DefleMask Mobile

I mean, supporting the keyboard at all is nice but it’s pretty broken. Keys aren’t mappable. The return key double presses, making it useless. Holding a key doesn’t repeat a press, making arrow key scrolling tedious. The trackpad can’t be used for making knob adjustments without scrolling wildly around the pattern editor. Trackpad support in general is pretty poor; it doesn’t even support gestures (especially scrolling). UI doesn’t line up with where you have to press to actually click it (scale is at 0.80, especially bad in lists like files). Just generally poor.

If you want to get into tracker sequencing and utilize a few more brain cells than a lot of mobile DAW platforms require, DefleMask is a great place to start. This app over-delivers in (fun)ctionality because it makes up for any features (usually unnecessary bells & whistles) it may lack, in what I guess you could call reative efficiency. Everything you need is there so long as you’re willing to think critically and improvise when necessary. There is nothing to stop you from rolling up your sleeves and busting out a chiptune single or EP for SoundCloud or BandCamp or iTunes made exclusively with DefleMask. Have fun.

Make sure you figure out if you want to use it on mobile or on the same machine as your SAW. I prefer to use a keyboard to play, cuz my fingers are just to fat for the little keyboard on my iPad Pro. Still a very powerful and great sounding tool.