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iPad Specs and iPadKillers

stillborn — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:49:46 +0000

There is more than one tablet coming out this year and two of them really got me interested. But first, here are the specs for the iPad. The ExoPC and the HP Slate are set to release in 2010. Both of them run Windows 7 and that is already saying a lot. It says that they will run FL Studio along with any other Windows App.

The ExoPC supports multitasking. It has an Intel Atom N270 1.6 GHz processor, 2GB of DDR2 memory, a 32GB SSD, an SD card slot, WiFi and a 1.3 Webcam. No real specs on the HP Slate yet, but it has a camera as well.

So, already, the iPad is not the most appealing choice for a sampler or producer. The iPad does not look like it will stack up to these competitors. What is cool about this situation is that none of these devices is out yet, so there is an element of mystery…

Stay Tuned!

Beatmaking on the Apple iPad Tablet

stillborn — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:45:29 +0000

If you have purchased Beatmaker for the iPhone or iPod Touch, it will run on the iPad. So right away, we know that you can make beats and sample on the iPad. That is good to know. The iPad has more to offer than the iPod Touch though, in that it is faster and has a larger display. There is a lot of opportunity here for Intua to possibly link up with another company to develop hardware that would work with a new version of Beatmaker specifically for the iPad.

Imagine having an attachment for the iPad similar to the Alesis ProTrack, that works with Beatmaker, but bigger, with XLR , Mics and possibly some buttons and faders. Having an external Record and Play button would be a cool feature. As well, the program has much more potential on the iPad to be a little closer to a complete beatmaking “Machine”.

Apple iPad Specs

stillborn — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:42:12 +0000

So the iPad has been released so of course the specifications are available. They can be found at: http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/

The processor runs at 1GHz, which will be plenty considering the dedicated manner in which the iPod Touch, iPhone and now the iPad run. There is no word yet on exactly how much RAM the iPad has, hopefully this information will surface soon.

The iPad is essentially a big iPod Touch, which has had an impact on the way one can sample, record audio and make music on-the-go. We are very curious to see what will arise on the iPad in the next year or so! We will be on top of it.

Beatmaker 1.3.5 Released Today

stillborn — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:05:34 +0000

Intua has released and update to Beatmaker today, and answered one of my wishes that should have been on my Beatmaker Wishlist. That being keyboard style composition. You can now select a pad with a sound you would like to tune up and down across the 16 pads, select Mode, hit the down arrow and select tune. Immediately that pad you selected will be on all 16 pads allowing you to play melodies. While still in this mode, start recording and you can play your melody in and hear it back. Very good feature to have because tuning up and down in the step sequencer before was no fun, but necessary because of the importance of the feature. They have made it Simpler.

Also, they are implementing a cut and paste function so audio could be pasted into the Beatmaker program. We will have to wait and see what this really means, because it replaced the ability to access other sound folders in Beatmaker, such as Noise io. If you made a sound and saved it in Noise io, you would then be able to access that sound in Beatmaker….that is no longer the case. Once this feature is properly implemented, I will write a new post on it.

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Apple Releases Tablet “iPad”

stillborn — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:57:10 +0000

A lot of buzz has been circulating for about a year and now you know its here. The iPad. There are so many possibilities. We already know it plays HD video and can do what an iPod can with a larger screen. It has greater potential for interfaces because of the extra space to put buttons and images.

This pretty much came out minutes ago, so I will write a more formal post when the dust settles.

This pic is from Engagets live feed.

We will have to see how this will change and embrace our music and sampling. Stay tuned for more.

Where are the Juggernaughts?

stillborn — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:40:30 +0000

The day after I had a discussion with Wallholder about the lack of audio software companies making apps for the iPhone, Akai released an app which I am gonna try out. But they never made DAWs for the computer. Why has Propellerhead not made an iPhone app? Is this Still Born’s invention? To have an app for the iPhone that allows you to create Rex files?

Even Apple has not yet released an audio app for their own device, other than the stock voice recorder, which can be trumped by many others, like iProRecorder. Where is Image-Line in terms of an audio app? Where is Cakewalk? Ableton? etc…

I know they do not have to take this route, but doesn’t it make too much sense not too? I will be keeping my eyes open for these “boss” apps and hope to see lots of them in the future.

Track Recorded New Years Day w/ Logic 8

stillborn — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:58:37 +0000

We wanted to share this with the SampleSimple community. This track was recorded on New Years day with Logic 8, which is one of the best programs for recording vocals. These vocals are not over produced, they are straight forward with some minor layering. The instrumental was imported onto a stereo track and the vocals were recorded onto mono tracks with a u87. “Grow Up” features Toronto based hip hop artists Dante and Still Born. Give a listen and post a comment on the YouTube page.

It may be the first official track of 2010!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9vyUBWIJWY

2010 Beatmaker Wishlist

stillborn — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:56:44 +0000

Many people around the world have now used Beatmaker by Intua for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It can do way more than was originally able, such as being able to tune one sound up and down across a pattern creating a Piano Roll function.

But, as like everything else, after a while, you want more. This list is short as not to be unrealistic.
-Couple more effects including Distortion.
-More refined EQ with 6 Bands.
Ability to use small drum synth on each pad, instead of relying solely on .wav and .aiff samples for composition.
-A SECOND BANK allowing for 32 samples for each project.

These features would really expand the Capabilities one would have using Beatmaker. I included a video of me making a little beat in Beatmaker a while back…wonder what we will be doing with Beatmaker a year from now?

CLICK LINK TO SEE BEAT MADE IN BEATMAKER

watch?v=BlmeakloE4U

Mobile Music Production Sessions with Still Born

samplesimple — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 05:30:12 +0000

My friend Still Born of Producers Block, will be delivering a series of Mobile Music Production Sessions here at the SampleSimpleLABS Studio. He’ll be working mainly with the popular Intua Beatmaker app for the iPhone (including iTouch users). Still Born will be demonstrating simple sampling techniques, and other cool stuff you can do with Intua Beatmaker. Please welcome Still Born to the SampleSimple community.

How To Slice and Chop Samples on the iPhone with Intua Beatmaker

samplesimple — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 05:25:46 +0000

Still Born delivers a simple sampling video demonstrating how to slice and chop samples on the iPhone with the Intua Beatmaker app. This is the first of the new SampleSimple Mobile Music Production Sessions.