Fugue Machine : MIDI Sequencer
Multi-playhead MIDI sequencer
$19.99
1.5.19for iPhone, iPad and more
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About Fugue Machine : MIDI Sequencer
A music sequencer reimagined with multiple playheads.
"How Bach would have made a sequencer." (Create Digital Music)
"A musical feat." (Creator's Project)
"A new approach to sequencing." (XLR8R)
"A next generation music sequencer." (Ask Audio)
Fugue Machine is a tool inspired by composition techniques used in Baroque music and Serialism — e.g. Bach’s canons and fugues, and Schoenberg’s twelve-tone technique. The idea was to design a tool to manipulate a melody’s speed, direction, and pitch, as well as play multiple variations of the melody simultaneously.
As it turned out, the best implementation for this was to reimagine one of the most fundamental building blocks of all music sequencers: the piano roll.
Fugue Machine is the world’s first multi-playhead piano roll. Create a music sequence and play it back with up to four playheads at once — each at various speeds, directions, pitches, and more. Watch the playheads dance, and hear the complex patterns that emerge.
It’s mesmerizing.
Fugue Machine supports iPhone, iPad, MIDI, AUv3 MIDI, Ableton Link, Audiobus, Audiobus 3 MIDI, and Inter-App Audio. Thanks to the AUv3 standard, you can run multiple instances of Fugue Machine on the same device when hosted in an AUv3 MIDI host app — like Logic Pro, AUM, and Audiobus.
"How Bach would have made a sequencer." (Create Digital Music)
"A musical feat." (Creator's Project)
"A new approach to sequencing." (XLR8R)
"A next generation music sequencer." (Ask Audio)
Fugue Machine is a tool inspired by composition techniques used in Baroque music and Serialism — e.g. Bach’s canons and fugues, and Schoenberg’s twelve-tone technique. The idea was to design a tool to manipulate a melody’s speed, direction, and pitch, as well as play multiple variations of the melody simultaneously.
As it turned out, the best implementation for this was to reimagine one of the most fundamental building blocks of all music sequencers: the piano roll.
Fugue Machine is the world’s first multi-playhead piano roll. Create a music sequence and play it back with up to four playheads at once — each at various speeds, directions, pitches, and more. Watch the playheads dance, and hear the complex patterns that emerge.
It’s mesmerizing.
Fugue Machine supports iPhone, iPad, MIDI, AUv3 MIDI, Ableton Link, Audiobus, Audiobus 3 MIDI, and Inter-App Audio. Thanks to the AUv3 standard, you can run multiple instances of Fugue Machine on the same device when hosted in an AUv3 MIDI host app — like Logic Pro, AUM, and Audiobus.
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What's New in the Latest Version 1.5.19
Last updated on May 28, 2023
Old Versions
- Updated network permissions, resolving an Ableton Link connection issue introduced in 1.5.17
- Updated About page
- Updated About page
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Version History
1.5.19
May 28, 2023
- Updated network permissions, resolving an Ableton Link connection issue introduced in 1.5.17
- Updated About page
- Updated About page
1.5.18
May 20, 2023
- updated Audiobus
1.5.17
May 18, 2023
- More Button now becomes lit when presenting the More Menu
- cleaned up More Menu formatting
- cleaned up Launch Screen
- simplified Newsletter signup process
- built with latest SDK
- replaced deprecated methods
- cleaned up More Menu formatting
- cleaned up Launch Screen
- simplified Newsletter signup process
- built with latest SDK
- replaced deprecated methods
1.5.16
Oct 18, 2019
Fugue Machine 1.5 — iPhone support, AUv3 support, more scales, piano roll gesture improvements, and more. See 1.5.0 Version History for more info.
1.5.16
MINOR UI FIXES
iOS 13 caused a few UI issues in the More Menu. All fixed now.
NEW MORE MENU POSITION (iPhone)
The new position no longer blocks the bottom toolbar buttons or the transpose control, making Fugue Machine more playable when the menu is open.
1.5.16
MINOR UI FIXES
iOS 13 caused a few UI issues in the More Menu. All fixed now.
NEW MORE MENU POSITION (iPhone)
The new position no longer blocks the bottom toolbar buttons or the transpose control, making Fugue Machine more playable when the menu is open.
1.5.15
Aug 31, 2019
Fugue Machine 1.5 — iPhone support, AUv3 support, more scales, piano roll gesture improvements, and more. See 1.5.0 Version History for more info.
1.5.15
Minor UI fix. When Loop Length was set greater than 1 bar, bar masks in the Piano Roll weren't shown properly. Fixed now.
1.5.15
Minor UI fix. When Loop Length was set greater than 1 bar, bar masks in the Piano Roll weren't shown properly. Fixed now.
1.5.14
Aug 14, 2019
Fugue Machine 1.5 — iPhone support, AUv3 support, more scales, piano roll gesture improvements, and more. See 1.5.0 Version History for more info.
1.5.14
Version 1.5.13 changes caused factory presets to no longer load in AUv3 instances. Fixed now.
1.5.14
Version 1.5.13 changes caused factory presets to no longer load in AUv3 instances. Fixed now.
1.5.13
Aug 12, 2019
Fugue Machine 1.5 — iPhone support, AUv3 support, more scales, piano roll gesture improvements, and more. See 1.5.0 Version History for more info.
1.5.13
Fixed issue caused by changing Loop Length to smaller values. If you had notes in a measure being removed, the notes wouldn't be removed initially. This was usually harmless, but in some very specific cases, could cause a crash when moving or duplicating notes. Fixed now.
1.5.13
Fixed issue caused by changing Loop Length to smaller values. If you had notes in a measure being removed, the notes wouldn't be removed initially. This was usually harmless, but in some very specific cases, could cause a crash when moving or duplicating notes. Fixed now.
1.5.12
May 1, 2019
Fugue Machine 1.5 — iPhone support, AUv3 support, more scales, piano roll gesture improvements, and more. See 1.5.0 Version History for more info.
