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Leading the lineup is StudioConnect with Lightning, Griffin's popular all-in-one audio interface for music creation on the iPad, now compatible with the new iPad (4th generation) and iPad mini.
From there, Huen mapped various songs onto different positions of the knob, allowing him to control his playlist by moving it -- a simple, manual interface for selecting music.
Earlier this week the streaming hi-fi hardware maker Sonos announced that it was opening up its API (Application Programming Interface) so that music services could build apps - and those already include Spotify.
It is expected to include tighter integration with iCloud, a redesigned album and music browsing experience and a new user interface.
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The interface is entirely text and music-based -- musicians, if you can call them that, scan an instrument name on the page before sliding over to the notes, which can be played back at different pitches by moving the reader vertically along the line.
The app features a simple drag and drop interface making it easy to connect any music source to the speaker of your choice.
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With musicovery.com you can use the really simple interface to start a radio broadcast of music that match your mood or the tempo you desire.
Available today on web, Windows 8, iPhone, iPad and Android, rara.com's beautiful user interface makes it easier to play the music you love wherever you are, whenever you want, with no annoying adverts.
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Engadget's very own parent company AOL has released its Play music player app for Kindle Fire, and the interface here is actually considerably different from what you'd get on the straight Android version, available in Google Play.
The touch-enabled interface offers a fantastic user experience, allowing music fans to customise their Deezer home page around their favourite artists and tracks.
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The new sleek interface offers a stunning user experience, in terms of music playback, song search, and navigation.
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His company unites your music and photos, wherever they are stored, through a single HTML5 interface.
BeoSound 5 lets you command all of your music, no matter where it's stored, from one intuitive interface.
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Videos likewise share the same interface as audio, although your content is broken down into music videos and movies, as specified by we're-not-sure-how.
Of course it was important for iJukebox to build a slick interface and features but the real challenge was in licensing recorded music, publishing, and performance rights and implementing a transactional system that is painless for users.
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Other notable features include integration with Siri Eyes Free for iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 owners, Google Voice Search for those with compatible Android phones, Bluetooth audio streaming and an enhanced touchscreen interface that allows easier access to smartphone features like apps, music and making calls.
Yet just as Apple pioneered the graphical interface in the 1980s, it could now blaze a trail for the music industry.
You generally play a software synth using an external music keyboard plugged into the Mac via some variety of MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) hardware device for connecting electronic musical instruments to each other and to computers.
The integration uses 7digital's API (application programming interface), which allows consumer electronics companies and developers to build bespoke digital music download applications.
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The app provides a wireless interface with the Spotify program on a home computer so users can manage their music on the go.
The AirPlay Audio System by Acoustic Research is better than traditional docking and other wireless devices because you can control your music from your Apple iOS device, giving you freedom as a full-function User Interface (UI) remote.
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With StudioConnect, digital music-making has never been easier, combining both audio and MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) recording into one convenient accessory.
Wednesday 17th April: Leading music streaming service Deezer has launched its brand new app for Windows 8, with a fresh interface and a host of unique features.
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Pandora 4.0, which marks the first time a uniform interface exists across both iOS and Android smartphone platforms, provides listeners an ideal environment for music discovery, exploration and sharing.
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The software interface is also familiar enough, offering piano-roll and block-style notations that most music production platforms have standardized around.
The modern UI of large typefacing, tiles and horizontal views has been pioneered and tweaked in many consumer products, From the first Windows Media Centers, through the Zune music players, and refined in the Windows Phone 7 range, Metro UI was the clean style of interface that has now been iterated into the latest products.
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Spotify already has Facebook Connect integrated into its own desktop interface, allowing users to see what their friends on Facebook are listening to, and opt to have music choices show up on their news feeds.
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