Unlimited Steps with Unlimited Possibilities

  • Add as many steps as you want to your sequencer.

  • Assign chords or notes in any scale and key, or create custom notes.

  • Edit rate, gate time, velocity, modulation, pitch bend, portamento, and repeat count for each step.

  • Complete creative freedom with no step limitations.

StepBud unlimited step sequencing interface
StepBud scale and chord mode selection

Built-in Music Theory Engine with +40 Scales

  • Select your scale and key to work with professional-grade music theory.

  • Change sequencer mode from single notes to chords.

  • Fader ranges automatically update to the selected scale, even during playback.

  • Adjust fader range by setting minimum-maximum octaves from the settings strip.

  • In chord mode, fader ranges update with scale chords including triads, 7th, 9th, 11th, and 13th variations.

Edit the Notes of Your Steps with a Keyboard

  • Set custom notes or chords for any step using the step editor.

  • Work with the virtual keyboard or your own MIDI keyboard.

  • Select different scales or keys for individual steps.

  • Quickly pick notes or chords within your selected scale.

  • Preview your selections before committing to the sequence.

StepBud step editor with keyboard interface
StepBud running as AUv3 plugin in AUM

Take advantage of AUv3 Plugin

  • Compatible with supporting hosts like AUM, Audiobus 3, Cubasis 2, Beat Maker 3, apeMatrix, and Sequencism.

  • Route its MIDI output to other AUv3 Synths.

  • Route your MIDI keyboard or other MIDI app's output to StepBud for scale-locked playing.

  • In note mode, StepBud filters out off-scale notes.

  • In chord mode, StepBud plays appropriate chords if available in the scale for the root note.

Audiobus MIDI Sending and Ableton Link

  • Use in Audiobus 3 as a MIDI Sender.

  • In this mode, sequence the connected app directly.

  • Use Ableton Link for synchronization with other compatible apps.

  • Filters off-scale notes in note mode and sends chords in chord mode.

StepBud Audiobus and Ableton Link integration

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