Unhitch the Random Glitch within JR Hexatone Pro!

I recently bought the app for my iPod Touch and was glad that my hopes were fulfilled nicely. But since the app is right out the gate, there are always some items that any developer would overlook which would make later versions that much better.


I was stunned this evening to see that at least 2 posts placed on the Amidio forum were removed by an overzealous forum administrator. But I was only seconding another user's post and now realize that I raised the same issue myself to the pro keyboardist that played a crucial role in developing the app.


JR Hexatone Pro is essentially a drum machine app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. What the developers of the app Amidio have as a keen knack is the creation of music apps that use artificial intelligence to create music randomly and in a very intuitive fashion.


As a result, JR Hexatone Pro includes what was called a glitch feature that will throw in some random quirks that appear very crazy and interesting to many. But the random quirk should be the second base versus the default setting when one is creating beats and rhythms of their own with the app.



It is hard enough to program any music and rhythms without having a 2 year or 200 year old throw in extra beats within a given measure. My 8 year old recently speeded up a track from 96 bpm to over 200 bpm while I was playing and although it highly entertained her that I continued to play (or try to), I would not have attempted to program anything with such warp speed, hot potato changes:)



So Hexatone has this feature as a default setting within its version 1.0 of the app when the "glitch" setting should be optional especially while creating a groove. Any newbie owner would appreciate this change.



This evening I saw that the eager admin did answer someone's question about how to create a straight forward groove and here is the reply paraphrased for clarity basically:



1. Create your groove.


2. Place black walls around each of the 6 parts created.



3. Tap the oscillator or numerical instrument and then tap "SETUP".



4. Change setting/parameter "FWDONLY" (forward only) to ON for the given oscillator/instrument.


5. Repeat for any other oscillator/instruments as desired.



This tip should have been placed on a flag and raised high for all to immediately or placed within the troubleshooting section of the documentation or on the website itself. It should not be required to solve the problem as an alien puzzle for a new user of the app.



Now that the secrets of the Hexatone masters have been revealed, users of this neat little app will receive a new breath of fresh air even though Hexatone has been on the market only 1 week!



I'm not seeking a flame war with the admin or anyone associated with the app, but deleting anyone's posts should be done in a responsible or at least inform someone if there is some discomfort with a post.



As a paying customer, I'm on your side and want to see the app get better and match my enthusiasm for it!



Now let's back to making some music!



Peace!