#gestrument

When we hear about MIDI control and the iPad, the typical use for MIDI is to communicate with an external controller, plugged into the iPad.  Rarely do we hear things about having gestures on the iPad itself being translated into MIDI.  This has literally been the quest of one man on a small budget, Jesper Nordin.  His app is known as Gestrument, and it was created to enable composers to use the iPad as a real-time composition tool.  One thing that has to be said is that Nordin comes from a traditional composition background, meaning that his approach to music making might be a little different from those who are used to sampling and sequencing.

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Well. I know it's a stupid idea.

Today, walking alone, I was thinking what kind of music play on Venus during their religious meeting. Let's say a wedding. So after dinner I pecked up my iPad and start strumming on Waldorf Nave and a preset came out ...

The perfect sound. A kind of Vocoder so I laid down some MIDI tracks in BeatMaker 2 using Gestrument and track after track came out a perfect Venusian Wedding Mass Music.

Happy Venusian Mass.

 Ok my eclectic friends.

I have four PROMO CODES of Gestrument, by Jasper Nordin, a revolutionary instrument for iOS.

What is Gestrument?

"Gestrument is a gesture based instrument/controller for professional musicians who can build advanced theoretical frameworks that they can later improvise within. But Gestrument works directly with its internal synth and presets and is therefore perfect for the beginner who wants to explore making music in an intuitive way."

At the first glance Gestrument need a little bit of time to use and a small knack of music but it's a powerful improvisation/creation app.

I've asked to Jasper to have the possibility to test the program and he kindly send me 5 promo codes (intrigued by the fact of what we could create with his application).

- I'll send the free code to 4 artists that always use iOS with a little knowledge on creating music on iOS device.

Here's the deal:

- For thanking Jasper for this opportunity I ask you to create a short video (min. 1 minute) with a soundtrack created using Gesture. Link to the videos will be featured on Gesture site.

Please note that you can also output Gesture via Audiobus, AudioCopy and  MIDI.

So consider two factors before requesting me the codes:

- Your knowledge in iOS music creation.

- The will to create an artistic video/slideshow with the soundtrack created with an ORIGINAL composition of Gestruments.

 Ok my eclectic friends.

I have four PROMO CODES of Gestrument, by Jasper Nordin, a revolutionary instrument for iOS.

What is Gestrument?

"Gestrument is a gesture based instrument/controller for professional musicians who can build advanced theoretical frameworks that they can later improvise within. But Gestrument works directly with its internal synth and presets and is therefore perfect for the beginner who wants to explore making music in an intuitive way."

At the first glance Gestrument need a little bit of time to use and a small knack of music but it's a powerful improvisation/creation app.

I've asked to Jasper to have the possibility to test the program and he kindly send me 5 promo codes (intrigued by the fact of what we could create with his application).

- I'll send the free code to 4 artists that always use iOS with a little knowledge by creating music on iOS device.

Here's the deal:

- For thanking Jasper for this opportunity I ask you to create a short video (min. 1 minute) with the soundtrack created using Gesture. Link to the videos will be featured on Gesture site.

Please note that you can also output Gesture via Audiobus, AudioCopy and  MIDI.

So consider two factors before requesting me the codes:

- Your knowledge in iOS music creation.

- The will to create an artistic video/slideshow with the soundtrack created with an ORIGINAL composition of Gestruments.