Schott Pluscore Sing-Along - Innovation for Singers on the iPad

Music publisher, Schott Music GmbH has announced the release of Schott Pluscore Sing-Along 1.0, its new voice trainer app for Apple iPad. This unique app with adaptable accompaniments is the ideal trainer for rehearsing opera arias and other repetoire.

Pluscore Sing-Along offers sheet music that can be set to the individual needs of the singer and includes an audio version. Users may add page breaks, select a zoom factor or transpose the music to another key. The audio version allows singers to hear the piece and it provides an adaptable accompaniment.

The integrated MIDI Studio as well as the so called Virtual Conductor enables the user to adjust the accompaniment to his/her own interpretation. The singer can set the tempo and change the volume. When making use of the Virtual Conductor the singer may conduct his/her own accompaniment and use this version while practicing afterwards. Singers also have the option of listening to the voice part separately or of recording their own voice.

The app offers opera arias for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone and bass. The repertoire includes arias by composers such as Verdi, Donizetti, Bizet or Wagner. New sheet music will be added to Schott Pluscore Sing-Along on a regular basis. The app is free of charge. The sheet music has to be purchased via 'In-App Purchase' in the integrated Schott Store.

Features at a glance
- Virtual shelf displaying all downloads
- In-App Purchase
- Horizontal and vertical view of sheet music
- Table of contents and table of roles
- Playback cursor

MIDI Studio:
- Choose instrumentation
- Change volume of staffs
- Mute staffs
- Change tempo
- Set concert pitch
- Transposition
- Record your own voice

Virtual Conductor:
- Control tempo and volume
- Record your own conducted interpretation
- Key transposition
- Page breaks
- Zoom

Schott Pluscore Sing-Along 1.0 is Free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Music category. Over the course of this year Schott Music plans to publish another version of the Pluscore App for instrumental music.

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SpaceSampler: Making Professional Audio Filters Easy & Fun on the iPhone

Independent designer Colin Ritchie of Periscope Audio Lab today is pleased to announce the immediate update (v1.2) of his app SpaceSampler - An audio convolution app that lets you record, apply filters from real acoustic spaces and equipment and then share with anyone. Building on the core functionality, v1.2 adds a professional quality, 3-band Parametric Equalizer with independent, variable High Pass and Low Pass filters, the ability to loop audio and Sonoma Wireworks Audio Paste (v1.1). High quality audio convolution reverbs and EQ's are used everyday in professional recording studios to give depth, color, clarity and uniqueness to audio. This technology now comes to iOS as SpaceSampler.

For musicians and non-musicians alike, SpaceSampler can be used with nothing more than an iPhone. Simply record audio via the built in microphone, use the resume-recording feature to stop and add more audio to the end of this recording, audition the impressive selection of 15 meticulously crafted Impulse Response Filters, set the mix via the big red knob, slide over to the Parametric Equalizer to surgically cut or boost frequencies, and then save the audio. Saved audio can then be shared via e-mail, Dropbox, Soundcloud, copied to other compatible music apps or even loaded back into the sampler and looped. With the now included Sonoma Wireworks Audio Paste, recordings or audio made in other apps can be pasted into SpaceSampler for filtering.

iLounge recently said that SpaceSampler is "...doing for audio what apps such as CameraBag and Instagram do for photos" and developer Colin Ritchie said that "Adding a professional quality Parametric Equalizer, Looping and Audio Paste shows our commitment to releasing compelling enhancements to SpaceSampler."

The Filters:
Start with this core set, then combine and set your mix for an infinite variety of tonal colors:

- Tape Echo: A classic old-school tape echo with a touch of spring reverb
- Glitchy: Unique delay pattern blips add a circuit-bent type sound
- Studio Vox: Smooth UK mic pre, EQ and a nice studio vocal booth
- Slap Back: Classic '50s Rock-A-Billy slap back echo
- Dream Plate: The venerable 60s plate reverb
- Great Hall: Long and spacious hall reverb
- Smooth Spring: The classic guitar-amp reverb
- Pop Doubler: A rich doubled sound, perfect for pop vocals
- Warm Room: A medium length, woody sounding, warm room reverb
- Inverse: A strange reversed room effect
- Studio One: Get down with this fun dub delay
- AM Radio: Emulation of a vintage, band-limited AM Radio
- Stadium: Announce your favorite game, or take the stage with this big delay
- Electro: Robotic, vocoder type voice disguise
- Slow Wave: A classic 1980s chamber with a hint of delay

Features:
Record, paste or import audio, select between filters, EQ, set the mix, and then share. The high quality filters, or Impulse Responses (IRs), are captured from real gear and acoustic spaces, creating realistic, unusual or far-out effects for any type of audio source.

