NanoStudio 2

NanoStudio 2 is a mobile music production environment for synthesis, sampling, arranging, editing and mixing. It's a complete in-the-box solution, enabling you to develop your initial musical ideas right through to a final master with an intuitive workflow.

NanoStudio 2 is a host for AUv3 plugins but also functions well as a self-contained app, providing a versatile synth with multiple synthesis methods, a drum pad sampler and many built-in effects including a compressor, look-ahead limiter, reverb, EQ with spectrum analyzer, chorus, phaser and waveshaper. Everything is heavily optimized to make large and complex projects possible.

Song arrangement and editing:

• Tempo and time signature tracks, with ability to ramp tempo.
• Arbitrary track grouping/nesting, track lanes and no limit on the number of tracks.
• Comprehensive song, MIDI and automation editors with full undo/redo.
• Real-time note, controller and automation recording with optional real-time quantize.
• Editing functions include delete, split, join, duplicate, draw, transpose, clean and quantize.
• MIDI file import/export of selection (file types 0 and 1) with full support for tempo/time signature tracks.
• Event timing typically within 4 samples.

Mixer and effects:

• Arbitrary track grouping/nesting and no limit on the number of tracks.
• All tracks have an audio and MIDI effect insert chain with no limit on the number of effects.
• Effect chains support Audio Unit (AUv3) audio and MIDI effects.
• Send/return connections between tracks for audio and/or MIDI.
• Channels, sends and effects are all fully latency compensated.
• Automation of track/send volume/pan and effect parameters with MIDI learn.
• Effects include algorithmic reverb, sidechain compressor/expander, look-ahead limiter, EQ with spectrum analysis, delay, waveshaper, exciter, chorus, flanger and phaser.
• Offline mixdown up to 32-bit @ 96kHz with options for exporting track stems and song regions.

Sampling and sample editing:

• Record samples using internal mic or external device - multiple audio hardware channels supported.
• Song can be monitored as you record.
• Efficiently edit samples up to 2 hours long.
• Editing functions include volume fades, trim, reverse, DC offset remove, copy, paste and duplicate with full undo/redo.
• Snap to grid based upon sample, song or manually entered tempo.
• Editing of sample sustain loop.

Obsidian (synth):

• 3 oscillator 32 note polyphonic synth with stereo voices.
• Each oscillator can use 7 different types of synthesis: Analogue, Wavetable, Phase Distortion, FM, Multi-Saw, Shaped Noise or Multi-samples.
• 18 filter types including resonant analogue, clean digital, comb and formant.
• An innovative spectral loop mode for samples.
• Configurable modulation provided by 5 envelopes, 5 LFOs and 10 macro controllers.
• Effects chain with a reverb, delay and chorus/flanger/phaser.
• 300+ Factory patches.

Slate (drum pad sampler):

• 32 pads with 4 internal effects buses and a final master output bus with limiter.
• Each pad can use up to 3 split or layered samples and has its own filter, waveshaper, envelopes and voice grouping options.
• 500+ factory samples ranging from multi-sampled acoustic drums through to electronic percussion and effects, arranged into 50+ kits.

AU instrument:

• Allows you to host an Audio Unit instrument just like an internal instrument.
• Full browsing/search of all Audio Unit factory patches.
• Acts as a central librarian for all your AU user patches, with tag attributes and text search.
• Supports automation, including real-time recording.

External MIDI instrument:

• Sends track MIDI to an external hardware or software MIDI instrument.
• Supports automation, including real-time recording.

Integration:

• File sharing with the iOS Files app, Dropbox, AudioShare, iTunes File Sharing, Email, import from your iTunes music library and a built-in WebDAV server.
• Audiobus and Ableton Link support.
• Hosts Audio Unit (AUv3) instruments, audio effects and MIDI effects.
• External hardware audio/MIDI devices with multiple audio I/O channels.
• Supports Bluetooth MIDI controllers.

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