IK Multimedia releases VocaLive 3 for iPhone and iPad - adds Mic Room, 4-track looper, simultaneous multi-track recording

IK Multimedia, the leader in mobile music making software, apps and accessories, is proud to announce VocaLive 3, a major update to the professional, full-featured vocal effects and production suite for iPhone and iPad.  VocaLive 3 gives vocalists the effects and tools they need to create and perform stunning vocals for live settings and for recordings on-the-go, at any time, anywhere.

VocaLive 3 is a complete Vocal effects processing and recording suite that lets vocalists create stunning vocal tracks on their iPhone or iPad.  It features 5 vocal effects - Pitch Fix, Choir, Morph, De-esser, and Doubler, plus 7 utility studio effects - Reverb, Delay, Parametric EQ, Compressor, Chorus, Phazer and Envelope Filter. Users can add up to 4 effects in the processor chain and use their iPhone or iPad to perform live or record with its integrated, expanded Recorder/DAW. VocaLive is designed for use with IK's extensive iRig line of digital and analog microphones, and audio interfaces, including: iRig Mic Studio, iRig Mic HD, iRig PRO and iRig Pro DUO.

New available features in VocaLive 3 include: IK's Mic Room microphone modeling technology*, an integrated 4-track looper*, and the ability to record up to 8 audio tracks simultaneously*, plus one additional effects slot in the iPhone version.

Mic Room - a microphone choice for every voice
VocaLive 3 has a new available "Mic Room" - microphone modeling feature that lets users choose from 20 different studio microphone emulations and add the sound and coloration of some of the recording world's most coveted microphones. Musicians, broadcasters and engineers simply select which input microphone they're using, and then choose the microphone model they want it to sound like in VocaLive 3. Vocal tracks previously recorded in the recorder may also be "re-miked" to achieve a more perfected or specific sound. Mic Room features the definitive collection of vintage and modern dynamic, condenser, ribbon and specialty microphones.

Loop in creativity
VocaLive 3 also features a new available 4-track looper.  The looper is extremely intuitive to use and may be activated and controlled via any iOS compatible MIDI controller, like IK's iRig BlueBoard Bluetooth wireless pedalboard, iRig Pads, or any standard MIDI controller connected via iRig MIDI 2. Users simply activate the first loop channel and perform, then hit stop when finished to set the loop length. Additional vocal loops can be recorded and activated for the ultimate in creative vocal exploration and development of melody, harmony and lyrical concepts. Each "loop" channel features its own volume control for mixing, and loops can be exported for use in the DAW/Recorder or shared.

Simultaneous multi-track recording
Now users can enjoy up to 8 channels of simultaneous multi-track recording with the available built-in DAW-like mixer in VocaLive 3. The Recorder/Studio section provides users with an integrated comprehensive multi-track recording studio with all the features found in the most popular desktop setups.  Users have access to 8 tracks with Pan, level mute, solo, effects arm and record enable, dual sends per channel into a master effects section, DAW-style editing and waveform display. VocaLive allows musicians to create complete works of art without having to leave the app and disrupt the creative flow.

Reign with the chain
VocaLive 3 provides an array of utility and FX processing tools in the form of virtual stompboxes that can be set up in a chain of up to 4 slots in both the iPhone and iPad versions. Once the effects chain is defined, users can control effects with a MIDI controller like the iRig BlueBoard, and save their virtual setups and configurations as presets for easy recall on the fly.

Pricing and availability
VocaLive 3 for iPhone and iPad are now available from the App Store for just $19.99. Previous users of the full version of VocaLive may update to version 3 at no cost.

*The Mic Pack ($9.99), Looper ($9.99), All FX pack ($19.99) and Recorder/Studio ($19.99) are available as in-app purchases.

Free versions of VocaLive are also available from the App Store.