- Effects are modeled from actual rooms, spaces and gear
- 3 Band Parametric EQ & variable High and Low Pass filters
- Integrated sampler with resume recording and looping
- Live monitoring for low-latency, real-time effects
- Recording browser for easy file management
- Copy & Paste audio in and out via Sonoma Wireworks MAPI
- Share via e-mail, iTunes File Sharing, Dropbox & SoundCloud
- Choose between .wav and .mp4 for file encoding
- Big mix knob blends between effected and dry signals
- Re-load recordings for mulit-layered effects
- Fast convolution algorithm
- Simple, intuitive interface

SpaceSampler 1.2 is available for $1.99 (or equivalent in other currencies) and is available worldwide on the App Store in the 'Music' category. For more information and screenshots please visit Periscope Audio Lab online.

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Hear Your Music the Way it Was Meant to Sound with Aphexs New Music App

Aphex, a leader in audio enhancement technology for more than 35 years, today is proud to announce Audio XciterTM, the first audio app that dynamically improves the quality of music on your iOS devices through a proprietary Xciter digital signal processor (DSP). Audio Xciter uses patented Aphex DSP technology to improve the quality of your music by analyzing and enhancing the audio signal in real time. The iOS app is available today with an Android version to follow next month.

Legendary musicians such as Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, and Led Zeppelin have relied on the Aphex technology behind Audio Xciter for years and pay $30 per minute to use it for audio mastering. Now music enthusiasts can experience the original sound quality created in-studio through the free Audio Xciter app.

"Heavily compressed digital music files reduce sonic performance in music recordings," said David Wiener, CEO of Aphex. "We've leveraged our professional studio technology and created Audio Xciter to restore the detail, richness and spaciousness to your audio experience. All the musicians and producers we work with feel this is a revolutionary product for mobile music."

"The Audio Xciter app brings musical detail to life, no matter what style of music you're listening to. You will hear increased clarity, along with space and detail, that will impress anyone," said Alan Parsons, the legendary musician and record producer.

The free Audio Xciter app allows 15 minutes of enhanced playback per day. Users have two upgrade options: Audio Xciter Basic removes the time restriction and Audio Xciter Studio allows users to fine-tune the Xciter DSP settings for a truly custom experience. The launch pricing is $2.99 (USD) for Audio Xciter Basic ($4.99 after July 31st) and $7.99 for Audio Xciter Studio ($9.99 after July 31st). Audio Xciter can be purchased through iTunes for iOS and will soon be available at the Android Store and Amazon for Android devices. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of Audio Xciter will go to Respect the Music, a nonprofit organization supporting musical education and immersion. Additional information including demo videos and screenshots are available at Aphex online.

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Renowned voice instructors Susan Carr and Wolf Carr release iPhone App

Renowned vocalists and voice instructors Susan Carr and Wolf Carr have made their successful singing techniques available in a new instructional iPhone app. With combined experience of 45 years, Susan and Wolf teach acclaimed Seattle, Portland and Los Angeles musicians how to produce the sounds they want, protect their voices, and develop their singing stamina. Now, with The Art of Screaming-Create Your Own Vocal Warm-up, Susan and Wolf are making their celebrated singing methods available to all genres of singers at the Apple Store.

Many musicians struggle with challenges: a hoarse voice, throat pain, loss of falsetto, or difficulty in trying to hit high notes. The Art of Screaming-Create Your Own Vocal Warm-up addresses these concerns with an iPhone app, allowing the busy on-the-go musician access to comprehensive singing lessons wherever or whenever they need them.

With the choice of beginning, intermediate, and advanced level expertly crafted exercises, The Art of Screaming-Create Your Own Vocal Warm-up includes 30 instructional videos with a piano accompaniment for each vocal exercise. Users are able to create their own personalized vocal warm-ups to use before they take the stage from categories including head voice, head belt, chest, falsetto, blending, controlling air flow, strength, breathing exercises, and a bonus scream section as well as an S.O.S section if your voice is in trouble.

Through their extensive experience as teachers and performers, Susan and Wolf know firsthand the technique required to perform night after night without hurting your voice. They have translated this knowledge into a user-friendly, professional app that makes the artist feel as if they have a vocal coach in the room with them.

Susan and Wolf's students have received many accolades including Grammy Nominations. Their list of clients include: Modest Mouse, The Fleet Foxes, Mastodon, Alice in Chains, Minus the Bear, Yacht, Biohazard, Grizzly Bear, Yob, and Sunny Day Real Estate.

The Art of Screaming-Create Your Own Vocal Warm-up 1.01 is $12.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Music category.

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OneTuner - Powerful Radio Play and Integrated Personal News Channel

Workas LLC are pleased to announce the launch of their new product, the OneTuner Radio, which enables users to search for new and exciting radio stations from around the world. This subscription free application has been specially designed to be run on the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

With access to thousands of pop, jazz, dance, rock and talk stations, OneTuner radio users will be able to enjoy more than 1 million music tracks every day. With 65 genres available, OneTuner makes it easy for even the most discriminating audiophile to find the music that suits their mood, no matter how eclectic their personal preference that may be.

The really exciting aspect of the OneTuner app is that users have the ability to create their own personal news channel. The feature makes use of a virtual newscaster to convert Twitter and Facebook feeds into actual audio news channels. For this, Workas have partnered with iSpeech who provide the highest quality text-to-speech voices.

