tools for more ideas

Create more ideas, faster

There is a saying that buses only ever come in pairs, meaning you can wait for one for ages, but then two come along. Ideas are a bit like that, too. When they are flowing, they often come in a rush, but then they can just as easily stop.

Our tools, "idea tools", are designed to help your ideas continue to flow, or even to get them going again if they have stopped. They are mainly for songwriters, musicians, composers, lyricists, wordsmiths and generative & mobile musicians. But, don't worry if you don't fit into any of those categories: whatever you do, you can enjoy them as coming up with new ideas is about as much fun as you can have!

Noatikl - for more music ideas

• Generate new musical ideas.
• Break composer's block.
• Augment an existing musical work.
• Create ambient sound tracks.
• Experiment with generative music systems.
• Noodle with music sculptures.
• Use with your favourite sequencer (and plug-ins).
• Build your own hyper-instrument.
• Get creative with scripting.
• Variants:
  • Mac (standalone; VSTi; Audio Unit [AU]).
  • Windows (standalone; VSTi; VST MIDI Effect; DXi/DXI MIDI Effect)
• Read what our users and magazines have to say

Liptikl - for more lyric ideas

• For songwriters, poets and wordsmiths.
• Break writer's block.
• Generate interesting word associations.
• Kick start new lyrics/poems.
• Find new directions and possibilities for existing lyrics.
• Have more fun with words and writing!
• Variants:
  • Mac (standalone)
  • Windows (standalone)

Mixtikl - for more ideas on the move

• Capture/Mix/Work on content on the move on your mobile; finesse on desktop using plug-in later; move back to mobile whenever you want.
• Use loops, midi, generative music and modular synthesis for your sound palette.
• Perform music on your mobile with the powerful 'Perform' application.
• Play generative music on your mobile, using the integrated Noatikl engine.
• Create quick mixes, and mix and match sounds (yours, or in add-on tiklpaks*) with the 'Remix' application.
• Pitch shift your loops and apply realtime FX.
• Act as VST or AU plugin in your VST/AU enabled sequencer.
• Have fun making/mixing hi-quality music on your mobile!
• ... do lots more than we can say here
• Variants:
  • Mac (standalone; VSTi; Audio Unit [AU]).
  • Windows (standalone; VSTi; VST MIDI Effect)
  • Windows Mobile 5/6 (smartphone and pocket PC, landscape and portrait)
  • Series 60 V2/3 (smartphone)
  • iPhone / iPod Touch