IK Multimedia iRig digital products unlock full Cubasis LE features

Now owners of IK’s iRig digital interfaces, microphones and MIDI controllers can unlock features inside of Cubasis LE for iPad simply by plugging in their IK hardware

May 20, 2016 - IK Multimedia, a global leader in music technology hardware and software, is proud to announce a new strategic partnership with Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH and the newly updated Cubasis LE for iPad. Owners of select IK Multimedia iRig hardware products including iRig Keys, iRig Keys Mini, iRig Keys Pro, iRig Pads, iRig Mic HD, iRig Mic Studio, iRig HD, iRig Pro & iRig Pro DUO can now unlock the Cubasis LE feature set simply by plugging in their IK hardware. Cubasis LE provides musicians with up to 4 audio and 4 MIDI tracks, 2 stereo inputs, 4 effects plugins (Delay, StudioEQ, Chorus, Brickwall Limiter), 25 instrument sounds, 22 MicroSonic instrument presets and 3 Allen Morgan drum instruments.

Cubasis LE is the compact version of Steinberg’s streamlined, multitouch sequencer for the iPad, providing the same look and feel of its bigger brother Cubasis. Specially designed for quick and easy operation, Cubasis LE makes recording, editing and mixing a breeze. Cubasis LE includes MicroSonic, an intuitive and easy-to-use virtual instrument which can be played with IK’s iRig Keys line or iRig Pads MIDI controllers with no additional setup. Song ideas can be captured with up to four audio tracks with IK's iRig interfaces and microphones, and further edited and polished to perfection with the integrated editors, mixer and selected effects. Thanks to the project importer, musicians can even open Cubasis LE projects in Cubase - both on Windows and Mac. With touch-intuitive production tools, Cubasis LE opens up a new world of creative possibilities.

To access the Cubasis LE features, users simply need to download the free Cubasis LE app for iPad, launch it and connect a compatible IK iRig accessory to their iPad. Products that unlock the feature set include the iRig Keys line of MIDI controllers including iRig Keys Mini, iRig Keys and iRig Keys Pro; iRig Pads 4x4 MIDI controller, iRig HD, iRig Pro and iRig Pro DUO interfaces, and the iRig Mic HD and iRig Mic Studio digital microphones.

When users upgrade to the Cubasis full feature set they also get Inter-app audio, which means musicians can use their IK hardware and IK apps like AmpliTube®, AmpliTube MESA/Boogie®, AmpliTube Fender®, AmpliTube Jimi Hendrix™ and AmpliTube Slash, plus SampleTank, iGrand Piano and iLectric Piano inside of Cubasis LE to get the best possible industry-standard tones and sounds.

With IK’s iRig Pro DUO, players can record multiple channels in Cubasis LE simultaneously. They can connect everything from high-end phantom powered condenser microphones to guitars, basses, keyboards and more. Each channel has its own input gain control so players can dial in the perfect amount of input signal for recording. With iRig Pro DUO, players can also hook up their outboard MIDI controllers thanks to the included TRS to MIDI-DIN cables and dedicated MIDI in/out jacks.

Cubasis LE unlocked features

• Up to 4 audio and 4 MIDI tracks
• 2 assignable physical inputs and stereo output
• Audio I/O resolution of 16-bit/44.1 kHz
• iOS 32 and 64-bit support (depending on the device used)
• MicroSonic with 25 virtual instrument sounds
• Mixer with 4 effect processors
• Sample Editor and Key Editor
• Export to Cubase
• Core Audio and Core MIDI compatible hardware supported
• Import audio from iTunes music library
• Audio mixdown and MIDI export

Unlocking the Cubasis LE feature set

Launching Cubasis LE runs the app in demo mode. To unlock the LE feature set of Cubasis LE, a compatible IK Accessory has to be connected to the iPad.

How to unlock the LE feature set of Cubasis LE
1. Launch Cubasis LE on your iPad device.
2. Connect a supported hardware device.
3. Wait for pop-up confirmation that the LE feature set has been unlocked.

