Sentient Synthesizer vs Takebase

The controller with the eyes represents the neural network’s learning system. When the eyes are open, the system learns; when they are closed, learning is disabled. A long tap toggles learning on or off. Dragging vertically changes the learning rate, while dragging horizontally controls how strongly the winning neuron influences its neighbors. This influence is shown by the number of open eyes and the width of the pupils. While learning, the neural network visibly `swells`. When a new sound is analyzed, the neuron that best matches it updates its internal representation and `swells` more than the others. Nearby neurons also update, but less strongly, forming a smooth sound space inside the network. Two grids represent the two `hemispheres` of the neural network. Each cell corresponds to a neuron. Tapping a cell selects the neuron whose waveform will be used. An orange dot marks the selected neuron, and the curve above it shows the fragment of waveform stored by that neuron — the wavetable used to generate notes or modulate parameters. The controller with the planets manages memories. Dragging it moves through time and lets you browse stored states. A double tap returns to the present moment. A long tap opens a menu with three actions marked by Russian letters: `С` for save from sohranit, `У` for delete from udalit, and `З` for close from zakryt. The planet interface represents time symbolically. The crescent shadow shows the time of day, the moon’s position indicates the day of the month, and the satellite’s position represents the orbital period of an artificial body similar to the ISS. Below the neural grids are six synthesis sections. The first is marked with the Russian letter `Г`, from generator, and selects the oscillator waveform. Two sliders control the fundamental frequency and volume. The remaining sections provide modulation. Sliders control depth and rate, while letters indicate the destination parameter: `П` pitch from podstroika, `П` pan from panorama, `Д` drive from drive, `Ч` filter frequency from chastota, and `Р` resonance from rezonans. The slider with stars controls the filter. Dragging horizontally selects the filter type, while dragging vertically adjusts drive. The area to the right controls filter frequency and resonance. At the bottom of the interface is a keyboard of eight keys represented by Lissajous figures — curves created by combining two harmonic oscillations. Each figure corresponds to a note. Above the keys are two buttons: `У` hold from uderzhanie and `П` tuning from podstroika.

Takebase is where a band works on a track together. Record it, listen to it, mark the bits that need work, and stack the next take on top. It lands on the track it belongs to instead of the bottom of a chat thread. RECORD Record straight into the app, from an album or from the track you are adding to. Play to a metronome if you want one: set the tempo with the arrows, by dragging the number, or by tapping it in time, and count in a bar, two or three at that tempo. The waveform flashes on every click and a bar under it shows the beat. The check keeps it, the bin throws it away, and nothing uploads until you keep it. Recorded somewhere else? Share it in from Voice Memos, Files, or anywhere with a share sheet. m4a, mp3, wav and aiff all work. LISTEN AND COMMENT Play a take on a waveform you can scrub. Double tap the timeline to leave a comment at 1:23, and everyone else sees it pinned there. Reply, or tick it off when it is done. A comment belongs to the take it was left on, so it never slides onto a new mix of a different length and points at the wrong bar. When a comment or a new take lands, the band gets a notification. PRACTISE Press and hold the waveform and drag to loop a section. Move the handles while it plays; the loop turns round without a gap or a click. Drag a playing take and the sound follows your finger, so you can find the bar by ear. Add a click to a take and Takebase finds the beats in the recording itself, so it stays with the band through a tempo that drifts. The beats are drawn on the waveform, and one tap fixes a wrong grid. TAKES Takes stack newest first, each carrying the date it was actually recorded. Switch between them in the player and compare without leaving the track. Rename a take, sort them, choose the one the track plays, or move it to another track or out into a track of its own. YOUR LIBRARY Albums hold tracks. Tracks hold takes. No folder tree, no session layer. A wall of covers or a list, dragged into the order you want, searchable, and every row says how many takes it has and how long they run. Mark a track or a take with a colour to find it again. Everybody in the album sees it. WORKING TOGETHER A share link opens the album in Takebase for anyone who has the app, and offers the app to anyone who does not. Tapping it joins that person to the album. No roles to hand out: everybody in an album can add takes and leave comments. A link lasts a day. Adding people is always free. The limit is on audio, never on people. LISTENING A take is kept on your device after the first play, so a track keeps playing where the signal does not. Playback carries on from the lock screen and over AirPlay. Whatever you send is converted to 192 kbps AAC, and that copy is what Takebase streams. WHAT IT COSTS Free up to 30 minutes of stored audio. Takebase Pro raises that to 15 hours, delete a take and its minutes come back. Going over the free limit pauses uploads and playback until you make room or subscribe. Nothing is deleted. PRIVACY No ads. No tracking. Nothing sold. Your recordings are private to the album they sit in and the links you choose to send. SUBSCRIPTION Takebase Pro Monthly: EUR 9.99 per month Takebase Pro Yearly: EUR 69.99 per year Prices vary by region; the app shows yours before you confirm. Where a free trial is offered, the app shows its length and the price that follows; payment is taken when the trial ends, and a trial is offered once per Apple ID. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends, and your account is charged for the renewal within 24 hours of that. Manage or cancel a subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://takebase.teemusk.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://takebase.teemusk.com/terms