*** Removed from App Store by Apple ***

iOS5 now supported in version 1.4
Silent4 is for iPhone 4S, 4 or 3GS running iOS 4.0 or greater
(Actually it works on the iPad too - ed.)

The popular Silent application rewritten from scratch for iOS4 to take advantage of the new features like backgrounding/multitasking, low power location services and local push notifications. No need to run the app each time; Just set and forget!

Silent4 runs unobtrusively and efficiently in the background, monitoring the state of your silent/ringer switch.

If it notices you switch your phone into silent mode, it will remind you of that in three separate ways:

• The Silent4 icon badge is updated regularly (at least every 10 minutes) showing you the time that your iPhone has been in silent mode. This visual indicator on your springboard icon is the closest solution you can get to having a dedicated status bar icon.
• After your iPhone has been in silent mode for a (configurable) amount of time, you will receive a local notification as a reminder. You can specify either a countdown timer or a time of day timer before a reminder will trigger.
• Using the new low power location services, Silent4 will keep track of your location and issue a reminder if your iPhone is in silent mode and you are on the move. This is really handy for when you go somewhere that requires you silence your phone (eg. movies) and when you travel away from that location you'll get reminded automatically.

With version 1.3 you can now also preset your most commonly used timers for repeated use. Times can be displayed in 12 or 24 hour clock format and the sensitivity control can be set to display in miles or kilometres.

Rather than using potentially unreliable push messages which require an internet connection at all times, Silent4 uses the new local notifications, so it will even issue reminders when you have airplane mode switched on.

The new low power location services feature is very light on battery usage compared to full-on GPS tracking, so running Silent4 all the time is quite feasible. Essentially, if you have your cell radio turned on, then low power mode doesn't add that much. Empirical tests show that running Silent4 on an iPhone 3GS connected to the cellular network and GPRS data uses around 10% of the battery in a 24 hour period. If you're finding your battery is being depleted you might find that other apps you have in the background are to blame.

Click on the screenshot to the right to view in the Apple App Store.

*** For use with any CoreMIDI, Akai SynthStation 25 or Line6 Midi Mobilizer interface. ***

A swiss-army knife utility for real-time and inline MIDI event monitoring, capturing and filtering. Perfect for troubleshooting and analysing MIDI sources in a compact and portable package. Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

If you need to see what any MIDI device is sending then using MidiVision (and physical, network or virtual MIDI interface) on your iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad provides a simple, handy and extremely portable solution.

Ideal for musicians, studio engineers and roadies who need to solve MIDI problems quickly. It's like a sophisticated cable tester for MIDI hell! Essentially this is an app you need to have on your device if you own an iOS supported Midi Interface or use CoreMIDI network or virtual ports. You never know when you may need it.

Listed as an essential MIDI app in Peter Kirn's comprehensive article on MIDI and the iPad at Create Digital Music (Thanks Peter!)

Features:

• Now supports Akai SynthStation 25, all CoreMIDI interfaces as well as Line6 Midi Mobilizer I & II
• Can run in background (iOS 4.3 or greater required)
• Advertises and monitors virtual CoreMIDI interfaces of other running apps and the CoreMIDI network interface
• Events captured are displayed in a colour coded and timestamped format
• Event timestamps can be displayed as either relative or wallclock (device) time and are accurate to Midi Interface's timestamping
• Two event view modes: compact (one per line) or detailed (detailed event descriptions and raw data bytes)
• Audible feedback beeps when data is received
• Events can be replayed on demand
• Events can be emailed as a printable report and standard MIDI file for use in other software
• Events can be mirrored to MIDI out so that MidiVision can be placed as an inline monitoring tool
• Events can be filtered (capture and/or MIDI thru) using a block/allow filtering method
• Fast thru of received events (uses MidiBridge engine)
• Jitter/Sync mode to accurately timestamp thru events
• All orientations supported (portrait (including upside down) and landscape)
• Universal binary supporting iOS 3.0 and up. Buy once and run on all your iDevices
• No ads

Usage:

Very simple. Start up MidiVision, connect your Midi Interface to your iDevice and a MIDI source and all data from the source will be displayed on the screen. Scroll up and down to review the data and flip between compact and detail modes to see less or more detail. Double-tap the clear hotspot to clear events on main page. Get more adventerous with filtering, MIDI thru and emailing your events.

You can view the app's manual here to review the entire functionality and interface.

MidiVision is available in the App Store via iTunes for iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch.

*** Now backgroundable and supports SynthStation 25 ***
New 'Understanding MidiBridge' guide also available here

Virtual MIDI Patchbay

Interconnect all MIDI interfaces on your iOS device and bridge external MIDI devices wirelessly via CoreMIDI networking. Supports Line6 Midi Mobilizer (I and II), IK Multimedia iRig MIDI, Akai SynthStation 25 and any iOS supported USB MIDI interface via camera connection kit on iPad. Interconnect interfaces to/from other running apps that are OMAC (Open Music App Collaboration) compatible.

