Noise IO Pro is arguably the first synth for the iPhone/Touch. It’s still pretty amazing to this day. Amidio haven’t done anything with it for a long time, although I thought there was a suggestion that they were going to issue an HD version or an update of some kind. Still, it’s worth remembering this app as a real groundbreaking event in mobile music history.
Month: April 2012
App revisit: MoBeat
This was a fun little synth app for the iPhone and Touch. It never really went anywhere, but it was ok to play around with.
Trying out Netflix
I decided to check out Netflix to see if it was worth the £5.99 a month that they charge. So I’ve started out my trial today. My first look through showed that a load of things that I’m interested in they just don’t have. So that’s not a good start, but they do have a few things that I’ve been meaning to see or catch up with, so I’ll try it out for a while and see how it goes.
One thing I’ve noticed is that the picture quality isn’t always wonderful and the service cuts out on a regular basis.
App revisit: Yonac – miniSynth and MegaSynth
Yonac’s miniSynth was one of the first synth apps I had on my 1st generation iPod Touch. It was a massive step forward, and when they brought out megaSynth it was even better. I still love Yonac’s apps, they’re up there with the best in my opinion.
Happy Record Store day
Great to see that this is being kept alive. I have very fond memories of time spent searching around in record stores for something unique and interesting. Especially second hand stores like the sadly missed Beanos which used to be in Surrey Street.
I hope that events like this keep people visiting record stores, not just on a day like today, but far more often.
New Mixtikl interface
Software that I have enjoyed for quite a few years now in various guises and on various platforms. The latest version of the interface is big step forward, and the app, well, as far as making music goes it is amazing, there’s nothing more that can be said about it really.
Tabletop 1.4
Just a quick mention of the latest version of Tabletop. It’s awesome. That’s all.
The Retronyms are amazing, their work just gets better and better.
Doctor Who: The Lost Stories – The Foe from the Future
I’ve posted about this story before, but I’ve only just finished it so I thought I’d write something about it again. It’s always good to listen to Doctor Who, at least it is in my book anyway, and this was a great story, in true 4th doctor style.
It’s also great to hear a story that doesn’t feel hurried. Foe from the Future is around 3 hours long, compared to the hour or so the new TV stories get. An hour just doesn’t feel like enough to establish characters and plot and get everything done, whereas 3 hours feels like plenty of time to get things moving at the right pace and to gradually pick up speed for the climax of the story.
I really enjoyed this one, and I’m looking forward to finishing off the box set, hopefully a little this weekend.
ZXSynth?
From Pixelh8, a ZXSynth. An excellent way to celebrate 30 years of ZX.
Star Trek: Mudd’s Women
Another totally classic episode from the original series. I watched this one last night, and it was great! Interesting to see how some scenes have been remastered and enhanced, like the shots of the ship.
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