Isotope MIDI Keyboard 4+

Jaewon Choi

Designed for iPad

    • 5.0 • 7 Ratings
    • $6.99

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Description

Isotope is an isomorphic MIDI keyboard app for iOS.

Isotope makes playing music fun and intuitive, while also making music theory more accessible.

Unlike traditional keyboard, Isotope's isomorphic grid layout is based on mathematical and geometrical properties of sound itself. When you play it, it's much more intuitive. When you want to learn about music, it shows how notes relate to one another.

# Isomorphic Keyboard
- If the interval stays the same, the form of your hand stays the same. For instance, when you put your first finger on the C, third finger on the E and the second finger on the G, it's the C major chord. Now that your fingers are in a triangle, if you just go up by one row, now it becomes the F major chord.
- Square-based isomorphic keyboards like Isotope resembles stringed instruments tuned in perfect 4th apart from one string to the next. Therefore, if you have an experience in playing stringed instruments like the guitar, the bass, the violin, or the cello, you will get learn to play Isotope quickly.

# Element
- Built-in Sound Engine for Isotope
- Available as an Audio Unit v3 plugin
- Element has a versatile sound characteristics resembles double bass and bass guitars in the lower range, electric piano in the mid range and woodwind in the higher frequency range.

# Connectivity
- Supports MIDI (Garageband, Drambo, FL Studio Mobile etcs.)
- MIDI over Bluetooth (For connecting Isotope to your computers / or any other devices that support MIDI over Bluetooth)

# Usability
- Multi-window and Slide Over support on iPadOS
- Velocity based on touch area and accelerometer
- 3rd party Audio Unit instrument plugins

# Customizability
- Row Interval adjustment
- Fully customizable themes
- Resizable buttons / app windows

What’s New

Version 1.1.6

New Feature
- You can now disable glissando and hold initial note instead.

Ratings and Reviews

5.0 out of 5
7 Ratings

7 Ratings

cicada1 ,

Well realized and perfect for my needs

This app pairs perfectly with AUM and Decent Sampler. I was looking for an Isomorphic Keyboard that could mirror my Linnstrument for creating Sonic Sketches on my phone. Although one can import Scala files in Decent, it has no Isomorphic Keyboard. This app made my day. I already have three new sketches for pieces. Thank you kindly for your valuable efforts here. If you are a student of Microtonality, or are interested in exploring Sonic Collages give yourself permission to play and enjoy this beautiful tool.

Developer Response ,

Thanks for the very kind review!

I have not really considered microtonal music while making the app so if you have any suggestion for the app please feel free to contact me via the website linked in the app info page!

Hope you have a great time making music with the app!

pabaker85 ,

Awesome isomorphic midi controller

Just discovered this after using Musix Pro for years. Love the minimal style and easy, well thought out controls on screen. Also brilliant to have a sustain button. The dark theme is great too!

Would love to see the ability to make the sustain button an assignment expression slider for controller MIDI CC!

Developer Response ,

Hi!

Thanks for the kind review and a great suggestion! I will definitely look into it. Hope you have fun using Isotope!

subrift ,

First look - good stuff!

Hello! Just downloaded and it works well with Ableton. Haven’t tested other features, but this works as a great replacement for my Launchkey while I’m on the go! Hope this app sticks around!

Developer Response ,

Thanks for the kind words!

I will definitely keep working on it since I use it myself as well! Hope you have a great time making music with Isotope!

App Privacy

The developer, Jaewon Choi, 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.

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

Supports

  • Family Sharing

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

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