Figure - Make Music & Beats

Name: Figure - Make Music & Beats
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Figure - Make Music & Beats

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User Reviews for Figure - Make Music & Beats

Great app with even greater potential

I have used this beat making app for years now, before and after Alihoopa came along. Figure has never disappointed me when it comes to sheer ease of composition. Ideas are easy to generate and if you know your scales and modes, you can have a lot of fun here. This DAW only allows for one kind of meter, so nothing beyond duple. No 3/4 or 6/8 which is a glaring omission. Other apps share this dissapointing limitation, but Propellerhead can do better.I love their onscreen controls. The ribbon-style synth control is great, with the root notes darker on the control surface. The drum sequencer is remarkable. My only want is for MIDI control as well. I could spend all my time using this app if only I could play their excellent sounds using my 88-key controller. I can do this with other apps like Groovebox and Gadget , which is why I am prone to using those more often than Figure. Of course, Figure is great on the train 🚃 where it may be difficult to use a midi controller. I just think it could be great for both home and mobile use.Thanks for reading!

Dan with the Plan, Dec 03, 2017

Fun music toy/tool

I admit I misjudged Figure. I gave it a second try a while back and it finally clicked for me. Maybe it was the inclusion of the "intro" in the current version, which wasn't present in earlier versions (and needs a switch to enable after it’s been dismissed!). Because Figure is simplistic, it was easy to misunderstand.This isn't a professional musician's tool. You cannot edit the patches, and exporting stems for a DAW is probably clumsy (no automatic multitrack export, but I bet soloing a track and repeatedly exporting works ok). Still, there's no reason why Figure can't be used as a starter for a professional project or as inspiration. It certainly is fun to play with, and you can double the available tracks (or jam with a friend) by synchronizing two iOS devices (if you have access to another device).I must apologize to Propellerhead for my earlier bad reviews. I get it now.

dysamoria, Jun 29, 2019

Must Have

Overall: Figure has an intuitive interface that makes music programming fun. It’s a must-have for anybody really. If you aren’t familiar with Propellerhead just know that they make fantastic software. This app offers a multitude of synthesizers & drum machines, although I must admit the composition aspect is a bit lacking. You are constrained to looping a maximum of 8-bar segments, then you must create a new file for the next scene. This limitation seems OK at first- I’ve tried to compose tracks using only audio from this app but it seems impossible to achieve a sense of continuity in the final result. The loops play out one after the other, but none of the elements transition nicely between the all-too-brief intervals. Anyways the sound engines are fantastic for both the basses & the synths. The drums are mostly misses for me but there are a few worth checking out. I’ve had this app for 6+ years and it’s one of my favorites. Definitely give it a try!

Lust Island, Jan 22, 2020

Relieved!!!!

Glad it’s back in the right hands! Would love to see the new integration with Reason! I hope there is a way to transfer Thor patches into figure. I think that’s the engine Figure is based off of. That would be a game changer for me. Also a batch export function to get figure’s individual instrument wavs/aiffs and.... midi data (omg plz) quickly into Reason. Or hopefully you’re adding live midi out from figure into reason to control reason rack synths with figures wonderful sequencer. On a side note, it would be nice if the Reason compact app (not this app) could match the same scales and swing as figure songs. This is my one main gripe with RC.... that and the auto save. Dear heavenly synth father, please get rid of auto save in reason compact. Love you guys

Oct 2012, Apr 08, 2019

So glad it’s back

Still the best. Hey can you please release that update you mentioned last year involving integration with Reason? I bought Reason at that time with the hope that soon I would be able to move the hundreds of figure files I have onto a more robust platform so I could edit them more thoroughly. By far the funnest and easiest musical app; my favorite out of many great ones.A couple things would be good to see. The first is to fix background audio. It stops playing when I switch to another app, which makes it tough to play along using ableton link. It would also be very cool to see an expanded workflow including the ability to automate every editable parameter, including key changes, the slice wheels, and everything in the mixer. You could also allow for volume adjustment for the separate drum sounds, maybe even mix and match between different drum sets.A nice feature would be the ability to export .fig files for back up purposes. I have hundreds of loops that I can't remove from the phone and save as an editable file; if I could just export .fig, I could keep things tidy. Maybe alphabetical folders would be nice in the songs panel, so one could organize large numbers of songs more easily. Such an excellent app, back in its original hands.

