Wotja 2017 Generative Music for iOS

The original version of Wotja was first featured with the Apple Watch back in 2015. It was again featured in 2016 in this modular video by UncertainMusicCorps.

Details on Wotja 2017 via iTunes:

"Looking to create beautiful royalty-free "ambient" music and/or new melody ideas? Need an aid to relaxation & sleep? Get Wotja 2017! Users say: "Best generative music app", "best MIDI composition tool in my toolkit", "hands down the best generative software that I have ever used", "Love Wotja!".

Wotja 2017 is the paid for version of Wotja and has the same capabilities as Wotja (Unlocked). It has no In-App Store, no In-App Subscriptions and will be updated in tandem with the subscription version up until the end of 2017. If you want *further updates* after this time you would need to purchase the *next* paid for version.

Alternatively, get the FREE version of Wotja and purchase one of the In-App Subscription tiers. These are: Wotja (Unlocked) or, for extended Music Play Times, a range of specialist "Wotja XT" tiers.

GENERATIVE MUSIC:
Mixing, composing & designing YOUR OWN custom generative music can be creatively rewarding on so many levels. It's like enjoying freshly brewed coffee; there's nothing quite like it.

You don't need to be a musician to enjoy Wotja and anyone can learn to master its power - see our helpful video tutorials!

USE WOTJA TO:
• Create & record high quality, royalty-free totally custom generative music such as ambient, drone, relaxation, mindfulness, sleep, soundscape, experimental, EDM
• Create melodies using "Text-to-Music"; use text in ANY language and/or emoji
• Help break writer's block with new ideas for lyrics, songs, poems, haiku, stories, copy writing etc.
• Experiment with generative (MIDI) music composition & sound design
• Drive other MIDI synths via MIDI Out
• Just relax!

KEY FEATURES (SMALL SELECTION):
• Up to 48 independent content cells in 12 tracks for mixing/generative cell sequencing
• Hundreds of customisable "generative music" templates & associated sound designs
• "IME" Generative MIDI Music Engine with over 130 user-editable parameters including "Text-to-Music"
• "ISE" Sound Engine with powerful multi-unit modular synth, FX, General MIDI set + high quality SF2 files (use your own, too)
• "ITE" Cut-up Text Engine with support for word locking, syllables, word alternatives, 5 source fields, user editable word library & word bank
• ISE Network Editor for designing custom synth networks
• 1 hour Music Play Time (actually 8 hr 53 min for Wotja *2017*)
• Make + export/share mixdown recordings (48Khz Stereo WAV, MIDI)
• Create shareable play lists of mixes
• Adjust mix tempo, root, randomisation settings etc.
• Use add on content Paks that include WAV/Ogg loops & SF2
• Multi-channel MIDI out via CoreMIDI & Virtual MIDI
• Support for Inter-App Audio & Audiobus 2/3
• Support for iCloud & iCloud Drive
• Open Noatikl & Mixtikl files
• So much more… see our website!"

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