagged digital decoder signal, TV screens in metro, broken DVD players, bad mp3s or old and damaged SD cards.
Thanks to cyberpunk and sci-fi movies, this concept created and evolved in subcultures and music influences.

WHAT'S NEW💎 Increased video output resolution
💎 New WARP effect! ⚡ Totally revisited ⚡
🔧 Fix: mirror 3d in video
Fix: animation speed in output video
Fix: Image loading error
Fix: 3D wrong initial color

SUNVOX 1.9.3 IS ALMOST DONE (SunVox News) by Game Jam

10/21/2017

Oval - Lots of virtual instruments with FX/filters and more

10/17/2017

This app is made to work together with a midi controller that is based on the instrument called hang instrument. It seems to be a very nice midi controler but it costs a lot of money...
Luckily for us there is this app that is well made and have loads of virtual instruments inside that is laid out like a hang instrument. So it is of course tied into scales as there is not the full twelve notes. This is an advantage as it makes improvisation easy and the octave changes are easy to implement. Some effects are built in and recording as well.

The sounds are good and there is no ads and free!
Also like that there is midi out, so can be used to control hardware.
One thing to point out is that having this layout breaks the normal piano thinking and at least for me it makes me come up with a different type of playing rhythmically and melodically.
So for live recording very interesting. (Depending on device/latency)

Recommended download.

Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ovalsound.Oval

The Oval App is a music, synthesis and effects platform designed from the ground-up
to revolutionize music creation, learning and live performance.

When paired together with the Oval physical controller, the App allows you to take full
advantage of each subtle gesture, combining the expressiveness
of an acoustic instrument with the flexibility of modern digital synthesis.

A NEW ESSENTIAL FOR MUSIC CREATORS
Tweak your favorite sounds from the growing collection of high quality instruments by adding effects such as filters, delays, and reverb. All the instruments in the library have been carefully crafted by professional sound designers, making the most of the Apps powerful gesture mapping functionality.

HOT FOR MUSIC ENTHUSIASTS
The Oval is also designed for those new to music creation. The intuitive layout will make it easy for you to immerse yourself in the music, and the large built-in scale collection allows you to explore different moods while always staying in key.

SHARE YOUR CREATIONS
When inspiration strikes, record your creations and share them with your friends, or export them to another music app and take them to the next level.

TECHNICAL FEATURES
- Exclusive sound libraries
- X/Y sensitive performing pads
- Large (and growing) list of scales from around the world, including microtonal scales
- Customizable filter, delay, reverb and dynamics effects
- Recording feature with simple editing capabilities like trim and fade in/out
- Compatible with other apps that use MIDI
- Customizable A4 frequency

WIFI Angels - Choir of voices singing Wifi signals

10/16/2017

is A little bit of time ago wrote about an app that took wifi signals and translated to music sequences.
Well looking around for some choir apps the other day stumbled across this one. It is the same idea but with a
much nicer execution and instead of grungy chiptune noises it using female voices.
It is for free and ad free and looks pretty nice.
Can not be used for too much music wise though, but it is fun to have installed like the other app to directly illustrate how saturated or clean our airwaves are...

Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.nextnature.wifiangels
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Reactable stopped support and development on Android?

10/15/2017

It seems that Reactable have stopped supporting their online side of things where people could interchange "tables" and so forth. Plus that since they released their new app for iOS the Android app has not been updated. It is a pity as Reactable have been working pretty good on intermediate devices, and if someone is into cooperating or sharing their musical adventures, that is no more.
I wish I could ask them what is going on but as they have never answered me the 3-4 times I have written them since starting this website do not have the energy to write them again.
Just writing this if you have been thinking about getting the app to say that maybe there is no more support and there is no more social networking if you do.

Piano in SunVox 1.9.2 vs 1.9.3 - SunVox update soon!!!

10/14/2017

Read that the next SunVox update is close and I am like a little child giggling knowing that my favorite toy will be arriving next week for my birthday.
Saw this video now and listening to crappy portable computer speakers can not hear any difference but just knowing that it speaks about the coming update makes me feel tingly and excited inside.

Drone Tone - For instant ambient fix

10/12/2017

This is all pre fixed and there is not much to do except put the sounds to be triggered in different ways, but it sounds great and think that to kickstart or get some ideas for ambient works it functions just fine.

