Description
★★★★★ Free!
★★★★★ Also available: PatternMusic MXXIV for iPad
Create compelling, original music on your iPhone® or iPod touch® with PatternMusic®. PatternMusic was designed to inspire creativity, learning and experimentation in music enthusiasts and experts alike.
PatternMusic is three music tools in one:
• Create songs intuitively using layered instrument patterns.
• Play an interactive polyphonic musical instrument with over 50 different voices.
• Jam along with your iPod® Music Library without leaving the app.
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"PatternMusic is like a beatbox for melodies."
"I've been using PatternMusic to write a song every day!"
"I'm a musician, but I've never been able to figure this stuff out before. This is amazing! Who knew?"
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- comments from app testers
What's inside PatternMusic:
• The Stage
- Intuitively mix and arrange your songs by moving instrument icons.
- Effortlessly add, duplicate and delete instruments.
• Multi-Touch™ Pattern Editor
- Easily create unique looping note patterns.
- Editor zoom - because not everyone has the same size fingers.
- Up to 64 notes per pattern via the scrolling timeline.
- Scroll through a 4 octave range for each instrument.
- Solo mode - focus on a single part of your composition.
- Dynamics for individual notes.
• Voices
- 50 instrument voices to choose from.
- Change voices at any time.
- A full drum kit and percussion set.
• Built-in Help and Tutorials
- A complete Help system is accessible throughout the app.
- Access built-in and on-line Video Tutorials without leaving the app.
• Instrument and Song Settings
- Tempo (including "tap tempo" for interactive tempo matching).
- Time Signature
- Scales - work within a mode and avoid "wrong" notes. (more than 40 scales available)
- Note length configurable from 1/16 note triplets to dotted whole notes.
- Looping control - infinite or counted.
- Configurable instrument start point.
- Swing - create shuffle effects.
- Transpose - up or down up to two octaves (an 8 octave total range).
• Song Management
- Auto-save - PatternMusic automatically saves your songs when you quit or when you are interrupted by a phone call, and it automatically restores your last session when you return.
- Manage your songs including song duplicate, rename and delete.
• Play along with your iPod Music
- iPod Music Library access and control without leaving the app.
• Small app download - you'll be creating music in no time.
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Visit www.PatternMusic.com for
- Information,
- Demo videos,
- Tutorial lessons,
- and answers to all your questions.
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PatternMusic is a U.S. registered trademark of Richard Lawler
Copyright Richard Lawler.
iPhone Screenshots
Customer Reviews
Good fun, good value for making music
I have tried a bunch of music apps, from Ocarina to some complex synthesizer apps. PatternMusic hits the right midpoint between simple fun that wears out quickly, versus a powerful complex musical instrument that is hard to get into . Unlike other apps I've tried, Pattern Music is pretty easy to start making music, but also has the depth to carry you through to doing real songs. A well-crafted user interface & a wide range of sounds. This ain't no ninety-nine cent one-trick pony. The price reflects the genuine value of the app.
Kind of Amazing
I expected this app to be like a mini-metronome or something. To my surprise and delight, Pattern Music is a full-featured music building program. Sure, it CAN serve as a metronome, but it's a full-featured one, with dotted half-notes and looping patterns. And that's just scratching the surface. Start adding some instruments, layer by layer, and Pattern Music allows you to build a sophisticated passage, sort of like a pocket-sized version of Garage Band (with a few less features, mind you!). I use it to play around with melodies, to build accompaniments, and yes, to noodle around with. All-in-all, I couldn't be more impressed. This one's well worth a look no matter where you are on your musical journey.
Awesomeness! A finely crafted and polished app. I could spend hours...
This is a really polished app. The developer really understands music creation and the iPhone. PatternMusic deftly combines simplicity with depth. Highly recommended!
- Free
- Category: Music
- Released: Nov 10, 2009
- Version: 1.0
- Size: 9.3 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: Richard Lawler
- © 2009 Richard Lawler
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.Requires iOS 3.0 or later
