Simple and Useful
Old review below: It took me longer than expected to find something simple to record a MIDI from my keyboard (Garage band will record, but can't export a MIDI). While learning piano, I want to both hear and visualize a recording (to see timing). This does exactly that; everything else I could find was far too complex and overkill.
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Highly Misleading
This app should be removed from the App Store - it's a complete rip-off. Says it's a MIDI recorder. It's actually a KEYBOARD ONLY midi tecorder. I attached my Akai MPD218 MIDI pad controller with the intention of recording a finger drum part only to discover the app does not support anything other than piano notes.
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Great app, works just as intended!
I’ve been going through so many different tools to find a midi recorder that also adjusts the pre-defined BPM within the .mid file. I believe this is the only app that will do it if looking for a “pocket” recorder.
Just had to plug my piano directly to my phone through USB B > USB C. Works like a charm.
Just had to plug my piano directly to my phone through USB B > USB C. Works like a charm.
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Perfect for ambient wIbbling for non piano players
Easy to use
CLEAN GUI
Ideal for playing around and capturing a good bit
CLEAN GUI
Ideal for playing around and capturing a good bit
Exactly what I’ve been lookin for!
I’ve been down many YouTube rabbit holes looking for an app that would record midi from my keyboard and output midi to a midi device. No thrills, no frills, does exactly what is says. Thank you!
Brilliant little app
Nocturne is great; its tiny footprint allows it to be on all the time, quietly running in the background. Its lack of un-necessary complexity means you can hear your midi keyboard without having to create a session in more complex software such as Garageband or Logic. While you can save/share 'recordings', its great benefit to me is that my midi keyboard is always on and audible and I can test ideas without having to mess around opening and setting up software. Highly recommended.
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It could be a useful app
But it is glitching.
The details: iOS 17.2 + Arius YDP 103 + wire
Good:
- The app found the device
- The app’s UI is intuitively clear
- The recorded file is possible to share/save outside the app
- The app can record longer then 1 minute of playtime
Not good:
the app…
- Records, but then plays with wrong temp (faster or slower)
- Records, but skips parts of played notes
- Records, but crashes when playing back
- Doesn’t record (fixed with restarting the app)
So I didn’t get any records I can use so far.
The details: iOS 17.2 + Arius YDP 103 + wire
Good:
- The app found the device
- The app’s UI is intuitively clear
- The recorded file is possible to share/save outside the app
- The app can record longer then 1 minute of playtime
Not good:
the app…
- Records, but then plays with wrong temp (faster or slower)
- Records, but skips parts of played notes
- Records, but crashes when playing back
- Doesn’t record (fixed with restarting the app)
So I didn’t get any records I can use so far.
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Easy and works great.
See the review titled "Simple and Useful". It says everything I want to say. Also, I use Nocturn on both my Mac and iPhone, and it works great on both devices.
Simple and effective
This tiny, amazing app does just what it says and is *exactly* what I was looking for when I found it—other offerings on full PCs weren't nearly as convenient as this.
There's something to be said for being simple and powerful, and this app says it all.
There's something to be said for being simple and powerful, and this app says it all.
Doesn't save a valid Midi file
Unfortuantely this app doesn't seem to save
Simple and Useful
It took me longer than expected to find something simple to record a MIDI from my keyboard (Garage band will record, but can't export a MIDI). While learning piano, I want to both hear and visualize a recording (to see timing). This does exactly that; everything else I could find was far too complex and overkill.
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Quits immediately
All the support seems to be for another of their apps, forscore. Not eligible for refund? Is this just scam? I’ve put too much time in already trying to get help. Beware
simple basic app...
... does what it is supposed to do, without much fuss or complexity. A note that rather than "save" your file you "share" it.
Awful - don’t waste your time
Dismal interface and buggy. The share feature doesn’t work.
MIDI support is unreliable.
Great idea, but without the promised external MIDI support it’s basically a very simple onscreen keyboard with exportable MIDI files. Not terrible, but also not what is advertised.
Would also appreciate support for combining the MIDI files into one large file and/or allowing a pause in recording on the same track so that coming up with ideas doesn’t result in several different tracks.
Would also appreciate support for combining the MIDI files into one large file and/or allowing a pause in recording on the same track so that coming up with ideas doesn’t result in several different tracks.
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Text annotation
Very simple and elegant app! But adding text information for a piece of recording is very limited. It would be better if it’s allowed to add some text description for each single track in a project.
Nice user interface BUT...
I can’t get the recordings off the App to use elsewhere, nor can I use Bluetooth keyboard to record
Ok but not great
Like the others I have found that the timing is off on recording and importing. I have noticed that the recording is about two clicks faster than the actual tempo that I played. If it was just a solo piece that’s not an issue but if I’m trying to line it up with other tracks it becomes an issue and I have to adjust it in post which is not ideal. I would be curious if the developers had any input as to why it would be several clicks faster in the recording?
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No Bluetooth support
Doesn’t pick up any midi signals via Bluetooth.
“Just connect your MIDI device to your iPhone, iPad”
I don’t see any option in the Settings to connect my MIDI device (in my case a Bluetooth wireless MIDI that is paired with my iPad, and is “connected”). All I see is a virtual keyboard.
The product description is misleading and if I don’t get the option to record using a digital keyboard (not a virtual keyboard), then I should not even be paying for this app.
It’s too bad because I’m one of the earliest owners of ForScore and I expected the quality of Nocturne to be on par as ForScore.
The product description is misleading and if I don’t get the option to record using a digital keyboard (not a virtual keyboard), then I should not even be paying for this app.
It’s too bad because I’m one of the earliest owners of ForScore and I expected the quality of Nocturne to be on par as ForScore.
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