bitKlavier 3.3
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Paid Version
Publisher Description
“The études, some fast and virtuosic, others spare and introspective, unfolded to beautiful and haunting effect in a haze of pitch-bending, echoes, distorted rhythms and eerie timbres.”
—The New York Times, about the Nostalgic Synchronic Etudes, made with bitKlavier
bitKlavier is the software that drives the "prepared digital piano;" it has been used by a number of composers for creating new music, and has been featured in performances around the world.
Like the prepared piano, the "prepared digital piano" feels just like a piano under the hands and often sounds like one, but it is full of surprises; instead of bolts and screws stuck between the piano strings, virtual machines of various sorts adorn the virtual strings of the digital piano, transforming it into an instrument that pushes back, sometimes like a metronome, other times like a recording played backwards. The virtual strings also tighten and loosen on the fly, dynamically tuning in response to what is played.
To begin, experiment with the included galleries, many of which are from existing pieces (the Nostalgic Synchronic Etudes by Dan Trueman, and the Mikroetudes, a collection of small pieces by various composers), others are examples for exploring the various types of digital preparations. Work with the on-screen keyboards, or hook up a USB-MIDI keyboard using a Lighting-USB adaptor and play with a full-sized keyboard.
There are a range of "preparations," including:
1. Synchronic: "metronomes" of various sorts that respond to your playing.
2. Nostalgic: reverse piano, synced to the synchronic preparations or driven by the length of the notes that you play.
3. Tuning: various tuning systems, including some that change under your hands as you play.
4. Direct: modify the direct sound of the piano itself in various ways.
5. Blendrónic: beat programmed delays that process other preparations.
These preparations can change under your hands in various ways, using Modifications attached to Preparations and triggered by Keymaps, or by using Pianos, which change the entire instrument instantaneously.
Created by Dan Trueman and Mike Mulshine at Princeton University, with support from Princeton's Music Department, Center for the Digital Humanities and Council on Science and Technology, as well as the American Council of Learned Societies.
Apr 26, 2023
Version 3.3
v3.3 has many bug fixes, new Resonance features, and a compressor on output stage
About bitKlavier
bitKlavier is a paid app for iOS published in the Audio File Players list of apps, part of Audio & Multimedia.
The company that develops bitKlavier is Dan Trueman. The latest version released by its developer is 3.3.
To install bitKlavier on your iOS device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2023-04-26 and was downloaded 9 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the bitKlavier as malware if the download link is broken.
How to install bitKlavier on your iOS device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to the App Store.
- Once the bitKlavier is shown in the iTunes listing of your iOS device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the GET button to the right of the app to start downloading it.
- If you are not logged-in the iOS appstore app, you'll be prompted for your your Apple ID and/or password.
- After bitKlavier is downloaded, you'll see an INSTALL button to the right. Tap on it to start the actual installation of the iOS app.
- Once installation is finished you can tap on the OPEN button to start it. Its icon will also be added to your device home screen.
