No AUV3, forget it
This might have been good if they’d updated it to an AUV3 but unfortunately without that functionality it’s just a very dated looking UI with limited application.
Useful for multipart compositions
Update May 2023
Can you please answer this question.
QUESTION: How can we sustain a note instead of playing note to note.
I’ve sent emails and asked over a year ago.
Now your email doesn’t work.
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I think this is a fantastic app for compositions. I can’t figure out, though, how to sustain a note. Is this possible? If not, can you add this feature.
Can you please answer this question.
QUESTION: How can we sustain a note instead of playing note to note.
I’ve sent emails and asked over a year ago.
Now your email doesn’t work.
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I think this is a fantastic app for compositions. I can’t figure out, though, how to sustain a note. Is this possible? If not, can you add this feature.
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Response from developer
Each step can have a duration (gate) of up to 400% of a step length - you can use that to create sustained notes.
More than a traditional step sequencer
I haven’t found an end to what this can do
Response from developer
Thank you for your review. Glad you are enjoying sequencing
Very complex..but ultimately brilliant
Update to my first review……I set Quantum up as described in my previous review, I removed all synths, then launched iM1 in track 1 and made sure it was set to Multi mode (inside the app), then pressed Play in Cubasis3 and WOW….notes and drums flying around everywhere, it sounded like a full orchestra practicing because I never expected to hear all the sequencer parts playing at the same time. The 8 part multitimbral iM1 is the perfect companion to Quantum Sequencer, now all 6 sequencer parts CAN be heard at the same time, it’s just fantastic, well…..it will be once I set the sequences to harmonise with each other.
Worthy of ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Wed 20 July.
I have just purchased Quantum, I primarily wanted to use It in Cubasis3, and already I have spent what seemed like hours trying to get a sound out of it, all was lost until I opened Audiobus 3 and selected Quantum as Audio, then set Cubasis3 as out….success, but when I set up 3 synths in Cubasis, then create 3 separate step sequences in Q, only one of the 3 synths selected can be heard at a time!
A very complex and mind boggling app, and no doubt incredibly brilliant, definitely need to read the manual with this one though.
Worthy of ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Wed 20 July.
I have just purchased Quantum, I primarily wanted to use It in Cubasis3, and already I have spent what seemed like hours trying to get a sound out of it, all was lost until I opened Audiobus 3 and selected Quantum as Audio, then set Cubasis3 as out….success, but when I set up 3 synths in Cubasis, then create 3 separate step sequences in Q, only one of the 3 synths selected can be heard at a time!
A very complex and mind boggling app, and no doubt incredibly brilliant, definitely need to read the manual with this one though.
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Amazing but struggling with a couple of things
This review is just a rough recording of my experience with the apps, devices or combination(s) of devices & apps mentioned, made mostly without any technical knowledge of them.
It would seem that because the QUANTUM iOS MIDI sequencer does not by itself emit audio and therefore does not advertise itself as an audio source to the AUDIOBUS device (AU or APP) list, it is not detectable (or not recognized OR BOTH) BY AUDIOBUS as an audio source and where AUDIOBUS only makes the device currently generating the i/o data of a sequence rather than its audio emitting recipient (MIDI slave synthesizer etc.) available as an audio source it is impossible to route audio from instruments sequenced with QUANTUM iOS MIDI sequencer to recording, looping, sampling apps or built-in sound library recorders (AudioShare, AudioCopy, Flip, AUM, GarageBand, Xequence) WITH AUDIOBUS internally in iOS. This is of course a non-issue if you plan to work with external devices to record, sample or just amplify audio generated by instruments sequenced with QUANTUM iOS MIDI sequencer.
Independent of this, Quantum is AMAZING. The device has far more options, features and flexibility than I MYSELF will ever need in an iOS device, but it would be idiotic to cite that as a negative! Especially fun for note by note, parameter-locking or “vertical,” tracker-style sequencing. Well worth the investment of time and revenue but I would recommend primarily as an iPad app. In fact, evaluate it using an iPad before passing final judgment.
