PolyBud Polyrhythmic Sequencer3.3

PolyBud is a multitrack polyrhythmic AUv3 MIDI sequencer. You can add multiple note or MIDI CC tracks to the each pattern. The note tracks has the note, velocity, gate, ratchet, probability and randomisation modes. You can set different step lengths to the each mode which would introduce polyrhythmic variations immediately.

Another great feature is the each track can run in a different rate which is great for creating unique polyrhythmic sequences. Also, you can assign different MIDI channels to the each track so that you can control multiple synths within a single PolyBud pattern.

The MIDI CC tracks is great for modulating the synth parameters. You can introduce polyrhythmic modulations by setting the different step lengths and different rates to your MIDI CC tracks. Also, you can set a ramp value for smoothing up the CC value changes per step. If you set the ramp value to 0% then you can have the classic sample and hold modulation.

PolyBud is a MIDI app and it don't produce any sound of its own. You need to route PolyBud's MIDI out to your audio apps in order to run PolyBud. For the AUv3 plugin, you need an AUv3 host app such as AUM, Cubase, NanoStudio, ZenBeats, BeatMaker, apeMatrix etc.

Version History This version fixes the dotted and triplet sequencer rates. 3.3 5d ago This version fixes the AUv3 state saving issue on iOS 26.7 3.2 Sep 25 This version fixes the tutorial link in the AUv3 settings menu. 3.1 Sep 18 This version
- Updates the audio engine.
- Adds iCloud based preset manager for standalone and AUv3 plugins.
- Makes the sampler a shared resource among the Bud family.
- Fixes the AU parameter automation.
- Updates the online user manual. 3.0 Sep 12 This version updates the support section on the settings menu. 2.3 09/02/2024 This version fixes the MIDI CC Ramping on the AUv3 plugin. 2.2 07/04/2024 - Minor fixes and performance updates. 2.1 06/26/2024 This version updates the scale picker.
- Adds new favorite section and lets you mark the favorite scales.
- The favorite scales will be universal between the Bud apps.
- Scale picker shows the current scale with a checkmark.
- Fixes the scale picker search bar's case sensitive search.
- Fixes the "rate app" link on the settings menu for iOS 17+.
- Adds scale button to the bottom toolbar.
- UI fixes and improvements. 2.0 04/22/2024 This version fixes the add/remove step buttons to the right hand side of the screen.
Adds support for running the app on Apple Silicon Macs. 1.9 05/29/2023 This version updates the key and scale pickers. 1.8 04/21/2023 This version adds support for saving AU presets in the AUv3 plugin.
The saved preset will be shared between multiple AU hosts. 1.7 04/19/2023 This version adds "draw mode" feature that you can swipe your finger through the faders to set their values.
You can toggle on/off the draw mode on the bottom left side of the app. Draw mode disables the scrolling left/right on the fader area.
Fixes MIDI CC ramping on AUv3 plugin. 1.6 04/11/2023 This version adds BrainBud app compatibility. 1.5 03/06/2023 Minor fixes and improvements. 1.4 09/17/2022 This version pops up an alert before removing any tracks in the settings view, preventing the accidental deletions.
Fixes a crash when adding a new pattern while having only CC tracks. 1.3 06/17/2022 This version adds 1, 2, 4, 8 and 16 bars long sequencer rates. 1.2 06/13/2022 This version
- Adds 2/1, 1-Bar, 2-Bar and 4-Bar rates to the sequencer for longer sequences.
- Fixes a bug where the key/scale AU parameters only effect the current track instead of all.
- Fixes a crash when removing a track while the sequencer is running. 1.1 06/13/2022 1.0 06/08/2022