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Cem Olcay is working on something new, LoopBud

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  • Nice, looks like it will have the same CC pattern switching from his other apps, wonder what the Mode button does.

  • Only guessing... step record vs real-time

  • @0tolerance4silence said:
    Only guessing... step record vs real-time

    Yeah, this is what it looks like to me as well.

  • In before Atom 2?

    If this is a playable piano roll (arp-like thing that doesn’t require transport), I’m on it!

  • I think ATOM 2 will be 'obsolete' by the time it is released...

  • Would like to see follow actions for those patterns. I assume that they can be triggered in other ways like his other sequencers, but hoping that this can be done in this alone.

  • @RajahP said:
    I think ATOM 2 will be 'obsolete' by the time it is released...

    I doubt it. I don't think any other piano roll will have as solid/deep an editor as ATOM let alone the range of features.

  • So cool. I Really enjoy @cem_olcay creations

  • Looks good. Maybe I am hearing things but it sounded like it's playing back different to how the notes were played in?

  • Looks great, straight to the point. Pattern switching via midi I guess. Very nice modular approach.

  • @BroCoast said:
    Looks good. Maybe I am hearing things but it sounded like it's playing back different to how the notes were played in?

    Quantised probably

  • Looks like Atom2 Lite to me, which may work fine if Atom2 development continues on a slow boat (no complaints!). Personally, I think Cem could differentiate with an arp mode. That is, record MIDI loops or phrases and then play them back in arp mode (transport off; transposed within a set key etc). Kind of like Step Poly Arp Unit but with an easy way to record MIDI to a piano roll.

  • edited February 2021

    @lukesleepwalker said:
    Looks like Atom2 Lite to me, which may work fine if Atom2 development continues on a slow boat (no complaints!). Personally, I think Cem could differentiate with an arp mode. That is, record MIDI loops or phrases and then play them back in arp mode (transport off; transposed within a set key etc). Kind of like Step Poly Arp Unit but with an easy way to record MIDI to a piano roll.

    ATOM is a very deep piano roll editor, LoopBud focuses only recording and looping the MIDI in a very simple and fast way, while adding some interesting stuff like quantization, clock speed, add/new modes, focusing on a single bar and bar-looping.
    It's a very handy and quick app for the people who like to jam around with their MIDI keyboard!

    LoopBud's piano roll is just a visual, you can't edit the notes like in ATOM. However, you can export the MIDI and edit them in a piano roll editor!

    Yes, you can do arps by routing your MIDI through the ArpBud and then LoopBud! :)

  • This looks great!
    Perfect for working on compositions.

    Looks like there's a button on the top right that says "Add Bar". Hopefully that means you can choose the length of the loop you want to work with.

    Looking forward to its release. :)

  • @cem_olcay said:

    @lukesleepwalker said:
    Looks like Atom2 Lite to me, which may work fine if Atom2 development continues on a slow boat (no complaints!). Personally, I think Cem could differentiate with an arp mode. That is, record MIDI loops or phrases and then play them back in arp mode (transport off; transposed within a set key etc). Kind of like Step Poly Arp Unit but with an easy way to record MIDI to a piano roll.

    ATOM is a very deep piano roll editor, LoopBud focuses only recording and looping the MIDI in a very simple and fast way, while adding some interesting stuff like quantization, clock speed, add/new modes, focusing on a single bar and bar-looping.
    It's a very handy and quick app for the people who like to jam around with their MIDI keyboard!

    LoopBud's piano roll is just a visual, you can't edit the notes like in ATOM. However, you can export the MIDI and edit them in a piano roll editor!

    Yes, you can do arps by routing your MIDI through the ArpBud and then LoopBud! :)

    Can it be used without quantization?

  • @cem_olcay said:

    @lukesleepwalker said:
    Looks like Atom2 Lite to me, which may work fine if Atom2 development continues on a slow boat (no complaints!). Personally, I think Cem could differentiate with an arp mode. That is, record MIDI loops or phrases and then play them back in arp mode (transport off; transposed within a set key etc). Kind of like Step Poly Arp Unit but with an easy way to record MIDI to a piano roll.

