Published on 26th July 2022

A Huge Update For Xequence 2 MIDI Workstation

Seven Systems Cross-Platform Media Limited have launched a huge update for Xequence.

What’s new:

MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression) Suport (In-App Purchase):

Per-note controller data can be recorded, played back & edited, including editing individual notes and using all regular controller editor tools to edit only that note’s expression data
The Pianoroll Editor is fully aware of MPE data attached to notes and all edits to notes (movement, length changes, deletion, duplication etc.) will be applied to any attached MPE controller data automatically. When selecting notes, their controller data is shown on each note
The quantization engine is fully MPE aware and will map MPE data as appropriate when quantizing notes
Lower / upper MPE zones can be selected per instrument, including number of member channels
Extensive features for automatic (re-)mapping of channels to notes and controller data, configurable separately for recording, drawing, depending on zone membership, per instrument, etc.

Controller / Note Editing Improvements:

GHOST NOTES / CONTROLLERS: In all editors, any controllers or notes from other clips / tracks (configurable) can be shown greyed out as an editing reference
VERTICAL SCALE: Each controller can be assigned a custom “Display as” range (say, 0 to 20000 for a filter cutoff, or -48 to 48 for Pitch) which will be shown in all sliders, in the new vertical grid, etc. (of course, actual sent values are still in the usual MIDI range of 0-127 or 0-16383)
VERTICAL ZOOMING: The Controller / Velocity Editor can now be zoomed and/or panned vertically as well
Min & Max MIDI values (or single value) of currently selected controller or velocity data are shown for more precise editing
INTERACTIVE SCALING: Controller data can be scaled up/down (instead of only moved) interactively with 2 new vertical handles, superseding the “Process” -> “Range” tool
DIRECT VALUE ENTRY: Precise controller values can be entered directly to set or scale the selection. 14-bit values can be entered either as the full value or as LSB and/or MSB (the other 7-bit are kept intact)
ROBUST (N)RPN SUPPORT (In-App Purchase): 7 or 14 bit (N)RPNs can be set up, recorded, edited transparently, played back, sent live, & imported / exported via MIDI files. All configurable for maximum flexibility and compatibility
PITCH BEND now handled at FULL 14 BIT resolution

Improvements

SAVE and LOAD instruments (In-App Purchase), including MIDI destination & channel, sync settings, controllers, MPE settings & drum map
GRID snapping can now be toggled independently of grid display
Pianoroll / Controller Editor: The mode / data type dropdown now shows entries in color when the clip contains data of the corresponding type
Behaviour on launch can now be changed (“Restore last session”, “New project”, “Ask”)
Automatic clearing of controller data when touching ribbons while recording into the Controller editor can now be turned off in Settings -> MIDI / Recording -> Recording. Automatic clearing can now also be used for incoming MIDI controllers (from first event till end of recording, as there is no mechanism in MIDI to determine when a controller has been touched)
Arranger: Smart automatic track names for tracks that contain only controller data
CCs 0 and 120-127 can now be used
Various optimizations and user interface refinements
Further improve Xequence’s already excellent MIDI output timing
MIDI Thru now supports PolyPressure messages (Poly AfterTouch)

Miscellaneous

Ableton Link settings have moved to the Tempo dropdown
MIDI Sync now sends “Continue” instead of “Start” when Play is pressed
Added Factory Drum Maps: Reason Compact (Rytmik), DigiStix, sEGments
The “Multitrack Recording Source” section of the track menu is now only shown when MT Recording is enabled
Removed flashing of the “Draw” toggles as some found it distracting
Record quantization is now turned off by default in new projects
Updated Audiobus library for improved stability
Plus approx. 30 smaller tweaks & fixes.

More about Xequencer

This app is targeted at digital music production enthusiasts & professionals.

Xequence is a comprehensive, fast & reliable MIDI sequencer, editor, arranger & controller for iPhone & iPad.

Providing a desktop-class editing experience, it is the perfect centerpiece for a hardware studio, or for apps like AUM & Audiobus 3 to create a modular mobile music production environment.

Highlughts

Efficient & fast User Interface for an amazing editing workflow
Robust MIDI File Import & Export (notes, controllers, program changes, etc.)
Extensive support for MPE (In-App Purchase) with per-note expression data editing
Support for scales everywhere (keyboard, pianoroll, etc.)
Over 70 included scales in 10 categories
MIDI Time Stretching in all editors
Best-in-class MIDI timing and clock output
Full Ableton Link 3 support
Full Audiobus 3 support
MIDI In & Thru with re-channelization & re-routing
MIDI Sync Master (Clock/Start/Stop/Continue/SPP) to sync other DAWs & sequencers to Xequence, e.g. to use audio tracks, or external drum machines. Several options for compatibility

Arranger

Unlimited Clips
Unlimited Tracks
Unlimited Sub Tracks per Track
64 Undo/Redo steps
Flexible grid
Per-track non-destructive Swing & MIDI Delay
Linked Clips / Clones (editing the original changes all copies)
Powerful clip-based, per-track independent looping
Program changes
Selection tools: Marquee/Rectangle, Same Track, Same Instrument, Linked Clips, Invert, etc.
Editing tools: Create Copy, Create Linked Copy, Unlink, Split, Join, Convert loops to clips, etc.
Global clipboard, even between projects
Movement/Trimming Handles at screen edges for efficient editing

Piano roll editor

256 Undo/Redo steps
Scale-awareness (“folding”)
Relative or absolute grid (move by grid increments or snap to nearest grid lines)
Live MIDI previews of all edits
Selection tools: Box, Same Note, Same Key, Same Beat Position, Invert, etc.
Editing tools: Copy, Legato, Quantize, Quantize Ends, Octave +/-, Flip H/V (mirror), Fill clip with selection, etc.
Smart Draw mode: Touch to create, touch again to delete, drag up/down to transpose, drag left/right to change length
Global clipboard, even between projects
Configurable “ghost” overlays
Note velocities quickly adjustable via a handle, or editable like controllers, see below:

Controller editor

256 Undo/Redo steps
Selection tools: Box, Same Beat Position, Invert
Selection modes: Add & Replace
Editing tools: Copy, Reduce, Quantize, Compress/Expand, Flip H/V (mirror), Ramp (various curves), Fill clip with selection
Smart Draw mode
Note Velocities can be shown as controllers and edited with the same tools
Configurable vertical grid & value entry

Keyboard / Controller:

Scale-aware, very playable single or dual keyboards
Glide support
Adjustable key width
Velocity emulation (via vertical position)
Drum maps and pads, fully editable, 40+ factory maps
Touch ribbons for live control
Controllers can be moved by sliding (ribbon), device rotation (up to three axes at once), like a button (sustain pedal, “trance gates”), or by touching the keys at different vertical positions. All highly configurable.

Imstruments:

Unlimited Instruments (configurations for each target device / app)
30 definable Control Change (CC) slots per Instrument
Optional support for (N)RPNs (In-App Purchase)
Loading & Saving of instruments for re-use in other projects (In-App Purchase)
Compatible with virtually ALL apps and class-compliant MIDI interfaces

Various:

Audio or MIDI Metronome
Note chasing (notes play even when playback starts in the middle)
Controller chasing
Perfect song looping, no dropouts/jitter at loop points
Supports any time signature/BPM (fixed per song)
Includes PolyHymnia, an advanced Generative Music module
Light and Dark themes

For more information Xequence 2, click here:

Xequence 2

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