# Senode - Graph Sequencer — Generative Node Step Sequencer > Generative node-based step sequencer for complex music creation and live performance. (iPhone/iPad app by Sebastian Arnold.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/senode-graph-sequencer/id1298766877 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Sebastian Arnold](https://appshunter.io/developer/1298766876) - Category: Music - Price: $12.99 with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.60/5 from 35 App Store ratings · 31 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 11.0 · 11 MB - Released: 2017-11-07 - Data updated: 2026-08-04 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/senode-graph-sequencer/id1298766877/reviews.md ## What is Senode? SENODE is an innovative music app based on the idea of finite state machines. It works like a polyphonic modular step sequencer with probabilistic steps. This app is perfect for generative music and complex sequencing setups. Senode syncronizes its clock to Ableton Link or integrates as AUv3 plugin. All actions are MIDI bindable, so the steps can be triggered in real time from drum pads, sensors or other apps – a real live-performance instrument! "Senode is something quite different when it comes to sequencing" - Create Digital Music "I highly recommend Senode to everyone who is interested in generative music. It's such a fun app to work with!" - haQ attaQ "A Killer App!" - A4iRebirth CREATE COMPLEX SEQUENCES WITH RANDOMIZATION The core of Senode is a graph of nodes connected by edges. You decide if Senode acts like a simple vending machine or a complex pinball game. Each node triggers a sound when activated, while edges determine the direction of travel. Instruments are controlled by emitters which send their tokens onto the graph and generate MIDI signals. That means, you can compose a generative music piece for a whole orchestra using the graph notation and a couple of emitters! It gets more interesting if you add random directions or emit multiple tokens at different time positions. GRAPHICAL MULTI-TOUCH INTERFACE Compose and perform your music live using the intuitive multi-touch interface. Create, drag and connect nodes with multiple fingers. The on-screen keyboard helps you to visualize and edit notes easily. INTEGRATED SYNTHESIZER The standalone app contains a simple but powerful subtractive synthesizer with main OSC (sine, saw, square, noise), sub OSC (sine), 1-pole lowpass filter, stereo reverb and ADSR envelope. Try the demo patches to get inspired! MIDI CONTROL AND STEP RECORDING Use the step record function to create new nodes on the fly, from single notes or using the chord detection. Use a drum kit, wearable sensors or any other MIDI device to control the steps of Senode. Enjoy the unique experience of being your own clock! CONTROL MUSIC APPS AND EXTERNAL DEVICES Senode is the perfect sequencer for all MIDI-capable apps. Play in sync with other apps using Ableton Link. Integrate with your favourite DAW using the AUv3 plugin (in-app purchase required). If you connect a MIDI interface, you can even control your hardware synths with the app. REALTIME CONTROL Senode is made for live music performance. There are no default "beats" or "bars" and all actions are performed in real time. Tokens can be quantized to a clock (16th resolution) and support catch-up, which means you can hit all functions like a drummer "on the spot" and stay in sync, even if you're too early or a little late. By the way, the really cool stuff will happen if you break free from 4/4 bar schemes, start your sequences on off-beat timings or create crazy polyrhythmic cycles... KEY FEATURES - innovative non-linear graphical sequencer with draggable multi-touch interface - standalone app and AUv3 MIDI plugin (in-app purchase required) for iPad and iPhone - unlimited notes or chords per step with velocity, legato or fixed-length notes - unlimited number of steps and directions: cycles, randomized, round-robin, one-shot - multi-timbral patches with polyphonic emitters - live arpeggiator mode with hold and monophonic option - integrated polysynth with sine, square, saw and noise OSC, ADSR, filter, reverb - real-time sequencer control with clock sync and catch-up quantization - scene handling for creating song arrangements - MIDI device input and output - velocity-sensitive binding support for all sequencer operations like step, emit, tick, trigger or clear - tempo and start/stop synchronization using Ableton Link - step recording with chord detection - copy and paste functionality - transpose and clock divide functions - comes with tutorial and example patches that you can instantly play See senode.org for more details. ## Key features - Generative node-based sequencing - Probabilistic steps - MIDI control and binding - AUv3 plugin integration - Ableton Link sync - Integrated subtractive synthesizer - Real-time performance control ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: $12.99. