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Sequencers

dhansdhans
in General App Discussion

In your option what do you consider the best/favorite stable sequencer available for IOS currently? Thank you I value each and every option!

Comments

  • reasOnereasOne

    I still use xsynthesizer 😁 and now the synth one sequencer is becoming a fav but I haven't tried to midi it out yet but it might be possible

  • DaveypooDaveypoo

    Rozeta, no question

  • anicktanickt

    Xequence is worth a look.

  • dhansdhans

    So far xsynthesizer and Xequence are looking very promising for my needs and what I am looking for. Thank you all for taking the time to reply it is very much appreciated!

  • Wrlds2ndBstGeoshredrWrlds2ndBstGeoshredr

    Start with Rozeta.

  • WillWill

    Piano roll (with MIDI out): Cubasis.
    Step sequencer: Quantum
    General utility + interestingness: Rozeta
    Runner up, because it's awesome: midiSteps

  • reasOnereasOne

    Fugue machine is dope too but I'm not sure if it's technically a sequencer

  • u0421793u0421793

    I wish Yamaha Mobile Seq was a bit better than it is.

  • gusgranitegusgranite

    Quantum. So deep.

  • e121e121

    StepPolyArp Unit, it can do so many things, and do them well.

  • oat_phippsoat_phipps

    MIDISteps is my go-to because it's simple, stable, has keyboard input, is polyphonic, and has all of the few other features that I would want (gate length/randomizer, ties, etc) out of any sequencer

    If you want to bring arpeggiation in to it, StepPolyArp serves as both arp and sequencer.

    I appreciate the possibilities Quantum brings but I never feel like I have the time to get deeeeeeep into it when an idea strikes. If you want to go full-on Klaus Schulz, though, nothing is better.

    The best on-board synth sequencer is by far on the 'Korg' iOdyssey. I wish an AU were available that did what it does. It's so efficient at sequencing notes and modulation (but limited to 16 steps).

    The Rozeta sequencers are very basic (no gate length on the Bassline just kills me) but very usable for getting down ideas quickly.

    The rest I've tried take too long to learn the interface and features to be rewarding.

    tl;dr MidiSteps is the most efficient and is my winner.

  • JohnnyGoodyearJohnnyGoodyear

    @oat_phipps said:
    MIDISteps is my go-to because it's simple, stable, has keyboard input, is polyphonic, and has all of the few other features that I would want (gate length/randomizer, ties, etc) out of any sequencer

    If you want to bring arpeggiation in to it, StepPolyArp serves as both arp and sequencer.

    I appreciate the possibilities Quantum brings but I never feel like I have the time to get deeeeeeep into it when an idea strikes. If you want to go full-on Klaus Schulz, though, nothing is better.

    The best on-board synth sequencer is by far on the 'Korg' iOdyssey. I wish an AU were available that did what it does. It's so efficient at sequencing notes and modulation (but limited to 16 steps).

    The Rozeta sequencers are very basic (no gate length on the Bassline just kills me) but very usable for getting down ideas quickly.

    The rest I've tried take too long to learn the interface and features to be rewarding.

    tl;dr MidiSteps is the most efficient and is my winner.

    Good to read everyone's thoughts. Must say I have never spent any time with iOdyssey (I spent the money of course :), but just a few minutes with its seq really got my happy attention, so thank you much for the nudge.

  • BiancaNeveBiancaNeve

    @u0421793 said:
    I wish Yamaha Mobile Seq was a bit better than it is.

    I know what you mean it’s got a lot of goodness hidden in there

  • SamuSamu

    @BiancaNeve said:

    @u0421793 said:
    I wish Yamaha Mobile Seq was a bit better than it is.

    I know what you mean it’s got a lot of goodness hidden in there

    If you ask me Yamaha MMS has one of the best and most fully-featured piano-roll editors out there for iOS.
    It could serve as an 'inspiration' for others thinking about creating or adding features to a piano-roll for iOS.

    Overall I like the 'solid' feel of the app.

  • CarnbotCarnbot

    Quantum, StepPolyarp unit, Rozeta, Thesys, fugue Machine and Xynthesizer are my most used currently and all stable.

