Edit: I now have a post on my Patreon (upper tier) sharing the 21 AUM presets for Mass I used in this video: www.patreon.com/posts/here-are-21-i-my-116391850 Post continued: This lovely, quirky midi sequencer and generator came out last week. Very few people seem to have realised how powerful and interesting it is. I hope this video goes some way to changing that! The manual is clear but takes a few hours of reading and experimenting to digest. The real fun begins when you understand the basics and then start playing. Let me know what you think in the comments! Link is here, and info can be found at the bottom of this post. Mass Appstore Link: apps.apple.com/app/mass-midi-generator/id6498471263 IPhone / iPad OS 17 minimum Ways to Support Me 🟪 1. Joining my Patreon, which has stuff like exclusive vids, preset packs, app giveaways, AUM session files and more. At the time of writing there is a giveaway there for 3 paying supporters to win Mollilooper for desktop or iOS. You can check it out here: 🟡 www.patreon.com/Gavinski 🟪 2. Using my Plugin Boutique and repeated links The Appstore has not had an affiliate system since 2017, so clicking on AppStore links on my vids gives me no support. But if you are buying desktop plugins, you can use my Plugin Boutique link. Maybe even bookmark it, and use it every time you can, I would REALLY appreciate it! Just go to this link: 🟡 pluginboutique.com/?a_aid=65c7016dea38b I also have links for Loopcloud, Loopmasters, Beatport and DJCity, thanks!: loopcloud.com/?a_aid=65c7016dea38b loopmasters.com/?a_aid=65c7016dea38b www.beatport.com/?a_aid=65c7016dea38b www.djcity.com/?a_aid=65c7016dea38b Then navigate to the page of the plugin you want to buy. I will get a small commission at no cost to you! 🟪 3. If buying DMT Cymatics presets, please use my link 🟡 gumroad.com/a/999143955 James from DMT Cymatics is very prolific and has made a lot of great preset and sample packs for iOS. If you use the link below when buying, I will get a kickback from your purchases of DMT Cymatics packs. Again, consider bookmarking it! If people use my link, I am incentivized to cover James’s packs, that is a win-win for both James and I, and costs you nothing. Thanks for the support! 🟪 4. Making a direct donation from time to time 🟡 Buy Me a Coffee Donations Page www.buymeacoffee.com/953211370u 🟡 You can book a consultation / voice / video chat with me via my Buy Me a Coffee 1-to-1 Bookings Page www.buymeacoffee.com/953211370u/extras 🟡 PayPal paypal.me/GavinskisTutorials 🟪 If you are a dev, all of the above are good ways to support, but you might additionally contact me about the possibility of doing a sponsored video on one of your apps / plugins. My email is 953211370 (at) qq.com 5. No ability to support financially? Perhaps help me out with the algorithm by liking, commenting and sharing. Thnx! 🟧 Gavinski on Other Socials Feel free to follow me on any of these social media platforms: 🟠 Twitter twitter.com/gavinski_s 🟠 Instagram instagram.com/gavinskistutorials 🟠 Threads www.threads.net/@gavinskistutorials 🟧 Mass AppStore Blurb: Open the door to new musical dimensions with Mass - a physics-based MIDI generator crafted to inspire musicians across genres. Add complexity to your sequences, explore generative patterns, or create organic modulations; Mass is your gateway to boundless musical experimentation. • Generative Sequences: Sculpt intricate melodies and rhythms that evolve over time. • Living Modulations: Shape fluid, natural modulations that respond like living elements. • Total Creative Freedom: Need a spark of randomness or complete control? Mass lets you move seamlessly between guided automation and full improvisation. Whether you're diving into ambient soundscapes, exploring the depths of MIDI control, or crafting intricate modulations, Mass is your key to immersive sonic worlds. Available as a standalone MIDI generator and AUv3 plugin, Mass transforms your favorite hardware and software instruments into a sandbox of endless possibilities. Usable Creations Developer With Mass, you'll find an extensive toolkit for creative control and experimentation. Here's what you can expect: • Euclidean Pattern Sequencing: Easily create complex sequences by layering polyrhythmic Euclidian patterns. • Flexible MIDI CC: Modulate and sequence any MIDI CC parameter, allowing you to breathe life into every detail of your sound. • Physics-Based Animation: Apply physics to sequences and modulations, creating dynamic, evolving movements within your music. • Powerful Controller: Mass is a powerful MIDI controller, allowing you to manipulate your favorite hardware and software instruments in either standalone or AUv3 modes. • MIDI Sync: Synchronize with external hardware and software using standard MIDI sync capabilities. Mass can function as the primary clock, or be synced to a host clock. • iCloud Sync: Seamlessly share your creations across devices with iCloud syncing. Work in the standalone version or AUv3 plugin, without missing a beat. With Mass, you're free to explore musical layers, rhythms, and motion in new ways. Let it guide your creative journey, transforming each idea into a boundless musical experience.
