Atom | Piano Roll 2 User Reviews

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Crashes when saving session in AUM, iOS 12.2

Crashes every time I try to save my session in AUM. Does not save pattern and red lines appear across atom 2 in AUM.

Please fix. Thank you

Amazing midi editor

This app makes editing on the piano roll fun. Ive been frustrated so many times in cubasis 3 just tapping in hi hat notes one step at a time when you can just paste it all in one swipe!

Something i would love added would be strumming. Also why was the velocity “bars”, the little velocity “legs” at the bottom of the piano roll, removed? I see atom 1 had them, it would also be cool to have them added back as a simple on/off option but also be able to hide them from view whenever toggles on. Last feature i would love is to be able to paste steps through different notes instead of having all the pasted steps follow once you move up and down a note, that is a small feature i would only use for hi hat rolls for rap beats so its not a big deal.

This midi editor is already far better then anything we have on ipad daws with NanoStudio 2 being second so thanks again for this awesome midi editor!
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Worthy sequencer

I’ve had this over a year and am drawn more and more into it. It has an interesting triggering interface as well that I will explore. Has benefitted from some good tutorials which swayed my purchase. The UI is a bit clunky but that’s because so much has been packed into it. Build with musicians in mind and obviously responding to a lot offered back. Well done and thank you .
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good clip sequencer

this makes aum closer to being like ableton with the midi clip triggers, this is how I work I don’t prefer any other way than to use midi loops, 2022 is looking good for music producers I seriously looked at so many midi apps before I found this one when I should have found this one first😅

I want a Refund please

I cannot record in Cubasis 3 and i cant even open it on garageband. I really struggle to get money for such plugins, and was really excited about this one. This is the only present i got for Christmas (i was between this and Drambo) now i feel down and dissapointed. I don't need any support or any explanation on why this hasnt worked (i dont need to hear its cubasis or garagebands fault) i just want my money back please. Mauricio
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Great Solution for Sketching at the Piano

First, I must say that I’m continually impressed how well-implemented this app is. I think it’s the best there is, but there are a few thing I hope are improved. So I hope the app continues to grow and become even better.

Here is one of the key benefits of this app to me. I have my digital piano away from my computer, and only a small MIDI controller at my desk. So I wanted a good solution for quickly jotting down ideas on my iPad, either on the screen or using my piano.

I understand that this isn’t the main use case of this app, but it can work with a few limitations. I think this is an interesting usage scenario to explore, and grow the user base even further.

Here are a few suggestions that would make the app better suited for that:
1- Lack of support for chord entry in Step Input mode is a bummer. I think this is critical for sketching harmonic ideas quickly.
2- Adding standalone support with only a subset of the functionality enabled will eliminate the overhead of setting up an AUM session just to enter a few notes on a piano roll and save the idea as a clip for later use. It would be really helpful to have the ability to creat clips in the clipboard in a standalone mode.
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Velocity editing? CC editing?

Velocity editing is very poor.
CC editing is non-existent.
Best in class?
Clearly not.

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Long story short, no other piano roll on iOS comes close to this. My only suggestions are chord inversion options and to make the velocity function more accessible. Currently I don’t enjoy having to go through a couple menus to turn up/down the velocities of all the notes at once.

I can’t recommend

It’s difficult to use because for example you can’t zoom out and select an entire piece that is longer than about 40 bars; the software is very laggy; you can’t move notes to different midi channels easily. Maybe I’m a biff.

No support for iOS 12.1

It crashes while saving in AUM. Please fix.

Response from developer

Thank you for the issue report. It’s being investigated, and it’s not an issue on iOS versions since 2019. Apple’s recommendation is to keep iOS updated, to avoid many security risks with your device and data. Please consider updating if possible.

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