The long wait is over, GMS arrives today! Here are the details:
Genome MIDI Sequencer (GMS) is a pattern based MIDI sequencer. It’s simply the best app on the iPad for controlling all your MIDI gear. You can sequence single patterns or an entire 16 track song.
GMS is fun, easy and portable. Whether you want to make music from the couch, a hotel room or on stage, GMS is the right tool for the job.
It is great for people looking to try an alternate studio setup, searching for a compact sequencer to bring to band practice or those who just want to find a way to ditch the bulky laptop.
GMS easily syncs your drum machines and arpeggiators by sending and receiving MIDI clock messages. General MIDI files are easily exported and imported for integration with desktop apps.
GMS is compatible with the Line6 MIDI Mobilizer and any interfaces that support CoreMIDI using the Camera Connection Kit or Network MIDI. Network MIDI allows you to send events to your Mac Desktop or to other iOS devices and apps.
NOTE: GMS does does not produce any sounds by itself. Some MIDI gear or software synths are required to use this app.
Features:
- CoreMIDI, Line6 Mobilizer Mk I & II compatible
- Supports Network MIDI
- Sends and Receives MIDI Clock Sync, Start and Stop events
- Also sends Note On, Note Off, Pitch Bend, Aftertouch, Channel Pressure and CC’s
- Pattern Based, pattern changes occur on bar boundaries so song stays in sync
- On screen keyboard interface
- Up to 16 simultaneous tracks, unlimited number of patterns
- Song / live modes
- Record incoming CC’s and Notes
- Undo / redo for most actions
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42 comments:
Hi
great stuff is coming: Genome is able to play apps with virtual MIDI ports running in the background like the upcoming NLog update. Really cool.
The only thing I like to added to Genome is that it should also be able to run in the background, so that switching between Genome and any other app played like NLog doesn't stop the sequencer.
Cheers
Rolf
Brilliant stuff Rolf. Really looking forward to the new NLog update!
Is genome another techno 16 note sequencer?
Does the piano roll support 32nd 64th triplets dotted notes
Individual swing per track?
Can notes be freely moved in the grid ?
I was also going to ask if Genome did other musical scales other than the usual western ones?
And Matt, I'd be very careful with the blanket use of the word 'techno', if I were you! ;) :)
£8.99??
That's a lot of money for something that doesn't actually create any sound. Maybe David should give Genome an introductionary price? Something like £3.49 to start, as without a CCK, I've got nothing to test it on yet :?
YouTube vids? Hmm.....
It supports network wifi midi but I have never used an iPad app that has steady midi clock over wifi.
It's even shaky over CCK , steppolyarp being the tightest I have tried but still loses the 1st beat.
@Tom. Agreed £8.99 is to high and I will pass on this one.
Make a demo version so we can try it out, I'm getting wary of dropping more than a few quid on an app only to find that it is not suitable or poorly designed. Anything over £2 and I'm no longer buying unless there is a demo version to try first, tabletop with its poor ipad performance put paid to that.
Rolf: Got your email - I'll put background mode on my list for the first update. I'll send you my UDID too ;)
Matt: There are no big limitations on the sequencer. You can do up to 64th notes, so you can position things fairly finely. This is a limitation just of the UI not of the actual midi engine. There is no 'swing' parameter right now, but it's something that could be added. We listen to user feedback ;)
Genome doesn't have any special scales in it - just chromatic, like standard MIDI stuff. You can do almost any scale (except weird microtonal ones).
Video is here: http://www.vimeo.com/27639264
A demo version is coming. I can totally sympathize about not wanting to spend that much on something you haven't tried. I'm still figuring out what the demo will look like, since even with some features taken out, it will do more than some other apps.
While I really don't want to get into a debate about price, please compare it with some other apps like Step Poly Arp ($11).
Hi David.
If you do a demo (which you really should!), keep the ability to save, so that any creation you make can be opened in the big sister app if you choose to buy it at a later date (or are sold on the little brother version).
There is nothing more off putting than save disabled demo apps. Many times I haven't purchased because developers think save disable is a good idea. :)
"Genome doesn't have any special scales in it - just chromatic, like standard MIDI stuff. You can do almost any scale (except weird microtonal ones)."
That's a real shame as this really sets what looks like a great product into a mediocre one IMO. I'd say microtonal timings should be high on the list of Genome updates- including swing of course!
Bhajis Loops also had a brilliant flam function built into the sequencer too. I really hope you can incorporate flam into the sequencer at some point in the not too distant future too. :)
"Tunings" not timings! Bloody iPad spell checker!! Ferret....
Dah! Not Ferret!!! Grrrrrrr.....
Hi David, I don't understand this part
"limitation of the UI" ?
Matt: There are no big limitations on the sequencer. You can do up to 64th notes, so you can position things fairly finely. This is a limitation just of the UI not of the actual midi engine. There is no 'swing' parameter right now, but it's something that could be added. We listen to user feedback ;)
Hey Tom TM...
1. App is cheap - $10, or are you cheap...?!
2. What's with this special scales shit..?!
Bought and love it and it works with "background MIDI" apps like BS, MO and FBox just to name a few...
For the price of one of my coffee and donut, I can't complain...
Totally worth the money, but too much for me.
Gee whiz, Tom TM! I don't mean any disrespect, but you seem to freely say whatever pops into your head around here, so I am gonna do the same for a minute. :)
So, because there are no micro tunings in v1, you say that turns "what looks like a great product into a mediocre one"???
