4.62
2024-04-05
• Added a new Roll Chords mode. When this mode is On, accompaniments with chords that have 3 notes or more will be rolled. You can set a percentage to determine randomly if a chord is rolled or not.
• Minor fixes and improvements.
4.42
2023-11-07
Maintenance update:
• Improved Melody Sequence note selection algorithm.
• Fixed issue when loading a saved motif that has the Slow Arpeggio Accomp Style. When played this motif can have silent bars on the 3rd track.
• Fixed issue where in some cases the second Melody Sequence (Seq1) wasn't being generated.
• Fixed crash that could occur in some cases when selecting a second motif in the Arrangement Screen and the Library sorting is by Time Signature.
• Fixed crash when the number of bars is defined to be a value greater than 16, you perform a Progression Lock and then reduce the number of bars to a value less than 16.
• Fixed issue where when retrieving a motif from the AUv3 Saved State, if the Key and Scale were random for the motif, the Key and Scale will not be displayed initially but only after the motif is played.
4.41
2023-10-28
• Added the ability to create a second Melody Sequence (Seq 1). Now you can create melody sequences that span to bars.
• Fixed issue in Arpeggio w/Bass Accomp Style, where the bass wasn't being played on the last bar of the motif.
• Improved the Chord & Arp and the Slow Arpeggio Accomp Style generation algorithms.
• Fixed issue where if you programmed a Melody Sequence the last bar of the motif didn't honor the programmed beats.
4.40
2023-10-05
• Improved Last Bar Accomp implementation for a more coherent last bar accomp and melody.
• Improved melody rest algorithm when Melody Note Freq is set.
• When adding motifs in the Arrangement Screen remember where you previously were in the list of possible motifs to add (Library Screen).
• Removed dominant 7th chords from randomly generated chord progressions when Melody Constraint is Scale Only so accompaniment is also scale only.
• Fixed issue where no melody notes were being generated when Melody Note Freq was less than or equal 5%
4.39
2023-09-22
• New Note Sustain MultiBar Accomp Style. This accompaniment is similar to the Chord Sustain Accomp Style. A chord is played on the first beat of a bar but the difference is that multi bar sustain per note is applied, meaning that a note is held for as many bars as it is repeated consecutively in the chord progression.
• Improved the melody rest algorithm when Melody Note Frequency is set.
• Minor bug fixes and improvements.
4.38
2023-09-15
• New Accomp Last Bar Setting. Use this setting to force the last bar of the accompaniment to be either a single Chord or a single Bass note on the first beat of the bar. The Chord will be the triad for that bar. The Bass note will be the root note of the triad for the bar. The Chord or the Bass note will be held for the duration of the bar.
• New Progression Lock. You can now lock the progression without locking neither the Accompaniment nor the Melody.
• Improved the melody rest algorithm.
• Minor bug fixes and improvements.
4.37
2023-09-10
• New Serendipity w/Bass Accomp Style
• New Append Mode - When this mode is On, motifs will be appended to form an Arrangement as you generate new ones. When you press Next after you have generated a new motif, you will have the ability to append or not the newly generated motif. At any time, you can go to the Arrangement Screen to make any edits you want to the Arrangement.
• Improved melody algorithm for userDefined, pentatonic and tonic Melody Constraints.
• Improved arpeggio generating algorithm for when time signature is 3/4 or 6/8.
• Added new melody types for randomly generated motifs to improve variety in melody generation.
• Added new accompaniments to the Chord & Bass Acoomp Style.
• Fixed issue with accomp octave shift stepper incrementing +2 in some cases.
• Fixed issue where Settings red light indicator was not On when random scales are been constrained.
• Fixed 3rd Track generation when Multibar Sustain and Even Slow Arpeggio Accomp Style are used.
• Fixed issue in AUv3 plug-in where when the app is in Sync Mode, if you went from the Arrangement Screen to the Main Screen the Arrangement would start playing immediately in some cases.
4.35
2023-07-31
• New Arpeggio w/Bass Accomp Style. When this style is chosen the accompaniment will be an arpeggio with a Bass note on the first beat of the bar that lasts for the whole bar. The Bass note is the root note of the chord being played on that bar.
• Random Scale Constraints. When a random scale is chosen for a motif, you can now constrain the scale to be selected from a subset of the available scales.
• New accompaniments added to the Chord & Bass Accomp Style.
4.34
2023-07-17
• Added a new Export MIDI option, MIDI - Multi Track. When this option is selected, one MIDI file is exported that has one track for the melody, multiple tracks for the notes of the accompaniment, another track with a sustain chord per bar, and another track with the melody harmony if Melody Harmony is On
4.33
2023-07-10
• Added the ability to export MIDI file with a Melody Harmony on a 4th track, when Melody Harmony is On.
• Fixed crash when playing a motif after coming back from Arrangement Screen where Arrangement has a single section and the name of the file contains a “/“
• Fixed crash that can occur when programming some 7th chords with inversions and using Guitar Voicing.
4.29
2023-05-04
• Fixed crash when pressing Cancel on the Save Motif popover screen.
• When playing an arrangement in the Main Screen, the current section's motif name, key and scale are now displayed.
