TEMPO-1
Hardware-style groovebox
$9.99
Also Included In
New in TEMPO-1: smoother AUv3 export, clearer sequencer zoom, refined sound browsing, sample capture, and bounce-to-pad workflow for faster beat building.
TEMPO-1 is a focused drum machine for fast beat making, deep groove control, live capture, resampling, and finishing ideas anywhere.
Start with a 12-voice workstation: Kick, Snare, Closed Hat, Open Hat, Clap, Tom, Cymbal, Perc, Keys, Bass, Synth, and Sounds. Tap out ideas, choose sounds, shape each voice, build patterns, route effects, and keep the rhythm moving from the first touch.
The sequencer is built for feel. Create patterns up to 64 steps, then shape each step with velocity, probability, microtiming, and ratchets. Push hits ahead or behind the grid, add rolls, thin out busy parts, and turn programmed rhythms into grooves with movement. Step zoom gives you a clear focused view for detailed editing, while full-grid editing keeps larger patterns easy to scan.
Sound design stays immediate. Use modeled drums, bundled samples, imported user WAVs, and per-voice Crush shaping. Browse Factory sounds, user banks, and imported files, tap to preview, commit sounds into reusable slots, and quickly build your own kits.
TEMPO-1 is also built for resampling. Bounce voices into new samples, capture live performances, preview captures, and bounce captures directly to pads with slot and name selection. It is designed to make sound design feel like part of beat making, not a separate task.
For mixing and movement, TEMPO-1 includes level, pan, mute, solo, master controls, meters, and flexible FX routing. Shape patterns with Phaser, Slicer, Delay, Reverb, Filter, and Master controls, then automate voice, mixer, FX, delay time, and master parameters for evolving grooves.
TEMPO-1 fits into a wider music setup too. Use MIDI learn to map pads, transport, mixer, BPM, FX, routing, and continuous controls. Run TEMPO-1 as an AUv3 in supported hosts, capture live performances as WAV, export loops as WAV, or export patterns as MIDI when you want to move into a DAW.
Key features:
12-voice drum workstation
Up to 64 steps per pattern
64 pattern slots
Per-step velocity, probability, microtiming, and ratchets
Step zoom for focused editing
BPM, swing, and pattern length controls
Factory sounds, user banks, and imported files
Tap-to-preview sound browser
Modeled and sample-based sound sources
User sample import for every voice
Per-voice Crush sound shaping
Voice bounce-to-sample workflow
Capture preview and bounce-to-pad workflow
Loop resampling workflow
Mixer with level, pan, mute, solo, master, and meters
FX routing for voice and effect movement
Phaser, Slicer, Delay, Reverb, Filter, and Master controls
Pattern automation for voice, mixer, FX, delay time, and master controls
MIDI learn for performance and production controls
AUv3 extension for host-based workflows
Loop WAV export, pattern MIDI export, and live WAV capture
User preset slots and preset-bank import/export
Designed for iPhone, iPad, and Mac
TEMPO-1 is for beatmakers who want hardware-style speed, deep sequencing, portable sound design, and the capture, resampling, and export tools needed to finish ideas wherever they happen.
Improved AUv3 export and host workflows, including more reliable document-based export.
Refined the sequencer with clearer step zoom, better playhead contrast, larger touch targets, and improved compact layouts.
Updated the sound browser with faster previewing, user banks, imported files, and smoother sound selection.
Improved capture and resampling workflows, including preview, bounce-to-pad, slot selection, and naming.
Polished Pads, Mixer, FX routing, and AUv3 layouts for a cleaner hardware-style workflow.
The developer, Richard Gillespie, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Richard Gillespie
- Size
- 102.4 MB
- Category
- Music
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Richard Gillespie