Users simply set up the feeds they would like to have integrated within their personal audio news service and whenever they tap the 'My News Channel' tab from a list of bookmarked stations, the personal news channel will begin to play an audio broadcast of all the feeds assigned to that channel. Users could choose to listen to the latest celebrity, sports or financial Twitter feeds or even enjoy a broadcast of what their friends have been up to that day on Facebook.

The easy and intuitive navigation of the application, along with the polished interface, allows for fast access to the most frequently used features.

OneTuner is currently available in two versions. OneTuner Pro 1.1 is only $0.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Music category. There is also a free version, OneTuner Lite that is ad-supported. The really great news is that the software is compatible with the new iPad 3.

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Ringtonium is a Cool, Easy Way to Create and Edit Ringtones

While it won't perhaps irradiate you the old fashioned way, you may find yourself irradiated with joy and glee when you discover Ringtonium, a nifty new way to make ringtones from the Bamboo Group. Whether it be for a ringtone, notification, alert, alarm, or just plain fun editing, this app gives you a fun and easy way to make it, save it, and get it where you need it to be.

For as long as there have been cell phones, there has been the intoxicating desire for your favorite tidbit, noise, music, or etcetera as the ringtone for your device. These days, thanks to our cell phones getting smarter and smarter, the variety of ringtones has become greater, the types of ringtones we can have has grown, and even the ease of making them has become apparent. What once involve a workstation and hours of processing or the bootstrapped weekend project  is now as easy as an app right off the appstore. In this case,Ringtonium offers a key to open up the vast opportunities you could perhaps have with making ringtones of all shapes and sizes to your heart's content. 

With Ringtonium, you get yourself an interface to easily and quickly compose ringtones and actually get them where you need: in iTunes, on your phone, and even in your Dropbox for offsite storage or easy sharing. It all begins with grabbing the "clip" - or source for your audio solution. Whether it be a song, sound byte, or actual recording off your iPod's microphone, it can honestly be to whatever really is your heart's content. While it would have been cool to see a line-in solution here with the headphone jack, we aren't complaining either.

Once you select your clip, you'll be selecting your format  from one of three options: Ringtone (which is about a minute), alert (which is a few seconds), or long sound (which can be up to 10 minutes). It's nice that the app treats me intelligent enough to want a variety of sound types - even those I can't actually use as ringtones, adding to the editing value for on-the-go changes  without breaking out the laptop.

While the features are somewhat limited, Ringtonium doesn't disappoint. The app goes beyond the minimum expectation and offers a fair selection of modifiers. Ringtonium lacks the cheezy FX found similar (more bloated) apps, and focuses on offering a variety of simple and effective FX (such as pitch, speed, and audio reversal) that will work at whatever setup you prefer.

The interface is great and reminds us of a real professional environment, offering knobs to fine tune changes and really get the perfect ringtone if you so choose to take the effort in. While you can pinch to zoom on the waveform, you can't seem to mix in additional audio clips. We have to say, Ringtonium gets the job done in a sleek, clean, and very effective way. Dropbox is an added treat for getting easy uploads in.

Help and tips are pushed through a promotional page where developer, Bamboo Group, pitches its other apps, but gives you easy access to their social media to reach out as well as some tips and tricks. In the end you're getting a very decent ringtone maker that, while it doesn't emphasize much on flair, really gets the job done and makes it easy and pretty fun to mess with the audio.

Ringtonium is a universal app for iOS devices running 4.1 or later.

Image Gallery: Ringtonium Pro - a remarkable ringtone maker with free music library inside. Cut and edit unlimited ringtones, create unique tones and alerts!

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InQBarna launches Riffer 2.0 for iOS - Music becomes social

InQBarna, mobile multimedia company based in Barcelona, developer of the successful mobile music apps deej and TunerTool, today is pleased to announce the release of Riffer 2.0, a music sharing platform for users to share their musical experiences with friends and family. The app is available for iPhone and iPod users in the App Store and will be soon available in Google Play.

In a moment where sound has followed the success of image as a mobile sharing experience, InQBarna wants to lead this sound revolution with a music-central social network, that gives both professional and amateur musicians a chance to share a brief (15 seconds of recording) sample of their talent, spreading the result to the social networks (Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr...).

Riffer includes the following features:
- Record your favorite music moments and share them to Riffer, Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook
- Search the map for music and musicians around you, and create new music communities
- Follow the users you like and create your own stream of Riffs
- Connect with Facebook and share your activity to your stream, Riffer will become your new daily app to share the things you like
- See what's popular right now, who's trending and who's creating the most hot music pieces around you
- And, if you feel 15 seconds is not enough, upgrade to 1 minute recording for those extended inspirational moments

The company has also announced that TunerTool, the insignia app of the company, will be favored with this new social network, allowing millions of guitarists to share their guitar riffs with Riffer seamlessly. With more than 2M downloads in the AppStore, TunerTool will become the first guitar social network, where users will have the ability to like and comment on other people's creations, discovering new talents and creating new musical content.

The intention of the company is to release an open-source SDK for other music apps to share their sounds in Riffer, allowing the creation of new interactions and enhancing the product with new features.

Riffer 2.0 is Free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Music category.

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