4.27
2023-04-28
• Added new Accomp Guitar Voicing Setting (Chord Accompaniments Only). When this setting is On and the accompaniment is a chord accompaniment (either randomly chosen or selected in the Accomp Style), the chords generated will have a guitar voicing using the first four frets of the guitar (notes from E1 to G#3). When this setting is Off piano chord voicing will be used.
• Fixed issue for motifs saved before version 2.26. If a motif has Melody Swing Rhythm enabled the app can crash when either loading or playing the motif.
4.24
2023-03-18
• Added 5th interval harmony as an option for the Melody Harmony setting.
• Enhanced chord progression generation algorithm for random motifs.
• Fixed issue with layout in Programmed Progression window where options scroll window wasn't resized correctly (AUv3 MIDI Plug-In only)
• Fixed issue where when using Start Delay the Time display was jumping for BPMs less than 60 BPM.
4.23
2023-02-16
• Added a Host BPM multiple to be used when in Sync Mode. When the multiple is used, the app's BPM will be a multiple of the Host's BPM. The possible multiples are: 1/4x,1/2x and 2x. (AUv3 MIDI Plug-In only)
• Added the App Version to the manual. The manual can be accessed by pressing the Help button.
• Fixed issue where when the Min Bass Interval was used, some accompaniment arpeggio notes would not play in the correct octaves.
4.2
2022-09-27
- Fixed issue where in some rare cases when instantiating Piano Motifs, the BPM and the Time Signature weren't synchronized with the host.
3.4
2022-05-21
• Added bpm to the song attributes in the Audition Screen.
• Improved the internal repeat sequence algorithm.
• Fixed issue in the Program Chord Progression Screen for iOS15. In light mode, the background for the chords in the progression was white.
• Fixed issue in picker views with selections that brought up popup windows. When selecting an adjacent row, sometimes a popup window would be brought up incorrectly.
• Fixed issue where BPM knob would be unlocked before it was updated when a motif ended. If the user started moving the BPM knob quickly after a motif ended, the app would bring the value back to the original value, causing jumps in the values of the BPM knob.
3.0
2022-04-30
Completely new and redesigned UI and workflow.
2.61
2022-03-15
• New Root Melody Harmony Mode. When the Root Harmony Mode is selected the root note of the bar chord is used as a harmony note for random notes of the melody.
• New options for the Arpeggio Sequence Accompaniment Style. You can now select to have a random triad note (T) or a random scale note (R) as part of the arpeggio sequence. This option adds variation for each arpeggio of the motif.
• Added the ability to change MIDI Out channels for an arrangement section's melody and accompaniment. This option will only be available when the MIDI Out IAP has been purchased.
• Added a percentage indicator for the Melody Note Frequency Slider.
• Fixed crash that can occur when the Accomp Rest Every N Bars is used, or some internally generated accompaniments are used.
• Fixed issue with 3rd track having the incorrect chord when using the Slow Arpeggio Accompaniment Style and Programmed Chord Progressions.
• Minor bug fixes and improvements.
2.58
2022-02-20
• New Chord & Arpeggio Accompaniment Style. This accompaniment will be a combination of a random arpeggio and a chord played on either the front or the back end of the bar. When this option is selected a popup screen will be displayed which will allow you to specify if you want the chord to be played on the front or the back end of the bar.
• Fixed problem with some chord syncopated accompaniments when using multi chord bars in programmed progressions.
• Changed name of User Arpeggio Accompaniment Style to Arpeggio Sequence.
• Minor bug fixes and improvements.
2.56.1
2022-01-17
• Fixed crash that occurs when using the multi-bar sustain option for the chord/bass sustain accompaniment styles when random chord progressions are used.
2.55.1
2022-01-15
• New Pedal Point Arpeggio Accompaniment Style. This accompaniment will be a random arpeggio where the scale tonic or dominant tones will be played either on the even or odd beats of the bar. When this option is selected a popup screen will be displayed which will allow you to define what tone you want and on what beat (even or odd) of the bar you want it played.
• Added the ability to have a multi bar sustain for the Chord Sustain and Bass Sustain Accompaniment Styles. When enabled a multi bar sustain chord or bass will be played when consecutive bars have the same chord.
• Added new chord progressions for randomly generated motifs.
• When MIDI Out is enabled, the chords in the Program Chord Progression Screen will be played on the Accompaniment MIDI channel.
• Fixed issue with anchor of option menu when selecting a motif in the Library on iPads.
• Fixed issue with incorrect motif name in Arrangements when motif has been renamed.
• Fixed issue with incorrect author name for an Arrangement.
2.54.1
2021-12-17
• Added new Slow Arpeggio Accompaniment Style. This accompaniment will produce a random arpeggio with quarter and half notes. When selecting this accompaniment you can determine if you want to have rest bars (even or odd bars) or not.
• Fixed crash that occurred for motifs with bass or drone accompaniments that were being used on an arrangement and a third track was being generated (when exporting to MIDI or when using MIDI Out)
• Fixed crash that could occur when using more than 2 silent bards in a chord progression.