Google Play:

play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.theworkhouse.dronetone

An ominous sound toy.
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"Drone Tone seems especially good at invoking slow movements made of terror—Freddy Krueger dragging his razors across the metal sheets of an abandoned factory type stuff. If you want to tap into your darker side then it's a surefire way of doing that."
- Killscreen

NOISE: Make music in minutes

10/12/2017

Theremin - By Luke Phillips

10/11/2017

Member the good old days on Android when every second music app that came was a Theremin based app? And now there is a new one from the late 2016 that looks good (have not tried it as my Google Play is hooked up to Paypal and that account is empty at the moment Wink Wink...).
Some effects and other parameters to adjust.

The developer is also hold accountable for a web app called BlokDust.

BlokDust:
https://blokdust.com/

Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.femurdesign.theremin

This is a multitouch synth instrument. Play it by touching and swiping the screen, changing the waveforms and sliding the effects to create anything from traditional sci-fi theremin sounds to deep scuzzy soundscapes. Use the looper controls to record, loop and overdub layers. Then if you wish to save or share your recording, hit the download button to send your wav file to other compatible apps like Messages, Email, Dropbox etc.

The original Theremin went live in 2014 on the web at femurdesign.com/theremin. Over a million hits later and hundreds of requests for a record button, I have redesigned it. Now the Theremin is ready for you to experiment with.

Happy playing!

-- SPECIFICATIONS --

• Record, loop and overdub options.
• Multitouch allows up to 8 tones to be played simultaneously with your fingers
• 3 sliders: delay, feedback and scuzz
• 4 waveforms: sine, square, triangle and saw
• No internet needed, works both online and offline
• Download the loop as a .wav file
• Loops can be shared with other apps like Mail, Message and more.
• Optimized for mobile, tablet and large screen

-- REVIEWS --

Gizmodo "Just mess around! Twiddle those faders! Swipe and click with reckless abandon! Turn the volume all the way up, give the dog a panic fit, and make your neighbours think the street's being invaded by giant cabbage people from planet Zok. Trust me, this will never get old.”

Dangerous Minds “New online theremin simulator kind of sounds cooler than the real thing. Check it out and annoy your co-workers.”

Mashable “Messing around with this virtual theremin is completely addicting”

-- CONTACT --

To find out about my other musical app projects, please go to femurdesign.com and share your loops with me on Facebook and Twitter.

Facebook: facebook.com/femurdesign
Twitter: @femurdesign

For any queries and support contact me here:
femurdesign.com/support

How To Make Your Chiptune Sound Authentic In SunVox!

10/10/2017

Tips for 7Pad : a new midi controller

10/10/2017

G-Stomper Studio and family Promo videos

10/10/2017

ScreenSynth - Fretboard instead of piano based on DX7 engine

10/8/2017

Interesting app for all string players as it can be set for different string instruments.
Interesting too is that it can be used for connecting to outboard gear playing your hardware synths with a string layout (have not tried this).
There is no tweakability of the synthesizer engine and it comes with some DX7 presets but can import more patches that there is a lot of or create your own with a DX7 app on Android.
There is however both bending and sliding of the strings plus that it can gauge how hard you are playing.

One thing that is maybe not intentional but that personally find cool is that it is very easy to get instability to the sound because of the bend/slide built in making it sound warbly in old tape/VHS way. Should check today when connecting if this also works connecting it to hardware!

There is a free version to try everything out first but it is pretty cheap for the full version.
Unfortunately the videos made does are not too exciting but post one in either case where you can see the built in function of learning songs from midi files that can be imported.

Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.hottwaj.screensynth

Riffshare - Simple but potent multi track composing

10/7/2017

This developer have been around for a long time and the main idea of his earlier work has been the same as this latest one. Which is to make a multi track sequencer without much bells and whistles but fast to work with and still get good results.

I get the feeling too that it is meant to be for practicing which it would be good for. Just to lay some drums and bass for example and then play guitar to it etc.

One thing that is not seen in other apps on Android is the sequencer (it is possible to do the same things in most DAW's if one feels so inclined). There is no stepping in and out of different tracks, everything is on track and the instruments can be chosen from the sidebar.
So it is very simple to differentiate the different tracks and instruments as they are colour coded. This is great as you can see what any given track is up to while composing.

It is for free, no publicity and open source!

Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=surikov.riffshareii&ref=producthunt