1.5.12
Fixed MIDI issue experienced after bringing app to foreground after a long period of not running in the background. If MIDI Clock was enabled, when hitting Play, there would sometimes be a temporary hiccup. Sorry about that, fixed now.
1.5.12
Fixed MIDI issue experienced after bringing app to foreground after a long period of not running in the background. If MIDI Clock was enabled, when hitting Play, there would sometimes be a temporary hiccup. Sorry about that, fixed now.
1.5.11
Apr 23, 2019
Fugue Machine 1.5 — iPhone support, AUv3 support, more scales, piano roll gesture improvements, and more. See 1.5.0 Version History for more info.
1.5.11
- no code changes, only App Store edits.
- sorry about all the updates, hopefully done now.
1.5.11
- no code changes, only App Store edits.
- sorry about all the updates, hopefully done now.
1.5.10
Apr 20, 2019
Fugue Machine 1.5 — iPhone support, AUv3 support, more scales, piano roll gesture improvements, and more. See 1.5.0 Version History for more info.
1.5.10 Changes
- App Store edits.
1.5.10 Changes
- App Store edits.
1.5.9
Apr 19, 2019
Fugue Machine 1.5 — iPhone support, AUv3 support, more scales, piano roll gesture improvements, and more. See 1.5.0 Version History for more info.
1.5.9 Changes
App Store edits (last one I promise).
1.5.9 Changes
App Store edits (last one I promise).
1.5.8
Apr 18, 2019
Fugue Machine 1.5 — iPhone support, AUv3 support, more scales, piano roll gesture improvements, and more. See 1.5.0 Version History for more info.
1.5.8 Changes
App Store things.
1.5.8 Changes
App Store things.
1.5.7
Apr 17, 2019
Fugue Machine 1.5 — iPhone support, AUv3 support, more scales, piano roll gesture improvements, and more! See 1.5.0 Version History for more info.
1.5.7 Changes
App store things.
1.5.7 Changes
App store things.
1.5.6
Apr 6, 2019
Fugue Machine 1.5 — iPhone support, AUv3 support, more scales, piano roll gesture improvements, and more! See 1.5.0 Version History for more info.
1.5.6 Changes
Fixed minor UI issue when reducing note length via one-finger-pan. When moving slowly, if the note was greater than 1 step, it would snap to the previous step momentarily, then back to the proper step under your finger. Fixed now.
1.5.6 Changes
Fixed minor UI issue when reducing note length via one-finger-pan. When moving slowly, if the note was greater than 1 step, it would snap to the previous step momentarily, then back to the proper step under your finger. Fixed now.
1.5.5
Apr 4, 2019
Fugue Machine 1.5 — iPhone support, AUv3 support, more scales, piano roll gesture improvements, and more! See 1.5.0 Version History for more info.
1.5.3-1.5.5 CHANGES
PER-PLAYHEAD MIDI CHANNELS (AU)
Similar to the standalone app, you can now set per-playhead MIDI channel in the AU. For more details, see More Menu > Settings > MIDI Output Settings (in the AU).
NOTE-LENGTH CHANGE DETECTION
Improved one-finger note-length change detection. Much better at higher zooms now. As before, simply pan-right at a note's right-edge to change its length.
CHANGED AU NAME
The AU is now simply named 'Fugue Machine'. Some users were having trouble finding the previous name, 'FM.au'. Please note, depending on your AU host, this may cause issues. It should be fine, but if do you experience any issues, try opening the Fugue Machine standalone app and restarting your device. If that doesn't work, send me an email and we'll sort it out.
1.5.3-1.5.5 CHANGES
PER-PLAYHEAD MIDI CHANNELS (AU)
Similar to the standalone app, you can now set per-playhead MIDI channel in the AU. For more details, see More Menu > Settings > MIDI Output Settings (in the AU).
NOTE-LENGTH CHANGE DETECTION
Improved one-finger note-length change detection. Much better at higher zooms now. As before, simply pan-right at a note's right-edge to change its length.
CHANGED AU NAME
The AU is now simply named 'Fugue Machine'. Some users were having trouble finding the previous name, 'FM.au'. Please note, depending on your AU host, this may cause issues. It should be fine, but if do you experience any issues, try opening the Fugue Machine standalone app and restarting your device. If that doesn't work, send me an email and we'll sort it out.
1.5.4
Apr 3, 2019
Fugue Machine 1.5 — iPhone support, AUv3 support, more scales, piano roll gesture improvements, and more! See 1.5.0 Version History for more info.
1.5.4 CHANGES
Nothing significant, just made some clarifications to the 1.5.3 version history. Also, if you're using Cubasis and unable to open a project due to the Fugue Machine AU name change, please send me an email.
1.5.3 CHANGES
PER-PLAYHEAD MIDI CHANNEL SETTINGS IN AU
Similar to the standalone app, you can now set per-playhead MIDI channel in the AU. For more details, in the AU, go to More Menu > Settings > Midi Output Settings.
NOTE-LENGTH CHANGE DETECTION
Improved one-finger note-length change detection. Much better at higher zooms now. As before, simply pan-right at a note's right-edge to change its length.
CHANGED AU NAME
The AU is now simply named 'Fugue Machine'. Some users were having trouble finding the previous name, 'FM.au'. Please note, depending on your AU host, this may cause issues. It shouldn't, but if it does, opening the Fugue Machine standalone app and go back to your AU host. If that doesn't work, try restarting your iPad. And if that doesn't work, please send me an email and we will sort it out.
REMINDER: MOVING PATTERNS BETWEEN AU AND STANDALONE
Just a reminder that you can move patterns between AU and standalone via copy/paste.
• To copy/paste in the standalone, go to More Menu > Patterns, and swipe-right on the pattern.
• To copy/paste in the au, go to More Menu, and scroll to the bottom for the copy/paste buttons.
1.5.4 CHANGES
Nothing significant, just made some clarifications to the 1.5.3 version history. Also, if you're using Cubasis and unable to open a project due to the Fugue Machine AU name change, please send me an email.
1.5.3 CHANGES
PER-PLAYHEAD MIDI CHANNEL SETTINGS IN AU
Similar to the standalone app, you can now set per-playhead MIDI channel in the AU. For more details, in the AU, go to More Menu > Settings > Midi Output Settings.
