Gorillaz record The Fall on an iPad using StudioMini XL for tracking

This story came out on Christmas day, was pretty exciting news for us!

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/12/25/gorillaz-release-christmas-gift-for-fans-techies-ipad-made-album-app-secrets/

StudioMini 2.0 & StudioMini XL 2.0 are out and available on the App Store!

After 4 months of hard work we're proud to announce StudioMini 2.0 and StudioMini XL 2.0. The UI was redesigned with a more photorealistic and pro look and many new features have been added.

http://itunes.com/fantastocrats

tweaks on website

Recently did some updates on the website. We've been getting many emails asking for more details on how to connect an iPhone / iPad / iPod touch to a Mic and we added some photos and info on that.
Check it out!
www.fantastocrats.com/StudioMini

StudioMini XL 1.3 is available

We're up to version 1.3 already! Moving fast :-) Already working on 1.4, but that will take longer because we're working on implementing some cool features that are technically a bit challenging. We'll leave it as a surprise as far as what they are, after all we like to make sure things work 100% correctly first.

StudioMini XL 1.3 new features:

* More responsive controls for an even smoother experience - faders are easier to grab and track knobs easier to arm.
* New features! Repeat song and Copy song. 
* Now comes with an amazing demo song recorded entirely with StudioMini, showcasing blazing hot guitarist John Huldt - check out what StudioMini can do right out of the box!

StudioMini XL at the App Store

StudioMini XL for the iPad is out!

We sent it to Apple for approval Friday night and by Saturday afternoon it was on the App Store! Amazing turnaround, especially considering the delays we were used to with submitting OctoPod (our old name) and waiting for weeks. I'm not complaining, I'm just simply amazed and happy it's up and running.

StudioMini XL has 4 additional tracks and a new UI designed specifically for the iPad taking advantage of the larger screen. Hope you enjoy :-)

StudioMini XL for iPad on App Store

New and improved name

We were working on a couple of bug fixes when Apple called. Specifically we were having a very strange and random disappearance of the fader on the mixer's Drum track. Nothing logical, some strange OS bug that just appeared on the 3GS and the new hardware iPod touch. Anyway, coincidentally we got a call from Apple demanding that we change OctoPod's name due to copyright infringement (??). So we decided on...StudioMini! Fixed the bugs, changed the name and here we are actually happier with the new name, makes more sense :-)

new website is: http://www.fantastocrats.com

OctoPod on sale for $0.99!!

We decided to run a limited time sale of OctoPod for only $0.99. That's 67% off the regular price of $2.99. The sale will run for a short time so get it while it's hot!

New youtube video recorded with OctoPod

We recorded this new video showcasing a couple of T-Rex ToneBug pedals just before Xmas, and now after the break I finally found the time to put it all together. John Huldt is playing lead, rhythm and bass guitars and we're using OctoPod Drum Groove Pop-Medium-1 for drums. Recorded straight into OctoPod on my iPhone 2G. Check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDYXL_64kGQ

OctoPod 1.3 ♬ Recording Studio Mini

We're excited about this one: new look, new features > metronome (real metronome samples, sounds just like the real thing), a keyboard with great sounding piano samples which funcions as a tuner, and a faster and smoother Drum Groove wheel. Enjoy! :-)


iTunes App store link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id329935264?mt=8

OctoPod Lite 1.1 ♬ Recording Studio Mini is out!

I'm very happy to see OctoPod Lite 1.1 come through the App store approval process so fast. It was barelly over a week, which is amazing considering how long we had to wait last time around. Anyway, OctoPod Lite is meant to be a limited feature version of OctoPod for users to be able to try it out before they decide to buy the full version of OctoPod.


iTunes app store link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id336460551?mt=8

Brushes app

I ran across a really cool and inspiring article yesterday (for me as an app developer at least), and want to share it. It's about the iPhone app 'Brushes'. It's always been one of my favorite pass-time apps but seeing it put to use by pros is very inspiring. The second link shows a time lapse video, check that out also.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/25/business/media/25yorker.html

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/fingerpainting/2009/11/under-the-awning.html

OctoPod news

thought i would share some news and links with you as my first post


OctoPod Lite is finally out, it's a free preview version of OctoPod available on the iTunes app store here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/octopod-lite/id336460551?mt=8


OctoPod 1.2 was recently approved and can be found here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id329935264?mt=8
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OctoPod 1.3 is already in review by Apple, hopefully it'll be available soon. New features > metronome, tuner, improved Drum Groove wheel, graphics tweaks.