Polyplayground 4+
Mike Gao
Designed for iPad
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- £14.99
iPad Screenshots
Description
Polyplayground by MIGAMO (Mike Gao Mobile)
This app is great for the producer, composer, music theorist, and student. It makes understanding music theory easier, because the spaces are isomorphic, meaning that chords are the same in all keys. One only needs to learn a chord shape once to use it in any key.
The default 3:4 Balzano space has unique symmetrical properties that make it the ideal way to visualize and play harmony. The only drawback is step-wise motion, which has been addressed in the newest version of Polyplayground with Swipe Mode 3/4 (scalar swipe), as well as graphical cues for adjacent scalar notes.
This app has a sampler and synthesizer engine with separate pitch bend for each finger, but is designed to be used as a MIDI controller. For live performance, the app takes MIDI input, allowing you to visualize what a jam partner is playing. You can also stream chords you have already played into the device so that you are never lost if you want to improvise.
You can press the Horizontal/Vertical buttons to change your pitch space.
Guitar/bass players can use guitar mode, which changes the pitch space to a 5:1 (fourths by chromatic) for their familiar layout, while cello players can use 7:1 (fifths by chromatic).
What’s New
Version 3.85
Fixed bug that would get you stuck in harmonic minor for scale assist.
Swipe mode 5: swipe up and down for semitones, swipe left/right to get you back into the scale. Great for experimenting with some movements.
Ratings and Reviews
Great App, but I’m Confused
Really cool and interesting app. I’m not sure if I’m missing something, but I’m trying to set up a scale grid. I have the Horizontal steps set to 1 and the Vertical set to 7, but instead of the row above being an octave above as I would expect, I’ve just got multiple rows of the same octave over and over again. Is there any way to stop this from happening? This is with the key size set to “large”, as I wanted one octave of the scale per row.
T Khosla
This is an awesome app. Unlike others on here I found the app very easy to use and intuitive. It has completely changed the way I use chords and has allowed for such a smooth new workflow. It is reasonably priced for all that it can do also. I would recommend this to anyone composing, producing or doing live performance work.
Clearer explanation of all functions needed.
Decent app, especially for the price point.
Could use updating in terms of video tutorials on usage; the UI & general functionality is interesting but again needs a more structured tutorial guide, especially for the scales grid, ratios etc.
Dedicating an easy-to-digest YouTube channel with a good number of video tutes might be a good way to go.
Developer Response ,
Wait none of those features were removed. Are you sure?
I haven’t changed the interface month to month at all. Wireless function has always been there. This is completely inaccurate review
App Privacy
The developer, Mike Gao, has not provided details about its privacy practices and handling of data to Apple.
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Information
- Provider
- Mike Gao
- Size
- 17.4 MB
- Category
- Music
- Compatibility
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- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 9.1 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Mike Gao Mobile
- Price
- £14.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.