  • [Deleted User][Deleted User]
    edited June 2018

    @oat_phipps said:
    MIDISteps is my go-to because it's simple, stable, has keyboard input, is polyphonic, and has all of the few other features that I would want (gate length/randomizer, ties, etc) out of any sequencer

    If you want to bring arpeggiation in to it, StepPolyArp serves as both arp and sequencer.

    I appreciate the possibilities Quantum brings but I never feel like I have the time to get deeeeeeep into it when an idea strikes. If you want to go full-on Klaus Schulz, though, nothing is better.

    The best on-board synth sequencer is by far on the 'Korg' iOdyssey. I wish an AU were available that did what it does. It's so efficient at sequencing notes and modulation (but limited to 16 steps).

    The Rozeta sequencers are very basic (no gate length on the Bassline just kills me) but very usable for getting down ideas quickly.

    The rest I've tried take too long to learn the interface and features to be rewarding.

    tl;dr MidiSteps is the most efficient and is my winner.

    This was an excellent nugget of information. You mention rozeta bassline not having gate not length, did anyone mention that to the developer?

  • [Deleted User][Deleted User]

    @oat_phipps said:
    MIDISteps is my go-to because it's simple, stable, has keyboard input, is polyphonic, and has all of the few other features that I would want (gate length/randomizer, ties, etc) out of any sequencer

    If you want to bring arpeggiation in to it, StepPolyArp serves as both arp and sequencer.

    I appreciate the possibilities Quantum brings but I never feel like I have the time to get deeeeeeep into it when an idea strikes. If you want to go full-on Klaus Schulz, though, nothing is better.

    The best on-board synth sequencer is by far on the 'Korg' iOdyssey. I wish an AU were available that did what it does. It's so efficient at sequencing notes and modulation (but limited to 16 steps).

    The Rozeta sequencers are very basic (no gate length on the Bassline just kills me) but very usable for getting down ideas quickly.

    The rest I've tried take too long to learn the interface and features to be rewarding.

    tl;dr MidiSteps is the most efficient and is my winner.

    Thanks for this excellent info, did anyone inform brambos about the lack of gate length in bassline?

  • brambosbrambos
    edited June 2018

    @[Deleted User] said:

    @oat_phipps said:
    MIDISteps is my go-to because it's simple, stable, has keyboard input, is polyphonic, and has all of the few other features that I would want (gate length/randomizer, ties, etc) out of any sequencer

    If you want to bring arpeggiation in to it, StepPolyArp serves as both arp and sequencer.

    I appreciate the possibilities Quantum brings but I never feel like I have the time to get deeeeeeep into it when an idea strikes. If you want to go full-on Klaus Schulz, though, nothing is better.

    The best on-board synth sequencer is by far on the 'Korg' iOdyssey. I wish an AU were available that did what it does. It's so efficient at sequencing notes and modulation (but limited to 16 steps).

    The Rozeta sequencers are very basic (no gate length on the Bassline just kills me) but very usable for getting down ideas quickly.

    The rest I've tried take too long to learn the interface and features to be rewarding.

    tl;dr MidiSteps is the most efficient and is my winner.

    Thanks for this excellent info, did anyone inform brambos about the lack of gate length in bassline?

    The reason is: it's the same sequencer as the one in Troublemaker, made for TB-303 style basslines. Those have a fixed gate length. People asked me for about a year to bring that sequencer to AU, so that's what I did (and added a bunch of other plugins to the collection).

    So I'm fully aware that it's not in there. It's by design :)

  • [Deleted User][Deleted User]

    @brambos said:

    @[Deleted User] said:

    @oat_phipps said:
    MIDISteps is my go-to because it's simple, stable, has keyboard input, is polyphonic, and has all of the few other features that I would want (gate length/randomizer, ties, etc) out of any sequencer

    If you want to bring arpeggiation in to it, StepPolyArp serves as both arp and sequencer.

    I appreciate the possibilities Quantum brings but I never feel like I have the time to get deeeeeeep into it when an idea strikes. If you want to go full-on Klaus Schulz, though, nothing is better.

    The best on-board synth sequencer is by far on the 'Korg' iOdyssey. I wish an AU were available that did what it does. It's so efficient at sequencing notes and modulation (but limited to 16 steps).

    The Rozeta sequencers are very basic (no gate length on the Bassline just kills me) but very usable for getting down ideas quickly.

    The rest I've tried take too long to learn the interface and features to be rewarding.

    tl;dr MidiSteps is the most efficient and is my winner.

