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@syrupcore, your probably correct, but I think you'll agree iOS has matured enough now, some things need standardising, this being one. The way forward is to gather developers and define it, even if it only applies here on iOS.
so close to greatness, a shame it has a few critical issues at the moment.
(im)patiently waiting for an update to make this usable!
@knewspeak said:
Missed this @knewspeak. Yes, I totally agree. That's why I suggested it.
Indeed, if iOS app developers did this (instrument makers and sequencer makers, together) it would be platform advantage for iOS. Getting all of those folks talking is probably the hardest part though.
There's even an organization with newslist dedicated to this proposition - the OMAC group. Which ltely seems to warrant a mere one question a year that never gets answered. When MIDI first appeared it was a daily time-taker for me. No idea what happened. Politics, I guess
This continues not to work for me. At least not reliably. Even if the piano roll notes drive a synth, the preview keys usually don't work, and that is really frustrating to me. I will keep it installed basically to watch for updates, but if you have MultiTrackStudio (which, I realize, is $30 and few have it), or even one of the other MIDI sequencer alternatives, I just don't find this one as reliable. Also, the transport seems to keep running without me having any idea, and then I look up and it's on measure 208 or something (just an annoyance). Perhaps better with a few updates.
Song transport is separate from pattern transport (by design, I think).
Just downloaded this, haven't had a chance to play yet.
Methinks just a standard Midi Implementation Chart in the user guide of every app could accomplish much of what @syrupcore is proposing. This is SOP for midi hardware, it frustrates me to no end that it is hit or miss with midi-enabled apps.
Anyone know if Pro Midi uses the MidiBus SDK? In my quest to sync/slave all apps to a common transport & tempo control, apps utilizing the MidiBus SDK seem to be the most well behaved.
Even if you have problems getting the recording going in sync, you can record your midi sequence, select all notes, and crop the pattern to your notes so that everything then starts with the first note received by Pro Midi.
It's back on sale with an update as well, decided to try it out. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/id766756959?mt=8
Good luck!
I think it is already a pretty great sequencer, despite a couple of small issues.
You might want to bear in mind that MIDI thru is not yet functioning when recording from an external keyboard/app.
To clarify, MIDI gets recorded but there is no monitoring of your performance while recording. (However, the internal keyboard in the piano roll works as expected.)
I'm hopeful this will be a simple enough fix. (and MIDI thru is listed as an expected update on the ProMIDI site.)
In my case, a temporary workaround is to set my hardware synth to 'local on' allowing me to hear my playing live. The recorded MIDI is played back without a problem.
You can probably use MIDI Bridge to get around the thru issue. PITA to set and then unset but I reckon it'd work.
@syrupcore said:
Cheers, I didn't think of that solution. I will try MIDIflow since that's what I have.
@bonso said:
I just wanted something to record midi and automation with from my IAAs and then record to audio. Seems good so far but it's a bit crash happy with some IAAs. would like to see an option to record on input and set the loop length. Lack of monitoring will be an issue if i start using a controller though, gotta give the manual a readthru...
Sorry for asking this, but does this App work with external MIDI via Cable ? I usually plug a Class Compliant MIDI Interface into a CCK on my iPad2.
In the description of the App I only see that it works with Virtual MIDI and WIFI MiIDI, that's why I am asking.
Don't wanna spend money to find out later it doesn#t work with my MIDI Interface&CameraConnectionKit Setup
$9.99 -> $3.99
worth?
yes
can it be compared with Auxy?
great app altogether.
the only thing I found weird so far: hundreds of scales, but all in C ? where do you set the base note of your scale ?
is the idea behind this to put in notes based on C -- and then on a chromatic grid drag all notes up or down to arrive at your desired base ?
i hope the function to actually set a base note is hidden somewhere / it feels wird that this is missing
and speaking of scales it would be nice to have an option to hide weird exotic scales from te list because that list is too long
another missing feature, set every clip in the project to selected scale. it looks like it has to be done for evey clip individually, including all new clips.
@nick this really bugs me too. I think everything has to be in C
So annoying.
The only other way round is to create a custom scale with your own notes from your scale (eg G minor pentatonic or whatever). But even then, visually it looks like C is your root note I recall.
Please, please Dev... Can we choose a key as well as a scale to lock the piano roll to.
yes it is otherwise such a promising app altogether but that is an essential feature missing
@Goozoon
yes, similar to auxy, but much more feature rich, and a little less refined and minimal
though you CAN set the key in auxy
Or learn modes.. i.e. C Phrygian = E Major; C Lydian = F Major; C Mixolydian = G Major and so on.
of course
but the whole concept of locking the grid down to scales is a bit pointless if you can lock it only to the key of C
Except that it's not only C if you understand modes.
I updated last night and am about find out if this app
Combining this app with StepPolyArp is my current fave way of working. ProMidi is the pick of the crop. I have abandoned Cubasis due to the crappiness of its "hyper edit" and large footprint.
But it requires you to know your modes off by heart or look them up. Plus what if you want a blues scale in something other than C? Is there a mode for that?
And visually it still shows the C as the root. And octaves starting at C.
I like locking the scale and the key in piano rolls like Gadget and Auxy because I've not had any formal music training and although I've read up on a bit of music theory I find it slows me down creatively having to constantly think about / remember which notes are in the scale I'm using. I appreciate it might be good discipline in the long term though! But then presumably I'd get to a point where I wouldn't need to hide any notes on the piano roll anyway.
Pro Midi, to my knowledge, is the only iOS app I can think of that lets you lock to a scale but not a key. Seems a bit of an omission.
kinda interested in this - but I'm waiting for the release of Modstep sequencer in the coming weeks as I think it will be better for my use...
Ah, I think you are talking about modal scales like Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian , for those It will not be C ... but still only one key. And modal scales are only a tiny fraction of the 300 scales in Pro Midi.
So I agree with Matt Fletcher, it seems like an omission to not be able to set the key.
A minute ago, you were about to program your own scales by hand..
And it's probably a good habit to note the key in your filenames.
One more time: if you set the scale to C Phrygian, Pro MIDI will effectively treat that as being in the key of C. If you program your melody with C as root, then yes you are still playing in C. If you instead treat E as the root, then you're effectively playing in E Major. If you instead treat C# as the root, then you're effectively playing in the C# Minor. But Pro MIDI will still think you're playing in C Phrygian.
has there been any word from the developer about this Matt?