Build the beat
Play 12 voices, record or import your own samples, and shape patterns with velocity, pitch, probability, conditions, micro-timing, and ratchets.
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TEMPO-1
Version 2.0.0 - available now
Make the beat move.
A 12-voice sampler groovebox
for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and AUv3.
Record a sound and put it on a pad,
shape every step by hand,
then arrange a Song and export a mix or stems.
12Playable voices
64Steps per pattern
8Song tracks
AUv3Host workflow
Version 2.0.0 - October 30, 2026
Take the beat into a complete Song.
Version 2.0 adds an eight-track Song workspace to the standalone app. Combine Patterns, recorded or imported audio, and MIDI clips driving installed AUv3 instruments. Build an arrangement, edit the takes, and keep reusable ideas in the Pattern and clip BANK.
Shape each track with EQ and ordered inserts, record automation, add tempo changes, then save a portable Song package or export a stereo mix and track stems. The TEMPO-1 AUv3 extension keeps its Pattern groovebox workflow; Song and instrument hosting run in standalone.
Current release2.0.0 / iOS 42 / Mac 43
Song workspace8 tracks · Patterns, audio, instruments
New in 2.0Arrange, record, automate, export stems
Official HD demo
Watch TEMPO-1 in motion.
This earlier demo introduces TEMPO-1’s core groovebox workflow. For the new 2.0 Song features, start with the updated manual.
Free downloads
Put TEMPO-1 on your desktop.
Download four full-resolution backgrounds inspired by TEMPO-1 pads, meters, dials, and mixer controls.
Workflow
Sketch fast. Shape the groove. Export clean.
Start with pads and deep step editing, then move into Song to combine beats, audio, and instruments. Keep the arrangement focused and hand the mix or stems to a full DAW when ready.
Arrange a Song
In standalone, place Patterns, audio clips, and instrument MIDI across eight tracks. Move, split, copy, colour, and repeat clips; FILL adds whole copies to empty gaps on the selected track.
8 tracksPattern fragmentsClip bankUndo / redo
Record audio and MIDI
Arm an Audio or Instrument track, choose the input or installed AUv3 instrument, and capture a take into the Song. Edit waveforms and fades, reshape recorded Pattern hits, or automate the hosted instrument’s performance.
Standalone recordingAudio clip editorPattern take editingAUv3 instruments
Shape the arrangement
Mix Song tracks with level, pan, mute, solo, three-band EQ, and four ordered internal insert slots. Add automation and tempo changes across the timeline.
Track and master insertsEQAutomationTempo lane
Save, share, and finish
Autosave keeps the working Song. Manage named Songs in SONGS, share a Song package with its audio, or export a stereo WAV mix and per-track stems for a full DAW.
Song packagesMix and stemsLoop WAVPattern MIDI
Make the workspace yours
Choose eight skins, Focus Step Lane, haptics, screen-awake behaviour, and the launch workspace in standalone Settings. Playback-only sessions can continue in the background.
8 skinsFocus Step LaneBackground listening
User manual
Browse the official TEMPO-1 2.0.0 online manual for standalone Song arrangement, audio/MIDI recording, instruments, mixing, sampling, sequencing, AUv3, and export.
Official guideSearchable reference
Browse user manualDownload PDF ->View version history ->Sequencer feel
Pattern controls that stay close to the beat.
Keep the core rhythm decisions in reach while you build: choose the page, set the working length, shape velocity, and keep tempo changes visible without leaving the grid.
Step pages
Move through longer patterns without losing the beat grid.
Length16 / 32 / 64
Start tight, then open the pattern when the groove asks for more room.
Step feelVelocity + timing
Shape selected hits with velocity, probability, micro-timing, and ratchets.
BPM + swingFeel
Keep timing controls visible while the sequencer stays in focus.
Reusable ideasPattern + clip BANK
Save rhythms, takes, and bounced audio for the next arrangement.
Current workflows
Sample, vary, and connect.
The sample editor, conditional steps, and MIDI output remain part of the groovebox. These earlier interface examples explain the core controls; the updated manual covers the 2.0 navigation.
Sample editorConditional stepsMIDI output mapSound design
Record, edit, play, resample.
Record from the microphone or a selected channel on a class-compliant USB audio interface, edit the take in place, and save it to a pad. TEMPO-1 also combines modeled voices, bundled samples, WAV import, voice bounce, live capture, and loop resampling so new sounds stay part of the beat-making flow.
PhaserSlicerDelayReverbFilterMaster
From sketch to session
Ready when the groove is.
Song mix and stemsRender a stereo WAV or separate track files.
Pattern MIDICarry the current pattern into a session.
Live captureRecord a performance as WAV and share it.
Song packages and banksShare arrangements with audio; back up presets and reusable clips.
TEMPO-1 2.0.0 for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and AUv3
Make the beat move.
Available now for US$9.99 as a one-time App Store purchase. No subscription or in-app purchase. Download the app, watch the demo, or open the current 2.0.0 manual.