    ATOM is a very deep piano roll editor, LoopBud focuses only recording and looping the MIDI in a very simple and fast way, while adding some interesting stuff like quantization, clock speed, add/new modes, focusing on a single bar and bar-looping.
    It's a very handy and quick app for the people who like to jam around with their MIDI keyboard!

    LoopBud's piano roll is just a visual, you can't edit the notes like in ATOM. However, you can export the MIDI and edit them in a piano roll editor!

    Yes, you can do arps by routing your MIDI through the ArpBud and then LoopBud! :)

    Ah, OK. Thanks for the explanation.

  • @espiegel123 said:

    @cem_olcay said:

    @lukesleepwalker said:
    Looks like Atom2 Lite to me, which may work fine if Atom2 development continues on a slow boat (no complaints!). Personally, I think Cem could differentiate with an arp mode. That is, record MIDI loops or phrases and then play them back in arp mode (transport off; transposed within a set key etc). Kind of like Step Poly Arp Unit but with an easy way to record MIDI to a piano roll.

    ATOM is a very deep piano roll editor, LoopBud focuses only recording and looping the MIDI in a very simple and fast way, while adding some interesting stuff like quantization, clock speed, add/new modes, focusing on a single bar and bar-looping.
    It's a very handy and quick app for the people who like to jam around with their MIDI keyboard!

    LoopBud's piano roll is just a visual, you can't edit the notes like in ATOM. However, you can export the MIDI and edit them in a piano roll editor!

    Yes, you can do arps by routing your MIDI through the ArpBud and then LoopBud! :)

    Can it be used without quantization?

    Yes, you can toggle quantization on/off. You can also set the quantization level from the settings menu as well!

  • I don’t think it is released yet right? Says i own all the cem apps

  • The beta on the release candidate already so it must be pretty close to appear in the store.

  • Video posted for the App store review team, so is probably close to release:

  • edited February 2021

    This actually looks very handy for recording / editing polyphony in Drambo. Drambo's sequencer is great for editing mono lines and percussion, but is far from ideal for editing polyphonic sequences. The simplicity of this app really appeals to me.

    edit: ah damn, just read that this doesn't do note editing. That's the one thing that Drambo doesn't do well that I thought Loopbud could fix. Just nudging or fixing a note here and there.

  • @aleyas said:
    This actually looks very handy for recording / editing polyphony in Drambo. Drambo's sequencer is great for editing mono lines and percussion, but is far from ideal for editing polyphonic sequences. The simplicity of this app really appeals to me.

    edit: ah damn, just read that this doesn't do note editing. That's the one thing that Drambo doesn't do well that I thought Loopbud could fix. Just nudging or fixing a note here and there.

    You don’t even need editing, trust me, you can just play and record it again because it’s just too easy and fun! Editing on a piano roll is not live-perform friendly, if you want to edit your LoopBud record, you can export your MIDI (LoopBud let’s you export your patterns individually or merge them together into one file, it’s up to you!) and edit them in your DAW.

    Another fact is it has tools like clear, undo, copy/paste/delete pattern and bar (you can even copy/paste patterns and bars between different AUv3 instances!) — you can do some sort of editing in the app :)

  • I’m excited!

  • looks great... _

  • @cem_olcay I hope the play record and mode functions parameters can be shown inside AUM for midi learn purposes. Loving the simplicity of this by the way. Great for simple lay downs.

  • edited February 2021

    Waiting on Apple review yet?? Its the weekend i need more apps LOL

  • @cem_olcay
    How many bars long can a single loop be?
    I like the idea of using two-instances then copying from one to the other for track building. That's an intuitive workflow.

  • edited February 2021

    @reasOne said:
    Waiting on Apple review yet?? Its the weekend i need more apps LOL

    Yeah I've submitted the app, probably will hit the store on Monday :)

    @horsetrainer said:
    @cem_olcay
    How many bars long can a single loop be?
    I like the idea of using two-instances then copying from one to the other for track building. That's an intuitive workflow.

    It's unlimited! You can add as many bars as you want. Also there are some AUv3 presets for 1/4/8/16/32/64 bar templates.
    But I recommend working with small bars (4/8/16) and multiple patterns. It's up to you though.

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