{"id":224,"date":"2010-07-29T19:31:01","date_gmt":"2010-07-29T19:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/administrator_wordpress\/index.php\/2010\/07\/29\/dream-theaters-jordan-rudess-launches-ipadiphone-app-development-company-wizdom-music\/"},"modified":"2010-07-29T19:31:01","modified_gmt":"2010-07-29T19:31:01","slug":"dream-theaters-jordan-rudess-launches-ipadiphone-app-development-company-wizdom-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2010\/07\/29\/dream-theaters-jordan-rudess-launches-ipadiphone-app-development-company-wizdom-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Dream Theater\u2019s Jordan Rudess Launches iPad\/iPhone App Development Company, Wizdom Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prthatrocks.com\/jpgs\/jordanrudess\/morphwiz\/rudessmorphwiz250.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"153\" height=\"134\" \/>Dream Theater keyboardist Jordan Rudess has launched <strong><em>Wizdom Music<\/em><\/strong>, a virtual musical instrument iPad\/iPhone app development company.\u00a0 <strong><em>Wizdom Music\u2019s<\/em><\/strong> first release for the iPad, <strong><em>MorphWiz<\/em><\/strong>, a collaboration between Rudess and software developer Kevin Chartier, shot to the #1 spot on iTunes in the USA and other nations within a few days of its June 18th release.\u00a0 <strong><em>Wizdom Music<\/em><\/strong> proudly announces the release of <strong><em>MorphWiz<\/em><\/strong> for Apple\u2019s iPhone and iTouch, which is now available on iTunes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>MorphWiz<\/em><\/strong>, the second app to bare Jordan Rudess\u2019 name, was inspired by his experience with the <strong><em>Haken Conitnuum Fingerboard<\/em><\/strong>, a radically innovative and revolutionary MIDI instrument that Jordan helped to pioneer on stage and in the studio with <strong><em>Dream Theater<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 Like the <strong><em>Continuum<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>MorphWiz<\/em><\/strong> is a vertical grid based musical instrument that allows a whole new level of expressive control with real-time, highly organic, animated visual feedback.\u00a0 If you\u2019re a beginner, you\u2019ll love experimenting with the intuitive presets, but if you\u2019re a pro musician, you will be immediately blown away by the coolest iPad and iPhone musical instrument that perfectly melds the world of intuitive musical creativity with real-time visual control and response.<\/p>\n<p>Garnering glowing accolades from leading music industry professionals and performers alike, David Earl, Creative Director and sflogicninja<strong><\/strong>with <strong><em>Pyramind Studios<\/em><\/strong>, states, \u201cJordan&#8217;s expertise with synthesis in the context of performance really shines through with this creation\u2026 Jordan Rudess, is there any technology that you can&#8217;t make sing or scream?\u201d\u00a0 Jim Dalrymple, founder of <strong><em>LoopInsight.com<\/em><\/strong>, states, \u201cNot only is Jordan a creative force in the music industry, he is also one of the leading influencers in adopting technology and meshing the two worlds together,\u201d and legendary keyboardist, Keith Emerson, of <strong><em>Emerson, Lake and Palmer<\/em><\/strong> said, \u201cIt\u2019s important to note that no <strong><em>Moog<\/em><\/strong> synthesizers were harmed in its production.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>MorphWiz<\/em><\/strong> has even received congratulatory reviews from leading music and technology educators, such as David Mash, Vice President for Technology and Education Outreach, <strong><em>Berklee College of Music<\/em><\/strong>, who called <em><strong>MorphWiz<\/strong><\/em> \u201ca 5 Star app,\u201d that is \u201cdeep, powerful, sounds great, stable and well thought-out,\u201d and \u201ca very satisfying musical experience!\u201d \u00a0In addition, Uri Nieto, Graduate Student, <strong><em>Stanford University\u2019s Center for Computer Research, Music and Acoustics (CCRMA)<\/em><\/strong>, states, \u201cJordan, you get an A++ on this one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rudess states, \u201cOur goal was to create an instrument that would allow the seamless morphing of the audio and visual domain while delivering a seamless musical experience.\u00a0 I believe the iPhone\/iPad multitouch platform opens up a whole new world of creation of electronic musical instruments and we\u2019re proud <strong><em>MorphWiz<\/em><\/strong> is the first major offering from <strong><em>Wizdom Music<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 My experience and involvement with the <strong><em>Haken Continuum<\/em><\/strong> and extraordinary <strong><em>Bebot<\/em><\/strong> app brought to life an advanced pitch control system that is still uncharted territory for many in today\u2019s musical instrument world.\u00a0 This is the heart of <strong><em>MorphWiz<\/em><\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>MorphWiz<\/em><\/strong> features over 80 custom Jordan Rudess-created patches and a wealth of other features, including:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Assign audio waveforms as visual shapes to the grid and morph between them with your fingers on the grid or the accelerometer. <\/li>\n<li>Advanced pitch control allows the player to round the pitch of the initial attack of any note.\u00a0 It also recognizes when your finger stops after a slide, and rounds your notes to the nearest diatonic pitch. <\/li>\n<li>Rounding pitch on initial attack <\/li>\n<li>Rounding pitch after a slide. <\/li>\n<li>Independent pitch and synthesis control for up to 10 simultaneous notes. <\/li>\n<li>Finger Vibrato Effect (FVE) where you can achieve\u00a0vibrato even when LOCK PITCH is selected and the pitch is snapping to the grid! <\/li>\n<li>Velocity Controlled Animation (VCA) in sync with your musical performance. <\/li>\n<li>Complete control over what parameters you see on the screen. <\/li>\n<li>Adjustable location for performance controls. <\/li>\n<li>Editing never interrupts the audio and visual output.\u00a0 <\/li>\n<li>\u201cTrippy\u201d full-color, animated particles, fire, and ring effects visually radiate under your fingertips and contain real time pitch information.\u00a0 <\/li>\n<li>Choose from a wide variety of scales and chords to assign to the playing surface with easy customization. <\/li>\n<li>Choose to display names of notes or intervals to help guide you. <\/li>\n<li>Consistent color display for pitch lines which indicate each step of the scale. <\/li>\n<li>Playing surface is adjustable between 1 and 6 octaves. <\/li>\n<li>Performance controls include octave shift, pitch lock on\/off, record to delay buffer on\/off, infinity delay setting on\/off, and multi-function \u201cMagic Slider.\u201d <\/li>\n<li>Unison detuning effect with separate pan control for that classic analog thickness. <\/li>\n<li>Refined and intuitive Frequency Modulation (FM) synthesis can be assigned to the vertical grid or accelerometer. <\/li>\n<li>Wave Sync Synthesis (WSS) can also be assigned to the vertical grid or accelerometer. <\/li>\n<li>Volume separately assignable to vertical grid. <\/li>\n<li>Adjustable note attack and release time. <\/li>\n<li>Infinite Track Loop (ITL) recorder features user-selectable measures and beats. <\/li>\n<li>Record Undo and Redo. <\/li>\n<li>Reverse play of recorded loops. <\/li>\n<li>Effects include digital delay, stereo chorus, and tremolo. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information, please visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.morphwiz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">http:\/\/www.morphwiz.com<\/span><\/span><\/a> and for MorphWiz Video Tutorials, please visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.morphwiz.com\/tutorial.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">http:\/\/www.morphwiz.com\/tutorial.html<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: PRThatRocks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dream Theater keyboardist Jordan Rudess has launched Wizdom Music, a virtual musical instrument iPad\/iPhone 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