World Controller vs VibeStash

World Controller was written to solve a particular problem I encountered in live performance. I needed a way to choose a Digital Performer chunk simultaneously on multiple computers, AND select a corresponding MainStage patch to play live parts against a track. Specifically, World Controller uses a wireless network MIDI session to control Digital Performer and MainStage at the same time. Any Mac Laptop on the same wifi network that subscribes to the wireless MIDI session (set up in Audio MIDI Setup) can respond to commands sent from World Controller, perfect for simultaneous control of multiple computers in a redundant playback situation. You can create a set list that can be edited and re-ordered any way you like. Each set list item provides a button to select a particular Digital Performer chunk, and another button to select a MainStage patch. There are also transport controls for Digital Performer playback as well (sent as Patch change commands to the DP Remote Commands), allowing you to start, stop and rewind the current chunk to zero. This app is optimized for use with these two pieces of software, and it is the missing link for me that enables seamless playback in a complex live performance situation. More features will come in subsequent versions, but right now, all the commands sent wirelessly are patch change commands on channels 15 and 16 (MainStage and DP respectively). Any musician on stage can now run the app and be connected via peer to peer networking to get live updates of the set list. Everybody see the same list and sees what song is cued up to be played next. There's nothing else out there that does this one specific thing!

Arrange sound cues on a beat grid, preview the complete mix and hand off a stereo WAV with exact cue positions. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open Sequence, name the mix and set its tempo. Add up to eight cues from the bundled catalog. 2. Set quarter-beat start positions and individual gains. Save the sequence for later revisions. 3. Render the complete mix, listen, and share the verified WAV with its cue map. Browse, Studio, saved collections, Search, cue handoff and production references remain available in five tabs. Sequence playback has its own controls without a catalog-player overlay. WHAT TO KNOW Rendering uses 48 kHz stereo and includes full synthesized reverb tails. A single master gain prevents sample clipping; this is not loudness or true-peak mastering. Up to eight clips, 60 seconds of rendered audio and 50 saved sequences. Cues can overlap. iPhone and iPad.