NOTE-LENGTH CHANGE DETECTION
Improved one-finger note-length change detection. Much better at higher zooms now. As before, simply pan-right at a note's right-edge to change its length.
CHANGED AU NAME
The AU is now simply named 'Fugue Machine'. Some users were having trouble finding the previous name, 'FM.au'. Please note, depending on your AU host, this may cause issues. It shouldn't, but if it does, opening the Fugue Machine standalone app and go back to your AU host. If that doesn't work, try restarting your iPad. And if that doesn't work, please send me an email and we will sort it out.
REMINDER: MOVING PATTERNS BETWEEN AU AND STANDALONE
Just a reminder that you can move patterns between AU and standalone via copy/paste.
• To copy/paste in the standalone, go to More Menu > Patterns, and swipe-right on the pattern.
• To copy/paste in the au, go to More Menu, and scroll to the bottom for the copy/paste buttons.
1.5.3
Apr 2, 2019
Fugue Machine 1.5 — iPhone support, AUv3 support, more scales, piano roll gesture improvements, and more! See 1.5.0 Version History for more info.
1.5.3 CHANGES
MIDI OUTPUT SETTINGS (AU)
Similar to the standalone app, you can now set per-playhead MIDI channel in the AU. For more details, in the AU, go to More Menu > Settings.
NOTE-LENGTH CHANGE DETECTION
Improved one-finger note-length change detection. Much better at higher zooms now. As before, simply pan-right at a note's right-edge to change its length.
CHANGED AU NAME
The AU is now simply named 'Fugue Machine'. Some users were having trouble finding the previous name, 'FM.au'. Please note, depending on your AU host, this may cause issues. If you experience any issues, simply open the Fugue Machine standalone app and go back to your AU host. If that doesn't work, try restarting your iPad.
1.5.3 CHANGES
MIDI OUTPUT SETTINGS (AU)
Similar to the standalone app, you can now set per-playhead MIDI channel in the AU. For more details, in the AU, go to More Menu > Settings.
NOTE-LENGTH CHANGE DETECTION
Improved one-finger note-length change detection. Much better at higher zooms now. As before, simply pan-right at a note's right-edge to change its length.
CHANGED AU NAME
The AU is now simply named 'Fugue Machine'. Some users were having trouble finding the previous name, 'FM.au'. Please note, depending on your AU host, this may cause issues. If you experience any issues, simply open the Fugue Machine standalone app and go back to your AU host. If that doesn't work, try restarting your iPad.
1.5.2
Mar 29, 2019
Fugue Machine 1.5 — iPhone support, AUv3 support, more scales, piano roll gesture improvements, and more! See below for more info...
// ========================
// - for 1.5.x changes, see below.
// ========================
// NEW FEATURES
Fugue Machine is now Universal, making it compatible with iPhone! (This is a free update).
Fugue Machine now includes an AUv3 MIDI App Extension! Open your favorite AUv3 MIDI Host and run as many Fugue Machines as you'd like!
The Scale parameter now includes Wholetone, Whole Half, Major Blues, Minor Blues, Major Pentatonic, Minor Pentatonic, and Chromatic.
Fugue Machine now properly adapts to the size of the view it's in, with pixel-perfect detail for all devices.
// ========================
// USABILITY IMPROVEMENTS
•The Piano Roll now responds significantly better to gestures. Most noticeably with one-finger note-panning, one-finger note-length changes, and one-finger pan-right note creation.
You can now copy/paste Fugue Machine patterns. This works within the standalone app, between the standalone app and AUv3 instances, between AUv3 instances, and between devices. To copy/paste in the standalone app, go to More Menu > Patterns, and swipe-right on any pattern. To copy/paste in an AUv3, go to the More Menu, scroll to the bottom, and use the copy/paste buttons.
When moving notes in the Piano Roll, the Keyboard View and Overview View now show the same notes moving in real time. This is useful while moving notes beyond the visible boundary of the Piano Roll.
The View Braces (located in Keyboard View and Overview View) can now have each side moved independently, making it much easier to navigate/zoom the Piano Roll.
Until now, when you'd perform a gesture on the Piano Roll and move beyond its boundary, the Piano Roll would automatically scroll in the direction of your fingers. No more! Much more usable now I think. However, if you enjoyed this feature, you can reenable it in Settings.
// ========================
// ABOUT THIS UPDATE
To be honest, most of this update was unexpected! About a month ago, I decided to venture out on a small FM update to take a break from my main project (a new app I've been working on for over 2.5 years!). My only intention was to update the UI to accommodate the new iPads — more specifically, to handle the Home Indicator and the new aspect-ratio of the 11" iPad.
Regarding the new aspect-ratio, I realized that the best way to handle it was to completely refactor the UI to handle any aspect-ratio. This was tedious, but eventually led to the idea of supporting iPhone and AUv3, which, after the UI refactor, was surprisingly trivial! The refactor also led to allowing scales of various sizes (making chromatic possible, finally!). Lastly, supporting iPhone meant supporting smaller screens, which inspired most of the usability improvements.
Regarding the Home Indicator, the best way I found to handle that was to just make it go away completely! And the only way to do that is with Guided Access. Not only does Guided Access remove the Home Indicator, but as you may know (I had no idea!), it also disables all other OS edge gestures, essentially isolating your app from the OS. So no more accidentally swiping the control center or notifications! For me, for the way I use iOS to make music (one app per iPad), this is the absolute ideal configuration.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy the update, it was a blast to work on :]
All the best,
Alexander
/ I'm hoping to post some mini tutorial videos on my new Fugue Machine accounts. If interested...
@fugue_machine on Instagram
@FugueMachine on Twitter
// ========================
// 1.5.1 CHANGES
- fixed issue where AU wouldn't run on any OS below iOS 12.1. Fixed now at iOS 11.0 and later.
// 1.5.2 CHANGES
- in 1.5.0 and 1.5.1, copy/paste in the standalone app was achieved by long-pressing on a pattern in the Pattern Menu. Instead, now you swipe-right. Much better.
