Echochops app for iPhone and iPad


4.2 ( 672 ratings )
Music Entertainment
Developer: Masayuki Akamatsu
0.99 USD
Current version: 2.1.0, last update: 4 years ago
First release : 16 Nov 2008
App size: 13.94 Mb

The extreme delay machine that youve never heard before.

In short: This is a Karaoke echo machine. Words spoken in the iPhones microphone will come back a few seconds later. Its like the echo effect you can hear at a mountain. You can get various kinds of effects by changing the delay time and the feedback rate.

To make music: Tap on the table - it sounds like "tock"......"tock"....."tock"..... Clap your hands - youll hear "tock", "clap", "tock", "clap", "tock", "clap"... You can produce simple musical patterns this way.

Daily life use: Leave it as it is. Its fun to hear repeating sounds of ordinary life. You can use the stereo headset with the mic. Take a walk with the iPhone in your pocket and enjoy the repeating sounds around you.

In detail: "Echochops" produces a feedback delay effect (an echo effect) on the sounds from the iPhones microphone. The feedback delay is widely used to produce rich vocal and guitar sounds. It is also used as a special kind of musical performance. You can use "Echochops" not only as a "musical" application but also as a "noisy" experiment.

Features:
- Input and output level meter
- Input and output level setting
- Delay time setting, within 60 seconds.
- Feedback rate setting, from 0% to 100%
- Direct and Delay balance setting
- Four types of audio filters (Lowpass, Highpass, Bandpass, Notch)
- Audio filter frequency setting
- Audio filer Q setting
- Parameter control by audio input/output levels
- Parameter control by tilting
- Parameter control by rotating (a compass-equipped device only)
- Mode setting to change delay time, "Glitch" or "Funny".
- Output route setting, headphone/receiver or speaker.
- Tilt angle setting for controlling
- Upside-down portrait mode for efficient use of microphone and speaker
- Delayed sound can be erased
- Works with iPod audio simultaneously
- Background audio playback (iOS 4.0 and later)

[[ ATTENTIONS ]] Due to a latency of an audio input and output, the actual delaying time will be slightly longer than the setting. A natural feedback through the air may happen because the microphone and speaker are placed closely on the iPhone. Distorted sounds or harsh grating noises will be produced depending of the setting of parameters. It would be better NOT to use this application if you cannot stand noisy sounds.

[[ Address of Gratitude ]] Thanks to Mr. Kaoru Sato (EP-4)

Pros and cons of Echochops app for iPhone and iPad

Echochops app good for

Its like a small toy , temporary sound recorder, simply fun !
If you are into experimental music making then this app is for you. I love this app so much that I am creating a new musical project based around it. It is only a $1, give it a spin!
I love the icon! (and the sounds) reminds me of a "Echoplex" guitar effects. 2nd gen. iPhone users need an adapter with two rings on the jack instead of three to be able to play through speakers.
Really cool, lots of creative possibilities. I think it may be working at the edge of the iPhones cpu however, as its sometimes glitchy. Very random when that problem arises.
You wont think twice about the $1 you spend. You get something of which the hardware equivalent costs in the $100 range, in a much more charming form. I love playing with delay, but my pedal runs out of batteries quickly. The amount of sounds that can be made here are limitless. This app is great for noise and ambient experimentation. Akamatsu is on a roll.

Some bad moments

The DESIGNERS of some APPLICATIONS should try it before selling it . My oh my It is so " CHEAP " . Wouashhhh !!!! RIPPPPPOFFF !!!
I really want my $1 back. If it was free, it wouldnt be worth it.