# Xequence 2 — MIDI Workstation

> Comprehensive MIDI sequencer, editor, arranger, and controller for mobile music production. (iPhone/iPad app by Alexander Ewering.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/xequence-2/id1464669442 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Alexander Ewering](https://appshunter.io/developer/1743777532)
- Category: Music, Utilities
- Price: $19.99 with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 65 App Store ratings · 42 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 14.2 · 8 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2019-08-24
- Data updated: 2026-08-28
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/xequence-2/id1464669442/reviews.md

## What is Xequence 2?

This app is targeted at digital music production enthusiasts & professionals.

Xequence is a comprehensive, fast & reliable MIDI sequencer, editor, arranger & controller for iPhone & iPad.

Providing a desktop-class editing experience, it is the perfect centerpiece for a hardware studio, or for apps like AUM & Audiobus 3 to create a modular mobile music production environment.

HIGHLIGHTS:

- Efficient & fast User Interface for an amazing editing workflow
- Robust MIDI File Import & Export (notes, controllers, program changes, etc.)
- Extensive support for MPE (In-App Purchase) with per-note expression data editing
- Support for scales everywhere (keyboard, pianoroll, etc.)
- Over 70 included scales in 10 categories
- MIDI Time Stretching in all editors
- Best-in-class MIDI timing and clock output
- Full Ableton Link 3 support
- Full Audiobus 3 support
- MIDI In & Thru with re-channelization & re-routing
- MIDI Sync Master (Clock/Start/Stop/Continue/SPP) to sync other DAWs & sequencers to Xequence, e.g. to use audio tracks, or external drum machines. Several options for compatibility

ARRANGER:

- Unlimited Clips
- Unlimited Tracks
- Unlimited Sub Tracks per Track
- 64 Undo/Redo steps
- Flexible grid
- Per-track non-destructive Swing & MIDI Delay
- Linked Clips / Clones (editing the original changes all copies)
- Powerful clip-based, per-track independent looping
- Program changes
- Selection tools: Marquee/Rectangle, Same Track, Same Instrument, Linked Clips, Invert, etc.
- Editing tools: Create Copy, Create Linked Copy, Unlink, Split, Join, Convert loops to clips, etc.
- Global clipboard, even between projects
- Movement/Trimming Handles at screen edges for efficient editing

PIANOROLL EDITOR:

- 256 Undo/Redo steps
- Scale-awareness ("folding")
- Relative or absolute grid (move by grid increments or snap to nearest grid lines)
- Live MIDI previews of all edits
- Selection tools: Box, Same Note, Same Key, Same Beat Position, Invert, etc.
- Editing tools: Copy, Legato, Quantize, Quantize Ends, Octave +/-, Flip H/V (mirror), Fill clip with selection, etc.
- Smart Draw mode: Touch to create, touch again to delete, drag up/down to transpose, drag left/right to change length
- Global clipboard, even between projects
- Configurable "ghost" overlays
- Note velocities quickly adjustable via a handle, or editable like controllers, see below:

CONTROLLER EDITOR:

- 256 Undo/Redo steps
- Selection tools: Box, Same Beat Position, Invert
- Selection modes: Add & Replace
- Editing tools: Copy, Reduce, Quantize, Compress/Expand, Flip H/V (mirror), Ramp (various curves), Fill clip with selection
- Smart Draw mode
- Note Velocities can be shown as controllers and edited with the same tools
- Configurable vertical grid & value entry

KEYBOARD / CONTROLLER:

- Scale-aware, very playable single or dual keyboards
- Glide support
- Adjustable key width
- Velocity emulation (via vertical position)
- Drum maps and pads, fully editable, 40+ factory maps
- Touch ribbons for live control
- Controllers can be moved by sliding (ribbon), device rotation (up to three axes at once), like a button (sustain pedal, "trance gates"), or by touching the keys at different vertical positions. All highly configurable.

INSTRUMENTS:

- Unlimited Instruments (MIDI configurations for devices / apps)
- Up to 150controller slots per Instrument
- Optional support for (N)RPNs (In-App Purchase)
- Loading & Saving of instruments for re-use in other projects, 40+ factory presets included (In-App Purchase)
- Compatible with virtually ALL apps and class-compliant MIDI interfaces

VARIOUS:

- Audio or MIDI Metronome
- Note chasing (notes play even when playback starts in the middle)
- Controller chasing
- Perfect song looping, no dropouts/jitter at loop points
- Supports any time signature/BPM (fixed per song)
- Includes PolyHymnia, an advanced Generative Music module
- Light and Dark themes

Please report any issues via our website, we provide quick and comprehensive support!

