Skwitch Music

February 15, 2021

Added support for iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone mini.

October 29, 2019

New Features: * New iPhone 11 connectivity. * Full MIDI channel isolation for improved MIDI mapping. You can now choose to transmit a single control channel at a time to make it easier to select for mapping in third party apps. * New connection helper for use in environments with strong magnetic background. * New settings items, featuring a compass orientation selector that lets you turn orientation correction on or off. Turning orientation correction off may help prevent occasional drifting input signals on some older iPhones when used in proximity to strong magnets. Bug fixes & improvements: * Fixed bug that caused the app to crash frequently when in MIDI mode. * Manual connection override for improved connectivity with older iPhones. * Improved appearance in dark-mode * Fixed bug in iOS 13 that caused the vocal tract model to stop working * Corrected an issue where notes would get stuck when the app returned from the background in iOS 13. * Fix for font bug introduced with iOS 13. Known Issues: * iPhone 11 connectivity is currently optimised for use in non-magnetic environments and users may experience issues when using it near strong magnets or magnetic objects. It should be possible to workaround any issues using the newly added connection helper.

September 16, 2019

New Features: * New orientation video to help get set up quickly. * New touch dynamics added for improved responsiveness and note tracking. * New ways to play: touch and hold notes on-screen to keep playing without skipping to the next note - let go to progress. * Note auditioning in the Key/Scale selection to help choose the right key. Tap/hold the note name to play once/repeat the first note of the current riff in the chosen Key. Bug fixes & improvements: * Orientation bug fixed. * Improved connectivity for iPhone 8 / 8plus models. * Fixed bug that was causing the "Calibrating" popup message to display incorrectly as "No Skwitch". Known Issues: * iPhones 8 and older may occasionally experience a slowly drifting signal when strong external magnetic fields are nearby, requiring frequent calibration. Should this occur, try to identify the magnetic source (loudspeakers/steel bolts/fixings) and try restarting the app and setting up again somewhere away from the sources.

July 14, 2019

New on-boarding experience with interactive demo and improved connection assistance.  Bug fixes and improvements.

November 15, 2018

NEW Festive songs added with melody, harmony and bass parts. Try some Skwitch-carolling with friends! NEW Fully voice-over compatible. Various bug-fixes and improvements.

October 24, 2018

Fixed a bug that caused arpeggiator settings to be incorrectly saved/recalled when opening a saved session. Improved arpeggiator performance and various other minor bug fixes and improvements.

October 21, 2018

New riffs added. Improved connection and movement detection. Updated the connection/calibration screen with more detailed troubleshooting guidance. Bug fixes and improvements.

October 15, 2018

Fixed a bug that was causing the app to crash when attempting to load a riff with zero notes in it - the app will also now ask if you want to keep or delete riffs with zero notes. Added a fix for iPhone 5s users that will prevent crashes that were caused by a difference in the sensing and processing capabilities of this device. iPhone 5s users should now be able to attach and use Skwitch successfully, but some of the more advanced motion detection/calibration features are currently not working as expected on iPhone 5s and users will need to be careful to keep the device still after the initial calibration has completed. Depending on usage conditions, iPhone 5s users may also need to re-calibrate more frequently than users of later iPhone models. Guidance screen added to iPhone version of app running in legacy mode on iPad to alert users that the App will not run on iPad - should be installed on iPhone only. Added Jingle Bells riff.

October 3, 2018

NEW - Lots more riffs added and now organised by genre.

September 28, 2018

New sounds and riffs to try, increased sensitivity, improved audio engine stability and graphics performance. Audio improvements to: Vocal Tract physical model, low pass & formant filters, tremolo and vari-speed effects. Added timbral control to audio engine so can now vary expression by rocking contact point as well as by pressing harder/softer (this feature already exists when using MPE via Bluetooth MIDI). Fixed an issue where the audio engine could fail to run correctly on startup.