Vibrant Digital Engineering updates Diode-108 iPad Drum Machine to v1.1.0 - Adds MIDI Sync

Vibrant Digital Engineering has updated its Diode-108 drum machine app to v1.1.0, which adds a variety of new features including MIDI Note In with MIDI Learn and MIDI sync to allow Diode-108 to sync with popular iPad software like Cubasis, Gadget, and Loopy, plus support for more inter-app standards such as AudioShare and AudioCopy, and new Special FX.

Diode-108, initially released last month, is the first product released by Vibrant Digital Engineering, a new company in Eugene, Oregon formed by former Disney and Sony consumer software developers with credits on dozens of shipped titles over the past few decades.

The drum machine is notable for per-step effects, Note Mode pitched drum and melody-making support, and over 40 licensed drum kits from sample providers Dubsounds, Samples From Mars, Orange Tree Samples, and 99Sounds. Loading samples, mixing and matching kits, making new kits, and sharing kits is fully supported.

Songs can easily be constructed by dragging and dropping patterns into a song list, and drum sounds can be altered in myriad ways.

New features in 1.1.0 include AudioShare and AudioCopy (in addition to Dropbox support) for easy sample import and sharing, MIDI Note In with learn support, MIDI sync for tempo matching and automated start/stop for tight coordination of multiple iPad apps, and three new Special FX.

With Diode-108's controls, it's easy to build unique, new grooves.

Diode-108 is available for iPad iOS 7.1 or better for the introductory price of $5.99.