Elastic Drums (published by MoMinstruments, the instruments app label of Mouse on Mars and friends), is a music app with 6 channels of synthesized drum sounds, a step sequencer and 4 fx channels, all tweakable in an elastic way. The sound range is from classical analog beatbox style to the weirdest effect drone soundscapes. Because all sounds get generated in realtime, the app is cpu heavy! iPhones 5 and greater can handle it with no problem, on iPhone 4s and iPad 2 effects 3 and 4 get switched off by the engine automatically to save some cpu power. iPhone 4 and iPad1 are NOT recommended!
What’s New in Version 1.2
– better inter-app audio (IAA) implementation with transport control
– background audio on/off switch (mixer -> options)
– save battery power with background audio switched off
– start/stop/(sync) via external Midi (mixer -> options)
– extended number of patterns
– new presets
– iPad2, iPhone4s improvement: fx2, fx4 were not properly switched off
– slightly performance improvements due to fx off switching in master section
– choose automate and velocity target at the same time is dissalowed (could crash app)
– updated manual (file -> options)
– debugged randomize behavior
Features:
– 6 synth channels with 10 different percussion synth engines (kick, snare, hit, clap, tom, wobble, fm, fm4, square, grain)
– 12 parameters for each synth engine
– automation for each parameter via knob recording or velocity
– 4 send effect channels with 2×11 mono effects and 2 x 9 stereo effects
– automation for all of the 8 possible effect parameters via xy pad
– master effects (stutter, delay, compressor …)
– 16 step sequencer for the 6 channels, each with it’s own tempo multiplier & length
– record audio and export to Soundcloud or Audioshare
– email audio recordings and presets
– iOS 8 supported
– Audiobus supported
– Inter-App audio (IAA) supported with transport control
– Midi start/stop/(sync)
Plans for upcoming versions:
– iPad version (landscape instead of portrait) – UNIVERSAL !
– new sequencer features (rolls, etc.)
– new synth engines (other percussions, sampler, etc)
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Elastic Drums is available for $7.99