Fishtail

Generative MIDI instrument for iPhone and iPad.

Compose, arrange and perform complete musical forms. Fishtail generates MIDI; you choose the instruments that receive it.

A flowing fishtail form built from black, violet and pearl-like circular patterns.
Visual identity and artwork by OcularDebris.

Structure

Sections, keys, modes, meters, cadences and compositional character.

Takes

Retain, reorder and hand off exact generations at whole-piece boundaries.

Intonation

Seven tuning systems with normal MIDI, pitch bend and MPE output.

Interchange

AUv3 MIDI routing, Ableton Link, .fishtail projects, Standard MIDI export and experimental analogue CV file packages.

Listen

A window into sound.

Music made with Fishtail by StarLight.

Open the player to hear complete pieces composed with Fishtail. The SoundCloud player is loaded only when you choose to open it.

Visit StarLight on SoundCloud

Privacy

Local by design.

Fishtail does not include user accounts, advertising, analytics or tracking. Its current privacy manifests declare that the app and AUv3 extension collect no data. Projects, preferences and exports are handled on-device or through files and sharing actions you choose.

If you enable Ableton Link, Fishtail uses local-network access to synchronize tempo, beat, phase and optional transport with compatible music apps. This local synchronization is not used for analytics or advertising.

The listening window does not contact SoundCloud until you choose to open it. Once opened, SoundCloud may collect usage data and use cookies or similar technologies under its own Cookie Policy.

Optional support

Koha welcome. Never required.

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