I love monotrons, they are amazing!
Month: March 2012
The Internet of Things
Another thing I’ve been meaning to get my head around, and now I have a book to do just that. Problem is, I don’t have a netduino plus and having just bought a Arduino Mega ADK for £60 I’m not inclined to spend the same again so soon. So maybe things will have to wait just a little.
App revisit: iHolophone
Another older Amidio app that was actually very good, and when I started using it again I remembered just how simple it was to play with.
Sadly it is no longer on the app store for some reason, Amidio seem to have withdrawn it alongside a number of other apps that I still have of theirs, which is a shame really.
Thoughts about the iPad 3
So I’ve had my iPad 3 for a few days now, and of course it is lovely and all that. So what’s great about it? Well, for me, the best thing about it is that it isn’t broken. My iPad 2 had a smashed screen which meant it was almost completely unusable for the last 2 and a half months. The iPad 3 is lovely from that perspective.
Aside from that it feels very similar. The screen is better, there’s no doubt about that, and whilst that’s great to have it adds little in terms of functionality for any music app, which is one of my main uses of the device. The camera is better so I’m told, but as I never really used the camera it doesn’t make much difference to me either.
So, whilst I’m glad to have a functioning iPad again I can’t say that the 3rd generation unit has overwhelmed me really. I think there was more that Apple could have done to make this an innovative device, but perhaps they’re saving that for another time.
You just have to love PalmSprak
I love the fact that someone made a Palm Sounds version of their app to celebrate when Palm Sounds was 5 years old. I really love the original Sprak app and this one is just as good, and reminds me that Palm Sounds was a really good thing and helped to create a lot of buzz around mobile music.
A new Shada!
A friend told me about this today and I was really pleased he did. I had no idea that this had been released at all, and I’d really like to get hold of it. I’ve got the Paul McGann version of Shada which I love and it’s an excellent story, but an unabridged version is very tempting indeed.
It’s available on iTunes for £18.95:
But also on Amazon (although they’re out of stock!)
http://rcm-uk.amazon.co.uk/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=000000&IS2=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=ashleyelsdon-21&o=2&p=8&l=as4&m=amazon&f=ifr&ref=ss_til&asins=144586763X
So I’m going to have to choose where / how to get hold of a copy of this.
App revisit: Sonic Wire Sculptor
This is a really interesting app to play with and use although I don’t think it would be something to actually make any music from, which seems strange, but even so it is quite a lot of fun to use.
It’s almost certainly staying on my iPhone 3G.
More Aura Flux
Great fun for just noodling around really, and a nice looking picture from it, although the ‘kites’ scene or sketch or whatever the correct term is looks good too.
The Zoetrope
It is a brilliant idea for an app, as indeed is the zoetrope a brilliant idea in itself. Having a virtual one on a device is great as I never get out the one I have at home.
I love this app, and even though I have no real need to keep it whatsoever I will continue to.
You cannot blame me for being tempted by a name like SpaceLab
I saw the name of this app and I had to get it. SpaceLab sounds like such a great idea. I reality it isn’t really that cosmic a music app. Not that it isn’t fun to play with and it has a nice sound for a monosynth, but it is still a monosynth. The interface is nice, but it isn’t breaking any new ground in particular, and yet the name gets me. I love it.
Doesn’t really make any sense does it?
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