## Key features

- MIDI sequencer, editor, arranger, and controller
- Desktop-class editing experience
- Robust MIDI file import/export
- MPE support with per-note editing
- Scale support in editors and keyboard
- Ableton Link and Audiobus 3 integration
- Advanced clip-based arranger

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: $19.99.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Enhanced Pack | $4.99 | one-time |


## Chart rankings

- #185 in Top Paid · Music (US App Store)

## Recent user reviews (10 of 42)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/xequence-2/id1464669442/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Years on still the best linear sequencer

*2025-05-28*

Long live Xequence 2

### 5/5 — Legit

*2025-05-10*

Some people can't read so they have trouble setting up the MIDI, but it works well.

### 3/5 — Not AUV3

*2025-04-23*

Title says it all…

### 1/5 — No sounds at all

*2024-07-27*

From what I gather, you cannot use the software to make music you have to buy other stuff which is really irritating as it does not tell you how to do this and it does not tell you that you would need to do this upfront. Sadly this is typical of the iOS store where companies don’t tell you that you have to buy things and then they get you to falsely believe that you’re buying software that is complete and then you get surprised once you’ve paid an initial amount.. disturbing dishonest.

### 4/5 — Lies

*2023-05-23*

Hurry up and buy

### 5/5 — The best

*2023-04-01*

I keep coming back to it again and again. Never disappointed.

### 5/5 — Midi Studio Dream

*2023-03-20*

This app is so underrated. I run midi synths and eurorack, with Blocks Wave and Launchpad. Xequence handles all the timing fine and links to Audiobus. It’s very stable and for midi only studio, I’d highly recommend it. So far it’s been really stable. Brilliant. To the dev, keep up the good work!

### 1/5 — Absolutely the WORST,

*2022-12-24, version 2.4.1*

most counterintuitive, inconvenient, anti-user, effort-DRAINING, BLINDINGLY incompetent, terribly designed, stupidly & inefficiently organized WASTE OF CODE IN THE APP STORE. And that’s saying something. If you have ANY EXPERIENCE working with ANY DAW ON ANY PLATFORM, you will HATE THIS WORKSTATION.

### 5/5 — MIDI sequencer extraordinaire

*2022-07-28, version 2.3.2*

The best just better

### 5/5 — Great App

*2022-07-27*

This is a really nice app with some great features, it makes lite work of things like midi time stretch and feels like it’s the foundation for an excellent app. Excited to see how this app develops. Don’t get me wrong, this app is already very capable… I have various DAWs and Midi editors and would not expect to need this app but I do find myself using it. It’s a really good for trying things out even you later on move to a DAW, this app without a doubt has it’s place. With regards to midi editor, it’s basic but it does do all the basics and does them well, unlike other various dedicated midi editors I’ve purchased that people seem to rave about, they may have lots of features but seem to be missing the basics or poorly implemented things like a usable CC editor Xequence has a good one. Xequence is a bit of kit well worth having and if I’d come across it sooner it would have saved me purchasing a lot of other apps.

## Frequently asked questions about Xequence 2

### What is Xequence 2?

Xequence 2 is a comprehensive MIDI sequencer, editor, arranger, and controller designed for digital music production on iPhone and iPad. It provides a desktop-class editing experience, making it suitable as a central piece for hardware studios or for use with other mobile music apps like AUM and Audiobus 3.

### What are the key features of Xequence 2?

Key features include an efficient user interface for editing, robust MIDI file import and export, extensive MPE support with per-note expression data editing, scale support across various editors, MIDI time stretching, excellent MIDI timing and clock output, full Ableton Link 3 and Audiobus 3 support, and advanced arranger and pianoroll editors.

### How much does Xequence 2 cost?

Xequence 2 is available as a freemium application. While the core functionality is free, certain advanced features, such as extensive MPE support, require an in-app purchase to unlock.

### What devices is Xequence 2 compatible with?

Xequence 2 is compatible with iPhone and iPad devices. It is designed to integrate seamlessly with other iOS music production applications and hardware setups.

### What are common use cases for Xequence 2?

Common use cases include composing and arranging MIDI sequences, editing MIDI notes and controllers with precision, controlling external hardware synthesizers, creating complex modular music setups with other apps, and performing live with its scale-aware keyboards and drum pads.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.6.1 — 2023-12-30

IMPROVEMENTS:

- Keyboard: In dual keyboard mode, "Hold+" mode can now be toggled to encompass both keyboards together, or separately (old behaviour). See new "+" dropdown in the keyboard bottom toolbar.
- Minor UI tweaks.

FIXES:

- Keyboard: Fix occasional stuck keys when playing both keyboards in "Hold+" mode at the same time.

