Gillespie Audio Announces TEMPO-1, a 12-Voice Drum Workstation for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and AUv3

Gillespie Audio today announced TEMPO-1, a new 12-voice drum workstation for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and supported AUv3 hosts. Designed for musicians, producers, beat makers, and electronic performers, TEMPO-1 focuses on the core rhythm-making workflow: choose a kit, build a pattern, shape the groove, resample useful moments, and export the result when it locks.

TEMPO-1 brings together playable pads, step sequencing, voice shaping, mixer controls, effects, MIDI learn, user sample import, live WAV capture, and preset-bank import/export in a touch-first interface. The app is designed to move quickly from sketch to session while keeping the most important drum-machine surfaces close.

The launch version includes 12 playable voices, up to 64 steps per pattern, 64 pattern slots, eight factory kits, 16 starter patterns, user WAV import for every voice, current-loop WAV export, current-pattern MIDI export, and AUv3 support for host-based workflows.

A Rhythm-First Interface

TEMPO-1 keeps the main beat-making surfaces visible and immediate. Pads, sequencer controls, mixer actions, effects, pattern management, and export tools are organized around the way electronic musicians build ideas: start with sound, add steps, adjust feel, mute and solo parts, perform changes, and save or export the result.

Model, Sample, Bounce, Repeat

A key part of TEMPO-1 is its resampling workflow. A user can solo a voice and export it as a loop, capture a live effect performance, or bounce a full drum pattern as audio. That WAV can then be loaded back into a voice and treated like a new instrument.

MIDI, AUv3, and Export

Hardware controls can be mapped with MIDI learn, voices can be triggered from external controllers, and TEMPO-1 can run as an AUv3 extension in supported hosts. Users can export loop WAV files, pattern MIDI, live capture WAV recordings, and preset banks with user samples and mappings.

Availability

TEMPO-1 is planned for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and AUv3 workflows. The App Store link is coming soon, with product information and support available at richardgillespie.ca/tempo-1.