# Twelve Tone — user reviews

> 8 indexed App Store user reviews of Twelve Tone by Patrick Q. Kelly, rated 4.70/5 from 16 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/twelve-tone/id411708898/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/twelve-tone/id411708898.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 12 · 4★ 3 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 0

## Most critical reviews (8 lowest-rated)

### 2/5 — Not impressed

*2012-03-06*

No way to change timing of notes, only whole notes could be used.  Help menu was worthless in my efforts to fix,  save your money.

### 3/5 — Difficult to use

*2021-05-25*

Maybe I’m not looking at the right part but it’s very hard to do anything

### 4/5 — Somewhat Limited

*2019-12-28*

A reasonable app’ but somewhat limited and, though reasonable, is not entirely intuitive .

### 4/5 — Super Update

*2015-07-12*

Danke für das Update. Jetzt kann man einigen Nutzen aus der Verwendung der App ziehen.
Einige Wünsche bleiben offen:
- Bedienungserklärung/Hilfe in der App
- Export nach MIDI
- Grafischer Notenexport auch mit den Varianten der Reihe (Krebs, Umkehrung etc).
Aber es wird immer besser. ;)

### 5/5 — Manual

*2013-08-19*

Hi Patrick. Can you put together a manual for the Twelve Tone app? It's a cool looking app, but I need help with the interface. Do you have a website or a walk through tutorial? Thanks!

### 5/5 — Fantastic!!!

*2012-09-17*

What a bold and beautiful app for the musically daring. I can put my scales and melodic pattern books away now.
Please add a loop function and the ability to play the full range of the piano or tone row.
Very Cool.......Thanks!
Ed.
The update made a great app even better! I'm a composer this app is not for amateurs but for musicians and composers looking to unlock ideas beyond traditional scales and chords. This is by far the best app on this subject on the app store. Another Cool update......Great!!

### 5/5 — from the developer

*2012-04-07*

you can change the timing of the notes by touching the note value in the control bar. - a popover appears with many options. - these are for playback. - not notation. rewriting the notes as different values seems a pointless feature for this app. so the playback IS changeable. just not the appearance on the staff. press the play button and hear the rhythmic pattern you chose. I hope you try it and update your "review"

### 5/5 — Unique and incredible teaching tool!

*2011-07-27*

I lecture in music, recording and composition at a large institution (dBs Music, Plymouth, UK) in both FE and HE sectors and Patrick's apps are just incredible for teaching with. There are plenty of coders writing music apps in the App Store but his show the unique musical insights only an expert and practicing musician would have. Amazing stuff. Amazing value. You will turn to these apps time and time again. Buy.

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