StepPolyArp Jan 2025 Update: Amazing (iOS & Mac AUv3 Sequencer & Arp)

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"StepPolyArp just got an incredible new free update (Jan 2025). In this video I go through all the main features of the update.

🟠 If you haven’t seen it yet, my main spoken walkthrough on StepPolyArp from a few years ago is well worth a watch, I think it is one of the best videos I ever made:"

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StepPolyArp Unit iOS Arp & Sequencer Deep Dive Tutorial Walkthrough (Outstanding Midi App)


StepPolyArp Unit is a truly OUTSTANDING polyphonic and poly rhythmic midi step arpeggiator and step sequencer AUv3 for iOS (both iPhone and iPad!). Put simply, it is one of the best midi apps there is for iOS and I recommend it without reservation. In this video tutorial I walk you through all the main features of the app and provide plenty of tips for creative uses as well as suggesting good apps to combine it with for even more powerful midi madness. I finish up with a review of the app's strong points and mention a few ideas for improvements.

Timestamps:
00:00 StepPolyArp Intro & giveaway ideas
01:49 Musical example & Overview of Step Poly Arp main features including event editing
15:28 Arp pattern and note order types
21:33 Using polyrhythms to make something beautiful & complex from something super simple
25:53 Arp vs sequence mode, line edit & intervals, using as a drum sequencer
32:24 Step edit & CC modulation
35:05 Using Step Poly Arp to modulate a synth filter
39:16 Using patterns, song mode, switching scales in song mode, latch mode
45:13 Ideas for creative uses and other apps that play nicely with SPA, like Atom 2, Rozeta Scaler, MidiGATEs, Midi Tools.
53:36 How to share patterns between instances
54:22 Sending lanes out on separate midi channels to different synths
56:31 Using multiple instances
58:25 Final thoughts and overall review

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