u/opsGordon

New app - Sessions Nano - now in beta

New app - Sessions Nano - now in beta

Sessions Nano is a streamlined AUv3 host for iPhone and iPad.  It distills the DNA of our Sessions Pro app into a more compact design that’s perfect for the smaller screen.

Sessions Nano is now in beta - and we're looking for testers. If you're interested, please visit our website and sign up for the TestFlight...

https://www.openplanetsoftware.com/sessions-nano/

Thank you!!

u/opsGordon — 1 day ago

iPhone as a platform for making music?

What are your thoughts on the iPhone as a platform for making music compared to iPad?

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u/opsGordon — 22 days ago

There's 20% off the 'Sessions Pro' plug-in host this weekend

Get 20% off Sessions Pro this weekend to celebrate the end of the World Cup!

Whether you love football or hate football, it's an excuse to save money and get a fun, new music making app on your iPad! ⚽️⚽️⚽️

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u/opsGordon — 1 month ago

How do you like to buy your music apps?

In 'the old days', before the App Store, you would buy software and could generally continue to use it forever. If the developer released v2.0, you could choose to buy the upgrade a discounted price if the new features appealed to you.

On the App Store that paid upgrade model is not really available. There are four main options available to App Store customers:

  1. Pay??? No way, I only use free apps!

  2. Free download with in-app purchase to unlock features

  3. Free download with a monthly / annual subscription required to keep using it

  4. Pay once upfront before downloading

How do you prefer to pay for your iPad apps and why?

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u/opsGordon — 1 month ago

I made Grooves - a Song Speed Changer for musicians, dancers and fitness enthusiasts

As a keyboard player I often want to play along with my favourite songs but I can't always play that fast!  So, I built the 'Grooves: Song Speed Changer' app...

Maybe you’re trying to learn a tricky guitar riff or figure out a new dance routine. Or maybe you want to change the speed of your favourite tracks to lock into the rhythm of your fitness workout.

Grooves gives you control over the playback speed - without affecting the pitch - of any song streamed from Apple Music or stored in the Music app or Files app.

There's more than just speed control - the app lets you select and loop a section and you can organise your songs into Setlists. There's even an Apple Watch remote control app so you can change speed without reaching for your iPhone.

You can find the Grooves on the App Store.

u/opsGordon — 1 month ago

I made Grooves - a Song Speed Changer for musicians, dancers and fitness enthusiasts

As a keyboard player I often want to play along with my favourite songs but I can't always play that fast! So, I built the 'Grooves: Song Speed Changer' app...

Maybe you’re trying to learn a tricky guitar riff or figure out a new dance routine. Or maybe you want to change the speed of your favourite tracks to lock into the rhythm of your fitness workout.

Grooves gives you control over the playback speed - without affecting the pitch - of any song streamed from Apple Music or stored in the Music app or Files app.

There's more than just speed control - the app lets you select and loop a section and you can organise your songs into Setlists. There's even an Apple Watch remote control app so you can change speed without reaching for your iPhone.

You can find the Grooves on the App Store.

https://preview.redd.it/tp2vmin5wdch1.png?width=2000&format=png&auto=webp&s=b860217ea34b37d7d4d4582b5e612d62aec9df37

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u/opsGordon — 1 month ago

I made a plug-in host app for performers and producers

I’m a keyboard player, music tech geek and one of the developers of the 'Sessions Pro' plug-in host app which might be of interest to you all here.

Sessions Pro has been built for live players and producers who create music ’in the moment’.

Key features include:

  • High performance, low latency, multithreaded audio engine made exclusively for iPad and Mac.
  • Live mixer with audio and MIDI channel strips, sends, auxes and side chains.
  • Hosts Instrument, Audio FX and MIDI FX AUv3s.
  • Flexible MIDI routing between channels strips.
  • MIDI layers and splits for keyboard players.
  • Twelve independent Scenes with seamless transitions.
  • Plug-in Widgets simplify access to plug-in parameters.
  • Single-knob, multi-parameter Macros for flexible control.
  • Use external MIDI controllers and pedals to switch Scenes, adjust Macros and more.
  • Play backing tracks, stems and loops.
  • Always-on recorder with continuous, automatic background recording so you can review and save the last 15 minutes of creative genius at any time.

No one likes subscriptions so we’ve gone with an ‘old-fashioned’ upfront, one-time payment that gives you both the Mac and iPad apps.

A free trial and lots of tutorial videos are available on the website:

https://www.openplanetsoftware.com/sessions/

Enjoy! And please ask me any questions or give feedback.

u/opsGordon — 2 months ago