PC Sketcher, May 16, 2020

Good and fun easy to use

I actually can come up with some pretty interesting stuff on here but let’s be honest it would be cool to transfer these ideas to an actual daw. I wish you could export midi data so you could at least import it to a daw session and at least be able to get the exact rhythms and notes and then try to recreate the synth paremeters on your own. That would honestly make this an must have creative tool. It’s very easy to play based more on feeling then thinking too much about the technical aspects of what you’re doing which is really nice. Please devs if you’re reading this implement midi export! That would be amazing!

ragnorok2342, Sep 04, 2021

Such a good app for sketching ideas

I have used Figure for years and watched it get sold off and now get bought back by its original creators again! It makes me happy that Propellerheads is back at the helm.This is a fun and deceptively powerful app that keeps your head focused on the task of making 3 track beats. Each track has LOTS of recordable parameters that add effects and change the sound. However, all of that complex parameter recording is managed by a simple interface that makes it very easy to use. Now that propellerheads is back I want to humbly request that they consider adding the ability to record the global and mix pages so that I can sequence chord changes and volume levels.

uofaw6!u3, May 20, 2020

Plummeting

I used to love this app. Absolutely loved it. Wrote a lot on it. Thought it was genius, had just the right features, looked good, performed superbly. That was before Allihoopa. It's no longer Propellerheads. It's Allihoopa. Allihoopa has zero support and they *really*, *really* don't want you do to *anything* with your projects except upload them to Allihoopa. You can't get your files out to back up anymore, or to move from one device to another. There's no manual. And... no support, so no one to ask or talk to about it. It no longer operates in real time. You touch a pad and the response can be anywhere from instantaneous to a number of beat fractions later. The delays are obvious and annoying, not the sort of thing that requires a trained ear to notice, but noticable by total novices. This is no longer a tool for creating or producing music. Now it's just a front end for Allihoopa. It's still kinda fun, but also, sadly, very disappointing.

Uselessdetails, Oct 23, 2021

I love Figure.

I’ve been using Figure since it first released, and I still using it on a daily basis. Why use journals when you can say how you feel through easy to make melodies? I’ll still go back to old songs and either fine tune them or remix them entirely. I have no musical experience, mind you. I know nothing of song keys or structure. Choose a key, you’ve got eight bars, make something nice in a matter of a few minutes once you have it down. Devs, I would absolutely love to see the ability to two things:1) Volume automation. Similar to how I can record the tweaks of different pieces of the song, I would like to be able to crescendo certain parts of the songs. 2) This one is a stretch, but I want the ability to send my song files to other friends with the app. Back when Propellerhead had the ability to share songs online, I’d share, have a friend download, then they remix it, then I download, then remix it... very lengthy process. Let me share my songs easily!

Waffleganger, Jul 28, 2019

My fav app, and I’d love it even more if only…

There’s so many things to wish for in this amazing app, and that’s because, despite being released about a decade ago, it remains one of my most used and most enjoyable apps to this day…I wish Reason Studios would consider the following:-allowing us to share our work again with each other (other than rendered wav forms)-I wish they’d allow us to backup our work in a similar way as well-expandable, multi-pattern sequencing would be incredible-I wish they’d design this app to work and be controlled by our phones in any DAW via a usb cable, because it’s just too fun to useReason Studios AB is an incredible company, and I know they have many goals and softwares to manage.Still, I am continually impressed by this app, I purchased it and gifted it to many of my friends before it became free in the store, and I would gladly spend more money just on this app if it could do the things I dream of it doing.I already use this app to record sounds into my DAW with an interface. Just wish I could do more than manually working with it, because it really does sound incredible.Thank you, Reason.🙏🏼

yrlk, Jun 24, 2022

Description

Figure makes it easy to create great-sounding music in seconds. Create an addictive beat before the barista brings your coffee or lay down a beefy bass line while waiting for the bus to arrive. Figure is intuitive enough for beginners to make music within seconds, yet deep enough for you to get lost in endless play on a transatlantic flight.

Simply slide your finger across the play pad to record and tweak catchy drumbeats, memorable melodies and fat bass lines. Just bring your inspiration and Figure will help you take care of the rest. • App Store Hall of Fame Inductee • App Store Editor's Choice/App of the Week in many countries “Exceptionally simple to use, and you'll be making music in seconds.” – Music Radar “Exceedingly fun and easy to use… a deeply involved music-making experience.” – The Verge “Anyone can craft killer beats with this superbly designed music maker.” – App Store Editor’s Notes "Figure Music App Is Awesome, Easy to Use" – Wired "Makes powerful electronic music-making technology accessible to all." – The Guardian "Music-Making App Lets You Be The Artist" – NPR TOP FEATURES: • Sounding like a pro has never been this easy. • Explore the world of music-making with no experience required. • Create complete songs with drums, bass and lead melodies. • Compose and experiment by sliding your finger across the play pad. • Never play a bad note – Figure keeps you in key, and on the beat. • Add cool and exciting effects to your songs with easy XY-automation. • Tweak and manipulate your song on the fly. • Share your original creations to iTunes® library. NITTY GRITTY DETAILS: • Play in different keys & modes—set once or change on the fly • Transform chords into melody lines with arpeggiator • Tighten or loosen up your beats with Swing • Add club sound to your tracks with Pump • Save, browse and load song files • Set length of loop (1, 2, 4, 8 bars) • Select Bass & Lead Synth sounds from Reason’s Thor synthesizer • Huge Drum sounds powered by Reason’s Kong drum machine • Stream live audio directly to other Audiobus-compatible apps—see http://audiob.us for more information • Background audio (in device Settings) ** Requirements: iOS 11 or higher.