Comments on: Noise.io, “First” Synth for iPhone/iPod Touch, Will Bring Gestural FM Synthesis Control

By: tomh

tomh — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:38:42 +0000

The proximity sensor (which turns off the iPhone’s screen when the phone is placed near your face during a call) should be used as a kind of Theremin sensor!

By: Doug Edwards

Doug Edwards — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 04:49:11 +0000

Wow this is pretty amazing. If the iPhone ran Flash it could run jamstudio.com - the online music factory where you create songs and backing tracks in minutes using a complete virtual band. Does Jobs saying Flash is not fast enough actually mean the iPhone hardware is slow?

By: Peter Kirn

Peter Kirn — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:33:59 +0000

@Alex: obviously, no, the fidelity of what comes out of the DACs / headphone jack is nowhere near what you’d get from a high-end audio interface. (Latency is another issue — in this case the *input* interface may be the biggest issue. Because these devices don’t have to run an OS, low-latency performance should actually be quite good.)

The original Game Boy scene was really about what was unique in that sound, and people even mod the hardware to get better-quality output. This is more about fun. But I think there’s nothing wrong with occasionally using something that’s lo-fi and seeing what you can do with it musically. It’s not as though you’re using these as your primary recording device.

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:44:58 +0000

I wonder why no one cares about audio quality…everyone speaks about Nintendo DS synths and I-Phone music “madness” but no one ever mentioned the actual quality of the audio hardware inside these portable gadgets…is it relative to a professional audio interface? Has it got lower latency or better DACs etc?

I’m not convinced for the use of an i-phone as a professional music instrument..maybe it has some controlling potentials..

By: john z

john z — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:11:02 +0000

…i agree, poorsod, midi controllers for iphones!

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By: poorsod

poorsod — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:04:29 +0000

TBH I’m more interested in Iphone controllers… before I upgraded to 2.0 I had mrmr and aka-remote on my Touch, and I’m very interested in seeing that concept redeveloped in a more robust way (MIDI please!). It would make a cool addition to an Ableton-based live show.

By: Ilya Tretiakov

Ilya Tretiakov — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:02:34 +0000

Currently Noise.io’s primary aim is creation of non-musically tempered sounds and effects.

Anyway, there will be support for playing single keys, but researches show that’s not too usable.

We see it in this way: leave playing keys to the keyboards, and iPhone synth for extracting sounds that are changed in realtime - with your jestures.

By: velocipede

velocipede — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:14:19 +0000

I think the interface looks fine. Not everything needs to be stark and serious looking.

I wonder if there will be any way to play a series of notes live or with a sequencer or arpeggiator.

By: john z

john z — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:18:06 +0000

kudos for the way the UI controls the machine.

i’m all for being able to see things in the dark
easily..but i agree with Mr. Kirn:

purple and a starfield?

another skin ASAP!
the sequencer page looks much better..

anyway, here’s to you and your Co., Ilya.
i will certainly download a copy!