Beat-Machine was released in 2012 as an MPC-style Universal iOS drum machine. Today it got its first update since 2014 with added Ableton Link, improved MIDI output, and faster sample loading. This update also removes IAPs and makes everything part of the $2 price-tag!

What's new in Beat-Machine v1.4:

• disk streaming sample player (much faster loading times, samples do not use any RAM)
• improved MIDI output, bug fixes (MIDI responds on all channels)
• mute and solo buttons added to mixer
• Ableton Link
• IAA Transport
• Note repeat
• Transport in the toolbar
• new color themes
• IAP's become standard gear
• overall faster performance

Buy Beat-Machine on iTunes: $1.99

Pioneer DJ Toraiz SP-16 is a wild new bit of gear from Pioneer and Dave Smith Instruments. Dave Smith makes some excellent synths, and more recently he's been doing some interesting collaborations. This Sampler/Sequencer is the weirdest by far though as Pioneer tries to get in on the standalone performance instrument market. The TORAIZ SP-16 looks amazing, I love those sequencer buttons, but it's pricey at $1,500.

DJ TechTools got some hands on time with the new instrument. I've embedded a jam here and there's also a First-Look Video, which helpfully provides a pronunciation key for, "Toraiz."

Video Description:

A quick, unedited jam session on the new Pioneer DJ TORAIZ SP-16 sampler/sequencer. Learn more here: http://djtech.tools/toraiz1stlook
Grab a SP-16 here: http://djtech.tools/PioTORAIZ

Multi-Effects Pedal jgEffects' second update this month adds a new "Duck Muff" pedal. For a limited time this and all other paid pedals are free! You still need to pay $5 to remove ads from this free app though.

What's new in jgEffects v1.7.0:

adds a new pedal “Duck Muff”.
minor bug fix.

New pedal(s) in ver. 1.7.0

Duck Muff

It is inspired by duck voices, farts and is designed based on vibrato. including slight wah.
Controls : Depth, Tone, Wet

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All paid pedal items are for FREE until on September 4th.

Buy jgEffects on iTunes: Freemium

YouTuber Tomas Kim did a beautiful bit of spacey ambient jamming on Thor with his Akai Midimix!

Video Description:

Been playing with Propellerheads Thor synthesizer on the iPad and worked it into a cosmic synth jam.
Starts slow then kicks off at around 3:00

Buy Thor Polysonic Synthesizer on iTunes: $14.99

Today thesoundtestroom.com officially closes, but thesoundtestroom YouTube channel lives on with this new SampleTank 2 tutorial! Here Doug shows us how to layer and split.

Video Description:

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Buy Sample Tank FREE on iTunes: Free

Buy Sample Tank on iTunes: $19.99