// ========================
// - for 1.5.x changes, see below.
// ========================
// NEW FEATURES
Fugue Machine is now Universal, making it compatible with iPhone! (This is a free update).
Fugue Machine now includes an AUv3 MIDI App Extension! Open your favorite AUv3 MIDI Host and run as many Fugue Machines as you'd like!
The Scale parameter now includes Wholetone, Whole Half, Major Blues, Minor Blues, Major Pentatonic, Minor Pentatonic, and Chromatic.
Fugue Machine now properly adapts to the size of the view it's in, with pixel-perfect detail for all devices.
// ========================
// USABILITY IMPROVEMENTS
•The Piano Roll now responds significantly better to gestures. Most noticeably with one-finger note-panning, one-finger note-length changes, and one-finger pan-right note creation.
You can now copy/paste Fugue Machine patterns. This works within the standalone app, between the standalone app and AUv3 instances, between AUv3 instances, and between devices. To copy/paste in the standalone app, go to More Menu > Patterns, and swipe-right on any pattern. To copy/paste in an AUv3, go to the More Menu, scroll to the bottom, and use the copy/paste buttons.
When moving notes in the Piano Roll, the Keyboard View and Overview View now show the same notes moving in real time. This is useful while moving notes beyond the visible boundary of the Piano Roll.
The View Braces (located in Keyboard View and Overview View) can now have each side moved independently, making it much easier to navigate/zoom the Piano Roll.
Until now, when you'd perform a gesture on the Piano Roll and move beyond its boundary, the Piano Roll would automatically scroll in the direction of your fingers. No more! Much more usable now I think. However, if you enjoyed this feature, you can reenable it in Settings.
// ========================
// ABOUT THIS UPDATE
To be honest, most of this update was unexpected! About a month ago, I decided to venture out on a small FM update to take a break from my main project (a new app I've been working on for over 2.5 years!). My only intention was to update the UI to accommodate the new iPads — more specifically, to handle the Home Indicator and the new aspect-ratio of the 11" iPad.
Regarding the new aspect-ratio, I realized that the best way to handle it was to completely refactor the UI to handle any aspect-ratio. This was tedious, but eventually led to the idea of supporting iPhone and AUv3, which, after the UI refactor, was surprisingly trivial! The refactor also led to allowing scales of various sizes (making chromatic possible, finally!). Lastly, supporting iPhone meant supporting smaller screens, which inspired most of the usability improvements.
Regarding the Home Indicator, the best way I found to handle that was to just make it go away completely! And the only way to do that is with Guided Access. Not only does Guided Access remove the Home Indicator, but as you may know (I had no idea!), it also disables all other OS edge gestures, essentially isolating your app from the OS. So no more accidentally swiping the control center or notifications! For me, for the way I use iOS to make music (one app per iPad), this is the absolute ideal configuration.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy the update, it was a blast to work on :]
All the best,
Alexander
/ I'm hoping to post some mini tutorial videos on my new Fugue Machine accounts. If interested...
@fugue_machine on Instagram
@FugueMachine on Twitter
// ========================
// 1.5.1 CHANGES
- fixed issue where AU wouldn't run on any OS below iOS 12.1. Fixed now at iOS 11.0 and later.
// 1.5.2 CHANGES
- in 1.5.0 and 1.5.1, copy/paste in the standalone app was achieved by long-pressing on a pattern in the Pattern Menu. Instead, now you swipe-right. Much better.
1.5.1
Mar 26, 2019
iPhone support, AUv3 support, more scales, piano roll gesture improvements, and more! See below for more info...
// ==================================
// NEW FEATURES
Fugue Machine now works on iPhone!
Fugue Machine now includes an AUv3 MIDI App Extension! Open your favorite AUv3 MIDI Host and run as many Fugue Machines as you'd like!
The Scale parameter now includes Wholetone, Whole Half, Major Blues, Minor Blues, Major Pentatonic, Minor Pentatonic, and Chromatic.
Fugue Machine now properly adapts to the size of the view it's in, with pixel-perfect detail for all devices.
// ==================================
// USABILITY IMPROVEMENTS
The Piano Roll now responds significantly better to gestures. Most noticeably with one-finger note-panning, one-finger note-length changes, and one-finger pan-right note creation.
You can now copy/paste Fugue Machine patterns. This works within the standalone app, between the standalone app and AUv3 instances, between AUv3 instances, and between devices. To copy/paste in the standalone app, go to More Menu > Patterns, and long-press on any pattern. To copy/paste in an AUv3, go to the More Menu, scroll to the bottom, and use the copy/paste buttons.
When moving notes in the Piano Roll, the Keyboard View and Overview View now show the same notes moving in real time. This is useful while moving notes beyond the visible boundary of the Piano Roll.
The View Braces (located in Keyboard View and Overview View) can now have each side moved independently, making it much easier to navigate/zoom the Piano Roll.
Until now, when you'd perform a gesture on the Piano Roll and move beyond its boundary, the Piano Roll would automatically scroll in the direction of your fingers. No more! Much more usable now I think. However, if you enjoyed this feature, you can reenable it in Settings.
// ==================================
// ABOUT THIS UPDATE
To be honest, most of this update was unexpected! About a month ago, I decided to venture out on a small FM update to take a break from my main project (a new app I've been working on for over 2.5 years!). My only intention was to update the UI to accommodate the new iPads — more specifically, to handle the Home Indicator and the new aspect-ratio of the 11" iPad.
Regarding the new aspect-ratio, I realized that the best way to handle it was to completely refactor the UI to handle any aspect-ratio. This was tedious, but eventually led to the idea of supporting iPhone and AUv3, which, after the UI refactor, was surprisingly trivial! The refactor also led to allowing scales of various sizes (making chromatic possible, finally!). Lastly, supporting iPhone meant supporting smaller screens, which inspired most of the usability improvements.
