Our beloved user Gadgetoid (actually he is the head of a fantastic site http://gadgetoid.co.uk) has made an entry in his blog describing his impressions from Noise.io.

Amidio, Inc has released Noise.io - the first full-featured sound synthesizer for the iPhone and iPod Touch. One of the most anticipated handheld music applications, Noise.io is capable of creating all kinds of melodic sequences, basses, leads, keys, bells, percussive sounds and sound effects....

We're happy to inform you that now the Online User Bank Repository is open and fully functional.

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We're happy to inform noise addicts that the release version of Noise.io will feature a velocity-responsive keyboard.

Stike the key high for lower velocity, low - for higher velocity!
Moreover, now you can stike the keyboard key and move you finger up-down while holding it for immediate volume changes! That's simply amazing!
Take a look at this new short video!

A must-see for every Noise addict.

Full Feature List

• Superb quality of sound, comparable with hardware synths!

• Latency close to ZERO!

• 3 Major Workmodes (Freenoise Mode, Controlzone Mode, Soundkey Mode)

• ESFM Synth Technology

• 3 Generators (Brother, Sister - 2x25 possible waveforms, Noizer - dedicated noise-generator with own filter and limiter)

• Extensive use of iPhone's benefits: finger sliding, Multi-Touch, Accelerometer

• 2 Filters (Advanced Multi-Filter with 6 Filter Types and Noise Filter)

• UNLIMITED Banks, Presets

• 6 Effects (Delay x2, Chorus/Flanger, Phaser, Bitcrusher, Distortion)

• Multi-Glide technology for those sweet pitch sweeps

• 3 assignable LFO (23 possible waveforms and dedicated Sample & Hold)

• Advanced TapBPM Function

• 5 Axes to map any parameter to (L-R, U-D, Multitouch, Accelerometer Roll, Accelerometer Tilt)

• Immediate on-screen preset choose menu

• 3 Sequencer Types (Piano Roll, Trance Gate, Custom parameter modulation)

• User-friendly preset editor with Teleport and InstantSurface functions

• 12 patterns (3 sequencers x 4 patterns (A, B, C, D) in each)

• Unique ControlSurface, Zones and SoftRibbon controllers

• 5 On-Screen Zones buttons (map a note, pattern or any action to them)

• Download & Exchange presets via internet

• 3-Band EQ (Equalizer)

• Activate/deactivate Preset Banks for quick access during live

• 9 Presets in a Bank

• Snap to Beat function while jamming live - to always be in sync with your song!

• 3 Categories of Preset Banks

• Sequencer on/off with a single tap

•  Less than 2 minutes needed to create a meaningful preset!

• Switch between patterns in realtime or activate one of the Pattern Change modes! (Single, Loop, Follow, Random, etc.)

 Suggested Usage

 Sound Quality

Simply connect the sound output of your iPhone/iPod touch to the mic/line input of your mixer, recorder or sound card - and there you are, now you can enrich your tracks or mixes with superb melodies, sequences or sound effects that blow away people's minds, making your perfomance unique and unforgettable.

All you need is Noise.io, line phone jack cable and your fingers. The quality of sound you will get depends on the quality of the cable and your A/D converter but even with not too expensive equipment, it is really *very* good, comparable to the quality of hardware synths.

Noise.io is fully ready for live perfomances. In fact, it has been initially designed for live perfomances.

We have conducted several blind tests between Noise.io and some well-known hardware synths (of course we can not tell which synths in particular).

We offered people (musicians and non-musicians) to choose which sound they liked best (they did not know the source of the sound they listened to).

• In most cases, the people couldn't distinguish between Noise.io and hardware synths.

• Most people have agreed that Noise.io has a "warm and pleasant sound, without any evident digital harshness".
  
  
• After revealing, most people were amazed that "such a small device can sound like a real synth".