### 2.6.0 — 2023-12-27

NEW:

- Keyboard: Added a "Hold" mode that will toggle keys when pressed, and an advanced "Hold+" mode that intelligently holds individual keys or chords until the "next" key or set of keys is pressed. Try it, it's amazing!
- Pianoroll: Added a "Solo" button that toggles the current track's Solo without having to leave the editor.
- Added a toggle in instrument MIDI Sync settings to change whether Xequence will already start slaves during Count-In when recording.
- Added factory instrument for Korg NTS-1.

IMPROVEMENTS:

- Keyboard: Improved behaviour when playing the same pitches on both manuals.

FIXES:

- Fix various crashes that could occur in very rare freak scenarios.
- Fix key retriggering (with a second finger) in keyboard / drum pads sometimes not working.
- Fix 'Insert Empty clip' sometimes adding an invisible clip of zero length.

### 2.5.0 — 2023-03-19

NEW:

- Basic support for Split View.
- Support for portrait orientation on iPad.
- Full support for Stage Manager.

IMPROVEMENTS:

- Improved controller drawing, especially when drawing from right to left.

FIXES:

- Fix "Glide" mode not working correctly in "Drum Pads" mode.
- Fix several rare graphical glitches.

### 2.4.1 — 2022-12-13

FIXES:

- Fix spurious "Xequence unexpectedly quit" warnings that could occur in some situations.
- Arranger: Fix occasional graphical glitch.
- Update to newest Audiobus SDK.

### 2.4.0 — 2022-11-19

NEW:

- Instruments: Xequence now comes with over 40 factory instrument (MIDI configuration) templates. More to be included in the future. They can be accessed in the "Factory" folder via the usual "Load" button in the instrument editor (In-App Purchase required).
- Arranger: When opening an editor for a clip with linked clips, the "xx linked" notification now contains a direct "Unlink" button, removing the need for a tedious round-trip to the arranger and back.
- Pianoroll: New "Remove doubles" option in the "Process" menu to remove notes starting at (almost) the same time: Only the longest of all overlapping notes will be kept. Notes with higher velocity will be prefered if in doubt.
- Recording: Prevent double notes: Only keep longer / higher velocity notes (can be disabled in settings).
- Recording: If a newly recorded clip overlaps with existing clips, Xequence will now offer to merge them or move the clip to a new sub-track.

IMPROVEMENTS:

- When Xequence is hosted as an IAA, the host's icon is now shown as an additional tab in the top toolbar and you can switch back to it with a single tap.
- Keyboard: Reorganized and much improved key and scale selector.
- Keyboard: Controller ribbons to be shown can now be selected directly on the keyboard screen (instead of in instrument settings). Also, the limit of 3 controller ribbons has been removed.
- Keyboard: Improved touch handling for better response time and less wonkyness with wild playing styles.
- Keyboard: Much improved key-position-to-controller handling for all 3 modes.
- Drum Pads: Drum maps can now be more efficiently selected via the regular file selector.
- Arranger: Instrument settings for each track's target instrument can now be accessed directly from the track menu.
- Arranger: Mute and Solo buttons are now directly accessible at any vertical zoom level.
- Arranger: Current track is now always drawn taller, providing access to all buttons at any vertical zoom level.
- Arranger: Generally improved dynamic tracklist layout.
- Arranger: Significantly smoother editing under high CPU load.
- Arranger: Tweaked clip previews.
- Arranger: When naming clips, if all selected clips already have the same name, pre-fill the input box with it.
- Toolbars: Added labels to top and keyboard toolbar icons.
- When loading a project that uses 'Xequence Source' and it is not enabled, offer to enable it.

MISCELLANEOUS:

- Timestretching now by default turns itself off again every time the horizontal handles are used; this is probably a rarely used mode and having it unexpectedly enabled probably often gives unexpected results (the old behaviour can be restored in Settings).
- Arranger: Undo / Redo now always preserves which track is selected.
- Various little user interface tweaks to make life more productive.
- MIDI Sync: When recording, the Count-In is now be excluded so that the slaves only start after the Count-In.

FIXES:

- Keyboard: Kill any held notes when changing scales.
- Keyboard: Fix problem with keys sometimes sending the wrong (maximum) velocity when sliding between keys with multiple fingers in dual mode in both manuals simultaneously.
- Controller Editor: Fix existing automation not being deleted when recording new automation via the left-hand ribbon and recording is started while the ribbon is already being touched.
- Recording: Fix rare situation where controller data recorded during count-in could be written one or more bars early.
- Fix rare situation when Xequence's settings could revert to defaults.

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All apps by Alexander Ewering: https://appshunter.io/developer/1743777532

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