To celebrate the release of Möbius, both Morris and Tablut are on sale @ 99c for the rest of 2011.
Happy Holidays!
Möbius 1.0.0 Released
Möbius 1.0.0 – the picture puzzle with a Möbius twist - is now available on the App Store.
A simple set of rules, an intuitive touch interface, and a mind-bending challenge for puzzlers of all ages.
Warning: This puzzle is HARD!
Game Rules
- The Möbius board is divided into rows and columns. The rows can slide left and right. The columns can slide up and down.
- In Loop Mode, each row and column is connected to itself to form a loop.
- In Möbius Mode, each row and column has been twisted to form a Möbius strip – the image on each strip flips over as it crosses the edge of the screen!
- Every move is reversible. It is always possible to unscramble the picture!
Features
- 2 Game Modes (Loop & Möbius)
- 5 Board Sizes (3×3, 4×4, 5×5, 6×6 & 7×7)
- 15 pictures built in
- Use any photo from the photo library on your device, including the camera roll
- Universal Application for iPad, iPhone & iPod Touch
- Retina Graphics
- Optional Sound
- Fast Task Switching & Transparent Saving
Screenshots
View in the App Store
Instrumental + iRIG MIDI = Easy
The kind folks at IK Multimedia have just sent me a new iRIG MIDI to try with Instrumental. It is a hardware MIDI interface that plugs directly into the dock connector.
To use it: plug it in, select the iRIG MIDI from Instrument’s destination list, and you’re away. Easy as that.
You can use the IRIG MIDI to connect to hardware synths, or even directly to a computer’s MIDI ports.
If you are using Instrumental in a performance situation, I would recommend using wired MIDI instead of Wi-FI, so that there is no chance of radio interference causing latency in the middle of your performance!
The iRIG MIDI includes a micro-USB port so you can keep your iPad powered while also using wired MIDI. This is not possible when you’re using the iPad Camera Connection Kit and a standard USB MIDI Adapter.
Instrumental 1.1.0 now available
Instrumental 1.1.0 is now available on the App Store; this adds support for USB MIDI devices connected via the iPad Camera Connection Kit.
Using a USB MIDI adaptor such as the M-Audio 1-In/1-Out USB Bus-Powered MIDI Interface you can use Instrumental to control anything with a MIDI interface, including another USB-MIDI adaptor connected to a computer.
It’s also worth nothing that using wired MIDI in a performance situation guarantees you won’t have any problems with intermittent Wi-Fi interference.
I love the anachronism of using a 21st century iPad to directly control 1980s synthesiser hardware. Now all I need is a cathedral-size pipe organ, and a MIDI-controlled steam-powered robot to play it with 
.
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Hexagon Toccata
Bach’s Toccata & Fugue in D Minor has always been a favourite of mine.
Here’s me attempting to play the first section using Instrumental’s Wicki-Hayden keyboard. I’ve set the surface to display D Minor to help keep me oriented.
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Control MIDI hardware with the iPad Camera Connection Kit
Instrumental 1.1.0, which I have just submitted to the App Store, adds support for the iPad Camera Connection Kit.
This allows you to connect standard USB-MIDI devices to your iPad, which can then be controlled with Instrumental. If you use a USB-MIDI adapter, you can connect Instrumental to anything with real MIDI plugs!
Only USB devices that implement the standard USB-MIDI protocols will be recognised by iOS — this is outside of Instrumental’s control. If a USB-MIDI device works on your computer without needing custom drivers, then it will probably work with the iPad.
For testing, I have been using the “M-Audio Uno 1-in/1-out USB Bus-Powered MIDI Interface” that is available on the Apple Store. I was even able to connect this to the MIDI interface on my Edirol-PCR, and control Reason from Instrumental entirely through cables!
Setting this up is easy — plug everything together, and press the Instrumental TX/RX button. This shows the list of available MIDI destinations; any MIDI ports provided by USB will be listed here; select it and you’re away.
I recommend creating an Instrumental Control Map that lists and labels all the MIDI messages supported by each device; it makes life much easier and allows you to forget the details of MIDI so you can concentrate on making music.
Apple normally take around a week to approve a new build, so Instrumental 1.1.0 will probably be available around July 5th.
Update: July 1st – Apple have been quicker than normal; the 1.1.0 update will be available from today.
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Launch Successful
Instrumental has been on the App Store for about ten days now, and I’m very pleased with the reaction it has been getting.
My favourite email of the week is from Lacy:
Seeing your video demo of Instrumental set me off on a tangent.
It was the catalyst for me purchasing an iPad2 as well as your app (both yesterday).
Amazing platform and you have done a very good job on your software.
Really clears the clutter off of my desk!
It’s wonderful to hear things like that; thanks Lacy!
My thanks to everyone who has helped make Instrumental a success; I look forward to hearing the music you make with it!
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iDesignSound!
The folks at iDesignSound have just written to let me know that
“Instrumental was chosen as one of the best iOS Audio Apps by iDesignSound (http://www.idesignsound.com)”
Woot!
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Instrumental is now Live on the App Store!
Instrumental is now Live on the App Store!
To celebrate, we’re offering 50% off the regular price until June 21; get in quick!
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