MidiBridge allows you to:

• Transmit to/from external MIDI devices to a remote DAW (for example) or other MIDI device wirelessly using CoreMIDI networking.
• Interconnect any MIDI in to any MIDI out on your iOS device including virtual CoreMIDI ports.
• Filter MIDI events separately on each input or output.
• Clone MIDI events from one input to several outputs.
• Split MIDI events from one output across several outputs.
• All MIDI traffic is supported, including sysex (some limitations with iOS networking, see support section)

Suggested uses for MidiBridge include:

• Adding original Midi Mobilizer support to newer apps. Other app must have CoreMIDI Virtual/Net support and be backgroundable, as Midi Mobilizer I can currently not function in the background (have asked Line6 about this)
• Redirect/split by MIDI channel output of one app to other apps. Eg. Channel 10 to a drum machine and other channels to synths from a sequencer app.
• Perform wirelessly on stage with a MIDI controller (keys/drums/wind/??) using your iOS device+external interface+MidiBridge.
• Wirelessly control your DAW transport using a dedicated control surface that has MIDI out.
• Place inline in your MIDI network as a powerful filter/clone/merge tool.
• Send MIDI output from your sequencer wirelessly to remote sound generators.
• ... please tell us how you use MidiBridge!

*** Gratis add-on for MidiBridge ***

Inline virtual MIDI event mapper and transposer

Designed as an add-on to MidiBridge following requests from EWI players, FreEWI (pronounced Free-Wee) is a music utility app that allows processing of MIDI events that pass through it.

FreEWI offers the following filtering on MIDI events:

• Remap any incoming MIDI channel to a different channel
• Remap program change numbers
• Remap continuous controller numbers
• Translate continuous contoller events to aftertouch (channel pressure)
• Transpose note events up/down

A very simple (basic?) interface lets you select which incoming parameter you want to alter on the left and what that parameter will be converted to on the right. Use plus/minus buttons or enter values with the keyboard.

Although it works best with MidiBridge, FreEWI can be used with any app that can read/write to FreEWI's virtual ports. If an app can both read/write then FreEWI can be used as a MIDI send/return app.

You can use FreEWI to transpose the Akai SynthStation 25's keyboard to work with BeatMaker 2's drum pads, for example.

It uses the same MIDI engine as MidiBridge so events are processed very quickly. However, a touch of latency (~2ms) is added when FreEWI is inserted into the event stream.

Supports fast-switching to MidiBridge and from other OMAC fast-switch apps.

And its free without being encumbered by any annoying ads ;-)

*** This app is only of use to customers still running iOS3 ***

Do you regularly forget your iPhone is in silent mode only to find several missed calls and messages? If so, this simple utility might help.

The only way of knowing your iPhone is in silent mode is to notice the little slider switch is down on the side, as there is no persistent indicator on the screen. Unless you count missed calls as a persistent indicator, that is.

How to use:
When you switch your iPhone into silent mode, just touch the Silent app icon and exit Silent straight away by pressing the Home button (or have Silent exit by itself to save you a keypress using 'One Touch', described below). The icon badge is set to '222' (a bit like 'zzz') to remind you the iPhone is being silent. Likewise, when switching out of silent mode, run the Silent app again and the badge is removed. For best results place the app icon on your home page or even in the bottom section so you can see the status from any springboard page.

Silent also features 'Push Reminders'. When the app recognises it is in silent mode, it schedules a reminder to be sent to you via a push notification after a specified (via Settings) amount of time. When that time arrives, if you have not yet switched out of silent mode (and touched the app) you will receive a push notification reminding you that your iPhone may still be in silent mode. If you have configured vibrate in your iPhone's Sounds -> Silent settings, then it will also vibrate.

In the Silent settings (via the iPhone's Settings panel) you can configure the app to quit automatically so that you don't even need to press the home button. Additionally, set the 'quit delay' to 0 seconds to prevent the app from even displaying. The result: you have a super fast 'One Touch' action to set the reminder!

Remember - You do need to run the app each time you slide the silent switch on your iPhone. There is currently no way to avoid this. If you use the 'One Touch' feature, then sliding the switch and touching the app becomes second nature and almost painless.

When you download the app you receive the 'Basic' version to get the opportunity to try out all the features straight away. After a period you will then have the option to purchase the 'Premium' version to continue using all the features. Alternatively you can continue to use the 'Basic' version at no cost but the 'One Touch' and 'Push Reminders' are no longer available. If you find the app useful then the modest cost of the app should pay for itself when you reduce the number of calls and messages you might miss.

Silent is only of use for iPhone. The iPod Touch has no silent mode. Remember also, that for the app to recognise the silent setting no headphones can be attached while you run the app. If headphones are connected, the app will ask you to briefly unplug them while it checks the silent status.