Regarding the Home Indicator, the best way I found to handle that was to just make it go away completely! And the only way to do that is with Guided Access. Not only does Guided Access remove the Home Indicator, but as you may know (I had no idea!), it also disables all other OS edge gestures, essentially isolating your app from the OS. So no more accidentally swiping the control center or notifications! For me, for the way I use iOS to make music (one app per iPad), this is the absolute ideal configuration.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy the update, it was a blast to work on :]
All the best,
Alexander
/ I'm hoping to post some mini tutorial videos on my new Fugue Machine accounts. If interested...
@fugue_machine on Instagram
@FugueMachine on Twitter
// ==================================
// NEW FEATURES
Fugue Machine now works on iPhone!
Fugue Machine now includes an AUv3 MIDI App Extension! Open your favorite AUv3 MIDI Host and run as many Fugue Machines as you'd like!
The Scale parameter now includes Wholetone, Whole Half, Major Blues, Minor Blues, Major Pentatonic, Minor Pentatonic, and Chromatic.
Fugue Machine now properly adapts to the size of the view it's in, with pixel-perfect detail for all devices.
// ==================================
// USABILITY IMPROVEMENTS
The Piano Roll now responds significantly better to gestures. Most noticeably with one-finger note-panning, one-finger note-length changes, and one-finger pan-right note creation.
You can now copy/paste Fugue Machine patterns. This works within the standalone app, between the standalone app and AUv3 instances, between AUv3 instances, and between devices. To copy/paste in the standalone app, go to More Menu > Patterns, and long-press on any pattern. To copy/paste in an AUv3, go to the More Menu, scroll to the bottom, and use the copy/paste buttons.
When moving notes in the Piano Roll, the Keyboard View and Overview View now show the same notes moving in real time. This is useful while moving notes beyond the visible boundary of the Piano Roll.
The View Braces (located in Keyboard View and Overview View) can now have each side moved independently, making it much easier to navigate/zoom the Piano Roll.
Until now, when you'd perform a gesture on the Piano Roll and move beyond its boundary, the Piano Roll would automatically scroll in the direction of your fingers. No more! Much more usable now I think. However, if you enjoyed this feature, you can reenable it in Settings.
// ==================================
// ABOUT THIS UPDATE
To be honest, most of this update was unexpected! About a month ago, I decided to venture out on a small FM update to take a break from my main project (a new app I've been working on for over 2.5 years!). My only intention was to update the UI to accommodate the new iPads — more specifically, to handle the Home Indicator and the new aspect-ratio of the 11" iPad.
Regarding the new aspect-ratio, I realized that the best way to handle it was to completely refactor the UI to handle any aspect-ratio. This was tedious, but eventually led to the idea of supporting iPhone and AUv3, which, after the UI refactor, was surprisingly trivial! The refactor also led to allowing scales of various sizes (making chromatic possible, finally!). Lastly, supporting iPhone meant supporting smaller screens, which inspired most of the usability improvements.
Regarding the Home Indicator, the best way I found to handle that was to just make it go away completely! And the only way to do that is with Guided Access. Not only does Guided Access remove the Home Indicator, but as you may know (I had no idea!), it also disables all other OS edge gestures, essentially isolating your app from the OS. So no more accidentally swiping the control center or notifications! For me, for the way I use iOS to make music (one app per iPad), this is the absolute ideal configuration.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy the update, it was a blast to work on :]
All the best,
Alexander
/ I'm hoping to post some mini tutorial videos on my new Fugue Machine accounts. If interested...
@fugue_machine on Instagram
@FugueMachine on Twitter
1.5.0
Mar 25, 2019
iPhone support, AUv3 support, more scales, piano roll gesture improvements, and more! See below for more info...
// ==================================
// NEW FEATURES
Fugue Machine now works on iPhone!
Fugue Machine now includes an AUv3 MIDI App Extension! Open your favorite AUv3 MIDI Host and run as many Fugue Machines as you'd like! Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
The Scale parameter now includes Wholetone, Whole Half, Major Blues, Minor Blues, Major Pentatonic, Minor Pentatonic, and Chromatic.
Fugue Machine now properly adapts to the size of the view it's in, with pixel-perfect detail for all devices.
// ==================================
// USABILITY IMPROVEMENTS
The Piano Roll now responds significantly better to gestures. Most noticeably with one-finger note-panning, one-finger note-length changes, and one-finger pan-right note creation.
You can now copy/paste Fugue Machine patterns. This works within the standalone app, between the standalone app and AUv3 instances, between AUv3 instances, and between devices. To copy/paste in the standalone app, go to More Menu > Patterns, and long-press on any pattern. To copy/paste in an AUv3, go to the More Menu, scroll to the bottom, and use the copy/paste buttons.
When moving notes in the Piano Roll, the Keyboard View and Overview View now show the same notes moving in real time. This is useful while moving notes beyond the visible boundary of the Piano Roll.
The View Braces (located in Keyboard View and Overview View) can now have each side moved independently, making it much easier to navigate/zoom the Piano Roll.
Until now, when you'd perform a gesture on the Piano Roll and move beyond its boundary, the Piano Roll would automatically scroll in the direction of your fingers. No more! Much more usable now I think. However, if you enjoyed this feature, you can reenable it in Settings.
// ==================================
// ABOUT THIS UPDATE
To be honest, most of this update was unexpected! About a month ago, I decided to venture out on a small FM update to take a break from my main project (a new app I've been working on for over 2.5 years!). My only intention was to update the UI to accommodate the new iPads — more specifically, to handle the Home Indicator and the new aspect-ratio of the 11" iPad.
Regarding the new aspect-ratio, I realized that the best way to handle it was to completely refactor the UI to handle any aspect-ratio. This was tedious, but eventually led to the idea of supporting iPhone and AUv3, which, after the UI refactor, was surprisingly trivial! The refactor also led to allowing scales of various sizes (making chromatic possible, finally!). Lastly, supporting iPhone meant supporting smaller screens, which inspired most of the usability improvements.
