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Kevin William David
KRFT — Build musical interfaces from a toolset of interactive cells
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Kevin William David
KRFT is a unique and inspiring way to create music. By combining a variety of loops, dials, effects and more, you build your own musical surface. These interfaces are a collection of musical functions and ideas that can be controlled and interpreted in real time. The nature of this workflow allows you to make expressive decisions on-the-fly and create dynamic compositions that would be difficult to achieve in typical music software. Rather than writing a song from start to finish, KRFT lets you play and re-interpret your composition giving you the opportunity to experiment and add flair in real time. Record multiple takes and export them to your favourite audio software or upload online.
Jonah Fox
Hey PH! We’re two brothers from London - always been deep into making music and always looking for new ways to do it. We feel that although technology has inspired a revolution in audio production, much of the creative process is stuck in the 80s. KRFT for iPhone and iPad is the culmination of our experiments into the flow of music creation. It enables a seamless flow between arrangement and recording, meaning you are able to reinterpret the music in-the-moment. Instead of the typical: “Record, Arrange, Repeat”, using KRFT you combine musical elements to create an interactive surface that represents your composition. These elements might be melodies, drumbeats, control knobs, sections etc. The elements are controlled with taps, drags and other gestures. This interactivity enables non-linear music composition and we’ve found that you can very quickly explore and create music that you would never normally discover. The interface powers a sophisticated audio engine that has a lot of tweak-ability that gives you control over the sound as well as the ability to add and control audio effects from the surface. We’ve had great feedback from the iOS music making community and we’re looking forward to pushing the product further. We are currently working on adding the most asked for feature “Audio Sample import” that will enable a wider set of timbres and “Ableton Link” that will sync with other apps. J
Caedmon Mullin
No Android app so could try this out but it looks great, nice work.
Jonah Fox
@caedmon_m The code is actually all cross platform --- we'd love to port to Android if we get enough support ! ^_^
marcus petty-saphon
love playing with this app - am getting better slowly but surely , looking forward to hearing what other people have made
Alex Fox
@marcusps Thanks marcus, we've been toying with a network so watch this space 🎶
Jason Cutler
I bought this, but I'm still waiting for that sweet IAA and/or Audiobus so I can actually record with it!
Alex Fox
@jasonology We're working on it!
Manish Sharma
Awesome idea. I love it.
Alex Fox
@manish_vision Thanks Manish!
Steven Smith
Great product. Makes making music fun and engaging for all. A real innovation and so powerful in terms of what you can do and the level of control the user has. Awesome work
Alex Fox
@steven_smith Nice one 👌
Harry Kaczka
Holy future of music! So f cool
Alex Fox
@pokrparty The future is here!
Alex Abian
I bought it last night and along with it installed also Junglator and Noize. I was a bit confused at the beginning with all the options, but after a while playing with it am getting more familiar. It feels like a pretty powerful app and I imagine it must have taken you guys a long time to develop and polish. I honestly have the feeling the apps is dirt cheap and I am just scratching the surface. Would love to see tutorials and videos from other people using KRFT!
Alex Fox
@alexabian Thanks for the support! There is a lot to take in for sure! Also, it's not your usual music app in a lot of ways so it will take a bit of time to get your head around things. I've recorded a few tutorial / demo videos here that might help you get started!
Keep me updated :)
Alex Abian
@alexxfoxxuk Been watching all your videos on Youtube and loved the demos. There is really so much stuff you can do with KRFT. Any decent online resources for beginners to learn about music production that could apply to the app? Like drum beats basics, what and how to combine them, etc... Also, perhaps the ability to share, import and export the surfaces (I guess it's on your list already) would be really cool. How about a KRFT themed /reddit for users to share information, tips and tricks?
Vincent
Nice work! Will install later :)
Alex Fox
@rijnbeek Awesome, let me know how you get on!
Sergey Pirogov
I like this kind of apps! Really cooool.
Alex Fox
@perpetuous We like them to :D What other music making apps do you use?
Alex Fox
I put together a short 10 minute video to show how quickly you can put a track together. Hopefully it should give you guys an idea of how it all works! =>