    Thanks for this excellent info, did anyone inform brambos about the lack of gate length in bassline?

    The reason is: it's the same sequencer as the one in Troublemaker, made for TB-303 style basslines. Those have a fixed gate length. People asked me for about a year to bring that sequencer to AU, so that's what I did (and added a bunch of other plugins to the collection).

    So I'm fully aware that it's not in there. It's by design :)

    Makes perfect sense then.

  • LittlewoodgLittlewoodg

    @dhans
    Be sure to check out Genome, it’s been around awhile, is rock solid stable, isn’t AB3 midi but can load as input in AB3 (so it appears in AB3 control strip for easy switching) and has its own onboard synth/synth drum and fx too
    https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/genome-midi-sequencer/id450475494?mt=8

  • PhilWPhilW
    edited June 2018

    If you mean “sequencer” in the DAW sense then Cubasis, Auria and Gadget is what I use. If you mean sequencer in the “repeating patterns for synths” sense, I personnally rarely use those and would simply choose a synth with a built-in sequencer whenever I needed it.

  • 3sleeves3sleeves

    Rozeta is great, lots of sequencing options and not a resource hog. BeatHawk is becoming my favorite for quickly tapping out a sequence rather than programming one, like a groovebox sequencer pretty much. Both of these are very stable compared to sequencing in BM3 in my opinion.

  • WillWill

    @oat_phipps said:
    MIDISteps is my go-to because it's simple, stable, has keyboard input, is polyphonic, and has all of the few other features that I would want (gate length/randomizer, ties, etc) out of any sequencer

    If you want to bring arpeggiation in to it, StepPolyArp serves as both arp and sequencer.

    I appreciate the possibilities Quantum brings but I never feel like I have the time to get deeeeeeep into it when an idea strikes. If you want to go full-on Klaus Schulz, though, nothing is better.

    The best on-board synth sequencer is by far on the 'Korg' iOdyssey. I wish an AU were available that did what it does. It's so efficient at sequencing notes and modulation (but limited to 16 steps).

    The Rozeta sequencers are very basic (no gate length on the Bassline just kills me) but very usable for getting down ideas quickly.

    The rest I've tried take too long to learn the interface and features to be rewarding.

    tl;dr MidiSteps is the most efficient and is my winner.

    I love midiSteps love.

    I appreciate the possibilities Quantum brings but I never feel like I have the time to get deeeeeeep into it when an idea strikes. If you want to go full-on Klaus Schulz, though, nothing is better.

    For me, Quantum is not the sequencer to turn to when an idea strikes. It's the sequencer to turn to for striking up ideas. If that makes sense.

  • u0421793u0421793

    “Sequencer” obviously implies this:

    (Tangerine Dream - Reims 1975)

  • midiSequencermidiSequencer

    @u0421793 said:
    “Sequencer” obviously implies this:

    (Tangerine Dream - Reims 1975)

    in which case you'd like this...

  • JeffChasteenJeffChasteen

    @midiSequencer said:

    @u0421793 said:
    “Sequencer” obviously implies this:

    (Tangerine Dream - Reims 1975)

    in which case you'd like this...

    That is so well done.

  • echooperaechoopera

    In order of my preference:
    Modstep
    StepPolyArp AU
    midiSteps
    Chordflow
    GrooveRider

  • dhansdhans

    I have always loved this forum and it is the first place I go to learn about new apps or anything to do with music making on the IOS platform. This was my first post asking for assistance/recommendations and I was blown away by all the informative and friendly responses, I learned a lot. I must have over 300 IOS music apps so I am not new to making music on the IOS platform but it was great to get more information and help in making a decision on a new sequencer app (one type I currently don’t own that many of) so thank you all very much for helping me decide on my next purchase, all your responses were very informative and enjoyable to read. I decided to go with Quantum as it looks like it is exactly what I was looking for and needed. I know it has a high learning curve but I have never been one to be deterred by complex software. Thanks again to everyone who helped me make this decision I’m sure I will be happy with it and now I know why people refer to this form as the BEST place to learn and get information about making music on the IOS platform! You all have been wonderful and I feel fortunate to be a member of this outstanding forum!

  • JohnnyGoodyearJohnnyGoodyear

    @dhans sequences everywhere you look :)

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