Thnx Ed! Many people never read manuals so they have no idea of the amount of work needed to regularly learn apps to the point that you can actually make a useful, clear, informed and reasonably articulate video on an app, while trying to demo it in a musical way. And then doing that week after week, year after year!
Really powerful and playful with great combination of different mechanics! I like for example that you can mix static, reoccuring elements with variations, but there are vast possibilities! I think your video will really help people to understand and appreciate this one! Cheers to you and Tom!
Patreon is sooooo well worth it! The amount of apps i’ve been lucky enough to win through your giveaways Gav, easily has covered my $$ outlay for patreon membership. To any crew that’s into their iOS music production, be it seriously or just as a side hobby, Gav’s patreon is such a valuable resource and is well worth the coin. Thanks again Gav for a detailed rundown, I’m glad it’s you reading the manuals because on this one, I had no clue haha 🙌🙌
Thanks for your support there! Yes, really surprised people aren't lining up to join the Patreon tbh lol. It's crazy value. Thnx for your support there!
Yes, I mentioned to someone in another comment here or elsewhere that I also love that one and had forgotten about it when I made the comment I made in this video. Both great apps, Harmony Bloom is also very very special
It deserves to be, I reckon! You mention art - yeah! I really like the earthy green color palette of the UI, it's very different from the usual iOS music app design ethos
This SeqApp is really super. Kind of difficult to figure out its options, unless you are playing around with the app. A more direct access to the different PARTs instead of swiping the menu would be nice. Nevertheless: Love it 😊👌. Thanx 4 the vid Mr. Gavinski!
Cheers bro, yeah the swiping can get a bit tedious and I do get accidental swipes from time to time when doing something else. It's definitely an app for which most users will need to read the manual, or watch a thorough vid like this one, it's cool tho!
@ The manual is not too long, has a good structure with cross-references and it really helps to understand the details. Just one: maybe in a future update there could be a colour-coding option for the PARTSs? Nice this would be.
@nobatttroll6205 ah, that’s a nice idea. The manual is not long, it is quite dense tho, and to fully grasp it you kind of need to experiment with the app in one hand and the manual in the other. Good manual tho for sure
Yes it’s definitely a good app. Needs a bit time to figure it all out but spending more time with it will give interesting results. thanks Gav for sharing this
For example? I mention some vaguely similar ones in my vid. Bouncebud, Rozeta Particles etc. Those are only similar in that they have balls and walls. The implementations are much much less interesting than this tho
The price can be fair but in Canada it's 20$ + 15% taxes. so not sure i'm gonna buy it since i got already so many sequencers, but this one is interesting
Yes - people should only buy the interesting apps. Buying everything gets expensive, so with more discerning buys, there is always money left for the good stuff.
@@GavinskisTutorials you should make a video about it there's alot of those kind of video on youtube but not in 2024 and most of them arent really well made and you know very well those apps so it should be a very good video
@ZlPPENHAFT yes but tbh the number of apps I regularly use is very small, so I forget the features of apps I did vids on before which I rarely now use, and it is a massive amount of work to review and collate all the tools and to be thorough and fair!
😎🙏Thanks for promoting this unique app, and for drawing my attention to it. Really like it , just one personal complaint: the color scheme is not very appealing. Is there any option to change the main colors!? If not, that would be my number1 wish. 🎨🖌️oh, and a desktop plugin would be even more awesome 🖥️🔌
Cheers! I actually really l Iove the colour, more organic than usual in this niche. There are no themes, you could request that from the dev via their support I guess (Google "Useable Creations")
definitely a nice one, although a lot question left unanswered. Any idea how to get hold of the manual? His website is extremely basic and only shoes a link to a short promo video.... / Different subject: anyone, who thinks that $15,- is too much for such an app, really has no idea, how much time is necessary to code something like this. Their perception of values seems completely corrupted - let these developers enjoy a decent living, which enables them to develop and maintain such projects, otherwise our IOS world has no chance to stay healthy and grow.
I fully agree. Devs and viewers also really need to ensure the wellbeing of UA-camrs like me in this space, while we're on the topic! There is really an incredible amount of entitlement these days, it's very saddening, There is a manual, sure, btw. Google 'mass usable creations manual' and you'll find it.
