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- Versions
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- Description
- FAQ
All Versions of bitKlavier
3.3
April 26, 2023
v3.3 has many bug fixes, new Resonance features, and a compressor on output stage
More3.0
September 30, 2021
updated for iOS15
new Resonance preparation, flexibly modeling the sympathetic resonance in the acoustic piano
More2.9
July 23, 2021
- Velocity curves in Keymap
- Updates to back-end velocity handling
- Direct-from-Disk sample playback
- Ability to open any sample folder with consistently named audio files for playback
More2.8
January 30, 2021
Version 2.8 brings a number of useful new internal features to bitKlavier, including Undo/Redo; Harmonizer mappings in Keymap; Modification smoothing, incrementing and alternating, and numerous bug fixes.
More2.5.2
May 6, 2020
Bug Fixes! Visit https://github.com/Princeton-CDH/bitKlavier/releases for details.
More2.5.1
February 14, 2020
Introducing the new Blendrónic preparation, a wicked, pattern-driven sonic blender. In summary, here is what is new in v2.5:
* Blendrónic, a new preparation type
* Event targeting for Synchronic, Nostalgic, and Blendrónic, via Keymap
* MIDI Input device selection, via Keymap
* MIDI Out, for Synchronic
* NoteOn/Off invert option in Keymap
* Pattern rotate button for Synchronic / Blendronic multi-sliders
* Numerous bug fixes, and new bugs!
In short, Blendrónic is like a delay pedal that can be prepared to change its delay time and behavior according to a set of beat patterns, not so unlike Synchronic. It also necessitated the development of event targeting, which allows us to have Keymaps target particular actions within preparations, like, synchronizing the pulse, clearing, or other preparation-specific events.
More2.4.1
July 1, 2019
bug fixes
2.4
June 7, 2019
The theme of this update is "exercise constraint." The Synchronic, Nostalgic and Tuning preparations all have new ways to constrain their behaviors in musically compelling ways, especially for those interested in improvisation. In addition, there are some functional improvements, like the ability to import/export individual pianos and preparations, and many bug fixes.
More2.3.1
January 29, 2019
minor bug fixes!
2.3
January 21, 2019
The primary new feature in v2.3 is spring tuning, a novel adaptive tuning system that we are excited to share; imagine a network of oscillating springs, one between every pair sounding notes, all pushing and pulling towards their own ideal just tuning. As part of this, bitKlavier has a new "spiral" view of tuning relationships, as well as dozens of new historical temperaments, and many bug fixes. Also, the iOS version can now also open SoundFonts (sf2/sfz) sample libraries; we've included a few with the app, and you can add others via iTunes. See the manual at our website for more details.
MorePrice History of bitKlavier
Description of bitKlavier
“The études, some fast and virtuosic, others spare and introspective, unfolded to beautiful and haunting effect in a haze of pitch-bending, echoes, distorted rhythms and eerie timbres.”
—The New York Times, about the Nostalgic Synchronic Etudes, made with bitKlavier
bitKlavier is the software that drives the "prepared digital piano;" it has been used by a number of composers for creating new music, and has been featured in performances around the world.
Like the prepared piano, the "prepared digital piano" feels just like a piano under the hands and often sounds like one, but it is full of surprises; instead of bolts and screws stuck between the piano strings, virtual machines of various sorts adorn the virtual strings of the digital piano, transforming it into an instrument that pushes back, sometimes like a metronome, other times like a recording played backwards. The virtual strings also tighten and loosen on the fly, dynamically tuning in response to what is played.
To begin, experiment with the included galleries, many of which are from existing pieces (the Nostalgic Synchronic Etudes by Dan Trueman, and the Mikroetudes, a collection of small pieces by various composers), others are examples for exploring the various types of digital preparations. Work with the on-screen keyboards, or hook up a USB-MIDI keyboard using a Lighting-USB adaptor and play with a full-sized keyboard.
There are a range of "preparations," including:
1. Synchronic: "metronomes" of various sorts that respond to your playing.
2. Nostalgic: reverse piano, synced to the synchronic preparations or driven by the length of the notes that you play.
3. Tuning: various tuning systems, including some that change under your hands as you play.
4. Direct: modify the direct sound of the piano itself in various ways.
5. Blendrónic: beat programmed delays that process other preparations.
These preparations can change under your hands in various ways, using Modifications attached to Preparations and triggered by Keymaps, or by using Pianos, which change the entire instrument instantaneously.
Created by Dan Trueman and Mike Mulshine at Princeton University, with support from Princeton's Music Department, Center for the Digital Humanities and Council on Science and Technology, as well as the American Council of Learned Societies.
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bitKlavier: FAQ
Yes, bitKlavier supports iPad devices.
Dan Trueman built the bitKlavier app.
The bitKlavier app requires iOS 12.0 or later.
The bitKlavier app has a user rating of 4.9.
The App Genre Of Bitklavier Is Music.
3.3 is the most recent version of the bitKlavier app.
The latest bitKlavier update came out on July 2, 2024.
bitKlavier launched on February 6, 2023.
The bitKlavier app is suitable for children aged Dan Trueman.
The bitKlavier app is now available in .
No, bitKlavier is not part of Apple Arcade.
No, you won't find in-app purchases featured in bitKlavier.
Unfortunately, bitKlavier is not optimized for use with Apple Vision Pro.