Mazetools Mutant2.0.2

Key Features
- 7 Cubes with different settings as starting point for your Session
- Interactive, quantized Loop-Machine within the Cube-Cell
- 7 Instruments with sequenced based note input, envelope, filter & effects
- 4 different synth, 2 drum sequencers, 1 sampler with slice, granular & pitch shift mode
- Sample library with user file integration
- Cross-Instrument key interface to define chords & scales
- Main FX Interface to perform a Snapshot playlist incl. Echo, Reverb, Reverser, Note Envelope & Flanger

- Snapshot principle: keeps track of the recorded loop
- Snapshot list can be used like a playlist of the different loops
- Save Session to save the Snapshot list
- Interactive Cube-Cell navigation to switch from one Cell to another & change the musical perspective in key, tempo & pitch
- Snapshot Cloud: Load your snapshot into a 3D cloud defined by the characteristics of mood, energy and texture
- Interactive cloud navigation and Snapshot filtering by author, key & tempo
- Snapshot Mutation Interface to merge two Snapshot and create infinite new perspectives

- Audio Record as .wav file
- Ableton Link
- Audiobus & Inter-App Audio (experimental)
- Setup Menu to define graphic and sound quality setting
- Main zoom to customize the general size of the interface
- In-App Guide

Mazetools Mutant lets you make music in loops. On a square surface you play synths, drums, sampler, sequencer, filters and effects. Together, all the instruments form the Hypercube. Hyper- What?. The Hypercube is a space that changes your music multiperspectively....

The principle
Think of a record player, play the vinyl from 33 to 45 and everything sounds higher and faster. Conversely from 45 to 33 everything sounds slower and lower. It remains the same song, only the conditions are changed. Mutant works in a similar way. You play in a beat loop, then turn the Hypercube and hear everything from new perspectives.

According to this principle, new ideas and results emerge in the musical process. These don't have to reach perfection. Mutant stands for experimenting, making loops and exploring sound, it's the session, the moment and an audio recording that counts.

From Snapshots to Cloud Mutation
To capture the loops you've created, take a snapshot - an anchor point with all the instruments that you can always return to.

Load your snapshot into the cloud and locate it in three dimensions with Mood, Energy & Structure. If you then select another snapshot, it will be mutated in certain ways and many new perspectives will emerge.

Play together
In Collaboration Mode, two Mutant users can make music together via local network. All inputs are transmitted live and the people each play instruments or effects.

App information
We do our best to avoid bugs, often enough they drive us crazy or were disappointed when a moment was lost. But at some point it has to go out and after the update before the update. So feel free to write us bugs and problems, definitely also if you made a song or video.
The cloud is offline, but technically designed to be part of an online cloud for own user data and content sharing in the future. It was created as part of the Mazetools Assist research project. You can read more about it at Ectoplastic.com.
Mutant requires the microphone for audio recording, the local files to store projects and recordings, and the network for Collab Mode and Ableton Link.
Much more content, terms of use, credits and FAQ are in the app in the Guide and can be found in the app's Start-Up menu.

About Mazetools
Empowering creativity, democratizing musical expression and making it inclusive - how does that work? These are the questions that keep us busy. Mutant is a further step in the process, alongside Soniface, and provides important points of contact through the multitouch-based loop principle, the change of perspective and the cloud. But we want to go further - with you and the community.

Have a good time with Mutant,
Stephan & Jakob

Version History 2.0.2
Small bug fixes & improvements

2.0.1
Bug fixes & improvements
Added demo sets
Mazetools Mutant is available as iPhone&iPad version on Mac M1+ (Apple Silicon) with activated trackpad touch alternatives to use the trackpad for multitouch

1.5
Improved app performance, audio quality
Snapshot Cloud: to load Snapshot into a 3D cloud (offline) defined by perception features mood, energy & structure
Interactive cloud navigation and Snapshot filtering by author, key & tempo
Snapshot Mutation Interface to merge two Snapshots
Improved Setup Interface
New Guide, improved in-app help in english & german
Background Audio, Inter-App Audio & Audiobus (experimental) 2.0.2 01/10/2024 1.51
Bug fixes & improvements
Added demo sets
Mazetools Mutant is available as iPhone&iPad version on Mac M1+ (Apple Silicon) with activated trackpad touch alternatives to use the trackpad for multitouch

