Atom | Piano Roll 2 4+

Sequencer and clip launcher

Victor Porof

Designed for iPad

    • 4.3 • 27 Ratings
    • £19.99

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Description

Now with MPE, sustain, pitch, mod, automation recording, and 16 channels in a single instance!

Reached #1 on the App Store in the Top Paid Music App Category.

The most advanced AUv3 MIDI note editor, modular sequencer and clip launcher on iOS.

Notes:
- This plugin does not run as a standalone app and requires a compatible host.
- MIDI is not sound. To make sound you'll have to feed the MIDI into a synthesizer or instrument app. Bring your own synths!
- Hardware integration with controllers requires iCloud Drive.

Compatibility:
- Special integration with hosts: AUM and Drambo.
- Tested hosts: ApeMatrix, Audiobus, BeatMaker, Cubasis, MTS, Zenbeats. Limited support by NanoStudio 2. Not supported by GarageBand.

Build live sets for clip launching, or an entire track with unlimited length. Play the whole sequence, or adjust the loop markers to iterate over a single section. Step input, or record as played, all with perfect timing accuracy.

Write your own code, share it with the community! You can control hardware devices, adding support for new controllers or completely changing the behavior of existing ones. Build your own styling with custom layouts and themes. Change colors, fonts, sizes… make it yours!

Piano Roll 2 takes all the features you love about the first installment, and expands them into an entirely new breed of modular sequencer and clip launcher, unparalleled in flexibility and depth on iOS. We redesigned it from the ground up to incorporate a plethora of new features and workflows.
- It's a sequencer that augments the capabilities of your host or DAW.
- It's a composition tool that helps you to write beautiful melodies and complex polyrhythmic patterns.
- It's a clip launcher that integrates seamlessly with supported hardware controllers.
- It's a scripting playground that lets you customize your workflow with code.
- It's a swiss-army knife of possibilities when working with MIDI.

Here are just some of the many use cases this modular architecture supports:
- Build live sets for clip launching.
- Compose patterns with touch, Apple Trackpad and Apple Pencil, or use the step input mode to write melodies step-by-step.
- Capture performances in real time and export your patterns as MIDI files.
- Import and edit MIDI files created in other apps, or from commercial packs.
- Record generated MIDI of other plugins or sequencers.
- Write harmonies and counterpoint melodies by superimposing the patterns of other Atoms as ghost lanes.
- Construct complex polyrhythms by taking advantage of custom time signatures and grid fractions.
- Sequence the sequencers for full modular mayhem.

What’s New

Version 2.0.10

- Infinite undo. Edit fearlessly.
- Improved channel targeting: long pressing a channel’s show/lock buttons will now toggle them exclusively, for easier channel switching.
- Improved interplay between user configurations and custom styles: now always using larger fonts when the selected configuration demands them. Configurations (such as Larger Controls and Sausage Fingers) support an "includedStyle" field which always applies the specified stylesheet. In effect, you can now use "Larger Controls" with "Larger Fonts" in combination with "MIDI Channel Colors".
- Added a "MIDI Note Data" example style that shows all note info, including the note’s octave, value, velocity etc.

Note: When iOS notifies Atom of system-wide memory pressure, very old undo/redo history will be discarded.

Ratings and Reviews

4.3 out of 5
27 Ratings

27 Ratings

Sonic Arfur ,

Hard to do Basics REVISED REVIEW BENEATH THE ORIGINAL

I want to like this app, and there are some things I do like. My issue is that it’s not very intuitive, at least for a casual user like me. For example, I can’t seem to get a loop set up that is longer than the default of 2 bars. I’ve searched the manual for “bars” etc and still can’t find anything. It seems remiss that I can’t just swipe the loop length to extend. Perhaps it’s the dreaded “user error”. ……
And now an update to the above: - the dev has kindly responded (ta 😁). It is user error (!). Have now added a star. The only reason it’s not a 5* for me is because I prefer other apps that perform a similar function. Atom2 app will definitely suit others more though as it is a powerful tool. Give it a go, you might like it best.

Developer Response ,

Thanks for the review. Adding or removing bars is done with the two large circular buttons on the right-hand side, labelled “BARS” “+” and “-“.

Andyshortie ,

Absolutely stunning follow up to The original.

I used the original Atom in AUM a lot, and what it lacked Atom 2 delivers. And then some. The developer has added features I’d not even thought of. Seriously, it’s packed.
I’ve only tried it in AUM so far, and the integration is constantly making me smile. Small UI tweaks letting me know what’s happening. Subtle colour changes, letting me know which instance I’m using. Things I may change myself to aid workflow, it’s doing automatically. Brilliant. Five stars Sir...

richhalo ,

Worthy sequencer

I’ve had this over a year and am drawn more and more into it. It has an interesting triggering interface as well that I will explore. Has benefitted from some good tutorials which swayed my purchase. The UI is a bit clunky but that’s because so much has been packed into it. Build with musicians in mind and obviously responding to a lot offered back. Well done and thank you .

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Supports

  • Family Sharing

    Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.

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