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Today we have updated all our desktop software apps (Noatikl, Mixtikl and Liptikl), and submitted the related Mixtikl version for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch (variously iDevice) for Apple review .

More details on each can be found from links on our download page: http://intermorphic.com/download/

Mixtikl 2.2.0.21
Major Update:

♥ New extensive & customisable randomisation capabilities to allow easier creation of new mixes
♥ Several new dialogs that improve usability (incl. Content Cell and FX Cell screens)
♥ Find recent mixes more easily with MRU operation in Open screen
♥ iDevice: Much faster UI response for all versions (dialogs, screens, scrolling lists)
♥ iPhone: 4 high-def “retinal” skin
♥ iDevice: iOS4 fast app switching, and playback that continues when Mixtikl is backgrounded
♥ iDevice: Audio file import via Intua clipboard (Apple General Pasteboard) supporting: WAV, AU, Ogg and MIDI files
♥ Tap top-right in many lists toggles to top/bottom of list
♥ Tap Content cell for new Content Cell Menu; Tap/hold of Content Cell now loops /un-loops cell
♥ Better, cleaner UI with an increased mix area in the mixer screen
♥ Start-up progress text displayed in the start screen
♥ Track/Global FX now colour-coded in the mixer screen, and faded out when disabled
♥ Improved trigger/one-shot cell behaviour

Noatikl 1.6.1.1
New:
★ Added new piece “Length Units” parameter, that can be set to Seconds (default) or Bars (new!).
This is in the Piece – Basics view.
This allows you to specify piece length as an integer number of bars.
★ Noatikl now saves MIDI recordings as Type 1 MIDI files, with embedded Voice Name information
in each track to make it easier to figure-out which track came from which Noatikl voice.

Fixed:
★ Fixed crash in Noatikl VSTi when recording in Reaper.
★ Tidied-up the icon displayed in the Noatikl editor window.

Liptikl 1.1.0.5
★ Tidied-up the icon displayed in the Liptikl editor window
★ Fixed windows installer signing

Get the Noatikl 1.6.0.6 update from http://intermorphic.com/download/index.html#noatikl

This Mixtikl update addresses the following :

♥ Tracked down and fixed the pesky bug that was causing most of the crashes; Mixtikl should be *much* more stable now.

NOTE: We strive hard to make Mixtikl both stable and perform well. If you do experience stability or performance problems with Mixtikl then PLEASE do contact us directly via our website feedback form so that we can investigate your issue further. If you simply note it in a review then we have no opportunity to ask you for other details – which in turn makes it harder for us to address!

Our good friends Palm Sounds are running a competition for 1 week, starting today, where you can win one of 4 copies for Mixtikl Full Product for desktop (currently selling for $29) and one copy of Noatikl (currently selling for $109) for just $1! We are ponying up the prizes as our celebration of Palm Sounds 4th birthday, and that is in addition to reducing the price of Mixtikl for iPhone/iPad/iPod touch for $1.99 for today only (see Mixtikl in the Appstore).

For further details on the Palm Sounds competition, see this page on the Palm Sounds website. Basically, the competition involves sending a mix tweet from Mixtikl (which is easy!).

At long last, and new Tiklpak of 25 Noatikl templates for experimenting with ambiences, chords and basses! Check out the following webpage for details & example recordings:

http://intermorphic.com/tools/content/tiklpaks/IM_Noatikl_GenerativeElements1/index.html

This Mixtikl update has a couple of small but helpful changes:

♥ Improved: Updated the Partikl “Most Recently Used” (MRU) file dialog (e.g. as used when launching Partikl) to tell user what to do if no items are in the MRU list…
♥ Improved: Speeded up display of most dialogs.

A more extensive update will be coming in the next month, which will make it much easier to use the Content Cell.

NOTE: We strive hard to make Mixtikl both stable and perform well. If you do experience stability or performance problems with Mixtikl then PLEASE do contact us directly via our website feedback form so that we can investigate your issue further. If you simply note it in a review then we have no opportunity to ask you for other details – which in turn makes it harder for us to address!

Mixtikl, the 12 track generative music & loop mixer, is now ready and available on iTunes – Mixtikl Universal Binary in the AppStore – ready for Apple’s US iPad launch on Saturday! Although it says the version is 2.1.0.10, it is actually 2.1.0.12, but that makes no real difference. We will get the version number synched right at the next refresh. One of the interesting thing about Mixtikl, is that it is cell based. So, even though there are 12 tracks, each track has 4 cells that can each load different content (memory permitting) – so you could load it up with 48 content items e.g. audio loops, generative music, MIDI loops etc.

We have also today also updated the look and feel of both our blog and forum, trying out some new WordPress and PHPBB themes respectively which should make them better to view on mobile. On iPhone/iPod touch the blog should detect the device and use the WPTouch theme from BraveNewCode, but I am not sure it is working quite right yet.

We have updated some of the Mixtikl screen shots on our website, in particular those on our home page and on the Mixtikl page. If you click on the iPhone size ones on those pages, you can see some iPad size Mixtikl screens. We don’t show screen shots of all Mixtikl’s FX units (or Partikl Synth Editor), or the other screens in Mixtikl, as there are too many. But, what is there looks pretty nice and should tempt you to try it out if you have not already .

As Mixtikl is going to be a Universal binary, and not split into Mixtikl and Mixtikl HD products, then once you have bought it for iPhone/iPod touch or iPad, you can use it on any of them. We are going to stay with the $3.99 price for a while and see how it goes for a bit, but once we get some more cool features in then who knows.

Anyhow, we expect Mixtikl to be a lot of fun on iPad, and there will be a lot more room for mixing on all 12 tracks and there will also be a much faster processor so that means even more FX and goodness in a mix!

Oh, and we are looking forward to getting our hands on an iPad!

Changes:
- Fixed crash in 64-bit code, that could occur with some MIDI-related content
- Removed Quick Help from Action menu
- Updated splash screen and tweaked skins

This is also the release that has been submitted as a universal binary to Apple for review for iPad, and thus also iPhone/iPod touch.

http://www.intermorphic.com/download/index.html#mixtikl

We will be submitting Mixtikl 2 for iPad to iTunes App Store in the next couple of days.

Although we don’t yet have iPads , we expect that the larger iPad UI will make for a lot of fun for generative music and loop mixing, especially as Mixtikl has 12 tracks to play with.

We will be continuing to improve Mixtikl for iPhone/iPod and iPad in the coming months, and our next release will include landscape mode for iPhone/iPod touch (why not, as we have to do it for iPad!), and improved content selection and control.

On a separate note, we were saddened to note that Windows Phone 7 will not be supporting native apps, which means that unless anything changes there, we will be saying goodbye to Windows Mobile – simply as an app with Mixtikl’s audio power has to be native (C# just does not cut it, either). That Windows Phone 7 won’t be supporting copy and paste was another blow, but just a minor supporting factor. We guess we might well look at MeeGo instead, and maybe even revisit Symbian. Of course there is also Android, but the lack of app protection and platform fragmentation are both serious issues there.

Finishing up on a happy note, we notice that iTunes now supports Gifting, so if you like Mixtikl or where it is going, why not gift it to a friend!