Regarding the Home Indicator, the best way I found to handle that was to just make it go away completely! And the only way to do that is with Guided Access. Not only does Guided Access remove the Home Indicator, but as you may know (I had no idea!), it also disables all other OS edge gestures, essentially isolating your app from the OS. So no more accidentally swiping the control center or notifications! For me, for the way I use iOS to make music (one app per iPad), this is the absolute ideal configuration.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy the update, it was a blast to work on :]
All the best,
Alexander
/ I'm hoping to post some mini tutorial videos on my new Fugue Machine accounts. If interested...
@fugue_machine on Instagram
@FugueMachine on Twitter
// ==================================
// NEW FEATURES
Fugue Machine now works on iPhone!
Fugue Machine now includes an AUv3 MIDI App Extension! Open your favorite AUv3 MIDI Host and run as many Fugue Machines as you'd like! Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
The Scale parameter now includes Wholetone, Whole Half, Major Blues, Minor Blues, Major Pentatonic, Minor Pentatonic, and Chromatic.
Fugue Machine now properly adapts to the size of the view it's in, with pixel-perfect detail for all devices.
// ==================================
// USABILITY IMPROVEMENTS
The Piano Roll now responds significantly better to gestures. Most noticeably with one-finger note-panning, one-finger note-length changes, and one-finger pan-right note creation.
You can now copy/paste Fugue Machine patterns. This works within the standalone app, between the standalone app and AUv3 instances, between AUv3 instances, and between devices. To copy/paste in the standalone app, go to More Menu > Patterns, and long-press on any pattern. To copy/paste in an AUv3, go to the More Menu, scroll to the bottom, and use the copy/paste buttons.
When moving notes in the Piano Roll, the Keyboard View and Overview View now show the same notes moving in real time. This is useful while moving notes beyond the visible boundary of the Piano Roll.
The View Braces (located in Keyboard View and Overview View) can now have each side moved independently, making it much easier to navigate/zoom the Piano Roll.
Until now, when you'd perform a gesture on the Piano Roll and move beyond its boundary, the Piano Roll would automatically scroll in the direction of your fingers. No more! Much more usable now I think. However, if you enjoyed this feature, you can reenable it in Settings.
// ==================================
// ABOUT THIS UPDATE
To be honest, most of this update was unexpected! About a month ago, I decided to venture out on a small FM update to take a break from my main project (a new app I've been working on for over 2.5 years!). My only intention was to update the UI to accommodate the new iPads — more specifically, to handle the Home Indicator and the new aspect-ratio of the 11" iPad.
Regarding the new aspect-ratio, I realized that the best way to handle it was to completely refactor the UI to handle any aspect-ratio. This was tedious, but eventually led to the idea of supporting iPhone and AUv3, which, after the UI refactor, was surprisingly trivial! The refactor also led to allowing scales of various sizes (making chromatic possible, finally!). Lastly, supporting iPhone meant supporting smaller screens, which inspired most of the usability improvements.
Regarding the Home Indicator, the best way I found to handle that was to just make it go away completely! And the only way to do that is with Guided Access. Not only does Guided Access remove the Home Indicator, but as you may know (I had no idea!), it also disables all other OS edge gestures, essentially isolating your app from the OS. So no more accidentally swiping the control center or notifications! For me, for the way I use iOS to make music (one app per iPad), this is the absolute ideal configuration.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy the update, it was a blast to work on :]
All the best,
Alexander
/ I'm hoping to post some mini tutorial videos on my new Fugue Machine accounts. If interested...
@fugue_machine on Instagram
@FugueMachine on Twitter
1.4.1
Nov 29, 2017
// ======================
// BUG FIXES
SYSTEM SETTINGS SAVE ISSUES
In some cases, system settings were not saved between sessions. This may have caused the welcome screen to show or midi routings to reset on each launch. Resolved now.
// ======================
// ABOUT THIS UPDATE
Just a quick bug fix :]
Also, I'm still hard at work on my new project (13+ months now!). I've never worked on anything for so long... and I'm still super excited about it :] Check my twitter (@alexandernaut) for a short teaser.
Anyway, thanks again for your support, and please let me know if anything comes up.
All the best,
Alexander
// BUG FIXES
SYSTEM SETTINGS SAVE ISSUES
In some cases, system settings were not saved between sessions. This may have caused the welcome screen to show or midi routings to reset on each launch. Resolved now.
// ======================
// ABOUT THIS UPDATE
Just a quick bug fix :]
Also, I'm still hard at work on my new project (13+ months now!). I've never worked on anything for so long... and I'm still super excited about it :] Check my twitter (@alexandernaut) for a short teaser.
Anyway, thanks again for your support, and please let me know if anything comes up.
All the best,
Alexander
1.4.0
Apr 3, 2017
// =================================
// NEW FEATURES
PATTERN BACKUP/EXPORTING IMPROVEMENTS
It's now much easier to backup and export your Pattern Libraries.
First, the Backups Menu is now located inside the Pattern Menu — much more convenient than before (buried in settings). To check it out, go to More Menu > Patterns > Backups. (The Backups button is in the lower right corner).
In the Backups Menu, each Backup File now has a share button on the right side — allowing you to send the Backup File to other devices with Airdrop, over email, and more.
// =================================
// BUG FIXES
PROGRAM CHANGES NOT SENT TO 'ALL PLAYHEADS' DESTINATION
If enabled, MIDI Program Changes would not be sent to the 'All Playheads' MIDI Destination. Fixed now.
// =================================
// ABOUT THIS UPDATE
I've been meaning to update the file system for a while now — to make it more robust and easier to backup/export — and after the recent update to 1.3.0, I thought I should just finally do it.
Anyway, I hope you find the update useful, and please reach out if anything comes up. Also, a huge thank you to all the beta testers who helped ensure this file system transition will be as smooth as possible :]
All the best,
Alexander
// NEW FEATURES
PATTERN BACKUP/EXPORTING IMPROVEMENTS
It's now much easier to backup and export your Pattern Libraries.
First, the Backups Menu is now located inside the Pattern Menu — much more convenient than before (buried in settings). To check it out, go to More Menu > Patterns > Backups. (The Backups button is in the lower right corner).
In the Backups Menu, each Backup File now has a share button on the right side — allowing you to send the Backup File to other devices with Airdrop, over email, and more.
