Xequence AU | Pads 4+
AUv3 MIDI Drum Pad Controller
Alexander Ewering
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- £2.99
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Description
IMPORTANT: This app is targeted at music production enthusiasts and requires an AUv3 Audio Unit Host to run! It does not do ANYTHING on its own! Also note that this app does not make any sound, it is a controller for other apps that do!
Xequence AU | Pads is an expressive and fully editable (drum) pad surface for use inside AU (Audio Unit) hosts like AUM, Cubasis, apeMatrix, etc.
It features the same, widely acclaimed pad editor that users of Xequence, our advanced MIDI workstation, have grown to love.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Very playable, fully editable drum pads
- Comes with 40+ factory drum maps for popular apps / hardware
- Custom maps can be created and saved as user presets
- Freely adjustable map size, from 1 x 1 all the way to 8 x 8 (64 pads) and anything in between
- "Glide" mode for triggering pads by sliding between them
- Velocity emulation (via tap position, several modes and curves to choose from)
- Configurable global color and MIDI channel
- Each pad can also be assigned its own color and/or MIDI channel
- "Zoom to pad" feature to make any single pad fullscreen temporarily for more expressive playing
- Automatically adapts to nearly any plugin window size or aspect ratio
- Extremely fast and light on resources
- Unlimited instances
- Very robust MIDI and touch implementation, copes easily with aggressive playing styles
- Full support for AU presets (and state saving / restoration) in the host
CONTROLLERS:
- Any number of MIDI CCs (controllers) can be freely configured and shown as touch ribbons next to the pads
- A number of standard controller numbers (such as 74 = Cutoff, 7 = Volume etc.) are included and can be set with a single tap
SPECIAL CONTROLLER MODES:
The following special modes can be set per controller:
- DEVICE ROTATION - controller moves according to device rotation
- GATE - controller can be set to a default position, and then tapped anywhere to toggle it to that position and back (think "Trance gates")
Please report any issues via our website, we provide quick and comprehensive support!
What’s New
Version 1.2.0
NEW:
- New toolbar slider to adjust the velocity used when positional velocity is disabled.
- Full mouse support.
- Added factory Drum Maps for: DigiStix, sEGments.
IMPROVEMENTS:
- Touch handling has been completely re-engineered, fixing a number of occasional issues with stuck pads, wrong velocities, or otherwise wonky behaviour.
- Controller sliders can now be re-arranged in settings.
- The Pitch controller now uses the full 14 bit resolution.
- Various interface tweaks.
Ratings and Reviews
So far, so good
I’m enjoying using this, having just bought it. It has tons of mapping presets, so you’re good to go right away, which is handy. I’ve got several other keyboard apps that can do drums - kB-1, for example - but this one is really well suited for drums, and the speed with which you can get cracking without setting things up makes it a really worthwhile purchase. I was initially wondering whether I was just buying another keyboard app for the sake of it but, rest assured, this one is very useful indeed. If only the developer would make his Keys app so that it can do chords with a single key, I’d grab that one, too (hint hint...!)
It’s a beauty.
I actually don’t use it for its intended purpose. I use it as a simple and effective way to build your own midi CC faders and buttons to build a front end for AUM (Although you’ll need to state save your modulation/fader lanes as part of your track). Also a very sleek design. Love it.
App Privacy
The developer, Alexander Ewering, 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.
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Information
- Provider
- Alexander Ewering
- Size
- 2.8 MB
- Category
- Music
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 14.2 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 14.2 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 14.2 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2019 Seven Systems Cross-Platform Media Ltd.
- Price
- £2.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.