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1.0.6 has been submitted for approval! I’m very excited to get this into users hands since it offers a number of enhancements. Thanks to everyone who sent in their suggestions and everyone who has supported further development with their purchases. Users can expect to see the new version approved possibly by end of week or early next week (it’s hard to say).

• - New: Continuous scrolling
• - New: Scales
• - New Options: View snapping, note echoing in Pat Ed.
• - Added MIDI panic button
• - Removed quantize config item, use Snap button in Pattern Editor instead
• - Fixed various selection issues and inconsistencies
• - Editor triplet status now gets saved in Pattern info
• - Envelope Draw mode for modifying lengtth, velocity, and timing
• - Added UI button for no snapping
• - CC select by Value
• - Bug fix: Saving the song on leaving the app will now occur in a background task
• - Usability: Popup windows – allow click outside to close
• - Added URL scheme launching of Genome
• - Added snap size text on UI
• - Fixed selection / undo crash bug
• - Show +/- on pitch bend line
• - Added color coding on CC’s
• - Fixed inability to delete notes outside of the pattern
• - Made it easier to tap tiny zoomed out notes (for delete / drag)

If you haven’t seen it, I demo’d a couple features here:

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I thought I’d share a bit of what is planned for Genome MIDI Sequencer in the coming year. This is a rough set of goals and timing is still TBD, but this should give people an idea where the app is heading.

• Revamp Pattern Editor controls, make usability improvements. Additional options and better scrolling for the piano roll. This may include easier ways to toggle the grid, swing, and more editing controls (such as quick ways to modify note length, etc).
• Add file management. Must haves would be the ability to email a file and delete files. Nice to haves would be drop box support and ‘open in app’ support for midi files.
• Add virtual instrument tracks. A big goal of mine is adding a modular synthesis environment to Genome. This would allow people the flexibility to mix on board synths with external MIDI gear and apps.
• Add more OMAC stuff (such as a mixer that sends MIDI Vol / Pan, and an app quick launch bar)
• The ability to control GMS itself using MIDI, such as triggering patterns via midi
• Sequencer Page – Easier pattern duplication, delete, drag
• and of course bug fixes and stability improvements

I added a new item to the FAQ which I think bears pointing out since it’s a bit of a hair-puller:

Q: I’m trying to sync with another app but it’s playing at 2x the speed!

A: To understand why this is happening, you need to understand a bit about virtual MIDI ports. Genome creates it’s own Virtual MIDI port and will show up in other apps as ‘Genome’. Other apps will also generally create their own ports too and will show up in Genome’s list of MIDI destinations. If you have another app accept midi from the ‘Genome’ virtual port AND you choose to send MIDI to that App from within Genome, then you will be sending double MIDI messages. Either don’t accept MIDI from ‘Genome’ within the app or turn off that App’s virtual MIDI connection in Genome to fix the issue. It’s unintuitive, I know. Ideally all other apps would create their own I/O ports but Genome would not (that way you just pick within Genome which apps to send to), but there are some apps that don’t have their own virtual I/O’s (like Animoog) which is why Genome has it’s own virtual output port.

Another reason for double MIDI messages or messed up timing could be because you are using the Network session and virtual ports at the same time. If possible, use the virtual ports instead of the Network session, because it will have lower latency.

In other news – there is a new update to Genome coming soon. Just putting the finishing touches on it this weekend.

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It’s been a long time coming, but the next update will offer many improvements and fixes. Here’s what you can look forward to:

• Fixed: issues with recording chords
• Added: Audio latency configuration
• Changed initialization code (crash fixed?)
• Added support for Song Continue messages
• Added Support for Song Position messages.
• Song mode will set the song step according to the song position
• Fixed: app drops last note when first note is the same note
• Fixed: vel slider – updates whenever touch drags over even if not clicked
• Enabled midi keyboard while song is playing for CoreMIDI (not line6 mk I)
• Feature: Program change
• Add button for Insert Specific CC
• Add a button  for ‘Send it now’ (for cc, on insert specific panel)
• Remove/grey out ‘genome’ from list of connections
• Fixed issue with Genome’s virtual output not sending MIDI, made it so you can’t connect Genome to itself
• Pressing export inside the pattern editor exports JUST that pattern not all the patterns in that track
• Swapped dark / light colors on note rows for pattern editor (black keys are now black..)
• Track export now exports a Type 1 midi file instead of 2 for compatibility
• Fixed: when fully zoomed, can’t scroll to end of pattern
• Added Note range Select
• Added missing time bar selection ability for CC editing

We are in the home stretch now with the updates. We’ll post an update as soon as we have submitted it to the app store!