iScratch, scratching without records

Geschreven door Reind Dooyeweerd zondag, 08 oktober 2006 02:15

ImageiScratch for Macintosh allows anyone from casual users to experts to create real DJ scratches without the need for a turntable, mixer and vinyl records. Easy-to-use software allows amateurs to create a professional sound and music professionals to exercise their full creativity without unwieldy performance equipment.

Red Rock Software today announced the immediate availability of iScratch™, an application that allows anyone to create virtual digital scratches on Apple's Macintosh computers. Scratching is the DJ, or turntablist, technique of creating a variety of sounds by moving a vinyl record back and forth under a turntable’s phonographic needle. The sound has become one of the most recognizable features of hip hop music.

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Rather than having to create the scratches with turntables, audio mixer and vinyl records, the new iScratch software allows turntablists, both pro and amateur, to create their unique sounds digitally. "We're very excited about iScratch," said Craig Hopson, CEO of Red Rock Software. "iScratch replaces the complicated and expensive hardware of turntablism but retains its creativity by allowing anyone to produce a full range of fresh scratch compositions on their Mac." iScratch provides tools to create all the basic scratches, including push, pull, baby, release, chirp, tear and hold. The new software also includes a click tool for simulating mixer control. Now professionals and amateurs alike can compose for this unique instrument, to create extraordinary professional-quality sound.

Because iScratch scratches are created digitally, DJs can use the application to save and share their work. iScratch compositions can be easily included in custom mixes, converted to MP3 and then moved to an iPod or CD. Turntablists can print sheet music for performance or in studios, saving time during expensive recording sessions. In addition, generating scratches on a computer with iScratch software allows professionals to create and remember new sounds even when their performance equipment is not readily available. iScratch also makes learning the technique of scratching more accessible to amateurs.

"iScratch is the first software application to allow a user to visualize and edit scratches in an easy and intuitive way," said Jon Stovall, Turntablist, bTree Media, Inc. "Now everyone can compose for the turntable as a musical instrument."

Price and Availability
iScratch is available exclusively as a downloadable version from iScratchWithoutRecords and costs $70 U.S. iScratch requires an Apple Macintosh computer running OS X Tiger (10.4) and is compatible with the latest Intel Core Duo Macs.


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Features

  • Create scratches without a turntable, mixer, or vinyl records.
  • iScratch produces realistic scratch sounds based on standard scratch notation - it "plays" the scratch with the realism of a turntable system.
  • Anyone can add scratching to their music library.
  • Create basic scratches from the built-in tools: Push, Pull, Baby, Release, Chirp, Tear, Hold.
  • Add Fader control with the Click tool - several clicks can simulate a Crab.
  • Choose any sound to scratch (AIFF format). Change input sounds during the composition.
  • Control the duration of the input sound. The Waveform control shows exactly which portion of the input will be used to generate the scratch.
  • Control the pitch of the scratch. Edit the notation so that it plays over a shorter time but uses the same amount of input sample. This will produce a higher-pitched scratch.
  • Copy & paste notations to easily repeat parts of your scratch.
  • Drag notations to change their position.
  • Time and Measure tracks show how long your composition is. Create a few seconds or hours of scratching.
  • Play back the scratch composition or just the notation you are working on.
  • Play the input (source) sound.
  • Add a backbeat.
  • Use the Document Info window to title your composition, set its copyright, or add notes.
  • When you save your iScratch™ file, all of the input samples used to create it are bundled into the file. Send it to a friend and they will see and hear exactly what you created.
  • Print your scratch composition like sheet music to use for performances.
  • Export your iScratch™ composition as an AIFF file. Put your composition on your web site or import it into GarageBand, Soundtrack, Logic, or your favorite music application.

    System requirments
  • Processor: Power PC G4 800 MHz (1 GHz), Any Intel
  • Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4 or later
  • 20 MB of disk space for application and Internet access for product activation

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