Description
The inspiringly creative Kaossilator comes to iPhone, iPod touch and iPad!
Korg has revolutionized the musical instrument world with their dynamic line of Kaoss products, using an intuitive X-Y pad to provide expressive musical control. The palm-sized KAOSSILATOR synthesizer placed modern music-making in the hands of thousands of musicians and non-musicians alike. Now that same excitement has been captured in the iKaossilator app for iPhone!
iKaossilator for iPhone/iPad Highlights :
● Play sounds by simply stroking, tapping, or rubbing the screen with your finger
● Bold Visual Effects move along with your performance and add excitement
● 150 diverse built-in sounds cover any style of dance music
● Scale/Key settings allow anyone to perform with musical precision
● Easily create tracks with the loop sequencer using up to five parts
● Control loops in real time for DJ-Style live performances
● Audio Export records and saves your performance, just as you heard it
● “SoundCloud” allows users to share and remix loops with other users worldwide
● WIST capability allows wireless sync-start with other apps such as the iELECTRIBE
☐ Perform Using A Single Finger
iKaossilator uses the unique X-Y interface made famous by Korg’s entire Kaoss Line, including the original hand-held KAOSSILATOR. Create melodies and phrases simply by stroking, tapping, or rubbing the touch screen with your finger; no musical knowledge is required.
☐ 150 Diverse Sounds Covering Many Musical Styles
Use the 150 built-in sounds to perform and produce a broad range of dance music styles including hip-hop, house, techno, dubstep, nu-disco, and electro. Enjoy the synth leads and synth bass sounds you expect from a synthesizer, as well as acoustic sounds that simulate piano or guitar chords, even the popular sound effects used by DJs. The drum sounds let you play and manipulate various patterns simply by moving your finger.
☐ Loop Sequencer
The built-in loop sequencer lets you layer up to five musical parts. To create a track, simply assign a loop such as synth, bass, chords, sound effects, or drums to each part. Fifty loops created by professional musicians are built-in to help you get started quickly. In addition to its track-making capabilities, this loop sequencer is also a great feature for live performance. The Mix Play feature makes it easy to enjoy live remixing; you can switch seamlessly to another loop or extract a specific part from another loop while the playback continues.
☐ Audio Export saves your performance as a fileNow you can record your performance in real time, or export a completed loop as an audio file. By sending your creations to a Mac or PC via iTunes, you can share them with your friends or use them in a full-fledged music production. You can also upload them directly to SoundCloud.
☐ “SoundCloud” allows sharing or remix loops with users worldwide.
“SoundCloud” is a music distribution and sharing service that's very popular among musical creators. The loops you create can now be uploaded directly to “SoundCloud” from within the app. If you attach the loop data when doing so, it will be shared to other users' loop lists. Users worldwide will be exposed to new loops they've never heard, and can combine them with their own loops to create remixes.
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What's New in Version 2.1.0
iKaossilator Version 2.1 Highlights
● Audio Loop Import
● Seamless operation in tandem with the Kaossilator 2
● Support for "AudioPaste"
☐ New Audio Loop Import function
Audio loop files can now be imported into each part of the sequencer. iKaossilator v2.1 has evolved into an app that provides not just MIDI loop sequencing, but also audio loop sequencing! To import, simply send your audio loop* via iTunes to iKaossilator and load it via the import menu in the sound list (the sound selection screen).
In addition to simply playing an imported audio loop, you can use a filter effect assigned to the touch pad to vary the character of the song just as you would on the Kaoss Pad. This represents a nearly infinite expansion of iKaossilator's track-making and performance potential.
* Supported file formats: WAV, AIFF, MP3, AAC
☐ Seamless Integration with Kaossilator 2
The Audio loop import feature also enables closely coupled operation with iKaossilator's sibling --- the "Kaossilator 2". Loop recorder data created with a Kaossilator 2 can be imported into iKaossilator, or an audio loop created in iKaossilator can be loaded into a loop recording bank of the Kaossilator 2. When you do this, data such as the loop length and the BPM of the loop that you created is also loaded; resulting in a seamless transfer between the software and hardware.
☐ Support for "AudioPaste"
iKaossilator now supports the "AudioPaste" function that was developed by Sonoma Wire Works, which allows audio data to be copied and pasted between iOS apps. You can export audio data from the Korg iELECTRIBE or iMS-20, or from any "AudioCopy" compatible app, and then import it into iKaossilator with ease.
Customer Reviews
Just Amazing
Speaking as someone relatively new to iOS music production, I've bought and tried out a LOT of music-making apps; this stands out as the one I use the most. It is the fastest possible means I have of jotting down melodies. I rely on it more than my piano!
Adding loop import functionality allows me to import loops of any genre or layer iKaoss loops on top of each other; I'd say it qualifies as an official instrument now.
Thank you so much, and keep up the good work!
Musician
I have never owned a real Kaossilator or even used one but all skepticism aside for not having an arpeggiator, this is a feature packed app that is well worth the less than 1/10th price tag of the actual Kaossilator. The sounds it comes with are of extremely high quality and the fact that you have been able to export .wav files thanks to a recent update makes for even more possibilities in even semi-pro music making. Needless to say it would be more of a supplement to your own setup in a case like that. otherwise this app is so much fun to play around with amateurely as well. I've spent countless hours messing around with the different sounds i am able to create with all the different key signatures and all of their modes. Changing to a less common scale mode really adds a certain uniqueness to what you're experimenting with. The best part of this app that sets it apart from the Kaossilator itself is that you can save as many sets of loops containing 5 instruments of choice as you please, and you can later intermix them with other sets. This kind of has the potential to put a new perspective on one of your really old loops when you stick it into one of your new sets that is at a completely different key and tempo. I could go on forever about the ways i can get creative with this app, or i could just say that this is the greatest utilization of the iphone i've seen on a music app and i highly recommend this app. Something i've fantasized about is Korg coming out with the iKaoss pad to double up with the iKaossilator so you can apply effects to your loops. i would not hesitate to buy it if it were anything near the stability and quality of the iKaossilator.
Needs work
This is great if you want to use the samples in the app. If you plan on using your own samples, don't bother with this. If I import a drum pattern I can't manipulate the tempo like I can with the samples included. It knows the bpm, why can't you add this ability for user imported samples? This was a waste of $10. Add the functionality above and you get five stars.
- $19.99
- Category: Music
- Updated: Apr 27, 2012
- Version: 2.1.0
- Size: 17.5 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: KORG INC.
- © 2011-2012 KORG INC.
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation) and iPad.Requires iOS 4.1 or later.
