[Released] Textquencer - Text based AUv3 MIDI Sequencer

wim

@cem_olcay said:
So, I guess no one cares about AI here?

I wouldn't say I don't care about AI, but no, I'm not interested in it as an extension to Textquencer.

bygjohn

Transparency: I don’t own Textquencer yet, but it’s on my list. Adding AI to it would make it less attractive as a purchase. Not sure I can give you a coherent reason why, but it’s how I feel at the moment.

HotStrange

@cem_olcay said:

@cem_olcay said:
I integrated Chat GPT in Textquencer as an experiment. You can use Chat GPT on your browser and then copy/paste the result in Textquencer - but using it directly inside the app is super cool

I won't release this version because Open AI charges you every time you use the API. I need to sell tokens with in-app purchases which is an instant turn off for the 99% of the people.

But I'd like to hear your thoughts anyways. BTW it might be the first iOS plugin using Chat GPT

https://twitter.com/cem_olcay/status/1683450129838112769

So, I guess no one cares about AI here?

I like AI but I personally love the app how it is.

Simon

@wim said:

@cem_olcay said:
So, I guess no one cares about AI here?

I wouldn't say I don't care about AI, but no, I'm not interested in it as an extension to Textquencer.

+1.

Gavinski

@cokomairena said:

@cem_olcay said:
How’s your experience with textquencer, are you enjoying it, any bugs or issues? I’m going to submit the app if there’s no major issues.

I feel is good to go!

I feel like either people are using free chat gpt services or they're already paying for a service. In either case I think they're unlikely to be interested in buying an IAP to provide a function which can be achieved quickly enough by a bit of copy and pasting. I don't know about others, also, but I find I often need to generate multiple answers by chatgpt before I find one that's good enough.

Anyway, all this's just my opinion, but the lack of responses also shows it is likely widely shared.

tyslothrop1

I would not care about AI inside of Textquencer, I would much rather have options to have different rhythms, the best option to me would be to be able to trigger the next note via midi, although random notelengths or length by formatting (like @Luxthor suggested) would make the app more useful to me, too.

wim

Not exactly what I was after, but kinda cute ...

@wim said:
Generate a text that will result in a verse, chorus, and bridge using the following specification for the Textquencer midi app:

Textquencer is a text-based MIDI sequencer. Each letter's alphabetical index is mapped to the note in the scale you are working.

For example in C-major scale,
Letter A (index = 1) is ...
...etc

(Verse)
In the morning light (ABCD EDCD)
Birds take to the sky (ABCD EDCD)
The wind whispers softly (FGABC CDDC)
As the day goes by (FGABC CDDC)

(Chorus)
Oh, (ABCD EDCD)
Let's dance (ABCD EDCD)
To the melody (FGABC CDDC)
Of life's sweet trance (FGABC CDDC)

(Bridge)
Under the moon's embrace (DEFG FGFE)
We'll find our way (DEFG FGFE)
Embracing the stars' grace (FGAB DCBA)
In the night, we'll sway (FGAB DCBA)

(Verse)
The river's flow (ABCD EDCD)
Reflects the stars (ABCD EDCD)
In your eyes, I see (FGABC CDDC)
Love from afar (FGABC CDDC)

(Chorus)
Oh, (ABCD EDCD)
Let's dance (ABCD EDCD)
To the melody (FGABC CDDC)
Of life's sweet trance (FGABC CDDC)

(Bridge)
Lost in each other's gaze (DEFG FGFE)
We'll drift away (DEFG FGFE)
Together we'll find a place (FGAB DCBA)
In love, we'll stay (FGAB DCBA)

(Chorus)
Oh, (ABCD EDCD)
Let's dance (ABCD EDCD)
To the melody (FGABC CDDC)
Of life's sweet trance (FGABC CDDC)

Luxthor

@tyslothrop1 said:
I would not care about AI inside of Textquencer, I would much rather have options to have different rhythms, the best option to me would be to be able to trigger the next note via midi, although random notelengths or length by formatting (like @Luxthor suggested) would make the app more useful to me, too.

Also there is no need for this method to be chaotic, because when you stumble on a good sequence you can perfect it with few bold or underlining.

MrStochastic

@wim said:

@cem_olcay said:
So, I guess no one cares about AI here?

I wouldn't say I don't care about AI, but no, I'm not interested in it as an extension to Textquencer.

What I've tried with AI is getting ideas for custom mapping of the notes and letters. I still think it would be great if we could share our custom maps easily instead of having to laboriously enter each one manually. It's the custom maps that make this interesting to me.

GUB

Is it possible to break up text sequences somehow without it affecting playback at all? Just so it's easier to have an overview of blocks of notes and patterns therein. Otherwise it can become like reading an enormous block of text with no paragraphs.

When I realized Textquencer works for session notes as well as anything else I found, I thought -- now, wouldn't formatting be nice. But now I'm thinking formatting or at least non-playing spaces or pargraph breaks are even more important for the app's intended use as a sequencer. Is there any way to map the app so that there are nonplaying spaces, underscores, etc?