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Fugue Machine Rubato by Alexandernaut (Released)
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fugue-machine-rubato/id6670253122
LAUNCH PRICE: 25% off until July 1st - Regular price: $79.99 USD. Demo available via TestFlight at fuguemachinerubato.com. Fugue Machine Classic upgrade bundle in review.
Bend time. Automate notes. A single grid as a multi-dimensional musical canvas — for iPad, iPhone, and Mac.
Fugue Machine Rubato dives deeper into the multi-playhead piano roll concept of Fugue Machine Classic by adding time-bending playheads, parameter automation, and much more.
At the heart of the sequencer is a nonlinear time engine that lets playheads move with a natural - or surreal — feel. Unlike conventional sequencers, where time advances at a constant rate, time in this engine can expressively accelerate, decelerate, freeze, and change direction.
Playheads are now free to swing, strum, bounce, move elastically, and more.
Built upon the time engine is a robust parameter automation system with time-bending automation playheads and envelopes sculpted with points, curves, and shapes. Nearly everything can be automated - even the notes.
Eight years in the making, Fugue Machine Rubato is rock-solid and absolutely packed with features.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Bend time with curves, rates, and offsets
• Automate notes and nearly everything else
• Sculpt envelopes with curves and shapes
• Position playheads anywhere on the grid
• Play up to eight playheads at once
• Apply note echoes per-playhead
• Arpeggiate notes from multiple playheads
• Blend notes from multiple playheads
• Offset, stack, spread, and invert pitches
• Clamp, compress, and expand velocities
• Program drums via per-note Drum Trigs
• Route notes to up to eight MIDI outputs
• Organize patterns in nestable folders
• Launch patterns quantized to the beat
• Revert state via auto-saved Snapshots
• Learn contextually via popovers
• Explore ~ 150 built-in patterns
• Control via touch, keyboard, and cursor
• Resize Mac window at native resolution
COMPITIBILITY
Fugue Machine Rubato supports iPad, iPhone, Mac (Intel & Apple Silicon), Ableton Link, MIDl, and AUv3* MIDI. With the included AUv3 MIDI plugin, you can run multiple instances of Fugue Machine Rubato within AUv3 host apps — like AUM, Logic Pro for iPad, Loopy Pro, and Cubasis.
- The AUv3 MIDI plugin currently supports iPad and iPhone, with Mac support coming soon.
- UNIVERSAL APP - ONE-TIME PURCHASE
Pay once and use on iPad, iPhone, and Mac.
LEARN MORE — TRY A FREE DEMO
To learn more or try a free demo via TestFlight, visit fuguemachinerubato.com.
Comments
Ooooh, thank you for sharing as always @ninobeatz!
I’m going to struggle waiting for the upgrade discount lol
Always 🤝
Wowowow
So cool to see the DEV back in the game!
I'll definitely be getting this one once the Bundle version is available in the Store...
Hopefully the bundle review won’t take long …
This looks the bee’s knees
I get that time can move in a non-linear fashion, which is perfect for the Experimental and Ambient genres I love, but I'm wondering if Fugue Machine Rubato is even worth it at $60 (let alone $80). I will test the demo soon to make up my own mind, but it's not like I have $60 laying around to spend currently.
It doesn't look like it supports midi import. I mean come on... this is probably the main improvement that I would have wanted to see over the original.
This looks very cool. Have to see the upgrade price before I pull the trigger.
I pulled the trigger 🙃 hopefully I will have time later to create a demo song; I’m thinking about using this a lot for hardware through my MacBook to make my machines sing together aka NDLR workflow
Testflight here https://testflight.apple.com/join/n1nedavK
The user manual is still a "work in progress" but so far i'm finding it pretty helpful. It's a little sparse, but it's still teaching me things that aren't obvious when just playing around through the in-app interface. https://alexandernaut.com/fugue-machine-rubato/manual
Knowing what we do about how bundles work, the bundle price will likely be $59.99 minus whatever you paid for the original. So probably still $50 or so.
That’s a clever way to use Testflight, with a specific demo build.
Fugue Machine on steroids. Knowing how many times I've used the original (less than 10) since I bought it 4-5 years ago I'm afraid this is going to end up the same way, hidden away and more or less forgotten. The universal availability doesn't add any value for me. I'm grateful to get the op. to try it though, that's cool.
Working standalone, but neither Logic nor Live are picking this up on my Mac despite a reboot, so not worth £60 to me unfortunately. Live probably won’t load it anyway as it’s a MIDI generator, but Logic should pick this up - not even appearing in the plugin manager 🤔 Good job there’s a demo!
Uh...good luck with that @Alexandernaut
Trying the testflight - I was, am sceptical, yet I think he's done it again
What else loops and slews midi time like this? Over multiple linked progressions!!- just the demo presets (and there are so many!) going into Ravenscroft are marvellous. I think the midi out channel assignment seems broken?
There is so much more in here - I'm diving back in - I'll save my thoughts on pricing until when I have to buy it.
Yeah haha, I think I paid 5 bucks for the original
Great app, too expensive
And there’s me thinking the last sale price on the OG was controversial 😂
After doing some experimenting with the demo, I can conclude that Fugue Machine Rubato isn't for me personally at that high price point. I use the OG Fugue Machine maybe once in a blue moon. I'd use Rubato once every other blue moon.
I guess it's tough for me to wrap my head around why such a niche product costs more than Cubasis. 😬 I'd probably buy Fugue Machine Rubato at a $30 intro price, $40 regular price. Not $60/$80.
Now I'm wondering if I can't get away with doing something similar to what Rubato does, but in Wotja, Drambo, and/or miRack. 🤔 If so, then that may inspire me to get off my rear and finally learn one of those creative environments.
I hope the new version doesn’t have the circular motion for the knobs.
Still: agree in that it is too expensive
Can't think of a month as crazy as the past month or so has been for iOS releases
Dang those demo tracks are quite nice!
This looks outstanding. I've wanted the "classic" for a while, but I'm thinking I won't need that if I get Rubato? Looking forward to Mac support!
It does look bloody brilliant, doesn't it!
If it gets Mac support I’ll def grab it.
Looks like a beast of an App. But that price. Ooof! At least it’s not subscription.
I’m hoping there will be more live performance tweaking capabilities with more external midi control options.
Given that fugue machine has been an essential app for me I’m definitely gonna get this. Just waiting to see what the upgrade discount will be.
There was a thread on doing something similar to fugue machine with Drambo last year: https://forum.loopypro.com/discussion/60489/a-jerry-rigged-fugue-machine-possible
It’s possible but won’t be simple to implement all the bells and whistles that this new version has.
Whoa! I saw this thread announcement; felt a burst of elation that he finally updated and improved the app with all the stuff we've hoped for but then...(cue the sad trumpet sound) wah wah wah… $60?? He's really pushing the envelope on pricing!