# Polytempo Music — Mobile

> Interactive 3D symphony exploring music as a spatial, multi-path entity. (iPhone/iPad app by Brian J Baumbusch.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/polytempo-music/id6624294561 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Brian J Baumbusch](https://appshunter.io/developer/1760425199)
- Category: Music, Music, Games
- Price: $8.99
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 6 App Store ratings · 2 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 1.4 GB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2024-08-21
- Data updated: 2026-06-11
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/polytempo-music/id6624294561/reviews.md

## What is Polytempo Music?

Have you ever wanted to go inside a piece of music and look around? Welcome.

Welcome to the first-ever interactive 3D symphony, where you will experience music as a 3D entity that moves around you. Choose your path around an orchestral galaxy of musical streams and marvel at the once invisible waves of music as they pulsate around you like a flock of starlings painting patterns in the sky. 

Recorded by the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, Brian Baumbusch's album-length composition is both visceral and therapeutic, hypnotic and deeply emotional. In this orchestra of clarinets, oboe, violins, viola, cello, double bass, piano, vibraphone, harp and guitar, you will be able to choose what instruments you wish to hear at any point throughout the symphony, dividing space and time like the many-worlds theory of quantum physics. 

Drawing from minimalism, classical music, and even Balinese gamelan music, Baumbusch's music is celebrated for being "inconspicuously complex" (Other Minds), "intense, simmering, and arresting" (NY Times) and "maddeningly beautiful" (The Washington Post).

Fly around the stage of this 3D album and the spatial audio will immerse you in a true science fiction, where each decision splits time into a new universe: polytempo music.

## Key features

- Interactive 3D music visualization
- Spatial audio immersion
- Choose your path through musical streams
- Isolate and focus on individual instruments
- Album-length composition exploration
- Inspired by minimalism and gamelan

## Recent user reviews (2 of 2)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/polytempo-music/id6624294561/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Stunning piece, amazing app

*2024-09-18*

Just as a composition, ‘Polytempo Music’ stands handsomely on its own. But this interactive app, which allows the user to literally look inside the music, is an amazing achievement. There’s just nothing else like this out there. Composer Brian Baumbusch’s patented “sound choreography” brings the piece’s rhythmic relationships vividly to life in full color. You can even remix the music in real time!! Highest recommendation.

### 5/5 — Incredible

*2024-08-23*

It is an amazing experience to be be in the inner workings of a symphonic concert, moving around the virtual stage while choosing the instruments I want to be close to while watching the incredible graphics that pulsate and leave their colorful streams for each instrument. The compositions are beautiful!

## Frequently asked questions about Polytempo Music

### What is Polytempo Music?

Polytempo Music is an interactive 3D symphony app that allows users to experience music as a spatial, multi-path entity. You can explore an orchestral galaxy and choose which instruments you wish to hear.

### What kind of music is featured in Polytempo Music?

The app features an album-length composition by Brian Baumbusch, drawing from minimalism, classical music, and Balinese gamelan. It is performed by the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players.

### What devices does Polytempo Music support?

Polytempo Music is available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod. It utilizes spatial audio for an immersive experience.

### How much does Polytempo Music cost?

Polytempo Music is a paid application, priced at $8.99. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements.

### Is Polytempo Music suitable for children?

Polytempo Music has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for younger audiences. The app offers a unique and engaging way to explore music.

### How often is Polytempo Music updated?

The latest version of Polytempo Music is 2.0, released on December 4, 2024. Updates are provided by developer Brian J Baumbusch.

### What are the key musical elements in Polytempo Music?

The composition includes clarinets, oboe, violins, viola, cello, double bass, piano, vibraphone, harp, and guitar. Users can choose to focus on specific instruments.

### Does Polytempo Music have ads?

No, Polytempo Music does not contain advertisements. It is a paid application designed for an uninterrupted immersive experience.

## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 2.0 — 2024-12-04

Fixed VFX trail to support iOS 18.

### 1.6 — 2024-08-21

No release notes.

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