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It would seem that because the QUANTUM iOS MIDI sequencer does not by itself emit audio and therefore does not advertise itself as an audio source to the AUDIOBUS device (AU or APP) list, it is not detectable (or not recognized OR BOTH) BY AUDIOBUS as an audio source and where AUDIOBUS only makes the device currently generating the i/o data of a sequence rather than its audio emitting recipient (MIDI slave synthesizer etc.) available as an audio source it is impossible to route audio from instruments sequenced with QUANTUM iOS MIDI sequencer to recording, looping, sampling apps or built-in sound library recorders (AudioShare, AudioCopy, Flip, AUM, GarageBand, Xequence) WITH AUDIOBUS internally in iOS. This is of course a non-issue if you plan to work with external devices to record, sample or just amplify audio generated by instruments sequenced with QUANTUM iOS MIDI sequencer.
Independent of this, Quantum is AMAZING. The device has far more options, features and flexibility than I MYSELF will ever need in an iOS device, but it would be idiotic to cite that as a negative! Especially fun for note by note, parameter-locking or “vertical,” tracker-style sequencing. Well worth the investment of time and revenue but I would recommend primarily as an iPad app. In fact, evaluate it using an iPad before passing final judgment.
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It”s not monotonous!
This is my favourite iOS sequencer. It will run all my iOS synths and also hardware synths. It is comprehensive and a little bit of time spent on YouTube (The developers own channel or The Sound Test Rooms tutorial) and with the manual are worth it. It is a step sequencer, not a piano roll. I love it and I have purchased a few others over the years, but always come back to Quantum. I learn something new, every time I do.
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Very Deep
This is one where you need to read the Manual. (Very well written).
I learned the hard way! Purchased it, tried it, got frustrated and pushed it to one side.
Thanks to this prolonged lockdown - I dusted off some of my - pushed aside apps and took a second look. Well worth it - this one is a gem.
There are a few ‘look see’ Videos on YouTube but nothing will beat hands on - keep it simple at first Just Quantum and you favourite Synth on the desktop no need to use a DAW - But works equally as well in one.
This app goes way beyond your standard sequencer. Way way beyond.
I learned the hard way! Purchased it, tried it, got frustrated and pushed it to one side.
Thanks to this prolonged lockdown - I dusted off some of my - pushed aside apps and took a second look. Well worth it - this one is a gem.
There are a few ‘look see’ Videos on YouTube but nothing will beat hands on - keep it simple at first Just Quantum and you favourite Synth on the desktop no need to use a DAW - But works equally as well in one.
This app goes way beyond your standard sequencer. Way way beyond.
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excellent midi sequencer
an excellent midi sequencer, super comprehensive feature set, very creative workflow opportunities
Was sooo excited till I tried it :(
Its fun for sequencing other ipad apps but I was really hoping it would also work with an OSX MIDI Network Session like ALL my other midi apps do. BUT IT DOESNT (crying) It has so much potential too! Ughhhhhh.... Dying
Its basically useless to me as its unable to touch hardware synths and VSTs via my Mac as I'd hoped. :(
Devs PLEEEEEEEASE fix!
Its basically useless to me as its unable to touch hardware synths and VSTs via my Mac as I'd hoped. :(
Devs PLEEEEEEEASE fix!
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Has its problems
As a sequencer the ideas in it are good - ratcheting etc. It works fine controlling an iOS synth.
The problems start when trying to get it to work with a DAW on a computer. The Ableton Link feature is implemented in an incredibly confused and confusing way and even when the app claims to be running using Link it sends no MIDI to anything, anywhere. Live 10’s transport doesn’t work when using Quantum with Link either, so even if Quantum did send MIDI there’s no way to record it.
All the other ways to connect MIDI from an iPad to a Mac (cable, wi-fi etc.) don’t seem to work either and usually result in Live’s transport not working for playback or record.
What “help” there is is incomplete and useless for problem solving. Several hours searching on line turn up other people with similar problems but no answers that actually work.
A waste of money? No, unless you want to use it with a DAW or hardware synths. Which unfortunately I do. A pity because on the face of things Quantum is pretty much exactly what a touch-interface step sequencer should be - if only it actually worked properly.
The problems start when trying to get it to work with a DAW on a computer. The Ableton Link feature is implemented in an incredibly confused and confusing way and even when the app claims to be running using Link it sends no MIDI to anything, anywhere. Live 10’s transport doesn’t work when using Quantum with Link either, so even if Quantum did send MIDI there’s no way to record it.
