Petites Ondes app for iPhone and iPad


4.8 ( 9988 ratings )
Music Entertainment
Developer: Masao Suzaki
2.99 USD
Current version: 1.0.1, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 18 Jan 2012
App size: 1.95 Mb

Do you know Ondes Martenot? "Petites Ondes" is the worlds first iPad application that reproduce the classical electronic musical instrument Ondes Martenot. You can play it casually during a break for coffee.

Demo video:
http://youtu.be/PpfaVQ2Nn0g (or visit Skip Note Studios web site)

Ondes Martenot iPad app "Petites Ondes" was used in the sound track of new movie "GOTHIC ASSASSINS (director: Milos Twilight)". http://www.gothicassassins.com/
The sound track was entirely created with only iPad/iPhones music apps. "Petites Ondes" was used as a one of musical instrument.

Features:
1. Touche (for dynamics control)
2. Playing with keyboard (Clavier)
3. Playing with ring (Bague)
4. Keyboard vibrating
5. Manual vibrato (using accelerometer)
4. timbres select (8, N, C, O, g, G)
5. trill buttons (minor 2nd, major 3rd, and 5th with just intonation)
6. Reverb effect
7. Pitch correction function
8. Help function

For expressive playing, put iPad on your knee is recommended!

Its possible you feel difficult to play Petites Ondes at first. But, it is because of you have an experience reality of playing an Ondes Martenot. A little practice makes you as a ondist! Lets try it!

Ondes Martenot can play single tone. Right hand: to control the pitch. Left hand: to control dynamics. To produce a sound, you have to touch the "touche"(for control dynamics). But, you can control dynamics as if touch a pressure sensor. This is a method to simulate real "touche". Lets try it with help function is ON.

When you cant hear any sound, please check Side Switch setting in "Setting" app.
1. Select "Mute" at Side Switch setting in "Setting" app.
2. Operate the "Silent/Screen lock" to unmute side (you can not see red).
3. Play Petites Ondes.
Maybe you can not hear low frequency from iPads small speaker.