I personally prefer and use Beatmaker for iPhone but this new app from IK looks promessing.

GrooveMaker for the iPhone is a re-invention of IK’s original Mac/PC application now with interactive touch control and complete mobility. Each GrooveMaker Pack is a powerful combination of software and sound loops, allowing you to produce beats, grooves and even full soundtracks, all in real-time, anywhere! GrooveMaker offers a totally new experience working with loops! The library sound content is organized in groups of over 60 loops per “Song”.

“Songs” are like mega-construction-kits where all the loops can be combined with one another for millions of possible, unique mixes. Loop types include entire drum grooves, kicks, bass lines, percussions, effects, instrumental lines and pads.

4 style-based randomization buttons allow you to instantly combine a massive amount of synchronized grooves together with one touch. Using IK’s patented “groove generator” technology, GrooveMaker allows you to produce millions of different combinations of loops on the fly. No other software gets you so many remix groove variations so quickly and all with real time control of your mix!

Entire groove snapshots can then be sequenced to produce a whole song with ease and exported to your Mac/PC using a WiFi connection as high-quality 44Khz-16 bit WAV files. You can import your tracks into your preferred DAW or DJ program and take it even further!

There are currently 4 GrooveMaker Style Packs available: FREE, Club, House and Hip-Hop plus 4 more coming soon: Techno, Trance, Drum ‘n’ Bass and Electro.

If you are into DJing/remixing, GrooveMaker can be an invaluable source for making beats and grooves and can even be incorporated live into innovative DJ sets.

If you are a composer using loops, GrooveMaker will allow you to come up with inspirational rhythmic tracks, efficiently, with incredible speed and a totally new approach to loop browsing and groove composition.

All of this for only $9.99 (EUR7.99) /$4.99 (EUR3.99)! Plus a totally FREE version! Hundreds of loops are included in each pack yet it is sold at a fraction of the cost of comparable loops libraries. Each pack also includes the software for your iPhone/iPod Touch! Available on the App Store now.

Source: Music Industry Newswire

Source: Music industry newswire

Berlin, Germany /Music Industry Newswire/ — Native Instruments today introduced EVOLVE MUTATIONS, a powerful new instrument for movie, TV and game composers.

Developed in collaboration with renowned sound design house Heavyocity and powered by the industry-leading KONTAKT engine, this unique sonic resource includes an arsenal of highly expressive instruments, rhythms and ambiences that can add profound depth and impact to any dramatic piece of music. As the successor of Heavyocity’s universally acclaimed “Evolve” library, EVOLVE MUTATIONS contains 275 new instruments based on 2 GByte of exclusive high-quality sample material. The material is organized into four categories that provide the crucial elements for powerful scores: “Rhythmic Suites” include stirring percussive and tonal loops complete with individual slices and keymapping; “Percussive Kits” allow the creation of original percussive beds; “Stings & Transitions” support a composition with striking and suspenseful transitional elements; “Tonality & FX” provide a range of highly expressive, evocative instruments and pads.

As a KONTAKT-Powered instrument, EVOLVE MUTATIONS offers intuitive playback and sound shaping functionality within the free KONTAKT PLAYER software, including efficient envelope, filter and effects control. All sounds can also be loaded into the full version of the KONTAKT 3 sampler for advanced sound editing. EVOLVE MUTATIONS is available for download purchase in the NI Online Shop for $119 / 99 Euro. More information on EVOLVE MUTATIONS can be found at www.native-instruments.com/evolvemutations.info Native Instruments is a leading manufacturer of software and hardware for computer-based music production and performance.

The company’s mission is to develop innovative, fully integrated solutions for all professions, styles and genres. The resulting products regularly push technological boundaries and open up new creative horizons for professionals and amateurs alike.