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Looking for an iOS midi sequencer that can....
- Sync to external midi clock input
- Send midi to sequence external midi synths
- Allow for custom pattern length in steps, not bars (i.e. 18 step phrases, 43 step phrases, etc.)
- Accept/record external midi input from a core midi keyboard with velocity and aftertouch.
- Allow for velocity editing
- Allow for fast pattern switching/triggering. Like Ableton Live clips
Bonus: Has a nice inviting interface (like Auxy, but Auxy has limitations so I am looking elsewhere)
Is there an app that can do all 6?
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StepPolyArp? It syncs well - sends midi out - 32 steps. - velocity editing I think yes - not sure about pattern switching - you can set patterns up in a song mode - also has 3-4 modulation modes (ie you can set up a modulation sweep over 32 steps - or pitch or whatever. You can map the outgoing midi to whatever channel you want. So you can have it move a knob on any other synth with a quick midi learn setup.
I think it accepts midi keyboard input - could be wrong.
It's a pretty solid app I think with some great features. Worth checking out
Looks promising. Thank you!
Genome also looked like a possibility but usually in the App Store all features aren't listed so its hard to know for sure if an app will do what you need it to.
Wow, StepPolyArp is EXACTLY what I was looking for.
For the record, you CAN switch patterns on the fly, it is quantized to the next bar.
16 patterns per preset, and you can even switch presets on the fly too. So virtually infinite memory that way. I love it! It's exactly what the Bass Station 2 arp sequencer ought to be!
The modulation CC mappings are very useful, and the PCM sounds help you work on sequences without your synths. So flexible and easy to use. This has everything I need and more.
Thanks again!
StepPolyArp is excellent. Can be used for just about any sound too: drum, bass, melody, chords, etc.
I wish step poly had patch sharing and more patches or patterns. I had taken note of the modulation aspect but never gave it a go, I shall have to rectify that and go take a look see!
The cc feature is really well done. You can customize a few different things, and even rename the different channels (though I think the first few channels might be fixed and set in stone, I forget).
Cool beans, just had a go with step poly and Nave and modulated all sorts of things from step poly! Is there a way to modulate more than one parameter?
You can change the set ones - like pitch or pan - to a different midi cc channel - so think that gives 4 at once. Pitch, pan, modulation and after touch. All can be set for any cc.
Thanks halftone, this is just getting better!
SPA is still single track though, yeah?
Yeah it is
Drat. I'm ready for SPA Pro; same but with 4-8 tracks because I'm greedy.
Needy even.
By track do you mean channel?
Each row of the SPA interface can be routed to a different channel.
Tap the row headers ( the transposition values), to the left of the grid for more options.
That would be great, but the voices would need to be internal to SPA, no?
is spa's pattern switching quantized only?
Pattern switching isn't quantized, but can be controlled externally. Here is a video, chock full of off key notes, that I made for the dev to demo a midi input bug that he is working out for the next version ( coming soon-!), but this video demos a sort of midi monster rig I made up using SPA to split up chords into sequences to send across multiple instruments... Apologies for the lack of musical quality-!
http://mikeszabo.com/testvideo.mov
4-8 tracks would be great. I don't think that's greedy. More internal sounds and 4-8 tracks, with the ability to record performances, that might be greedy.
I really like the "play next pattern after #x" feature on the patterns. This is basically one kind of Ableton style follow action. If the dev could put a few more in there "play previous, play first, play last", it could make the app just about perfect for my uses. It would also be a clever work around to get beyond the 32 step pattern limit.
That you can set a Midi channel per note is also very helpful. I can sequence my Volca Sample with far more patterns and less limitations than its built in sequencer now. But I agree, a SPA Pro with 4-8 tracks would blow things open and give the forthcoming BeatStep Pro hardware sequencer a run for its money.
you might also check out midiSequencer.
Yep. Though polyphony is a little more cumbersome in mS.
You know, this sequencer has me so impressed, I started looking at used iPad Retinas (3rd Gen) on eBay. Not too many apps make you think "Hmmm, this would be nice to run on two iPads."
I can absolutely see using this with a Volca Keys or Midi'd Monotribe on an old used $200 iPad, and keeping it sequencing a Bass Station 2 on my iPad Air with reverb/FX running in the background.
My old iPad 1 runs pretty much all the MIDI Apps still, and that is what I use it for. And the occasional Efx or synth (but AudioBus only with great care)
SPA is a beauty. Keep on forgetting about it, but it forgives me and invites me right back in with warm and loving arms. Great bit of kit even for a midiot like myself....
Nice little update to StepPolyArp, including among other things the ability to fix a note channel to a single note. What it does is always play that single note regardless, as opposed to being part of the apreggio or chord. This adds a good bit a variety to an already highly flexible app. Good stuff!