Fernando Morales has released a maintenance update for Piano Motifs with new additions and fixes, currently available for only $3.99 with optional in-app purchases that unlock MIDI out, AUv3 support and a tip jar.
What’s new in version 4.50:
- New Melody Chords Accompaniment Style. The accompaniment will consist of chords which will be determined by the melody note that is being played on a beat. A chord will be played if the melody note falls in the triad of the chord for the bar. The chord will have an inversion such that the lowest note of the chord is the note being played by the melody.
- Refined both the Melody and Accompaniment Arpeggio algorithms for more variety.
- Added new accompaniments for randomly generated motifs.
- Added automatic scrolling to the last viewed page of the manual.
- Fixed issue when instantiating a new instance of PM in Sync mode, the Sync button wasn’t highlighted. (AUv3 Only)
Piano Motifs is an app that generates short, original, beautiful melodies. With Piano Motifs you can:
- Create original, catchy and inspiring MIDI loops at the touch of a button.
- No musical knowledge or skill is necessary to create completely new and original music. Piano Motifs is the simplest way to generate your own music.
- There are no preset melodies. Melodies are generated algorithmically. The melodic possibilities are endless.
- Set the music tempo or select the key, scale, time signature, octave range, number of bars, melody constraints, melody note frequency and accompaniment style for your motif.
- Option to generate Swing rhythm for the melody, either Shuffle or Hard Swing.
- Program your own chord progressions and let Piano Motifs generate an accompaniment and melody for them.
- Generation of a 3rd track with the option of it being a sustained chord per bar, sustained chord per multiple bars or a drone tone. Ideal for strings, choirs or pads.
- Arrange your motifs to create longer musical pieces. Create your own song structures using different motifs for different song sections. Shift octaves or semitones on the different sections of an arrangement.
- Choose from 20 different kinds of accompaniment styles.
- Define your arpeggio accompaniments.
- Choose from 9 different kinds of melody constraints.
- Major, Minor, Lydian, Mixolydian, Dorian, Phrygian, Harmonic Minor and Phrygian Dominant scales supported.
- Program the maximum melody note length.
- Replay music at different tempos.
- Name and save your favorite motifs.
- Save your motifs as MIDI files so you can edit them or add more instrumentation to them on your favorite Digital Audio Workstation (DAW).
- When exporting a MIDI file, export with a third MIDI track with a sustained chord per bar, sustained chord per multiple bars or a drone tone. Ideal for synth pads, strings or chorus.
- Incorporate the MIDI file in your iOS production workflow.
- Share audio or MIDI through iMessages, e-mail, Whatsapp or AirDrop. Save audio or MIDI to your device’s file system.
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