Padal vs ToneShaper

Padal is a "grid-based generative music sequencer" -- in other words, it's a fast, fun way to make music! Features: ◦ 6 tracks / grids ◦ Multiple instruments - Piano, cello, bass, snare, drums and more ◦ Collisions allow for generative music ◦ 8 directional movers (up, down, left, right and diagonal in all directions) ◦ Save and load Projects ◦ Control temp / beats per minute (BPM) per project ◦ Musical scales and keys (including major, minor, harmonic/melodic minor and chromatic) ◦ 6-track mixer for volume control ◦ Shuffle feature generates notes automatically Place "movers" on each grid / track -- when a mover hits the edges of a grid, it produces a sound. Movers can move in any direction (up, down, left, right and diagonally in all directions). Notes played are based on the selected musical scale and key. Play multiple instruments including piano, cello, bass, snare and drums per track and grid. Toggle tracks on and off while playing for live performances. A 6-track mixer allows full control over volume levels of each individual track. Save and load multiple projects and switch between them at any time. Use the "Shuffle" feature to randomly generate new types of music. Hit it multiple times till you find one like or if you need a quick dose of inspiration! Collisions can be toggled per track and result in interesting, evolving music. Make tracks that play for long periods of time (even hours) without repeating -- notes can collide against each other and against the walls of the grid.

Create cycles with tone shapes of smoothly varying frequency by plotting frequency at specific times. Tap the library button to pick from a selection of sample tone shapes to get started. Tap in the plot view to add points with coordinates (frequency, time). Drag to move points, but limited by the neighbors time. Alternatively, drag in the draw tab to add points, then apply them to set the points in the plot view. Adjust the frequency range slider to limit the bandwidth. Adjust the duration slider to specify the cycle period. Finally, in the export view you can save the audio to a WAV file with a chosen number of cycles. The duration of the audio is limited by the maximum duration, which therefore also limits the number of cycles in the audio file.