Piano Motifs User Reviews

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Great app

Great app on my iPad, but doesn’t work at all on my iPhone. But 5 stars anyway for the dedicated developer, sure he’ll fix it

Response from developer

Hi Mango4two, Thanks for your review. The app has been tested on the iPhone as well, so I would like to know a little more about the problem you’re having so I can address it. The App Store is less than ideal for communication so please contact me at azul3dapps@gmail.com and I will try to get to the bottom of the issue you’re having. Thanks, Azul 3D Apps

Piano Motif-eriffic!

Wonderful midi generator, active dev, constant updates. The app that just keeps on giving and all it asks in return is for you to create great music. A must have imo

5 stars!

outstanding app!

INSPIRING

Piano motifs should be in the top 10 apps purchased by any musician for its tools, efficacy, inspiration, and updates

Essential

If you don’t have this in your inspiration quiver yet, GET IT

Wonderful App

Deep as you want to go with it, and the dev’s update schedule should serve as a model for the industry. Money WELL spent.

One of the best apps and developers on iOS

This app is too much fun. I can spend hours going down the rabbit hole creating new melodies. Thank you!

Unusable.

It crashes every time I try to use it. Avoid unless you want to waste your money.

Response from developer

Hi, sorry to hear you are experiencing crashes. I have not received any recent crash reports, so I would really like to investigate what is happening in your case. Crashes can sometimes depend on the host app, the settings being used, or the device and iOS version. If you have the time, could you please contact me at azul3dapps@gmail.com with these details so I can debug the issue and help get you up and running. Thank you.

Tremendous!

Deep app that produces very musical results. And it’s updated/added to on a super regular basis. Just buy it and see!

Brilliant but limited usability

I think the developer has got a wonderful product but if you want it to respond to a set of chords from another app you’re out of luck. The only way for it to play chords is to input them directly into Piano Motifs. Response from the developer about accepting chords via midi is ‘there’s no way to do that’ - which I find odd as I’ve used iBassist which can do exactly that - granted with pre-generated patterns but those can be changed on the fly.

I wouldn’t mind putting in chords for songs that use 4 chords that endlessly repeat (a lot of pop music is like that). But I have close to 100 songs that have up to 32 bars and multiple sections. And I already have those set up in another app. You can’t even copy and paste or import songs.

This is a great app for you if you want a totally unique random melody and accompaniment with a simple chord structure. There’s lot of music like that, and even some of the songs I do are like that. This is perfect for those.
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Would like to love the app

Can we please get native Garage Band support! I'm reducing my rating because I requested that over a year ago and no response from the developer. Yes I know that Garage Band doesn't support MIDI only but it's absolutely needed as the suggested (by the developer) work arounds DON'T WORK!

Excellent app

I like this app. It makes it easy to generate midi notes for piano roll patterns and use them for different auv3 synthesizer instruments if you unlock all features it makes it easier to run with midi connectivity in AUM. This is one of my favorite audio production tools I’ve found useful. Definitely a good app.
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It’s Just Great

Awesome app, it does it’s thing better and easier than it should.

Thanks for the many improvements, additions, and updates over the years 😎

Worth every penny

This little app truly unlocked a world of melodies for me. As a more rhythmic driven person, I always struggled to come up with decent melodies. Now comes Piano Motifs into my life and it is part of almost each of my jams. Be it as inspiration finder, or directly integrated in the final song, Piano Motifs amazes and moves me each time I use it. I also probably learned more about music theory while dialing in motifs than from what theory I’ve read. Thank you for making it and improving it continually, you are making my musical journey more joyful.
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Regular and Useful Updates

This app has been updated with new features on a regular cycle. I can’t think of another app that has such a track record of taking in user feedback and delivering new features. Most updates fix bugs… Piano Motifs provides more value overtime without asking for anything but demos of your work and the In App Tip jar to fund continued work. Always $4 (no sales) with $2 to add MIDI OUT and $4 to use multiple instances as an AUv3 MIDI app. Not sure if MIDI support is needed if you get the AUv3 IAP. Personally, I have tipped somewhere in the $20-30 range for various updates that just blew me away for their response to my requests and othe users at the Loopy Pro forum (was the AudioBus Forum). The developer is a regular poster there and always interacting with his customers… something few developers do because users can be difficult and not useful to sell more copies. This developer pleases his users and continues to (I hope) generate income to justify more features and fixes.
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Random Dice

Lifesaver for someone like me that is allergic to music theory. Opens up a whole new world of fun. Fantastic app for all levels!

IAPs...

Doesn't resize correctly in Groove Rider 2 😢

Response from developer

Hi, are you still having problems in Groove Rider 2? The resizing issue should have been corrected on version 4.97 of the app, please update to that version. If you have any other issues or questions please contact me at azul3dapps@gmail.com

Great but app crashes

Everytime I try to edit a chord progression by tapping in the slot banks, the app (standalone or AUV3) crashes. Did not find any way to contact dev, so I hope he reads this. But a great app and if the crash is fixed, I will revise my note!

This app is extraordinary

Much has been said already in these reviews. The app description says it all, but when you try it yourself you’ll be amazed at it’s depth and awesome versatility. It’s a generative app, but allows a tremendous amount of optional input to shape the results of it’s output.
A true interactive musical companion that can point the way and also let you lead the way into creative horizons.
Highly recommended for all current and aspiring musicians.
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Needs piano roll

Cool app but without any visual que as to what it’s doing, it doesn’t achieve its potential