Matrix Music Pad vs SynthMaster Player

Fight japan!!! 2009.10.26 VERSION 1.2.0 with a lot of new features (such as save and load your own presets, twice as big grid and bank switching to mention a few) is in review! For a more complete list check out RxR Project on MySpace! With Matrix Music Pad anyone can have fun! This application is the first product in our Media Art series called "YUDO Music Toys". The controls are very easy and the sound quality is superb! Fully possible to make your own music or performance with! We have plans for at least five additional functions that will be implemented in free updates! If you lost your data by pressing on the Bomb or just want to reset all data to as it was when you first bought it please do the following: Go to sequencer mode, Press on the "!?"-button, tap four times on the yellow lamps and press on the blue lamp for Factory Reset. If you do this all data will be restored. BlueSynthesizer (9 Patterns) RedBass & Drums (9 Patterns) YellowEffects If you press and hold on the "!?"-symbol in the lower right corner for a little while a detailed explanation will appear. Tap on the yellow lamps in the lower right, Inside the "!?" screen 4 times to go to the easter egg screen. Shake your iPhone while you are in the main screen to switch to sequencer mode. By just plotting sounds on the grid you can make your own songs! In sequencer mode as well you can push on the "!?" button for a detailed explanation and 4 times on the yellow lamps to switch to the easter egg screen. Since it's possible to choose between different scales, it will sound nice even if you just plot sounds randomly. Matrix Music Pad MMP-I ( is a media art product produced by Sound Artist DJ nagureo (Reo Nagumo) and Game Designer Reo Yonaga's Media Production Unit "RxR Project" and is the first media art product in the "YUDO Music Toys"-series. * After a few touches anyone can enjoy it instantly! * When you try it you will understand how to use it directly. * An interactive art production. * No music knowledge or experience is necessary. * Offers a totally new experience! * And now, possible to possess! "RxR Project" plans to keep on releasing Media Art Productions under the year of 2009. The origin of the development, Reo Nagumo's company called Yudo have also made the synthesizer software "8BitOne" that got top rank (all categories) in Japan. DJ nagureo is game music composer who have been reached many achievements as an artist. Reo Yonaga is a music interactive game designer who also have been awarded for his game designs. These two people wanted to make something more then just games and decided therefore to start this unit in order to bring life to their media art product ideas. The "RxR Project" will release more Media Art products from now on. We hope you are looking forward to that!

SynthMaster Player for iOS received "2016 Editor's Choice Award" from Electronic Musician Magazine! SynthMaster desktop version is voted as "The Best VST/AU Synth Plugin" by MusicRadar readers and also received "Gear of the Year" award from MusicTech Magazine for "Best Software Instrument" category. SynthMaster has received very positive reviews from acclaimed music technology magazines: "SynthMaster: The most powerful softsynth you may not have heard of" Keyboard Magazine "If ever there was a desert island synth, SynthMaster is it, covering all sonic bases with authority and a superb tone" Computer Music Magazine "Many developers say that they've produced the one and only synth you'll ever need, but we've always felt that was a dubious claim. In SynthMaster’s case, though, it’s one that rings true" MusicRadar INTRODUCTION SynthMaster Player for iOS is the MOBILE PLAYER VERSION of the award winning SynthMaster software synthesizer. It is targeted towards users who prefer to use presets rather than designing their own sounds during music production. Although it is a preset based player, users can edit the following preset parameters: 1) 8 easy parameters assigned by the sound designer 2) 2 XY Pads assigned by the sound designer 3) Effect bypass states and send amounts 4) Layer bypass states and volumes 5) Master volume, polyphony The free app comes with 100 factory presets. When users complete registration by entering their names and email addresses they receive another 100 factory presets as a bonus! After completing registration, users can upgrade to the Pro version of the app by purchasing the "Factory Presets" bank via In-App-Purchase (IAP). With the Pro Upgrade all of the 800 factory presets are loaded and also the following features are unlocked: 1. Users can save the changes they have made to the presets. 2. Users can purchase additional preset banks via In-App-Purchase (IAP). We currently have 28 additional preset banks that contain 1750 presets for various genres/styles. 3. Existing SynthMaster users can download their previously purchased SynthMaster preset banks inside the app, so that they don't have to purchase them again. 4. Existing SynthMaster users can export their own presets in SynthMaster v2.x and import them into SynthMaster Player for iPad using iTunes. AUv3 SynthMaster Player for iOS supports AUv3, you can add multiple instrument instances to your tracks. INTERAPP AUDIO SynthMaster Player for iOS acts as an source/instrument in InterApp Audio. We demonstrate in our user manual how to connect it to InterApp enabled DAW apps. AUDIOBUS SynthMaster Player for iOS acts as a source/instrument in AudioBus, with state saving enabled. We demonstrate in our user manual how to connect it to AudioBus enabled DAW apps. BUILT-IN KEYBOARD The built-in 2 octave keyboard with pitch and modulation wheels lets users play notes without having to connect an external MIDI controller to their iPad. With its Scale functionality, it shows the users the notes on the scale, and with its Chord functionality the user can play a certain chord by pressing a single note. MIDI SETTINGS SynthMaster Player for iOS supports CoreMIDI and also virtual MIDI. It acts as a virtual MIDI destination for other DAW apps. Midi input device, midi input channel, and receive midi beat clock settings can be adjusted from the MIDI Settings window. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Minimum Operating System Supported: iOS 9 Minimum Hardware Supported: iPad4, iPhone 5 and above Recommended Hardware: iPad Air and above, iPhone6 and above