About Pitea Ultimate - Church Organ
Pitea Ultimate is a virtual church organ based on high quality samples from a real church organ (coming from http://familjenpalo.se/vpo/sf2 ).
While this organ can be played via the android device screen, it also contains everything needed for a midified organ console:
✓ 33 organ stops
✓ Support for 3 manuals + pedal
✓ Support for midi via USB (depending on the android device)
✓ A registration view to easily switch registers while playing on an organ console
✓ Support for low latency audio on the Galaxy Nexus; lowest possible latency on other devices.
You can download demo recordings and a trial version from http://www.refined-apps.com/pitea
We also offer other music apps. For details, see refined-apps.com.
If you have questions, remarks or suggestions, mail us under support@refined-apps.com.
-- Highlights ----------
✓ Low latency audio
Low latency audio is a weak spot of Android (see http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=3434 ). Pitea provides lowest possible latency on your device.
✓ High quality samples for all contained stops.
✓ Support for external keyboards and expanders
On devices with Android >= 3.1 and USB host support (e.g. Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 7, Acer A500, Asus TF101, ...) you can connect an external keyboard or midi expander. You can play Pitea from your external keyboard, organ midi console or play an external sound generator from Pitea.
✓ Midi file player included
The included midi player works with any standard midi file stored on your android device. You can output the midi events via Midi/USB (if your device supports it; see above)
-- Features --------
✓ All 33 organ ranks of the Pitea organ sampled by Lars Palo (http://familjenpalo.se/vpo/sf2 )
✓ Support for lowest latency possible on your android device.
✓ Audio recording feature & sharing of recordings
✓ Midi In&Out via USB on devices that support USB-Host/OTG (e.g. Asus TF101, Acer A500, Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 7, ...) for Standard Midi/USB devices (i.e. devices that do not need a driver on Windows/Mac)
✓ A registration view to easily switch registers while playing on an organ console
✓ Includes a midi file player
✓ 3 predefined combinations
✓ Various reverb settings (no reverb, small church, medium church, cathedral, ...)
✓ The ranks can be played together like on a real organ; up to 512 pipes simultaneously
✓ 3 manuals with 5 octaves plus pedal just like the original organ
✓ Multitouch only limited by your device
✓ Scrollable on-screen keyboard
✓ Settings for the number of displayed keys, optional vibrate on touch, ...
✓ Runs on android >= 4.0.3, phones and tablets
✓ No ads
-- Usage Tips / Hardware requirements --------
✓ Needs ca. 96 MB for the organ samples
✓ Use headphones / external speakers for better sound; phones speakers are not made for organs
✓ For the best sound, the device should have at least a 1GHz single core processor
---- Ultimate-Features ------------
Pitea Ultimate provides all the features of the Free version plus:
✓ Audio recording feature & sharing of recordings
✓ 33 stops (the full organ) instead of 8
✓ 3 manuals + pedal instead of 1 manual + pedal
✓ Midi via USB
✓ Midi player
✓ No ads
-- Permissions --------
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE to extract the sound samples onto the sdcard
android.permission.VIBRATE for vibrate on touch support
android.permission.INTERNET to be able to download midi files if selected e.g. in a browser
android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS for better audio support (OpenSL)
com.android.email.permission.READ_ATTACHMENT to enable mail apps to forward midi file attaments to Pitea Ultimate
com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE to check the license
by N####:
initially had some setup issues: one due to conflicts caused by Kawai mp11 keyboard connected to pc via USB as well as to tablet via midi din. other problem was with dropped notes due to cpu overload on my tablet. developer was very responsive and helpful.