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | AUv3 plugin | Free | one-time | | Small Tip | $1.99 | one-time | | Generous Tip | $4.99 | one-time | ## Recent user reviews (10 of 31) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/senode-graph-sequencer/id1298766877/reviews.md ### 5/5 — 素晴らしい *2026-05-20* アルゴリズム的に音楽を作り上げるシーケンサー。 子供にプログラミング教えるのにも使ってます。MIDI の入出力も設定も細かく設定でき、他に替りが存在しない素晴らしいアプリ。唯一の不満点はアンドゥが出来ないところで、アップデートを期待してます。 ### 3/5 — My 6th review … sorry, man. 😔 *2026-04-22* I’ve been working with Senode again, on and off since I found the latest update in late January. Recently, I’ve been trying to use it on 2 to 3 separate sequences simultaneously, on the same MIDI channel (chords) as well as on individual channels. This was it, over the last 30 minutes. 😔 At tye very beginning, it seemed that I had bith individual sequences in an idea’s test run working, individually. (A mono melody and a mono basslines.) Ensuring proper bass synth sound ops on the bass discovering that nooooo, even though everything were hooked up between the 2 voices spate from each other, both sequences seemed to be playing tge melody voice only. (It IS late and I’m tired …) But … ensuring tgat the bass sequence and voice were working properly, ensuring hooked up only to themselves … there weren’t a melody, any more. All connections as they should be. Sequencer running. No activity at the incoming Trigger / Gate; changes in incoming CVs. All, had stalled, for only the first sequencer. (An experience type had, many times in the past.) Man … in my 41 years of MIDI sequencing and CV sequencing, I have never seen a sequencer like yours. Except for real oddities in entering notes, this is the best potential, I’ve ever seen! These bugs though? I can’t use it! I’ve started planning ine out myself. I haven’t programmed in years and I’ll have to learn C++. I do have a helper at least and I want a functioning sequencer like this, befire I die. (I AM early retured niw.) Time, but here’s to hoping! Thanks for trying man! It has been, frustrating fun! ✌🏻✌🏽😔🇨🇦 ### 5/5 — My 5th review … tried new update! 😀 *2026-01-22, version 1.4.2* After my now 40 years of ‘computer sequencing’ with 5+ on this iPad after 35 years across Atari ST; Amiga; PC; Mac and PC …I _FINALLY_ caved in, in Dec. 2025 and came to GarageBand. FINALLY on the iPad, a sequencer that I COULD compose regular toons on! (80’s / 90’s similar.) NO OTHER SEQuencer though on _ANY_ platform has been as cool an idea as Sebastien’s Senode! That be why, I continually come back to give it another try! Bugs, have always been the killer. BUT … they have also been due to what _I_ were trying to do! Multi-instrument under 1, or, Mukri-Senode. On i-Pad 6 and then this 9, over the last 2 years. This latest update, I’m here to try it SOLO. 1 voice, with my desired string of changes. It IS well capable of THAT! That, I have been looking for a replacement. Nope! There are no replacements, for Senode! In this functional regard, it IS, THE BEST! On to my 2nd test song since Sab.’s latest update - back to 5*! I am So phreakin’ happy to finally be able to reliabky use Senode again!! 😀✌🏼✌🏾🫡🇨🇦 ### 5/5 — crazy *2025-11-23, version 1.4.0* conceptually unfathomable ! ### 3/5 — Documentation unhelpful *2025-07-14, version 1.4.0* Where’s the documentation for the scene mode? What does the +Action button do? ### 5/5 — Great sequencer *2025-01-27, version 1.4.0* This is a very interesting app that is easy to get around in. The use of nodes connecting by direction is at once simple but powerful. Most importantly, it is inspiring to use and creates useful results. I find myself experimenting with it frequently and finding very good sounding, useful output. Very pleased, can’t begin to express how much I love using this.. ### 2/5 — My 4th review. So long … 1 ar time? 4. More? 2. :( *2024-11-15, version 1.4.0* I had previously, mistakenly thought that Senode worked great with more than 2 instances of it. Very regrettably, no, it does not. :( 1 x Senode instance works beautifully, for a great length of time. As well, with a lot of conditional choices! Try more than 1 instance though - within the same module or as a 2nd module? Uh uh. :( False starts on 1 or both. Sync between the 2 of them, failing Notes being triggered, unreliable. In my 39 years of working with many MIDI sequencers on / in many platforms, for my own hobbies, Senode has been one of the easiest to use and most capable, in it’s somewhat extra legths of time ways! (Not intended for live performance. Standard i-Pad