I totally forgot to write some Lines…As I mentioned earlier - this app looks Beautiful! I guess you can have a relaxing and chilled time with it, just „pushing the balls gently“. A great add-on - for those taking it more relaxing it could offer themes! A useful addition could be a „game mode“ - that one ball is controllable via external control - this could mean gamepad, midi-controls, OSC,… Maybe different „physics“ - e.g. that the balls are magnetic repellent, magnetic attractive or that other balls can be „hunted“ by the controllable ball - and after been caught - disappear/change their characteristics…
It did - I had forgotten about it when I made that comment. I think those are the only two that really grabbed me. Overall it didn’t seem that great a year for midi apps, imo. I have not properly checked out the last 4Pockets release yet tho, so maybe that is another one to add to the list, looks promising
@Recloh @Recloh I realized there were a few things bugged me about that so i never ended up using it much. Those scrolling menus for example but I think there were other issues I can no longer recall. Did it not save state correctly or something? I remember there was some huge issue which I think never got resolved properly, I may be wrong tho
@profloop no, it's $15 in the US store, but local prices might vary as Apple sets prices for different areas differently. Official US $ price is $15 though. Check yourself in the US Appstore!
Edit: I now have a post on my Patreon (upper tier) sharing the 21 AUM presets for Mass I used in this video: www.patreon.com/posts/here-are-21-i-my-116391850
Post continued: This lovely, quirky midi sequencer and generator came out last week. Very few people seem to have realised how powerful and interesting it is. I hope this video goes some way to changing that! The manual is clear but takes a few hours of reading and experimenting to digest. The real fun begins when you understand the basics and then start playing. Let me know what you think in the comments! Link is here, and info can be found at the bottom of this post.
Mass Appstore Link:
apps.apple.com/app/mass-midi-generator/id6498471263
IPhone / iPad OS 17 minimum
Ways to Support Me
🟪 1. Joining my Patreon, which has stuff like exclusive vids, preset packs, app giveaways, AUM session files and more. At the time of writing there is a giveaway there for 3 paying supporters to win Mollilooper for desktop or iOS. You can check it out here:
🟡 www.patreon.com/Gavinski
🟪 2. Using my Plugin Boutique and repeated links
The Appstore has not had an affiliate system since 2017, so clicking on AppStore links on my vids gives me no support. But if you are buying desktop plugins, you can use my Plugin Boutique link. Maybe even bookmark it, and use it every time you can, I would REALLY appreciate it! Just go to this link:
🟡 pluginboutique.com/?a_aid=65c7016dea38b
I also have links for Loopcloud, Loopmasters, Beatport and DJCity, thanks!:
loopcloud.com/?a_aid=65c7016dea38b
loopmasters.com/?a_aid=65c7016dea38b
www.beatport.com/?a_aid=65c7016dea38b
www.djcity.com/?a_aid=65c7016dea38b
Then navigate to the page of the plugin you want to buy. I will get a small commission at no cost to you!
🟪 3. If buying DMT Cymatics presets, please use my link
🟡 gumroad.com/a/999143955
James from DMT Cymatics is very prolific and has made a lot of great preset and sample packs for iOS. If you use the link below when buying, I will get a kickback from your purchases of DMT Cymatics packs. Again, consider bookmarking it! If people use my link, I am incentivized to cover James’s packs, that is a win-win for both James and I, and costs you nothing. Thanks for the support!
🟪 4. Making a direct donation from time to time
🟡 Buy Me a Coffee Donations Page
www.buymeacoffee.com/953211370u
🟡 You can book a consultation / voice / video chat with me via my Buy Me a Coffee 1-to-1 Bookings Page
www.buymeacoffee.com/953211370u/extras
🟡 PayPal
paypal.me/GavinskisTutorials
🟪 If you are a dev, all of the above are good ways to support, but you might additionally contact me about the possibility of doing a sponsored video on one of your apps / plugins. My email is 953211370 (at) qq.com
5. No ability to support financially? Perhaps help me out with the algorithm by liking, commenting and sharing. Thnx!
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🟧 Mass AppStore Blurb:
Open the door to new musical dimensions with Mass - a physics-based MIDI generator crafted to inspire musicians across genres. Add complexity to your sequences, explore generative patterns, or create organic modulations; Mass is your gateway to boundless musical experimentation.
• Generative Sequences: Sculpt intricate melodies and rhythms that evolve over time.
• Living Modulations: Shape fluid, natural modulations that respond like living elements.
• Total Creative Freedom: Need a spark of randomness or complete control? Mass lets you move seamlessly between guided automation and full improvisation.
