added new required privacy properties (for file management)
exchanged demo sounds
added new manual
a problem was fixed, which prevented proper file naming for user presets
a problem was fixed, where a preset did not restore the saved display contrast
the display contrast feature now can be automated
price structure for the JAX Essential Series readjusted
many new essential audio effects are scheduled for release to complete the JAX ESSENTIALS Series suite :
JAX Reverb, JAX Delay, JAX Limiter, JAX Colorizer
the entire series was prepared for a future user interface update (version 2)
The items are shipped to the AppStore for review and will be scheduled for release after approval.
Note: JAX Essential Series and JAX Selective Range Series use completely different models for the modiulation effects ‘Chorus’, ‘Flanger’ and ‘Phaser’.
Both are release candidates and scheduled for release soon. These are super universal releases, available on iOS, iPadOS, macOS and the Apple Vision Pro.
There will be intro prices (9.99$) possibly with pre-orders for both items and early adopters. Final price probably will be 17,99$ and becomes active after preorder period.
The second item in our upcoming Berlin Series of synthesizers is JAX Tempelhof.
This is a Multi Channel Drum Computer with 16 freely assignable pads and a key triggered performance sequencer (polymetric/polyrhythmic) with swing parameter. There is an independent sequencer for each key/pad.
It comes with 78 (ROM) drum sets, each with 24++ sampled drum (and also melody) sounds. The drum sounds for each pad/key can be assigned individually from the available drum kits. each pad/key is plying on its own internal sound channel (16 sound channels in sum). But the drum computer responds to MIDI channel 10, which is mainly for traditional reasons.
JAX MOABIT is the first synthesizer item in our BERLIN SERIES and it is a bass synthesizer with certain recognizable DNA. But rather than just cloning a 303 legend, we decided to extend the features significantly.
We will also transit our entire UI (user interface) frameworks to real 3D, meaning we will use Apples spatial environment views and programming APIs for the BERLIN SERIES releases. This ensures best performance and user interactivity, even prepared to be used in augmented spaces on the Apple Vision Pro natively later.
A selective range Mid/Side audio processor, which also can apply a sample delay to the side signal for phase shift and correction and other parameters for special stereo control and ‘airy’ effects.
So why ‘selective range’ ? You may not want to apply the effects to the entire audio signal but merely to a selected frequency range, i.e to achieve ‘airy’ sound in high range or just remove mud and phase issues from a bass and so on….
How does it work ? The stereo signal is split into 3 wide, overlapping frequency bands. Then the mid frequency range (the selected range) is processed by extracting mid and side signals and these 2 signals will be processed further, separately, with several options for stereo enhancements. This can be the entire frequency range too, of course.
The result is a more or less modified mid/side relation and tonal adjustment. The processing result can be applied in parallel, meaning the dry/wet mix will sum everything to the final output. A quick mono compatibility check is possible on the fly.
What is the result of a ‘side delay’ ? Applying a delay to the side signal can produce the famous ‘air’ effect of some ancient analog gear and also eliminate bad phase summing effects. But this should be applied with some care, destined and sparingly.
Can I create newfancy and unheard cool effects with this ? No.
The effects are more or less subtile and should be applied merely if you exactly know, what you are doing. This requires generally good audition abilities. (My experiences are rather, that most people are obviously just deaf and do not even recognize, if something sounds really problematic, awful or degraded and so on… So this tool is for the ‘Tone Engineer type’ of audiophiles.
Is this a replacement for JAX Stereo Tool or JAX §Stereo ? No. By no means. It does completely different things and can be used in conjunction with our other stereo tools and analyzers.
Synth minimalism maximized. The closed beta of a (very) long secret work in progress has been started.
Unlike on the screenshot – this is a picture of the alpha version – the synth will be named SH-116 OMNI and is a 16 channel multi timbre polyphonic unison monster thingy, something that would not even be possible with 16 single items of a real SH-101 legend ( these are late 80’s, very popular monophonic, one-oscillator synthesizers from Roland Corporation – regularly sold for thousand++ dollars even today on the second hand market. The original is neither polyphonic nor multi timbre nor unison capable ).
With the start of the beta phase, we redesigned the vector based user interface completely to become a real 3D interface.
With using Apples SceneKit or maybe RealityKit the UI will be presented in a controllable 3D environment. Previous UIs did react somehow sluggish because of using loads of stitched image resources.
GM MIDI Player was our very first iOS release. After 5 years, we updated this ancient but still excellently working piece of software for support of latest technologies and the latest Swift language. It now should perform on macOS (Apple Silicon) and Apple’s Vision Pro without any issues.
GM MIDI Player was and is completely written in Apples Swift programming language and comes with some nice features, like downloading MIDI files from zip packages. It initially was thought as an essential tool for playing MIDI files on iOS, especially iPhones, as Apple did not provide a default system player for this kind of popular audio files at all.
The price was re-adjusted. GM MIDI Player was also prepared for future enhancements. Note: It is not available as AudioUnit, so for this purpose, please take a look at our latest JAX MIDI Module&Player, which is available as standalone and AudioUnit (AUv3) package.
We compiled a new update for JAX MIDI Control Pad (version 2.6). On user request a new feature was implemented, which aims to emulate popular hardware behavior with snapping back to a definable position.
Update version 2.6:
implemented (optional) autosnap feature for emulating popular mechanical hardware behavior ( user request )
implemented animation and controller interpolation for autosnapp
connected the new buttons for selecting the snapping scheme to the autosnap function
implemented a speed parameter for auto snapping
corrected the factory presets for reflecting the new parameters
fixed an issue, where the channel select parameter was not correctly reflected on the user interface
new parameters are saved with a preset
updated the manual to reflect latest changes
This update will be uploaded to the Apple AppStore today and scheduled for auto release after review.
We added new features with the latest update for our JAX MIDI Control Pad version 2.5 :
added a MIDI channel selector, no need for external extra routing
implemented (C)AT (channel aftertouch) as virtual CCO number 128
implement PB (pitch bend coarse) as virtual CCO number 129
added 9 buttons with useful reset positions
added user definable main color, which is saved as parameters with the preset
added new preset management dialog and JAX unified preset handling
minor UI cosmetics
added a common MIDI controller list to the embedded manual
updated manual, reflecting the latest version
fixed a minor value mismatch
fixed the background contrast parameter
This update will be uploaded to the Apple AppStore today and autoreleased as soon it gets accepted. The price for the super universal audio unit, available on all major Apple Silicon platforms was re-adjusted to the final.
