Gladly I’m not in need of this, but I most certainly get and appreciate the humor in this.
Lovingly made by Aaron Dra-blah-blah. I’m kidding Aaron. 
…Just in case you see this post. It’s Aaron Drazcynski. Check out his site: www.papermodelplane.com.
I learned of this thanks to my friend Jason Dunn on Facebook.
With the awesome reception that Smule has received for Ocarino, Zypher and Magic Piano to name a few, it’s no surprise to see more companies pop up with their own virtual instruments. Jordan Ruddess (below) launched a virtual musical instrument company called Wizdom Music (MorphWiz), that develops apps for the iPhone and iPad and has released one called MorphWiz, which has become very popular since it’s initial release.
This is a product that is packed with very diverse tone manipulation features that demonstrate it’s purpose, providing one with a modern musical instrument in a new form; the virtual instrument. For example, you can change the sound wave velocity, adjust the finger vibrato, adjust the attack, set the scale, adjust sound delay, record performances on the mobile device, just to name a few of the details within this app. Frankly, a classically trained musician or composer would have to be impressed and get a total kick out of using MorphWiz.
Here is Ruddess playing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” on an iPad:
While granted electronic instruments isn’t a new concept, the difference lies in the elimination of a kinesthetic manipulation of physical keys, strings, holes, or what have you, apart form tapping, swiping, and pinching a glass surface. More importantly, these virtual instruments are now more widely available and attractive to a diverse consumer base of mostly non-musicians. The great thing about apps like MorphWiz is that advanced music theory knowledge isn’t really required to indulge in instant music making–assuming of course one shelled out the money for any one or all of the Apple touch platforms.
Excerpt from morphwiz.com:
MorphWiz is a both an expressive musical instrument and an exciting visual experience. Created by Jordan Rudess and Kevin Chartier, MorphWiz is enjoyable for beginners and seasoned musicians alike. It contains over 50 presets programmed by the wizard himself, Jordan Rudess, to allow for an instantly musical experience from the moment the application is first opened. For more experienced users, a wide array of synthesis, effects, and visual options allow the instrument to be precisely configured to the user’s tastes.
I counted 82 presets to be exact, among which my favorites were “Aliens R Us”, “An Asian Way” with it’s cool pentatonic (five tone) scale and fancy sounds, and lastly “Space Tilt”. There were more, but that would amount to a very long list. Here are some screen shots below of the apps user interface.
I had a chance to play around with MorphWiz prior to writing this post thanks to Jordan’s publicist, Christopher Buttner, president of PRThatRocks.com. I will likely do a video review of the app later this week along with some other apps I want to review. MorphWiz costs $9.99 in the app store and you can download it here.
Jordan Rudess is the keyboardest for the successful rockband Dream Theater, who are currently touring and opening for Iron Maiden. Check them out on their site and myspace page. By the way, I like their song “Wither”. Check it below the photo. 
I am not a video gamer by any stretch of the imagination but I do think I know a good product when I see one and Crysis 2 looks killer. I won’t belabor this post with my usual babble.
Quick links:
For community and the latest on Crysis 2 – mycrysis.com
Pre-order the game – sosnewyork.com
See the episodes on YouTube: youtube.com/crysis
Facebook – facebook.com/crysis
Twitter – twitter.com/crysis
You’re welcome!
I have been a huge fan of this web show for years now. I just love the great work that Zadi Diaz, Steve Woolf do to make Epicfu.com an ever-evolving and relevant source of good content on the web, about the web among other things. And while I have read of inklings about EpicFu moving away from strictly showcasing web culture-based content, I must argue that it is web culture in which they excel. Whether my remarks have any good meaning for them is up to them, but I’m making a sincere compliment from the bottom of my heart.
Anyway, this episode is on “7 Steps To Building Your Online Identity” featuring three people whose websites I frequently visit to learn more about building my online identity as both David Moore and my alias, macdavid. I could do a lot better, but this isn’t about me right now.
What is your online identity and how have you started to build it? Any positives and/or negatives along the way? I’d love to know.
Great people, great episode. Check it!
ZeFrank – zefrank.com
Justine Ezarik aka iJustine – ijustine.com
Chris Brogan – chrisbrogan.com
That’s all.
I’ve already blogged about this here, so I don’t have much to say. But the trailer seems to evoke a very dramatic edginess in regards to this films approach. Up until now I was under the impression that this might be a lighthearted film. I mean, that’s not a bad thing, I’m just saying I like it in so many words. lol
I decided to do my very first camp out for an Apple product. I did it because I personally wanted an iPhone 4. Secondly I have been absolutely fascinated by the fanboy culture, or as I like to say, Apple Culture. And thirdly, I wanted to experience what camping out in line for an Apple product would be like.
I had a lot fun meeting new people and chatting about a common interest. And not surprisingly (’cause I’m no cynic), the people that I was in line with talked with me about a myriad of topics.
Finally, it was cool to be among the first 30 people to enter the Apple Store and receive what was essentially VIP star treatment. I was literally uncomfortable for a moment because I’m used to helping myself like we always do in every store one enters.
John was the Apple employee that assisted me and he was extremely kind and oh so funny. Thank you sir!
I hope you enjoy the video!
P.S. Here is a link to an article that my local newspaper published online about the event: South Floridians swamp stores for new iPhone 4 – Sun Sentinel
And bbdqsony also caught a quick shot of the line that day too and uploaded it to YouTube. You can see me in the hot-red shirt. lol
