OCTACHRON MIDI Drum Sequencer

OCTACHRON is a very flexible iOS MIDI Drum Sequencer with up to 16 tracks and rich modulation and sequencing capabilities. It is optimized for drums, but also a lot of fun for basic melody lines. It works standalone or as AUv3 MIDI plugin in your favorite iOS DAW or mixer. (E.g. AUM, Logic Pro, Cubasis, Beatmaker, ApeMatrix, Groove Rider, Nanostudio and more (not GarageBand))


PRESS REVIEWS

- “OCTACHRON is almost perfect now” (haQ attaQ)
- “Favorite MIDI Sequencer - User's Choice Award 2022” (iOS AUv3 Facebook Group)
- “An exciting MIDI sequencer with advanced features” (Synth Anatomy)
- “Particularly the probability parameters are a lot of fun” (Amazona)


!!! PLEASE NOTICE: OCTACHRON IS A MIDI SEQUENCER AND DOES NOT CREATE ANY SOUNDS OF ITS OWN !!!

We believe in specialization. This is why OCTACHRON is focused on in depth MIDI sequencing. Control your favorite iOS drums like Blip Box, Ruismaker or MV08, synths like Zeeon or Model D or any other hard- or software MIDI instrument with it.
iOS 12 or higher required. If used with a host software, this has to be compatible with the MIDI AudioUnit standard.


OVERVIEW

- Standalone or AUv3 AudioUnit
- 1-32 steps with flexible clock divider and custom time signatures
- Up to 16 mutable tracks with adjustable length
- Up to 8 chainable patterns (song mode)
- Swing with flexible swing grid
- Save, restore and export your pattern presets, MIDI files and MIDI mapping presets
- Parameter lock for velocity, ratcheting, offset, trigger probability, trigger condition, gate length and MIDI CC Modulation
- Scales generator
- MIDI control pattern selection, play and mute
- Customizable mapping and mapping presets
- Works iOS 12 upwards
- Optimized for iPad and iPhone
- Also compatible standalone with M Macs and Apple Vision Pro


LOTS OF MAPPING PRESETS FOR POPULAR DRUM APPS AND HARDWARE

- AR-909, Axxon 2 & Blip Box
- Dadamachines Automat, Digistix & DM1/DM2/Drumlab
- DrumComputer by Sugar Bytes
- EGDR 606, 808 & 909
- FAC Drumkit, Hammerhead
- Koala Sampler & Korg Gadgets
- MV08 & NS2 Slate
- Pure Acid Drums
- Ruismaker & Ruismaker FM
- SDS-X, Sitala & Splat-To-Clat
- VA Drum SM, VA Drum2 808 & 909
- Vatanator

- Korg Electribe EMX & ER-1
- Korg Volca Beats
- MFB 522
- Roland MC-101
- Roland TR-08
- Roland TR-707 & 727
- Roland TR-808
- Roland TR-909

Also save, load and share your own MIDI mappings ...


SMART RANDOMIZER

- Smart pattern randomizer
- Randomizer configuration per track
- Trigger mutation per track
- Mutation of internal and CC modulation parameters


PARAMETER LOCK

- Velocity and MIDI CC modulation
- Multiple hits per step with ratcheting
- Offset
- Trigger probability
- Trigger condition
- Gate length
- MIDI CC on every step
- 8 CCs per Track
- Mutation of Internal and CC Modulation


TRACK SETTINGS

- Assign MIDI notes to each track or use mapping presets
- Individual track length to create polyrhythms


LIVE PERFORMANCE FEATURES

- Instant pattern switch option
- Mute function per track to easily build up layers


CONNECTIVIY

- Sequence other standalone apps, AUv3 AudioUnits or external hardware via MIDI
- OCTACHRON derives its timing from the host application, its internal clock or via AbletonLink
- Trigger on different MIDI channels per track


NO TRACKING

- OCTACHRON works offline
- No push notifications
- No ads or in-app purchases
- No tracking tools
- Active on social media and in the mobile music community
- Ongoing development and support and many new features on the list


FOR MELODIC INSTRUMENTS GENERATE VARIOUS SCALES IN ALL KEYS

OCTACHRON is optimized for drums. But it also supports standard melodic scales like major, minor and also more unusual ones like mixolydian, phrygian and more ...