Cem Olcay has reduced the price of ShiftBud and SnakeBud for a limited time, each now only $3.99, (usually $5.99 each).
ShiftBud
ShiftBud is a random looping generative MIDI sequencer based on the eurorack module Turing Machine by Tom Whitwell.
It works based on the 16-bit shift register chips where it shifts its value on each sequencer step. However, you can lock the sequence in a desired length if you fully rotate the chaos knob to the left or right. If you introduce low amount of chaos, then the sequence “flips” occasionally and generate beautiful sequences. You can also produce random values if set higher amount of chaos.
The MIDI note generation can be in more than 110 scales plus your custom ScaleBud 2 scales. You can set the octave range, velocity or velocity randomness as well.
You can set the higher and lower bounds on MIDI Control Change generation as well as the CC number you want to control. It’s very useful on modulating synth parameters and you can even modulate the ShiftBud’s AU parameters as well.
You can create unlimited pattern pages on the lower left corner of the app and you can select the pattern with MIDI CC messages as well.
Please note that ShiftBud is not an audio app that generate sound. For the AUv3 plugin, you need a host app such as AUM, Cubasis, apeMatrix, Nanostudio, Beat Maker etc.
SnakeBud
SnakeBud is a 16-step AUv3 MIDI Sequencer with a 4×4 grid. You can set the note, gate, velocity and probability values for each step and you can also toggle them on/off.
It has 56 snake patterns for the sequencing on a 2-dimensional grid which differentiates it from the one directional sequencers. You can get 56 different sequences within the same grid.
SnakeBud has a music theory engine with 40+ scales which can be changed from the settings menu. You can lock the notes in a scale and you can change the scale even when the sequencer is running.
With the randomiser, you can randomise the notes, the snake pattern or all parameters at once.
You can save the current state in a pattern and create as many patterns as you want by pressing the plus button in the patterns section on the bottom-left side of the screen.
You can use SnakeBud as a modulation source with the MIDI CC sequencer. Just route its MIDI CC Output to your synth app and modulate their parameters with MIDI CC sequencer.
The AUv3 plugin exposes more than 90 Audio Unit parameters. You can control them or even automate them with the supported audio unit host apps such as AUM, Cubase, apeMatrix.
The standalone version of SnakeBud supports Ableton Link.
SnakeBud does not produce sound itself, it’s a MIDI app and requires an audio app in order to work. Just route the SnakeBud MIDI output to the audio app’s MIDI input and arm the sequencer.
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