ixiQuarks 4.0

ixiQuarks is a software environment designed for live improvisation that allows for user interaction on hardware, GUI and code level. The environment enables innumerable setups with flexible loading of tools and instruments. The ixiQuarks consist of different types of tools: basic utilities, instruments, effects, filters and generators.

Basic utilities: AudioIn, Recorder, Player, BufferPool, PoolManager, FreqScope, WaveScope, EQMeter, MixerNode, Amplifier, ChannelSplitter, TrigRecorder. instruments: SoundScratcher, Predators, Gridder, BufferPlayer, GrainBox, PolyMachine, ScaleSynth audio effects: Delay, Freeverb, AdCVerb, Distortion, ixiReverb, Chorus, Octave, Tremolo, Equalizer, CombVocoder, RandomPanner, MRRoque, MultiDelay filters: Bandpass, Lowpass, Highpass, Resonant Lowpass, Resonant Highpass, Resonant, Klanks generators: Noise, Oscillators

WHAT'S NEW

Version 4.0:

* Fixing the route ordering of channels - now no need to restart effects
* Relative tempi in PolyMachine and an increase up to 48 steps per track
* User definable number of tracks in PolyMachine (through preference file)
* User defina ble number of tracks in BufferPlayer (through preference file)
* Effects remember their on/off state
* PolyMachine: Fixing sc-code so that one does not have to submit code for each box
* BufferPool soundfile view now displays selections in the soundfile
* Fixing Gridder (the params argument so the transpose is set to 1 again)
* Fixing loadup of synthdefs in PolyMachine (removing from server)
* Record fixed
* Fixing amplifier
* Many more enhancements.

Requirements:	No special requirements
Release Date:	October 17, 2012
Platforms:	Mac OS X 10.4 or later
Keyword:	Algorithmic,  Design,  Download,  Drum Machine,  Electronic,  Experimental,  Free,  Generative,  Human Computer Interaction,  Improvisation,  Interaction,  Interactive,  Interface,  Ixi,  Label,  Lauki,  Max,  Micworld,  Midi,  Msp,  Music,  Non-conventional,  Program,  Sampler,  Sequencer
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