I just created this little app where you can mix nature sounds for relaxation, to promote sleep or improve meditation. I use it sometimes to drown out background noise while working or sleeping. It features a range of different sounds, low battery usage, an alarm and a favourites section for managing custom mixes. It’s free – give it a go!
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Android’s 64-bit requirement puts pressure on Adobe
UPDATE: Enter the Harman – Since writing this post, Samsung subsidiary Harman finally waded in to announce they will take over development of the AIR platform on a commercial basis. This should bring better support and more frequent updates, as a commercial model for AIR makes more sense than as a vanity project for Adobe. Read the community’s feedback here.
And Harman have just released their official AIR SDK version 33 with 64-bit support for Android!
Google recently reiterated that, when Android Q launches, they’ll start enforcing a requirement for all Android apps using native code to provide a 64-bit version as they phase out 32-bit support. As you’d expect, this has far-reaching implications for app developers, depending on the languages and libraries they use – particularly for Unity and Adobe AIR developers. Continue reading Android’s 64-bit requirement puts pressure on Adobe
Speccy – Spectrum Analyser
I created an Audio Spectrum Analyser app which has proved very popular (over 100k downloads and counting). Turn your phone into a professional spectrum analysis tool and break into safes – um, please don’t use it for that 😉
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• How does it work?
• What can it be used for?
• How to use it
• More articles
• Contribute
• Get the app
How does it work?
The app uses an FFT algorithm to analyse sound and has some features not found in similar apps. Check it out!
What can it be used for?
There are many uses for spectrum analyzers, such as:
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• Assessing environmental noise for health and safety
• Sound checking speaker setups, PA systems and in-car stereos
• Identifying audio signals obscured to the human ear by noise
• Testing the microphone on your device
• Comparing the quality of different brands of headphones
• Testing signal generators
• Tuning musical instruments
• Measuring audio signals just outside human perception. As people age over 20 years, their aural perception range drops well below 21 kHz
Speccy has also been used to find gas leaks and even hunt ghosts, apparently!
How to use it
For mixing or calibrating audio equipment, watch these handy videos or see the articles below, have a look at this article on using spectrum analyzers, this one on using spectrum analyzers for mixing, or watch these useful videos:
More articles
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• What people use spectrum analyzers for
• How to use a spectrum analyzer
• How to do EQing
• Supercharging your mixes
I occasionally give away a few copies of Speccy, when there are promo codes available. Here’s a random promo code from the database, which someone may or may not have used already 🙂
Contribute
For those interested in helping me correct or add more translations, see this github repo.
Get the app
Go get Speccy Spectrum Analyzer
Beer Goggles AR app
I created this app mainly as a tech demo of Augmented Reality and somewhat for my own benefit when going out drinking.
I wanted to see how many calories and how much alcohol was in what I’m drinking. But barcode scanner apps often don’t work in a dimly lit pub, when you don’t have an internet connection, or when the barcode label is a bit wrinkled. So I created Beer Goggles. Continue reading Beer Goggles AR app
Flash …ahh! How to play Flash games on mobile
Frustrated that you can’t play all those cool Flash games from your mobile device? Now you can…
Continue reading Flash …ahh! How to play Flash games on mobile
Showreel 2016
My newest showreel is here.
Only have 2 minutes? Here’s a quick rundown of some of my work, in handy showreel form:
Trumpageddon Go – AR app
I created this little Augmented Reality app for a satirical photo contest in the US – a parody of the Pokémon Go fad and a certain US presidential candidate. Continue reading Trumpageddon Go – AR app
Thai Talk – mobile app
One of the highest rated Thai phrasebook apps on the Play Store
Available now for Android (iOS coming soon) Continue reading Thai Talk – mobile app