What's New

This version updates the scale picker.
- Adds new favorite section and lets you mark the favorite scales.
- The favorite scales will be universal between the Bud apps.
- Scale picker shows the current scale with a checkmark.
- Fixes the scale picker search bar's case sensitive search.
- Fixes the "rate app" link on the settings menu for iOS 17+.

App Description

BrainBud controls the keys and scales of the Bud apps all at once. Connect BrainBud’s MIDI out to MIDI inputs of:

- SnakeBud
- PolyBud
- MelodyBud
- ShiftBud
- ScaleBud 2
- In Theory
- Textquencer

You can also broadcast the current key/scale to the newly connected apps with Budcast button.
If you’d like to experiment, you can try the randomise button.

With the AUv3 plugin, you can change the BrainBud's parameters or even automate them with AU parameters.
For using the AUv3 plugin make sure you have an AUv3 host app such as AUM, Cubasis, Nanostudio, apeMatrix.

BrainBud is a MIDI based app and requires other Bud apps present in order to work right. If you don't have any other Bud apps mentioned above, you can't make a use of BrainBud. 

BrainBud doesn't produce any kind of sound on its own.

iPhone Screenshots

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iPad Screenshots

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App Changes

  • April 09, 2023 Initial release
  • April 14, 2023 New version 1.1
  • April 20, 2023 New version 1.2
  • September 15, 2023 New version 1.3
  • November 21, 2023 Price decrease: $2.99 -> $1.99
  • March 19, 2024 Price increase: $1.99 -> $2.99
  • April 24, 2024 New version 1.4