Fugue Machine Rubato

Name: Fugue Machine Rubato
Price: 39.99 USD
Rating: 4.8 (65 reviews)
Author: Alexandernaut

By: Alexandernaut

Time-bending MIDI sequencer

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Features & Capabilities

Fugue Machine Rubato is a time-bending MIDI sequencer that turns a single grid into a multi-dimensional musical canvas. It introduces time-bending playheads, a robust automation system, and a nonlinear engine that lets time accelerate, decelerate, freeze, or reverse, while notes sweep, strum, and bounce with expressive motion.

With up to eight playheads, per-playhead echoes, multiple MIDI outputs, and a library of built-in patterns, you can route, layer, and sculpt complex textures using curves, envelopes, and shapes. The app supports touch, keyboard, and cursor control, ships with per-playhead Drum Trigs for drums, and includes auto-saved snapshots and nestable pattern folders for rapid iteration.

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By:

Alexandernaut

Rating:

4.80

(65) 1 new ratings

Version:

1.1.0 Last updated: 2025-06-29

Version code:

875958321

Creation date:

2025-05-20

Compatible devices:

Size:

17.30MB

Price:

39.99

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Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-02

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Developed by:

Alexandernaut

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fugue-machine-rubato/id6670253122

Website:

https://alexandernaut.com/fugue-machine-rubato/

User Reviews

Fugue Machine Rubato is praised for its deep, unique MIDI sequencing and true polyrhythms, output quality, and cross-app MIDI capabilities. Recurrent drawbacks include missing MIDI import and randomization features, a 128-step limit plus limited scales/tuning, sparse documentation, and UI readability concerns. Overall it’s seen as a powerful, innovative tool for advanced users, with several popular feature gaps repeatedly requested by the community.

Pros

Deep, unique MIDI sequencer with near-bottomless complexity
True polyrhythm/polymeter support enabling intricate timing
High-quality output and strong generative/creative potential
Robust MIDI routing/output and cross-app compatibility (Cubasis, Logic Pro on iPad)
Stable, elegant, and universal app that is powerful yet approachable

Cons

Missing MIDI file import and limited randomization options
128-step sequence cap and limited scales/tuning options
Sparse documentation/manual and a steeper learning curve
UI/readability issues on dark interface (small gray text on black)
Lack of bend/glissando/pitch-bend support for expressive notes

Recent reviews

The lack of scale/modes/tuning is frustrating. Please PLEASE add more scales …. There should be at least 30 scales and tunings to choose from In many ways it’s a great tool that offers solutions to help create complex rhythmic phrasing / sequencing. ¿ Is there a way to bend notes ? ¿ Why is there NOT an easy / simple way to BEND notes? Bending notes is very VERY important for expression. Please implement that or explain how to glissando/bend pitches The manual does not offer much information. You can only have maximum 128 steps to a sequence !!! Increasing that would be appreciated.

by Po*****, 2026-06-24

I’ve been using fugue machine rubato pretty regularly on both iPad and macOS. The basic premise is interesting but there’s some major UX hurdles encountered pretty quickly. There’s many nested menus hidden under multiple modifier buttons. Trying to save a pattern or protect has like 40 ways to easily lose all your work and one multi step process to save it. Ableton Link does not function with Ableton Live, pressing stop just resets the pattern.

by Th*****, 2026-06-14

I want to give this 5 stars, but I can’t do anything with this cool sequence I just did on my phone, there’s no way to render it to audio or midi or inter app audio or load this as an audio unit or anything which makes it worthless.. add any one of those and I’ll change this to a 5 star, but for a 20 something dollar app I expect at least one of those options