screen is too small for fast-action, small accurate adjustments.) This has become my greatest missing MIDI sequencer due, to it’s seemingly 2+ year abandoned, problems. Still searching for an alternative. ### 1/5 — Want to like it but… *2024-06-03, version 1.3.3* It just refuses to get ticks from the clock as a auv3 in aum. I press play and nothing happens. It’s driving me crazy. ### 5/5 — Must have *2023-12-09, version 1.3.3* Fantastic for generative. Easy and intuitive to use. Nothing like it as far as I know. ### 5/5 — Wow!!! *2023-10-19, version 1.3.3* Ok what in the world THANK YOU! Ive been looking for something like this forever. I am running the app on my m1 macbook pro and then outputting the midi to ableton. Seriously thank you!!! I only had it for 10 minutes… i wish the tempo could go slower but i guess i can work around that!!! I look fed to exploring any other works or developments thank you sincerely!! Marcus ! ## Frequently asked questions about Senode ### What is Senode and how does it work? Senode is a music app that functions as a polyphonic modular step sequencer based on finite state machines. It uses a graph of nodes and edges to create complex, non-linear sequences. Emitters send tokens onto the graph, triggering sounds and generating MIDI signals, allowing for intricate generative music composition. ### What are the key features of Senode? Key features include its innovative non-linear graphical sequencer with probabilistic steps, MIDI control and binding for real-time performance, AUv3 plugin integration for DAWs, Ableton Link synchronization, and an integrated subtractive synthesizer. It's designed for complex sequencing and live performance. ### How much does Senode cost? The base Senode app is free to download and use. However, certain advanced features, such as AUv3 plugin integration, require an in-app purchase. This allows users to try the core functionality before committing to the full feature set. ### What devices is Senode compatible with? Senode is designed for iOS devices and can function as a standalone app or as an AUv3 plugin within compatible DAWs. It supports real-time control and synchronization with other MIDI-capable apps and external hardware devices. ### What are some common use cases for Senode? Senode is ideal for creating generative music, complex sequencing setups, and live music performances. Its flexible node-based system and real-time control capabilities make it suitable for composing intricate musical pieces, experimenting with polyrhythms, and controlling external hardware synthesizers. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.4.2 — 2026-01-19 - added Emitter-to-Emitter destinations - added Node-to-Emitter trigger actions - improved scene handling, including Emitter properties - improved group selection editing - various bug fixes and usability improvements ### 1.4.0 — 2024-08-14 - added Emitter scene handling for actions and outlets - added REPEAT token cycle mode (Round Robin) - extended tutorial and example patches - removed in-app purchase for AUv3 plugin (now bundled with app) - added optional in-app purchases for sending tips - various bug fixes and usability improvements ### 1.3.3 — 2022-08-31 - added support for iPhone (iOS universal) - added Emitter arpeggiator, transpose and hold modes - enabled Ableton Link in AUv3 ### 1.3.1 — 2022-03-20 - added new binding actions TOGGLE and PURGE - added monophonic Emitter mode - added MIDI overload detection to prevent feedback loops - fixed chord recording from MIDI input - fixed patch saving and copy/paste issues ### 1.3.0 — 2022-03-08 - added AUv3 MIDI plugin (available as in-app purchase) - improved MIDI timing accuracy - prevent hanging MIDI notes - various bug fixes and performance improvements ## Apps similar to Senode | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Fugue Machine : MIDI Sequencer](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fugue-machine-midi-sequencer/id1014191410) | 4.9 (611) | $14.99 | Music | | [OCTACHRON MIDI Drum Sequencer](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/octachron-midi-drum-sequencer/id1453137215) | 4.5 (104) | $9.99 | Music | | [Enso Looper](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/enso-looper/id1449640589) | 4.5 (20) | $7.99 | Music | | [ID700](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id700/id1482698043) | 4.8 (128) | $12.99 | Music | | [tardigrain](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tardigrain/id1344470087) | 4.5 (97) | $5.99 | Music | | [Elastic Melody](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/elastic-melody/id6444045350) | 4.5 (6) | $14.99 | Music | --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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