// =================================
// BUG FIXES
PROGRAM CHANGES NOT SENT TO 'ALL PLAYHEADS' DESTINATION
If enabled, MIDI Program Changes would not be sent to the 'All Playheads' MIDI Destination. Fixed now.
// =================================
// ABOUT THIS UPDATE
I've been meaning to update the file system for a while now — to make it more robust and easier to backup/export — and after the recent update to 1.3.0, I thought I should just finally do it.
Anyway, I hope you find the update useful, and please reach out if anything comes up. Also, a huge thank you to all the beta testers who helped ensure this file system transition will be as smooth as possible :]
All the best,
Alexander
1.3.0
Mar 22, 2017
NEW FEATURES...
PER-PLAYHEAD MIDI 'DESTINATIONS'
You can now route each playhead to any MIDI Destination and MIDI Channel — the previous version only allowed routing by MIDI Channel. This makes it much easier to send each playhead to a different app or MIDI Port.
Check out Settings > Midi Output Settings, and notice that each Playhead (1-4) now has its own setting. There's also an 'All Playheads' setting for convenience.
SYNTH ENABLED SETTING*
There's now a setting to explicitly set the built-in synth on and off, allowing Fugue Machine to send MIDI and control the built-in synth simultaneously. Go to Settings > Synthesizer Settings.
*Synthesizing sound is expensive! So if you're only using Fugue Machine as a MIDI sequencer, set Synth Enabled to OFF to save CPU resources.
AUDIOBUS 3 MIDI SUPPORT
Audiobus 3 brings MIDI support to Audiobus, and Fugue Machine is good to go :]
AUDIOBUS STATE SAVING SUPPORT
Fugue Machine now supports State Saving in Audiobus, making it possible to save/manage Fugue Machine patterns via Audiobus.
BUG FIXES...
EXITING APP NOW PROPERLY FLUSHES MIDI NOTES
In previous versions, if you exited the app while Fugue Machine was running, there was a chance some MIDI Notes wouldn't be turned off. Not a huge deal, but it's fixed now.
SPECIAL NOTES...
ABOUT THIS UPDATE
Although this is a relatively minor update, getting the MIDI Destinations to route properly was surprisingly tricky! I wanted it to be foolproof... which required a system to ensure that redundant MIDI data would be filtered out.
Basically, thanks to this system, you can set the playheads to any Destination / Channel combination, and not have to worry about a connected MIDI device receiving duplicated MIDI messages. Yeee :]
A NEW THING... PERHAPS
I'm currently working around the clock (for 5+ months now!) on something new, and... I couldn't be more excited about it :]
THANKS (AGAIN!)
And yes! Thanks again for your support with Fugue Machine... the new thing I mentioned above would otherwise not be possible.
Ok! Please reach out if anything comes up, and also... if you can... (and I hate asking)... please consider rating/re-rating the app on the App Store :]
All the best,
Alexander
PER-PLAYHEAD MIDI 'DESTINATIONS'
You can now route each playhead to any MIDI Destination and MIDI Channel — the previous version only allowed routing by MIDI Channel. This makes it much easier to send each playhead to a different app or MIDI Port.
Check out Settings > Midi Output Settings, and notice that each Playhead (1-4) now has its own setting. There's also an 'All Playheads' setting for convenience.
SYNTH ENABLED SETTING*
There's now a setting to explicitly set the built-in synth on and off, allowing Fugue Machine to send MIDI and control the built-in synth simultaneously. Go to Settings > Synthesizer Settings.
*Synthesizing sound is expensive! So if you're only using Fugue Machine as a MIDI sequencer, set Synth Enabled to OFF to save CPU resources.
AUDIOBUS 3 MIDI SUPPORT
Audiobus 3 brings MIDI support to Audiobus, and Fugue Machine is good to go :]
AUDIOBUS STATE SAVING SUPPORT
Fugue Machine now supports State Saving in Audiobus, making it possible to save/manage Fugue Machine patterns via Audiobus.
BUG FIXES...
EXITING APP NOW PROPERLY FLUSHES MIDI NOTES
In previous versions, if you exited the app while Fugue Machine was running, there was a chance some MIDI Notes wouldn't be turned off. Not a huge deal, but it's fixed now.
SPECIAL NOTES...
ABOUT THIS UPDATE
Although this is a relatively minor update, getting the MIDI Destinations to route properly was surprisingly tricky! I wanted it to be foolproof... which required a system to ensure that redundant MIDI data would be filtered out.
Basically, thanks to this system, you can set the playheads to any Destination / Channel combination, and not have to worry about a connected MIDI device receiving duplicated MIDI messages. Yeee :]
A NEW THING... PERHAPS
I'm currently working around the clock (for 5+ months now!) on something new, and... I couldn't be more excited about it :]
THANKS (AGAIN!)
And yes! Thanks again for your support with Fugue Machine... the new thing I mentioned above would otherwise not be possible.
Ok! Please reach out if anything comes up, and also... if you can... (and I hate asking)... please consider rating/re-rating the app on the App Store :]
All the best,
Alexander
1.2.0
Mar 14, 2016
NEW FEATURES
PER-PLAYHEAD MIDI ROUTING!
You can now independently route each playhead to any MIDI Channel, allowing the playheads to control separate apps or MIDI devices. Go to Settings > Midi Output Settings > Output Channels for more info.
FASTER, STRONGER, MORE PUNCTUAL
Thanks to a complete rewrite of the sequencer code (I obsessed over this for far too long), Fugue Machine is now about 4 times faster and MIDI timing is now as tight as computationally possible. Very proud of this :]
SEND MIDI PROGRAM CHANGES
You can now (optionally) send MIDI Program Changes to the MIDI Destination when you change patterns. When enabled, there will be a "PC" button next to each pattern in the PATTERNS Menu. When you press this button, the pattern will change and a Program Change Message will be sent to the MIDI Destination. Go to Settings > MIDI Output Settings > Send Program Changes.
