COMPA 1.3 makes it easier to capture, chop, route, and build a song. MIDI CAPTURE AND AUDIO RECALL Play a connected groovebox or MIDI controller, then tap CAPTURE MIDI to replay the MIDI it sent through the instrument. Hold CAPTURE MIDI for latest phrase or whole-window capture, autoplay, looping, optional detected Session BPM, and Clips or Arrange placement. COMPA's existing audio Recall has a new trim: it cuts dead air before and after your playing, so the rescued take is already clipped and ready to use. Hold RCL to choose a 30-second to 5-minute look-back (1 minute by default) and trim settings. Keep the original, or send a copy to Takes, Clips, Arrange, or an empty CHOMP pad. +REC catches the past and keeps recording forward. CHOMP AND QUOTA STEMS Separate drums, bass, other, and vocals on device, aligned on one pad. Focus or mute a layer, adjust its level, and link trim, fades, and pitch. Match a sample or all four stems to the Session with pitch-preserving Complex. Full-song separation and matching run offline, not instantly. CHOMP's main waveform and editors now pinch-zoom around your fingers, pan, and show a moving playhead. In CHOP, find song-section cues, audition and move them, focus a section, then make equal, transient, or lazy cuts. Send cuts to pads with one choke choice; four-stem cuts stay aligned. CHOMP Pattern reaches all 16 pads in each A-H bank. Record a pad from a chosen source, including the built-in mic. Send CHOMP audio to Clips, Arrange, or both, and resample its played output. SAMPLE TEMPO AND KEY See a pad's source BPM, estimated or tagged key, and playback pitch without digging through its editor. Analyze or correct source information, set the Session tempo, or match the sample to it. Optional Auto Match can align new samples to Session tempo; an ambiguous estimated key does not automatically change pitch until you confirm it. Estimates can be wrong, and manual correction and Undo remain available. CLIPS, ARRANGE, PATTERN, AND FETCH Play Keys inside Clips and Arrange. Hold to copy, paste, or duplicate clips and regions; duplicates find free space on the same track, and occupied paste targets ask before replacement. Adjust audio fades from waveform handles. Audio tracks can reopen their hosted AUv3 source instrument. Add Audio to Song from CHOMP, hosted instruments, or Link Audio. Pattern keeps favorites, filters, and Set BPM; iPhone shows steps 1-8 above 9-16. FETCH Listen adds editable Call/Answer phrases and Build Around Phrase. ROUTE, SYNC, AND CONTROLLERS Route now starts with clearly labeled Input, COMPA, and Output controls. Choose the connected device, then its available stereo pair or individual mono channel. Optional input monitoring stays off unless requested, with protection for groovebox USB returns and an explicit safety choice for conventional same-device interfaces. Compatible class-compliant USB audio interfaces no longer need a dedicated card profile. Bluetooth listening is available through the system output picker; wired or USB remains best for tight live timing. MIDI Matrix shows live controllers. Claim one for the focused device, choose an outgoing MIDI channel, and manage Clock and Start/Stop separately for connected devices. Identical supported devices can keep separate cards and MIDI routes. Link Audio sharing between COMPA devices has a tighter, more stable receive buffer. EVERYDAY POLISH Workspace Density offers Learn for extra guidance, Clean for less on-screen explanation, and Symbols for the leanest icon-first view. The CHOMP editor uses full-word tabs, optional pad names, and clearer stem controls. Mix has compact record, solo, and mute symbols; Clips MAIN shares its tracks' meter/fader design. Fixes include stem loop/focus playback, transient coverage, resample pitch, AUv3 reopening, and route/transport regressions. COMPA only captures MIDI a device sends. Hardware and AUv3 support vary; built-in tools need no gear or account.

COMPA 1.2 expands the hardware-specific controls introduced in 1.1 and tightens the SP-404MKII and EP-series workflows. SP-404MKII Redesigned FX workspaces keep the scope and up to six controls visible. Choose knobs, vertical faders, or horizontal sliders per control or globally. Switch parameters can work as toggle or momentary controls, and untouched values are clearly shown as unknown instead of implying a false midpoint. DJ mode can show Bus 1 and Bus 2 together with longer deck faders, an improved crossfader, and clearer routing/setup guidance. The Looper has explicit Start Recording and Finish Recording actions, a larger rate fader, and a practical setup/playback guide. The native Pattern view is simplified around the SP's banks and pads. EP-40 RIDDIM AND EP-133 K.O. II The shared player drawer now uses COMPA's standard pitch-pad grid while the dedicated hardware workspace keeps the device's native pad layout. EP-40 LFO and XY gestures use the named device route, with clearer FX setup guidance and a single properly fitted XY surface. Pattern labels, Pad Map access, and user-preset saving are more reliable and readable. This update also includes additional layout, responsiveness, and control-state fixes across these workspaces.

COMPA 1.1 brings more connected patterns and a smoother workflow. LINKED PATTERNS Connect drum, bass, rhythm and top-line instruments into one musical group. Choose a shared preset, key, scale and chord progression; vary selected parts; save complete Sets; and switch or chain them together. Send the performance to Clips, Arrange, or both. You can also bring FETCH's current key and chords into a linked group. PATTERN WORKFLOW Expanded genre-based drum, bass and melodic libraries, more musical transition fills, improved step probability and gate handling, and dedicated Pattern undo/redo. Pattern edits, saved Sets and instrument assignments are preserved more reliably. SESSION PERSONALIZATION Hold a Session card's name to edit its name and color together. PLAYBACK AND RECORDING Improved transport handoffs between Session, Patterns, Clips and Arrange. Fixed a condition that could unexpectedly stop playback after a few bars. Improved hosted AUv3 sequencer start timing, note cleanup when changing instruments, and simultaneous MIDI recording across armed tracks. CHOMP More reliable sample drag-and-drop from the built-in browser, including recordings and files supplied through temporary URLs, with clearer errors when a sample cannot be loaded. RESPONSIVENESS Reduced background scope and pattern-library work to improve navigation and interaction.