iZotope updates iDrum to v1.64 and releases iDrum for iPhone and iPod touch

iZotope has updated iDrum to v1.64 for Windows and Mac OS X and released the iDrum Application for the iPhone and iPod touch.

Changes in v1.64:

• Compatibility with iDrum for iPhone and iPod touch: manage the sample library on your iPhone/iPod touch and send or receive kits for editing on both platforms.
• Performance optimizations and minor bugfixes.

iDrum Application for Apple App Store

iDrum for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch is now available on the Apple App Store.

"iZotope sees the iPhone platform as a perfect opportunity to bring mobile music making to everyone," says Jeremy Todd, CTO of iZotope, Inc. "With iDrum for the iPhone and iPod touch, we've created a unique music-making application that is fun for everyone from complete beginners to professional beat-makers."

iDrum allows users to combine professional sound content and patterns to create their own music. The iDrum application takes advantage of unique features of the iPhone platform - users can tap virtual pads to create rhythms, shake the handset to clear patterns, and use slide and flick gestures to navigate the application's interface. Immersive, colorful visuals show the relationship between different sounds in the beat, allowing users to create new rhythms by creating visual patterns. Using a special companion application, beats can even be turned into ring-tones for iPhone.

The iPhone adaptation of iDrum combines the power and sound of the original iDrum with a completely new interface designed to let even users with no musical experience create original beats.

The first two versions of iDrum, Hip Hop Edition and Club Edition, are now available for $4.99 each from Apple's App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at itunes.com/appstore.

iZotope plans to release different genre-based editions of iDrum in the coming months.