Tech Craze: 6 Music Tech Innovations You Need To Know About
In recent years, the countless apps and gizmos that have emerged have made music production ridiculously easy. Music technology has become a fast growing industry because so many people are venturing into production these days. VIBE has compiled a list of 6 innovative technological breakthroughs spearheading the music-tech world into the New Year.
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Splice
This is Facebook for music producers. Splice is an interactive new app from GroupMe founder, Steve Martocci. The app is designed to connect music producers from all over the world to collaborate on projects together. It enables artists to auto-update a track, along with maintain a timeline of changes and comments made to it by the members of the team. Splice aims to be the link for fans to connect with their favorite producers, peep new unreleased tracks and provide feedback. Currently, the app is only compatible with Ableton, but the company has plans on expanding to other software like Logic, Reason and more over the course of next year.
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Giggem
Match.com meets Linkedin for music sums up Giggem in a nutshell. Launched over the summer by Turkish entrepreneur and musician, Emir Turan, it evaluates user profiles and suggests matches based on the information provided. So, if you’re an agent looking to find the next big DJ, or a drummer in need of a band, or a band in need of a venue to perform at, Giggem’s software is the opportunity-cultivating platform is the answer to all of those questions. Check it out here
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Figure
Designed for mobile users, Figure is the latest app from Propellarhead for the Iphone, IPAD and Ipod touch. Think of Figure as your instant musical note-taker right at your fingertips. The user-friendly interfaces come with drum samples, bass synths and all the essentials needed to make a beat virtually in seconds. One can even tweak rhythm patterns using the scale wheels to get the desired results. Check out Figure here.
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Musyc
Think of an army of 808s snare marbles playing hopscotch on a bass line. Fingerlab’s Musyc is a creative application that enables users to draw shapes, listen and produce music all at the same time. Musyc users can dissect and listen to all of their favorite instruments individually and then conduct a symphony of them together using their fingertips. It is made compatible to save and export files to Dropbox, Mail, iTunes and Soundcloud. The app is available for free for Iphone, Ipad and Ipod touch users. Get it here.
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Microsoft Surface Remix Project
With the release of the new Surface RT tablets a few days away, Microsoft has also announced a new set-up catering towards the electronic music community. The Surface Remix Project design includes a keyboard that allows users to create controllers, chop tracks and DJ. Its simple interface makes it quite an alluring and exciting feature for the new generation of tablets. The Remix Project is still in development and a release date is still to be announced.
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Bose Soundtouch
Bose launches their highly anticipated wireless audio system, Soundtouch-their competition to Sonos. The difference between the two rival sound systems is that Bose’s device connects directly to your existing Wi-Fi network rather than creating a separate network altogether and the sound quality is on par with car-audio speakers. They are available here
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