ABLETON LINK OFFSET SETTING
When Ableton Link is enabled, you now have millisecond control over phase offset — allowing you to compensate for potential audio and midi latency introduced by your setup. Go to Settings > Ableton Link Settings > Offset for more info.
NEW ALBUM: LIVE SETS
I've added another album to the Music section! It only has one recording at the moment — a live set I performed with Fugue Machine and Patterning controlling a bunch of hardware synthesizers — but more will be added soon.
BUG FIXES
EDITING NOTE + PATTERN CHANGE BUG
If you loaded a pattern while editing a note on the piano roll (yes, a corner case's corner case), you'd find yourself controlling the loaded patterns selected notes. This was weird, and doesn't happen anymore.
LAUNCH FROM IAA HOST BUG
Fugue Machine would hang when being launched from an Inter-App Audio host, requiring you to open it before adding it to your IAA session. Fixed now :]
SPECIAL NOTES
ABOUT THIS UPDATE
This version may not seem like a huge update, but it’s actually the result of 2 months of full time work! Long story short, I completely rewrote the sequencer engine… ahhh!
This was necessary for a couple reasons. First, my conscience. I can now sleep better knowing how clean the code is. Second, and more importantly, this update paves the way for some super cool updates I plan to work on in the near future :]
Anyway, thanks so much for your continued interest and support, and please reach out if anything comes up.
All the best,
Alexander
PER-PLAYHEAD MIDI ROUTING!
You can now independently route each playhead to any MIDI Channel, allowing the playheads to control separate apps or MIDI devices. Go to Settings > Midi Output Settings > Output Channels for more info.
FASTER, STRONGER, MORE PUNCTUAL
Thanks to a complete rewrite of the sequencer code (I obsessed over this for far too long), Fugue Machine is now about 4 times faster and MIDI timing is now as tight as computationally possible. Very proud of this :]
SEND MIDI PROGRAM CHANGES
You can now (optionally) send MIDI Program Changes to the MIDI Destination when you change patterns. When enabled, there will be a "PC" button next to each pattern in the PATTERNS Menu. When you press this button, the pattern will change and a Program Change Message will be sent to the MIDI Destination. Go to Settings > MIDI Output Settings > Send Program Changes.
ABLETON LINK OFFSET SETTING
When Ableton Link is enabled, you now have millisecond control over phase offset — allowing you to compensate for potential audio and midi latency introduced by your setup. Go to Settings > Ableton Link Settings > Offset for more info.
NEW ALBUM: LIVE SETS
I've added another album to the Music section! It only has one recording at the moment — a live set I performed with Fugue Machine and Patterning controlling a bunch of hardware synthesizers — but more will be added soon.
BUG FIXES
EDITING NOTE + PATTERN CHANGE BUG
If you loaded a pattern while editing a note on the piano roll (yes, a corner case's corner case), you'd find yourself controlling the loaded patterns selected notes. This was weird, and doesn't happen anymore.
LAUNCH FROM IAA HOST BUG
Fugue Machine would hang when being launched from an Inter-App Audio host, requiring you to open it before adding it to your IAA session. Fixed now :]
SPECIAL NOTES
ABOUT THIS UPDATE
This version may not seem like a huge update, but it’s actually the result of 2 months of full time work! Long story short, I completely rewrote the sequencer engine… ahhh!
This was necessary for a couple reasons. First, my conscience. I can now sleep better knowing how clean the code is. Second, and more importantly, this update paves the way for some super cool updates I plan to work on in the near future :]
Anyway, thanks so much for your continued interest and support, and please reach out if anything comes up.
All the best,
Alexander
1.1
Dec 17, 2015
NEW FEATURES
ABLETON LINK SUPPORT!
Ableton Link is a new technology that synchronizes beat, phase and tempo of Ableton Live and Link-enabled iOS apps over a wireless network. It's awesome. Go to Settings > Ableton Link Settings for more info.
GLOBAL QUANTIZATION SETTING
You can now set Fugue Machine's Global Quantization, the musical time required for changes in the app to occur. Previously, this is was locked at eighth notes. Go to Settings > Sequencer Settings > Global Quantization for more info.
BUG FIXES
MIDI START MESSAGE BUG
When synchronizing to MIDI Clock from an external MIDI Source, and Start Message Offset was greater than 0, Fugue Machine would start playing notes even if the Play button wasn't engaged. That was bad. Fixed now.
FREE ALBUM DOWNLOAD BUG
If you're on iOS 9 and tried to download one of my two albums (Songs for Fugue Machine and Songs for Arpeggionome), the system failed to send the email! It works now, my apologies.
SPECIAL NOTES
PER-PLAYHEAD MIDI ROUTING
Per-playhead MIDI routing is almost complete! I promise :]
THANK YOU!
Early support for Fugue Machine has been absolutely incredible. Thanks so much for your interest and please be in touch if you have any questions, feedback, feature requests, etc..
All the best,
Alexander
ABLETON LINK SUPPORT!
Ableton Link is a new technology that synchronizes beat, phase and tempo of Ableton Live and Link-enabled iOS apps over a wireless network. It's awesome. Go to Settings > Ableton Link Settings for more info.
GLOBAL QUANTIZATION SETTING
You can now set Fugue Machine's Global Quantization, the musical time required for changes in the app to occur. Previously, this is was locked at eighth notes. Go to Settings > Sequencer Settings > Global Quantization for more info.
BUG FIXES
MIDI START MESSAGE BUG
When synchronizing to MIDI Clock from an external MIDI Source, and Start Message Offset was greater than 0, Fugue Machine would start playing notes even if the Play button wasn't engaged. That was bad. Fixed now.
FREE ALBUM DOWNLOAD BUG
If you're on iOS 9 and tried to download one of my two albums (Songs for Fugue Machine and Songs for Arpeggionome), the system failed to send the email! It works now, my apologies.
SPECIAL NOTES
PER-PLAYHEAD MIDI ROUTING
Per-playhead MIDI routing is almost complete! I promise :]
THANK YOU!
Early support for Fugue Machine has been absolutely incredible. Thanks so much for your interest and please be in touch if you have any questions, feedback, feature requests, etc..
All the best,
Alexander
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