This episode finds Chris and Paul chatting with Catie Dwinal about the possibilities Quaver Music holds for music teachers. She even gives some good news about upcoming updates! (Don’t get too excited, she only told us that there are great things coming!)
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Addictive Pro Synth is out!
I am a bit behind the times but there is a new iPad synth on the scene and it is a monster addition to a steadily growing options for making music with your iPad!
Addictive Pro is still currently on a 40% off introductory price – I have no idea how long that will last and I AM behind in posting here as I am in the middle of Marching Season!
Addictive Pro is by VirSyn who is no stranger to the mobile music making scene! With this release they add an app that strengthens their foothold for anyone making music these days.
Here is an idea of what you get – Adictive Pro is a synth that takes hybrid synthesis and gives you many different ways in which to shape and control the complex sounds. There is a four part polyrhythm Arpeggiator included inside of the synth which should excite an music educator – I mean come on! Polyrhythms? Easy access to controls for the modulation, an easy to understand arpeggiator section and a stellar FX section (7 studio standard effects available concurrently!) all gives you great control over the synthesis (Virtual Analog, FM and Ringmodulation)
The app supports CoreMIDI compatible keyboards, Virtual MIDI, AudioBus and InterApp Audio as well. Maybe they will even work on creating an audio unit component to this synth (not holding my breath on that one though)
Here is a demo….
HUGE ONE DAY SALE – Music apps to create music with!
Woo Hoo!
***HUGE 1 DAY SALE!!!***
Celebrating miniSynth’s *8th* year on the App Store!
All Yonac Apps 99 cents – All Bundles 70% OFF!
miniSynth & Steel Guitar are FREE!
If you have NOT purchased Magellan for iPad or Magellan JR for iPhone they are only a dollar!
MET Podcast News
As Chris posted on his site – http://techinmusiced.wordpress.com
“We have some good news about the ME&T Podcast…we have already overwhelmed the free hosting features of Podomatic. As a result, we’re looking for a service that can handle the storage and bandwidth of our podcast.
The answer is SoundCloud Pro Unlimited, which is $135 a year (this represents a discount over monthly billing). We will be moving all of our existing material to SoundCloud and adding new episodes there in the future. If you are following on iTunes, hopefully the feed will update with the new RSS feed.
Paul and I are wondering if there is a music education company out there that would be willing to sponsor the hosting fees for SoundCloud Pro for the podcast. In exchange, we would be happy to read an advertisement for a YEAR for that company during the “break” that we have built into our podcasts. Please send us an e-mail if you are a company that would be willing to sponsor our Podcast!
Thanks!
Have you missed the Podcast?”
We are almost ready to share our 3rd MET Podcast Episode with you – This time we have a wonderful interview with another great music company that focuses on music education!
Here are the Soundcloud links –
Cubasis has been updated!
Well now I know why Cubasis went on sale yesterday!
What a great morning!
Cubasis has been updated to 2.0! Along with that update comes a 50% off sale for a little while so if you haven’t invested in a recording app for your iPad then this is a great time to act! This is a great choice to record your rehearsals, performances, and auditions with. It is of course meant to do multi-track recordings like in a studio.
Some very nice improvements in this update – like the channel strip improvements! Here is the list from the app store…
What’s New in Version 2.0
• A Refreshed User Interface – Enjoy profound usability by straightforward workflows
• Real-time Time-Stretch – Tempo match audio loops to your song’s tempo in a snap
• Pitch shift with formant correction – Easily change keys of any tracks and tune them to perfection
• A studio-grade channel strip – Reach true sound perfection for all channels
• Spin FX – Tweak and mash-up your tracks with DJ-like breaks, stops and stutters
• MicroSonic TAPE instruments – Perfectly recreate trademark sounds from the ’60s era
• 76 new Micrologue presets – Lay down your tracks with cutting-edge modern synth sounds
• Factory loops tempo match – Enjoy the freedom to use included audio loops at any tempo
• MIDI Auto Quantize – Sync MIDI tracks with the beat while recording
• Ready for iOS 10 – Cubasis 2.0 is fully tested and proven iOS 10 compatible
• Maintenance and improvements – For the complete list of improvements, issues and solutions please visit http://www.steinberg.net/cubasisforum
Cubasis is Half Price!
As I stand in the hallway picking up my 5th grade I just have time to say that this is good news…. Cubasis is $24.99! Half price. This is a serious DAW for iPad.
MET Podcast Episode 2 featuring PreSonus is out!
Chris and I have had a great time putting together this second episode of The Music Education and Technology Podcast. As a guest we had Micah Blouin from PreSonus as a guest. It was wonderful to talk to Micah and get information on the new updates that have taken Notion to version 6 and Studio One to version 3! We also talk about solutions that PreSonus have to make our jobs as music educators easier.
In the first half of the Podcast we talk about a whole bunch of technology that pertains to music educators! So many things to discuss as these past couple of weeks have been very active!
Here is the iTunes link
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/music-education-technology/id1147822243?mt=2
Here is the PodOMatic link
http://metpodcast.podomatic.com/entry/2016-09-08T18_16_27-07_00
Lesson Planning for Teachers in 2016
I really want to know what everyone is using to plan their lessons for daily instruction in their music classes. If you would take two minutes and do my little poll it would be wonderful!
Thanks
Auria Pro is on 50%off sale!
There are a couple of main DAW apps for iPad that are just as full fledged as you could hope for. In fact, a couple of them exceed most people’s expectations! Auria Pro is one of those apps! Actually, when it was first announced people said the announcement was a fake because it sounds too good to be true.
Well Auria has just kept on getting better.
It is currently on a nice sale which puts this fully in the “buy now” category.
Buy It Now! ( just make sure you read the system requirements because those are important to understand. )
ME&T Podcast – On iTunes Podcast
Our Music Education and Technology Podcast is now up on iTunes and in the podcast app!
As we get back into the swing of school if you have questions or ideas for Chris and I to cover in our soon to be recorded episode 2 email us at metpodcast@gmail.com
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/music-education-technology/id1147822243?mt=2