Whether you're diving into ambient soundscapes, exploring the depths of MIDI control, or crafting intricate modulations, Mass is your key to immersive sonic worlds. Available as a standalone MIDI generator and AUv3 plugin, Mass transforms your favorite hardware and software instruments into a sandbox of endless possibilities.
Usable Creations
Developer
With Mass, you'll find an extensive toolkit for creative control and experimentation. Here's what you can expect:
• Euclidean Pattern Sequencing: Easily create complex sequences by layering polyrhythmic Euclidian patterns.
• Flexible MIDI CC: Modulate and sequence any MIDI CC parameter, allowing you to breathe life into every detail of your sound.
• Physics-Based Animation: Apply physics to sequences and modulations, creating dynamic, evolving movements within your music.
• Powerful Controller: Mass is a powerful MIDI controller, allowing you to manipulate your favorite hardware and software instruments in either standalone or AUv3 modes.
• MIDI Sync: Synchronize with external hardware and software using standard MIDI sync capabilities. Mass can function as the primary clock, or be synced to a host clock.
• iCloud Sync: Seamlessly share your creations across devices with iCloud syncing. Work in the standalone version or AUv3 plugin, without missing a beat.
With Mass, you're free to explore musical layers, rhythms, and motion in new ways. Let it guide your creative journey, transforming each idea into a boundless musical experience.
Anything remotely similar for pc?
No idea tbh
Interesting. I love generative sequencing ❤
This is possibly the best thing to have ever happened on a Tuesday
Hahaha
Finally had the time to watch this all the way through this morning. Great job on this walkthrough Gav!
Thnx Ed! Many people never read manuals so they have no idea of the amount of work needed to regularly learn apps to the point that you can actually make a useful, clear, informed and reasonably articulate video on an app, while trying to demo it in a musical way. And then doing that week after week, year after year!
Great overview. Im always a fan of generative workflows. Just added it to my wish list.
Sweet, yes this one is more interesting than the vast majority of them imo!
Really powerful and playful with great combination of different mechanics! I like for example that you can mix static, reoccuring elements with variations, but there are vast possibilities! I think your video will really help people to understand and appreciate this one! Cheers to you and Tom!
Thnx Chris! Yes this is an app that will give the knowledgeable and curious user many years of pleasure!
Patreon is sooooo well worth it! The amount of apps i’ve been lucky enough to win through your giveaways Gav, easily has covered my $$ outlay for patreon membership. To any crew that’s into their iOS music production, be it seriously or just as a side hobby, Gav’s patreon is such a valuable resource and is well worth the coin.
Thanks again Gav for a detailed rundown, I’m glad it’s you reading the manuals because on this one, I had no clue haha 🙌🙌
Thanks for your support there! Yes, really surprised people aren't lining up to join the Patreon tbh lol. It's crazy value. Thnx for your support there!
Huh. Some really interesting approaches to creating and modifying sequences. Nice.
I would never have thought of this haha, but I'm glad Tom did!
This looks really interesting, thanks for the video. I’d add that Harmony Bloom has proved to be a really great tool, I think that came out this year.
Yes, I mentioned to someone in another comment here or elsewhere that I also love that one and had forgotten about it when I made the comment I made in this video. Both great apps, Harmony Bloom is also very very special
@@GavinskisTutorials Yep Harmony Bloom is a cracker!
Excellent video, Gav. Thanks!
Hi! What do you think of the app David?
@ I love the app, Gav. In your video when you said, “if you are the type of person who… “, I knew you were talking to me. 🤣
@dcollett haha 😂👍
Ooh ... this looks so cool....art meets science meets midi. I think it'll be a big seller
It deserves to be, I reckon! You mention art - yeah! I really like the earthy green color palette of the UI, it's very different from the usual iOS music app design ethos
I'm going to watch this video a few times. This is a deep app
Bought this based on your video, thanks for the great review. This will quickly become a favorite for me I think!
My pleasure, and I see you just signed up for my Patreon - thank you Arthur, I really appreciate the support!
This SeqApp is really super. Kind of difficult to figure out its options, unless you are playing around with the app. A more direct access to the different PARTs instead of swiping the menu would be nice. Nevertheless: Love it 😊👌. Thanx 4 the vid Mr. Gavinski!
Cheers bro, yeah the swiping can get a bit tedious and I do get accidental swipes from time to time when doing something else. It's definitely an app for which most users will need to read the manual, or watch a thorough vid like this one, it's cool tho!
@ The manual is not too long, has a good structure with cross-references and it really helps to understand the details. Just one: maybe in a future update there could be a colour-coding option for the PARTSs? Nice this would be.
@nobatttroll6205 ah, that’s a nice idea. The manual is not long, it is quite dense tho, and to fully grasp it you kind of need to experiment with the app in one hand and the manual in the other. Good manual tho for sure
@@nobatttroll6205 Yep that’d be a sweet addition.
