In this music production app, you can create and edit basslines and drum patterns using intuitive controls and preset options. Includes AUv3 support, Ableton Link, AudioBus, MIDI, and pattern chaining features.
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About Pure Acid
You can use Pure Acid app as a ready-to-go realtime musical instrument (groove box) in your jam sessions together with Ableton Link to synchronize it with the rest of your music gear. Its bassline editing system and randomization options will be handy to create unique groovy basslines easily. Realtime master effects with XY-pad controls can add expression to your live performance. You can also use Pure Acid with AudioBus, AUM or other IAA-supporting apps to create complex and interesting sound setups.
Features:
• supports AUv3, Ableton Link, AudioBus, Inter-App Audio, Core Midi, Virtual Midi In/Out, Bluetooth Midi
• AudioBus state saving support
• 64-bit sound engine
• Midi Learn
• Export to midi file
• includes Multiple Output AUv3 plugin with 6 audio output busses
Bassline Section:
• 2 classic bassline waveforms: Saw and Pulse
• classic knobs: Tune, Cutoff, Resonance, Env Mod, Decay and Accent
• Distortion effect with amount, HPF and Boost knobs
• filter LFO with rate and depth knobs
Sequencer Section:
• up to 12 bassline patterns can be stored in one preset
• up to 32 steps per each bassline pattern
• patterns can be chained together to create more complex patterns
• pattern Tempo and Swing parameters
• Gate parameter, which allows you to adjust bass note lengths
• Pattern Editor allows you to copy, transpose patterns, shift notes left/right, insert or delete a note, variate (randomize all note properties expect pitch), shuffle (randomize notes order only), reverse and compose patterns using Bassline Composer function
• onscreen keyboard allows you to enter bassline notes in a comfortable way. You can also record basslines in realtime.
Drums Section:
• 16 independent drum parts
• 35 different classic drum sounds with ability to tune your own drum kit
• each drum part sound has its own parameters: Tune, Decay, Attack/Snap/Color, FX A send, FX B send, Boost, Pan, Level
• up to 12 drum patterns and 4 drum fill patterns per preset
• 16 steps per each drum pattern, with ability to add 16 "backbeat" steps between main steps (32 steps per drum pattern in total)
• patterns can be chained together to create more complex patterns
• Swing and Flam features
• Total Accent part with adjustable total accent value can give you ability to "highlight" specific steps in your drum pattern
• new: step conditions for drum steps
Mixer Section:
• 2 mixer channels: Bassline and Drums
• Drive effect for each channel
• 2 send effect pedals: FX A and FX B
• 14 send effect types
• send effect can be routed to either master output, MFX or another send effect (FX A → FX B), which allows to chain several effects one after another
• MFX pedal with 22 effect types to choose from
• FX A and FX B send amount knobs for each mixer channel
• XY-pad on each effect pedal to control their parameters
• Master Limiter effect to prevent sound clipping
and more:
• Unlimited number of user presets
• 84 factory presets
• Audio export to wav file (16, 24 or 32 bit)
• Preset / Bank Share function
• Selectable UI color schemes with ability to adjust colors manually
• Can work either as a standalone app, or as AUv3 audio unit plugin
• Designed for both iPad and iPhone
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Reviews for Pure Acid
mFragin
Born Again
I was too late to get the Rebirth app before it was pulled, so I’ve been looking for something similar. This app is an improvement over Rebirth in many ways, especially in how it modernizes the programming process. I was wondering how the included examples got the sweeping effect, as you cannot record knob movements. The method here is to use the LFO. Set it at a low rate and it will give a nice sweeping effect to the bass line. Also included are conditionals to do things like having a crash cymbal only sound on the first of four times a pattern plays (1:4). Couldn’t find that covered online, so it took me a while to figure that out. This app is VERY well designed.
Amiantos
Wow!
This app sounds and works great. It’s a full standalone acid creation suite, you don’t really need anything more than this. But you’ll want to get a midi controller with a bunch of knobs on it so you can do the proper twiddling during performances. I wish it had midi thru, or it’s my failure that received midi clock isn’t sent back out the other end.