![]() ![]() For other controllers there’s no MIDI learn functionality, but each Gadget’s CC assignments can be displayed in a pop-up. Talking of MIDI controllers, Gadget has ‘native modes’ for Korg’s NanoKey Studio, NanoKontrol Studio and NanoKontrol2, giving them integrated, pre-defined functionality. For some reason the Chord player didn’t work when playing my external MIDI keyboard, but the Arp did. The Chord mode is very simple with no options (you get an open 7th that conforms to your scale), but combines nicely with the Arp for instant gratification. There’s also an Arpeggiator with multiple modes and rhythms. One minor note (sorry): on such a beginner-friendly DAW I’d have gone with ‘Major’ and ‘Minor’ rather than ‘Ionian’ and ‘Dorian’. The Scale setting filters which notes are present on the Gadget panel, Touch Bar and QWERTY keys, but doesn’t transpose existing recorded clips in the song external MIDI keyboards are unaffected. This always puts drum machine triggers within easy reach on the bottom row, but the positions of other notes varies by scale. The only time you’re not in this unified view is when choosing sound sources from the Gadget browser.Īt all times the whole QWERTY area of the keyboard is dedicated to playing notes, starting from C2 (C1 in regular money) on the Z key and working upwards along the rows. On the Mac you can blow up either of these pages, or show both views at once for constant access to all four working areas. In the iOS versions you flip between this view and another page that houses the control panel of the selected Gadget along with a clip recorder/editor. Horizontal rows of clips represent Scenes, from which you can create an arrangement playlist that progresses downwards. ![]() Each Gadget lives on a mixer channel, above which are stacked clips associated with that device. ![]() ![]() When you’ve made your selection you find yourself with one track in a combined mixer and scene arranger view. Type and Tag filters help you narrow down your choice here from among the various synths, drum machines, sampled instruments and audio recorders. You are, however, presented with the same palette of colourful renders from which to choose your first Gadget. Starting a new project, I was slightly sad to see that Gadget For Mac doesn’t have the automatic song-naming feature from the iOS version, which has blessed me over the years with such wonderful songs as ‘Flat Expression’ and ‘Vertical Crab’. ![]()
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