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Instrumental drivers updated for Reason 6 and Reason Essentials

I’ve just updated Instrumental’s Propellerhead driver to better support Reason 6 and Reason Essentials. The update includes: support for the Master Section and Main Mixer Channels in both Reason 6 and Reason Essentials. Default mappings for the new effect units in Reason … Continue reading

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Instrumental HALF PRICE for a limited time

Instrumental is ON SALE at HALF PRICE for a very limited time. Get in quick!

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Morris & Tablut On Sale Until 2012

To celebrate the release of Möbius, both Morris and Tablut are on sale @ 99c for the rest of 2011. Happy Holidays!  

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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! … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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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