Oh yeah, it's mediocre now, because it lacks a feauture that 99% of users will NEVER use or even wish for. But of course YOU want this bullshit, so if Genome doesn't have it on day one, then it is "mediocre" now, right? Boo-hoo.
And griping about not having a save function in a free "demo version" just proves my point that you are way out of touch. The free version is to try out an app, NOT to help cheapskates save their iPad opus for posterity!
If you make something really cool on a demo version of an app that won't allow you to save, or it puts a 'watermark' on your track, or something— well, I guess that's just the cost of doing business, don't you think?
Yep, you have just spent minimum of $400 for the hardware (iPad 16GB), but you can NOT afford $10 software to run on it...
What's the point of buying iPad to begin with..?!
@ David
please post a manual so we can see what features are included regarding midi editing etc ?
@Matt
Just buy it FGS... You wan't regret it ;)
@ Anonymous
I have many apps unused due to promised missing features.
I am just trying to find out if Genome has free sequencing, I do not want to be locked to a 16th note grid.
"Oh yeah, it's mediocre now, because it lacks a feauture that 99% of users will NEVER use or even wish for"
Quite right. 99% of users won't use micro tuning. But these artists did or have done, and they are quite well known I'd say?
Brian Eno
Richard "Aphex Twin" James
The Residents
Coil
Harry Partch
Lygetti (yes- why not. Let's throw in Olivier Messiaen too for good measure).
Etc etc.
Robert, I too am one of those "1%" of artists who wants to (does) create music using micro tunings. If you find this all too taxing for your brain,and can't work out that there are others who 'think differently' to you, (and I don't mean you any disrespect either :) )I'd recommend taking up flower arranging instead. :p :)
@Matt
Genome has 64th note resolution, if that helps...
Docs are online here: http://www.whitenoiseaudio.com/apps/genome-midi-sequencer/help/
@DW
Help lilies were always there... ;)
Shame that none noticed ...
I still don't see any mention of how to snap to resolutions of 32 64 triplets dotted notes etc.
Also no mention of how to set a pattern longer than 1 bar?
Matt: I'll add about the bars. You just go to the pattern page -> Info and you can set the bar length up to 8 bars in length.
As far as triplets go, there's no special snap setting for those. Just set the grid to whatever resolution you want and draw some triplets. Adding additional snap sizes is fairly trivial and it can be added in an update.
Perhaps mediocre is a little harsh? I'm sorry if I offended anyone, but I must say I was a little disappointed in the initial specification list, after such a great fanfare for such a specific iPad based sequencing application.
I'll probably buy this sometime, simply to support the cause, but to be honest, I'd be willing to pay at least twice the price for a sequencer with a decent spec. :)
Give him a promo code pleaseeee!
@Tom
Please dissapear... ;)
Cheers David, that sounds great.
Cool to see you on the iOS dev scene, i remember you from kvr for many years :-)
Aka Topaz
@Tom TM
It's not too much for my brain to handle, I can assure you.
However, to call an app you haven't even used "mediocre" over the lack of MICRO-TUNINGS is f***ing ridiculous.
I see you have corrected yourself, so I'll leave it at that. :)
Glad to see agreement has been reached ;)
FWIW I have no problem paying good money for a good app, but past disappointments have made me think very carefully before buying - I have easily over 100 paid premium/mid price price apps, of which about 15 I actually use.
If you make a fully functional demo for £1 with say a 4 track limitation and the option to upgrade then I will definitely take a punt, if I like it I will buy the full version no problem.
Demo videos are great but they don't illustrate how the app handles.
"If you make a fully functional demo for £1 with say a 4 track limitation and the option to upgrade then I will definitely take a punt, if I like it I will buy the full version no problem."
Sounds like a good idea. :)
But I still want different scales/ micro tunings! Christ you guys, even Bhajis loops has an option for micro tunings. As well as the hundreds of brilliant controller apps also available for the iPad, right now! :)
I was really looking forward to this app, but being an avid Numerology user this is quite disappointing.
I was hoping for some more than just a bare boned pattern sequencer.
Not sure what separates this from the brilliant StepPolyArp except for having 16 channels and less no scale quantization.
@frid
Thanks for posting, can you please elaborate as to what is missing from the sequencing?
This is what I was trying to ask earlier, as I already have step poly arp genome would need much more to be worthwhile. It's not a money thing more a feature set thing.
"Time Signature: 3/4 or 4/4"
David, will Genome update to more time sigs in the future? Or are we going to be stuck with 3/4 and 4/4?
And if anyone thinks that I'm nuts wanting anything else other than the above 2 measures, may I suggest you all go to iTunes and download "One more night" by CAN which is in 7/8! ;)
....Yes I know you can coax 7/8 from putting 3/4 and 4/4 together, but does that ever sound right unless you can keep switching time sigs in a song- not Logic or Cubase here....
Oh yeah One more night...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyJzv4AFZXc
'Oh yeah' too! (for that matter...) both brilliant! 8)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49PvnYCKZkM
Yes Tom, more can be added. This is version 1.0, we will be releasing updates over time.
That's great news David.
Looking forward to using your sequencer. :)
(It may also help to include a list of any iapps that currently work with Genome on your site. I couldn't see one. I may just be blind. My sight isn't as good as it used to be!)
does genome show note names ?
is it possible to import a bunch of midi file grooves, and what format do they need to be ?
cheers
Yesterday I purchased the app and played around with it. So far I'm very pleased but there are some minor things in the way you could select notes which interrupted the intutive approach for me.
Is there an on board "click" track... or do I have to create one using an app instrument to hear one while I do OD's.
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