1.5
Improved app performance, audio quality
Snapshot Cloud: to load Snapshot into a 3D cloud (offline) defined by perception features mood, energy & structure
Interactive cloud navigation and Snapshot filtering by author, key & tempo
Snapshot Mutation Interface to merge two Snapshots
Improved Setup Interface
New Guide, improved in-app help in english & german
Background Audio, Inter-App Audio & Audiobus (experimental) 2.0.1 12/20/2023 - Improved app performance, audio quality
- Snapshot Cloud: to load Snapshot into a 3D cloud (offline) defined by perception features mood, energy & structure
- Interactive cloud navigation and Snapshot filtering by author, key & tempo
- Snapshot Mutation Interface to merge two Snapshots
- Improved Setup Interface
- New Guide, improved in-app help in english & german
- Background Audio, Inter-App Audio & Audiobus (experimental) 1.0500 10/30/2023 Sampler update with Melodic Pitch-shifting, Hamonic Granular Mode and extended Editor menu
Main FX Controller with Echo, Reverb, Filter, Flanger & Reverser
Improved audio quality
Audio Settings for Latency/ DSP-Buffersize
Folder in Files App
Ableton Link
Bluetooth 1.0296 09/25/2021 Main FX Controller with Echo, Reverb, Filter, Flanger & Reverser
Improved audio quality
Audio Settings for Latency/ DSP-Buffersize
Folder in Files App
Ableton Link
Bluetooth 1.0294 09/10/2021 Main FX Controller with Echo, Reverb, Filter, Flanger & Reverser
Improved audio quality
Audio Settings for Latency/ DSP-Buffersize
Folder in Files App
Ableton Link
Bluetooth 1.0293 08/13/2021 NEW
Main FX Controller with Echo, Reverb, Filter, Flanger & Reverser
Improved audio quality
Audio Settings for Latency/ DSP-Buffersize
Folder in Files App
Ableton Link
Bluetooth 1.0292 08/02/2021 NEW
Main FX Controller with Echo, Reverb, Filter, Flanger & Reverser
Improved audio quality
Audio Settings for Latency/ DSP-Buffersize
Folder in Files App
Ableton Link
Bluetooth 1.0291 07/31/2021 Many users gave us great feedback, thank you very much! The implementation of some wishes has had a very positive impact on further app development. There is still a lot to do. At the moment we are pleased to present the following new functions:
Sampler as 7th instrument based on granular synthesis, including sample library und Mic input
Various Quantization Modes for Drums, Perc, Bass and Arp
Improved sound quality and envelope behaviour of Bass & Arp
Volume control for each instrument
Volume control and pitch for each Drum element
Drum sample banks
Sequence length setup for each controller (½, 1, 2x, 4x)
Improved sound processing
Improved UI

If you like our work, you can help us by leaving a good rating or updating your rating and review. Thank you! 1.029 07/15/2020 Many users gave us great feedback, thank you very much! The implementation of some wishes has had a very positive impact on further app development. There is still a lot to do. At the moment we are pleased to present the following new functions:
Sampler as 7th instrument based on granular synthesis, including sample library und Mic input
Various Quantization Modes for Drums, Perc, Bass and Arp
Improved sound quality and envelope behaviour of Bass & Arp
Volume control for each instrument
Volume control and pitch for each Drum element
Drum sample banks
Sequence length setup for each controller (½, 1, 2x, 4x)
Improved sound processing
Improved UI

If you like our work, you can help us by leaving a good rating or updating your rating and review. Thank you! 1.028 06/23/2020 Many users gave us great feedback, thank you very much! The implementation of some wishes has had a very positive impact on further app development. There is still a lot to do. At the moment we are pleased to present the following new functions:
Sampler as 7th instrument based on granular synthesis, including sample library und Mic input
Various Quantization Modes for Drums, Perc, Bass and Arp
Improved sound quality and envelope behaviour of Bass & Arp
Volume control for each instrument
Volume control and pitch for each Drum element
Drum sample banks
Sequence length setup for each controller (½, 1, 2x, 4x)
Improved sound processing
Improved UI

If you like our work, you can help us by leaving a good rating or updating your rating and review. Thank you! 1.027 06/19/2020 Many users gave us great feedback, thank you very much! The implementation of some wishes has had a very positive impact on further app development. There is still a lot to do. At the moment we are pleased to present the following new functions:
Sampler as 7th instrument based on granular synthesis, including sample library und Mic input
Various Quantization Modes for Drums, Perc, Bass and Arp
Improved sound quality and envelope behaviour of Bass & Arp
Volume control for each instrument
Volume control and pitch for each Drum element
Drum sample banks
Sequence length setup for each controller (½, 1, 2x, 4x)
Improved sound processing
Improved UI

If you like our work, you can help us by leaving a good rating or updating your rating and review. Thank you! 1.026 06/18/2020 This update improved many things for a better user experience. Therefore we optimized the data-structure, the performance and the user interface of the app. Enjoy exploring the new version of Mutant!

New app information guide
New visual mode
Improved interface for smartphones
Improved sound processing
Improved data structure 1.25 05/05/2020 This version has been improved for expierencing multiperspective music. Therefore we optimized the data-structure and the performance of the app. Furthermore we made changes in the "Terms of use" for Mazetools Mutant and fixed the app-startup issue on some iOS12 devices. 1.024 04/15/2020 Improved user interface structure
Added special Input-Mode 1.023 04/11/2020 Improved user interface structure
Added special Input-Mode 1.022 04/11/2020 Improved user interface structure
Added special Input-Mode 1.021 04/10/2020 Improved user interface structure
Added special Input-Mode 1.02 03/25/2020 Improved user interface structure
Added special Input-Mode 1.01 03/24/2020 1.0 03/18/2020