2.46
2021-09-24
• Added section trim functionality for arrangements. You can now trim motifs when arranging them.
• New combination of arpeggio/bass or arpeggio/chord for randomly generated accompaniments.
• Added an icon above the motif label to indicate that the motif is being played using MIDI Out.
• Fixed bar display for motifs with melody swing rhythm.
• Fixed crash when editing an arrangement that uses silent bars.
2.15
2021-01-06
• New programmable melody constraints:
- In Scale Only: melody will only play notes in the scale defined by the key of the motif.
- Pentatonic: melody will only play notes from the pentatonic scale defined by the key of the motif.
- Chord Triad: melody will only play notes belonging to the current chord triad in the motif.
2.14
2020-12-05
• New option to save motifs as 2 separate MIDI files: one for melody and one for accompaniment.
• Removal of unnecessary MIDI files in device storage
• New chord progressions
2.13
2020-11-20
• Added chord inversions. Please note that chord inversions are only applied to bass and chord accompaniments, not arpeggio accompaniments.
• Added chord progressions.
2.11
2020-11-11
• You can now program chord progressions in more scale modes: lydian, mixolydian, dorian and phrygian
2.10
2020-11-09
- Fixed issue where selecting an accidental key signature when programming chords would cause a crash.
2.7
2020-09-26
• Added the ability to lock a motif's chord progression (with its key, scale, time signature and accompaniment) so that the next generated motif can use it again.
• Added programmable accompaniment styles. Seven different accompaniment styles are now available.
• Removed info button. All motif information and button labels are now displayed by default.
• Fixed iOS 14 issue where BPM slider was defaulting to minimum value and not the default value of 120 BPM.
• Optimized MIDI Out MIDI Note Off messages at end of a motif.
• Added chord progressions.
2.5
2020-09-15
• Added 2/4 and 6/8 Time Signatures
• Refined algorithms for modal scales
• Added chord progressions
2.4
2020-09-04
• Added Phrygian and Lydian scale modes
• Added secondary dominant chords
• Added new chord progressions
2.3.5
2020-08-28
• Added the ability to program the number of bars for a motif.
• Added the ability to rename library files.
• Added the ability to sort library files alphabetically or by date.
• Removed extended BPM mode, it is now the default.
• Fixed audio file sample rate issues.
• Fixed issue with incorrect file name being saved in some cases.
2.2.1
2020-08-18
• Ability to automatically append key, scale and bpm to motif name when saving it.
• Ability to change BPM when MIDI Out is enabled and Piano Motif is playing loops. The BPM will change on the next loop play.
• Added key and scale signature as a metadata event to exported/shared MIDI files.
• Control for maximum note duration (Any, 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8).
• BPM is now always displayed
• Added new chord progressions
2.0
2020-08-05
• New In-App Purchase for MIDI Out connectivity. Play the music generated by Piano Motifs on your favorite synthesizer, DAW, a connect/route/mix app like AUM, or any app that has Virtual MIDI Destination (MIDI In) capabilities. New functionality allows for setting Piano Motifs in loop mode, delaying the start of a motif, and programming MIDI channels for melody and accompaniment independently. IMPORTANT: Before purchasing, please be aware that Piano Motifs DOES NOT OFFER Ableton Link functionality.
• Save button is now available when playing a new motif.
• Add7 chords can now be major or dominant 7th.
• Ability to generate two passing notes at beginning or end of chord triad.
• Added new chord progressions.
1.10
2020-06-27
• Added Swing Rhythm option for melody.
• Added chord progressions with modal mixture (Andalusian, Picardy Third, Major Flats).
• Added MIDI Loop Ready mode.
• Export MIDI and skip available at any time when a motif is being played. This is now the default.
• Added new arpeggio accompaniments (varying 3rd tone with suspended tone - 2nd or 4th).
• Settings popover window is now scrollable, better suited for smaller displays and landscape mode.
• Fixed issue with truncated audio file after a previous skip.
• Fixed note length issues in waltz and waltz polka accompaniments.
• Minor fixes and improvements.
1.9.1
2020-06-10
• Added the ability to select a minimum and a maximum octave for the motif.
• All user settings are now fixed until the user changes them.
• Added a button to be able to export MIDI without having to listen to the whole motif.
• Added new preset accompaniments.
• Fixed some Dorian chord progressions that contained Major chords only.
• Modified the octave calculation for all accompaniments.
1.7
2020-05-28
• New extended bpm mode. In this mode the beats per minute of a motif can go down to 20 bpm.
• Fixed issue with help overlapping help labels.
1.5
2020-05-15
• Added new skip button that allows stopping a new motif being played and getting ready to generate a new motif
• Added key, scale, time signature and bpm information when the help button is on.
• Added bpm label for the tempo slider when the help button is on.
• Fixed bpm issues when exporting to MIDI.
• Added Dorian scale support and Dorian scale chord progressions
1.4
2020-05-10
• Added a help button that enables help labels
• Added new melody rest patterns
• Added new preset chord progressions
• Minor fixes and improvements
1.3
2020-05-01
• Added support for the Mixolydian scale
• Added new preset chord progressions
• Added new arpeggio accompaniments
• Added new rest pattern