Nice , it reminds me to bouncebud and rozeta particles.
Sure, but for me at least it is vastly more interesting than those two
Yes it’s definitely a good app.
Needs a bit time to figure it all out but spending more time with it will give interesting results.
thanks Gav for sharing this
@nandokrafft8926 pleasure!
Great app
Lots of apps like this one.
For example? I mention some vaguely similar ones in my vid. Bouncebud, Rozeta Particles etc. Those are only similar in that they have balls and walls. The implementations are much much less interesting than this tho
I’d be interested to hear what they are too? Always up for suggestions.
The price can be fair but in Canada it's 20$ + 15% taxes. so not sure i'm gonna buy it since i got already so many sequencers, but this one is interesting
Yes - people should only buy the interesting apps. Buying everything gets expensive, so with more discerning buys, there is always money left for the good stuff.
@@GavinskisTutorials you should make a video about it there's alot of those kind of video on youtube but not in 2024 and most of them arent really well made and you know very well those apps so it should be a very good video
@ZlPPENHAFT yes but tbh the number of apps I regularly use is very small, so I forget the features of apps I did vids on before which I rarely now use, and it is a massive amount of work to review and collate all the tools and to be thorough and fair!
Love this app. I wish it had a part parameter randomizer
Yes, I did ask the dev if he would add a randomizer. I think he's open to the idea but have no idea whether it would actually get added.
😎🙏Thanks for promoting this unique app, and for drawing my attention to it. Really like it , just one personal complaint: the color scheme is not very appealing. Is there any option to change the main colors!? If not, that would be my number1 wish. 🎨🖌️oh, and a desktop plugin would be even more awesome 🖥️🔌
Cheers! I actually really l Iove the colour, more organic than usual in this niche. There are no themes, you could request that from the dev via their support I guess (Google "Useable Creations")
definitely a nice one, although a lot question left unanswered. Any idea how to get hold of the manual? His website is extremely basic and only shoes a link to a short promo video.... / Different subject: anyone, who thinks that $15,- is too much for such an app, really has no idea, how much time is necessary to code something like this. Their perception of values seems completely corrupted - let these developers enjoy a decent living, which enables them to develop and maintain such projects, otherwise our IOS world has no chance to stay healthy and grow.
I fully agree. Devs and viewers also really need to ensure the wellbeing of UA-camrs like me in this space, while we're on the topic! There is really an incredible amount of entitlement these days, it's very saddening,
There is a manual, sure, btw. Google 'mass usable creations manual' and you'll find it.
Well said 🙌
I totally forgot to write some Lines…As I mentioned earlier - this app looks Beautiful!
I guess you can have a relaxing and chilled time with it, just „pushing the balls gently“.
A great add-on - for those taking it more relaxing it could offer themes!
A useful addition could be a „game mode“ - that one ball is controllable via external control - this could mean gamepad, midi-controls, OSC,…
Maybe different „physics“ - e.g. that the balls are magnetic repellent, magnetic attractive or that other balls can be „hunted“ by the controllable ball - and after been caught - disappear/change their characteristics…
I love those alternative physics ideas!
Want this so bad
You'll enjoy it when u get it then, no rush!
Let’s get the word out!
Absolutely!
Totally agree. A really innovative app. For me an instant buy🎉
Excellent, it's great to see this getting the appreciation it deserves!
another similar one of these is called musyc
Harmony Bloom didn't excite you?
It did - I had forgotten about it when I made that comment. I think those are the only two that really grabbed me. Overall it didn’t seem that great a year for midi apps, imo. I have not properly checked out the last 4Pockets release yet tho, so maybe that is another one to add to the list, looks promising
@GavinskisTutorials yes, that one might actually replace my Digitakt 😁
@@GavinskisTutorials I'm still in love with Neon Sequencer (despite the annoying bug of mouseovers sometimes not closing)
@Recloh @Recloh I realized there were a few things bugged me about that so i never ended up using it much. Those scrolling menus for example but I think there were other issues I can no longer recall. Did it not save state correctly or something? I remember there was some huge issue which I think never got resolved properly, I may be wrong tho
Black Friday price coming?
Highly doubtful. This is worth $15!
it’s 20$
@profloop no, it's $15 in the US store, but local prices might vary as Apple sets prices for different areas differently. Official US $ price is $15 though. Check yourself in the US Appstore!
@@GavinskisTutorials i'm not in the us obviously
Obviously - if I ever quote a price in dollars, it refers to the official US appstore price. Prices vary by region, as you know