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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!

We’re hard at work on the improvements for 1.0.3. Here’s the list of planned features for the next update:

• Support for Program Change messages
• Support for Song Continue messages (Fix for sync with Logic?)
• Fixes to MIDI export. Track MIDI files will be Type 1 instead of Type 2 for better compatibility with Ableton Live
• Clicking MIDI Export inside the Pattern editor will now export JUST that pattern, instead of all the patterns on the track
• Fix for scrolling when fully zoomed in
• New dialog for ‘enter a specific CC value’
• Added ability to select a note range by clicking the note header area

Genome 1.0.2 has been submitted for review and will be available as soon as it’s approved. The final feature list is:

• Added background support
• Fixed bug with not being able to select pitch bends
• Revamped CC drawing
• Fixed some crash issues when switching between apps
• Fixed import bug with long MIDI file names
• Fixed issue with not being able to record notes in some circumstances
• Init song now resets song name too
• Added ‘open in Genome’ option for MIDI files (you still need to go to the track you want to import to and click ‘import’)

Genome MIDI Sequencer will be getting background support, improved CC drawing and fixes to MIDI recording. With ‘background’ support, Genome can continue to run in the background while sending midi sequences to other apps like NLog PRO and Sunrizer.  Additionally, you can record notes and CC’s from those apps while you play.  We will be putting together some videos soon to show it in action.

Realistically, users can expect to be able to control 2-4 other background apps at once before hitting the limit of what the iPad can do. More than that will probably require better hardware (iPad 3 anyone?). Still, it’s a step in the right direction.

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The aforementioned 1.0.1 updates are on the way and should be approved soon if all goes well. 1.0.2 is also being worked on now, features TBA.

Nice setup!

GMS does 8-bit duty

Sweet buchla goodness

We are currently working through the last few bugs with the 1.0.1 update. Here’s the full list of fixes and improvements:

• greatly reduced time between editing a pattern and hearing your changes
• fixed some timing issues
• improved network MIDI performance
• CPU optimizations (50-60% faster in some cases)
• fixes and improvements:
• fixed network MIDI disconnect / connect dialog issues
• Network MIDI hosts no longer automatically reconnect on startup
• adjusted octave label on pattern editor (-1 octave)
• added virtual i/o’s
• ensured note-offs sent on stop
• fixed issue with notes at end of pattern not playing
• fixed issue with CC drawing past edge of a longer pattern
• made changes to startup sequence (crash fixed?)
• fixed issue with black keys on keyboard not being hittable in some cases

We are very happy to see more people making videos of their GMS setups. Here’s a couple from yesterday:

Read more thoughts from the author on his blog.

And a second video:

BTW, you can try adjusting the grid size for denser CC recording.

Thanks for the videos, guys.