Pricing and Availability

IK’s compatible hardware products are available now from the IK Online Store or from Authorized IK retailers worldwide. The iRig Keys line of MIDI controllers includes: iRig Keys Mini for $/€79.99, iRig Keys for $/€129.99, iRig Keys Pro for $/€149.99. iRig Pads, IK’s 4x4 Pads MIDI controller is $/€199.99. iRig Mic HD is $/€129.99, iRig Mic Studio is $/€179.99, iRig HD is $/€79.99, iRig Pro $/€129.99 & iRig Pro DUO is $/€199.99.

Cubasis LE is free to download on the App Store and the features set will be unlocked once compatible hardware is connected.

* All prices excluding taxes

To download Cubasis LE on the App Store, please visit:

www.appstore.com/CubasisLEMobileMusicProductionApplication

For more information about IK mobile accessories for iOS, please visit:

www.ikmultimedia.com/ios

IK Multimedia and Mesa Engineering introduce official MESA/Boogie high-gain amps and effects for mobile guitarists: AmpliTube MESA/Boogie for iPhone and iPad

Now players can inject that legendary high-gain Boogie magic into their playing with the AmpliTube MESA/Boogie app for iPhone and iPad - the official mobile MESA/Boogie tone studio collection of MESA/Boogie amps, cabinets and more!

February 18, 2016 - IK Multimedia is proud to debut the release of AmpliTube® MESA/Boogie® for iPhone and iPad. Based on the popular desktop tone software, the AmpliTube MESA/Boogie app is a close collaboration between IK Multimedia and the R&D Team at Mesa Engineering that lets musicians play their guitar through models of some of the manufacturer's most iconic amplifiers and cabinets.

NAMM 2016: PianoDisc

PianoDisc was featuring their iQ Intelligent Player System and the new ProRecord QuietTime. Retrofit virtually any piano, converting it into a player piano for live concerts, entertainment, and education. The iQ Player System Standard Package comes with over $1,400 free music and video performances - over 500 songs and 16 videos from 35 albums. It is also compatible with hundreds of apps. 

The ProRecord is a digital hybrid solution for acoustic piano through USB, MIDI, and Silent Piano functions. Learn to play, compose, create sheet music, or capture your own performances.  

NAMM 2016: The One

The ONE has created a piano that teaches you to play! It includes video lessons, light-up keys, and piano games. It connects through USB to MIDI devices, has a karaoke microphone, Aux in for MP3/CD player, Aux out for sound amp/mixer, and a piano pedal input. It also has a 1/8" headphone socket in the front for quiet practice. You can use it with an iOS or Android device.

NAMM 2016: IK Multimedia Celebrates 20 Years!

Starr Ackerman

IK Multimedia was Celebrating their 20th Anniversary at the NAMM Show this year! Special guests included Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater and Gavin Lurssen, Chief Mastering Engineer of Lurssen Mastering!

Some of their newest releases included the iRig Mic Lav as presented by the beautiful Starr Ackerman on the left, and the iRig Acoustic.

Jordan Rudess demonstrates sample Tank 3:

The NAMM Show 2016 Begins!

Photo Edited. Original by Jesse Grant / Getty Images for NAMM.

The NAMM Show 2016 officially begins today! Although it formally opens in a few hours, here is a preliminary showing thanks to RobertsonComm of the MPMP (Music Products Media Preview) event hosted at Bowlmor Lanes in Anaheim, California!

JamHub is introducing JamHub® Stage!
This is a very sturdy unity built to control your in-ear monitors, wedges, and powered speakers on stage. You can also connect it to a computer for full-band analog monitoring while multitracking.

It includes:

• Master faders
• Main XLR outputs
• 14ch analog FOH send
• 14ch USB multitrack output
• Upt to 10 indificual mixes
• Ultra-low-noise circuitry

 
MusicSchoolOnline.com presented their educational services which encompasses lessons in a number of musical instruments, music theory, and even recording all taught by professionals in the industry such as session musicians. A student of MusicSchoolOnline, Whitney Myer, is using it to learn bass, guitar, and piano and explained the ease of use in her experience with the website.