All the other ways to connect MIDI from an iPad to a Mac (cable, wi-fi etc.) don’t seem to work either and usually result in Live’s transport not working for playback or record.
What “help” there is is incomplete and useless for problem solving. Several hours searching on line turn up other people with similar problems but no answers that actually work.
A waste of money? No, unless you want to use it with a DAW or hardware synths. Which unfortunately I do. A pity because on the face of things Quantum is pretty much exactly what a touch-interface step sequencer should be - if only it actually worked properly.
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Lacking inter app audio support
What a shame. This app is amazing, and I really wanted to get stuck in. But I think until it works in apps like AUM and Ape Matrix, Cubasis etc, it is pretty limited to just a standalone app.
Are there any plans to make this IAA/AU3 compatible? I really hope so, otherwise I think I’ll be requesting a refund. Thanks.
Are there any plans to make this IAA/AU3 compatible? I really hope so, otherwise I think I’ll be requesting a refund. Thanks.
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AUM support PLEASE
This app is bananas... so deep and flexible. My only wish is for AUM support.
Anthony’s masterpiece
All of Anthony Saunders’ midi apps are the best in their genre, but this one is his masterpiece. It’s my go to app when it comes to creating bass lines and melodies, and if you’re doing Berlin School or any kind of dance music it’s a must have app.
It’s on offer at the moment, and so it’s a complete steal. It’s one of the few apps I couldn’t live without.
It’s on offer at the moment, and so it’s a complete steal. It’s one of the few apps I couldn’t live without.
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Excellent
Professional and deep. :)
A Great One
Very cool sequencer with a ton of features that work. The app is solid and reliable.MIDI is very well implemented. I wish all the developers would get together and implement MIDI in a consistent way. Quantum is one of the good ones but there are so many that seem to have implemented MIDI as an afterthought even in apps where MIDI is a vital part. Very strange. The sad thing is that the way it should be done is obvious to anyone who actually uses it. Quantum does things the right way.
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Deeper than space
I am impressed with the potential of this app, and there is a lot to take in. It’s instantly fun to play with, although achieving something special will take a while. That said it is a journey worth making. Note, app support is via the little book icon at the top right.
Nic
Nic
Tangerine times 10
This is insanely good, with so many features that are just hiding in there waiting for you to understand. When I find a lil feature it makes me happy that this app dev digs the old school ways. It is way more than I thought at first.
Best sequencer on ios , bar none
There is nothing else that comes even close to the features in this sequencer. Take a look at the intro video on you tube, I guarantee you click buy now before it's halfway through...... I did, and am not disappointed. If you own a squarp pyramid... Throw it away you won't need it anymore.
Best iOS sequencer. PERIOD. END OF STORY
It works. Have yet to find something that crashes it. That alone is five stars. Continue on and learn the interface and you can do things as you like AND it gives you room to grow—w/a million options (maybe more?) per step. Initially that can seem like way too much. But once you have a sense of how to use those options you may not want to go to try anything else! And as for doing things as you like without being limited to the music the interface wants you to make (a M*****t specialty) that itself is an amazing feature. If you (1) really want to explore the step sequencer world and if you (2) want to see what that world can be if put into software then (3) this and Numerology on OS X are and maybe the the the apps to look at. And while Numerology on OS X is itself a wondrous beast (with about 20x the cost) there’s an “openness” to Quantum that N doesn’t have. It may simply be because there’s a little green bar on the right side of the screen—that little green bar lets you work with the entire range of MIDI (10 octaves?). Or, if you prefer, that little green bar can limit the note range to ONLY two notes a half-step apart! And of course it can limit the note range to all things in between. While I’ve written to the developer and asked for things I’ve like to see added, at the same time, I’m just as happy and maybe more than happy to watch over time to see what HE adds. Quality, stability, and creativity ooze and flow from this app! That’s in terms of what we can do with it and those little things that come from the developer .... like reliability and stability.
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GUI needs serious makeover
Doesn’t sync properly. Not user friendly. Too much menu diving.
Response from developer
Hopefully the new UI is more to your taste? Every function is a couple of clicks away. Message me if you are having sync problems - Quantum has many options for this.