Learn more about Whitney Myer at her website: http://whitneymyer.com/

She closed with a remarkable live performance:

Left: Mark Bain | Right: Chris Stack

Sensorpoint, Inc featured Jambé™, a percussion instrument previously shown at NAMM 2015 which can now be pre-orded and the software was rebuilt from the ground up! It had fantastic sensitivity and allows for drumsticks or your hands to trigger the instrument. It comes with a lightwood finish or walnut dark and the software runs on iOS.

BeatBuddy has beeen at previous NAMM Shows and is expanding! They were featuring their new very sturdy BeatBuddy Mini at $149 which is half the price of their main unit, $299. To cut the cost, the mini is slightly more compact with no midi sync or firmware updates. Their foot switch has great response and a solid build as well at $49.









Boveda Inc. was displaying their 2-Way Humidity Control Technology, which cannot be found anywhere else in the world! It monitors ambient humidity while adding or removing moisture. Place the pack in a container and it instantly begins to work.


















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Jambé: The Professional iOS Percussion Instrument

Hardware/Software Combo Takes Expression Beyond The Glass

January 20, 2016, Mountain View, CA – Jambé, a new versatile and expressive electronic percussion instrument was previewed last year at Winter NAMM, and in a series of sneak peaks for leading members of the Los Angeles music industry community. Jambé returns to NAMM in 2016 unveiling a vastly more powerful sound engine and an online store ready to take pre-orders. Percussionists, producers and music tech aficionados alike were incredibly enthusiastic about Jambé and the qualities that make it unique - portability, extensibility, and the deep expressive possibilities of advanced high-resolution pressure sensor technology. After in-depth consultation with top players, the decision was made to rebuild the software from the ground up to better enable Jambé to exploit the full potential of its hardware.

The result is an incredibly powerful sound engine architecture dubbed Sample Powered Matrix synthesis
or SPX. The software was created with the idea that a single hand or stick strike on a Jambé pad maps to
an incredibly powerful individual voice, each with advanced expression and sound design features
including:

• Expanded Gestural Interpretation - normal percussive strike detection and MPE (Multi-touch Polyphonic Expression) style performance techniques, with sounds triggered or modified while a pad is held.
• Extensive Synthesis Tools - 2 LFOs, 3 envelopes, 2 tracking generators, and 2 ring modulators per voice. Over 30 modulation sources and over 40 modulation destinations.
• Natural Sonic Variations - 3 sample lists per voice with up to 8 samples per list.
• Sample List Modes - sequentially trigger the samples in a list, allowing stroke variations or sequential patterns. Crossfade between samples using a modulation matrix and trigger samples simultaneously for chords.
• Gestural Crossfade Between Sample Lists - creates effects like a closed slap or dead stroke without tying up multiple pads for an open and closed slap.
• Massive Polyphony – with the ability to use number of voices playing as a modifier for more natural sound layering.
• Unique Features - use the number of voices sounding as a modulation parameter. Enables sculpting the sound as more voices play. Perfect for adding special character to rolls, etc.

Like today’s musicians, Jambé lives in a connected world. Need a new sound for a last-minute gig? Professionally designed instruments can be purchased through your the iOS device. Working with DAWs or other sound modules? MIDI Output allows connection to a world of other musical gear. Play with your hands or sticks? Jambé supports both. Jambé will ship in the 2nd quarter of 2016 and is now available for pre-ordering online. The first 200 customers on the store at getjambe.com can place their Jambé preorder to secure a place in line, and also receive a $200 discount!

About SensorPoint, Inc: This advanced yet elegant design is made possible by the rich industry and musical
experience of the Jambé team. John Worthington created and implemented the Macintosh MIDI Manager. He was project leader for Apple QuickTime and one of the creators of the AIFF file format. Mark Bain was a pioneer in the use of MPEG technologies for media authoring and delivery for Hollywood studios, and was directly involved with the introduction of DVD authoring and HD media players. He has designed multiple new OEM products involving advanced semiconductor sensors, Apple’s iPad, electronic compasses, and computerized lighting controls.